Show UINTAH BASIN CORRE t. i 20 t. d' i i t Tho Upper Blue Bench IrrIgation District renewed last week sever seven several Important first filings of ot i sites on the three largest lakes I Ithe in I the basin tributary to Rock dreg creel These valuable additions to the tho 2 25 cubic second feet filing on the tie watt waters of ot Rock creek were obtained obtain largely largel through the tho foresight a an and energy of ot Thomas W. W Sweatman one ol of the three three members of ot t th the board of ot directors of oC the district tt th the lake f fo for largest is upon acre feet Ceet the next upon Fl Fie Fish Fishlake lake for tor 1500 acre acro feet and th t the third Ul upon ulson on Lake Como for Cor 1250 fee feea feel feela teet tl th the a total of acre feet teet As present number of ot acres included i In Inthe the district boundaries is 13 about 2 20 this reservoir acquisition would woul In ar adry dry season s serve to pr provide vide a aleast at least one ono irrigation 6 inches deep t to every land under the canal Oscar E. E Johnson was suddenly sudden th thead the U called to Heber eber last Friday by sad ead news of oC the death of his mother Miss Grace Hart lately a deput deputy in the county treasurers treasurer's office lu ha luLs accepted the position of ot principal s o otho of tho the Utahn public schools Clyde Clde H. H Stephens has filed flied a poti pot tion In the Probate court asking pe permission per section mission to sell the quarter hom homestead stead b by the late J. J J. J Akinson Akin Akin- son eon on an on he Blue bench owned by h his father and appraised by the court cour courtat I at The acres is general gener genes al any y considered the finest on the th Lb Blue bench It is beneath the Knight Knigh i dicht but not Included in the boundaries boundaries boundaries bound bound- I aries of or the B. B B B. B I. I D. D No 1 as it its iti earliest owner contended the upper J canal could be built for half the co cos cosof cost costo of o the lower Mrs Probus W. W Fonce received th tb the unique valentine of ot 1917 St St. Val Valet Valen Valentines Valentine's en- en tines tine's day A setting hen came o off with S little chicks the morning o c ot the The Tho pleased owner beHaves be Haves she holds the early poultry I be-I record for or the Uintah basin too r A Girls Friendly society was formed form font the Episcopal Episcopal Episco Episco- ed at a meeting held in I pal chapel Friday evening during durin the visit of ot Mr W. W W. W Reese of ot Sal Salt Lake Mrs W. W H. H Camerer is pres president dent and Mrs F. F L. L Watrous secretary secretary secre serve tary tarp of the new organization W. W W W. Reese of ot Salt Lake held hel church services here Sunday and left left lefi t on Mondays Monday's stage for ZIon Ed Mackie has moved into his new net office under the west eaves of or the th court house It is fully equipped for the abstract business and beside is the sunniest spot in town Francis Shelton county clerk i ithe h is the only county count official who is paddling pad pad- I his own canoe or In other othe words is conducting his office without without with with- out ut a deputy He lIe is m managing maging things all right tight too but how about the week March 5 6 to 10 when as clerk of the District court he must sit in it inthe Inthe the court room all day Ed Hart left leCt Thursday for Cor San Sat Francisco to visit a week or two with wits witha a brother whom he has not seen for fot twenty years and who recently moved moved ed from Puget Sound county to the City of f the Golden Gate George Wheeler Wheel was Briefly in town last week getting supplies to continue his warfare against coyotes COotes and wolves Since Uncle Sam employed employed employed em em- him last summer George and his partner have trapped 82 coyotes and set poison polson in thousands of ot places that must have scores more Not one victim so far has been infected with the rabies The Wasatch rumble which has been quiescent or totally quiet all winter has been heard again tr frequently fre frequently during the past ten ten days Sometimes It sounds like a series of ot muffled muffled- explosions and again as though a n few rev carloads of big boulders bould bould- ers were rolling down a rocky hill hill- side Bide Everybody has a theory theory as asto asto asto to the tho cause of ot these mysterious rumblings but nobody knows a thing more about It than the Indians and they singly said it was Great Spirit moving about Mrs Ernest W. W and William Leeton gave a Juani Juanita 1 party to their numerous friends in Duchesne at the tho Arlington hotel last Saturday afternoon There were seven tables of five live hundred during the care card playing and the prizes were won by Mesdames Watrous Hart Kohl and Firth Iirth The Tho refreshment I were accompanied b by the tho damn dainty maple malle bisque for which Mrs SChOll Schou ian is famous and which no on one though provided wi with h a recipe seen seems ablo able to duplicate or equal The Blue land acquisition of or Jesse Knight and associates have ham now mounted to over acres acre almost half hal the area of ot the irrigation brig tion district Eight Perch eon mares marcs large draught horses are c 01 on their way in to become the nucleus nuclei of ot the finest set of working horse horses horseson on any corporation farm in the state stat It is like likely 1 upwards of or thirty men wil wi find steady employment all summer summa on the grant farm that is now spreadIng spread spread- spread spreading Ing lug over old stamping ground sou som fifty free tree and independent home home- 0 o i i HANNA lIANNA i Mrs A. A B. B Atwood entertained a aa at ata ata a card party Tuesday night Tuskey Turkey Turkey Tur Tur- Lb the key supper was the feature of evening A large crowd of young youn and old were present Mr our forester is visiting friends in Hanna where he is contemplating moving in tb the then ther near n r future Miss Louise Erikson spent pent Lb the week end at Mrs A A. B. B Atwood The Tho guest of or Miss Albert Bjornson J. J A A. A Pack returned home homo from Kamas where he has been visiting his wife and family A. A L. L left today for foi his home in Salt Lake City He hat has been peen enjoying lug some real winter a athe at atthe atthe the Jones' Jones ranch Basket Basketball ball has been progressing Ono fine on the upp upper r Duchesne Tabby Tabb had mad succeeded in taking two series sere games tames from Hanna In the meanwhile meanwhile mean mean- while Hanna strengthened up am and was still sUll after acter Tabby's goat but alas Tabby Cabby feared their dear record any and anO turned the Hanna boys down on a game tame which had been scheduled to foi tor two two weeks We hope that Tabby Tabb sustains a clear record but we consider con sider ider them poor sportsmen The Tho Tabby girl basket ball baIl team tean was vas swamped 22 to 2 by the Hanna Hann girls We Ve feel for the girls Ii In given Friday night A d dance nce was honor o of Miss Irene Ash of ot Utahn who vim did not arrive on account of ot the snow now storm Missionaries of or the stake and wart ward have save been visiting the people Cottage Cottage Cot Cot- tage age meetings were held and successful successful suc sue and enjoyed by all who at at- tended ended o o I 20 4 Tf TABIONA IONA i 4 Eugene Eugene Lawson left for California last sst week Mr and Mrs Ernest Allen of Talmage Talmage Tal Tal- mage sage are visiting relatives here Mr Timothy a member of the high council accompanied by Mr Brookbank Brook- Brook bank jank of ot Roosevelt have been visiting visitIng visit visit- ing ig the people of Tabby and Hanna as ss missionaries for Cor the past five lays days ays The Old Folks party held February 1030 m until iry ary ry from Crom a. a m. m 1150 p p. p m. m at the Tabiona ward louse house was the tho first of ot its kind tobe toe to be je e given here A splendid crowd attended and all present seemed to lave ave a good time A program was rendered after which a a. table loaded with ith the luxuries of life Ute was surrounded sur- sur rounded and of course everybody pres present mt ent nt satisfied their appetites Tho The Thesy lay day sy was finished with a dance after af- af ter er r which everybody went home feeing feeling feel feel- ing ng g as though old folks parties were he the se best yet o 0 o f UTAHN About three Inches of snow fell Friday night February 16 Grace Hart of Duchesne has filled Mrs rs Marie place as teacher ot f the upper grades The dance Friday night was a complete success from every point of or view ow Some of Talmage's young were down to enjoy the pleas pleas- ts of the tho dance Miss ZIna Olsen and mother are Cahn visitors this week A surprise party was tendered Mrs Wa arren ren Strong Wednesday evening February 14 14 All present had a most I enjoyable time Spencer Williams and Bishop Spratt went to Helper this week fc for foi freight t. t Mrs Hrs Elizabeth Olsen has been o othe 01 on the sick list the last few days o 0 o ot It I. Born Horn to Mr and Mrs R. R U U. Jame James February a fine boy The infant of or Mr and Mrs Arthur Shields has been very sick for a fe Cew days but is much improved at the th present writing Thomas Gilbert who spent the la last las two months visiting with relative relatives and friends a Sevier county count returnee returned home Saturday The year 3 old child of Mr anc an and Mrs George T. T Smith Is ms very ill a a at present Mrs Almedia Bird who was reported re ra- ported forted ill last week is very little improved and Dr Enochs report her condition very ve serious George George is still on the sick sic list with very little improvement The entertainment given by the th of Principle Principle school under the direction plo James H H. Moore and Roena Lewi Lewis was waft sure a success in every way The Th children rendering heir parts In a avery a avery very pleasing manner It consisted of f songs recitations dialogues a play pla of or three acts followed by dancing until the th wee sma ours o 0 o 3 01 ot I NEOLA Neola is doomed to have spring right Sight a away way 50 soon n as the snow is going very fast and spring will be here her before some of ot the good farmers farmen are ire ready for It The masquerade ball which was war held last Friday evening in the Neola Ne No- ola iIa hall hail was a howling success Ev Every Every ery try body was there with their faces face and most of ot them had two faces face faceson on rn and a very good time was had Everything went along very nicely Those who were masked enjoyed themselves dancing and capering over eves the he floor while those who were not lot masked enjoyed themselves laughing and talking of the many different characters and funny aces the wore There were so o many good characters that it took Look the judges all the evening to de clde ide which two tho the prize should be given ivon to Finally the masks were all called ailed on the floor for tho last waltz and ad at the end the shrill and loua lou louvoice I voice olce of the floor manager was heard announcing the decision of the judg es s that the gentleman dressed as Uncle Sam took the gents prize and that hat the tiro lady dressed to represent a aery aver avery ver very ery old lady took the ladles ladies prize and ad after the announcement all masks casks were removed It was found that hat W. W E. E Glines was Uncle Sam and that hat Ethel Glines was the old lady Conn Wilkerson Is building a new homo on first south and second east easl streets George Averett Is hauling lumber from rom the mill to complete te his new newhouse newhouse house ouse which he has bas been building Henry Peterson the able merchant Is i rushing his large store to completion com corn I lotion so as to be ready to receive hc the se spring stock of goods which he ho heins hos ins as just ordered E. E jj J. Woodward who has been making caking hl his home bome home at Jensen this win ter er r us u's all aU by dropping into J town Just when we were not lookIng looking look look- ing lag for him J J. J L. L Wilkerson am and wife wICe of Vernal drove Into town last las week to visit relatives and friends friend and accidentally stayed for the masquerade masquerade mas mas- ball baIt James 0 O. O Peterson and James L D. D Mecham just returned h home me from trot their missionary trip amongst th the saints and unbelievers and state that tha they nver n. n ver enjoyed themselves bet better be beter better ter In all their days as they have o othis on on this trip Thad Wilkerson has gone to Price Pric for mor goods for the N. N C. C M. M Co they are getting in a large supply One day dar last week the farmers farmer met and completed the Neola Farm Fart Farmand Farmand and association b by electing W. W K Dye De president J. J Wm Workman vice president Hugh Hug Barnes secretary James Barnes assistant assistant assistant as as- secretary Christian Jensen Jensei treasurer and a board of directors director consisting of ot W W. K Dye I. I N N. Workman Workman Work Work- man James Barnes W. W E. E Glines an and J. J W W. Workman They are now ready read to do business After a hurry and a scurry scurry sour ry and amI everything was in order to met the school board they let u us know that the they could not come p and make us a visit tb t this round but bit that they would some time In tl the e enear near future Friday afternoon Neola Neola Ne Ne- Neola ola streets were crowded with people people peo peo- pie who expected to get a glimpse of thes tiles chool board but alas they had to go back home a disappointed disappoint disappoint- ed bunch bu but t then we are somewhat used to disappointments from tho the school board and we hope that no nc noone noone I one sue will be afflicted with the Con tara tams and the gams Gim-gams or any other nervous over the th disappointment dis dis- appointment as the board will wUl make maket It t all right when thel do come Neola Is still growing o 0 04 or o fr r 4 IOKA h ot of d' eo Mr Edmund Webb returned from lamas Kamas Sunday Two of his wife's brothers mothers came with him William Stone took his daughter Fontella to Salt Lake last week she will nil go on to California On account of t poor heath the tho doctor recommended recommend recommend- ed d a lower altitude eThe 0 e The opening of the ward house will take nice place February There will vill be a program and dance danco also ilso a supper Everything is ms free as itIs It Is 9 9 the first time A good time is ex- ex expected expected ex ex- for all who attend Well We'll tell ell you more about ab ut It next next week o c oP o P 1 MONARCH Morris Woodward has been on the lck sick list but at this writing he is such much better There was a very pleasent evening spent pent last Saturday at the tho homo home of I Mrs Era Blanchard playing cards and other games and a very nice lunch was as served The Tho people all met at the school schoolhouse i louse house last Saturday at noon to hear what hat the school board had to say jut but ut they did not come The people lad had a very nice warm dinner so ho they ill all II went home saying they had something some some- thing sing good to eat cat Mr and Mrs H. H B. B Beddis was wasse the he se guests of Mrs and Mr Morris Woodward last Sunday The teacher and homo home missionary of the tho L. L D. D S. S S was visiting the pee peo- I I iI pie here last Friday Frida and at night held a meeting In the school house which was TV x well attended Enoch Woodward was hero last st week visiting with his three sons Monarch was visited with a avery very nice snow storm last Friday and Saturday leaving about i 4 inches of snow o 0 o nOO ROOSEVELT I ELT iThe i The Odd Follows Fellows gave an exceptionally exceptionally exceptionally successful dance in honor of or orthe the tenth anniversary of the establishment establishment establishment of their chapter In Roose Roose- velt The hall haIl was beautifully decor decorr in the |