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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1903
Page
3
Beers Store posts new stock for ladies hats lined gloves and rubber footwear for men women and children. Calder Bros advertises boots at 90 cents per pair while Beers Store buys calves for Sam Hertle and promotes planing services at Cook's. George Billings visits Jensen and meets Vernal friends during the week.
Calder Bros offers note books and tablets while Beers Store stocks 50 cent per bushel eggs and 25 cents per dozen eggs. Butterick patterns are available at Beers Store.
Abe Davis, who has been working this summer on White river, returns. Closing out at the Chicago Store Goods at your own prices. Come and see. For Sarr-A 40 acre farm all under cultivation. Inquire of John Merkley.
The Chicago Store announces a clearance sale of groceries underwear suits hats and caps with all merchandise to be sold within the next sixty days. The notice emphasizes a rapid liquidations event and urges customers to shop early for bargains.
C S Carters look to acquire elaterite or jetlsonite on the Uintah reservation for outsiders. Otto C Nelson, newly admitted lawyer in Vernal, traveled from Wyoming and aims to establish a presence locally.
In Verdal this week W B Tenbrook confided to the writer that the Moffat road will cross Green over near Onray, noting this sensitive information on the quiet.
County commissioners weigh designating an east west state highway across the county with state approval. State law allows one selected highway per county, with the state bearing half the construction and maintenance costs after engineer approval.
Will Stones from Dyer informs the week that the company seriously considers resuming work on the tower tunnel begun a hundred feet in. The plan aims to tap the contact below where large ore bodies were mined and explore it thoroughly. A 600 foot drive is needed to reach the target, employing several men all winter.
T D Rees of the State Land Board traveled to the Taylor mountain area after an aerial trip to review land allocations. The visit followed a misunderstanding over the rate for Section No 2 involving William Gibson and the Commissioner, aimed at clearing up the issue.
The notice lists machine needles at Heers Store and extras, a Chicago Store sale in Vernal with Sam Hartlets return after eight years, and mentions of cold weather. temperatures ten degrees above zero, coats coming out, Snake River near Dixon Wyoming, and weather in October 1903 turning colder with a storm. Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets are marketed nationwide through patent medicine dealers.
John Jarvie, Brown's Park veteran, spends a week in Vernal on business. The Express notes William Merrill recovering well after an appendectomy performed recently, calling it one of the county's most successful operations. Beers Score advertises affordable ladies wear and children's clothing with quality goods and reliable prices.
The Vernal and Fort Duchesne Telephone Company will extend its line from Vernal to Jensen next spring due to late season and pole shortages. City officials are upgrading North Street and installing culverts to improve drainage along the mile long drive praised for its beauty.
John McAndrews, Attorney Tom Mitchell and W A Chapman returned Sunday evening from a trip to Camp Qule. They report that the contractors grading the Uintah Railway Company roadbed are employing a large number of men and that activity is brisk in the area.
In commission era records the first step to guard Uintah county orchards was the appointment of a Board of Horticulture. Officials note the orchards are currently free from codling moths and other pests, marking a move toward preventing future invasions and protecting fruit value.
The Tribune reports Joe Neilson pled guilty claiming Utes became drunk on mince pies laced with stimulants. Neilsen, described as persecuted, hosted visitors on Christmas Eve resulting in an arrest. He received five months in jail and a $100 fine.
A local marshal urges residents to check ordinances on bonfires after recalling forgotten fires. He warns of a large blaze from careless disposal of yard embers and urges burning leaves and grass in the morning to prevent nighttime outbreaks near the business district.
Fourteen readable lines show 40 acres offered by W F Smith. Cottage House pays 25 cents cash for eggs and Boers Store offers top prices for titles pelts and furs. Charles Carter and companions travel to Salt Lake City with others planning purchases and business in Vernal. Botany Day a Vernal Dramatic Company play is set for the 28th and 30th. Elaterite mining contract of 7000 dollars to Austin Glenp resumes with about seventeen workers.
Mrs M C Neilson and her sister, formerly Mrs Laboo, have taken the old boarding house building first door south of Sova Hall. They will furnish meals and lodging to guests in the coming weeks.
Treasurer Davis extends deadline one week for delinquent taxes before the list is printed. After the extension, no names will be drawn from the hat.
G E Adams has branched into business by purchasing the remnant of the Bullock stock of goods. He will occupy the same building and left this morning for Salt Lake City to buy an entire fresh stock. Adams has served as book-keeper at the Coltharp Company store for ten years with only brief layoff periods. He has many friends wishing him success.
Denver dispatch reports incorporation papers filed for the Uintah Railway with capital of 500000 dollars. Incorporators include C O Baxter of St Louis A Chisholm and Wm N Vaile of Denver. Road to run northwest from Crevasse on the Rio Grande, through the asphalt field along the Colorado Utah line.
A Thanksgiving shoot is proposed for Thursday November 26 with the loser paying for supper. Two barrels of blue rocks and a trap have been bought and John Reader will donate several dozen live pigeons. A long list of proposed sides includes George Bennett J H Reader Pr C Buchtel T L Mitchell and others.
Hats are selling cheap at the Leader as the store plans a relocation to the post office site soon. Stock is being cleared with prices at 25 cents 60 cents and one dollar and up, Miss Ipa Pregce.
In New York, watch repairers report an unusual surge of late work on hot days. Men shedding vests prove hard to fasten fobs, leading to an epidemic of dropped timepieces and numerous repairs.
William Preece owner of 80 shares owes 58 dollars on late December 26 1902 assessment for the White River Dam and Canal Company. Sufficient shares will be sold at the Uintah County Courthouse Vernal Utah on Saturday November 28 1903 at 2 o’clock p.m. to cover the delinquent assessment plus advertising and sale costs. Secretary Vans NeI complete details.
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