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Show THE () sum RATES . . adTartiaiax rata . LICENSED TO WED , ar Jue Arillagu. Helper 1'Uih. France Gunuiacio, Iieliier, Utah. J. il. Merxlmli, Helper. Utah, klarie IiiveUrry, Helper, Utah. mm aa tack par iaww ta tetr IU Waal WwHinw. TmbmmU rata, hi(JO) aoaU aa lack par iaaaa. Kaattian lt eaat additiaaaL Ma H 9 tag accepted Pan ' 1 display far tee firat ar froat readers par liaa aa ' Priadae tkat twenty-fi- r Summoned to the bankruptcy court (15) in London, Tlioinaa Calverson, an un- dertaker, complained aaad kiad aaa ia laa, Paaa, Utak. AI Volume 18, Humber 41 IVBirilBH! TO BE BUILT Five Men Are Killed In Explosion Appropriation la Increased to Allow For Federal Building. At New Peerless According to a letter from the office of the architect suUn- pervising ited States treasury to Postmaster J. Six yean ago to the day and only a few miles away from the F. MacKnight and which was dated plans Washington, D. C, March ite of the terrible Castle Gate explosion, five men met a tragic at forwarded to the Price of- are being death when they were killed in an explosion at the New Peerless fice persuant to the coal mine Saturday afternoon. The mine is just about two miles bids on the proposed federal buildfor north of Castle Gate at Lynn. Those dead are Lester Curtis of ing for which a site has been previousHeiner, William Curtis of Heiner, Clement Turner of Wellington, ly purchased. Dan Turner of Wellington and James Jensen of Peerless. The original allowance obtained by the Thirteen men were in the mine at the time of the explosion, Congressman Don B. Colton Sot acand was site and $90,000, building having come on shift a little after 8 oclock. The accident happenNovember of his letter to ed at 4.45. Harold Ross of Heiner and L. S. King of were cordingwas distributed as follows: two of the eight to escape alive, but are badly burned Helper and are not 1929, 411A00 Site VBWSFAFRR Week Ending March IS, that hi failure health was due to improved tion. 1930 precau- Directors of Chamber of Commerce Balk The board of directors of the Price Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday lnmn and heard the report of Lawrence M hitmore, chairman of the committee which was to look into the matter of In Price Under Government The Vernal to Price (Star) mail of route will remain, as it is, under govthe Denver and Rio Grande Western ernment operation and will not be let railroad over the Dotsero cutoff ques- - to private contracts nor transferred tinn. 11 is committee reported unfav- to Salt Lake City or Provo as was orably toward the matter. A motion proposed recently, according to a telwas made and passed that the cham- egram received by Postmaster J. F. ber of commerce accept his report. MacKnight from Congressman Don B. The reason given was that the cham- Colton Sunday. It reads: ber felt they did not desire to enter "J. F. MacKnight, postmaster at the controversy at thia time. Price, Utah. Postoffice department The matter was brought before 'the has decided to continue government chamber when George M. Miller, local operated service between Price and business man, asked it to look into VernaL Signed, Don B. Colton. the matter of the cutoff. The body About ten years ago the last private replied that it wished to remain neut contractor, A. M. Murdock of Du iwiitioning the interstate commerce Consolidation of Canal Companies Planned commission relative to the hearing For the purpose of consolidating all of the ditch and canal companies of the Price River Water Conservation district under one head, a meeting waa held at the court honse last Monday evening. Representatives from all the companies were present. Tbe recommendations as made by a expected to live. Others who escaped without serious injury are Lock boxes committee was that the Water Users D. W. Hall of Heiner, married; Frank Hensley of Painting and plastering association take over the distribution Helper, single; Lamps and plaster Ole Swanson of Peerless, single; Victor Bane of Heiner, single; of water in the several canals and latFurniture and lights erals and have general authority to Tony Kemmerer of Heiner, single, and Roy Story of Heiner. ral. Planting and seeding chesne, with Lake E. Young as the Vault and contingencies operate, maintain, extend and manage, Orson P. Madsen and J. B. Jewkes The New Peerless mine is the baby of the Peerless Coal comoperated mail trans- improve all canals and laterals conThis leaves a balance of $70,715 or an ordinance which they hope to superintendent, basin connection into the in pany, having officially opened January 8th. The mine had been six thousand dollars less than the read portation thereto. They recommended run back two thousand feet. The newness of the workings and amount of the lowest bid at the first have the incorporated towns of the with other freight and passenger traf- senting this control le acquired by actual enforce. The ordinance rounty fic. Owing to a number of heavy win- lease the lack of coal dust probably saved a worse disaster. Three sur- advertisement last August Ths bid videg of the properties of the several the for &nd iMngi roads and inadequate equipinspeftn ters, bad vivors walked out of the tunnel shortly after the explosion. The was rejected, without notifying Con-o- f herf b peddlers. companies or by a contract giving the A ment the contractors two who were seriously burned and the other uninjured were greasman Colton, because the ivaiU committee brought utterly failed Water Users association the manageis to be appointed to look and heavy losses were sustained by ment for a fixed term. brought out by helmet crews within two hours after the blast abie balance was below the amount into the matter and meet with the var- Murdock and his bondsmen. This conthe bid. lowest of occurred. In less than four hours after the disaster all of the bodies They would have the board of diious councils throughout the county. the postoffice de- rector dition compelled The supervising architect proposed of the association be increased were removed. At a meeting of the membership partment to assume operations. The so that it will comprise one membei to revise the plans to meet the deficit committee of the chamber evMonday two large garages, one at Price and to be elected which might have impaired the by and to represent the Little is known as to the cause of ening, San Juan, Grand and Emery one at Duchesne, were erected and Thia seventeen was now operating the of the explosion but it is believed that pro companies building. counties and a representative of the THE DEAD sufficiently heavy duty trucks and tested against vigorously by the post- - tata d LESTER CURTIS, Heiner, commission will be asked adequate equipment for both opera- singly. sparks from a cutting machine ignitThe position of manager for the dismaster in an appeal ta the department ed a small gas pocket The mine was by a widew, three meet with the county commission- - tion and maintenance were promptly trict, water commissioner on the Price and one child. to Congressman Colton. The re-- erg native t0 and not damaged to any great extent. Air improving the high-s- lt installed by the government and with WILLIAM CURTIS, Heiner, was that Colton went before the!way fans were wrecked but the walls of survived by a widow and one small this city and the Colo- - most satisfactory results in service. river and general supervisor for the association be combined in one ofchild. ttie tunnel were left intact. It is bedilthe Junction will also Pr?udt. Joseph Tullis was the first suerin-tenden- t. fice, such office to be ehosen by the CLEMENT TURNER, Welllas-ton- , and obtained the additional six thou- - j Mked to lend tbeir lieved that the force of the explosion to tbe He was succeeded by Frank water users board. That this survived by a widow and two sand to meet any future contingencies. movtk general forced most of the afterdamp out of children who Davis, resigned to join other supervisor together with the reprethe portal, thereby saving those whe However, the bids had been rejected DAN TURNER, Welliacten, surto in effort lines an transportation vived by a widow and two chit sentative of each canal or unit hire is made neces- Castle and scaped the blast from asphyxiation. transfer the route to Salt Lake City, water masters where Young Bill Glover, hoist engineer, reported necessary and sary. JAMES JENSEN, according to Postmaster J. F. Mac- the water masters to be responsible to Dead has been the Colton . that die deadly as blown out of the "Congrssman Ife Knight. The present superintendent, C. the general supervisor and the latter real backer of the project and intend mine into the hoist house almost suf3. Cluff, has been with the govern- accountable to the water users board. ' inHerbert to see that no farther delay will SERIOUSLY INJURED Holdbrook, 21 years of age focated him. The desd were horrildy of Cutle Gate, left home Monday ment operations for the past eight HAROLD ROSS, Hoiner, HurThey also recommended that the burned ard were apparently killed bt tervene, says MacKnight ried, badly barnid and not expectalone with a gun in his pos- years, succeeding Davis. Cluff reduced general supervisor, together with the he flame. morning ed to live. session. Nothing more was heard of the cost of operations after Davis representative of each unit, have auD. W. Hall, who was at the extreme L. S. KINO, Helper him until last Friday when his frozen went out more than twelve thousand thority and in ease of emergency to end of the tunnel, walked out without burned, bat oerionaly dollars per year. This has been tbe make immediate repairs and an anbody was found in Bam Canyon. In real a scratch. Boy Story likewise walked guarantee of continued operation nual estimate of the amount necesdications were that he had attempted out unaided, handed his shattered the government. OTHERS IN THE MINE to maintain each canal or unit. Mayor W. F. Olson and Elmie Ber-nar- to scale a cliff and lost his footing, byA lamp to a bystander and walked away D. W. HALL, atwas made against the sary fight big was recommended that the cost met with commisto It below the and the without a word. Ola Swanson, l ' ground plunging county transfer last year when Congressman of carrying water in eaeh canal or latv FRANK HENSLEY, of skull his sioners last to ask their aid No.' ou fracturing Thursday add: drilling . lOraise, Colton met with the Price Chamber and a service , .vi. sMs,-in eonvartiqg the Price City hbspil ,! "There was s blinding flash and Monday morning this' youth left his of Commerce and discussed the mat- eral be kept separately 8WANBKN at association direct OUi the made by Olcharge with into told one home He no in institution. a a tha tnnnel was instandy filled with gun. Mayor oounty hurts; was interpose to the water user on the basis of an son explained the present condition of the family of his intentions and there ter. Strong opposition VICTOR BANE of smoke and dust. I was knock'd down mail trans- acre-fobasin the transfer to ed of water. The service charge ito. the hospital and recommended that was no anxiety felt until Thursday hut soon staggered to my feet and because would be contract to TONY KEMMERER of private portation vispaid to tbe secretary and commissioners toward the take as the afternoon, steps youth frequently started np the slope toward the porof past disappointing experiences. single. the water users and serof treasurer ited with it his time. a at a making county project. ROY STORY of pals for dm G. tal with two other men who wore only committee comprising a to a delinquent. The serLater, denied vice Hold-brook, Carl Nyman asked that the Gordon Thursday his father, Henry temporarily daaed. Aa we neared the P. Peacock, chairman, Postmaster J. vice charge wonld be payable only in be road recommended became Creek fixed and worried and searching entrance we felt the waves of afterF. MacKnight, A W. McKinnon, Carl cash, water users to be given first gravel for the upper portion. Lincoln parties were sent out. The party, led and Sheldon An- chance to do work in each unit. Any damp and the horrible dizziness, so Marshall and Melvin Young asked the by the father, came upon the body in Saxey, E. 8. Foster ire pnt our faces down close to the several days in the ba- surplus resulting from excess of colderson, spent road Wellington be repaired. the canyon Friday morning. Evidentof com- lections over expenditures for a given the with chamber ground and waited for the rescue Several Matters of . Importance Are L. A. beyond sin, meeting McGee presented a bill of M ly the youth had attempted to elimb merce s club at unit would remain to the credit of Icon the at Roosevelt, hundred-focliff and slipped. which was incurred at the time a Considered By Conndhnen. Kemmerer and Bane dragged the Gate Way elub at Du- that unit. The disappearance was not reported Vernal and the of tiie threatened break of the Scofive hundred circuthan More chesne. severely burned Ross and King nearly The service charge in eaeh unit Charles Madsen and Ray Deming, field dam. This matter wts set aside to officials until the body was found. lars were a hundred feet toward the portal bewith affi- would be increased slightly over acsigned, together an made Will convenes. J. the state until sheriff, Bliss, legislature -, deputy connC. before Price City fore they were forced to lie down and Jr., appeared such men as Howard tual expenses in order to accumulate decided that no cor- davits from road Mr. Tid- a fund wait for rescuers. The two injured oil Monday evening and asked for cus- Other small matters were taken upby investigation andwas state Means, engineer; with which to buy a suitable John claims few oners the commissioners and a inquest necessary. E. men were taken to the hospital at for general maintenance and of the swimming pool They were granted. was well, Ft. Duchesne Indian Agent, Gate todianship dredge Castle marshal, Daskalakis, where they are being attended C. Lee, A E. Gibson, the postmaster have had charge since the pool was with the searching party when the repair work. by Dr. L. H. Merrill. The bodies of built. The BAND MAY body was found. Dr. E. V. Long re- at Price and Myton and many others. Present companies now operating PRICE 8CHOOL HIGH considered was matter, by advertise the dead were brought to Price. for, are Bryner-Plout- z decided to diteh, Bryner-Han-se- n ENTER TOURNAMENT been caused by It was finally had that death FerR. C. ported to the council and referred Rescue work was directed by Robbids from Salt Lake City, Provo and diteh, Spring Glen of skull. Lynn the ditch, a fracture . compound ert Howard, mine superintendent, and gus son. Price to Vernal. This was done. Preschool Obcrto the ditch, Cook-Gorlditch, Gay that high canal, Holdbrook was born in Muddy, III., Probability Representatives from Wellington Charles representthis Gove, George Howard, mine foreman. Lynn and Irceding Water Stowell Grand to of band ditch, Price, will journey Jan. 6, 1909, coming to Castle Gate the second assistant postmaster rigation company. Carbon Land and Thompson of Salt Lake City was not- asked to have their water line chang- Junction in a special ear, furnished by with his ing 111., from Harrisburg, family ified about 6 oclock and left for the ed. At present they tap the Price line the Denver and Rio Grande Western from Washington, D. C., as- Water about a year and a half ago. His fa- general cotnfiany, Pioneer No. 1, Pionto the north of the city. They want to the chief clerk at Ogden, eer No. 2, Price Water company, Tidsisted Colby Western the annual for foreis outside On railroad, Holdbrook, Henry ther, and line east Page Four) of (Continued investichange the tap on well ditch and Snyder diteh. orado Band tournament on April 26 man of the Utah Fuel mine. His moth- were sent over the route to j the city. The matter was referred to matters. gate communicA meeting of tbe water district was in is and 27, expressed er, Mollie Banerd Holdbrook, died Lawrence Whitmore, The results indicated that the W. M. October 26, 1929. He is survived, beheld in the court houRC March 3, at Year ations recieved Secretary by The council voted to crest new at Washington si so which time the financial report was department chamber of the Wood commerce, of one sides his sister, Edna, holds to the view of father, by ordinance making it a misdemeanor Congressman Colhand of $1,-3ar- 22 years old and a student at Brig- ton and a vast majority of the Uintah submitted. A balance on for failing to stop before entering a who is engaged in preliminary was reported fund in the for the and tournament, general Provo says at ham rangements Young University street within the city limits. that exclusive transporBasin Sen- four brothers, The board of directors of the Car- through Frank, Beeville, Tex.; tation people, The ordinance was in response to a Sundays Grand Junction (Colo.) under government sumail (Continued On raze Four) of bon County Country club announce letter from the state road commission tinel. Paul, 16, Earl 12, and Leon, 8, all of pervision has proven the most satisnePrice school officials are now Castle Gate. that there will be several changes to asking that the city do this. They will Seventeen men are employear to bring Funeral services were held at Cas- factory. be made this year, following their put up the signs if the eity will en- gotiating for a tourist ed at the garage and the wages paid the band here for the tournament, tle Gate Tuesday afternoon. Remains force the law. meeting of last week. and maintenance exceeded forty-thr- e to is arrangeand Price complete to were expected City cemetery thousand dollars, last brought Arthur N., Smith was authorized to Showers will be installed and a year. The Emery for interment under direction of the route trip next week. kitehen built on the clubhouse. Break- look into the matterof regulating the ments for the Among the scores of women undecided. ia still the If their move is satisfsetory, J. E. Flynn Funeral Home. children who waited anxand fasts, luncheons and dinners will be playing on the tenniz courts in Price Price band will be the first from Utah at the mine portal for served. Tony Peloni, who has had much City park. There has been much comiously Year Sugar prices increased fifteen cents ever to compete in the Western Colnews of their loved ones was experience on golf courses in Switzer- plaint about children monopolizing the orado School the the first hundred of Band tonrney. They plan a pounds Mrs. Ella Turner, 55. Three of land, has been appointed as caretaker. courts. A limit will be placed on the to enter in Class "A, that classifi- week. This is the first price rise this five victims of the Peerless the In addition to the Inch eons and din- length of play and posters hung. cation being demanded of bands from year, there having been three previous Utah mine in Eastern Stockholders the explosion were her sons Wages were set and are as follows : ners, the board ia planning to install cost exceed- declines. Cane sugar will $6.57 and a fourth, a F. Mack Olson, head of the electrical all schools having enrollment met yesterday and Electric a fountain service. company a bag and beet sugar $6.37. six hundred students. William Curtis is a son by elected N.! S. Neilsen of Mt. Pleasant, Fifty ladies have informed the di- department, $200 per month; Royal ing Thomas Kelter, Frank C. Hennis, both rectors that they intend toplay thia Frandsen, cemetery caretaker, $150; previous marriage, while Clemfore-soment and Danny Turner were sons Harold Olsen, parks, $150 ; Nels Broth-erson- , of Heiner, and J. S. Edwards of Helyear and insist on more mixed Mertournaments. ladies streets, $200; helpers on the and by second marriage. Lester Curper as a board of directors. Harold V. tis married one of Mrs. Turners chants in Price and Helper have prom- street department, $145; Alma GreenLeonard, Elmie Bernardi and George McDermaid are holdover directors. ised a number of Valuable prizes for wood, water, $175; Tony Migliaecio, daughters. them during the coming .season. Patiently the anxious woman $160; G. D. Reese, city purchasing Immediately following the stockThe special bond election called for waited for the sight of her boys. holders meeting, the board of direcGreens and fairways will be in ex- agent, $160; Curtis E. El wood, hospito have a survey made tors met and Harold V. cellent shape. Karl Weller of the tal, $150; Nephi Gunderson, chief of the .latter part of this month or the did not need board "Theyve just taken out one itself knew more Leonard vice and the indefinitewas of the boys and he is all right, next sevhas of the comfor month, Greens committee has already had police, $195. . (The latter charge first president of the conditions than an outside parsome one told Mrs. Turner, eral teams out making new traps and of plumbing and building inspection ly postponed by the board of educaing year and N. 8. Neilsen president. ev- ty. chief the woman and her faee brightof the in be ia Tuesday will fire and a All tion Sheldon L. Anderson was retained as special meeting fairways department). fixing them np. ened in the dusk that settled It was then suggested that the board treasurer and Judge George Christenshape William Lines and W. N. Cook, dep- ening. So much opposition was heard dragged and pnt in first-elaaround picturesque Castle Gate for spring playing. A cup will be giv- uties, $150 each; Claude Empey, re- from taxpayers and other interested of education ask the county commis- sen was made secretary. Rock. The board also voted to declare a 4 en by the dub for the best lady and corder, $200; Irvin Stoker, deputy, parties that Bishop Ruff, who previ- sioners for a levy of two mills, which A few minutes later word $150; Henry Ruggeri, eity attorney, ously voted for the $250,000 building would give them approximately $50,-00- 0. per cent cash dividend to all stockgentleman player. came that her three sons and This money is to he need in the holders. This is the first dividend that A number of dances, teas and eard $60; Charles Ruggeri, Jr., eity phys- program, offered a motion that the w reconsidered. He places needing improvements most and has been given since 1923. were victims. The agpqrtiiMi will feature the spring months, ician, $25; W. F. Olson, mayor, $50; proposed program be ed woman collapsed and the Since January, 1928, the company entertainment at the club. The open- eouncilmen, $25, and head nurse, Bet- also moved that the board extend Su- also to pay for having a survey made. cries of the four wives warn It is the intention of the board to has shown an increase of $5446.20 perintendent W. W. Christensen the ing dinner and costume ball will be ty Glade, $125. heard above the crowd. held some time in early April. power to ask someone of his ehoice follow the snggestions of the survey for two years and has shown a net SPORTSMEN FLAN BIG TIME Nine grandchildren, a bereavand well qualified to eome to this dis- in asking the people for the money profit of $1599.94. The business, actwo weeks there is to be a is the of is ed needed. When Balt The Carbon Fish and down Game from of board make completed present the and survey a daughter and three grief-strickto trict County directors, survey cording professional player were daughters-in-la-w the board will again meet to determine in .better shape now than it has ever association is planning a big time on conditions. Lake City to give instructions. des-th- e she had to remind her, that all town month. seconded by W. E. for how mnch the district should be been since the company was formed. the in 29th the and of The was motion Theyhave eamp mining "Every as she lay prostrate at her home, Stoker and passed by tbe board with bonded. county is represented at the club, ignated it as "Sportsmens Riot. The Altar Society is to give a St of the happier days when her commissioners this three elk The on hand have for one vote, unfavorable a promised bring county Gilmour, They Matt "Quite president. only big says com- Patricks dance, Monday, March 17, based and family were young. this life answer on the have school board roast are members a an Charles and new card of of working joined fight Leger number Helper. Leger a at the Silver Moon. Tickets, $1.00. his vote on the belief that the board ing Saturday. and the club is assured of a big year. j with Ira Derm as headliner. ade-quen- ey sw-vive- step-childr- . Gate Found Man . County Hospital Asked For By Mayor - . - . . ot COUNCIL MEETS $3,-887.- ot Ro-lap- p, . . ey Scheduled For Country Club post-offic- Lively e 16 LOSES THREE SONS For Eastern Good Electric Utah son-in-la- es tit ns son-in-la- en : ! |