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Show 'm:~. as Following is an Authentic Directory of the Business and Other Interests now Represented in ., the Various Communities of the Former 'Uintah Indian Reservation. WM invited to EDITOR'S NOTE: The Directory here given is incomplete and there are numerous ommissions due to lack of information, therefore all persons or communities so omitted are urgently to the advertising free of matter a as given is and NEWS THE. of feature This Directory will be a permanent send this office the necessary information in order that they may be properly represented. various communities and for the general information of the public. MYTON. Largest town and chief point of the Reservation. trading Centrally located and easily accessible to all parts of the Uintah Basin, Located 14 miles S-W of Ft. Du~ chesne. on Duchesne river. Is 80 miles from Price. nearest freighting point on D & R G Ry. Daily mail via (Bolton-Vernal Automobile route. Myton is on surveyed route of Moffat. Railroad; is surrouned by a large and fertile area of agricultural land and is building up rapidly. GENERAL STORES-Calvert & Waugh. A. F Max- well, I. W. Odekirk. C. T. Beggs, D. Barry, Geo. Mulvcy. nnucs AND MOTIONS: D. M. Frost. MEAT MARKEIS: S A Wells, Clarke & Calvert. LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERML. Uintah Build- ers Supply 00., C. T. Beggs. ~ HOTELS. The Myton Hotel. Mrs Grace Fontainc. Pritchard Restaurant. BAKER’I. Mrs J X Palmer. LI‘VERV. A. Liddell . FRUIT TREES: Myton Nursey Co. FEED. HAY. GRAIN. El’C, R. L, Hui-d. A. Liddell. l MOUNTAIN HOME Postoflice. General merchandise store conducted by E D Lewis. Has a good town hall and a. Commercial Hardware and Farm Machinery,—Consolidated plated and both town and country have promising W. and M 60.. C C Larsen. Chas Wallace. future. Ewmg, S, Wagoner. O C Lamberton. Géaneral Stores._._Pope and Murdock. Odekirk Drugs and Sundries—M E Harmston TAILOR SHOP E ADubendor-f 0. Meat market and Grocery—Cash Market. Drugs and Notions...-WC Perry. J W MeadFENCING W E Broom. Hotels-Roosevelt Hotel, Mrs Olga Béreh, prop. 0W8. BANKING Myton State Bank. B L Dart, Casnier. Colorado Hoiise, Mrs Florence Shurtle . Real Estate..._Herrick and Watters. Real Estate, Insurance, U. S. Commissioners. Barbershop and confectionery-51 P Markey. Physician__..Dr WE Gossctt Mackie & Means. Pioneer Realty Co. Harness shop—N S Nielsen. Blacksmith.-._Lewis and Lewis SURVEYORS A MTodd, D L Carmody. J F WilPhoto Gallery—Mrs Sarah Smith 50nHotels" . -Arlington, Duchesne. Blacksmith Shops—G F Frederickson, Chas HARNESS and Shoe Shop..Geo, Hemphill. Millinery--.-Mrs Luella Washburn Wallace. FLOURING MILL-...MuIvey and Harris. Auto Repair Garage.---Clyde K Stephens, Lumber Yard—C G Larsen U S Forest Ranger---_Fred 0 Johnson Roller Flour Mills—3C C Larsen & Son ROOSEVELT. Situated in the heart of the State Fish and Game wardens--._M B Pope. EuDry Gulch se ction is a flourishing Bakery—Mrs, Sarah Smith. gene Hamilton community of 300 population. It has good public Lawyer-E K Burgess. Pool Room“ . .Oliver Montgomery Civil Engineers--Ed F Barmston. Craig Harmschools with an enrollment of 325. D A Boyer, Meat Market.. . .Geo. Odekirk is principal. with J F Watkins, Maud Nelson. ston. Notaries Public..._ W H Fitzwater, M M Smith Pharmacist-._.u E liar-instep. Ph. G. Gertrude Collett and Nora D Workman, assistants Real Estate and Loan ofilces-.__Ed F. Harm- J R Wilson Wasatch High School No, 2, enrollment 43. J F Public Schools.-._J A Washbum, Principal. ston, R S Collett. Murdock, Hoyt, B. S. principal, Leroy Beagley Prof. Agri< Real Estate___-Ed F Hamster: & Son, Roose- Assistants; Thos Murray. Misses: Pope, Mrs Florence Madsen. culture. Donna Burgess. teacher Domestic Art ; Realty Co. assistant. Ida Postmaster_v.__Wm Fitzwater. and Science. Rooseyelt Waterworks Co. has all ...................... Braiiit‘h mail routes from Hart, clerk, Martha Lewis. material on the ground for installing a complete Roosevelt..... Altonah via Bluebell: Hayden via Mail Routes; Mountain Home. Boneta. Fruitland. Cedar-view. plant in the spring. Roosevelt has a commodious ‘ z ‘ Tabby. Hanna. PHYSICIAN. Dr. A Bjornsou. CQNTRACTORS and BUILDERS. M. Knudsen, E. club. Is headquarters of and Reservoir company. IOKA Famesworth canal Postottice. J. Reither postmaster. 5 miles nort of Myton in Dry Gulch. UTAHN’ . Mrs. Jennie Brenick postmistress. 10 in. West of Duchesne on Strawberry r. FRU ITLA N D Postofiice and general store. Emma D Lowe postmistresa. Promising section about 30 m northwest of Duchcsne. INDEPE N DE N C E Postofiice and store. Located in Dry Gulch, 8 miles we of Myton. FT. DUCHESNI Former military post. Indian Agency. J H Goltharp general store. Ter— minus Uintah Ry and Stage Co. W M Allen Agt; BLU IIBLI. Located about 20 miles n-w Myton. Postofiice and Co-op store. NEWSPAPERS. THE RESERVATION NEWS: ALTONAH Postoflice and general store. J. Social Hall, also excellent brass band under leadThe Duchesne Reco . M. Millard Mercantile Co. Located about NE Located agtthe Junction of Du— EON ETA PostofiiCe and general store. Boneta BLACKSMITH SHOPS. Krebs & Palmer, P L Mor- The Dry Gulch Irrigation Co, the largest mutual i DUCHES ' 25 miles n—w Myton. chesne and Straw . ' rivers. 48 miles ' Trad ing Co. J M Mickelson manager. . rill. Tom Smith. irrigation company in the state has its ofiice and from Cotton, ne arest ruilro . point. Surrounded LAKEFORK Postoflice and general store. T B BARBER SHOP and POOL HALL Pritchard & son headquarters in Roosevelt. mostly undevloped WI NN Postoflice and general store, Thompson Hallett. Eight miles northwest of Myton HARDWARE and Implements. E M Jones. General Merchandise—Roosevelt Mercantile Co.. : by a large area of fertile lurid Brothers. as yet. Several large irrigation proje cts contemBracken Mercantile 00., C G Larsen. . SALOON. Lyons & Bro. -I l ibiuuntain Home NQTE— We are'in receipt of a very ‘ interesting “letter from the” pen of George Lindsay on Boneta' precinct and its pro" areas which ivill appear in next week's issue of the News. The Mountain Home Com- .» mercial Club, held their annual smeeting 'here Wednesday the Thayn was 22nd; John L. [elected president. Enoch Lewis vice president, D. D. B. Joseph D. Bunce and George pect to leave tomorrow for Dry A. Stott the hay balerg’ are in Gulch, for an extended visit the Roosevelt countryx plying with relatives. has Little Lenora _Humes their trade. ‘ been quite sick but is some— g makin is Gray Our C. H. short trips through the“ ‘Basin” what better at this writing. _ The Literary Vat the east in the interest of the Studabaker Co. ' school house is becoming very The young folks want to interesting. sleigh ride but can’t for the 3.7 , lack of the beautiful snow. Morton Alexander, of Myton and John O. Wattei‘s. If 'the present rate of growth of the ' commonwealth , co—operative party in this section continues, the Republican and Democratic ' candidates making their custoM. L. Burdick, wife and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McQueentrips bienniel flying mary and friends g family are visitin just, tion Reserva ev are visiting friends and rethe h throug valley, relatives in Castle i Utahn .Farnsworth Jr., secretary , and latives in Butte Montana, for a E. P.» Evans and his son, the few weeks. “Grover C" are sojournmittce was appointed to, try and jovial Our first big-spout storm<"'fell ing in Summit county. ' treasurer, 'The following corn— getsnrmtoad .hetween. , h d 5, -_ _. townshipsian ' .WeSt’ String t The Socialists held an inter- rison and Mrs. Rock Pope and Charles Dickerson and wife. ‘ esting rally in the town hall It is reported that Mrs. A. M. Thursday evening, attended by about one hundred people. Ad- Murdock, who has been serious— dresses were made by Senator ly ill with heart trouble in 3 _ , . Dick Fullmer and William ' through from Duchesne to the Miller, of Spring Glen 'are'here beautiful. grazing land and thence into looking for a location. Miss Della Spratt, one what improved but physicians advise that she go to the lower altitude and milder climate iof southern California for the re— mainder of the winter at least. _ County Commissioner John Moffit passed through here on his way to monthly commie—before the election in Novemb— sioners meeting at Heber on Monday, and will commence er- 1914, will not waste the construction on the new bridge Duin speak time to stop and Thursday and. ¥.my emigre: panthesne .fit all-0 .ing' about three inches of the Salt Lake City hospital is some— , _ over the Strawberry river at A mass meeting of tax payers the mouth 0f Iflmcmqou: upon his return; . has been called for Thursday Oscar Tornquest who proved by hall of evening in the town L. H. Ewell is contemplating Boneta’s teachers visited at going to Carbon county for the home over Saturday and SunWilkins, D. B. Farnsworth Sr., balance of the winter. day. and. L. N. Miles; Homer Peacock is convalescGeo. Sheltons twolittle boys 3,», The ~. annual stockholders ing from a very bad case of have fully recovered from the ,meeting of; the Farn'sworth Pneumonia. measels with no ill effects. “Canal and Reservoir Company Ike Ross is again in our Carl Wiliken and daughter was held at the hall, Monday, midst after a visit to Vernal. Mattie, spent a couple of Feb. 3rd 1913. There is a move C. A. Peacock has gone to days visiting friends here. , on foot to erect a 40x70 social Price for a short stay. The measels are most a thing truStees Fortie and Dickerson up on his West Bench homeof the school board to discuss stead last summer. is now in the proposed $10,000 bond issue Sweden and probablyr mariiied. :hall, with hardwood floor, to be V. L. Ungerman has gone to of the past there being only ~used for social purposes exthree or four cases. Price for a trip. _Vclusively’ the hall to cost apE. M. Kofford has erected a proximately $3.000 / fine new house on his homeTom Brandon says he will district and also of what disposition will be made of the $10.000 bonds should they be interest The great voted. by issue ed propos the shown in good a is citizen nearly every ‘ sign. Both A. M, Murdock and R. M. Pope are making an extended stay in Salt Lake City, concluding the trade of half interest in the Pioneer Supply store, the old George Cluff home- ' the forest reserve; J. B. Mc- ' Intire, w. P. Mecham, Oscar . .2. Fruitland. ,give his wedding dance when we are all busy with our Spring There will be a character plowing, There are some more ball at i, the west schoolhouse _wedding dances that should be Friday night Feb. 7th' All are given in the meantime. cordially invited to attend. A P. C. Madsen the pioneer of prize will be awarded the best Bo’neta, is again attending the character represented. 'ldances and is as spry and gay The dance at the west school as a youngster, after nearly one house Friday night was well year of sickness through rheu- attended and an enjoyable time matism. was had by all. Good music l J. M. Mickelson's baby and ione other child have been real ‘sick for some time, necessitating the calling of a physician, bc‘t am pleased to report them on the mend. Proving up seems to be the . order up here and a number of foul-settlers are taking advantage of winter weather in which tolprove: ‘, Did Eyou ever rail brush in the winter time? Some of our set- tlers are doing so now and they report that .. try it.” it works alright. Bishop Wilkins is recovering from a slight. attack of ”La (i-rippe” as is also Mrs. \Vilkins who had rather a hard of the same disease. attack stead. .9. Duchesne COmmencing Saturday the mail Colton Vernal Auto route stage will not leave Colton until 10 a. m. instead of 7 p. m. election that will be held between 10 affi.“and 4 p; m. on the follOwing Saturday, Feb. 3th. It is hoped the school He proposes a year after the West Bench is irrigated to es— tablish the largest and finest bee colony in Utah within three miles of Duchesne. ' board will present an itemizedAndrew Clemans has filed statement of the reported $12.upon 80 acre homested on the school the 000 indebtedness of This change is so as stead and $700 in cash for the West Bench recently reliarr» quished by Alv-n Robbins. As an experienced- miner, Mr. Clemons will be a valuable ad— dition to the force putting through the tunnel Bench canal line. on West. Joseph Benson after a months effort to start irrigation. activities on the Blue Bench this season, has returned to worl. in the 'Raven (30., Elateritc mines up the Strawberry river. Born-to Mr. and Mrs. John to get the mail from the train Pope ranch up Strawberry and D. Wimmer last Tuesday a lit- arriving from the west at C01— Sam's canyon. Rumor has it tle daughter, Heretofore that both parties have producton-at 8: 46 a. in. 3. was rendered by the/ Wheeler the last western mail was the ed satisfactory abstracts to all orchestra. ' the Lreal estate, and as soon as the midnight train. Under The Fruitland postoffice was new schedule Salt Lake morn- cash is paid over “Rock Pope moved ten miles west to the ing newspapers will reach all will become the active proprienew site on Current Creek parts of the rcServation a day tor of Duchesne's well—known We have in this district tWo bench recently, by the newly earlier and considerable letter postoffices, Bluebell and Alto‘ store. commissioned post master Wm. mail will of course come much nah. Mail goes down and reLast Tuesday evening"*- M r. J. Rowe. ' turns from Roosevelt Mondays sooner also. But passengers John Lewis was given a birthand Fridays. Altonah’the ters from the railroad will not reach Current Creek Sunday School day card party by his daughter 22 miles from Rooses minus is Duchesne until 7 at night inreports show a good attendance Miss Martha Lewis. The evenstead of 4 o’clock in the after- ing was whiled away most de- volt while Bluebell is six miles and both officers and teachers noon, and it will be impossible lightfully by five/hundred 'and nearer. are very zealous in pushing the At Bluebell is the Co-Op to take urgentfltravelers from later light refreshments. Those good work along. store and P. 0., the school with Colton to Roosevelt or Vernal were Marcellus Pope A number of our people will in one day’s time. as has been present R. C. Herman'as principle and and wife. Fred Johnson and go to Duchesnc to be present done in some instances already Miss Jennie Case, primary. ThaThomas Firth and wife, Bluebell church and Sunday at the Sunday School Reunion and as was contemplated would wife, Edward Hart and wife, Joseph school conducted in same build— to be held at that place. be made the-vmegular program Continued on Last Page. Lewis and wife, Joseph MorWm. Fausctt and family ex‘ in the summer time. l Bluebell and Altonah. x |