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Show A Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Umtah Basin The County Seat Newspaper 99 A Uintah Basin Newspaper SUCCESSOR TO THE DUCHESNE COURIER Volume 5 Covers Adjustment Plans Gain Headway In Duchesne County Progress in plans for adjustment of economic and agricultural conditions in Duchesne county is reported by members of the emergency planning committee working under Governor Henry H. Blood, who met at the state capitol last ! ; Monday and Tuesday. All members of the committee r were present except Heber T. Hall of Roosevelt and Grover Giles, assistant Attorney General. An invitation was extended to , , C. O. Stott, head of the Resettlement program for Utah, and he : was present at 'the Tuesday session, accompanied by Mr. Hamil-- , ton Smith, regional manager of resettlement, and Mr. Maughn, director of land utilization. Assurance was given the committee that everything that is possible, with the present funds done to hasten the resettlement and personnel available, is being ; program for Duchesne county. A crew of men are now at work with headquarters at Roosevelt, to make various studies of the ag- riculturai situation and a complete water and soil survey. It is ' expected that this crew will be augmented to include a field force of a dozen men by the first of March. Work has also begun on a plat of the county compiled from county records. The Salt Lake City members of the special committee are expect-- ed to make a visit the second week in February to make a complete study of the county on the ' ground. Resettlement is held by the committee as the most likely cure for the present agricultural and economic destress, and until the various surveys are completed, as a basis for determining the real future , value of the county and prospects for recovery there can be little progress in the adjustment of finances or other economic conditions, it is felt. : . , 5 $ DROUTH RELIEF i , 1 WELL PAYMENTS TO BE SETTLED The question of repayment of costs of drilling drouth relief wells in Duchesne county and elsewhere ! about the state is to be brought 'i to an early settlement, it has been announced, Mr. N. G. Stringham having been appointed to make this settlement. Mr. Stringham ;! expects to visit the Basin soon to 'i 4 J investigate this question. When these wells were drilled, j it was understood by those whosponsored them t.ut no repay-; ment was to be made on them. I When requests for payment ob- jectioras arose, and Mr. Stringham ; is now authorized to settle the : : s 4 issue. The ability of the people bene- i fiting from the wells, as well as the actual good the wella are ac-- t ; complishing will determine the amount to be paid, and the length of time given for repayment, it Some of these was announced. wells are located at Talmage, Boneta, Upalco, several for Roots- evelt city and elsewhere about the county. s 5 - J Duveromy Chapter 0. E. S. Entertains Grand Lecturer Mrs. i !; ' . Effle G. Carr of Ogden, Grand lecturer of grand chapter, Order of Eastern Star, was en- tertained in Roosevelt and Myton. I Tuesday by members of the Duv-I .cromy Chapter, O. E. S. Mrs. Carr was guest of honor ; at a luncheon at the home of Dr. and Mrs. D. P. Whitmore in Roos-- i , evelt at which the following East-- j era Star members were present: Mrs. Essie Neal, Mrs. Florence P. Memmon, Mrs. Dosia O. Bullock, ' Mra Anna P. Lewis, Mrs. Ethel ; Martin, Mrs. Betty Albright, Mrs. Jessie Gipson, Mrs. Nona P. Roberts, Mrs. Hazel Orr and Mrs. Ol-- ; li L. Schonian. At the afternoon session in Myton, Mrs. Carr gave instruction to the officers of the Duveromy chapter, followed by a dinner at the Punk hotel. The evening meeting was devoted to exemplification of the Eastern Star work. , all The uintah Basin DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY January 31st, SELECTION OF SITE COLORFUL CAREER OF DUCHESNE HIGH ENDS FOR CATTLE MAN OF OLD WEST SCHOOL IS PROBLEM Since the announcement a week ago that the 1105,000 PWA build-bi- g project for the Duchesne school district had been approved, the board members and committees from the towns concerned have been busy investigating proposed sites for the new buildings. 0 The project, which uses the the western states. the made available through Colonel for cervices Funedal department by the last Nutter, as he was familiarly Indian an outright grant of congress, were held known, Wednesday by from the PWA and the $47,250 Mount Moriah lodge No. 2, F. & A. M., in the Salt Lake City Mas- balance of $7,750 from district funds, called for a high school onic Temple. at Duchesne and elementbuilding J. M. McFarlane, president of ary buildings at Myton and Roosthe Utah Cattle and Horse grow- evelt. ers association and intimate friAt Roosevelt the building will end of Mr. Nutter spoke briefly. consist of an addition to the presEntombment took place in the Salt ent building built sevelementary mausoleum. Memorial Lake eral years ago and there is no Tall, erect and wiry of frame, of site. In Myton there Mr. Nutter apparently possessed question are no buildings worthy of addiinexhaustible energy until his re- tions, and the town has been askcent illness. He died Sunday of ed to provide a site for a new a heart ailment in the Brartsford building. apartments. Salt Lake City, where In Duchesne seveiUl different he had maintained a residence for have been made, those proposals more than 25 years. considered being: connecting the A son of Christopher Nutter, high school to the present elementland owner and breeder of fine ary building, the erection of a horses, and Catherine Pugh Nut- separate building on the present ter, he was bom at Clarksburg, campus, or the acquisition of adW. Virginia, the fifth of a family ditional property and the conof six children. Left an orphan struction of an entirely separate at the age of 8 years, he lived for building and campus. a short time with an uncle, then Most favorable to all concerned decided to go westward and play la the third mentioned plan, with a lone hand. the additional hopes that a site Working on various ranches in may be obtained as near the presIdaho and Utah at the age of 18, ent campus as possible to make Mr. Nutter decided to never again feasible the use of a central heatwork for wages, and became a ing plant far the two buildings. prospector, first in Nevada and Since the board is demanding that He was suc- the city furnish the property, the then in Colorado. cessful in locating a number of site will necessarily depend on the rich ore deprsits which he dis- acquisition of property within the posed of at considerable profit means of the city treasury. He purchased large tracts of land Mr. Scott of the firm of Scott in Arizona and later expanded and Welsh, architects, of Salt Lake his holding to Utah, buying thousmet with the board and sevCity, ands of acres in Emery, Duchesne, eral state officials Monday, to Carbon and Uintah counties, land discuss He locations. and plans which only the most powerful of will (Submit a for building plans leaders could hope to hold in a for Duchesne both in connection lawless era. with the present building and as The Butch Cassidy gang, op- a separate unit. Duchesne is to erating all the way from Oregon have a building containing at and Washington, down through least 6 claas rooms, a combined Idaho and Utah to Arizona, New gymnasium and auditorium, adMexico and Texas, had its strong- ministrative offices and if possihold in Browns park country ble a heating plant to care for the north of Vernal. Often they would entire school building group. rob Union Pacific trains and flee Mr. Thompson, Washington D. southward into the Uintah Basin, C., .representative of the Indian through the center of Mr. Nutters department, and Roy Adams, the property, known as Brocks ranch principle of the Indian school at near Ft. Duchesne. The famous Whiterocks were in Duchesne on Robbers Roost and Hole in the Wednesday, conferring with Supt. Wall hideouts also were nearby, Reuben D. Law on the building threatening always the security of program along with other aspects Mr. Nutters holdings. His uncan- of the Indian educational probny ability to get along with all lems in the district. neighbors, together with vigilant and capable cowhands he hired, Gold And Green Ball saved his prestige. To Be Held Feb. 7th His beautiful ranch in Nine last was fire razed which by Mile, The Gold and Green Ball, anJanuary, was known as a sanct- nual social event of the Mutual traveluary for weary travelers, association, will be n road, when Improvement ing the next Friday held in Duchesne Indian the snows closed heavy committee Feb. the 7th, night, canyon road into the Basin, The chairman announced this week. on maintained of flock peacocks Elaborate preparations have this ranch was famous throughbeen going forward for some time out the country. event an outMr. Nutter is survived by his to make this years A one. group of young widow, Katherine Fenton Nutter, standing are trained for a being people Cowhom he married in 1908 In which lorado Springs, and two daughters, special dancing exhibition, attraction. be a to big Virginia and Catherine Nuttier, promises The committee in charge of arboth of Salt Lake City. rangements has been able to e cure the popular Neva's band to 193G Snow Survey music. The town hall is Reveals Decrease furnish being beautifully decorated to carover the ry out the gold and green idea, Snow measurements in snow survey course at the head of which scheme will also be used dance the programs. Indian canyon up to Wednesday, evening will aken by Forest Ranger A. F. beThe climax of the the Queen, of the crowning deRichards, show an alarming in crease from measurements for the whose selectionis ta still shrouded the that It expected mystery. same time last year. name of the young lady will Wednesdays report showed the be announced lucky week. next following snow fall: 15.01 inches water 2.96 inches content, with WEATHER REPORT compared to 32.5 inches of snow with 7.71 inches water content for For week beginning Jan. 23. January 28, 1935. an are 1935 average The figures of seven measurements taken the course. To be 3ure of accuracy, the 1936 measurements were taken in 28 different spots along the course and the average recorded. The ground was found to obtain very little moisture where the measurements were Precipitation, none. E. 8. WINSLOW, taken this year, Mr. Richards A link between the old west, when redmen and cattle rustlers aroamed areas now covered with farmhouses and fertile fields, and the present highly specialized era, was severed Sunday with the death of Preston Nutter, one of the most widely known cattlemen of 08 - Off re WORLD ha s TURNETD . '' ( Agin me "There is no greater misfortune (lion not to be able to bear misfortune .JANUARY s, 29 Great Paris floods do 200 000 00(1 damage. 1910 i 30 Km Charles I ol England loses h head 1649 31 VERNAL CEMETERY Mrs. Cleo Caldwell was laid to rest in the Maeser ward cemetery at Vernal Sunday, beside the graves of two of her children who had preceeded her in death several years ago.A large gathering of old Vernal friends were present to witness the brief grave-sid- e services, along with those who had accompanied the body after the funeral in Duchesne. S sequesters all gold. Dollar pegged at value oC U day evening, following a paralytic stroke which had confined her to her bed in a , FEBRUARY state since January 1st Her body 1 First automobile liability was taken to the home of her son policy is written. 1898, Lorin Caldwell, Saturday after2 Mendea founds the city of noon, where It lay In state until Buenoa Aires. 1535 , shortly before the funeral services 2 Elizabeth Blackwell be which were held comes world s first woman physician. 1821. in Duchesne at 10 a. m. Sunday. 4 First meeting of the Con federate Congress held at A profuse bank Montgomery, 1861. of flowers covering and surround WATER PROJECT ing her caokei composed a beauRECEIVES OKEY tiful tewtimony oi AT PROVO WPA the high esteem , in Which Mrs. The Duchesne City WPA water 'Caldwell wta s v project, including improvements held by the to the city wyiterworkh system and irrigation canal and riprapFuneral services, conducted by ping of the river received approval A. Schonian, were held in the Roy Monday at the Provo offices of the WPA. It will be pushed to final Duchesne ward hall, with Bishop Rulon J. Larson in charge. Inapproval as rapidly as possible, the Duchesne delegation which vocation was offered by J. M. Mickelson. Speakers, who were presented it was told. eloquent In tribute to Mrs. CaldMayor Abe Liddell, E. W. Crock- wells sterling character and limer, manager of the NRS and J. itless were, Duchesne ward energy R. Pope, engineer, who prepared Leland Hair, Duchesne counselor, the project, took it to Provo last stake president, Owen Bennion, Monday, and presented it to the educational Lloyd C. Whitlock, officials there. adviser of the Moon Lake CCC The project as presented calls camp, whose words, though brief, for the Installation of 2,365 feet were highly indicative of the esof 12 inch pipe, extending from teem his camp felt for "Mother the present intake on the West Caldwell," and Bishop Larson. side of the Duchesne river North President G. V. Billings pronouncof town, on up the river; the ut- ed the benediction. Music was ilization of a natural filteration furnished by Arthur Goodrich, bed of gravel in an old river chan- Poiter L. Merrill, Mrs. Fern Mof-fi- tt nel where the new intake will be and Miss Corrine Moffitt, who of the rendered a quartet, trio and duet, installed; the extension city Irrigation canal to a point with Mrs. Leland Hair at the North of the old Pope home, and piano. a flume to carry water from this Following the services the corcanal to the property on the island tege proceeded to Vernal, where instead of using water for this services were held ungrave-sid- e a property from the pipe system; of counselor Ver-do- n the der charge diversion bulkhead in the river at of Johnson the Maes'r ward. the intake of the canal; 175 feet A duet was sung by Mrs. May of cribbing to straighten and proCalder. tect the river banks where flood Jorgensen and Mrs. May of the Eaton President Ernest waters have threatened to leave First ward, Vernal, offered word them and enter the city. of tribute and consolation and the The additional .length of pipe was dedicated by Mr. Ed grave 13.5 an of increase will result in Colton. feet of fall, adding another 4 to 5 pounds pressure in the city mains. Total head above the center of DUCHESNE town, after the new increase will SCORE VICTORY be approximately 42 feet, with a OVER ROOSEVELT premure approximating 20 lbs. This will provide plenty of water won their secDuchesne for the fire department, and with ond straight victory over the inthe filteration bed at the head, clean waer for culinary use the vading Roosevelt crew Tuesday night, scoring 55 points to the visyear round, it is estimated. A 15 percent increase in the es- itors 25. As the game opened, both teams timated coat of the project was hard and fast ball, neither played the and suggested approved jat team gaining a decisive margin. Provo offio?, bringing the total minestimate to $7,000.00 in round fig- At the end of the first ten at deadlocked score was the utes, ures. Mr. Crocker interviewed in Ver- eight all. That was the last the nal Wednesday, representatives of Roosevelt team saw of the flying With the speedy Snyder the Lock-joiPipe Co. of Denver, the Verleading attack, the locals ran who have a plant installed in score to 29-- at the half tune. the the cement for pipe nal, making Tile second half opened wih Duwater system there. They will be done with that job by Feb. 15, chesne s 'riding in three reserves. Roosevelt staged a slight rally as th,;y stated, and must have the order for Duchesnes pipe by that Alexander dropped four shots time if they are to furnish it at through the basket, but Duchesne tight, nod and immediately startthe price quoted. to draw away, ending the afed The Duchesne City slough drain cost fray an estimated at age project, of $3,000 has been approved, Mayor Liddell was informed, and Forestry Officer only the appropriation of Receives 1st Degree necessary funds to be commenced. In Masonic Lodge Funds are expected in a short time. Frank R. Warthen, forestry of-- f c r at the Moon Lake CCC camp LOCAL MEN TO received the Entered Apprentice HOLD DEBATE degree at a special m rting of Basin Lodge No. 20. F. &e A. M., Socialism vs. Capitalism will be held for the purpos at Myton, up for debate next Tuesday, Feb. Monday evening. A good repre4th, it was announced this week, sentation from all of the towns with Judge L. A. Hollenbeck and within tli lodge's juris Motion John O. Watters of Duchesne tak- were present with all off, rets on ing the opposing sids. The debate hand to take charge of the wotk. will be held in the Cozy theatre, Following the Initiation the rn ruat 7.30 p. m. The public is invited bers Wire serv'd with lunch by ladles of the Eastern Star. Cooperative Observer to attrtid. 59c. rer Ver $200 MRS CALDWELL IS LAID TO REST IN $50,-00- Price-Myto- 193G. Asphalt Contract Awarded To Northwest Engineering Co. Work To Begin On Myton Roosevelt Stretch By Middle Of Next Week ASPHALT STRETCH FIRST TO BE LAID IN DU. COUNTY 1936 OFFICERS IRRIGATION PANIES RE-ELEC- 1934 semi-conscio- us com-munit- y. M-ME- N nt 9 55-2- Number 27. In Advance COMT , Word was received in Duchesne At special meetings held recently officers for 1936 were named by three irrigation companies, namely, Moon Lake Water Users' Uteland Association, Irrigation company and Farmers Irrigation company. With the exception of a few new names, the officers are the same as last year. Moon Lake Water Users' Association: Horace L. Allred, president; Austin G. Burton, vice president; Louie Galloway, secretary; Ray G. Labrum, O. A. Dart, W. C. Hancock, L. J. Gilbert, W. K. Dye and Arthur Wlscombc, directors. Uteland Irrigation company: Gus Solmonson, president; Hale Holgate, rice president; Thomas M. Gilbert, secretary and treasurer; Ray Gill, L. L. Gilbert and Carl Johnson, directors. Farmers Irrigation company: Lyman Burdick, president; W. E. Davis Jr., vice president; John K. Therning, secretary and treasurer; John Thorsen, Hugh A. Stevens and R. A. Murray, directors. Thursday of the awarding of the contract for laying the rock asphalt road from Myton to Roosevelt, to the Northwestern EnginThe contract eering- Company. was awarded Jan. 24th, the information said, and specified that work must begin within ten days of that time. Although the bids for the project were opened at the state capitol on the 10th of January, considerable time elapsed before the awarding of the contract, because of the unusual difference b tween the price bid, approximately $60,000, and the engineers estimate of $90,000. Since the bidders are responsible persons, however, well able to complete the job regardless of their low bid, it was evidently decided to award the contract to them. The Northwestern company Engineering were the contractors on the oiling job from Duchesne to Myton In the fall of 1933. The Roosevelt-Myto- n stretch has been under a preparation project for the past several weeks. Shoulders have been widened and Improved to a standard slope and grades have been cut down. The Reynolds-ElConstruction company has been doing this work. The asphalt project, known as Ftxleial Aid Project No, 94-lists as the principal items of work 60,000 tons of gravel surface and subbase and 7,200 tons of rock asphalt. The length of the road Is 8.336 miles. It will cover what Is now considered one of the roughest stretches on Highway 40 in Utah. COUNTY FAIR PROVES TO BE HIT OF SEASON y "County Fair," the dance festival, sponsored by the Duchesne Parent-Teacherassociation, last Friday night, proved a smashing hit. Many who attended, declared there was more fun packed in every minute than any affair ever given in Duchesne. Total profits amounted to about $45 00 which 'the school board has promised to match, according to officers of the P. T. A. The money will be used 'entirely for the purchase of books for the school library. The produce taken in, valued at about $2.75, will be used in the school soup kitchm. The Town Hall, where the festival was held, was decorated to represent fair grounds, with fish ponds, fortune telbng booth, white riephant table's, pop corn venders, bowling and horseshoe pitching. Prizes for lucky numbers and to winners of the prize waltz con-t.s- t. C, s' ROOSEVELT EDITOR ELECTED TO HEAD STATE PRESS ASSN. Mis. Hazel Orr, ct.Lirman of in charge of arrangements, said that without the .splendid cooperat.on of parents, teaclurs .and students, the dance could nev. r have been successful. Mrs. Orr and her committee members extend their thank3 to the many who contributed their h? committee George H. Harrison, editor and publisher of the Roosevelt Standard, was elected president of the Utah State Press association to succeed J. A. Owens of Provo, reat the 38th tiring president, annual meeting of the association, last Saturday and Sunday in Salt Lake City. Editors and publishers, representing newspapers in all sections of Utah, gathered in Salt Lake Saturday to attend the an-uconvention. Although discussions of government formed the theme of 3 ad"talked shop" dresses, delegates much of the day, devoting more than an hour of the afternoon Boston to a round table discussion on trade topics. Election of Mr. Harrison, which was followed by the selection of Charles V. K. Saxton, Kaysville, as rice president, ended Saturdays bus, ness meeting. Mr. Saxton succeed.! W, Warner Mitchell, Parowan, who was nominated for president, but dechned because, he said he expects to receive a political appointment al PIONEER MOTHER IS LAID TO REST AT STRAWBERRY Ann Sorenson Mott, pioneer of frontier days in SouLhrn and Eastern Utah, was laid to rest in the Strawberry cemetery Tuesday afternoon in a large lot already containing the giaves of h r husband and s veral of her large family who preceded her. She died early Sunday moiiing following an illness of several months of a heart ailm rit, in her home on the Strawberry river. Mrs, Mott was bom in Manti, Utah, July 26, 3 856, a daughter of Peter and Ann Thompson At th? age of 15 she married Chari s Alvarado Mott with whom she contented her pinner life, in Southern Utah, Northern Arizona, Western Colorado, Aah-le- y vail y in Eastern Utah, and finally, riin the Uintah Indian r nation was opened to homesteaders, settling on 'the Ktraw-rry nver West of Inielnsne, where fch; maintain'd her home Continued on Page 8 Elizabeth Sor-.nso- ' b shortly. A executive comwhich included William Walks, Vernal; S. D. Perry, Coalville; Frank Beckwith, Delta, and Elisha Warner, Spanish Fork. four-memb- er mittee was appointed, Card of Thanks We take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation and thanks to our friends and neighbors for their kindly assistance and sympathy during the illness and at the time of the death, of our beloved wife and mother, and for the words of consolation and beautiful floral offerings. Such proof of friendship will always be remembered with gratitude. Mr. livin Caldwell and Family |