Show UINTAH BASIN CORRESPONDENCE I sic t sk f sh t f tc k ic VERNAL JK st Hi k H The draft numbers arc are out and are causing causing quite a little excitement The only names that are obtainable at present are Charlie Bowers Ed Evans EvansY Y Yand and Lyman Iyman Thompson all three of these are married men two have families to support Last t Tuesday was Pioneer day ant and it was very well celebrated Vernal Verna Itself thought that I it was It-was was not her turn so Naples and Maeser celebrated ed instead They had most everything everything every every- thing hing that makes a cele celebration a a. sue sue- cess Program in the morning race in the afternoon as well as a ball bal game ame for the girls and a big dance in the evening A most enjoyable time was spent by all There was quite a gathering ut tt t Ashley l park ark on the The people peo pee pIe enjoyed the bathing and boating and quite A n number Indulged In the th swimming Say now that Is surely surely a nice place to swim The management management management manage manage- ment has banked up the sides until at the deepest place the tho water Is IB about 6 6 feet t. t A nice diving board has been erected Ladles Ladies and gents dressing rooms a nice pavillion and I last but not least a motor boat in I which one can take a ride for a pickle Mrs Lyman Thompson who was operated on last Friday is In the Vernal hospital doing very nicely We all hope to see her about amongst us again shortly Mr W W. E. E Broome came over from Myron Myton last Sunday night and expects to remain in Vernal about three days daj He is looking after his Page wire business in this city he came over in his Smith Form a Mr and Mrs Means Mr and Mrs Arnold and Mr Joe Means were InVernal in inVernal inVernal Vernal last Saturday and Sunday They left on Sunday for the sun dance Air Joe Means is looking for fora a suitable site on which to build a a. I 1 garage He says sars that he expects to from I soon coon have a chain challi of garages from Vernal to Salt Lake I Mr Gleson who was seriously hurt hurtin In an auto accident some time ago agog I I I is seen out on crutches He hopes to discard them very soon Mr N. N J. J Meagher Is still in Salt Lake City on business but Mrs Meagher returned last Monday Ashley Bartlett artlett has Deen been over on the reservation and reports that business business business busi busi- ness is very good over In that section see see- tion of pf the countr country He is very much I taken with the Redcap orchestra Sergeant Manker of the marines has been in town for three days re re- He has quite good success Six boys will wUl go out soon Mr Broom has sold quite a number number number num num- ber of De Laval separators while he heleas I Iha ha has leas been here Amongst other attractions at Ashley Ashley Ashley Ash Ash- I ley park last Tuesday were two I swimming races One free for all i which was won by N. N F. F Morgan with withFred withFred withFred Fred Rich second the other was for boys in which Harold Calder took the first money Facing the music the come com comedy dy put on by Vernal home talent played to excellent houses on Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day and Wednesday last and It was waa very ery well received I Ii o JK yc i JK r JK c a K m c fi H 1 iC X IC W. W h 1 sr JK sk ROOSEVELT M JK JK HS JK a A JK Hi Hi Hi Hi t JK The The twenty-fourth twenty of July was celebrated d b by a very large crowd of ot Roosevelt citizens visitors from other other other oth oth- er parts of ot the basin In the morning mornIng morning morn morn- ing a very well planned program was enjoyed The afternoon was devoted devoted de- de voted to a ball game and horse races The celebration t took ok place on the Park ark grounds In n the evening picture picture pic pic- ture tune shows and dancing were well attended attended attended at at- tended by the young people Mrs Stella Calder and her three sons eons returned to their home in Vernal I Ito to enjoy the twenty-fourth twenty I tion Mrs Irs Calder has been visiting with her parents for the past week She also accompanied her father to the sun dance of the Indians at Whiterocks r Miss Lulu Griffits Mrs Griffits mother of Miss Lulu Luiu Mrs Flora Collett Col Col- lett Miss Mies s Elsia and Miss Marie Coll Collett Collett Col- Col l lett tt and Mr Sterling Coll Collett tt motored to to Vernal Sunday They will spend the twenty-fourth twenty in Vernal and return return return re re- re- re turn to Roosevelt Wednesday M l I I Mr Stan Ballanger and Mr Robinett RoW Robi- nett of Price has been taking 1 their annual fishing trip to the Uintah canyon canyon can yon during the past week They were accompanied lJ by Mr Ray E. E Dillman Mr lr and and nd Mrs Craig Harmston and nd tamely They returned to Price w Wednesday Mrs Mae Browning is visiting with her mother in Vernal for the past week She will return home Sunday Mr Ed Evans returned home from Salt Lake with a new Chal Chalmers car Mr l Evans is county agent for tor the Chalmers Auto company Dr and Mrs Walker motored to the Sun SUll dance Sunday evening Mr Floyd Wheeler drove several of Myton's My ons on's younger set to the Sundance Sundance Sundance Sun Sun- dance Sunday Mr Clarence Johnson Mrs Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son and daughter Therma Mr and Mrs H. H P. P Edwards Mrs Lynn Orser a and d son Stanley Mr and Mrs Frank Orser and daughter Alta Mr and Mrs Ross Bartlett Miss Florence Circle Mr and Mrs Ed Evans and andson andson andson son Mr Kent Evans Eans and Mrs Ray Dillman to the sun dance Saturday I Mrs Fern Houston ston returned to her home in Whiterocks Friday after a n two weeks visit with her brother Ray Dillman Miss Doris Hardy returned home for a six weeks week's course at the B B. B Y I U. U summer school I Miss 1 Della Delia Lambert and ami Miss lIss Ida Lambert returned home Friday after I a course of the B B. B Y University I Both Miss 1 Lamberts will teach this I year in the Duchesne county d district str ct j schools Mr Douglas Todd of ot Talmage will move move his family to Roosevelt in the near nea future Mr Todd will take Mr I Smith in the ice business I Mrs C. C Circle and daughter I Clara will return home for a brief I visit before motoring to Yellow Stone Stonepark Stonepark park with Mrs Circles Circle's brother Mrs I Circle has a son stationed at Fo Fort r Yellow Stone and acting as a corporal there He intends to to leave for France In th the near future re I I I X Hi Hi HS Hi HS X X MT E EMMONS DIONS Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi X Hi E Hi The first field of grain has been cut on the bench Mr Simon Atwood cut a very fine patch of winter winter wheat for Warren Wilson I The thousand bushel iron grain bin I bought of at C. C W. W M. M Co of ot Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- Roose-j Roose I velt by Mr Rufus Rogers has been I delivered In town Mr Rogers is highly pleased with his purchase I Miss Melinda Barney has arrived in town She Is the daughter of ot Mr I and Mrs Herbert Barney and will now DOW live here permanently She has I. I been living recently in Ogden Mr Chapman has gone to Lehi Lehl for I his family Mr Chapman has been I II I living here a little over a year I I Mr George Rice drove one of Mr Chapmans Chapman's teams for him Mr Rice has gone to Glenden Utah Gold Hill Hili Nevada to spend the winter winter win win- ter working in the mines He has hasi has has' i left the management of his eighty eighty- acre lease to Mrs Rice and their son George a size man-size task but they are are capable j I Mr and Mrs Joe Thompson are lo located located located lo- lo I on on their lease some distance north of or town They have just come com from Vernal I I Mr and Mrs Myler- Myler of Myler of Roosevelt I Iare are on their lease working hard to accomplish the contract they have made with the Indian agency I The coolness of the canyons the I f beauty of ot the hills and the illusive speckled beauties of the clear moun I tain tamn streams are very attractive these hot summer days Mr and Mrs William William William Wil Wil- I liam Ewell Mr and Mrs Earnest I Babcock and Mr and Mrs Dennis and Mr Wallace of Myton Iton are on a 1 fishing trip at Moon lake The fish ing this year Is reported exceptionally fine flue Large catches are being made by the many followers of the gentle Ike Walton I Shirley Daniels has gone to Price for a load of furniture some of or orI I which will be brought here for Mrs C. C A. A Peacock to replace that which I was lost In the disastrous fire which I I destroyed her home in Mountain MountainHome MountainHome Home and some of at which will be used by Mr Daniels In furnishing the new home which he has just finished finished finished fin fin- building on the town site Wedding bells are going to ring soon We learn though that Shirley has sent application for service In Inthe Inthe inthe the army and after marrying will leave for the war The community I is proud of the patriotic spirit shown I Iby by this young man and admires the sacrifice which will be made by the young lad lady who can think so much of her country that she can offer her love on the alter of at liberty The payment of current expenses of the local primary association was association was provided for by the benefit dance of at Wednesday of or last week It was a good dance and was enjoyed by all who attended it I Teed Iced ed lemonade was served Mr and Mrs Roy Thacker furnished the music and six dollars and seventy-five seventy cents was obtained above expenses of the dance The officers of the organization are to be complimented on their success foi foe they won out when the odds were wen against them Mr and Mrs F. F W W. Cotrell have returned to Delta Millard county after after atter af at- ter having spent a most enjoyable visit isit with their relatives s here the family of Mr Ira Cannon While here they went for a fishing trI trip at Moon lake They obtained while there sufficient trout to enjoy them Mrs Anna Salmon and Mrs Ira Cannon went to Delta with them for fora a brief visit Mr C. C J. J Neal the honorable Don B. B Colton Mr Charles DeMoisy Mr Enos Enoa Bennion and Mr J. J K Bullock passed through town during the week in fn the automo automobile ile of the last mentioned mentioned mentioned men men- gentleman They were on their way to Salt I lake ake City and were assisted in crossing the river by Mr Ira Cannon They are going to Salt Lake that they might obtain permit permit permit per per- I mit to construct a telephone line to that place for the Uintah Basin Telephone company A large party of young people of this town attended the lawn party given by Miss Cynthia Marshal at her fathers father's home at Cascade last Satur Saturday da day evening They enjoyed the entertainment entertainment en en- provided by their popular popular popular pop pop- ular young hostess Rumor says says that Will VIll Case ana j Roy Hay Thacker are called to appear before before be be- I fore The rhe county exemption board to bo examined for draft in the United States army Mrs John Holgate is in In town for fora a day or two She and Mr Holgate have been very busily engaged for some time at the bee yard at Redcap M JK JK JK sh JK JK JK JK sic h siE 1 JK r JK fisi TABIONA JK ti is JK JK F O sic H X O fir JK sh K JK JK Jf t. t Merlin Jones left for Salt Lake Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- morning Mr and Mrs Hardin Eugene Larson Larson Larson Lar Lar- son and family left leCt for Nevada last Friday They expect to buy farms there thee Don B B. B Colton Albert H. H Kneale and other prominent men of f the basin basin basin ba ba- sin passed through Tabby en route to Salt Lake last week Doris Maxwell returned home Wednesday o 0 o rK JK K JK h JK high JK JK JK SK JK JK JK UTAHN ac i rK m fi H- H t fi sF E. E st JK JK h d rK JK h SK lE K F JK JK sr r. r Utahn will celebrate the of July with Talmage Mrs Gibbons from Hanksville is visiting with her mot mother er Mrs Martha Martha Mar Mar- tha Mayhew Jay Smith has gone to Salt Lake His wife will accompany him on his return to Utahn Mr Jay Smith and Adrian Ross Rosa made a flying trip to Roosevelt Saturday Saturday Sat afternoon returning the same night nigh t. t Lars Kofford has returned home from work on the outside Wayne Mayhew and Otto Kofford took a trip to the mountains In the Interest of their cattle Frank Mayhew is hauling the foundation foundation foun- foun dation and lumber onto his lot forthe for forthe I Ithe the erection of ot their beautiful new home lome That's what we like to see In Utahn What New homes J Spencer Willias has turned salesman salesman sales- sales man nan again and Utahn Is enjoying its I new supply of ot extracts spices toilet preparations and healing balms very ery welcome necessities In every home t o 0 rK K JK IK E JK JK JK JK rK SK JK JK JK t f f t t dF JK sic s JK JK JK M JK i K JK F JK E H I Mr William Prece Sr and Mr S David Thompson have gone to the Rock creek in the discharge of at their duties as fish and game wardens Mr Dir Lasenby who Is located on an Indian lease just south of at town has gone out for his family Mr Lazenby assures us that the life Ufe of a bachelor Is not what it Is claimed to be The man who purchased the ranch of Earl Caldwell has arrived herewith here herewith herewith with his family They are happy to have havo arrived at their new home The writer was told by the gentleman that it is a pleasant to have a home that Is all ones one's own He claims that he has leased farm land for the last time He lie comes Silver City near the TIntic mining district The break In the government canal which occurred during the past week was repaired with promptness under the management ot or Mr Will the efficient head ditch rider of the irrigation department department department depart depart- ment of the tho Indian service Mr and Mrs Albert Dastrup Mr Will and Mrs C. C J J. J visited in In Whiterocks the past week end They went there that they might witness the annual sun dance of at the I Utes It is a very Interesting and novel spectacle to see The The party enjoyed the trip I Mr Ir and Mrs Claude Peacock and family formerly of Sterling have arrived arrived arrived ar ar- rived at Altonah and are located on the eighty a acres acres res which the they purchased ed of Mr Dir David Thompson I h f. Hi h Hi JK Hi Hi Hi X r.r.- r.r. HS t Jh k MOUNTAIN HOME IE ft Hi m X Hi X Hi Hi The appearance of ot a load of lumber lum lum- lumber school schoolhouse schoolhouse ber lIer on the site of the now will truly truly truly tru tru- house honse looks good to all It building ly be fine when a new brick lumber on one is built to replace the old Mr B. B B. B Mecham made a successful success success- ful Cui business trip to Roosevelt Mountain Mr Bert Birch was a Homo Home visitor last week Merchants here provide themselves well with stock In trade Several delivered large loads of ot freight were during the week It was last Friday the primary I gave ave Its mid summer festival It was the ambition of the officers to entertain enter enter- tain taro the tho children with the best possible ble bie the program dance games and fish pond were there for Al The children appeared at their hom homes s after the affair very tired and very happy o r Hi Hi Hi JK HS Hi Hi JK HE Hi HS MONARCH r f t E sc Hi H c Hi k JK is JK f Hi E JK h EMr JK E JR Mr Morris Woodward has gone to Neola to work this week Mr and Mrs Frank WInn has gont gon fishing and will stay till next week Mr and Mrs Henry Lorange was wasI visiting her mother Mrs l rs B. B C. C Miller I last Sunday Mrs Annie Woodward of Neola was visiting her children hear last week Mrs Eugene Harmston was here last we week k taking our school census Mr and Mrs Wm Light and Mr Burk Durk has gone fishing and will stay this week Mr H. H B. B Beddis has gone to the sawmill after lumber for Mr Ashton of or Roosevelt Mrs Chas Woodward will leave this week for Vernal after her ber brother broth broth- er Wiley who is going to move back home again Mr Yeager and |