Show I t 0 LE IE LOCALS I ed- ed 1 a stay y the c last d how howled led sed by bye e and Wilson Nilson r Lake Lake- Mech- Mech honey he has heeler II t It last I 0 y fine i excels excel excel- I c s andon and andon on of head from II be bech high sc ch In May 1 e 4 The Sl Willcox Acad Academy my in Vernal will close about the last week in May Ma Miss bliss Alma Miller of My Myton ton will be fP one of the graduates I IThe t The Dodge stages from Price Pric are arey y- y y arriving at every da day dap and report report rei re re- i port the roads In good condition between between between be be- tween My Myton ton and Price Mrs Lillian Nowland Howland tt will ill not re resume resume re- re sume sums restaurant work for the pres pres- ent She Is now on the ranch with her ber son James and family V. V Commissioners Bennion and Pack V w. Y will confer with Engineer Ed d. d F F. F i Harmston with reference to to making js J a map of Duchesne county f S rt It A report to be made soon will I show that the Ladles Ladies Aid has collected collect- collect f ed and distributed during the last three years approximately f fY W W. S. S Peatross last Saturday made Y final proof before Commissioner I. I R R. tl i Tuttle on his homestead near Myton A. A M. M Todd and Archie Palmer were L his witnesses i 1 j Lyle Young and Willard Dillard r vj 1 have leased their Antelope jj to J. J L. L Taylor of Myton l These ire are two of th the best hay ranches in Duh Duchesne Du- Du h 0 u chesne county f Hundreds of acres acres In fact thousands thou thou- i sands of acres of new land will be In Inn sweet clover this season This n h should be a great yen year fob foj the best honey on ou earth F 1 Mrs airs R. R Gill and daughter Sirs Mrs rs Renie Wells Hells left Saturday for Duchesne Duk Du- Du t f chesne where they will ma make k e their future home Mrs Gill Gm Is employed a. a at the Grant hotel vj p 1 The bees have begun to gather pollen Buffalo and squaw bushes and are producing a little j J- J nectar and soon there will be an ant 4 abundance of all ll kinds i Y Irvin and Elmer Maxwell arrived t iu fu Di Myton l Y ton Thursday Y Yin night after spending spending spend spend- in ing g th the e eThey winter months In Peoa Utah Th They y will farm their ranch four ta- ta miles east of town this summer h j I On account of the cold weather t and the absence of the jan janitor tor of the Presbyterian church last Sunday Sunday school and church were held at the home of Mrs Irs A. A J. J Charles J F The stockholders of the Roosevelt Banking company elected the following following following follow follow- ing directors Owen Bennion Harden Harden Har Har- den Bennion E. E H. H Bur Burgess g ess A A. Birch Ed F. F Harmston Lars Lars Lars' Nelson Brig Christensen a Re Registrars g fervors of vital statistics have been appointed by aunty commis commis- commissioners r stoners as as' follows Wm Nm P. P Merril Bluebell Mrs bars B. B Benson Denson Ioka loka Peter Strawberry Mrs John A. A P Palmer Myton l The Tho first lesson on physical culture will bo be held tonight All AU girls or orr r J lad ladles ladies I es who wish to j Join the class are urged to be present at 8 o'clock Mrs A. A L. L Rice and md Mrs A. A J J. J C Charles harles are the instructors If v With a capital of divided in into t o sl shares tares of 10 10 each the iho Murray Murray- White Canal company compan of Duchesne has bas filed its articles with Levi C. C I White hite as aa president and J. J E E. E Murray Murray Mur Mur- ray and R R. R M. M Pope Popo as directors I II I 1 t A 4 11 Neilson of Hartford was called to Lapoint last week to see his brother J. J P. P Neilson who was seriously seriously seriously seri seri- injured when ae ne was thrown from tram a load of ha hay The wagon Passed passed pass pass- ed oer him breaking both shoulders I blades and three ribs Mrs J. J L. L Taylor Is In receipt of aletter a aletter aletter letter from front her son Corporal R. R D. D I Wall Nall stationed in the Islands He says he anxiously waits walts the coming of the My Myton ton Free Press every week There are no other Uintah Uin- Uin tah basin boys wl with h the army In the Philippines W. W L. L Ta Taylor lor and wife of Willow Willowcreek Willowcreek creek spent a few days In Myton last week on pleasure and business The Taylors are pioneers and are aro well known all over Northeastern Utah Their many friends will bevery be bever bevery ver very sorry to learn that the they have a soldier bo boy burled buried in France Elmer Angus has purchased the Rube Morris place SO 80 acres on North My Myton ton bench for foi Charlie Charlie Char- Char lie He Iorg lorg who had it leased from Mor Mor- Morris Morris ris will remain for the rest of the year pear Angus will go on next nest year Mrs firs Clyde Parsons of Duchesne received a letter from her husband stating that he he expects to be released ed In the near future and to start home from the foes foe's land He sent a picture of a dugout from which he helped to to drive the Germans The walls of the dugout were six feet thick Since the de death th of his son Jim Randlett Wash Nash last winter of flu William Wash Nash Ute Indian has been fast falling failing and today looks many many years pears ears older Wash Nash Is one cue of the richest richest richest rich rich- est and most prominent Indians In Inthe Inthe the rite Uintah basin He controls about acres of land end ind owns 1000 head of cattle E. E A. A Endicott until recently Indian Indian In Iu- dian dlan farmer at Fort Duchesne isnow Is Isnow Isnow now residing in n Illinois where ho hA 0 expects to run vita a farm of his own H Hylas las C. C Smiths Smith's territory now in includes tn- tn the territory covered by Endi- Endi cott Farmer territory has haa been extended so as to Include the upper Duchesne country Charles Elliott of Indian bench with his sister law Miss Sallie of Missouri were visitors at the home of his brother George Elliott last Friday Miss Dills McKenzie who has been teaching school in Canada was on her way Nay home She Sho will not return to Canada the rho main reason being that the weather is so disagreeable most moat of the time Every honorably discharged soldier soldier soldier sol sol- dier or oT sailor Is entitled to five cents per mile mUe from place of his discharge to his actual bona fide Ode residence resilience or original muster Into service at his op op- tion Men Dien already discharged will eventually be reimbursed for the difference difference dif dt- ference between the tho travel pay they then received and the amount to which they are now entitled Another application for Tor water was filed by M. M L. L Marsing of at Duchesne who asks the right to use two second second second sec sec- ond feet Peet of water from unnamed springs that he lt has s located In Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne county Among other Improvements Improvements improvements im Im- the petitioner Intends to build a ditch feet long and and two I feet wide Rev A. A A L. L I. I L Rice Rico of the Presbyterian rian church has returned from Salt Lake where he ho attended the annual session of the iho Presbytery He was honored with the office of moderator of ot the Presbytery for the ensuing year Dr J. J E E. Morton of Roosevelt has brought in a n Ford tractor which Is said to be ben a money saver when It t comes to plowing The capacity with two five plows pious is fa about eight acres per day clap The cost of at the gasoline is small In comparison to the cost of feed for horses The tractor is fed only during the working season but I the horses borses must be fed winter summer sum sum- summer mer whether working or not Albert H. H Kneale Superintendent of Uintah and Ouray Indian agency has begun building roads to and through Indian lands all over the bain ba- ba Kin in Work Nark has been In progress for some time between Fort Duchesne and Moffat and Fort Duchesne and I Randlett The next work work will be from front the Upalco mills to Redcap a distance of about eleven miles to a point near the C. C A. A Larson Larsen place In addition to fo his office work In Washington Joseph Di M. M Bryant i Is taking a special course in n the famous famous famous fam fam- ous George Washington University He lie was one of a team from his college college college col col- I lege which debated with a Swath Swath- more University Penn team recently recently recently re re- on the question of extension of Government control of railroads railroad for Cor a period of five flue years His Myton My l ton are anxious to learn th the result of the debate II C. C L. L Ashton and wife Sufis of Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt and Leslie Ashton and wife o of Vernal have returned from la fa where they spent several months and all come back feeling much Improved Im- Im m- m proved in every wa way While in California California Cali- Cali fornia the party traveled more than 1500 miles by auto They are more mor enthused over good roads than ever eve everand everand and are indeed glad to learn that tha roads in this basin are going to b be vastly improved this summer ummer two Fifty thousand rounds pounds of parcel parcel par par- cel eel post came cants In from Helper by way of Price Monday There were nine wagon loads The trip was made mad from Helper In four days The Colton Colt Colton Col Col- t ton n summit was so nearly I ble hIe that the drivers said laid they saved much time by coming around b by Price Th The Price Price-M Price Myton ton road is in is excellent shape and can be made a boulevard all the Ue year ear with the expenditure ex ex- of a few th thousand usand dollars The Dodge St ge line Une from Price I to Myton Roosevelt and other othe I points has been swamped with passengers pas pas- engers recently If It the business peeps keeps up and there Is every reason to believe It will not on only I keep up but grow the company will be compelled compelled com com- to put on more cars James W. W Johnstun Johnston of bf Roosevelt Is the manager Mr Johnson believes that advertising and good service both are aro necessary to bring business See the thead thead thead ad in this Issue o W. W L. L Dean reported to the Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne Commercial club clab on the meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing several members nf of the club had with ith the members of the Uintah Power Pow Pow- er and Light company to discuss the matter of ot extending the lines of the company to Duchesne an salt ana providing the rho city with electric power and light The subject was discussed from every angle and finally the standing committee en on electric fa facilities facilities fa- fa for Duchesne consisting of W. W L. L Dean M. M B. B Pope and Paul W. W Billings was instructed to inform the Uintah Power and Light company that It Is the intention of the Commercial Commercial Commercial Com Com- mercial club to secure a franchise forthe for forthe forthe the company compan provided the company build the line on their own finances and guarantee to complete it by the end of 1919 as otherwise enough capital would be raised to build an electric electric plant for tor Duchesne Independently independently surly of the My Myton ton company A surprise was gi given gin n In the Social I hall Roosevelt last Saturday night nighton on President Wm Nm H. H Smart of the tho Duchesne Stake in honor of his birthday Among the iho interesting features were the tho 67 57 maids of honor dressed in white who formed two lines Tines facing each ot other er while the president and his escort W. W A. A Miles marched through Among the speakers were Ephriam Lambert Willis Johnson of Roosevelt and President Don B B. B Colton of the Uin Uin- Uintah Uintah tah Stake Those who participated on the musical program were Miss 1 Minnie 1 Farley Mrs E. E H. H Burgess Mrs Dire L. L W. W Sutherland Dr L. L W W. Sutherland of Roosevelt and Miss Davis of Vernal Mrs Evans gave a reading While NhUe President Smart was responding to the speeches the rite 67 57 candles on a huge cake were lighted J J. J L L. Ellis principal of the Bennett Bennett Ben nett public school was a My Myton ton visitor visitor rial- rial tor last Saturday Miss Rhea Lowe of Idaho and Miss Sarah Todd of Roosevelt Roose are the assistants The I Bennett school has pupils Mr Ellis ElUs whose home is in Northwestern Northwest Northwest- ern Colorado has been In tn the educational educational educational work for Por 36 years At one onetime onetime time tints he was superintendent of scho schools s at t t Tyler Texas Joe Cooper of Myton My ton claims to bethe be bethe bethe the youngest grandfather In Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- chesne count county He was 39 when the grand-daughter grand was born It If the I first drat born each time should be a girl Mr Ir Cooper would be at the age ol of of 94 a a potential great great-great great great-great-great- great great- great-great-great great grandfather The youngest mother on ou record was elev elev- eleven elev eleven en years rears It is hardly probable that th t t the first born will be a girl or that she would be a mother at eleven However it is possible o |