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Show 0jfrSRATES .Jrfrtiiii rates inch month jS'-- Su JSi I (4) No dlnplay tho or ia-- Utah ad- (25) n lat year produced in Carbon county. The coal mduatiy employ 7500 persons and rereent an investment of issos-: roal production V 4,512,401) tom, valued at aporoxi. niately 137,000,000, and moat of it ia wa first (front) twontj-fi- nr AND MOST OF IT IS MINED CARBON COUNTY r issue. Portion- inch l" ftr leader H Prfour an kind one ia not Volume 14, Number 52 Son, Priee, Utah. good INDEPENDENT Construction of Dam NEW8PAPEK Week Endinc June 1, 1928 THE REPUBLICANS ARE COMING & I C. tf. EMPLOYE DROWNED IN RIVER i AT NOLAN Coitions at the Scofield dam are at this time in rood shane Hi Ur hole is being rapidly filled with firm material. Citi-- g IV Price turned out Sunday and pboetion of thp dam. Reports donated a days work to the from there indicate that the kh well under contraband the danger is past Many paid jggwere constantly at work as also many, volunteers. Construction company of Springville, have ji eynolds-El- y flhwn the contract to repair and reconstruct the dam and Un a large force of men at work there. The spillway will ten feet so as to give the water a better outlet The in eharge of the repair work has turned the work over Sjm aad the last volunteer crew has completed its shift K. flight, pointed by the state road commission to supervise pork W on the job and expects to complete the plans for the h a few days, when real construction will be under way. tut Saturday, in addition to a large force of workers from many miners and business men from Scofield were at the and worked as a volunteer crew. Sunday was Price day, five from Price and a few from Helper, turned out at the of Deputy Sheriff A. E. Gihson for volunteers. The Den-a- d Rio Grande Western "had their night shift on Sunday the citizens t Monday was Utah Fuel day at the dam,-witCutle Gate turning out strong. ft is said that it was only through the insistant efforts of committee in charge of the relief work at the structure that dm was saved after the first scare had abated. Hie reaction the first alarm was so great that the dam would have pished out had the true situation been known. Hie volun-ide- d from all parts of the county and gave of their iRspon freely and the danger was averted. Hiswatha had its share of volunteers on the dam and present from Price, Wellington, Rolapp, Helper, WORK Gate, Heiner, Kenilworth and Spring Glen and other places Ok county. Much praise and credit is due the volunteers flie splendid work done, when they were needed. Many of s shutting up their places of business to lend aid. Credit Drilling was again resumed at the rid also be and A. Mathis J. of the Priee Petroleum company well to given County Commissioners Woodhead who were early on the job and stayed until the in Parkdale addition yesterday and a was averted. A. W. Horsley, president of the Conserva-distri- thing are now moving along very was also present and aided in directing the forces nicely out there. Herman Lauek, an until arty late, barely stopping for rest or food. experienced driller arrived here TuesThe Denver and Rio Grande Western responded with forces day and is now on the job putting ipedal trains carrying the volunteers to the dam. The road in hi best licks and trying to make m helped with men and equipment. Steam shovels, scrapers for delayi encountered by this ether equipment were moved to the scene of operations from up company in the paBt. Lauek eomes amps of the construction company in Price canyon and work here well recommended as an oil exmr going on under the direction of Mr. Wright. pert, having had a large experience With the work now being done the dain will be a scene of as a driller in California, Texas and Wty to rival that of its first construction by the end of this other parts of the country. i., Hid the Scofield dam gone out it would have meant a loss of H. H. Link, secretary-treasurKvtnl millions of dollars to Carbon county and the state, as the company ha been in Price the I is to the' coal companies, and the Denver and Rio Grande past week shaping up thing for the dm railroad. A loss which could never have been repaid, resumption of drilling at the well. . He w along toe course of the river would have been swept away ia very much pleased with the way the property losses would have been great, as well as the thing have turned out end says the work will be pushed with all possible of human lives. and some gratifying results are speed Price and Carbon county should be thankful for the saying expected in a short time. He was the dam and here by E. T. Bonner, presbusiness should now get back to a normal state, it has been in an unsettled condition since the first alarm, was ident of the company and G. E. Brad- ' tN -- h Mil dele-we- re ct I er ley, a stockholder from Eureka. The new casing has arrived on the ground war county, and put in place for drilling. ConMake rnrANCElHoming Pigeons siderable delay was caused in the past lEPAima dam Good several weeks for the company on account .of the sickness and death of 8 of the repair work on the are now bere.Sun-da- y Driller Ed Walsh, but thing erected was interest kid dam will be done Much the at by Car-ttutfltao in shape of along going Qf this week over the flight and the date board of Joe to belonging 1 will recommend to the next the homing pigeons TO PRICE tone that an Southworth ir Rolapp and Everitt M'GEE COMING BACK appropriation of Hoidbiwk of Kenilworth, when they TO DRILL TEST WELL d $25,000 be made to rethirteen birds to Thompson, nt Caibon county for the money shipped Word was received last week by 86 mile east of Priee "here they "W on that work. J. Turner of Price, representing R. at monr.ng were turned loose Sundey in f was the agreement reached 9 a. m. by Agent W. 1. Greaser of the John W. MoGee oil interests McGee is now drillthat eatern fteninjm at a meeting held this section, Grande Rio the Denver and Governor George IL railroad. There were seven bird from ing a well in Texas would immediately . i?r,ee a seriea of "rtweea the member of the Kenilworth and six from Rolapp, all come here to complete 1926. Turner was in eommittei appointed laat week he tests began me " were released at the Hoidbiwk also instructed to make a location and J fovernor, the member of the The birds belonging to remove the rig and tools from the examiners, Henry H. Blood arrived in Kenilworth at Madsen ranch south of Price, where G. ."ton Peterson of the state to ten, making the to the spot wnaiifcion, and H. fl. Kerr, five minute at the rate of 2285 yard they have been stored, well will be test new The selected. Southworth of the road commission, of minute. The birds Farnham dome, about twelve "eg of the dam committee wa aarrived in Bolapp t four mmutea on theeast of Price on Soldier creek, miles aonday forenoon at the office 222d making Stark of the Denver and Rio after ten, diaianee from fhompaoim says Turner, and the work will be ute or the started as soon aa McGee arrives, Western railroad company, in aixty minute. will he most any day now-Mr- . watchwhich wa decided at' that meeting The flight of the pigeons .1 V much McGee, a partner m the rd tx&minen should be ed here and other place with syndicate, completed a ,, Attest the next legislature interest by the South Wellington on test 8 dry off ppmpriation aa stated. other race will be pulled October. The Salt wash last dome bird of meeting of the board of day when a niunber althere was found dry at 2785 feet, and called by Governor Mnt to Grand Jun-tio- n had been enfair prospects though JOaimian the board, and the loose. countered throughout A large drill diaeuaaed pro and eon which called for the comElr. committee. The committee Seeking ing contract -- Seven well in the Braxoa fifteen pletion of r that it wa. acting as the was by the ayndicate, Job signed field, U. S. Comittee in asking the was stored id Utah equipment the end mineni to recommend the will defer mak-de- pending the fulfilling of that assignSmoot ltion, and the board of exam. That Senator ment The fifteenth well ia neanng ion aocPted fourLnit ?iVrUtiVe late the to it objective, with eleven of the for teen teste completed having been productive. hmer hi reture to Utah Baxter of St. congress of Louis, Mo, was journment PRICE RIVER PETROLEUM CO. pojitiesil STOCKHOLDERS MEET twen- the ,ifl?ltor this week and while now are Tere Lake City. Salt the Arthur of e gueit howed .him around the The annual meeting of the stockA tong ln holders of the Price Petroleum comniuetieg Baxter tOon- -ii T with most of in. t wth the Aaphal-onGilson pany was held recently, eon, in pereither and uwa to ship their stock represented the Qs were subReports or rom proxy. ron by the reservation T,ee ntrv , nntl ki mitted showing ths financial condiWM their agent here fa it m.ki hauled ia by aix-hobefore tion of the company. There is soma hi in H. money in the treasury but it is practhat he may Mr. will tically certain that new easing mu.ch surprised at the e since he was here tha have to be purchased; also pew tools, and because of this expense another found verv few old of t. . marks left. .' holding the position to or Time y, 5 1 Tj! Twenty Marshal nt lMJ,K.yW.rduntU visits here ft" ll JS.fi ilv.it na 1800-91-9- lilirjfd 2. Bax-vthnf- nj u, if r.tmn.totktfS W Bill Hope Colton-Oddi- e RESUMES AT PRICE WELL ta. 1 v : . Still Lives Prediction that tha Rex Miller Is Promoted To Provo Branch J. Rex Miller for the past twelve years manager of the Price branch of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company, ia leaving Priee some time next week for Provo where he has been made manager for the company in the. Garden City. The change eomes aa a promotion for Mr. Miller as a recognition of his abilitv and service' with the company in tha past. The local telephone system wu organised some twenty years ago aa the Eastern Telephone company by Reuben G. Miller, father of Bex and waa absorbed by the Mountain States company several year ago. Prior to the purchase of the system by the present company' Miller was its manager. The change will take effect at once, and J. W. Clyde of Nephi, the new manager will be here tomorrow (Saturday) to assume bis new duties. Mr. Miller ia to move hie family to Provo where they are to make their new home. In leaving Price the Miller family earry with them the beet wishes of a host of friends and acquaintances in Priee as well as in Carbon and Emery counties and all through Eastern Utah. - Colton-Oddi- bill e would he passed at the short session of congress next winter waa made Saturday by Chairman Henry H. Blood of the state road commission and president of the Western Association of Stats Highwav Officials. The veto of the president and failure of the house to override the presidents disapproval did not mean the death of this legislation bat means only postponing the effective date. This waa the view expressed Saturday by both Mr. Blood and Preston G. Peterson, who is also a member of tiie state road commission. The bill was passed by both houses of eongresa but was vetoed by President Coolidge. The senate overrode the veto but while then waa a major-t- y voted to override the veto in the house it failed of getting the necessary majority. Under its terms there would have been $300,000 annually available for road construction on federal reservations and pubic domain in the western states for thq next three years. Utahs portion would have been about $330,000. Further aasuranee waa offered that it Would again be brought before congress in a message received Saturday two-thir- ay Mr. Blood from Congressman Don B. Colton. Mr. Colton declared that administration leaders had been successful during the period of delay before the bill was brought up before the house to muster sufficient strength to prevent the necessary two-thirvote being registered in favor of overriding the president s veto. ds Memorial Day Is Most Fittingly Observed Memorial day was most fittingly observed in Priee on Wednesday of this week by the closing of the various business houses, banka, postoffice and city and eonnty offices. People journeyed to the eemetery in the morning and placed flowere on the graves of the departed ones, and paying tribute to those who have passed on. A squad from the American Legion under D. W. Young; visited the Price and cemeteries and fired a lute over the graves of the departed soldier of the World war, and spread flower and poppies over their graves. The floral offering spread on the graves at the eemetery were numerous and profuse. The municipal swimming pool waa formerly opened and large crowds were in attendance all day. Car-bonvil- le PRICE FORFEITS GAME TO THE KENILWORTH CLUB Price forfeited the game. played in the Eastern Utah baseball league May 20th with the Kenilworth club on the letter's field, according to a decision of the board of control of the league at a special meeting held this week. Kenilworth protested the game at the start on account 'of the presence of Skube and West in tha Pries filayers It Was the contention of the Kenilworth management that the men and the ruling of the board bore out the claim. were-ineligib- le assessment will likely he levied in the near future. The old officers of the aa follows: company were Edward Bonner, president; Frank Garrity, vice president; IL IL Link, secretary and treasurer. George Houle was named aa assistant secretary. IS Andrew Christensen of Cleveland, Is Dead Andrew Christensen passed away at the family home in Cleveland, Monday of this week, aged 71 years, after more than a year's illness of general debility. He had been sick for nearly a week prior to his death. Mr. waa born in Frederick Chowen, Denmark, January 7, 1857, and eame to America fifty years ago, his parents being Niels C. and Louise Jen' een Christensen. He lived for a time in Sanpete eonnty where he was married to Miss Esther Shoemaker. With his bride he eame to Cleveland where he haa lived for forty year. He became engaged in the sheep business and haa been tha owner of a large Chria-tens- ranch at that place since. ts Price Business Women Go To Convention Memben of the Priee Business and rofessional Women's elub attended the state convention at Ogden laat Saturday, Sunday and Monday. - Tha elub sending sixteen memben from iere and waa highly complimented on its attendance. Mrs. Grace Cooper, Ire. M. R. Camomile, Mr. Ora B. larding and Mrs. I. R. Broekbank, were the delegates, other making the trip were Mr. Mayme Jameson, Mrs. jjdith Olson, Mrs. C. H. Madsen, Mrs. 3arl Saxey, Mrs. S. M. Bliss, Mrs. i. A. Olson, Mrs. A. N. Smith, Mrs. William Bash, Mrs. Asa Roberts, Miss Bessie Kennedy, Miss Alice Madsen, Ilia Tesaie Thompson and Miss Clare Kremer. Some went by automobile ubile others went by train. The session of the elub waa held at ilotel Bigelow and waa well attended. A dinner was given at the ..Hermitage in Honor of Miaa Elisabeth FitzgerA quartette ald, retiring president consisting of Miss Madge Cluff, Mn. iaxey, Mrs. Madsen and Mr. Harding from the Priee club, sang Mid were highly complimented. Mrs. Mabel Frye of Ogden waa chosen aa president, Sunday; Miaa Gladys Neilsen of Provo, vice president; Mr. Ore J. Harmstrom of Roosevelt, recording secretary, and Miaa Mary Me- - ' Carrey of Logan, treasurer. An invitation to hold the 1929 convention at Tooele waa extended by Mr. Le-note Ballantyne, president of the Too. ele elnb. en Surviving are hia widow, Mr. Either 8. Christensen, two son, James of Cleveland and Edward of California, and three daughters, Mrs. Martin Morteaon, Mr. Earl Colby and Mis Mae Christensen, all of Cleveland. Six grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held yesterday at tha church of the in Cleveland at 2 p. m., with "Oh, My Father," prayer by C. Morteaon. song, "We Need Thee Every Hour"; speakers, John E. Ward. Eriek Larsen and T. D. Richards; dosing song, "Shall We Meet Beyond the River" benediction by James A. Thordson. song at the eemetery, "Farewell, A1 Earthly Honors"; grave dedicated by Thomas E. Davis; Wallace and Harmon of Price had eharge of the fu neral arrangements and prepared the remains for burial. Latter-day-Sain- C. L Lindsay, 25, a member of the maintenance force of the Denver and iio Grande Western railway working in tha vicinity of Nolan, waa drowned Monday while crossing the river on a narrow foot bridge and his Kxly has not at this time (Friday) teen found. Lindsay waa eook-n- g dinner at tha camp near Nolan, and, taking a kettle, started across a narrow foot bridge to the north of the river, where the Priee City pipe ins ends and where a supply of clear water could be secured. He filled the lettle and after starting back lost lia footing and fell into the swift water, lie waa swept down stream several hundred feet, and, gaining his lialanee, waa about to make the shore when another wave swept him under, le waa never sighted again. Sheriff 8. M. Bliss waa notified and headed searching party but was unable to get a trace of the drowned man. The aecident occurred about noon don Jay and the searchers have been out all this week looking for the body, I'rom where it went into the river, down to Castle Gate. Lindsay was a native of St. Louis, and had been in Jtab several months. It is understood he has a mother in the Missouri ' city. Efforts of about a score of workers on the Denver and Rio Grande Western railway, fellow laborers of lindsay, were unsuccessful in recovTha ering the body up to today. searchers were aided by men from lolapp, Castle Gate and Heiner, working in relays. Tuesday evening, practically all tha flow of Priee river was turned into the canal at Helper of the Priee River Conservation district, in hope that tha body had not aa yet passed that point. BAND CONCERT AT CITY PARK IS WELL RECEIVED The Price Municipal band gave a concert at City Park last Wednesday evening (Memorial Day). A very large crowd waa out, with a fine representation from the surrounding coal camps. It waa a fitting concert for tha day and thoroughly enjoyed by those attending. A noticeable feature of the concert was the snappy way in which the numbers were rend- ered, with no unnecessary delays between. The cornet solo by Mr. John Harmon,. "When You and I Were Young, Maggie," was played exceptionally well, and greatly appreciated by the audience. It i the intention of the band to give Wednesday evening eoneerts, twice a month in the business district. The residents of Carbon county are cordially invited to come to Priee and attend these concerts. The first program will be announced later. A FINE SHOW COMING The Carbon County Fish and Game association haa made arrangement for the showing in this city of the motion picture, Field and Stream," some time during this month. Membership cards entitle memben and a friend to attend. This is a remarkPrinting that good kind ona is not able picture, dealing in the different ashamed of. The Sun, Priee, Utah. phases of hunting and fishing. |