Show I 1 BIG appropriation FOR HELPER DUCHESNE VERNAL ROAD the I 1 let per duchesne vernal road la Is to have a big appropriation spent on it this year ant aal this will be the only road into the basin on which any work will be done hie file secretary of 0 agriculture has approved the entire schedule ot of proposed federal uld aid road construction n for 1918 as od to the department by the utah road commission it if completed this would involve construction or improvement cli chiefly lefly surfacing with clay or gravel ot of more than miles of road in the state ard the expenditure of more than one half of the total expenditures would be borne by tile the federal government and the remainder by the state and the counder or municipalities interested te jointly these are post road projects and in each case it la Is set forth in the schedule submitted to the bureau of good roads and rural engineering that the roads would tap areas richly productive of foodstuffs and their completion would therefore greatly increase the food supply available for export from this state the schedule of appropriations as submitted by the state road commission and approved by the federal government includes the following helper duchesne road 45 46 iiii miles I 1 es 00 duchesne to VP leial nal 41 61 miles 00 james 11 II wallis has bought the lira ira D massey corner too bad the streets were not dragged after the recent storm I 1 porter goodrich returned to vernal on saturday of last week the duchesne road Is reported to be impassable except b team dont forget that the motor ac garage co can repair your broken machinery of all kinds 10 lt it th the e campaign for the third liberty loan bond issue has been set for april 6 and uintah county will be right the old ashley school house is in process of being dismantled for removal the building was purchased by the ashley ward I 1 I 1 there never was such a delightful storm as that which deluged uintah county on monday and tuesday tile the farmers are now hard at work in the fields while the moisture la Is in the ground jark jack miter of me ie ut altah tah motor garage company is up and around again after two week s illness jack looks like he has been on a cracker and water diet but lie he says it will only be a matter of a short time before lie he will be able to be at his garage working with all cylinders in fine trim avery A very pleasant surprise party was given at the residence of V W if last thursday evening I 1 in n lionor honor of mrs airs president of the first ward relief society and in recognition of tier her faithful unselfish labors the evening was spent in music recreation games and a delightful lunch the eve evenings ningA amusement furnished by the second ward ard at I 1 A at the vogue monday night for the benefit of their chapel fund was simply great and cery one taking part in the program did well why cannot we have more of such bhole wholesome enjoyment enjo ment when we have so 80 much really good sales of thrift stamps and war savings certificates are increasing each N week eek at the local post postoffice office thrift stamps were sold to the am 1 boullt of 00 at the office carrier richard jensen on oil route no one ona reports having sold 21 certificates during the week gunes clines ward Is the heaviest purchaser on his route word comes to the effect that roy Stel son of frank Stel vernal Is home having been released from camp kearney cal 0 on n account of illness A gael gas mask test was nas given the men of roy roys a company recently and the innovation of putting the mask on seemed to amuse him in talking it over with a companion later on oil he NN went ent in to hysterics laughing so hard the incident affected him so as to cause a temporary mental derangement the boys father left this week to meet him and bring him home for the development of a horsepower electric power plant un whiterocks Whlter creek charles B bartlett of vernal has filed with the ustate state engineer an application tor for the use of 40 second feet of water from i that creek tho the power is to be mar feted in and near anoint it la is to be developed by sending the water ver over throe three six foot wheels under a foot head in addition to the i re recen centIA tl asked tor for by the utah artillery regiment another call has been issued for fifty more making a total of men wanted tor for service in tile the famous utah unit the ments have been made known to the recruiting officer in utah in the hope 0 of filling filling k the gap with men from the baehl t tate the house of seven gables made famous by nathaniel hawthorne has ren renewed eNNed its youth and blossomed forth as a soup kitchen from which it dispenses meat soup at 12 cents a quart it Is now nov the headquarters of the liberty soup kitchens two huge wash nash boilers rest refit on oil a large gas stove set act up in front of tile the fireplace three centuries ago glowed with cordiality and comfort |