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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1897
Page
4
Local Vernal items report fall freight arrivals and steady trade from the Bargain Store. Mentions of hats sales below cost, a upcoming Opera House dance, and town leaders moving postmaster duties. Also notes missions, court actions, mining news, and a fatality in Union ward with funeral arrangements.
Vernal correspondent notes Uintah county’s growing potential with beet sugar, timber, and fruit markets aided by a new railroad. Climate, land, and bee products attract investors as the region aims to join a developing western transportation and agriculture hub with 1,624 school children and 22 teachers guiding growth.
The Lastern Utah Advocate extols Ashley Valley in Uintah County as a future growth center. It describes fertile farms, abundant pasturage, cattle and sheep wealth, minerals, and anticipated commercial and cultural development. A future Advocata feature will document the valley’s resources with illustrations.
Threshing machine declared in good condition for grain or seed threshing. Mention of 26 bushels per hundred and corn seed derived from grain. Includes references to Bay area and local crop terms.
Notice that flooding in Solhern has delayed delivery of portraits from the Chicago Copying Company. The firm expects shipments to resume around September 18.
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