Show PERSONALS AND LITTLE LOCALS Ii I Business Is getting better Dont Don't be a pessimist 4 September is fly m month ont Let us swat and cl clean an up and cover up There are fourteen applicants for foi forthe the he position of postmaster at Price The recent floods In n Carbo Carbon county county coun coun- t ty did damage to to to- the amount amount of I Washouts in iu highways in Utah and Colorado are being repaired as rapidly rapIdly rap- rap Idly as possible public range is In In- Infine flue fine condition condition condition condi condi- tion and not nearly enough livestock Ih-estock to fill itt it t S Efforts are still being made to bring cattle into in o the Uintah basin to eat our surplus hay 5 S Sk k Constant improvements being made at Myton Commercial club headquarters Kathleen Russell is to be the principal of the school at Harper In Inthe inthe inthe the Ninemile country w. w Frank Taylor Talor and family have havo returned re returned returned re- re turned to Myton Iton from Ogden and will likely remain indefinitely ry President W. W H. H Smart of the Roosevelt stake has been appointed president of oi the L. L D. D S. S seminary at Roosevelt Oscar Hanson l hardware salesman r headquarters in Price had considers considerable considerable consider consider- s able property damaged by the recent cloudburst ti- ti C. C W. W Dubendorff lost in addition to 10 field and garden stuff about bout t vater water melons during recent cloud cloud- bursts ClOUd I av Demand for gilsonite a and d I is so brisk that indications indications' for in increased increased increased in- in creased output in the Uintah basin are good Persons u who ho have a collection of public library books are asked to return re return return re- re turn same Library open pen Saturday afternoon David L. L Hall HaU of Vernal has askS askS' asked asked ask ask- S' S ed the state engineer for acre feet o of water from Spring lg creek for I irrigation purposes s Morris s deputy i ty fY In the Myton l liY ton P while Mrs John John enjoys a months month's vacation vacation vaca vaca- vacation tion in Salt Lake S h D. D DiJ J. J Thompson game warden for fort forthe t the e Uintah basin has been in My ton securing evidence against the violators violators violators viola viola- tors of the game law k Again we call attention to the fact that the steel bridge should be pr protected First thing we know high highwater water will water will be here an and nothing done nM ere The Raven Mining company compan will IF soon so publish In the Free Press application application ap ap- for patent The claim is located in the ak country ax S 4 Mrs Irs Bliss Lott and children are aie I 4 R. R H. H Burdick and family at ati i Ft Hall Word Nord comes that Mrs i c Burdick has been very ill but at last accounts was better a J. J A. A Curry of Arcadia is very ill of heart trouble Mr Curry has never fully recovered from Injury sustained when he fell from a load of hay last fall Mr Ir and Mrs Mrs' C. C D. D I Richer Kicker cl er returned return return- i ed from Salt Lake where they took their daughter Miss flies Don Donna la who will be a pupil this this year jear at Rowland Hall tit t i S 'S W. W T T T. Fisher has lately made many 7 noticeable improvements on his hotel botel He expects to re-open re the dining room about the first of Octo Octo- October ber j Mrs Irs J. J F. F MacKnight well known r throughout the Uintah basin was presented with a handsome piece of oft t silverware by the Young Ladies Ladles Mutual Mutual Mu Mu- of or Price i Word Nord came a short a-short short time timo ago that f J. J M. M 1 Bryant and family of Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington inston were were on a motor trip to New York Now we hear that they have been bee touring Canada in an airplane L Mrs Irs V. V J. J Mathews and children returned from rom Heber They were were I accompanied by br George Wilson Heber Heber Heher He- He ber her and Glade Mathews E Ely y N Nevada Nevada v da half balf brother and nephew respectively respective respective- ly h of Mr Mathews lM l' l v S There Thero are are three applicants for the RooseVelt Roosevelt- They are J. J R R. R P Lambert Mrs Irs Nora Mathews and andr r Eugene Harmston All took the examination examination ex ex- at Ft D last Sat Sat- I 1 Dolphus Marchant has quit the S S. S I A. A Wells Meat Grocery company compan and is now with the Universal Gil- Gil Asphalt corporation successor S to the Basin Dasin Gilsonite Mines lines company com cum pany panr a aOne One women tourist this week re remarked remarked remarked re- re marked Did you ever see so many flies files as there are are in all these Uintah basin towns She should havo have been here two or tl three ree years ago when we had lots of them Friends of William former form form- er sheriff of Uintah h county count at present present present pres pres- ent foreman for Preston Nutter Ninemile will regret to regret to learn that heis he heis is isso so ill that It became necessary became necessary for hint him tego tago to go home hom for or rest rest and and In In- Inthe the railroad wreck beyond Grand Junction mention of which was was made last week G G. G B. B Reed of 1 Whiterocks s was was was' injured about the tho and arms Fifty other othera passengers a were Injured The engineer engineer engineer engi engi- neer and one passenger were killed i r The Vernal Express announced a n year rear or so ago that no more tobacco advertisements would be carried Last wee weeks week's rs issue contained the large Prince Albert advertisement Was it ft it a mistake or has the policy of the Express been changed again Webb Lumpkin or Antelope has recently done assessment work on Cin mining claims In the Uintah moun- moun tais about 40 miles from the Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyo Wyo- ming line He says he has a good sized vein which runs 17 to the ton in Silver and gold Rev George E. E Davies pastor of the the First Presbyterian church Salt Lake and family spent last Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- da day night in Myton Mylon horde home from Whiterocks where whore Mrs Da Davies Da l s sand and sons and daughter spent the he summer i Irrigation of acres In Daggett Daggett Daggett Dag- Dag gett county Utah and across the s state ate line in Wyoming i is planned by bythe bythe bythe the Interstate Irrigation and Reservoir Reset Reser- voir of Manila lanila Utah In an application on file with R. R Elmer Caldwell state engineer Mr and Mrs l Wm Win J. J Stewart have returned from Salem A where the they took their daughter Miss liss Merle l who will resume her studies in Spanish Fork high school Mrs l Joseph E. E Holder accompanied them on the and alid return Emerson James contractors for forthe forthe the bridges on the new road In Dog valley valle this side of Vernal dugway are re quarrying rock near Halfway hollow The four bridges will be finished within a few ew weeks Let us have the curfew Dont Don't let this oil optimism excite you to such an extent that you will buy stock from any old night fly-by-night agent Investigate as to the merits of the proposition Ascertain whether er er the management Is safe and sound Remember the fate of the Cedar Butte Dutte A. A C C. Emert of ot Indian bench and Vernal had not seen his brother R. R E. E Emert of Kansas City for 41 H years ears until one day last week when the brother and son Herbert walked walked walked walk walk- ed In on the i family mily at Vernal The brothers recognized each other Im Im- mediately Any permit to prospect for oil and gas granted to an individual Is not subject to contest by a third party Such a permit is a contract between the United States and the person to whom the permit Is granted and can only be contested by the United States I Carl Gunderson of Carbon county countr was ned for violation of the sheep quarantine law He was given minimum mini mini- mum mum inasmuch 25 inasmuch as it was his first offense The maximum is 1000 and one year In prison for driving sheep from rom one place to while they are under quarantine The Benj Parke Gibsons lissis 1 who have been living In Myton Myton Myton My My- ton for some mouths months have gone to Little Rock They Went vent by auto and according to letters hero here they have been up against many storms and bad roads At Jensen they visited the famous Dinosaur quarry and were ere royally entertained by Professor sor Earl Douglas Charles Barton and Lafe Lafo RichardSon Richard- Richard Son sheriffs of Duchesne and Uintah counties respectively are on Important Import Import- ant com committees of or the Utah Sheriffs association organized in Salt Lake Lako August 25 Frank Emery of Salt Sail Lake is president and Thomas F. F Kelter Keller of Carbon vice president Resolutions were adopted providing for or the strict enforcement of the auto auto auto au au- au- au to theft and prohibition laws Another Indian land sale will be beheld beheld beheld held this fall There will be some sonic go good d tracts offered Many of the tourists passing through at this time are from usla- usla homa another oil state ta c. c I Wilford Belliston and wife of NephI announce the arrival of a son August 28 This is the first boy I There are two girls the youngest sir i years old Miss Bessie Dessie Hunt of ot Upalco has just completed a review o of Geometry under the Instruction of oC I. I R R. Tuttle Miss Hunt sustained injuries last winter winter- In the the- gymnasium of Eureka high school and was deprived of work for several weeks yet made her final grades in all but ics There are are- two reasons why the ladles ladies have given up the Idea of carrying carrying car car- their money in socks Their petti petticoats oats are so short that theres there's no room at the top and their hosiery Is Is' so thin so-thin thin that the nasty er can see whether the bank has I money In It to pay for robbing it Outside of that the tho banks are in good I condition Six took the postmaster ter examination One Democrat William Villiam present incumbent and the following Republicans Republicans- H H. C. C Ward R. R E. E Waugh Floyd Lamb Keith O. O A A. Dart Mr Ir Dart went to Price for his examina examina- tion The others went to Ft Du Du- chesne The salary of the Myton postmaster will be from now on 1800 per year ear Harvy Sylvester and wife of Rochester Rochester Rochester Roch Roch- ester N. N Y who are to Los Angeles and other toast roast cities are spending ten days with Joseph F F. Harris of North Myton l bench Mr Ir Sylvester and Mr Ir Harris were sergeants sergeants sergeants ser ser- together In the company compan signal nal corps Vancouver barracks Washington In fu 1917 and 1918 The say the Victory highway is j the best yet and that the markings are so perfect that any traveler can cango cango go 50 from coast to coast without ever asking a question I A number of well known Uintah basin people are going to teach in Carbon county the year Zelph S. S Cal Calder er Vernal and Miss Marie Collett formerly Collett-formerly formerly of Roosevelt in the Carbon high school A. A J. J Good Goodwin wIn formerly of Vernal principal at Hiawatha Hiawatha Hiawatha Hia Hia- watha Robert Dean formerly principal principal prin prin- cipal at Strawberry at Storrs Carbon Carbon Carbon Car Car- bon county schools will begin September September September Sep Sep- 11 Fred C. C Ferron superintendent of the Raven Mining company has re received received received re- re a very tempting offer to go to Dutch America to take charge of a big placer mine He lIs has not fully ull made up his Ills mind mint but i ithe the chances are he will ill reject the offer of of- i fer Mr Ferron spent several years i in South America and knows knowd the country and the people thoroughly The trip from New York ork to Dutch Guiana by boat would require 28 days D D. J. J Marchant l t who returned from Soldier Summit to take charge for forthe forthe or orthe the present of the We Myton 1 Barbershop Barbershop Barbershop Barber Barber- shop brings an account of a thrilling thrilling thrilling thrill thrill- ing and hazardous train robbery near Green River City The robber climbed d down wn from the top o of a Pullman on a rope ladder to the I window and cut a hole through the screen with his knife while the train was running at a rapid rate Reaching through the hole he lie grabbed a womans woman's pocketbook Containing containing con eon taming He go got o awa away J. J J. J Johnson manager of the Uintah Uintah Uin Uin- Uin-I Uin tah Power Light company will willi leave about the middle of October I Ifor for South America where he will in inspect inspect inspect in- in i a site for Cor a big power and Irrigation irrigation irrigation gation project on the Bogota river The irrigation system is to supply water for sugar cane plantations plantations' Incase in incase incase case of droughts which come every few years This cane Is perennial and seldom dies out under 30 years year years If properly cared for Mrs 1 C. C P. P Valder Dau teacher In Inthe Inthe inthe the Presbyterian Sunday school last Sunday afternoon entert entertained ined her class in honor of Miss Laverne Wheeler who is to go either cither to WIlcox WIlcox Wilcox Wil- Wil cox at Vernal or Westminster at Salt Lake and Miss lis l Nellie Ireland who Is to go to Nebraska Down Do n In Inthe inthe the tho grove back of Calvert home they enjoyed games and th then n lunch I Members of the class present in addition addition ad ad- to guests of honor were Miss 11 Pearl earl Ireland Miss zeota Leota Tucker Miss Mildred Rogers Miss Myrtle MyrtIe Rogers s Miss Nellie Fowler bowler Mrs I. I R. R Tuttle and Miss Bessie Dessle Hunt HuM her friend from Upalco were guests i i Campaigns against flies lUes asIng as- as Ing preventive measures measures and Improvement Improvement improvement Im Im- im- im provement of water supplies and sanitary sanitary sanitary san san- conditions Dr T. T B. B Beatty B att state health commissioner says have hll I I been responsible for a notable decrease de dt- crease In typhoid fever In ill itah Utah In Ii the past ten years there hai hav ecu cn ci a I decrease of 75 per cent In such sach case cases I In to the state Dr Beatty says but as satisfactory as this has has has' been the present present pres pre ent year iu in all probability will exceed exceed exceed ex ex- the record of all aIr former years ears Dr Beatty bases his conclusions on oa the few reports o of fever er c cases castS which are reaching his office fire the number being almost iol |