Show r i t 1 f i t ft v 1 r i l lj j IM MIi I DUANE MERRELL dashes in the direction of first base after connecting for a o single against Smithfield last Saturday In Vernal n 1 In the Good Old Days 75 TS YEARS AGO 30 YEARS AGO 20 TO YEARS AGO August 3 31 1 1901 II Grasshoppers are swarming A SI N into ManU Mantl and devouring everything green Water for irrigation is also scarce and this with the hot weather is working great hardships on the farmers The people of Hinckley ha have ve a anew anew anew new way of grasshopper extermination ex ex- ex- ex termination By fastening a wagon cover at the ends of two bows thus forming a large I open-mouthed open bag and dragging it around fields by galloping horses hoppers by bythe bythe bythe the bushel are caught easily Wednesday W W. II H 11 Morrison was placed under arrest for selling whiskey to Indians and will have a hearing next Thursday August before Judge Pack He is now out on bonds Sunday afternoon the Band Boys were out for a lark Mr hitched his teams to the band wagon and the boys donned their unions and began to toot The people began falling in line and by the time they reached Ira Burtons Burton's lake the procession was at least half a amile amile amile mile long Several popular tunes were played at the lake some donned bathing suits and took a plunge while others were boat riding The only difficulty being a shortage of bathing suits and boats It was not Mr Burtons Burton's intention to formally open his resort to the public demand yet but the demand for bathing was so so great that he decided to keep a few suits suits' on on hand and in a few days will have enough for all aU comers Next season he will have several more boats put up a l large rge building for dressing rooms have a pavilion for dancing and make a race track and ball ground The people of Vernal and Uintah county are justly proud of Adams Adam's Comet Cornet Band and are always ready to turnout turn turnout out in force when the boys begin to play The old board sidewalk in front of the buildings owned by bythe bythe bythe the op Co-op has been taken up this week preparatory to putting down an asphalt walk A substantial substantial substantial sub sub- stone curbing is being put in place at the edge ge of the walk walk- I J J u Th rid will sit Ir Ira Bw Bur Burtons Burton's tons ton's lake again Sunday evening Jim wants to have one more jolly good time before he leaves and will l hitch his pretty team to the band wagon and take the band boys out in style A merry crowd went to the lake last night in a basket hay hayrack rack They were out for a good time and had it A fanc fancy crazy quilt made by David Norwood a young man mannow mannow mannow now serving a thirty-five thirty year sentence in the Idaho penitentiary has been placed at Mrs Dillman's millinery store to be raffled off at 25 cents cent a chance The young man has served four years and is now trying to get a new trial and by this method is trying to raise the necessary money The Meeker mail that should have arrived in Vernal Sunday night was lost in a flood Friday between White River City I and Rangely In Iri crossing a gulch that had rapidly risen from the heavy rain storm in the mountains the buggy was tipped over and badly smashed the horses drowned and the mail sacks were washed into the White River and lost The The driver succeeded in getting out safely Fall in line behind the bandwagon band bandwagon bandwagon wagon Sunday evening and go goto goto goto to the lake and have a plunge With the band boys The watering trough il in front of the Consolidated Implement Company office is becoming a avery avery avery very popular resort It is a grea great t convenience to farmers and teamsters August 1 1916 As frequently happens with many successful undertakings the erection of the Utah Fieldhouse of oC Natural History at Vernal Is another victory for community enterprise Rather than the work of any anyone one Individual individual individual in In- once again team work has done the job It is not possible to give recognition to all aU individuals and organizations whose support has brought about the materialization of the Field FieldHouse FieldHouse House plan One of the State of oC Utah's most outstanding buildings will greet westbound tourists tourists' who arrive via U. U S S. S 40 and Vernal according to the plans of Miles E. E Miller architect for the Utah Field House of Natural History The attractive building is to be built by the stat state Cal Shrum and Alta Lee Hollywood film stars who play the leads in the picture Swing Cowboy Swing will be inVernal in inVernal inVernal Vernal to appear on the stage in connection with willi the picture when it comes to the Vogue Theatre according to Mrs E. E Lawrence Cooper theatre manager The picture is scheduled for August 3 Swing Cowboy Swing is the first in a series of eight western pictures Mr Shrum and Miss Lee are making During their appearance in Vernal they will present comedy acts skits and songs on the stage Bobby Riggs won the National Professional tennis championship at Forest Hills New York He defeated Don Budge in the finals 63 6 6 36 61 6 61 6 The Forest Hills competition I Ihas has long been considered the classic of American professional tennis matches Riggs won the U. U S. S tennis championship in 1939 and 1941 Vernal State Park fourth site in Utah to be named as a state park will be designated and dedicated here Friday at public ceremonies slated for 1030 am a.m. The site is the city's portion of the county city-county courthouse building grounds August 2 2 1956 A valuable relief relict map of ot the Upper Colorado River Basin that was on display in Washington will be shown by the Vernal Chamber of Commerce Commerce Com merce at the Uintah Basin Industrial Convention in Roosevelt August 8 The map Is valued at Thursday morning Jensen farm arm families were still digging themselves out of mud and debris deposited when a foot 15 wall of water cut a swath of oC destruction a mile wide for about two miles through prosperous farmlands Torrential downpours Monday aft afternoon caused floodwaters to run off the foothills into a wash which overflowed and water roared into pastures swamping valuable crops croIX and tearing down fences About bales of baled and loose hay were carried away and dumped over flattened fences Total damage was estimated in the region of Final details were being cleared up Wednesday for a anew anew anew new appliance home furnishings furnishings furnishings fur fur- and sporting goods business to be opened shortly at atthe atthe atthe the former 0 O. P P. Skaggs store location at 45 East Main The opening of the new Jims Jim's Cafe Sunday climaxed the months construction of an attractive attractive attractive at at- brick and cinder block building at West Main Mr and Mrs Earl Bronson operators operators' of the Gateway Cafe east of Vernal Monday acquired ownership of the Trail Cafe at 67 East Main Former owner was Come Corne Asmus Total amount involved in the transaction transaction transaction tran tran- was A wise man will make more opportunity than he finds Francis Bacon ry h I J I L I a I i q t J Jo j d ds fi i o t N I s 4 r t s c Yi M 1 1 t ill b j I lf DANCERS prepare for Indian dance number during the talent show They are Carrie Corrie Jensen Laura Winward and Sherri Labrum r rt t 1 M Mr r w d. d r 1 4 b z S f S f Fk St TALENT OF all kinds will be presented at the Youth Talent Show Participants are ore Cindy Mathiesen Ange Walker So Sara a Brown Midi Boren and Keely Harwood Ba Back k row ow left Jett to right Christie Parry Monica Smith Kary Billings Minette Billings The talent show show will be August 5 at 1 U 11 l am a.m. In Roosevelt |