Show V. V WN Y- Y Yi V In th The Good Old Odd Days S JE JY m I 70 YEARS AGO MARCH 1 1902 1702 Last week eggs sold at 50 SO cents a dozen In In the Salt Lake City market but the price has now fallen to 35 cents Ramon namon leader of the Island band of outlaws who ho In 1892 ambushed Captain Jones of the thc First Texas Rangers Rangers Ran nan gers gels has been captured It Is to be hoped that there will be a representative gathering of oC the people of oC the valley alley at nt the meeting for organIzing organizing organizing organ organ- izing an Incorporation to construct reservoirs reservoirs re re- flumes etc for increasing the water supply of oC Ashley Creek Bill Stewart the ferryman at Jensen is building a model ferry boat bont which he expects to have running at the old place in a month S. S N N. Morris and A A. A G G. G have havo put up street lamps In front of their places s of business which with the street lamp in front of the Elk Hotel gives s the upper end of town a metropolitan appearance appearance ap ap- ap at night 74 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 27 1896 John Harper wishes to announce that he will take cattle rattle to herd the coming season at 2 per head and insure them No horses wanted The Town Board should take some steps toward having sidewalks built on the principal streets of Vernal The property owners might follow the thc example example exam exam- pIc of Jake Jakc Workman by spreading the cinders and ashes from their coal stoves in front of their premises s. s Mrs Matt Warner Is Ls in the Ft Duehesne Du Dui chesne h hospital spital and is in a very dangerous dangerous dangerous dan dan- condition The bone bonc in one of her legs is diseased and the thc limb will have to be amputated which owing to the weak condition of the lady may prove fa fatal tal 30 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 26 1942 Plans and specifications for local cooperation cooperation co co- co operation in a national program i tram to build for the navy were received lay to-lay from the US U.S. office of f education The Uinta High School w will ll build buil 50 of them Farewell testimonials will wilt be held this thi week In honor of departing missionaries Austin Haws flaws and Newell ii Remington At the annual Gold and Gre Green n Ball Bali Dorothy Perry was was' chosen queen tto to reign over the evenings evening's festivities 3 A large and curious crowd Tuesday i gathered around the truck bearing th the eight head of elk which are to be plant planted d don on the Ashley Forest Marion Marlon Batty was hostess Saturday evening at n It George Washington's Birth Birthday day party given in honor of her daugh daughter ter Marva 1 Central School Is sponsoring a cont contest st for the building of blue bird houses by byth l y th iii students of the school Winners are areto to tobe be awarded Defense stamps S s. s L. L Vernal's popular jeweler jewele was happily surprised by a visit from his four sons Sunday The four sons Howard Rob Robert rt Richard and William either operate jewelry shops or are arc e engaged en- en th the craft in m 40 YEARS AGO t FEBRUARY 35 1932 X Utah's right to keep advertisements BC all tobacco off its billboards was upheld ld by the U U. S S. S Supreme C Court urt in a deci decision sion sion- In which all aU the justices agreed 57 City officials arc are busy making all pre preliminary prelIminary preliminary arrangements for the laying laying of o othe t the thc cast iron pipe line from the settling tank into Vernal and for a number of f small lines within the city limits C Professor C C. C A A. A Stott of the thc US AC Sat at t tL L Logan gan arrive in Vernal Wednesday Wednesday lo conduct a series of classes in farm accounting accounting ac ac- ac counting to a representative group of f Uintah County farmers In two hard fought and thrilling gat ganteS i Friday and and Saturday nights the Fight ing definitely captured th the championship title of the Northern d di division vision of this district I Tommy Hatch had the misfortune misfortune 1 take a bad fall while skiing Sunda Sunday and injured the ligaments of his his' knee e. e 2 l' l Rural mall mail c carrier Richard Jen Jense exhibited one of the finest specimens o of Cf leather bound books perhaps ey eyer seen seen In this community The work done dorie by Mr Jensen is tooled calfskin cov coven t ing an old priceless Bible of f the fam family The he safety essay of Rhoda Thome Thon Thorne seventh grade grade was was was' published in this weeks week's paper 55 |