Anton Strebel Returns From Salt Lake on Business
Anton Strebel arrived from Salt Lake Saturday for business purposes.
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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1921
Page
8
Anton Strebel arrived from Salt Lake Saturday for business purposes.
Dathas Burton and T J Summerel of Cedarview were among visitors to Vernal during the week, stopping at local landmarks and meeting residents.
Charles W. Walker and his wife of Myton registered at a local hotel on Tuesday, while Mrs J Pp Morgan of the K Ranch was also listed at a city hotel on Friday, reflecting ordinary hotel registrations by area residents.
Matt Curry, after several days in Ver nal on dusiness, returned Wednesday of last week to his home in Ouray, confirming his return from an extended absence and resuming local activities.
Postmaster J. R Lambert of Roosevelt took the civil service examination for postmasters held last Thursday at the U S Land office. William Neal, longtime resident of Vernal, now living at Juniper Springs, Colorado, arrived Monday on business and is visiting his son C J Neal.
On Tuesday September 27 Duchesne County declares good roads day urging every able bodied man to donate one day for road improvement. John Pope returned from Salt Lake and took out Wilbur Sewards of the Acorn Mercantile Company and Clement Calder, who has been visiting here this summer.
Oswald E Jensen Calvin and Victor Marshall took the civil service examination for railway mail clerks at the U S Land Office last Thursday, with the club service board overseeing the test.
N. J. Meagher, cashier of the Bank of Vernal, departed last week for a trip to his family's home in Oakland, California. He plans to be away for some time on business and pleasure.
J. C. Melville came back to Vernal Monday after visiting outside points and Salt Lake City. The town notes his return with optimism that a railroad could come to the area someday.
The Orpheus appearance improves with a newly painted drop curtain by E. N. Calvert of Forsythe Montana. The landscape and business signs are well done. Calvert is accompanied by his wife.
John Mc Andrews reports his daughter Miss Mary McAndrews has safely arrived in Kansas City for an extended visit with relatives. Miss McAndrews has long served as the stenographer for the United States bank.
Those with fruit to can may have the work done free if they provide the fruit sugar and jars to the Domestic Science department at the Vintah academy. Arrangements can be made with Mrs T C Parker the Domestic Science teacher or Principal E S A Jacobson.
Rebean Calder, long based in Vernal, finishes installing a heating plant in the Calder building. He will depart for Salt Lake City early next week. The work benefits the Golden Rule store, Neal and Allan Motor Company, and the Vernal Commercial club rooms.
Professor J C Hogansen of Utah Agricultural College spoke to Uintah academy students on Tuesday. He also judged livestock at the county fair with J N Lybbert, and on Wednesday the pair toured a nearby dinosaur quarry to collect fossil specimens.
It is reported Wallace Siddoway son of Mr and Mrs W H Siddoway and Nellie Bourdette Jensen oldest daughter of Frank Bourdette were quietly married in Colorado last week. Both are prominent in the younger social set.
A six page pamphlet printed by The Vernal Commercial outlines the valley’s beauty and resources in Vernal and the Ashley valley. The pamphlet will be sent to the State Fair in Salt Lake City and distributed to those seeking information on the climate and resources.
J Bartrans of Stocksmore was recorded as a business visitor arriving on Sunday.
Matt Curry of Ouray travels to Vernal as a business visitor during the local fair period. He is noted among visitors engaging with regional commerce and community events.
Next Sunday night the Vernal first and second wards hold joint meetings. The exact time is not specified in the fragment, but the event involves both wards convening together in Vernal.
Andrew Murray and his wife made an agent trip from Jensen on Tuesday, with plans likely tied to business or property matters. The brief item notes their travel alongside a mention of Jensen as the origin point.
Sam Cox and his wife together with Frank Brewer and his wife were visitors to Vernal on a leisure trip from their home in Oregon.
J. P May, manager of the C W and M company of Roosevelt, came up Tuesday on business for his firm.
Dr J E Usher arrived Monday from his Blue Mountain homestead at Dripping Neck and will remain through the fall week.
Elias A Gea a salesman for the Z C M I of Salt Lake will visit the county fair for a single day. K Uee remained longer than planned to attend the sports events.
For the past two weeks Indian Summer persists with real earnest. Light frosty nights awaken the foliage into vivid beauty across the landscape.
J J Gumner journeys to the county fair from his Diamond mountain residence. He is setting up several mineral locations in his area.
Forest Ranger Bert Hardy comes back from an extended stay in the Ashley Nations Forest where he helped install a telephone system through the mountains.
State leader of the girls club work arrived Monday to serve as one of the judges for the Uintah county exhibit of junior and senior girls work at the fair.
Fourteen passengers arriving Tuesday aboard the Uintah railway stage include a large number from the Brewer and Hill company of the Wild West show, slated to exhibit at the county fair this week.
Forest Supervisor Charles De Moisy of the Ashley Nations Forest returned Monday from a mountain trip where a telephone line was installed to support service use.
David Curry came back Friday from Salt Lake City where he sought treatment at a hospital. He and others were dispatched by the Flying Squad while they inspected ex-sole ers.
In the next two or three days people may meet friends from any place in the Ashley valley and from all towns in the Uintah Basin. Nearly everyone will attend the fair, so if you are there you will see them.
Central School enrollment increases daily prompting Superintendent H. B. Olson to urge parental cooperation to minimize friction during grade adjustments. All grades have settled into steady work with rapid advancement being made.
Registration at the Uintah academy has far exceeded expectations with music classes fully booked this year. Domestic Science and Domestic Arts enrollments also exceed previous levels, reflecting a strong faculty and capable teachers like Mrs Parker and Miss Jensen.
A Salt Lake paper ad warns farmers to read seed cleaning or pool contracts carefully. It urges legal consultation, questions limits on handling charges, and whether the deal binds the farmer or offers value, noting higher costs per hundred and potential losses if the contract fails.
Utah reports 45 tuberculosis deaths per 100 000 population in 1919, the lowest rate among registration states, though authorities urge vigorous action. The fifth annual Northwestern Tuberculosis Conference will convene at the Hotel Utah next Thursday to discuss prevention and care with experts including Surgeon John R. Williams.
Miss Mary Eliyn Den der and Milo Pearce Smith wed at the home of Mrs. Ethel Martin with Rev. G A Downey officiating. The bride, a Vernal teacher, and the groom, a Carter Oil company executive in the San Nafaco Swell, plan to reside in Los Angeles after a hastened ceremony due to orders to New Mexico.
The Na ples M I A Dee Hive girls held their annual swarm day on September 1. They traveled to the George A Slaugh melon farm on Green river where Mr Slaugh hosted a melon feast. The day covered a wide area of the ranch and was long remembered.
Maurice Tournour presents The County Fair at the Vogue on Wednesday September 28. The production promises the biggest fair spectacle yet with excitement packed into a tale climaxing in a prerace filmed horse race. An all star cast features Wesley Barry David Butler Heten Jerome Eddy and other noted performers.
Pauline Frederick stars as Jacqueline Floriat in Madame XX at the Vogue on Saturday night October 1. The plot centers on a wife who helps save her husband’s career while defended by her son in a courtroom drama.
During the fair days Vernal and the valley schools will work until one o clock then dismiss for sports. Parents should ensure children remain in school. outlying districts like Jensen may dismiss one or two days but must make up the time so no day is lost.
The American Legion hosts a big membership drive at the Commercial Club hall on Thursday with wrestling events and about 25 prizes donated by local businesses in Vernal. entrants should contact Mr Thomas at Willcox academy. Auxiliary members will run a booth at the Fairground to sign up ex-service men and distribute free tickets for the entertainment.
A new school started Monday eight miles from Myton beside the Duchesne river. Patrons supply the building and about thirty pupils attend with Miss Dorothy Anderson as teacher. Uintah School District may add two more new schools this year.
The Maeser farewell in honor of Rulon Hacking and Byron Ol lett was well attended with a unique program. George L Woodbury solo Ray Stringham on zylophone Miss Hislop spoke Bishop Bodily gave a talk and Rulon and Byron responded. A playful sketch with Woodbury and Jessie Hawg impersonating the two men provided merriment. Watermelon refreshments followed. Ray Stringham and family left Vernal for a new home east of the schoolhouse. he is a Maeser teacher this year. Congressman Don B Colton and family visited. Leatrice Stringham will study in Washington this winter. The farewell speech by Colton was given in last Sunday's Sacrament meeting. locals prepare fall exhibits. Mrs Akhurst gone to Vernal to keep house for Mrs Manker who travels to Kansas as delegate for the PBO.
State Sheep Inspector L. L. Colton orders the dipping of all bucks in Uintah county starting late October at the Hatch corral.
Lead Bell Mining Co of Vernal Utah announces delinquent stock on assessment dated August 16 1921. Shares listed with amounts due will be sold at the Secretary Wm B M Andersons office in Vernal on Tuesday October 4 1921 to cover delinquencies advertising costs and sale expenses. Also lost log chain between Maeser and Vernal. finder contact E W Evans P O Box 272 9 11.
The Castle Dale Gil company will begin drilling immediately on Hill Creek property under contract with Hill Creek QU and Refining. Western Mineral Survey reports a Star rig on the way and expects to speed in and test the Hill Creek dome.
Mrs E A Manker president of Vernal PEO chapter C travels to Kansas City Missouri as a delegate to the PEO Supreme Convention set for October 3 4 and 5. She uses Craig Vernal Transportation stage for travel and plans to visit relatives in Kansas while away. In Vernal the stake president approved Harold Davis release as second counselor to the bishopric, Louis Elmar Lind chosen to succeed him. Church leaders named include Hyrum Calder Wilbur Sowards and Louis Lind with Arza Adams and Harmon Sowards as home missionaries.
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