Show UINTAH BASIN CORRESPONDENCE t t Mr fIr and and Mrs Lorenzo Pitt re ro- returned returned turned home Monday from Jensen Utah where tho they attended the funeral tuner funer utter 1 al 1 o of or Mrs Pitts Pitt's mother I Mrs Mrs Mra Alice Mathews is s quite ill at present with the measles We are having ba real winder at at present about ten tea inches of oC snow fell here Saturday and weve we've had the wIdest coldest weather In In years Mr and Mrs Robt Marchant made a trip to Roosevelt RoosevelL Saturday t r tt t turning home Sunday Sundar Douglas and Dave e Murdock left for tor Du Duchesne Monday Monda on a business trip 4 T David Eskelson of ot Ft Duchesne r is fa a visitor of his daughters Mrs J. J M M. M Pitt and Mrs Hallott MT E EMMONS IONS 4 Mr Smith is s teaching teaching the upp upper r grades of the school Mrs Mrs' Salm Salmon n having ing found it i impossible possible t to do o so because of her health being rather poor this winter The birthday party part In honor honori of Curtis W. W Caldwell was an enjoy enjoy- able affair It was a sort of ot a surprise surprise sur sur- prise and was held at Mr Holgate's I home on Monday night of or last last week A large nu number ber of town folks attended attended at at- tended the tho play put onby on-by the Duchesne Du Duchesne Du- Du chesne high school students at Altonah Altonah Altonah Al- Al tonah last Saturday eve evening and they till tell t us us' us that they enjoyed the efforts y of the tho actors in the play very much mucho o 0 o oJo MOUNTAIN HOME i The pre presentation of or the drama Utah was well attended and the actors on the part of the company did fully as well and all parties concerned know the Joy of lion tion This occurred on Tuesday Every ery one had a good time at the dance on Friday evening last W. W E. E Broome was one of the weeks week's visitors Ross Bartlett was in the community community during the week with a a big stallion lookin looking for purchaser of the same came A new baby boy came to the home of 0 Mr William Shepherd last Thurs- Thurs day The little s stranger ranger stranger appears tobe to be glad he be lives and Is getting acquainted acquainted ac- ac Just as fast as he can Mr Joe West Brig Stevenson to Salt Lake City Telephonic Telephonic Telephonic Tele- Tele phonic message via Yla Millards Millard's tells us us that successful amputation o of the a leg has been made i f BLUEBELL Claude Allied Allred has moved mo his family fam- fam fly ily into their new home The Altonah dramatic troup put on the drama Utah under the direction direction tion of ot Aaron Johnson at the Social hall for tor the entertainment of ot the public Those who did attend felt feltwell well wen repaid for having done so A case of measles is reported In Mr George Spencers Spencer's family Porter Merrill MerrUl spent last week end at home It was the occasion of his seventeenth eve birthday and a small Informal affair was held by his friends I in celebration thereof Porter Porter Porter Por- Por ter is having ha his first year high school work at Roosevelt John Goodrich Is j bac back from tron Vrr- Vrr nal nal naJ 1 A weigh dance will wUl be given Friday Fri Iri day evening the proceeds of which will b be given to Mr Herman Wink Wink- Ink ler Ier who is on a mission in rite t cent cen- cen te t i I J v vI jr I DOl- DOl BONETA DOlTA TA 4 Elmer is at the Wells I looking after atter the welfare of ot his sheep cheep t Chris Anderson is delivering Boneta's Doneta's Bo- Bo neta's mail by automobile Mr r. r W. W E. E Broome a i visitor or In in to our town the other day was hh hl It ted In fn his trip over the upper basin here by car trouble Two little babes iJ of the family of Joe are seriously sly ill lIt Dir Ir- Ir and Mrs J. J W. W Potter tom oom- the fiftieth anniversary of their on of last week when they entertained their host of friends to a sumptuous I golden wedding supper The Mutual 1 social of Friday night last was great Everybody enjoyed themselves at the fine flue lunch in listening listen Usten- listening ing to a delightful program and in dancing The efforts of ot the Joint Mutual Improvement associations put forth for tor the ot of the public public public pub pub- lic ut at large are appreciated o 0 o I 1 tie 4 I I Mr Joseph Larson has Just returned returned returned re re- turned from an extended visit In in Salt Lake City j l Hyrum Richardson of the Studebaker Studebaker Studebaker Stude- Stude baker Company of Vernal was at Hotel Altonah the other day Range riders of Andrew Whitlock passed through town last week on their way to too to cattle camp on Rock creek Mr A. A F. F Maxwell is back in his store storo after ter a te ten days days' absence in Myton The basketball game between D D. H. H So S S. S team and nd Altonah's quintet on Saturday night last was a thriller full fun of mo movement m nt and tense moments The home team team caine came through the I fray I wl winners ners by a score core of ot 27 to 20 The line Une up was as follows Roosevelt Altonah Weight R R. R T T. Pearson Wilkens L L. L T T. TTimothy Timothy Robert C C. C Bryner Galloway R. R G G. Stoddard Whitlock N L L. L G G Clegg Will Case was referee of the game A return game wilt will be pla played d at Roosevelt Roose nex next Friday evening thu tho 26 A company high school students came with the ball and after after after af af- ter game was over presented a drama drama dra dra- ma ma A A Golden Nugget for the entertainment of oC the people here The writer find finds himself Inefficient when he he attempts to the pleasure with which the audience enjoyed the commendable way in which the students their r respective casts in the play There was a fair tair attendance but regret ia 18 s expressed by all present that every everyone everyone everyone one of ot the town was not out to enjoy enJoy enJOY en- en Joy the fine time L The week was one whirlwind of fun On Wednesday night lIght of of last I week a very entel entertaining show was I presented for the amusement of the I public y the the Roosevelt dramatic company I IOn On Saturday last Mrs Mary Ann Davis was tried by Jury before Jus JUB s tics tice of f the s Peace Timothy for assault assault as as- sault and battery committed on thearson the i person arson p of Miss Miss' Pearl Jensen s some some- me- me f time ago David Thompson represented represented represented the defendant and Clare Ashton Ash Ash- Ashton ton prosecuted the case for the state Defendant was was found guilty and and was fined 50 and costs o 0 o 14 tf it t DUCHESNE The Commercial club celebrated the beginning of Its existence by a sumptuous banquet in n the c clubs club's quarters Tuesday evening the Invitations were sent to ladles ladies and gentlemen and Mrs John O. O Natters Watters who superintended the preparation of the famous lu luncheon cheon given President Taft by the Commercial Commercial Commer Commer- cial club of Salt Lake some years ago had charge of the menu that g graced aced the tables bles in Abplanalp hall The speakers w were re Rock M M. M Pope ope W. W L. L Dean Jesse A A. A Washburn and Df M. M I. I M. M Smith The TheU U U. U S. S Weather eather O Observer server reports reports reports re re- re- re ports 18 degrees degre s Monday morning and 26 25 5 de degrees re Tuesday January seems 1 tent bent ni upon the cold cold- est month recorded in the 12 years existence of our local weather bureau bu bu- reau t f Despite the unusually lly cold weather er er r tho the county seat remains distressingly distressingly distressingly singly healthful from the physicians' physicians viewpoint At the little settlement of ot Strawberry five miles west Dr DJ Bjornson jias has 9 quarantined a on one house for tor smallpox and two others for measles but none of the cases are very well developed or severe By actual count twenty-six twenty Ice leo houses in town have been been or are now being l. l Whether Wh ther prohibition or n not i the people of ot Duchesne will not go without cooling drinks during the hot August days Mrs Fannie Medaris entertained the e Standard Bearers and others at the I I I I s s i old fashioned game of five hundred Wednesday afternoon A lease of the Duchesne Creamery for the period veriod of one year r at least has been signed here and forwarded to the Nelson Creamery company compan of Hayden Haden formerly of Leeton for their signature All Saturday it snowed until six inches of the beautiful was on the tho ground All AU night t the wind blew and Sunday morning the drifts were typical of midwinter President Murdock Murdock Murdock Mur Mur- dock of the stage company despatch ed two autos each with the chauffeurs chauffeurs chauffeurs feurs up Indian C canyon at dawn on the Sabbath to break the road to tho the I first station consequently the second storm of the winter wrought no interruption in in the mail service While the string latch-string of the county count county coun coun- t ty seat is always out all aU visitors are warned after atter February 1st to bring their pocket books with them If they want to carry any souvenirs of their visit back to to their homes On that date the iron-clad iron compact of of our ten leading stores to do nothIng nothing nothing noth noth- ing but a cash business goes into effect Affect J. J B. B Drew the veteran fur man states tates' that never ne in n all the years year since ince 69 when he set up in business in n the then frontier outpost of Dener Denver Den Den- ver er have coyote skins been worth so much much muchas as now It If the stockmen would seize this opportunity and add a real substantial bounty on top of the 5 I or 6 6 fj the skins now bring this county county coun coun- ty 1 could be completely cleared of f the troublesome varmints in two two years time Rock M. M Pope was last week making making making mak mak- ing surveys for a a. wagon road out of hitherto inaccessible Lake canyon preliminary to shipping out from a mine he owns there during next summer Hyrum Nicol has returned from Helper and will hereafter live in Du Dui Du chesne Mrs Nicol and the children will wUl Join him as soon as a dwelling house can be secured Clyde H. H Stephens has succeeded Mr Nicol as manager of the railroad end of the stage company business Some nights ago several wild west scenes were presented at the moving picture show so 80 realistically that several youths n n the audience were swept off ocr their feet with enthus enthusiasm Marsh Marshall n Murray apprehended the I noisiest Philip West on the charge of disturbing the peace At the hearing hearing hearing hear hear- ing Monday morning before Justice Zimmerman the defendant by his bis attorney attorney attorney at at- torney H H. W. W Colmery made a saty sat satisfactory explanation and was dis die charged Two of his companions Arlle rHe Merril and Orson Wilson were taken in custody by the marshal but after the outcome of the first hearing were released without trial o 0 I. I t 4 UTAHN I The snow has come Utahn is now decked In her er ermine mantle Lotsof Lots Lota Lotsof of Jolly sleigh riding around town Mrs Joseph of Duchesne formerly of Utahn who has been suffering suffering suffering suf suf- fering from pneumonia was brought to Utahn last week by Su Superintendent mt J J. J A A. A Washburn in his car She is at the home homo of her mother Mrs Martha Martha Martha Mar Mar- tha Mayhew and Is rapidly recover recover- ing The family from now on will make Utahn their home Mr and Mrs Kofford are visiting rel relatives in Mt Home Emanuel Emanuel Emanuel Eman- Eman uel also took a grist to the new Doneta Doneta Do- Do neta flour mill A crowd of our young folks went to Talmage Friday night to enjoy the pleasures of ot a dance They enjoyed the dance well enough but the ride rido e home Ugh home Ugh Jones' Jones have haye moved their sheep from Blue bench to Upper Duchesne e since snow fall faU Otto K hitched up Dan and Billy DUly Sunda Sunday and tendered th the girls of Utahn a no sleigh ride Oh i iwas it t w was s for jolly Jolly for Otto Mrs Katie Young spent last week In lu Myton on business 0 o oJ- oJ 4 REDCAP 4 Born Dorn to Mr and arid Mrs Claude Shep ard and a tine fine girl January 7 All concerned concerned concerned con con- doing fine Mrs Nanc Nancy Jane Summers returned return return- ed from Vernal last week where she spent the week attending to a buss busi ness proposition Mr and Mrs George Bird are visitIng visiting visiting visit visit- ing with friends and relatives a at Vernal Vernal Ver nal for a week or so Miss Gill gave ave a Carew farewell pa party part ty y January 17 17 r for r Hazel Hazel Neilson who leaves leaves- for tor Salt alt Lake Lak e City where she intends Intend g going i g to college col col- lege The citizens citizens- of the Red Redcap ap have hav e put a new hard wood ll floor or orIn iu In n th the e ee school house which will make mak i it t much pleasanter for dancing and Also also al flu so other entert entertainments which will wUl willbe willbe be given the there e. e The committee gave I a free dance on the new floor Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- Fri Fri- day January 19 a large crowd crowd was in aU attendance and a very velY pleasant evening was spent by all aJI present Mr i and Mrs Emery Emel Neilson and bab baby returned from Ye Vernal l during the week where they had ad spent spen a week visiting relatives and tl friends We are glad to welcome Frank Herrick and family in our midst They have e bought a alarm on larm-on on on the flat fiat and we wish them success success s in their new home The Beehive e girls will give a basket party in Redcap school house February 2 1917 All are I Invited I and a good a assured o o 0 oJ TABIONA A bab baby boy arrived at the home of or J. J U U. Bowers Dowers K C. C Jensen is in Salt Lake attending attending attending at at- tending business Mr Losee principal of the Tabiona Tabi- Tabi ona oua schools was suddenly called away to the bedside of his mother who is not expected to live Jive There will not lre school for the advanced grades Evades until he be returns After a short a jolly crowd of young folks gathered at atthe atthe atthe the home hom of Mrs Kenneth Jensen where games were played and damn dain dainty ty refreshments were served M. M Roy Gilman GUman has sold his ranch and intends to locate down south D D. D Eldridge of Roosevelt was the guest of Mr Guy Miles last week Wesley Bowers Is out after freight for the Maxwell Cash store Cases of mumps and measles are arc becoming q quite n numerous inthis in this community Ne Nephi hl Cha Chatwin has mond moved hi hiam fam fly ily Into t town wn s so the children may attend school The b basketball games will not be practiced until arrangements arrangements ar made for another hall han to practise In o 0 o I. I 4 1 ara VIEW 1 I- I 4 I- I or 4 01 I- I t. I Frank Hale halo returned from Salt SaIL Lake Tuesday where he ho went with Mr Hanson who was operated on for COt appendicitis 1 is to be one of the first communities in tho basin to have a National Farm Laon association The people met on tho the and organ organ- Anybody wishing to get Into into the association may do so if qualified by seeing J. J W. W Carlile president of the association 0 O. O T. T T HIcken from Tabiona was a business visitor t this is week looking for pure bred cattle catlIe Fourteen below zero Tuesday night the coldest this winter Last winter it registered 34 below Mr Quate father tather of Mrs lUrs Elmer from Garrison Nev Nov is 18 visiting g with Mr and Mrs String- String ham Most 1 of the ice crop Is harvested but the ice is too thick for home use Mrs A. A Bjornson spent Sunday with Mrs J. J E. E Myers Jr I The weather Is quite cold at present present pres pres- i ent but not equal to Myton 1 as 14 below below below be be- low is is the most our thermometer has recorded yet I Mrs J. J W. W Carlile received word Sunday night that her mother was not expected to live Jive so she took look the stage for Heber City |