| Show Important Events In The History Of Duchesne And The Uintah Basin Basin Gleaned From the Files of the Duchesne Record d for fOI the Y Year eal 1917 7 BILL IS DECLARED CONSTITUTIONAL Jan 27 1917 Rep G. G V. V Billings Billings Billings Bill Bill- ings has advised local parties that tha he has hils taken up the matter of the constitutionality of a bill to establish the count county boundary line between Duchesne and Uintah counties with Attorney General Genera Dan B. B Shields who has given his opinion that it would be Representative Billings states that he is now preparing a bill for forthe forthe the establishing of the line where it has always alwa's supposed to have existed that is approximately 15 lr miles east of the meridian ROOSEVELT HAS BIG FIRE Jan 23 1917 The new Elan Theatre built 2 years ears ago was waa completely destroyed on this date together with 1500 worth of seed belonging to the Farmers Commission Commission Com Corn mission Co which was stored store Inthe in inthe inthe the building On the south side of the Theatre stood Roberts Todd mill which was consumed consumed con con- with all machinery Young men saved other surrounding buildings with snowballs the only means of extinguishing the blaze BANK FL FIXTURES TURES INSTALLED Feb 10 1937 The new fixtures for the Bank of Duchesne have arrived and are being rapidly installed installed in in- stalled under the direction of E. E V. W. The fixtures are elegant elegant elegant ele ele- ele- ele gant and when in the local Institution institution will be fitted out in up-to- up date metropolitan style PROCEEDINGS Feb 10 1937 Committee from Town 1 of Duchesne consIsting of Fred L. L Watrous who are reah property taxpayers asking that Duchesne be designated as a city to be known as the City of Du Du- Du- Du chesne Petition granted Election will take place on March Sheriff Wilkins was WIlS allowed 2500 per month for horse feed Potatoes sold for a hundred hundred hun bun dred on March 3 1917 DUCHESNE E BECOMES CITY Mar 24 1917 Tuesday by a vote of to 12 the qualified electors of Duchesne decided in The voters selected the following I The oters selected the following officers to constitute the first board Mayor M. M B. B Pope treasurer treasurer treasurer treas treas- A A. A J. J Feller recorder E. E W. W councilmen Lester Stott M. M L. L Marsing L. L A. A Hollenbeck Hollenbeck Hol- Hol and Woods Alexander lexander Mar 24 1917 A postoffice has been established at Mt Emmons with Ira B. B Cannon postmaster DUCHESNE MEN VOLUNTEER April 21 1917 Today seven more Duchesne boys leave for fol the army Hyrum Deeben Cecil D. D Pope Chris Jr Dewey R. R Wilkins Leslie H. H Heath P. P W. W Billings has made application to his former position of lieu lieutenant lieutenant lieuten lieuten- tenant ten ten- ant in the state national guard R. R M. M Pope has made application tion for membership in the military military mili mill tary training camp at Salt Lake for examination to qualify for an sn officer Hyrum Deeben Lloyd Workman and Gene Gibson are already in the army Since the foregoing was put in type Sam Hair Darel Dean and Leroy Young have enlisted Mar 31 1917 M M. M B. B Pope Isnow is isnow isnow now a full fledged attorney having having haying hav- hav hay hav ing been successful in passing the recent bar examination MUTUAL l CREAMERY IERY DERY BUYS LOCAL PLANT May 19 1 1917 17 Duchesne is to become the central point in the Basin of the Mutual Creamery Co of Salt Lake City for the manufacture of butter and Roosevelt Roosevelt Ro Ro- Ro- Ro for Ifor the manufacture of cheese chees C. C T. T representative of the company arrived in in Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne this week and will take takeover takeover takeover over the management of the local plant STATE Il COl FAVORS TWO VO ROADS May 26 1917 The long drawn out battle battle- of the Uintah h basin districts over the proposed route of the state road has resulted in inthe inthe inthe the determination of Governor Bamburger and the state road commission to try and satisfy all al parties An improved highway will be constructed over both the Price Myton route and the Du- Du Helper chesne-Helper route A convict camp will be established established established on the latter route and as soon as that is completed they will be taken to the Myton Price road Duchesne has electric lights There are not very many of them but they are electric It is the Delco system of lighting which is installed in the Liberty theatre The Duchesne Lumber Lumbe company and the drug store besides th the th show house are connected up FIND RARE l MINERAL IN UINTAH BASIN June 9 1917 Molybdenum a rare mineral used for the tempering tempering temper temper- ing and hardening of steel has been discovered near Ouray by Moses Moore H. H J. J Arnold and Pothers others One of the most expert geologists geologists geologists geol geol- of the U. U S. S Geological Survey Survey Sur Sur- ve vey has hils examined the deposits and verified the results of the assays From the Grand Junction Daily News The large group of molybdenum mining claims located in Uintah county Utah within the last six months by Denver men associated at ed with Henry J. J Arnold has been sold and it is believed that at least cash will be paid down dO and the deeds passed before the middle of next month It is known that Arnold and his odo company had declared that nothing less than one million dollars dollars dollars dol dol- dol- dol lars would be accepted for the property A list of names of of- Duchesne county C men registered for draft published in Duchesne Record of June 23 1917 NEWSPAPER NE ER AT ALTONAH June 23 1917 The first number number number num num- ber of the mountain IntermountaIn News published at Altonah C. C B. B Cook proprietor and Harold Dubendorff editor is out and is a classy lit littie little liV tie tic sheet full of news of its ter ter- ter- ter LARGE BASIN TRACT FOR HOMESTEADING July 14 1917 That immense tract of land known as the Lott Carey act tract by an order from the Interior Department will be thrown open for entry on the day of September 1917 Thru the application of Frank Flank Lott this large was aggregated aggregated aggregated ag ag- ag- ag and the following two years year Mr Lott spent large targe sums trin trying trying- to water the land Th The land involved contains approximately approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap api i I Ip proximately acres and is p probably the most extensive tract of first class agricultural land in Northeastern Utah It is located about 25 miles mUes southwest of My- My ton BUILDING USED BY COUNTY BURNS July 14 1917 A fire of unknown origin this morning completely destroyed destroyed destroyed de de- de- de the L. L A. A Hollenbeck building leased by the county for coun county y offic offices s. s The fire started in the Lead Pool room a leanto cement building The county records records records rec rec- locked in the vaults were unharmed a and d most of the furniture furniture furniture furni furni- ture was saved p July 21 1 1917 17 46 Duchesne county boys drawn in t the e first draft Among them appears appeals the name of Harry W. W Colmery It If is being seriously considered in Washington to make Fort Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne a detention camp for 10 German prisoners August August- 1917 On Wednesday wedding bells sounded in the county seat Mr Wm Case and Miss Chloe Marsing were married by Judge Zimmerman The groom has been drafted and will soon leave for the front BIG CRO CROPS S ON BLUE BENCH August 25 1917 R. R E. E Allen superintendent of the Knight Investment Investment Investment In In- vestment Co and cashier of the Knight Trust and Savings Co has been here nere inspecting the Knight land on Blue Bench They were emphatic in their praise of ot the wonderful work that has been accomplished accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac- ac this summer Much credit is due Orson Allen the foreman foreman foreman fore fore- man who with 30 men under hImas him has as brought the land under cultivation cultivation cultivation and made the investment so profitable to the the owner Jesse Knight Much of the land has been brought under cultivation for th the first time The first cutting of hay yielded tons and the present present present pres pres- ent cutting promises a much larger larger larger lar lar- lar- lar ger crop OFF TO WAR VAR S August 25 1917 Harry Harr Colmery Colmery Col CoI- Col- Col mery one of our prominent young lawyers l left f for the Presidio today today today to to- day to enter training in the officers officers of of- s quarters He came here abou about about a- a bout bou t a year ago and has won hi hiway his way into the hearts of the people as ns a very able young man p September 1917 The Vernal Verna Express congratulated A. A M. M Murdock the new manager of the Duchesne Stage and Transportation tion Co on the very excellent service he is giving the people of the Basin There J is no complaint now about the parcel post not getting in regularly Vernal regularly-Vernal Vernal Exp PROCLAMATION Al FOR GOOD ROADS' ROADS DAY October 20 1917 A brief of a n proclamation by County Commissioners Commis Commis- It It is a a. well known tact fact that the board cannot under the law now existing levy a tax for county road purposes It is therefore plain to be seen that the government of our county roads depends on the public spirit of our citizens We Ve therefore designate and set apart the week beginning November November Nov Nov- ember and ending November J lOth 1917 as GOOD ROADS WEEK in Duchesne county We Ve expect every able bodied male citizen in the county to contribute contribute contribute con con- tribute whether much or little on the roads SCHOOL NOTE October 20 1917 The Uintah Academy has been invited to hold holda a conference with the Duchesne high school for the purpose of arranging arranging arranging ar ar- ar- ar ranging a schedule of athletic and other conte contests ts A like invitation has been extended to the Wilcox Academy Headline in issue of Oct 27 1917 LIBERTY LOAN WILL BE OVER OVERSUBSCRIBED OVERSUBSCRIBED OVERSUBSCRIBED SUBSCRIBED BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT My Myton ton Roosevelt Duchesne will go beyond each Upper Upper Upper Up Up- per country does splendidly Preston Preston Preston Pres Pres- ton Nutter credits Duchesne Co with MACDOUGALL ASKED TO LEAVE Oct 27 A bunch bunch of Myton Myton Myton My My- ton citizens last Tuesday waited on E. E D. D McDougall attorney and ordered him out of town He was allowed 24 hours in which to wind up his affairs The charges alleged to have been preferred were that he is disloyal to the government and that he spent last summer lecturing lecturing lecturing ing for fOI the I. I V. W. W. W note note note- McDougall McDougall McDougall Mc Mc- Dougall denied the charges but left town own October 1917 Notice was given given en that all women must register and classify the kind of work they could do while the men are away at war DUCHESNE HIGH ELECTS OFFICERS The Duchesne high school elected elected elected elect elect- ed officers as follows President Lee Angus vice pres MarieJ Marre Wilkins sec Leona Gagon treas Rulon Larsen editor Marrel Wilkins Vil Wil kins standard bearer Paul Wilkins Wilkins Vil Wil Wil- kins yell master Axel Birch athletic manager Lawrence Young debating manager Rulon Larsen Ver Very soon it will cost to mail mai-l maila a letter This is one form of war tax to which few will ob object Nov 1917 Chester Lyman of Randlett and Miss Laura Partridge Partridge Partridge Part Part- ridge of Duchesne were wele married 11 in Duchesne Wednesday by Justice Justice Justice Jus Jus- tice of the Peace ace J. J E. E Zimmer Zimmer- man Mr Lyman will leave this week to join the army Uintah basin farmers are arel threatening to leave their potato crops In hi the ground unless some someway someway someway way of marketing them is found The farmers complain that they cannot find a market even when potatoes are arc offered f for r a bushel bushelS co CONVICTS MOVED Nov 10 1917 The rhe 40 state convicts convicts convicts con con- who have been working in Carbon county on the Price My ton road have been moved to Grand county for th the tho winter to build a highway on the Moab- Moab Thompson road In the meantime the stretch of road in Nine Mile canyon on which the convicts have been working since July will continue to be Improved improved improved im im- Im- Im proved for the remainder of the present season under the direction of Ed Lee of Nine Mile ELECTION RESULTS Nov 10 1917 Results of the election in Duchesne are M. M B. B Pope Mayor J. J E. E Zimmerman year 4 councilman G. G S. S Bowers Recorder G. G C. C Gray treasurer George Kohl and James Dalgleish year 2 councilmen On the 3rd selection for councilman councilman councilman coun coun- cilman Frank Kelso and James Grant tied each receiving 26 votes They will vill probably settle the matter between themselves in inthe inthe inthe the event the official canvass does not change the results Roosevelt O. O H. H Bracken mayor may may- or with H. H A. A Isham Rae Ashton Ray E. E Dillman and George Pearce councilmen My Myton ton Dr R. R J. J En Enochs president president d dent nt of the board of trustees and Ted Jessop C. C B. B Cook B. B L. L Dart and H. H C. C Kingsland trus trus- tees Arthur Orr and Miss Hazel Hemphill were united in marriage Tuesday evening by Rev Geo S 5 S. S Sloan GIVE US ROADS In a recent editorial the Herald Republican calls attention to the fact that when the spring cry went forth for increased production production tion the Uintah h country proudly said Give us roads and we will feed the state While the Salt Lake paper does not care to criticiZe criticize I cize anyone in these times of broken broJen promises nevertheless it very velY aptly points out that it would have been a most wise war measure for the present adminiStration administration administration adminis adminiS- to have on the road problems it solved so well from the platforms of the basin towns that Duchesne and Uintah I counties might move their produce produce produce pro pro- duce to market SALT LAKE PARTIES 0 MAY FINISH DITCH Nov No 17 1917 acres of fertile ferUle land in the Uintah basin will be irrigated by the Uintah Basin Construction Co which has just been org for that purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose by a group of prominent Salt Lakers according to the Salt Lake Telegram This company which will be fi financed financed fi- fi by the Zions Zion's Savings Bank and Trust fiust Co has taken over the rights of the old My Myton ton canal and Irrigation Co with the Continued On Back Bach Page 20 YEARS AGO Continued From Page 2 canal system Nowland Canal BARTON TO ENLIST Dec 1 1917 Chas Barton known from coast to coast as the tall cowboy of the has cast his lot lol with Uncle Sam in an active capacity to last during the war |
