Show STATE ST A T NEWS NW i SPARRING FOR POSITIONS Colton For Register and Frost Re Receiver of New Land Office Vernal March larh 10 A petition has been in circulation here asking askina that Dan B Colton be b appointed register regist r of the land Office for or the new district distrct recently re nUy cre created created by act of congress Mr Colton Colon rep represented represented resented Uintah county in the lower lowerhouse lowerhouse house of the legislature two years r ago He has ha been be n studying stud law at Ann An Arbor Athor since and Is fully qualified for tor the po position position Senator Smoot has endorsed him for the place and he stands an excellent chance of landing landina the plum The pc pe petition was signed by pretty nearly all of the prominent citizens ns of the county It I Is Js that D H Frost allot alot lug ing agent on the reservation has ha be been n slated for the position pf f receiver Agent Hall Hal was over from front Whiterocks Monday and went before the county com corn commissioners I missioners with wih a vigorous vJ orous protest against a the sale gale of Intoxicating liquor on I the strip which Is causin consider able abie annoyance in view of or the early opening of the reservation and the work of or allotting s to the Indians Ag Agent nt Hail HaI asked that the law Ian prohibiting the sale of liquor within ten tea mUes miles of the reservation be enforced ri The rhe board took the matter mater under consideration and promised to correct tho the matter mater as far faras faras faras as the circumstances would warrant John McAndrews superintendent of or the Gilson Gison tum company came In fn from the tue White river country and states state that the automobile autom bie road is now floW completed half way wa front from camp cam No 2 on White Whiteriver I river rier to t Oral Oray and the work Is js being rapidly pushed ushe Mrs Gertrude Rich has closed close out oct her business at lit the Cottage Cot ge hotel and wilt will Wi go SO into business in Salt Lake Farmers are plowing tint the valley valey ley the ground round being in fine tine shape for tor seeding The supply of snow in the mountains is i much below the average however howe r and anti if I heavy hea storms dont come COue soon to t f water supply will wil h be short short Another A prize arize is scheduled be hue between b tween the tC St Louis Kid I id and Scotty Scott Cros Cross for March 21 2 anti and considerable i Imone money mone is being put up on o the tile result resul 1 |