Show the city council will hold a meeting this tuesday evening ray E dillman came in from duchesne saturday evening eb simms of 0 whiterocks was trant irani acting business here monday born to mr and mrs john lumberg of bennett sunday a boy the grand ball of the odd fellows will be held this wednesday evenin evening g ira pace and family of hayden were the gusts of her parents 0 H bracken monday the carpenters are finishing the up the bank building this week then it be in the hands of the painters quite a crowd of cedarview Ced arview neola and hayden people attended the wrestling bout ahre ahne monday evening R M sold acres to the J M russell investment co the place is located 5 miles north of roosevelt albert edlredge Ed redge whose ranch is 3 miles southeast of roosevelt sold to the 3 M X russell investment co the pst week the J M russell investment co recently purchased acres of john carlisle whose place is is located en cn Willow willowcreek creek guy bracken who had been in the east buying goods returned horre home monday mr lr bracken says they had severe winter weather the few weeks mr and mrs M D smith of bennett were transacting business here monday they report that all the surplus hay on indian bench beach has been bough tup R boaks L oaks of nebraska purchased the guy murray acre ranch 3 miles east of roosevelt the past week the deal was made through the J M 1 I russell investment co justice J M russell received his supply of fish and game licenses the past week hunters huntera and fishermen can now get their 1916 license and avoid lots of trouble in the future the roosevelt dramatic co will soon produce a fine play entitled bound by an oath they will give the play la in all the near by towns and after the show there will a free dance the first meeting of the tatters was held at the home of miss mies hazel bryce A delicious buffet luncheon was served all members were present but miss elsie collett they wet went it home voting miss bryce a very delightful hostess W R hearst owns and operates a large stock ranch in mexico probably the largest in that that country and because the united states does not send troops down there to guard it he roasts the wilson administration keep it up willie everybody understands your motive besides you amuse the president the war has so raised the costs of fertilizers in the united states that secretary houston of the department of agriculture has issued a warning to american farmers to save every bit of fertilizing material to use lime freely and to practice crop rotation nitrates are still plenty enough although high but potash most of which came from germany is virtually exhausted the best investment that the average farmer could make would be to cement the runway back of his cattle stalls and to cement and drain his barnyard lewis allred madea made a lousiness trip to myton wednesday bishop wilkins of boneta was seen on our streets saturday john burgess of neola Neo lawas was among visitors here wednesday leslie of leeton was among the roosevelt visitors friday emanuel brown of hayden was seen on our streets wednesday A r marion roberts and family moved to their ranch the past week mrs 1 D W marchant was on the sick list a few days the past week J L boyer a popular teacher of vernal was in roosevelt saturday george mulvey of myton was among the roosevelt visitors friday barney miller of monarch was shading hands with friends here friday C W neilson of bennett was transacting business here wednesday A M warren of hayden was transacting business here wednesday mr and mrs M D smith of bennett were shopping here thursday mrs david zabriskie was confined to her bed a few days the past week jas M of boneta was among the roosevelt visitors saturday hugh barnes and daughter miss dora dom of neola were shopping in roosevelt saturday chris barnson purchased lot 1 block 10 plat bof the roosevelt realty co the past week C W smith of heber was here thursday mr smith purchased the boyer hay for his sheep E A smith purchased lot 1 in n the C C larsen addition of lewis E allred the past week H H nelson of vernal was in n roosevelt friday mr nelson is s employed in the bank in that city I 1 austin the little son of mr and mrs herbert isham was on the sick list a few days the past week J F watkins and family of moffatt was here saturday mr watkins is teaching te achin the moffatt school a born to mr and mrs E P evans on wednesday february 2 a ten pound boy all concerned doing nicely M H nichol of cedarview Ced arview passed through here wednesday home he had been to ouray on business the roosevelt realty co sold ot lot 1 block 20 plat A to bros they now have their blacksmith shop on the site roy A rust of boneta was seen on our streets saturday mr rust says they have an abundance of snow in his section lewis E allred purchased of C C larsen acres the past week the land is located in the northern end of hancock sove COVO old timers claim that the back bone of winter has been broken and that they will be plowing in this country the fore part of march george rust of talmage was in roosevelt saturday mr rust claims that his section will be the banner wheat country of the county the roosevelt implement vehicle co purchased lots 30 31 and 32 block 17 plat A of the roosevelt realty co the past week commissioner russell passed through here wednesday to the county seat where they will hold their regular monthly meeting robert H C marchant of loka ioka was transacting business in roosevelt saturday mr marchant is teaching the loka ioka school this winter B B mecham Mech jin of mt home was here thursday visiting his daugh ter mrs H F spears he says they have a fine blanket of snow in his section real estate has been moving in in roosevelt the past week and it now looks ais as if this section was going to be a hummer this coming su niftier summer A M murdock passed through Roo roosevelt evelt thursday with head of cattle they were taken to the hayden country where they will bated beted be fed E H peterson ol of bone baneta ta was transacting business in roosevlt roosevelt saturday As soon as the winter breaks they are going to work on the hour flour mill the high school gym was opened to the scholars saturday and they are now practicing every evening the boys and girls are scheduled for a game this corr combing week and it behooves them to get busy at the conjoint meeting held at the amusement hall sunday evening the following program was rendered story miss mildred miles girls chorus current events J P may solo miss ella gagon lecture chas the duchesne county school board met in regular session at myton last thursday aside from allowing the regular bills they decided to meet in roosevelt on friday february 18 and consider the applications to teach ers for the next year C E morris who has been trapping near the castle peak mine the past winter vinter came in the past week he has been very successful this winter having over 50 coyotes to his credit besides several mountain lions and other fur bearing animals A leap year party was held at the home of miss edna smart on friday evening there were twelve couple present and the ladies certainly showed the young men a good time delicious refreshments were served and various games consisted of the enjoyment the most elaborate soda fountain tain that has yet come to the reservation is installed at the H D store laid down in duchesne aes e its cost reaches almost 1000 record the isham drug co installed a soda fountain here a few weeks ago that cost 1200 its atsa a beauty and finest inthe basin hon wm win oneil of cedarview Ced arview was in roosevelt saturday mr oneil is sending petitions to various places in the county to be signed the petitions will then ilien be forwarded to washington for the purpose of having the legislation enacted pertaining to the uintah basin most of the sheep men are contemplating tem plating feeding heavy beavy until they can turn them on the range again they say its poor policy to turn sheep and cattle on the athe range when in poor half starved starred condition A ewe is always worth 12 in the spring when it is in a strong healthy condition the sewing circle met at the home of mrs W S mckinlay thursday afternoon and in the evening the men called it was a lively time for all present and all enjoyed the evenings pleasure pop corn and honey candy just like mother used to make were among the refreshments it might be well for the residents of duchesne to efio move ve on higher ground before the spring floods come with the large amount of snow at the head waters of duchesne and strawberry rivers there ther e is a lot of danger to the citizens of the county seat they had better take time by the forelock and move to the I 1 mesas an average of 95 tons of soil and loose rock is washed into the ocean every year from every square quare mile of the united states according to the geological survey this estimate does not in elude clude the great basin the amt immensity of this contribution may be better comprehended when it is realized that the surface of the united states covers square miles the county assessor is making an effort to comply with thelah the law in in assessing property at one t hundred percent per cent of its valuation the legislature lias has taken the tha stand that the fair way to d do it if is for all to hand in all property y t they he Y have and pay a smaller Z tax x p per e r d ollar dollar the assessor ha has thus f far ar met with considerable difficulty in convincing people that they should list all the property tiley they have |