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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1920
Page
3
Financial figures showing assets liabilities and reserves for a Utah bank dated September 26 1920 plus a court summons in Uintah County against Leonard Dodelin. The document lists cash deposits liabilities and contingent liabilities and includes notarized attestations and a divorce complaint heading with attorney Thos W O’Donnell.
Consult County Clerk or the respective signers for further information. Estate of Fritz Emanuel Nelson: Creditors will present claims with vouchers to Thos. W. O'SDonnell, Attorney for administrator at Vernal, Utah, or to the undersigned at Fort Duchesne, Utah, on or before December 1, 1920. JQEL R. WARNER, mganeta as Estate of W. Nash Hurley: vouchers to Thos. W. O'Donnell, Attorney for administrator at Vernal, Utah, or to the undersigned at Whitericks, Utah, on or before December 1, 1920. EMERSON HURLEY, SA SGAT Gr 41,42 ESTATE OF SAMUEL W. ECKMAN, vouchers to Thos. W. O'Donnell, administrator, at Vernal, Utah, on or before December 10, 1920. THOS. W. O'DONNELL, you Tal Administrator
Special meeting of stockholders of Uintah Canning Company will be held at the company office in Vernal Utah. Principal place of business listed as Ver nal Utah. Notice issued to convene the meeting for stockholder action and discussion of corporate matters.
The Fourth Judicial Court in Uintah County Utah issues a summons to defendant Joel Almon Bascom Jr requiring appearance within twenty days if served in county or thirty days otherwise. The action seeks to dissolve the marriage between Josephine Nash Bascom and Joel Almon Bascom Jr and a judgment as demanded in the complaint. DON B COLTON is attorney for the plaintiff with address in Vernal Utah.
Senator Thomas of Colorado lauds Senator Reed Smoot of Utah for nearly two decades of attendance and vigilance. He cites Smoot's record as essential to guarding public welfare and notes one flaw district pension bills provoke his opposition.
A veteran humorist recalls ironies and mishaps from public life. He recounts a merchant’s misfortune when a sheriff blocked his store, a horse-breaking tale gone wrong, and a gallery collapse in an Irish courtroom. He also shares a tale of a failed political speech interrupted by lights-out, ending with a humorous misfire and a crowd’s roar.
Classified notice offers a boy's bicycle for sale in good condition. Inquiries directed to this office. Contains brief fragmented contact cue 31-If.
William Mathews notes that ancient authors sometimes employ alliteration though viewed by some as a rhetorical blemish. He cites Cicero in Offices with sensim sine sensu aetas senescus and Virgil in Aeneid with many marked alliterations.
A humorous exchange contrasts two men named Lottarox about access to the battlefields of France. One claims six months of failed attempts while the other notes two years of not seeing them, implying a change in circumstances and perspective.
The Internal Revenue Bureau reports its fiscal year ending June 30 produced the largest annual tax collection since its 1882 founding. The milestone reflects rising revenues and stronger enforcement across major tax channels.
The document outlines a proposed Utah constitutional amendment to section 8b of article 11, detailing city charter processes, commission formation, and powers over municipal government. It specifies how cities may frame charters, submit them to voters, select charter commissions, and grant local powers including taxation, public utilities, and ordinances, with supervision by general law and safeguards for public interest.
A Utah legislative proposal seeks to amend the state constitution to cap property tax rates for state purposes, district and high school funding, and a High Fund. It sets tax ceilings per dollar of valuation, details district allocations, and requires a statewide vote with publication and a 1921 effective date if approved.
A historic Utah proposal amends Article XIV Section 1 to allow the state to contract indebtedness up to six to seven percent of taxable property value to meet capital deficits and public works costs. If adopted, the amendment would take effect January 1, with state electors voting in a statewide election. Approved March 18, 1819.
A concurrent Utah Senate resolution proposes amending Section 5 Article XV to preserve the right to sue for damages in death cases and to set awaitable limits. The measure directs submission to voters at the next general election, with the amendment to take effect January 1, 1921 upon approval.
Secretary of State Harden Bennion certifies the foregoing as a full true copy of all constitutional amendments proposed by the regular and special sessions of the Legislature of 1985 as recorded in the office, dated September 1920, with seal.
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