Show news notes note S j its a privilege to live liv a in utah VERNAL the seve severe e crosla r 0 Is ot of h drably past two weeks have considerably d d 2 MI aged ashley valley fruit trees apricot apri OE trees in some instances were caught in full bloom and while other fruit trees were not in bloom the buds were so tar far advanced that the frosts killed some borne of 0 them very little planting of 0 garden seeds has been lone done as early ventures along these lines were nipped to complete destruction MYTON water has been turned into nearly all irrigating canals in this part ot of the uintah basin including the indian irrigation project and the canal which furnishes water tor for the south myton bench under the supervision ot of lyle young additional work Is being done on the canal which carries water to pleasant valley this will prove very beneficial to the tanners not only tor for irrigation but also lor for household and stock purposes VERNAL people ot of uintah county are an awaiting the expenditure of 0 2500 on the vernal manila highway promised by the state road appeal by a delegation from the llona lions commission in response to an urgent club and county farm arm bureau which personally waited on the commission DUCHESNE federal aid project A duchesne to dead ox flat nine and one halt half miles will soon be completed the first bridge on strawberry river Is completed and the second bridge will be filled in this week graveling has been completed into inte town the contractors A G young and company expect to have the main highway completed within two weeks and will then begin the extension of 0 the project through duchesne to connect on with the duchesne to antelope VERNAL shipping wool by truck to watson walson is under way ironi from ashley valley shearing plants the loads aver aging three tons each the wool is delivered at watson to the narrow gauge uintah railway tor for transportation to the main line at mack colo fleeces average eight pounds in weight grease in the wool being somewhat blat below normal due to the cold spring spring weather MYTON sheep shearing in this portion of 0 the basin la is progressing in i a satisfactory manner several of the smaller sheep men have finished at the antelope sheep shearing assoil lions corral a full crew of 0 about fifty is working and several trucks are hauling the clip ot of wool to arke arl recently moon brothers began s art 1 IV ing at the corral of 0 R L ird a I 1 12 myton this work is being done with t the use ot of clipping machines by tour four men SALT LARE LAKE over tons ot of salt were produced last year in tha th solar evaporating plants ot of utah MYTON recently a light rain tell fell in myton and this portion of 0 the basin which will prove beneficial in laying the dust and starting vegetation this Is the first rain in this vicinity tor for several weeks VERNAL at a meeting held here attended by farmers from all parts ot of ashley valley and by state and county officials it was decided to continue the campaign inaugurated last year tor for weed and crop pest control the meeting was presided over by A theodore johnson president of the uintah county farm bureau and was attended by harden bennion state commissioner ot of agriculture dr F E stephens state agricultural inspector W L fletcher chairman ot of the board ot of county commissioners and E peterson county agricultural agent BEAVER two petitions containing nearly names of residents la IR soldier summit scofield winter quarters and clear creek urging that the state highway between beaver creek and the mouth of spanish fork canyon be kept open during the winter months have been filed with mith utah state road commission and the commissioners of 0 utah and wasatch counties LOGAN hyrams third annual black and white day similar to the big event staged la in richmond annually will be held soon according to orson miles member of the committee in fd charge of 0 arrangements the committee expects that close to animals will be on display DUCHESNE permission to increase its rates on freight hauled into and out ot of the uintah basin was granted the sterling transportation company by the public utilities commission recently the company estimated that revenues from its 1928 1923 operations under the present rates would lack 4 ot of being sufficient to pay operating expenses allow for on its trucking equipment and pay 8 per cent on the investment under the rates proposed by it the company estimated the deficit tor for the purposes named would h b t GREEN RIVER to preserve as much ot of old fort bridger as is possible Is occupying the attention of many ot of the public minded citizens of 0 the three southwestern louth western counties ot of wyoming right now the state historical landmark commission has secured an op ion on this property from W C casto its present owner and recently the commission held a meeting at rock springs and took steps to get the mony ey the commission has no funds tor for purchasing such places but it has appointed 11 II J bolce and john IV hay f rock springs mr and mrs payson ak |