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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1919
Page
8
Britannica calls Les Miserables the greatest epic and dramatic work of fiction, a saga of a soul transformed through heroism and suffering, portraying life at its brightest and darkest, humanity at its best and worst.
President Don I Colton sails to Washington D C to attend land matters and plans to return by month end. he will stay in Salt Lake City for Conference. A healthy baby boy was born Sunday morning to Mr and Mrs Clarence Nielsen, eight pounds, a grandson to Mr and Mrs A J Johnston, both families reported doing well. Wilkman, recently from Mt Warris Colorado, has moved here with his family and bought a Macson farm, intending to make this home. he was foreman carpenter for a large contracting firm.
GQ W Mooreland of Milford Utah recently opened a jewelry and watch repairing store in the building next east of the Ashley Co op store. He has seven years’ experience as a watch inspector for the San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad and fully understands his new business.
Owen Johnston has been in naval hospital for two weeks with chronic bronchitis and transferred to South Carolina hoping warmer climate aids recovery. Stephen Gilbert, Vogue theatre manager, left Vernal for Spokane, Washington, to visit his parents for two weeks and study best picture houses for new ideas for the Vogue.
The Current Toplea Club and Mrs W A Banke met last Friday afternoon with a feature paper on Child Labor by Mrs E A Manker. The gathering included social discussion and two vocal solos by Mrs Leone Colton followed by luncheon. The city and county park commission met Monday evening at the courthouse and approved purchasing a gasoline lawn mower and a public drinking fountain for the park, plus employing an extra man for one month. The park has 20 flower beds and needs tree trimming with tennis courts kept up. They planned another service-pipe extension west of the train to aid sprinkling. Several claims were approved, including Vernal’s EO BASE-Ulster Motor and Garage building on Main Street with a new arch roof, to be paid by contractor John Dyer for $6,100.
Vernal community notes include new clerical hires at the post office Misa Mae Emere and Lydia Cook in Roosevelt Osher Davis travels from Diamond Mountain area Harold Davis works on a ranch Mra Haws of Naples welcomes a baby boy and several residents report health and family milestones The Public Utilities Commission weighs competition for auto stage lines and rail fares dip for a Salt Lake conference Marriage licenses issued for Roosevelt and Grand Junction residents Local events include a bun dle shower in Vernal Second Ward and a successful church program plus irrigation spray reminders for fruit growers
Local reports say agents are touring the region promoting the Child's Book of Knowledge, a valuable work now common in many homes. Endorsed by leading educators, the promotion frames the book as a beneficial boost to learning.
Ellen Mary Bender charmingly entertained a group of girl friends Monday at her sister Mrs Martin's home. Dancing music and refreshments were served. Guests included Merle Ashton Mary McAndrews Enid Griffin Mary Preece Mima and Gus Davis and Alice Cook.
Last night at the Orpheus theatre the merchants and club members hosted a lively evening with invitations sent to over five hundred guests. Refreshments and music were exceptionally good and attendees reported a very merry event.
KR M Gibson, formerly of the New Liberty Cafe, takes over The Traveler's Home. He has fenced the building and fixtures, plans slight improvements, and adopts the motto good clean beds and excellent food. Vernal has four hotels all at full houses daily.
The Board of Education will publish bids for building the Moffat School House and a small education office. To save space at Central School next year, the present office in use will be repurposed, making an office and supply building essential to meet district needs.
The Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce forms a path finding committee to locate a possible road from Grand Junction to Vernal. They invite Vernal Commercial Club and the county commissioners to meet near the Colorado Utah line to outline Utahs plans. Local residents await further word and offer available aid.
County clerk Jas O Neil Jr Thos ODonnell Don a Colton Wallace Calder Uintah State Bank and the Uintah School Board have purchased and installed dictaphones for office use. O Neil notes a Ford car is the final missing item to complete the office setup.
Mrs W H Henderson receives a US Government medal for Liberty Loan campaigns in Uintah county. The award is crafted from captured German cannon and bears the Capitol and US emblem. The Current Topics club is promoting lawn care prizes for best kept lawns through September. John A Mease and wife visit Vernal from Sunnyside Utah where Mease manages Wasatch Fuels stores. he returns to Vernal after time in a busy coke community.
County Clerk ONeill receives directive from Dr Deatty Registrar of the State Board of Health about a new law requiring county clerks to forward transcripts of personal identification items from marriage applications. At Wednesday’s city council, Bates elected mayor in Mayor Cotton’s absence. crossing from Ashley Co op to Roenk of Vernal ordered. police to enforce nuisance ordinance on cotton-bearing trees. several claims allowed.
Government trucks carry mail and parcel post over the Colton Summit. Mail arrives shortly after o'clock and parcels come in as fast as Helper delivers. The mail is distributed promptly on arrival, and residents can read the Bal t Lake papers the evening after publication.
The three month old daughter of Earl Freeman died after a baffling illness confounding local physicians. In a separate incident Yen Kelly of Ashton Kelly Mercantile avoided serious harm when a tarantula alarmed him while preparing bananas from Grand Junction, the spider falling from the fruit onto the store window.
A girl named Mary Winder daughter of B J Winder of the Second Ward narrowly escaped death when a single tree broke on a buggy line. She was thrown into a barb wire fence and the horse bolted the buggy tipped over and the shafts broke. Mary suffered severe lacerations to her right wrist and hand requiring forty stitches before the family learned the others were unhurt. She is improving as well as can be expected.
The Verbal First Ward Chapel hosts the usual Sunday nights conjoint at 7 30 next Sunday evening. The program features a lecture The Fence Treaty by Wallace Calder of Plano a vocal solo by Ma Day a piano duet by Nellie Gunlth and Elva Taton and instrumental pieces by Pot Markey and company.
Mrs Jane Moore of Milford arrived to spend the summer with her children Mr and Mrs Newell Snyder. Robert Nash and wife of Lapoint shopped at Meeton. A Ned Cross meeting May 13 set June 13 as Red Cross bazaar day. Families hosted guests at various Leeton area homes. Miss Wanda Bennion visited Vernal then returned home. Don Kolb moved back to Leeton with his family after winter at Whiterocks and resumes work at Leeton Cash Store. Harmon Knoble returned home from a week in Leeton.
G A Downey, pastor, announces Sunday School at 9 a.m. Preaching service at 11 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 7:39 p.m. Midweek prayer meeting Thursday evening at an unspecified time.
Wil iam Witbeck, heir of John E Witbeck deceased of Vernal Utah, filed notice of intention to make Final Proof for Homestead Entry Serial 08016 within SWY SW Sec 1h and Ws NW Sec 22, T2N R23E, Salt Lake Meridian. Hearing before Register and Receiver at Vernal Utah on June 27, 1919. witnesses from Vernal: Thomas W. O'Donnell, James O Nell, Edgar A Manker, Nicholas J Meagher.
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