Show PERSONALS AND LITTLE LOCALS Mrs A A. L. L Rice is recovering from froma a severe attack of quinsy J. J D D. D Bea Beavers vcrs and family are on i ithe the ranch for the summer Ray Sinister of Ouray was among the visitors in My Myton ton last Saturday This has bas been the warmest May for tor years Alfalfa Is away ahead of ot last las year But very t few w Duchesne county school teachers have been employed for tor th the coming year x The assessed valuation of ot Summit county this year is an Increase of ot over last year j. j Warfield Munce se sent t a box of ot souvenirs souvenirs sou son to his mother Mrs D. D L. L Car- Car mody Included was a German Iron c cross S SS S Sf f Noble returned soldier has bas gone golie out to Raines Carbon county county coun coun- ty where he expects to work In the coal coni mines I Helen and Harold Knudsen arrived arrived ed This week from Salt Lake where they graduated from the Granite high school Mrs Arthur Rich of Vernal who was operated on at the Uintah Basin hospital for gall stone is getting along nicely The Vernal to Salt Lake auto line Une began service last Monday morning The Myton ticket office Is at the Myton Myton Myton My My- ton Drug store R. R E. E Miller and wife will go over overto overto overto to Vernal tomorrow to be present when their daughter graduates at Willcox Academy Kamas has a new postmaster His name is Herrington Hicks and he takes the place of Williams who was removed i Returned soldiers will secure valuable valuable valuable val val- Information by consulting G. G P. P Kughler with reference to changing changIng changing chang chang- ing war risk insurance Prospects for a brick yard in Myton Myton Myton My My- ton are good A number of buildings would begin this summer If lot owners owners own own- ers em could secure material J J J. J L L. Mahaffey Chester Harfman Hartman and Thomas Monk of Mt Emmons were here last Friday on business with the Indian department I S SL L s.- s. Mrs Hannah D. D Blaine Elaine has returned return return- ed to her home In DeBeque Colorado Colorado Colo Colo- rado after a pleasant visit at the home of of her s son n. n H. H H. H Elaine Blaine tt Mrs Angus Barney Barnet formerly Miss Babcock Babcoc of Mt Emmons has Joined her husband who Is on the state road survey crew They have rooms rooms at atthe atthe atthe the Calvert hot hotel hotel i. i The question of a n. road bond issue first discussed by the My Myton ton Free Press Is meeting with favor One Onehundred Onehundred Onehundred hundred fifty thousand dollars is the amount we should decide upon The Antelope creek Is lower than for a long time The water users planned a few tew years ago on building I a reservoir reservoir in Sowers canyon but they have never perfected the plans plana o oC o 0 C. C C. C Newton has a fruit tree advertisement advertisement ad ad- in this issue He says he Is going to sell trees this year He will wUl It If persistently and consistently advertises In the Free Press il D. D L. L Carmody engineer f for r the Indian department went to l Utah last week to do surveying on Ind Indian an land He He was accompanied d dby by Charles Morrison who assisted inthe in the work It Is more than likely the Dry Indian Gulch Department litigation over water will be settled out of court For some time efforts have been made In that direction and the end seems seem to be in sight Word comes to My Myton ton to the ef effect et- et feet teet that Miss Gladys dys Cartor Carter Is soon to wed a well known Salt Lake man This is said to be the culmination of a romance which began when they were j Just st out of ot their teens C One of the tho surprises of the week was tho the marriage of Lawrence nce Ode- Ode I kirk of My Myton ton and Miss Esther Dean Dean of Duchesne Not oven the members of i the he families knew about it until It t was all over over The ceremony was was performed at Duchesne on onI ont t I Tuesday by Justice Zimmerman For Forthe Forthe the 1 present r sent the newlyweds newlywed It will occupy py py rooms rooms' at the FIsher Fleher hotel 1 h Mrs George E E. E Adams of Vernal was the guest for a few days of ot Mrs S. S M. M Calvert On her return she stopped off oft at Roosevelt to visit for tor fora fora a a a short time with her friend Mrs Ed F. F Harmston Henry Carloss Canoes one of the old and respected citizens of Ashley valley was buried burled Monday Besides his wife he leaves three sons and a n daughter John Edward and Arthur and Mrs Chas 0 O. O WeIst i The Red Cross was again ver very poorly attended on Wednesday Mrs I Beavers president urgently requests a full attendance next Wednesday There Is work that must be done before be be- before before fore the first of ot June The extremely hot weather is bringing plenty of water down from the mountains Those Ideal reservoir reservoir reservoir reser reser- voir sites should be utilized so that water could be stored It It will be badly needed In August Miss Cylesta Maxwell of ot Altonah Is s one of eighteen graduates at St St. Marys Mary's Academy A very good picture picture pic plc- ture of ot the class was published In last Sundays Sunday's Salt Lake Tribune Graduation day Is June 12 Mr and Mrs John O. O Ev Evans ns of Ashley ward have returned from froma a years two-years stay In Arizona They are arc much Improved In health and speak well of ot Arizona but think the Uintah basin Is alright after all an R. R L L. Price an old time resident of Myton 1 but for the past few rew years at Trinidad Colorado Is now In Salt Lake He writes as follows I 1 am getting near to the Uintah basin and expect to land there one of these day days Eugene Cline and two nephews arrived arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived from Delta county Colorado Joseph Cline father of the boys will willbe Te Pe here shortly to take a Job with the government Eugene Cline Is working In the John Keel department department department depart depart- ment store I Dr C. C E E. E Hirth of ot Vernal has has been here for several days days' winding up some business matters Including the the sale of his ranch The doctors doctor's eyes are much better than for a long time He is able to do considerable dental work Frank and family have arrived from Lund and are located on their ranch In They have lave come to stay In another column column column col col- Frank Is running an ad to trade Salt Lake lots f for r cattle sheep or pigs A new postmaster tit at Yelper Helper Helper has not ot yet been appointed to fill the vacancy vacancy vacancy va va- va- va cancy cancy caused by the resignation of Laek Young the new superintendent of ot the Vernal Helper-Vernal star route An Mt appointment may be expected as soon as as examinations are held Mr and Mrs Lon Black of Mt Emmons were here on business the first of the week The Blacks formerly formerly form torm- erly resided In Vernal where they had many friends This was Mrs Blacks Black's first visit to Myton since the town was was moved from the river up upon upon upon on the bench In 1910 Fred L L. Watrous attorney for Willard Willard Wil- Wil lard E E. E Cox charged with harboring a deserter sends word that the case against his client was dismissed by bythe bythe bythe the U. U S S. S district attorney When the case was tried In the Federal court some somo time ago nine Jurors were for acquittal and three for conviction C C. C C. C Brown writes writes from Forest ForestGrove ForestGrove Grove Oregon We are In the land landof of the and It makes one long tong for the beautiful clear sky and pure atmosphere of the Uintah basin Brown and his wife and the Hammons Hamiltons who left here a few weeks ago will wUl come back Most everybody conies back I. I Work will soon begin on the Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- tah river plant of the Uintah Power Light company Scrapers Scrapers plows and rooters are arc now on the road The ditch from Pole creek to the plant will be one and one ono forth miles long Superintendent Edward Jessop has bas been extraordinarily busy of ot late wiring houses In various parts of the county JI J i People of this community will be glad to learn that C. C A. A Snyder and family have decided to abandon the tho Idea of going elsewhere to hunt a ahome ahome home Mr Snyder this week bought the Jackrabbit Jac ranch six miles above Myton 1 from Dr C. C E. E Hirth He got the best beat bargain In the Uintah basin It Jt Is said he was offered 2000 profIt prof- prof It next day after the deal was closed liSt The ranch contains about acres and Is Is' Is well improved y- y Not for ten years has there been such such a scarcity of alfalfa seed None on on tho the My Myton ton Duchesne Roosevelt Price or Vernal l markets according to reports Present price 25 26 cents per pound I. I Poles and wires will soon be bo In place from Roosevelt to Fort Duchesne Du Du- chesne where the Uintah Power Light company will supply lights for 23 government houses Between Roosevelt and Fort Duchesne at least 20 houses will be bo lighted Three wires will be bo strung This will will require 27 miles of ot wire the weight of ot which Is pounds Andrew Herring of ot the In Infantry Infantry In- In fantry stopped for a few days to visit with his sister Mrs Martin Wall before before before be be- fore proceeding to his home homo in Ver Ver- nal For nine days and nights with very little food or sleep Herring fought in the Argonne forest The only time he lie had bad a close call was when a German shell knocked a dent dentIn In his helmet Herring has not decided decided decided de de- de- de what ho will do He says no city life In his He may possibly lo locate locate locate lo- lo cate somewhere outside the basin B B. L. L Dart has from Kemmerer Kemmerer Kem- Kem Wyoming where he went on legal egal business A check was drawn In n favor of ot the Pioneer Realty company company com com- pany 1 by y a depositor in a Kemmerer bank ank Mr Dart wired the cashier asking If the check would be honored Upon receiving an affirmative answer he paid It For some reason payment was was vas slopped at Kemmerer Mr Dart contended that since the check was certified payment could not be stopped stopp- stopp ed d The court sustained him and the Kemmerer I bank had t pay the amount mount amount and the costs of the suit |