Show In to the Good Old Days ays j 75 YEARS AGO January 10 On July I 1 1902 the total debt of the United States was less cash In the treasury of this bears no Interest The total interest charged is the per capita of the net debt Is 12 Interest per annum 35 cents Current History comments The Interest bearing debt of the United States Is less than that of Austria Hungary Australia India or Spain one half that of It Italy ly third one-third that of Russia and Great Britain and one fifth that of France No other country floats a 2 percent bond About one-half one of the US U.S. interest bearing hearing national debt now stands at two percent and the bonds are selling in n the open market at a premium for 8 percent A pretty good country this is to abide In Now dont don't you wish you had taken our advice and planted fall wheat Its It's been an Ideal winter Rube of Meeker has bought up about T of hay through Tom McNeill uc c ting as his agent Hay lIay is very scarce around Meeker and there is no feed on the White River range TilE THE BOUNTY law on coyote bear brar lion and grey wolf expired Dec 31 The grey wolf is becoming very scarce in Uintah County Fourteen outfits of fours that doesn't mean wheel 4 drive are hauling gilsonite from below Rangely to Rifle Excitement was caused by the finding of a piece of rail T-rail up the river It Was thought that the New York Meeker and San Francisco railroads were right at hand-but hand the chunk of rail proved to be Fritz Carstens Carsten's foot warmer Mrs Ulysses S. S Grant died at Washington shortly after alter 11 Sunday night C. C P P. P Gable has a new Gable added to his household Mother Mothe and child both doing well I J. J H H. H Holgate of Jensen received another boarder in his family last Friday It was a boy and will call M Mt k Holgate Dad when he gets gets gets' old enough to talk Wm Pettus the year old son of George Pettus found a cannon firecracker stuck it in his mouth and lighted the fuse The explosion split the boys boy's mouth from ear to ear and drove the butt into his throat Remarkable as asit asit asit it may seem the tongue was not injured Physicians say he will recover FOUR BOYS have died in Norfolk Va of caused by t tb burns burns' received iri In the firing of t toy pistols charged with blank cartridges Legislation is proposed to prohibit the theale sale ale of such weapons as toys in the future Eight new coal mines have been opened six in Emery County and two in Carbon Banks and life insurance companies prospered during the year The annual report of the Uintah Creamery while it does docs n not t show any great amount of cash on hand demonstrates very clearly that it is of very material benefit to the com com- Between five and six thousand dollars were paid out to the farmers for milk during the year The coming of the railroad which seems certain will vastly increase the demand for dairy products Now that the work of construction has actually begun on the Denver Northwestern Northwestern Nor Nor- and Pacific Railroad the businessmen of Vernal should bestir themselves to make a concentrated effort to see that Vernal is on the main mainline mainline mainline line of the new transcontinental route Preliminary surveys show the route considerably to the south of Vernal between Jensen and Ouray We have several times time mentioned the fact that Vernal needs a bank We are more than ever confirmed in our opinion on the matter after learning from Postmaster Collett the amount of money which has passed and is passing through the post office daily dally Just think of ill During the month of December was paid into the Vernal office for money orders and for the first eight days of this month We have hate heard rumors of a bank scheme for some time now and why it does not materialize in the face of such facts is a mystery Health Officer Rose was called to Jensen where we find scarlet fever In Inthe Inthe Inthe the families of Thomas Todd John and J J. J T T. Richardson A strict quarantine was ordered David Bingham has disposed of his farm property in Mill MiU Ward to Wm McKee for a consideration of 2900 W W. P. P Coltharp and Co are engaging teams to haul gilsonite from White WhiteRiver WhiteRiver WhiteRiver River for a Colorado outfit PARDON DODDS and John Holgate started for White River with lumber and supplies for constructing cabins on the gilsonite property Jule Jensen is the proudest dad in town and is swelled up as though he had done the whole thing The young harness harness har bar ness tress maker was born Thursday noon and gives promise of looking like papa Well We'll think of you OU Jule walking the floor on a frosty night around 2 singing lullaby sweet one daddy is near 0 O. D. D Allen and William laid aid down their official duties Monday with a consciousness of having done their duty faithfully honestly and efficiently efficiently ef ef- and retire with the respect and confidence of the community whose business was entrusted to their care 30 YEARS AGO Januarys January 8 1917 Local aviation enthusiasts are interested interested in in- in the recent purchase of Basin Flying Service by Charles CharlesT T T. Riddling f Acel Ace M M. Hall fall and Erland N N. The three young aviators bought the flying service from Jack Turner well known Vernal businessman New city council appoints Arthur Corliss chief of police Lafe Richardson Richard Richard- son superintendent of water and streets Seth Perry building inspector Hugh W W. Colton city attorney Henry B. B justice of the peace J J. J Emery Johnson sexton Dr F F. F G G. G Eskelson clinic and city physician LeRoy Taylor city manager was named deputy city recorder and treasurer ANY MEMBER MEI of the Vernal Lions Club who falls fails to attend meetings in the future will according to Alvin Weeks president find himself the custodian ofa ofa of ofa a billy goat or a skunk Five goats and a deodorized skunk ha have ve been secured by Earl Ear Freeman chairman of the attendance attendance attendance at at- committee Mr Freeman states that the goats are ornery and hungry and the skunk although a pretty striped kitty is not exactly a parlor pet A joint request will be made by the Uintah County Commissioners and the Vernal Lions Club to the Utah State Road Commission that the Commission allocate funds for the maintenance or betterment of the Vernal-Lapoint Vernal road this spring It has been likened to the Burma Road Hoad Deaths Florence Van Tassell Herbert Mary Ann Dennis McNaughton McNaughton Mc- Mc Naughton John A. A Lambert Sr Leonora Lewis Watkins Evans Charles CharlesA A A. Perry Isabell Dobson Cook The annual meeting of Moon Lake Electric will be held at Mt Emmons said A A. DeMar Dudley president The New Years Year's Eve Dance at the Imperial Hall brought out a capacity crowd which welcomed 1948 with much ent and accompanying sound i An illustrated article about Josie Bassett Morris of Jensen is in the Jan 5 issue of Life magazine Calling her the Queen of the Cattle Rustlers the photos show Mrs Morris demonstrating demon stra ting the manner in which she would rustle a cow if she were a cattle rustler Several excellent shots of Mrs Morris are shown against a background of Joe Haslem's cattle and Uintah County hills Golden Wedding Mr and Mrs Alvin E. E Smith 20 YEARS YEAR'S AGO January 9 1958 Sealed bids for the new proposed Uintah County building will be received at the county clerks clerk's office If U Uintah County farmers are going to maintain their farm income the future will require some local changes such as increased acreage and fewer farmers Alonzo F F. Hopkin president of the Utah Cattlemen's said the Utah delegation to the National Cattlemen's convention will oppose price support programs for beef cattle According to Hugh W W. Colton vice president of the Utah Association the Utah delegation was also more determined than everto everto ever everto to stop a trend and policy which eventually will eliminate entirely the grazing of domestic animals on the public ranges of or this country Bus Hatch latch 55 suffered facial lacerations shock and bruises His wife Eva broke bones in her right hand and suffered facial lacerations in ina a three car accident on US U.S. 40 five miles north of Heber Deaths Minnie J J. J Atwood Mary L L. L Merrell VerlieS Murray F F. F A A. A Feltch CITY ELECTIVE officers and employees employees em em- were present Monday for the inauguration of Vernal's new mayor and councilmen Miss Billie Jean Martin city recorder retiring mayor Ralph Mayor Lester R. R Miracle Whitney D. D Hammond city attorney Also present were Judge Earl J. J Freeman retiring councilman Fred V V. Washburn Sidney Noble city manager Ruth Huth Walker clerk and councilmen Glenn Cooper Alvin Kay Don E. E Richardson and Stewart Ashton Eldon Billins and Niles went to American Fork last week and purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased a Holstein bull which has one of the highest production records in the state Since television began thoughtful souls have sensed its potential power as asan asan asan an educational force Most of us have been merely impatient about it an and l asked Why dont don't they meaning other people do something about it Myrtle Collins of Ballard has just returned from a two year mission in South America Weddings Julia Bell Green-Charles Green D D. D Godfrey married by Bishop Leo Hacking Grant Southam partner in Uintah Express Company has applied to the Public Service Commission to assume the partnership interest of of Victor Wilkins t w 1 w ORANGES OIti at 9 cents a pound bacon 59 cents cabbage 3 cents It doesn't take much for a girl to hook a fellow he generally supplies the line Bishop and Mrs Elmer Lind left Wednesday for Mesa Arizona where the they will spend the winter They have leased their home and ranch The Whiterocks Irrigation Co released Davis Morrill and June Woolley as secretary treasurer Lawrence Ca Caldwell Id we 11 was put in as president Kenneth Hartle Bartle was held over and DeVon McKee was made a director If you dont don't want your children to hear what youre you're saying pretend youre you're talking to them |