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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1903
Page
2
The Vernal Express published in Vernal Utah lists Dun Tellman as publisher. Subscription price set at 1.30 dollars per year payable in advance.
A fragment from Vernal Portotice mentions a scannile close to all matter, reflecting a terse archival item. The readable text implies a procedural note or cataloging entry within a local records dump.
In October 1903 Price business men unite to advocate a water works system and an up to date roller flouring mill. They note the same power could run a lighting plant and offer a practical tip for residents considering installing the mill.
The Wasatch Wave reports Tieber will be on the road line of the Moffatt route from Strawberry. The route would descend Daniela canyon connect with the D and R G at Heber and run along the D and R G tracks from Tieber into Salt Lake City.
The Express recalls a two week old statement about Yarnell and admits the admonition overstepped. The paper clarifies that all kinds of foolishness would be tolerated and cites the Tuesday morning fracas as the basis for its revised view.
Reports from the reservation indicate Timms and the Florence Mining Company party fail to locate the mythical Ithodes mine. Caleb Rhodes, named as a locator, is among the group, but the hoped for wealth remains elusive as the venture yields no tangible discovery and costs mount.
A Utah town with thirty business rooms and saloons lacks a hotel and lighting plant. The article promotes Vernal as the best state investment opportunity, noting rising visitor traffic, two banks opening soon, and urges outsiders with cash to invest in local enterprises.
For sale a forty acre tract of productive farming land located two and a half miles west of Vernal with a water right. Also offered are seventy colonies of bees in good condition. In Vernal Utah contact John T Ghaes at the Vernal Meat Market.
Program of the Teachers Association lists a meeting in Vernal Utah on October 21 1903 at 8 pm with a roll call and discussions on the year’s resolve. Mary Dreser supervises course of study and music time is noted. Trustees urged to attend.
Mrs Anote Blythe Perronnet dies at her Vernal home after months of declining health. She left four children, aged from one to seven, and no immediate relatives were present at death. Funeral set for 2 PM with burial in Merrill ward cemetery beside her former husbands Samuel Honroid and Joseph Perronnet.
Professor James Gibson arrived Thursday after a year away. He studied mathematics at Cawbridge University in Dogland and toured Europe visiting major sites and artworks. He observed varied living conditions, calling Ireland particularly deplorable and linking it to British policy. He says the trip deepened his patriotism and belief in American opportunities.
Best quality home made sorghum molasses offered at 1 dollar per gallon by DL Brows in Ashley Canyon 43 2t.
R Camp returned from the Duchesne river with news that the Tlorenca Mining Company is prospecting the reservation under last winter’s act, gaining preferential right to locate claims. Surveyors for the Moffat road report no major obstacles crossing the divide in Strawberry country as surveys plan a route near Rock creek along the base of the main range to speed travel.
Naples Y M and Y L M held their opening ball at the ward house with good attendance. Elder George Bartlett visited the young men, and Mrs Johnson and Mrs Dilman met with the young ladies. Other items note Bishop Shaffer’s trip, local forgery case, and a sharp rise in district school grades affecting class placements. Naples claims a top junior trapper via Walter Collier with twenty four coyotes harvested in a month.
A fragment describes a land auction with sale terms including payment schedule and eligibility limits. It mentions the State Board of Land Con and a secretary named Geert, restricting buyers to certain U S citizens and those declaring intent to become such.
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