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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1898
Page
4
The town notices include remarks on upcoming Vaudeville shows by the Vaudeville Company at the Opera House on the 6th and 10th, plus local performances by traveling groups. Residents gather for a ball hosted by Hansons’ band, and new business updates mention grain thrashing services, a city hall renovation, and town vendors from Vernal to Salt Lake.
A garbled list mixes entertainment fees, school notices, travel ticket details, and local social items. Mentions Vernal Ay, Ninth School Buildings move, a George Wilson grove visit, teaching position in Uintah County No.4, Miss Ashton to Salt Lake for St Marys Academy, a possible dog case, mine labor mentions, and various travel fare notices for September 1898 with specific rail and steamship routes and final limits.
A farm covering over sixty acres, with about 25 acres under cultivation and fencing, is to be sold for cash. For more details, interested buyers may apply. Many terms and plans noted, with potential buyers urged to inquire.
Public notice states crossing will be free for all travelers on horses riders and stock during the balance of the season and promises meals to the hungry.
Local reports allege defects in threshing machine operations and repeated complaints from nearby residents. Nathan Wardy was captured by youths while they acted, highlighting safety and quality issues in the farm community.
Residents report talent and mischief among local youths. Rumors circulate about a forthcoming wedding and family moves as Jerry Hatch Jr. relocates to Grand Co. Sickness spreads across parts of the valley amid a season of social chatter and untidy rumors.
Parearna! Barnaress Bareains! Go to the Co-op and get the great bargains ever offered in Unitah County on lawns Cimlies and all kinds of summer goods. Room must be made for our fall goods now on the road so come early and get your choice. Star Vaudeville Company coming.
A narrative of a river journey along the Colorado with repeated rapid passages. The party battles rough water, lands to portage, and navigates whirlpools and towering canyon walls. The diary-style text details near-capsizes, rescues, and vivid peril on eighteen miles of travel.
The travelers describe marching a two mile rapid descent with roaring noise, machinery like, rattling sounds, and a landing on the left bank to inspect a rough rapid. They run the shoot amid large waves and rocks, camp in a cave by a clear creek, and note muddy water. Twelve miles covered that day.
The Vintah Stake Academy begins its year on Monday September 12 with registration grading and lesson assignment. Two courses are offered Preparatory for non high school students and Ninth-Tenth grades with two years of instruction.
In Fourth District Court Uintah County Utah a petition for letters of administration for the estate of C. J. Dowd deceased was set for hearing at 10:00 a m on September 2 1898. Consulte County Clerk or proper signers for further information at the court house.
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