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Show t PAGE 6 Friday, December UINTAH BASIN RECORD, DUCHESNE, UTAH 13, 1940 Important Events In The History of Duchesne And The Uintah Basin Gleaned From The Files of The Duchesne Record For The Year of 1921 Continued from Page 5 $the final report. The project wiilto run the county until next fall, fland to Duchesne it will be neces-earl- y taled the necessary amount be bandied by the Anglo-Amer- i$50,000 will probably be about the sary to have it declared a post road. Steps looking forward to Aside from the above activities can Bank of San Francisco who amount. this are now being taken. The no definite steps have been taken will buy the bonds and do the conroad west of Fruitland is to be toward the organization of the struction work provided the report UNCLE JESSE KNIGHT DIES new bank but the prompt response of the consulting engineer is facompleted this year. to the call for subscribers assures vorable. F. M. Shelton was in After an Illness of several weeks Salt Lake City last week making Jesse Knight, who by his many POST OFFICE ROBBED the early opening of a new final arrangements and would kindnesses and efforts to help huhave brought this engineer with Monday night someone forced him had not the bank closed and manity, became generally known up the money order window at TOWN HALL REDECORATED tied up the funds with which they as Uncle, died Monday morn- the post office, opened a drawer In Mr. Knight the ba and helped themselves to about Extensive improvements are be- counted upon paying the engineer. ing necessary funds have now sin has lost a great friend who has $22 which, had been overlooked ing mad in the Town Hall by the The L. D. S. church. The interior is been raised for the purpose and done much toward its develop- when all other money had been Mr. Shelton is waiting for a reply ment. Water for the Blue Bench placed in the safe. Postmaster being painted and decorated and new seats are being installed. A from the engineer stating just was made possible by his efforts Fitzwater Is not worrying over seating capacity of 200 is planned. when he will be here. The recent and the Knight ditch will stand the loss of the money, but would bond issue voted by the district as a monument to his memory. . . like to have the wooden mug used for years, returned as it has grown MYTON: Word reaches us calls for bonding to the extent of TABIONA: A most successful to be quite a relic. A post office that the Continental Co. has ef- $500,000. fected arrangements near Myton party of the stason was given last inspector is on the way to Duto drill a well for oil, and that Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Merkley Saturday by the bachelors. David chesne and it is expected that the Robert culprit will be apprehended withdrilling will be commenced within are the proud perants of a baby Nicholson, Orrin Curry, Maxwell and Orson Allen at the in a few days. 60 days. It now appears certain girl. home of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. that at least 6 test wells will be Wm. Fitzwater and Mrs. John drilled in the basin during the BOND ELECTION TO summer. Pillings always smile over the BE CALLED fence on April 7, inasmuch as tue MINES CLOSED stork made one trip do for both UPPER BLUE BENCH IS At a special meeting of the 44 years ago Thursday of this The RubElaterite Varnish and deCERTAIN OF WATER was it county commissioners, cided to call a special election for ber company wired its local man, week. Everything that can be done by the purpose of voting on bonds C. D. Pope, to suspend all work the Upper Blue Bench Irrigation for the county. The amount of at the mines. No reason was giv- BOND' ELECTION District directors has been done the bonds will be placed at the en for the order, however, it is A legal notice is published this and they are now ready for a con- lowest figure necessary to pick up not expected that the 14 men emannouncing that a bond elecsulting engineer who will make the outstanding indebtedness and ployed at the mines will be laid week tion will ibe held in the county Apoff over four weeks. ril 30 on the question of incurring a bonded indebtedness of $50,000 FOREST ROAD NEW Your Get HIGHEST CASH for the purpose of grading, conCHRISTMAS MONEY Work commenced this week on struction and maintenance of pubPRICES the stretch of forest highway lic highways. NOW I Paid for all kinds of Hides, Pelts & Furs ARIEL LARSEN Route Box 248, Provo, Utah For information inquire at the Tavern, Duchesne, Utah or write in care of Box-Uintah Basin Record, Duchesne, Utah. 1 e from the county line to Fruitland. This will be a turnpiked and surfaced road and will run direct and not follow section lines. When this and the Deep creek road contracts are completed there will be an excellent road from Fruitland to Sait Lake City during the summer months. In order to get federal aid on this highway from Fruit- - at our yard. You get the cash as soon as you unload. EASTERN IRON & METAL CO. South 4th West 634-66- 6 St SALT LAKE CITY IT GET THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT AT THE GRANITE Everything1 to Furnish The Home BEAUTIFUL 4 PIECE Living Room Sets Chair Lounge to match Indirect-lightin- g ay And Floor Lamp and Choice of End Table ALL FOR ONLY LOUNGE Both of RIB MOHAIR ! $99.50 CHAIR The Ideal Gift for Her OaSwell-Runya- n Cedar Chests 20 per cent DISCOUNT I U ! FOR CHRISTMAS 1941 . Zenith and Crosley RADIOS TUBE ZENITH RADIO, Trade in your old set for YOU PAY ONLY III-POWE- R $99.93 $30.00 $69.95 Floor Lamps $3.93 to$18.93 Bed Room Suites ...$39.00 to $119.93 American Beauty Washers .$29.93 Beautiful Rugs in many sizes and Beautiful designs price ranges A lovely selection of Wall Mirrors Ivelvinator Electric Refrigerators Round Oak Ranges Kitchen Sets Platform Rockers - - Easy Chairs Card Tables - - Smoking Stands DOLL BUGGIES End Tables $1.19 to $1.25 Magazine Racks ON EASY TERMS PAY NEXT YEAR - Gsramlte EWmSure Cossaparay Duchesne, Utah S, .3. . I, R. G. Porter, secretarytreasur-e- r of the Ute Petroleum Co. has been here all week preparing the way for the operating department which should be in the field wtihin the next few weeks The Matador company has turned to the Ute 75 per cent of all their holdings in the Duchesne structure. The balance they are holding in case of development of this structure into a producing field. COMMISSIONERS SESSION HOLD Many minor matters were gone at into by the commissioners their meeting this week which occupied their time for 3 days.. . . Messrs. DeMoisey and Bullc Ik almost passed. of Vernal, representing the Uintah Last Sunday, the marriage of The Lake Fork is reported to were before Telephone Company, be threatening all the bridges the commissioners regarding a Max Peterson and Miss Margaret to Page 7 franchise for their company in Davis took place. Mrs. Peterson Duchesne county. C. B. Cook of Myton, editor of the Myton Free Press was in Mr. Cook has started a campaign to have the county clerk publish the financial statement of the county which has never been done in the past. town Tuesday. CONGRESSMAN COLTON WILL The announceMay 12, 1921: TRY TO SOLVE ment of the engagement of Ralph BASIN PROBLEM Walker and Miss Margaret Dalg-leis- h was made at a party given Congressman Don B. Colton of by Mrs. James Dalgleish Tuesday Utah served notice that if nothing afternoon. The wedding will take can be done under the present place some time next month. law to relieve the lack of railroad and other transportation facilities Mrs. A1 Murdock in company in the Uintah Basin near Vernal with Miss Merle Murdock have and Duchesne, he will introduce arrived home from Salt Lake City a bill providing a remedy as soon where Mrs. Murdock has been alas Congress convenes. most a year as a result of a sera ious automobile Miss accident. R R April 14, Born to Mr. and Mrs. Merle is returning from a base rR Clyde Parsons; a nine pound baby hospital in Macon, Georgia where The arrival of a fine calf she was engaged during the war. rR boy. the same day led to a false imft pression that our city marshal Mrs. R. Peale Herrick entertainft was the father of twins. ed the members of St. Pauls ft R Guild on Wednesday. Mrs. Chas. R I. Dickerson won the honors. A R ROAD WORK R dainty lunch was a refreshing R Work on the Duchesne-Helpe- r R R road is progressing quite satisfacR The presence, in the city of R torily and with favorable condiR tions it will be clear of snow and many strangers and well known R R open for travel during the coming oil men, idicate that the DuR week. chesne structure is attracting no R Last Sunday 51 men from Du- little attention outside as well as R chesne reported on top of the hill in the basin. The hotels are fillfor duty and much good was ac- ing up and the opening of the complished and next Sunday they roads to travel, there is no doubt are going back to put the finish- that the town will be taxed to acing touches on the job. If you commodate the people coming In have not done your bit, it Is time to look over our oil prospects. to do your part. SHALE CLAIMS SOLD April 28: Monday Miss Luella Chldester of Altonah and Dean A quit claim deed has been filPowell of this city were married ed with the recorder of Duchesne by President. G. V. Billings. county from George H. Mulvey and Mary W. Christy of Salt Lake 20 YEARS AGO GALLEY 6 City to the Castle Dale Oil Co. BLUEBELL: R. A. Murrays to four shale claims in Argile children have been having an at- country. The consideration is $50 tack of the epidemic, however all and other valuable consideration. except one little girl got along The instrument carried $330 worth old child of revenue stamps indicating that nicely. Fay, the was in a serious condition for the other valuable consideration 10 days. She is now on the was considerable. ' improve. The report now comes that Melvin Poulson and Fred Pope wheat is selling on the outside for arrived home this week from Wa- fifty cents per bushel. R satch academy where they have ft been school. The Always on the qui vive for attending R R school closed on account of scar- something new, we now find DadR dy Grant with one of the niftR let fever. R iest electric signs seen on any R hotel in the country. BY BONDS A CARRIED The work R R LARGE MAJORITY was completed by O. A. Halstead R this week. R R The $50,000 bond issue, voted R on last Saturday carried by a STATE ROADS SUBMITTED ft R good majority (278), taking the A The larger Report on state road project is R county as a whole. R precincts all voted substantially now in Washington for the R favor of the bond3 but several 'proval of the secretary of agri- R R of the small precincts voted a culture. It is stated that this re- R iport covers sufficient road to reR majority against it. R tain all federal aid allotted to U R A paragraph from the Roose- tali. In this report is included R R velt Standard, found in their lo- the road from Price to Castlegate, R R cal columns with foot notes: Castlegate to Duchesne and DuR They say the reason that all chesne to Vernal. R R jobs are tendered to O. C. LockR hart is because he is the only man ASSN IS FORMED BY HONEY ft read or DEALERS ft in Duchesne that can ft write. Now w'e dont believe that ft At a meeting of apiarists held ft for we positively know that Steve ft Johnson can both read and write in Price last week, Dan Hillman ft Vernal, ft as well as two or three other fel- of recently appointed A lows In Duchesne. (Editors state bee inspector was chosen ft the decision president of the Utah Honey Proft Note This follows R of the school board to close the ducers C. T. Beggs association. R R Roosevelt high school because of of Myton was chosen secretary. ... R lack of funds. Mr. Lockhart was R Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson will R president of the board.) R leave this week for their summer R ft SALT LAKE AND DIUHESNE home at the Ranger's station. Mr. ft STAGE TO START OPERATING and Mrs. Roy Cook will occupy R R their house during their absence. R The Salt Lake and Duchesne R R stage line, owned and operated by CRIP GRAY IS DEAD R R Anderson and Bottom will comR mence making daily trips within (Note: This story is in the form R 2 columns New cars of an editorial, wide R the coming 10 days. R have been purchased and are now down the center of the front page, R surrounded R being put in shape for stage line June 0, 1921, by a R duty. The road between here and heavy black border.) R R Ileber is getting in excellent conCrip Gray died this morning. dition fast, according to reports. He was shot last night by Dan Adams in Indian canyon Leland Hair left for Price WedWith a party of men Crip" had nesday morning and returned gone to Indian canyon the day r SLEDS 98c to $1.73 DRILLING IN DUCHESNE FIELD TO START SOON Wasatch-Duchesn- $8.00 per ton for steel scrap; $10.00 per ton for cast-iro- n scrap, delivered WE PAY 3, 10 the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis and Mr. Peterson is the son of J. B. Peterson one of the first residents of Duchesne. The happy pair left Monday mornstartfor Monticello. Utah where supper he and Dan Adams some- ing will make their home. for they ed out with guns looking the sun thing to shoot. After mountains Bernard Liddell has secured a the behind had dropped with the Smoot and Nixto camp position and they were returning on Lumber Co. of Price. Adams saw an object moving 450 yards away, it was a he could make HIGH WATER THREATENS all is object gray baseball coat old an out, being deThe Duchesne river is on the Crip was wearing. He took liberate aim and fired a fatal rampage. The bridge at Utahn is out of commission. Men are at shot piercing the liver. . . . rock and brush In an Crip" was cashier of the Bank work hauling of Duchesne until the recent attempt to prevent the river from north change In control of the bank. taking an old channel just , Since leaving the bank he has been of Duchesne. At Myton, a great crew of men business manager of the Record. The tragedy was so criminally are making strenuous efforts to careless that people can never for- save the steel bridge across the give the man that committed it, Duchesne. The Strawberry shows signs of and the whole community would should man this relieved feel if having spent its greatest force after the highest water since 1907, move on and out of their lives. and it appears that the high water period for that stream has POPULAR COUPLE WEDS accident in the evening, driving therefore the on oil shale ims. first truck that has made the ment woik there the rain his stay Indian During round trip in one day thru had prevented work and the day canyon. had been spent in camp. After SAA.S.S.3.2.J Save Your Strength For Christmas Shopping AND SAVE MONEY AT THE SAME TIME! Special family rate, per week $2.50 7 ROUGH DRY, per lb. 2-2- 4c 25c WET WASH, per lb. Shirts, 2 c finished for DELIVERIES MADE ON Tuesday -- - Fridays Basin JLatsndry Vernal, Utah J |