Show J the Good C cos Old Dewy s ayS iI 20 YEARS A AO O May 7 1942 Water fountains will soon be installed at the Uintah State Bank and Bank of Ver Vernal nal nal corners it was was decided at ata ata a meeting of the Vernal City Council Counell last Monday Marion Marton K Madsen of the Fish and Game Department delivered to the Vernal Gun and Rule Rifle Club 1500 Russian olige tre trees to be planted in varlo various s sections of the coun county ty for cover and feed as win ter protection for pheasants The annual health day In Inthe inthe the schools of the county will willbe he be held Friday with each school h having its own pro pro- program gram Utah's petroleum deposits near Vernal and Sunnyside will In all probability be reo re- retained as petroleum reserves r ther than used for the man mane of synthetic rubber Women who want to tAke the place of farm workers who have gone gone into the army or the war production plants ere are going to be told when and where they may be need need- needed I ed cd to help out because of the local shortages of regular farm labor Larry a junior at Uintah High School and ten ten- tennis nis star who has won numer numer- numerous ous contest to take first place In region tennis singles will represent the school at the state c events Saturday BuS Hatch Iii id planning an expedition d down wn tb the Yampa YampaI I River May 19 10 He will be e ac ac- ac accompanied companied by two National Park Service archaeologists The trip will take ten days and aU all valuable Indian reo re- remains mains and archaeological ma ma- material trial t rial w would be cover cover- covered ed by th pl poS d Echo cho P Park rk reservoir will be surveyed ft 60 YEARS AGO May 10 1902 The weather men report for tor the month of April ten cloud cloudy ten days ten cle clear r and ten partly par cloudy 4 In n P ports of the valley the the road roads are impassable e through Jv overflowing ditties Ephraim Gardiner G r broth of n LH and na Ar AJ ArE E G Gardiner and Mrs William Hodgkin son whom they have not seen for thirty years arrived this week from England C C Bartletts Bartlett's ranch had hada a close call to a damaging fire Thursday caused by placing ing a lighted bee smoker on ona ona a pole of bee hives We doff our cap to the Provo Enquirer In speaking of the prospects for a good fruit year It says Apples rals rais- rais raised ed In Uintah County are sup sup- superior to those raised anywhere In the state being free from worms and of fine quality and appearance Mens Men's horse hide laced boots 3 at the Chicago Store The main business section of Rifle including fourteen buildings was burned Sun Sun- Sunday day A ten pound baby boy boyar a rived at the home of Arthur Watkins of Buena Vista Mon lion day A farm hand at this time of year Is always welcomed The yellow flag at the J It R Wilson residence is no more Six out of seven family had smallpox The baby escaped What's the matter with the street sprinkler Is a question I 30 YEARS AGO May 5 1932 The ninth annual cement exercises for the Uin tah High School were held on Monday night with 82 stu- stu students dents receiving their diplomas mas As a fitting climax to the years year's activities of the Uintah tah HIgh School Variety Night was presented Wed Wed- Wednesday and Thursday nights to well pleased audiences I Vern Varn Olsen proprietor of the Olsen Shoe Shop com com- completed n h statue of wood woodI I which he Is sending to par Mechanics magazine to compete In a contest The eta sta toI I tue Is of an Indian about 14 Inches high and is made Of aspen wood It took five days to make it and the only tool Mr Olsen used was wasa wasa a jack knife I IThe The Business and Women's Club was awarded a 50 scholarship to Grace Several business houses in town InCluding Kens Ken's Cafe Allens Allen's Cash Store and the Basin Implement company have received d a new coat of paint during the week T There ere is sun still considerable acreage to be pl planted In the valley vall y The back backward ard spring makes planting difficult along lorig with a shortage of feed for stock animals Green River has been at atthe atthe the highest stage this sea season on for the last week A rise and fall of at 11 nearly one foot occurs durIng day arid night Mr and Mrs Frank Carrol Carroll 1 have moved to Vernal Mr Carroll has purchased the Cald hacking Colder Service Sta tion and will wUl oPerate it duro dur- the coming season The Weeks Bros have closed their barber shop and moved Into the Wm Mott shop we hear ev every ry day Mr still has the sprinkler and nd the streets will no doubt be wet down In the near near fut tut ure Th The loading of the wagon wagon is the only cause pf of delay It will cost from to for led for a permanent loading |