Show I CHICKEN THIEVES CAUGHT WITH LOOT When thieves nab chickens that's news but when they're nabbed nabbed nabbed nab nab- bed from the sheriffs sheriff's own barn Its It's important news However Sheriff Arzy H H. H Mi Mitchell let no grass grow under his feet and nabbed the thieves at Winslows Winslow's Service Station as they were leaving leaving leav leav- ing town M M. Erickson Henderson and H. H Walling were arraigned and entered entered entered en en- a plea of guilty to a charge of 2nd degree burglary before Judge Abe Turner Monday The two men according to Sheriff Mitchell visited his ranch Nov and finding no one at home stole 9 of his finest chick chic ens They returned to the ranch the same evening supposedly for more loot but the sheriffs sheriff's son happened to be there As they were leaving young Mitchell noticed noticed noticed no no- the chickens and informed his father who arrived a short time tim later He followed the thieves I and was able to identify his chickens chickens chickens chick chick- ens by leg bands which they had neglected to remove Water Vater Users' Users Executive Executive Executive tive Committee Holds I Meeting Meeting- In Duchesne is a report of the meeting held by the Executive Committee ommittee of the Duchesne River Water Vater Users in the Sheriffs Sheriff's office office of of- fice in Duchesne Nov No 1935 Those present were Paul F F. F Henderson chairman Frank Defa Defa Defa De- De fa Bliss Lott Ed Williams Emil committeemen and B B. B O. O Colton Jr Water Vater Commissioner Mr Horace Allred committeeman was absent Commissioner Colton submitted a preliminary statement of expense expense expense ex ex- ex- ex pense for the year which was inthe inthe in inthe the amount of stating that he had on hand at the present present present pres pres- ent time collections in the amount amount amount am am- of or and expected to collect an additional this month According to the arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments made at the general meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing this spring with Mr Jerman of the State Stat Engineers Engineer's s office assessments assessments assessments as as- for for- forthe the entire year would be mailed out last spring but that water users would pay half of the assessment and the additional assessment would be collected in the fall if needed Mr Coltons Colton's report showed that this second half of the assessment would not be required and was was therefore cancelled by action of the committee committe at the meeting held Nov 14 14 Any overpayments made by individuals or companies will be subject ct to refund by demand demand demand de de- de- de mand of the company or individual ual but that these overpayments may be left with the State Engineer Engineer Engineer Eng Eng- ineer until next year and the company or individual given credit cred cred- it on the 1936 assessment The attention of the meeting was called to the fact that the costs of the past year were increased increased increased in in- creased by approximately through the necessity of t the e Water Water Water Wa Wa- ter Commissioner and his deputies to force collections from some in individuals individuals individuals in- in and companies The committee desires to make male an app appeal appeal ap ap- ap- ap p peal al to the water users of the Duchesne river to pay these assessments assessments as as- in the future upon re receipt receIpt receipt re- re of the bill from the State Engineers Engineer's office to avoid this unnecessary unnecessary unnecessary un un- necessary expense The final report of the Water Commissioner will be available I about the first of the year at I which time a complete report willbe willbe will be made concerning the activities of the water commissioner on the tile Duchesne River |