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Show VOL. 5., NO 12. ROOSEVELT, Farmers of Utah Reap Big Benefits Of Recent Storms What is so rare as a day in June? may have preperly been the lament of the city dweller duiing the past few years, but to those engaged in agricultural pursuits, the weather has been all to their liking. Utah ranges and crops have been greatly benefited by the storm, according to J. Cecil Alter, meteoroT of the United gist in charge States weather bureau at Salt Lake City. The rainfall for the storm as measured at the Salt Lake station was .35 of an inch. An added feautre to the storm the from farmers viewpoint has the been accompanying cool weather, which has slowed up the heavy runoff from the mountains. Thus the highwater will be available at a later and better time for crops. Mr. Alter holds forth the hope for higher temperatures and fairer weather for the balance of the UTAH, JTJ7. FIFTY CENTS PEE YEAS 5, 1928. I W.'.WiV.-vw- Values Lower In Duchesne County For Year 1928 0 Decrease of approximately $4 in the valuation placed by the Duchesne county assessor upon the property listed by him this year as compared with the final assessment of that property in 1927, is shown in the 1928 report of the assessor received Monday at the offices of the state board of equalization and assessment. The valuation placed is upon the property this year 00,-00- $5,-463,4- 14, Abigail of Hillside, Jersey Farm, Shelburne Falls, Mass., the new world champion Jersey. In 365 days she produce! 1197.51 lbs. of butterfat and 23,677 lbs. of milk. This is the high est Jersey record for all time and a record for all breeds on three times a day milking. The owners, shown with Abigail, are J. T. Carpenter ?nd Junior and ibs. Raymond Carpenter. T1v while last year the final was assessment of that property $5,831,256. The report shows 25,000 assessor sheep listed from the fewer this year than were assessed in 1927. There were also fewer automobiles and merchandise values wert placed at a lower figure. Real estate, livestock and personal property took a slump in value this year, while improvements ncireased a little. Comparison of the valuation placed upon the property this week. year with the final assessment last How much, better off the country For them there is a beginning year follows: 1927 1928 would bo today, if there were more do well. Their lives are paved with and an end, but nothing in beReal Estate $3,483,013 $3,594,440 instead of people laying bricks, intentions never carried out. tween. 507,905 good Improvements 526,415 them. throwing 895,128 1,036,893 They have neither true friends Livestock They are always intending to do nor bitter enemies, because they Personal 692,018 548,858 something that never gets done. friendeither to do inspire nothing Instead of taking a just pride i'n Totals $5,453,414 $5,831,256 ship nor enmity. accomplishment, they are continno nameless because are They ually nunniiated by the inadequacy one takes the trouble to name them. Farmer In Astor Suit Buck up and start something. of their excuses. They do not even drift with the The wet and dry question should tide of humanity, but unresistingly are switched into the eddies of be left to the weather department, and not the candidates. life. I - - J , a Nv-h- vsVysw.sV,Vv v v tuMnA,! it - ;v V v- - ... we Vl' v VXv (AutocZctQ or?. Lj Mrs. Laura B. Prisk, mother of Flag Day, is completing her plans for this years tribute to Old Glory. patriotic Throughout the countrywith civic organizations will- unite, stars vanu the honor to bodies, 14 stripes pn June - - ' esx GSlrrocA6TK33 A4"'- . v. ' .... x:;- sn, s'tW Triew of the estite of the late Henry Clay Pierce, which has beert setectS President Coolidge for his 1923 summer residence. It is 6n the Brule River, about 33 miles from Island abSt 1,000 Jeet above sea levtL Yea, the Ashing Superior4 Wis. It is la good U these partsl Xlr3r John Thomas Emerich, retired farmer of Waukegan, 111., who b named in a suit for the $500,000,003 fortune of the Astors, filed in New York City. |