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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1907
Page
3
Mr Jas McNaughton from Alhandra visited on Tuesday. J M Roseberry returned from several months in Denver. Harry P F Cummings arrived Wednesday to complete final proof on his homestead near Myton.
John E Palmer and Mrs. Henrietta Hatch are traveling to Salt Lake City to undergo temple rites. They obtained their marriage license last Friday afternoon.
A Land Office decision on Monday rules in favor of Oliver C Steel against Ed Hanson a retired sailor and Manila Bay hero under Dewey Hanson did not appear at the hearing.
Twenty one Shriners from Reading Pennsylvania perished in a Southern Pacific wreck soon after leaving Los Angeles. The group, top Masonic order members, were returning from the National assembly when the fatal excursion ended in mourning for their comrades.
Charles Meadows describes his infant child as very ill over the past week and seeks medical attention or updates on the condition.
On Monday May 18 E W Davis filed a civil suit against T J Labrum. Ed F Harmston has moved the office fixtures of his business and his family to Roosevelt where he will make his future home.
Elmer Dillman traveled to Grand Junction Tuesday morning to conduct an interview with an embalmer from Denver, Colorado.
Classified notices in Vernal Utah showcase real estate loans rugs seed corn hay clothing and hats restaurant offers and sale promotions. Advertisers include J R Wilson Burton Samulls H L Green Vernal Book Store Ashley Co op Hierron's ranch and N J Meagher.unday limited time bargains and bargain tables highlighted.
Mrs Jas McNaughton of Alhambra Utah showcases a range of items including late-ten full blood Bronze turkey hens and a goblet while praising the Busby Glove as the best ever used, guaranteed by Bracken Clothing Company.
A Naples listing shows fifty tons of baled hay for sale and sixty tons of hay in stock, with applications directed to Alfred Powell. A separate note advertises candy from Vernal Book Store.
Advertisement notes Lloyds Pure Food Ice Cream guarantees absence of tarsh gelatine and other cheap cream components. Claims higher quality and safety.
Straw hats for comfort and for style. At the Ashley Co op. It isn't every store that can show such dainty strictly new dry goods as Burton Samuels.
Several society ladies will soon appear in dreams of dresses fashioned by Burton and Samuels as part of a chic fashion event.
The notice highlights local shops and prices for ice cream and groceries. The Big 4 Store Calder's ice cream with soda water is promoted at Vernal Drug Co. Jensen's offers harness oil, while the Vernal Book Store carries candy. Lloyd's sells Pure Food Ice Cream in pint and quart sizes at 25 and 50 cents.
Frank Young has ordered Conference pamphlets and vest pocket B of M. They will soon be here.
A reader notes that the shoes described are all positively new and correct in appearance and condition, emphasizing their superior quality.
A local grocery circular urges shoppers to remember The Big 4 Store for complete groceries. It touts fresh produce and a wide dried fruit selection with low prices across a full range of items.
J C Neilson of Theodore who came from Denmark twenty seven years ago is preparing to obtain his second naturalization papers in the current proceedings.
Dr Keyser offers a safe reliable method for extracting teeth without pain. Also mentions L D Garments at the Ashley Co op and Burton Samurls offering suits that fit, highlighting clothing choices and fit.
Henry Allen and Sarah Kendall were issued a marriage license on Wednesday May 16 and wed the same day. Bishop Shaffer presided at the ceremony and the couple will reside on Ashley Creek four miles east of Vernal.
Troop F of the 5th cavalry under Lt. Rothwell left Fort Duchesne on Tuesday May 14 for Fort Apache Arizona. All infantry at Fort Duchesne will move next July, leaving only Troop M of the 6th cavalry remaining.
Dan Lamont a registered Clydesdale stallion known as the Glines Forse will season at the old Merkley homestead. Terms are eight dollars. The Bic 4 Store advertises quality garden seeds and bulk seeds at a large reduction with limited stock.
Ex judge Henry Webber and his son Bennie traveled to Vernal for a visit early in the week, staying for a short time and touring local sights.
Mrs Dora Lybberts of Naples has been very sick in recent days due to an attack of nervous La Grippe. She is the wife of Wald ermer e Lybberts.
Cashier N. J. Meagher of the Bank of Vernal plans a trip to Ireland with his mother and relatives, departing Vernal on June 2 for several months.
A civil suit filed in Justice Chris Tensen court by Leslie Asheton against Chas Wallace sought 1340 dollars for purchased merchandise. Proceedings were waived when Wallace paid the bill and 26.
Charles A. Woodward and his father Laoch attended a Monday town hearing on the content case filed by Charles against Wm Lesler of Woodland. The ruling by default grants Woodward the right of entry on the matter.
Mrs Susie Eaton of Glines Ward wife of Earnest Eaton is on a mission in Canada. She nearly amputated the little finger of her right hand Monday evening while attempting to stick a bloated cow. The wound is healing splendidly at present.
All bids for delivering poles were rejected. Bids ranged from 75 cents to $210 per pole. Orson Calder secured a private contract to supply 270 poles at one dollar each, 28 feet long and 6 inches at the smaller end, to be placed along the surveyed line.
Mr FE A Dubendorff and his brother from Grenola Kes are visiting the reservation to locate homesteads after the father bought Oscar Glenn's Naples farm. Dubendorff, a painter, recently sold his Kansas newspaper plant and may take a position at the Express office.
The Express printer owner wields a handsome target rifle in Uintah county. P Dillman also owns a fine Browning. The weapons, ordered from Browning Brothers of Ogden via Ashton Hardware, are set to silence the Sage Brush team of Naples and end their bragging against the Vernal Gun Club.
In the contest case John Jones versus Stephen Shelton the initial service was rejected as premature by the local receiver and later defeated after reaching the Land Commissioner and the Secretary of the Interior in Washington. Jones now has 80 days to prepare an appeal and seek case review.
Filippo Charello 18 faces difficulties against Henry Stockman founder of Stockmore over a home stead. Papers served, Stockman later insane, hearing not held, entry void. Contest must target guardian or charged persons. action now shifted to contester's wife believed to reside in Oklahoma.
J. R. Wilson returns from Blue Beach with a Kopak fall wheat sample. He plowed six acres last fall and planted dry farm Kopak wheat. The stand is good, no irrigation used, and he believes the crop prospects are favorable. The experiment is watched with interest and will be reported by The Express.
Willcox School presents a May 20 performance at 8 pm with Aunt Jerusha's Quilting Party a sewing society reenactment. A quilt made by pupils features embroidered homes of 170 local patrons and will be auctioned after the show. Admission is 18 cents.
For stomach troubles biliousness and constipation try Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Many remarkable cures have been effected by them. Price 25 cents. Samples free. For sale by Walter Lloyd Drug Company.
Mack Coltharp traveled from Whiterocks to Dragon Sunday night and left for Dragon on stage Tuesday morning. Jon Workman became a father of a baby boy on May 14, with the baby and mother reported as doing well.
George Wapsall and his wife an young Indian couple from White Rocks visited Vernal on Wednesday to buy goods using money earned recently from selling horses.
Charles Wall relinquished his homestead claim on a Duchesne river entry above Myton. Warren E. Wheeler immediately filed on the same parcel.
Bishop John N. Davis and Councilor Frank M. Young joined Sunday School teachers and chorists to Brush Creek on May 12 for Cottage Meeting missionary work engaging local residents and church members.
W. W. Bell the bogun policeman who relieved the McWirters of over ten thousand dollars in Salt Lake City last autumn has been arrested in Kanana City and is now on the way back to Salt Lake in charge of Shen Emery.
Key West patrolman Rolland Curry describes two years of rheumatic pain in knees feet and hands. After his wife bought Chamberlain's Pain Balm and he used it for two weeks, the pain largely disappeared and has not returned for more than three months. Sold by Walter Lloyd Drug Company.
Pontha Calder, agent, promotes a big sale on Columbia Graphophones claiming top world status after winning first prize at all World Fairs.
Notice announces a wagon tongue found between Maeser and Deep Creek. Owner may claim by visiting C A Thompson residence in Maeser and paying for this advertisement.
WANTED young man or boy to work on farm for the coming summer. Also cedar posts for sale or to trade for milch cow. Enquire of David Jacobson, Glines Ward.
A local ad notes Delicous Calders ice cream with cake at Baby Bakery. The event appears tied to Good Pasturage and J. W. Olsen Nap les Z20-5t in the surrounding listings.
Classified listing notes a range heater and furniture for sale used six months. Seller initials H. and location Tracy are mentioned with minimal details.
When you shop Jensen’s you can expect top tier service and unmatched value. The store emphasizes reliability and customer trust as its key strengths, promising satisfaction with every item.
President William H. Smart departed Tuesday morning for Salt Lake City for a brief visit.
Ed Newton received the contract to spray the streets this summer at a rate of 290 dollars per day.
The Vernal Malling and Light Company directors S. R. Bennion C. S. Carter J. K. Bullock J. C. Bates and W. H. Siddeway visited Ashley Gorge on Tuesday to inspect the site and discuss several matters related to installing the power plant.
J. T. McConnel moves his office to the room first door east of Woodard's furniture store, replacing J. R. Wilson. He is having a cabinet built for county mineral specimens and plans to run his office as a mining headquarters for Vernal.
Sylvanus Collett writes from St George to say he and his family move to Vernal and he resigns as supervisor of the foregas reserve. He notes departure on the th of this month and sends a red rose as a token.
County Attorney O Donnell and Sheriff McNeil appeared at Justice Gray's court to charge Arapo with shooting a horse on the reservation. Evidence showed he owned the horse alongside another Indian, and he was discharged. Arrapo, a Meeker massacre participant, had previously abducted Josephine Meeker.
A week of difficulties for the Express ends with Ning Miss Fuell and Mr William Nobles marrying at the groom's parents home Wednesday evening. Harden Bennion officiated. The notice wishes them happiness and notes the loss of a skilled compositor for the paper.
A poem about advertising persistence and honesty. It praises steady effort, faithful planning, and resilience in business, comparing advertisers to workers who endure, plan well, and keep their trade afloat through hard times.
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