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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1902
Page
3
G Clark and son visit from the Duchesne bridge. Call on Lewie Ward for any kind of painting. If next Thursday November 27 designated as Thanksgiving day by proclamation.
Lumber quantity is unclear due to damaged text but indicates 10000 feet for sale or trade. Names mentioned include Wilthan Carroll and Gilces Ward with a likely listing of an origin or owner. No further readable details on price location or contact are available.
Dr Rose announces a scarleet fever case at the residence of 8 P Dillman and declares it under quarantine for the week. A stray fragment mentions tamales and a local delivery offer near David Helda Way, with 70 cents per bushel for wheat delivery.
A notice reports Miss Lizzie Marshall is up again and learning to walk after an illness. A trip out for a drive is noted and a property on Third West Street with water rights is described as available for sale or inquiry at the office.
Snow blanketed the region as heavy accumulations stranded travelers and halted mountain routes. Officials warned of continuing closures as crews worked to clear roads and restore service in the snowbound area.
Tarpayera residents must pay taxes by Tuesday noon November 23. After 12 PM the list will be sent to the proper authorities.
The McKea boys arrested in Salt Lake for issuing tranquil Barker were fined 60 dollars each and 410 dollars in total for their actions.
Al Workman announces a needed second operation for a tumor and states he will return to Provo for the procedure in the near future. This follows prior treatment and reflects ongoing medical care.
Advertising copy asserts improved printing capabilities and paper quality with home industry sourcing. It pledges regulation prices and encourages customers to patronize local services.
Amiesars Julious and Young from Vernal Utah arrive in Hook Springs aiming to move a heavy sheep coat shipment to the Pasatero market. They seek available cars to load and ship soon.
A report describes Chris Iverson slowing an owl of a large horned species on Monday and a chicken being caught in his coop the night before. The large boot owl fled with a chicken as Iverson pursued, leaving the scene with the hen still missing.
The article warns hay prices may surge this spring due to a harsh winter and heavy snow. Farmers fear shortages as livestock feed and forage become scarce, with uncertain recovery even if weather moderates.
The passage reflects parents erring by letting children attend the Avenue Theatre late. It argues they would be better off at home in bed, lacking sleep, and suggests they should wait until they are older to understand the plot and enjoy theatre fully.
A $10 bus lost on the street last week by LN Laddard was picked up by Ward Murray who saw the notice and retained the money. He did not plan any reward, asserting that principal predominates above all else.
A Beers Store report notes Mishest price paid for hides pelts and furs. Jenkins urges the Indian affairs commission to ration Uirtah Utes to nine tenths and compel work or starve. He also calls for enlarging Tintab school buildings hiring more teachers and improving discipline.
Three residents including Ocar Colle Joseph Atwood and his wife who recently returned from Wsomwing contracted smallpox and were placed under strict quarantine. Atwood developed symptoms while traveling from Price. The outbreak prompted school closure and efforts to prevent further spread among local children and residents.
Thomas Tod sold his Teber place to Simnel Jones and plans to move his family to Ashley valley soon. The Silver City school in the southern valley closed due to smallpox exposure. Dr. Stose says it may reopen fourteen days after closure.
With new smallpox cases in the valley, parents are reminded that 471 school age children in Vernal are eligible for free vaccination. Only 40 have taken up the offer, and the cost to families is zero.
Fragmentary notes describe Rangley arrivals for Requena Oil rimmers and Raven Park prospects amid breakages stoppages and land reserve changes. Glenwood Springs offices see business boom due to local scramble and the Driver Northieat ern Pacific River Review context.
Beers Store announces new millinery and Christmas items to attract shoppers. The shop highlights updated fashions and seasonal gifts as part of its holiday lineup.
The Verdnal newspaper notes last Saturday nights crowded opera house and Mondays poor attendance for the self titled play The Two Orphans. The Johnstons hurried to leave after collecting money while some company members felt mistreated triggering a rumpus. The Johnsone days after left town quietly.
Justice Allred presided over a Naples hearing this week where John O Neil faced allegations tied to Miss Searle and a two month old child. Addis Searle testified as a complaint witness. O Neil, charged with being the father, was bound over in 250 dollars bail with potential penalties of 50 dollars and six months jail if convicted.
An incorporation named White Niner Dam and Canal Co is organized by local residents at Vertal to develop irrigation on the White River ten miles above a rapids. A ten foot dam will raise water for irrigation using a turbine wheel and pump. About 3 000 acres are targets, 2 000 already taken, at $3 per acre with small cash payments and the rest later. One wheel and pump have been purchased and will be ready by March next, with plans for two more wheels and pumps to meet water needs. A town site called Cupety has been laid out, named after a former squaw linked to the Chief Uvlorew.
County commissioners plan to publish weekly lists of estray and impounded stock using thin paper notices. The move aims to inform owners as stock is driven from mountains and may drift into valleys, though current notices on fences may miss owners. The issue prompts calls for a legislative fix to require publication of animal brands and descriptions.
The Mexico City preparatory program replaced Latin with Praglich and offers a four year course while facing 200 foreign students under the Rhodes bequest that adds no revenue. Oxford reports a $7000 income gap, and Emory grants its first Doctor of Literature to Chandler Harris at commencement.
The report notes over 1,100 pulp and paper mills in America and a German law restricting child labor in 31 employments that began May 1. It also cites rising shipyard output since 1830 and life expectancy figures for German men and women, plus an American syndicate reportedly seeking to buy Popocatepetl for sulfur deposits.
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