Show J II if magu mcguere e of dragon was in hornal ernal last saturday supt bupt A 11 II knealy of ft Duch duchesne eBue spent monday in vernal mrs airs kneale accompanied her husband john E doyer boyer representing the now new york life insurance co ca was in vernal on monday this week J I 1 H 1 bengy ot of grand junction was waa another visitor to vernal looking over the country with a view of settling hers here Pass passengers engra on the walter barnes stage line friday morning were mry afro harris stanford colton and mrs samuel L page miles phillips of at whiterocks Whlter has enlisted in the medical department of the army and leaves for ft attley kansas Kar isas tomorrow rose shepherd of this city left for roosevelt the first of this week where she ehe will spend the summer with relatives there post office inspector E V A abbney of denver was in vernal a few days this week going over the post office service with the government C M curry superintendent of the ute oil company was la in vernal from bonanza the first part of this week attending to business prof earl douglas and wife were over from the dinosaur quarry to spend a few days this week while here they were guests of mr and mrs afro john N davis aeo C n pickett Tayl oraville colo spent a few days in ashley valley investigating vesti gating conditions lie he left for other points on the basin and will return home via vernal joab collier county bee inspector met J K bartholomew the federal bee specialist at duchesne ducheane city and accompanied him on his bla trip throughout the basin kent it burke representative of the john deere machinery co via cited with the local representatives of the C W at co this week eek mr burkes headquarters aro arfe in salt lake mr and mrs airs kellogg of grand gran junction colo were in vernal on tuesday they stopped off at points in the basin they are here for the purpose of making land purchases ch oses harold A blotter whose home Is in montrose colo after seeing the wonderful agricultural possibilities here declares himself cs a great enthusiast thus last st tor for this valley mr blotter Is investigating the possibilities of the basta basin lee peterson and sl 81 bailey cattle buyers of me ker her colo were visitors in vernal the first of this week they left for blyton on tuesday and will return to their homes via vernal while here they made cattle purL purchases hases manager of the C W M co reports that he to la receiving many inquiries concerning the new washing machine which was advertised in the columns of the express did we hear boar any one say that advertising pay applications have been received by the commercial club itom 99 per cent of the business houses in town for membership the business interests are solidly behind the club in any civic citta betterment or improvement it plans the tha vernal drug co have their now new electric sign working and every night various colored hues are shimmered out in the darkness the sign Is one of the latest in design and is equipped with the flash effect we are living in quite a metropolitan vernal girl twins were born to mr and mra airs elmer manwaring of naples thursday evening this makes five girls in the family of this thia happy couple the mother and new babes are ara enjoying splendid health and their bright smiles are factors in making the proud father so jubilant art an important meeting of the black diamond oil company will be held in the woodmen goodmen hall saturday night march at 8 p m sharp all parties holding stock in this corn com pany are requested to be present as aa matters of Import importance atice to every holder will be discussed ills bear dance at whiterocks Whlter which opened sunday drew an immense mense throng of vernal people it was understood that the dance was to close on sunday which filch 11 always alvias a gala event being a climax of a weeks celebration but sunday was waa the opening day instead of the last day the indiana at ouray will corn com mence their celebration next sunday among those who witnessed the dance at whiterocks Whlter ere mr air and mrs B D P kelly mr air and mrs jos jaa fowlks mr and mrs W 0 bur Ita lingame game ruth burl mr and mrs mra den critchlow mr air and mra airs wm win F hansen mr air and mrs L R pack mr and mrs airs ira massey and family W K thornberry bliss claire spiers and C 11 II howell and family the home of john dyer la Is quarantined ari tined for whooping cough the children of the family being affected E V A amith of roosevelt Is IB visiting with oeo aeo E larson in this city mr smith and mr larson 1 married sisters all those de desiring string to learn french are again reminded to avail themselves of the free course being offered by the vernal commercial club the vernal central school in con with the new daylight saving law will commence school one hour earlier beginning next monday morning the home of mr air and mrs louie larsen was gladdened over the arrival of a baby boy last monday the happy mother and young son eon are in tho the best of health the sixth grade girls of the central school are having red cross crosa work every friday under the direction of mrs airs eaton they are ara making bed stockings Bloc kings and towels and are making rapid progress in their work myram perry wim nas has been seriously ill for some time at camp Re kearney arney cal returned to vernal on monday although feeling weak he said ho he was improving and gaining strength each day ile he reports all the uintah county coys stationed at camp Kei irney to be in excellent health and spirits edward M druce bruce who Is connected with the file executive force of the new york life insurance co with headquarters in now new york was in vernal three das this week mr bruce was in charge of all the work of 0 f the now york life insurance co in europe up until the outbreak of the war ito iio Is hero here chec checking klug up on the work of tho the company lie ha represents A surprise party was NAB ElT arranged ranged wednesday evening by the officers and teachers tea cheis of the vernal second ard sunday school in honor of mr and mrs marion shaffer who recently moved from the ward the jolly party made the tha trip to the shatter shaffer home on a large hay rack the surprise was complete mr shatter shafter having retired for the evening the evening was waa in jolly games with a good musical and literary program delicious lunch was served dr E W returned from a trip to salt lake last saturday lie ile went there to investigate the possibilities ties of alft enlisting in the medical department owing to the fact that it is almost impossible to secure a dentist to take over his bust busl ness and if enlistment would be i made time would not be granted to dispose of business interests and complete work started dr found that it was next to impossible to enlist at this time the commercial club will give a big dance on april 19 committees are working hard to make the affair one of the most successful of its kind ever held in vernal music will bo be furnished by the twelve piece pinafore orchestra tills this dance Is but bul one of a series which are to be givon given by the club the purpose of the club in giving the dance Is twofold two fold first to keep intact the splendid organization of musicians and second to stimulate social activities in vernal boyd samuels son of exma Ex Mayor or ed D samuels returned to vernal last saturday boyd enlisted in the medical corps arid and was to leave for ft attley kans on final examination however at ft douglas he failed to pass the tests given on account of so many enlistments in this particular department the examinations ami m nations are very strict and tech the same day adly that young samuels was examined 40 other recruits failed to pass the tha S augustus smith pria principal cipal of the hayden school will be the principal in the central school next year changing position with C it II colton who will take charge of the harden school geo E larson who la Is now no principal of the davis school will officiate at the maeser school succeeding velman T rice who has accepted a position as financial clerk at ft duchesne Duch cane with the government succeeding wm win B wallis who will hereafter be ba one of the vernal express force I 1 the second ward if I 1 A entertained its members in a roal fashion in the ward ard bellef society hall tuesday evening A program was aas gil ghen en as follows reading ren berl ice mcneal vocal ocal solo merrill bennion Denn lon reading birda lev lesis Is vocal solo kathryn colder calder games were in dalbed in after which dainty refresh merits ments were vere served between the games a krin kangaroo court sat in ses felon in whan but one ona prisoner was ivas tried prest preat arthur manwaring or on the charge of pilfering the chloal cloak room the sentence passed required that lie he purchase ice cream for the number present another innovation of the evening was as the disposing of 10 worth orth of thrift stamps to the members |