Show Duchesne 20 Years Ago The following items have been gleaned glean d from the files of the DUCHESNE DUCHESNE DUCHESNE DU DU- CHESNE RECORD of 1916 D December cember 2 1916 D Dynamite Damages Two Myton I Houses D Dynamite demolished the fronts of the J J. J D. D Beavers Beaver's pool hall and the tha Boodie Boodle Hickens Hicken's barber shop at My Myton ton about 5 o'clock Friday morning Strong suspicion is di dl directed directed at one or two citizens ns but it is stated that evidence is only very remote as to th the tha identity of the perpetrator of the act and that it will require more than is isnow isnow I Inow now given out to fix the guilt on anyone miyone The explosion was placed on the outside of th the tha sills of both windows win windows windows dows and wl while l the fronts of both buildings were badly damaged the inside escaped ed with but little in injury injury in- in jury the l loss lass s b being ing estimated at around Both Sheriff Wilkins and County County County Coun Coun- ty Attorney were early earlyon on the scene but up to this Urns time no clew has been discovered that would warrant an arrest Jack Delanty has confessed to the dynamiting of the pool hall halland halland halland and barb barber barbar r shop at My Myton ton Dc- Dc lanty is the marshall of My Myton ton He assigns as reason that the proprietors proprietors proprietors pro pro- were ware violating the law in inI I regard to the selling of booza booze and that he lie could not otherwise control control control con con- the situation New Dr Dry Law Liw Will Prohibit I Extracts Thera is little doubt but that the tha new Utah liquor bill which is now receiving consideration at athe atthe the she he hands of the thc leading Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- of the state will prohibit bit the sale of extracts containing large perc percentage of alcohol and which has such an enormous sale in various portions of the thc reservation reserva reserva- tion A press dispatch from Denver states that the aggregate cost coot of the surveys of the D. D R. R G. G in inthe inthe inthe the Uintah basin is It further states that it is common knowledge around the Denver offices offices offices of of- of the railroad company that the Uintah branch will be built bunt buntin I in the very near near future The reason reason reason rea rea- son assigned for not commencing the work at once is because of the thc scarcity of men and the high price of material caused by the European war George is preparing to build at once on his lot between th the Sanitary Market and the Liberty Liberty Lib Lib- erty picture show Mr and Mrs E E. E Hart entertained entertain entertain- ed at Thanksgiving dinner Mr and Mrs Monte Young Mr and Mm Mrs Orin Smith and Mr and Mrs Fred Johnson The Tha Uintah Indians have resorted resort resort- ed to another means to get intoxicated intoxicated intoxicated in in- and enjoy the bliss I of resulting sensations They are I drinking Jamaica ginger and lemon lemon lemon lem lem- on extract secured from travelIng traveling traveling travel travel- ing peddlers who have c recently ma made e a trip through the reserva reserva- tion Th The Indian agency had succeeded succeeded suc suc- in stamped out I Ithe the peyote habit among the redskins redskins red red- skins when they got wind of the tha Jamaica ginger and lemon extract ex ex- tract School Bonds Carry Curry voters cast their ballots at atthe atthe atthe the school board hoard election in Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne Wednesday afternoon voted on the bond question The result in hi Duchesne on the bond question was for and 16 against Boneta cast its entire vote of 70 for the bonds Altonah 51 for and 6 against Roosevelt for and 22 against C Cedarview dar 24 for and 1 against The Thc new board will be composed compos compos- cd ed of the following m members O. O C. C Lockhart Duchesne B B. B L. L Dart My Myton ton H H. H P. P Ottosen Talmage Talmage Talmage Tal Tal- mage Ray E. E Dillman Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt and Murray of Altonah I Short Stories of the Week Women of Salt Lake City will boycott the use of eggs at a price pric exceeding ding 35 cents a dozen Eggs have been selling in Duchesne from 40 to 50 cents The contest case of M. M B B. B Pope against C C. L. L Ashton for the position position position po po- of county attorney will be bo heard in Duchesne on the after finishing the term tenn in Uintah county C C. C W. W Smith Republican candidate fo for county assessor has filed a similar case against Glen Lambert of Roos Roosevelt velt the the- Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- elected ejected A party was held at the home of Fred Davis Wednesday evening In honor of his daughter Maggie's birthday and a number of her friends attended A farewell party was given in inthe inthe inthe the hall Monday evening for the benefit of Leland Hair who left Tuesday Dec 5 on a mission Issue of December 16 1916 LARGE EXPENDITURE ON ROAD POSSIBLE Cooperation of Three Counties Would Bring Appropriations I Of I Through united ted effort af of the boards of commissioners of Carbon Carbon Carbon Car Car- bon Duchesne and Uintah counties counties counties coun coun- ties it would bo be possible to secure secure se se- cure the expenditure of for road appropriation between Helper and Vernal One half halt of tl this s amount would come from the federal government and the other half from the state road fund in which the several counties participate participate participate pate and from the forest reserve fundIn fund In the event it is possible to secure secure secure se se- se- se cure the 4 1000 the road from Vernal to Helper would be made one of the finest in the state and it is estimated that for this amount amount amount a- a mount of money could be graveled almost the entire distance The delinquent tax list of Uintah Uin tah county contains the names of property owners in the disputed strip Both counties have assessed assess assess- ed the lying east of the meridian There seems to be but one solution for this vexed question a court decision in the matter Work Vork is still plentiful In the county seat and anyone anyon here needing needing need need- need need-j ing a job has no excuse for being Idle On every other corner there is building activity and good men are in demand Tl This s condition will prevail preva until after the stormy weather sets in People coming in from the outside state that Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne shows more prosperity than any other coti in the state Issue of or Dec 23 G G. G V. V Billings repp elect of Duchesne county will not l leave ave until the or of January January January Janu Janu- ary to commence his duties as representative If It reports from Colorado and Salt Lake press can be believed the date of the building of either the D. D R. R G. G or the Salt Lake Route into the Uintah basin has be been n deferred indefinitely The reason reMon assigned in both instances is the price of steel rails and the high wages asked by laborers It is Just about as probable however however however how how- ever that in conformity ty with willi n n unwritten policy not to invade each others other's territory which the public public pub pub- lic Hc has a strong suspicion prevails among railroad companies compani s the Salt Lake Route has decided not notto notto notto to en roach on Denver Rio Grande business and the latt latter r road having the Uintah basin business business business busi busi- ness already is in no hurry to tomake tomake make malte new improvements where they arc are not ab absolutely necessary |