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Show A Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Umtah asm The Duchesne: Gateway To Uintah Basin Seat County Xewspaper SUCCESSOR TO THE DUCHESNE COURIER Covers ALL The Uintah Basin ;o!uine o. DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY MAY 8, 1936 SPOTTED FEVER CLAIMS ITS FIRST VICTIM OF YEAR Niels Nielson, 54, of Bridgeland died May 5th, the first victim of spotted fever this year in this section. He had been ill for two weeks, and died at the Roosevelt hospital. Mr. Nielson was bom in Richfield, Utah, a son of James and Maria Snuth Nielson. He was married in Winter Quarters in Myton Will Special Programs Duchesne, Hold f 1903 to Ella Gilbert land moved to Cedarview in 1917 where they lived for several years, recently t moving to Bridgeland. d Sjiay, May 10th will be Funeral services were held in as' Mothers Day and all Roosevelt on Thursday afternoon at era and great grandmothers with interment in the Roosevelt and be honored in Duchesne cemetery. in the n by special programs Surviving are eight children, irhes. Mrs. Loyal Perry, Myton; John S. church at Leroy, Glenn, Stanley, Irene, Galjt the L. D. each vin and Joseph Nielson, all of Sunday morning receive the traditional Bridgeland; five sisters, Mrs. May p Jones, Jennie jadion and the following pro-Eureka, Utah; in her Holms, Burley, Idaho; Caroline has been prepared Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah; England, Burley; Ella ig by the Singing Mothers; Martha story will be enacted Booth, Burley; three brothers, Ed indergarten children; a song Nielson, Price; Joe Nielson, James Nielson, Mohrland. given by the Primary chil-- n A church history, will be ved by a song by a boys BALL PITCHER hon-t- ; j and special addresses ARRAIGNED ON ob-p- Du-L- -e Cas-tlegat- e; E be ! mothers, will be given, taer program will be given in the . ASSAULT COUNT evening. Ed Taylor, pitcher for the MyLegion Auxiliary ton baseball team last summer, Duchesne will each present and well known throughout Dui grandmother with a corsage, chesne county for his ball playit the Myton Community church ing, was arraigned in Judge Har.ay school will be held at 2 risons court in Roosevelt on April r and church at 3 p. m., foil- 28th on a charge of assault with 'd by Westmister Guild at 4 a deadly weapon, with intent to r do bodily harm. special musical program has Taylor is alleged to have atit arranged for both Sunday tacked Wilson Young, at the latul and church. The sermon ters home in Myton, with a i delivered by Rev. Spencer, butcher knife in a quarrel over Mother Love of God. Even He a debt. Young suffered only slight i died upon the oross, in the cuts, before he succeeded with the hour in unendurable agony of aid of a friend in escaping from It was mindful of His molh-- J Taylor. if to teach us that this The defendant was bound over t love should be our last to the District Court, with a bond set at $500.00. Unable to raise the bond, he was lodged in the county at Duchesne. jail MMISSIONERS TO Carne was arraigned in Guy HOLD PROPERTY Judge Harrisons court April 24th AUCTION MAY 18 on a charge of selling whiskey to an Indian. - Duchesne Carne i3 alleged to have sold County Commis-- t "s will hold a public auction whiskey to Scott Jack. He wias J property, for which Audit-Derd- s released on bonds of $750.00. have been issued, and !ohas not been redeemed, on TERRIFIC WIND I e American 1 I at the county r!ay May 18th, f. house, a ! f property has though the advertised redeem for sale, the own-a- y y the property 18th, by paying the penalty, interest and costs. amount of these four items k the price for which the -- y is sold at the auction. ler nor more than that t can be accepted, accord-f- l the state tax law. previous owner of the pro-w- " nt have any preced-ove- r any other bidder on the of be-Ma- e the it was stated, bids and pays auction, rst person who proper amount will be given the county. following exerpt is taken the list of questions and Is Feared by the State commission for the county deed by o . isaoners: of the Attorney if 1116 case of Henry Han-- L 0ak Burris, et handed opjiion L .'S, al, State Supreme Court, J the a a kcn for to all other the property to gen- - k k .s ia k , k r suP'-'rio- r Conveys 64 free and cletar of such tnbrancja,wM I if I V. C, received Thursday by Stephens of the death ot'ler, J. W. Hansbrough rancbc on Mhy 5th. cns the only member ivins-Ther- i Man Opens WoreAt M0on Lake estie CAUSES SHORT IN POWER LINE swept A terrific wind which Duchesne all day Tuesday caused a tree limb to fall on power lines, shorting them and depriving Duchesne of lights and power from 4 p. m. till nearly midnight. The storm which was general all over the state, is said to be the worst wind storm in Duchesne The line was for many years. shorted in front of the Pope and Schonian residences, and was not The located for several hours. been repaired had just damage and the power turned on, when lanother tree limb fell in almost the same place. The power was 11:30 p. m. finally turned on about U 4 nD i'rab ' U!S1 1 ' f hoir i' e ' v,tek- wh0aT h'uvh Luit' hnr frke. RnJ - Mark Mc Stre employed in in chare 3 sbares a large !,Pg 1 RrCrry Ui; Moon Lake b 1 v f the L G t00k over L A,8Pr wa, with IHI'atod and Mrs. Jones lyHiuj what age would crave, it would both get and save " MAY 7 Natchez, Mississippi, kills 317. 1840 e 8 Selden patents the gasoline engine. 1895 7?A & vwW i 9 First newspaper cartoon appears in Benj. Frank lins newspaper. 1754. 10 Ethan Allen captures Fort Ttconderoga. 1775 11 Federalsmake Rebel Pres tdent Davis a prisoner. 1865 12 i jia 13 First marriage in Plym outh Colony. Winslow White, 1621. Citizens of western Vir ginia demand new state, 1862. n, Birthday Party Master Rusty Schonian was the guest of honor at a birthday party Thursday afternoon, given by his grandmother, Mrs. Ernest Schonian, in celebration of his sixth birthday anniversary. The little guests enjoyed the afternoon playing games. Supper was served at 5:30 and favors were distributed to the following: Betty and Janet Hogg, Ella Ann Bishop, Conrad Hollenbeck, Seth Fullmer, Billy Chari Gentry, Dick Dyer, Larry Crocker, Milton Poulson, Glenn Selch, Jay and Tommy Mickelson, Jay Fitzwater, Edward Mss Hoopes, Bobby Ingersoll. Corrinne Moffitt assisted in STOLEN WOOL IS RECOVERED; THIEF JAILED Clarence White, 33, of Tabiona, was lodged in the county jail at Duchesne Wednesday, and five bags of wool, allegedly stolen rfom Jep Thomas, were recovered by Sheriff Arzy H. Mitchell. The theft of the wool was reported to Sheriff Mitchell Monday. Witnesses, whose names were not disclosed, reported seeing White on the Thomas property at Tabiona with his truck late SunHe-bday night. He was traced to and later to Salt Lake City. The wool was recovered from the R. C. Elliott Co., wool dealers, who said the man from whom they bought it, gave the name of J. R. Lambert. The check received in payment had been cashed and was traced to White and the sheriff returned to Tabiona, where he arrested White. Arraignment will probably be held Friday. er Homestead Exemption Likely To Pass Says Committeeman The maintenance of the schools of Utah will have to come from other means of taxation if the Act $2000 Homestead Exemption told is passed. Dr. H. M. Woodard a gathering of teachers at the Roosevelt high school Friday, May 1st. who According to Dr. Woodard, or Is chairman of the committee surveys make to nine appointed of tne concerning the possibiLty amendment this of passing toward point indications all amendment by the of the passage that a large majority. He mated now aval this will decrease the the mjun-for revenue able tax nance of schools and a Thus will necessitate roads. to responsibility shifting of the school support i thj state for the state. all count cs of Ton California In Wealth The wealth of Utah, according to the findings of the committeew of nine, per capita population, of California, greater than that the productive of Idaho or any sufficient Western states. There la Frank Defa of Hanna was visitor Thursday. convention, which will be held in C. C. Mickelson made a busiOgden May 23rd. ness 'trip to Salt Lake City last County Democratic Chairman J. Thursday. P. M'adsen took charge of the Mrs. Pearl White of Tabiona meeting with M.ss Erma Stevenwas transacting business in Du- son as secretary. chesne Thursday. Following is the list of delegates Mrs. George Kohl spent several and alternates: Delegates days in Salt Lake City this week, J. P. Madsen, Duchesne; returning Tuesday night. Howard Dunn, Altonah; Mrs. Herbert Wood of KenilClaire Johnson, R.ousevelt; worth is spending a few days with Jennie Tuttle, Myton; her daughter, Mrs. Lynn Bennett. Ed Crosby, Mt. Emmons; Mrs. Nellie Wilson and Mr. and Han Mitchell, Roosevelt; Mrs. WilLam3 of Price were tranS. O. Solmonson, Arcadia; business Sain Duchesne sacting Lynn Orseir, Roosevelt; turday. Golden Brown, Fruitland; M. E. Lunberg and Alvin Bishop Erma Stevenson, Duchesne; of Roosevelt were in Duchesne Arthur Goodhch, Duchesne; Monday selling tickets for the Alternates Lions Club dance. Roosevelt; Lambert, Parley Members of the Duchesne school Lloyd Labrum, Roosevelt; board were dinner guests of CapMrs. Lloyd Labrum, Roosevelt; tain Cannon at 'the Bridgeland S. Giles, Myton; CCC camp Tuesday evening. W.11 Snyder, Altonah. Duchesne "If youth Wil-kin- wealth in Utah, according to the committee, to provide this state an educational program equal to that of California, if all wealth assumed its just portion of the tax burden. Much of Utahs wealth that is capable and should be asbursuming its portion of the tax Dr, den is now going untaxed. Woodard said, and named for example several large companies who send most of their dividends to men living outs.de of the state and country. By revision of our tax laws on taxing much of this be wealth, sufficient funds could made available to support our schools and even the maintenance of our county road3 could easily statbe assumed by the state, he ed. It becomes the responsibility of the people of the State of Utah, in Dr. Woodard stated, to place offices its" legslative and slate men who are in favor of a revisstate ion of our statutes of the so that every child will receive equal educational opportunities. Banquet For Graduates To Be Held In Roosevelt Commencement exercises for the three high schools in Duchesne county, Duchesne, Altamont, and Roosevelt, will be held on May 15th, it was announced at the meetuig of the Duchesne County Board of Education Ifist Tuesday. The exercises will be held at 10 a. m. at Altamont; 2:30 p. m. in Roosevelt and 8 p. m. in Duchesne. A banquet for all the graduates will be held in Roosevelt at 1:00 p. m. Bishop Webb of Ioka met with the Board and asked that the Board pay $25.00 for medical care of his daughter, who suffered a filactured shoulder on the school campus. The Board refused the request on 'the ground that the school board is not liable. To Aid Health Program district Miss Leda Whitmore, supervisor of county nurses, met with the Board and asked for help in raising funds for nursing care in 'the schools for next yoar. The Board promts 2d to cooperate with the county in the raising of the necessary funds. A motion was passed to 'the efwith next fect that beginning year, the teachers be paid .according to the number of college hours they have to their credit and the number of years of teaching experience. The new law requires elementary teachers to have three years of Normal schooling before they start to teach and teachers with only one or two year s, who received their certificates before this law was passed, will be urged (Continued on page 8) A PROCLAMATION Miss Veda Poulson left Tuesday to spend a few days in Salt Lake City. She was accompanied by little Rae Donna Col 8, who will visit her grandmother for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Stott and family will leave soon for Pleasant Grove to make their home. Mr. Stott has bought a four-acr- e orchard there. They will leave when school closes. Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Halstead returned from Salt Lake City on Tuesday, where they spent several days 'transacting business. Tom Wood returned with them for a short visat. Robert E. Lee of Price has bought the New Palace Cafe, Mr. this Lawrence Pack announced week. Mr. land Mrs. Lee will arrive in Duchesne next week and of the he will take possession cafe on May 15th. MRS. BISHOP TO HEAD DUCHESNE B. P. W. CLUB DIES IN ROOSEVELT OF LONG ILLNESS a Gobi Mrs. Anna Dctomasi, Star Mother, died at her home Li Roosevelt Sunday afternoon, af- ter a lingering illness. Mrs. Dctomasi was born in Italy November 11, 1868. She was a resident of Mercur for 20 years, and of Roosevelt for the last 23 years. are her husband. Surviving Peter Detomasi, four sons and two daughters, Don Detomasi, Mrs. Anna Clayison and Angel Detomasi, McGill, Nevada; Jack Roosevelt; and Fred Detomasi, Mrs. Palmera Peterson, Neola and several grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted in Roosevelt Tuesday morning at 10 oclock, under the direction of the Roy A. Schonian Mortuary and in Salt Lake City Wednesday at 10 a. m. With Dr. Frank Madden officiating. Interment was in the Mt. Olivet cemetery. American Legion and Auxiliary members ass.sted vas pall bearers and took part in the services. Sunday On Most Utah Waters p. reservoir. Moon Luke To Open Moon Lake and the lakes in Lake Canyon, will b open on the 17th of May regardless of the fact that they are over 7,000 feet in elevation. All oth r lakes and streams in the Uintah mountains lying atKive en altitude of 7,000 feet and Red crtk and Current creek above the point where the Victory highway crosses said streams sip be closed until July 1, 1936. 11 Spring Run from the Dorthclla Dastrup Named First Captain A Daughters of Utah Pioneers camp was organized in Altonah early this week with Dorthalla Dastrup named as first captain. Other officers of the organization are Mae R. Lambert, second captain; Atta Murry, third cap- tain; Olive Bet be, Chaplain; Ada Smith, relic historian; Margaret and Maxfield, s cretary-treasureEdith Anderson, assistant secretary-r, treasure r. The f rst meeting was held at the home of Maude Caldwell, as-tod by Jennie Petty and Estella Jacobson. The following program was given. Opening prayer, Olive Beebe. A talk, The First Cattle in Utah, Ada Smith. A talk, The Roads of Early Utah," Atta Murry, The discussion on the early days in Altonah brought out the fact that Altonah was first called whose first cattle "Alexander, herder was Joe Thompson, first butcher Mona Alexander, and first Nannie Alexander. A sketch of the life of Warren Foote, was given by his daughter, Olive Beebe. Home on tlie Range was sung by a group of school girls unde.r the direction of their teacher. Miss Johnson, A Grandmothers reading, Day, Leslie Shiner. "An Ode to Utah was sung by Miss Vola Johnson, accompanied by Mrs. Moffitt on the piano. The closing prayer was offered by Edith Anderson. The next meeting will be held at the home of Atta Murry, by Margaret Maxfield and Edith Anderson. si post-mistres- s, as-s.st- COMMISSIONERS SELL PROPERTY; ADJUST TAXES Selling property and making tax adjustments, took up the time of the Duch'cne County Commissioners at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday, Several pieces of property on which Auditors D eds have baen issued to the county were sold. The Bruce Calder home in Roose-v'was sold to Mary Collin3 for dt $300.00. were sold Two lots in Roo-evd- t to Leslie Collins for $75.00. The N. A. Solmonson home in Arcadia was sold back to Mr. Solmonson for $350.00. The II. Bjamson garage in Myton wa3 sold back to Mr. Bjamson for $400.00. The home of Mrs. Esth r Workman in Neola was sold back to h.r for $102.00. Forty acres in the Clay Basin near Altonah were sold to Ralph Allr-efor $50.00. Fishing Season Will Open Next seven-thousa- Wherefore, I, Abraham Liddell, as by the authority vested in me the duly qualified and acting mayor of the City of Duchesne, do designate and hereby proclaim, set aside Thursday, May 14th, as Cleanup Day, within the corporate limits of the City of Duchesne. ABRAHAM LIDDELL, Mayor, COLD STAR MOTHER Mrs. Bonnie Bishop w'as named president of the Duchesne Business and Professional Womens club, with Mrs. Nora Pack, first vice president, it was announced BUS SERVICE Tuesday, after a meeting for the election of officers, held Monday TO COLORADO evening. NOW RESUMED Other officers named were: vice Mrs. Ifazel Orr, second presThrough bus service b tween ident; Miss Edna Lemon, secretary and Mrs. Victoria Halstead, Salt Lake City and Denver via U. S. 40, treasurer. through Vernal and over Berthoud Colorado, Committee chairmen will be ap- Craig, resumed was last Saturday, afpass, new the pointed by president Lake ter she takes office on June 1st, May 2nd, by the Denver-Sa- lt Pacific Trailways. it was announced. Streamlined motor coaches will The women met at the Duchesne Hotel at 7:30 Monday evening for travel over this scenic route bea banquet. The business meeting tween Utah and Colorado daily. The busses, which formerly have and the election of officers were htld later at the home of Mrs. stopped at the Duchesne Hotel, the will hereafter stop at the Stanton Babs Murdock. The lesson, subject of which was Lobbying garage in Duchesne, it was anwas given by Miss Veda, roulson. nounced this week. Fishing season will open on May Whereas, it is deemed proper to the usual that a day certain be set aside and 17th, one month prior of June date proclama15th, by for dcsignhted as Cleanup Day tion of the State Fish and Game the City of Duchesne. B. Cook. And whereas all good and public Commissioner, Newell restates The proclamation that all spirited citizens are hereby of reservoirs same lakes and the streams, so to recognize quested the altitoy supporting it and by helping the State of Utah below feet will to clean up public places, streets, tude of alleys, and private residences, and be opened, with a few exceptions, all premises. And all citizens are among which is Strawberry reservoir in Wasatch county and all its so requested to assist therein. The City truck will call for any tributaries Between July 1st and and all trash, tin cans or other October 15th, it will be lawful to rubbish after the same is put in angle for fish in the Strawberry containers in front of the prem- reservoir, 4he Strawb.rry river up in ises, on the day so designated. All to the Victory Highway bridge, business houses will be closed one Indian Creek above the diversion hour in the morning, so that busi- works, and in Fish crek and its tributaries above ri asant Valley ness men may assist in the cl ton-u- Number 41. In Advance Democrats from the twenty-on- e precincts in Duchesne county met last Tuesday in Duchesne to a elect delegates to attend the state OLD Wednesday Club Mrs. Lynn Bennett entertained members and guests of the Wednesday club at contract this week. Present were Mrs. Uawrence Pack, Mrs. J. R. McGuire, Mrs. George C. Kohl, Mrs. J. E. Nelson, Mrs. Fred Gentry, Mrs. O. A. Halstead, Mrs. W. D. Bishop, Mrs. Ed s, Mrs. Clarence Rollins and Mrs. Herb Wood. Mrs. Kohl won Travel prize high score prize. went to Mrs. Bishop. Womens Study Club Mrs. Reuben D. Law was hostess to the Womens Study club at her home last Saturday. The lesson, The Life of Sinclair Lewis was given by Mrs. J. R. Mc Guire, who also read "Kidnapped Memorial, a short story by Lewis. Present were: Miss Emily Madsen, Mrs. J. P. Madsen, Miss Maur-in- e Christensen, Mrs. A. M. Murdock, Mrs. Arthur Brown, Mrs. R. M. Pope, Mrs. Ernest Schon-iaMrs. J. R. McGuire, Mrs. Melvin Poulson, Mrs. Arthur Orr, Mrs. Charles H. Selch, and Mrs. Nellie Muir, Yer BOURBONS NAME DELEGATES FOR ST. CONVENTION LOCALS 0$ Tm Ter $2.00 Bar-- An old piece of property, sold to the county many y ars ago, was sold to Fenton Powell for $80, and another piece to S. J. Bleaz-ar- d for $325.00. Tax adjustments were made to seven d.fferent taxpayers. 1931 taxes on the Roosevelt Commercial Club were cancelled, due to the fact that property of it corporations is tax exempt. Profits accrued by the Roosevelt Commercial Club are it was used for civic purposes, ranch to the Uintah river shall be closed the entire season of 19.36. All lakes and streams In the Uintah mountains in Uintah county lying above an elevation of 7,000 feet shall b closd to fishstated. ing until July 1, 1936. Arrangements for the May 18th Auction sale were discussed. The waters of Brush ere, k non-prof- the Vernal-Manjl- a highway and the Diamond mountain-Uin-ta- h county road shall be dosed 51. I. A. BANQUET the year of 1930. TO BE POSTPONED Game Warden J. P. Madsen stated today that there are 200,-00- 0 The Annual Duchesne Stake M. gal Sized fish, ready for Men and G1 aner Girls Banquet planting, at the Whit rocks hatch- will be held May 12th at the Arthousand cadia L. D. S. Ward chapel, inery besides several smaller siz fish which will be stead of May Sth, due to unavoidable circumstances, it wai anplinted soon. Because of Turbulent find mud-- nounced today. d waters at this time of the yi nr, The event is sponsored by the best results will probably be found Stake Mutual Impiovcm nl Aswith the use of ba.t. Indications sociation. Following the banquet, are that the lakes in Lake Canyon a dance will be held, to which the Music wall be w 11 probably draw a large portion public is invited. of the first day fishermen. funk, lied by an Indian orchestra. 1 1' |