Show VERNAL TI YEARS AGO L A ri flesher esher a traveling peddler ot of eve eie lasses glasses was um fined 20 last jut monday night by judge christensen Chrls tor for practicing optometry without a state lirt enec rist the hard wind mind last sunday blew off about 50 per cent of all the fruit in this section and shelled out hundreds if it not thousand thousands of bushels of ripe grain that was yet et uncut thompson says he lost a even aven ven or eight tight hundred bushels ol 01 oats some of his oats bere ft ere so badly shelled out that they are not worth cutting the frost at night nigh killed nearly all the tender plants such as squash tomatoes and beans john who vi ho Is doing in ms a flonary work vork in new zealand Is in poor health he had a nervous attack and Is to be taken to auckland for a month or so with the hopes of improving his condition mr carter and miss gladys had a very cry narrow escape last ahil while e crossing the upper duehesne Duh esne the river was as very high and in approaching pro aching the point ol 01 crossing on the appo opposite ite bank they were mere tarried below loo tar and drifted into a hole the ladles ladies got out in water ater up to their necks and managed to release the borses and climbed lip tp a steep ank and called lor for help which soon came in the fol fairn in of mrs jones they remained ined overnight with M A ross and then went on to their home in vernal the ile republican county conven conventi tio oi which met in the courthouse last av monday to elect delegates to the state convention to vote first last and all the time for don dan B colton for secretary of state and to do everything permissible in politics tor for his nomination the following delegates were elected charles demonsy charles carter 0 J bracken E P winder enos bennion wm it A D alien allen john N davis and mrs josephine carter charles batty s father has returned from train Nl Valls burg and his has been visiting him he ile will return to walls burg shortly and make his permanent home there joe warners big auto touring car passed through town ton one day during the week it reminds us that we are art not so very far for from calill civilization after all visitors from the east who come here to investigate tie pos possibilities abilities of this country declare that it Is very poorly advertised and that there are thousands of people in the congested districts both rural and city who are anxious to get out and who would come into this country it if knew about it T C mcneil informs us that he ile will not again be a it candidate for the office of of uintah county this will ill be regretted by his host of warm friends and supporters many of whom khorn have been urging him to accept the nomination the express believes that his election would have been certain had he consented to accept the nomination in view of the fact that he has been a it carefully care full conscientious officer and given entire satisfaction the name of george calder the father of the flock baa has been t man cloned to represent uintah county in the state legislature come to think of it mr calder might be hard to beat he Is a pusher and goes right after anything that will help vernal postmaster E II 11 belcher is carrying his arm in a aang he ile fell through the roof of his cellar last wednesday and for a time it was thought his arm was uga broken but he escaped with a sprain the announcement has been made of the marriage of miss anna king w and william ali alva a ranks blinks tuesday evening se ember 8 IBM 1808 miss min hazel ashton left last wednesday morning for winter quarters where at se e will teach school this year the vernal orchestra stra which waa was organized a short time ago Is apking raad progress the orchestra Is 13 composed of H F moore leader miss mabel hanson rob wimmer pat markey mrs pat markcy markey clarence hadlock mark bingham tom muray charles lewis john workman and morris goldenberg ray arrived fro n dragon the first part of the week where here he his been working in the mines tor for the part past six months he ile will attend the B Y V U at provo this coming year the trail builder boes of vernal vern a second ard unloved a I 1 outing on thursday of last week in company with tha big bic brothis thomas bingham eldon cook and lawrence Sidd ovay ardath Sid domay their leader mrs W S henderson enderson II and mrs kenneth spiers at the early hour of four foix a clock the emd gathered at the home of mrs hen aerson and soon the merry crowd of twenty persons viere on their way to he merkley ranch in ashley canion A bonfire was made and a most delicious breakfast prepared the rest of the mornin was as spent in lively games and hiking the express rega regrets es very iery much the Pi emission mission last issue of the splendid whistling selections by ml Ethel ethelane aaton on the opening night ot of the eisteddfod the omission was unintentional as of course can be well understood miss ashton is wonderfully gifted along the lines of her whistling demonstrations and without doubt could command a good salary with any of the circuits she Shel has been very liberal in appearing on any public occasion and her services have been deply appreciated we feel sure we trust and believe miss ashton will accept our apology I 1 |