Show f LOCAL OCA AND PERSONAL P S ONA L dr will drive in J JH H readers Re adeis new buick fi aiom oi palt alt lake the band gave their regular weekly concert on the city park lawr lawn sunday afternoon A tourist broke down sunday afternoon between hero here and jensen and had to bo be pulled in A bucking contest monday afternoon at the ball ground i attracted quite a gumbei of people workmen have been busi bus tearing down the old livoi lively v bain sign at the sumner garage this week and installing a set of now new folding doors chas deloly spent a poi tion of this week tearing down the pole fence in front of lin his residence and putting up a newer neator neater wire fence numerous people have leaned the weeds and rubbish from in front of their yard this week in preparation for tho big crowd of visitors who are expected tomorrow ralph E E E B dar bar koni comeyer eyer and A II 11 barkemeyer all of 0 sedgwick kansas came through th the city this thid week in their buick while on sheh way to the fairs george lymn lyman an engineer on the uintah railway between watson and mack colorado was in this city last saturday visiting with his father who came over from the reservation for a day or two mr and mrs mrs C V edgar and children miss dorothy ti ester and robert all of colorado Springs spent a day in this past week while on oil their way to the coast they came in a big packard and sald said that the roads were in fine shape at ainold nold leei reef editor of the loosevelt Koo sevelt ovelt standard and clare clan ashton ash ton a roosevelt merchant wore were in vernal last friday mr reef made the express a visit and was shown the way things were done in vernal he expressed himself as much leased pleased mr and mis MIR S M mcginnis olive tind mason magin ants na and ms lulu riggs wele brief visitors ft in vernal thi thia i week thov they came front from oakwood oklahoma and wena leisurely lelau ely making their way to tile the coast roads were excellent in the mountain communities they asserted tile the forty eight little girls who aro are to participate in the flag fag drill on monday havo have been een regularly thay week each gill will tit a state in the union and the forty eight are expected to nake aake a very pretty spectacle miss helen demoisy and ml musj 4 mat daiy y bender are drilling them W K dunne A at hogan F p C dunne and gilbert davis from tooele thoele county ha liaa been spending several days in venial and the reset reservation country this week they wet e out here to look over s somo oni I lanch property pio perty and while tha lid did not make a decision to buy it they said that in all probability they would ledurn at an early date 0 J bracken who just te le turned from salt lake says that an automobile of any kind or make is not able at the present salt lake has gone automobile mad since the reduction of prices every dealer is many orders behind in his deliveries the bhicks are over behind and leslie ashton has had three men there tot for several days waiting to get cars he has had a carload ordered for months but has secured none but the demonstrator so far even fords are not to be had and ed sunnier sumner has had an order for a carload in for some time and has baa been I 1 unable to got get them F P C powers insurance max from myton utah was in vei nal several days this week I 1 A M mckee says the dry cleaning business has picked up wonderfully for the last few weeks in anticipation of the fourth the golden rule store received their stock of merchandise tuesday and the opening was held yesterday they were extremely busy getting ready for the opening A wrestling match at the woodman hall for the championship pion ship hip of uintah county between joe massey and irvin oaks has been advertised for tomorrow tomo irow evening manager monte young of the duchesne stage transportation por tation company will soon put on the new autos which hp he purchased in salt lake recently lie he took charge of the mall contract yesterday dr geo H cruikshank has returned to steamboat springs where lie he will remain for several sorl serl rl weeks settling up his 1 I a beffie lie he returns to this country to permanently lo 10 eq eo tal 0 henderson Hen deison and bartlett are planning an active piano campaign over the entire count next week mr henderson Hen deison is in salt lake and will bring brin a factory representative of the piano factory who will demonstrate the pianos if eftev ev george A downey writes from mountain view california that lie he expects to return lo 10 vernal about the middle of july they have hav had a very enjoyable trip but think that the climate in this s section is much superior to that of california I 1 mr and mrs chas walked who have been in the valley for over a week buying horses for the british government left for meeker last saturday after having purchased only about ten lead head while here on oil this trip mr walker did not pay as aa good prices as when ho to was here the first trip and consequently did not secure as many lars sorensen who has been in the big horn basin for tile the last eleven years and was a former vernal resident IH back in the city for a brief visit he says that vernal has improved wonderfully since lie he was here but that it improved as much as he thought it would he will bo here for a few days and then return I 1 H forest adams and W L lewis nari narrowly escaped serious 1 I 1 monday even evening eventus tug in naples when riding on tile tho lewis bros motorcycle they were coming down a grade at a fast I 1 late ate of speed when they struck some rome sand which throw threw them adams being thrown 25 feet and breaking two ribs and lewis being severely bruised and shaken up tip the motorcycle was waa not badly damaged according Z to J winter smith who has charge of seeing that tile the floats for the parade monday are being con there will be thirteen gigantic floats in the parade besides a surprise automobile il by dr homer E rich he says that some ot of tho the floats will be bea beauties titles ana that the competition ls is exceptionally keen for the two prizes offered for the patriotic to in front of the court house monday morning a special bower will be erected at tho southwest corner of the lawn lann two hundred seats will be provided but they will mostly be reserved for the old folks und and all otha others ra are urged to bring lap robes so they can sit alt on the grass in the shade and enjoy the speaker the floats will be drawn up along the streets in a manner so eo that all can see eee from the gloats garage to is shortly to blossom out with itne sign advertising the garage city marsal fred wood has haa issued a warning to all motor cyclists to slow down or take the consequences mrs H C ruple returned this week from baker oregon where she has been visiting foursome for some time chas join johnson 80 carter and louis have been busy this week replacing the strips of sidewalk where it was taken up to put down the city lighting system W S her henderson ero n and family and miss marjorie Marj orle millor left yesterday for salt lake mr hendersons family will go on to the coast and he will return in a week or so BO two myton men who have seen the dixie minstrels who will be here tomorrow evening say that they are fine and that the basin is in lucky to secure them for a date like till this 0 J bracken accompanied by his wife and family returned from st george wednesday mi bracken went as tar far as lund to meet them they leport a very enjoyable vacation ed sumner leon reader ed samuels L W curry john mcandrews mr and mrs win anderson and mr and mrs chas neal were in myton last sunday to root for the vernal team all their t were useless however stake chorister asklov bartlett has called the 40 male singers to meet at tho the city park sunday 1230 1 p in III to rehearse with the 48 little girls who will give a flag pantomime during the singing of the star spangled banner at the patriotic program next monday E S bryant was over from tile the ouray valley this week ile he has changed his residence lest dence from fort duchesne to rand lett left and is now living on his farm in fit the odiay valley mr bryant does most of the threshing in that section he has a 40 horse power gasoline traction engine the only one in the uintah basin the decoration committee announce that the decorations will be placed in place this evening they come already to put up and are water proof so that there is no danger in co so it rains of a set of bed haggled festoons fes they are also fire proof the streets and business houses will all be decorated hot heiman man miller and several others were busy all day today and yesterday fixing 1 a I pole for the high diver the high diver telegraphed that he could not biang in his ladder this athis far inland and that a polo pole would have tu to be elected for him the pole erected iq 14 supposed posed to be 80 feet high others were busy digging a rond ond for him to dive in sunday win will Pree ces buggy horse dropped dead on tha street the family had been to the court house to the bani concert and upon starting home tile the animal dropped lead dead opposite the davis residence the animal had not showed any symptoms of being sick but was fat and at parent patently ly healthy it was a valuable animal on account of being gentle and trusty for ladles ladies to drive A large number of wagon loads of branches were placed on the bow eries yesterday afternoon arid and numerous seats were erected for the benefit of the public the refreshment booths were erected and running water was aas placed on the grounds so that everyone can have a fresh drink during the celebration seats were provided so that several hundred people can be seated in addition tol to the regular seats t ellis ellia merkley has sold his ford to brig carter and hau purchased an overland mrs henry and mrs frank mccarrell are in salt lake to spend the fourth president wm win H smart of roosevelt was in town the tore part of the week dori don B colton went as far towards salt lake with calvin and nibley as roose velt wednesday afternoon wm will shelton aged 2 28 8 and hattle hattie W pickup aged 28 wit of this city secured a license to marry this week leslie ashton has sold hn bulck buick six cylinder car to the duchesne ducheane stage people and will secure another later model the new press for the myton free press left denver wednesday morning and is expected in myton about july is 13 harold stevens to is expected back from salt lake tuesday evening mrs C W showalter and children will probably return with him the first stage under the new contract of the duchesne 3 stage transportation company arrived shortly after six alx last evening about three and one half hours ahead of schedule the mixed and male choruses are requested to meet at the band stand sunday afternoon at with stake chorister ashley bartlett for s brief practice before the sacred concert takes place perry W arnich and J H gould two salt lake men loft salt lake yesterday morn lug ing at 6 a in and arrived in vernal last evening at 11 p m they report the roads in fine shape they are stopping p at the cottage hotel C B cook of the myton free press was in vernal wed and thursday getting the free press printed on the press of the express he is planning on a number of improvements in his paper before long wm win watkins lne catcher for the nowton newton bros and sumner baseball team suffered buffered ft a split finger on his right hand wednesday in the game with the city team it was badly 1 split by a foul tip and he Is 19 tarrying arr ying it bandied up he will be unable to play tor for some time numerous business houses have during the past few days decorated their front windows with fourth of july decorations and tile the entire city is beginning to take on a festival appearance no fireworks are on display as yet and it lg 19 doubtful it if any will be sold this year mr and mrs peter hanson and two daughters returned this week from the coast where they have been attend ing the fairs they pronounce them wonderful miss mable hanson returned with wilh them she has boon been attending tho the B Y U at provo they report a most delightful trip mrs oral tenny accompanied by her grandfather 13 0 colton will return to her home at silver city new mexico next tuesday she has been visiting with her parents mr and mrs george wilson since april mr colton expects to visit the die san diego exposition our now new city lighting system underwent another coat of paint this week the new coat la Is a dark green and it greatly improves the appearance of the poles those standing anding fit on the principal street corners were also sanded banded at the same time to prevent there being whittled and cut up by kudo buda na |