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Show "New Blis About Yesler-Years" 5 Years Ago The management of the Mt. States Creamery at Myton passed pass-ed to Alfred Oldham, who with his wife and 2 year old son, arrived in the Basin on Jan. 22. The past efforts to construct a Union high school to serve eastern Duchesne and western Uintah counties appeared to have some effect in the nation's capitol during the week. From what appeared to be something of -a-' hopeless stalemate in the negotiations for the urgently needed building word flashed to the Uintah Basin from Washington Wash-ington ' that the Union high school proposal is again on the move. A late buffet supper and a dance provided delightful relaxation relax-ation at the Gordon Harmston residence Saturday evening when Mr. and Mrs. Harmston and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Harmston Harm-ston entertained in honor of the Jay Ginns. , . ; . Mrs. Phil Pack entertained a group of eight girls from her Sego Primary class at a farewell fare-well party Tuesday afternoon honoring Lodeli Howells. daugh- j ter-: of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Howells, who with her parents is leaving soon to make her home in Provo. 10 Years Ago Martin Curtis, postmaster at Ft. Duchesne, was in Roosevelt Tuesday displaying old army relics, which were found in some of the old barracks at Ft. Duchesne. Du-chesne. Articles found were 2 officer hats and one cavalry cap. Manufacturers' Man-ufacturers' labels found on the inside, gave the date of 1884. A pair of leather riding boots was also found. Last Friday evening the Roos-. Roos-. velt Rough-Riders who haven't been beaten this season in league competition, played the Tabiona team at Tabiona. The Rough Riders were in complete command com-mand of the game from start to finish, winning with a score of 60-26. Snow measurements as reported report-ed by Louie Galloway, secretary cf Moon Lake' Water Users Association, As-sociation, states snow fall in the Moon Lake hits an all time record. The last new snow fall measured 44.2 inches with a 4Vfe nch moisture content, making a "otal of 4 ft. of snow including the old. 20 Years Ago Directors of the Uintah Basin Mutual Aid Society yesterday named Clarence L. Ashton,.. local manager of Leslie Ashton & Sons, as its president. President Ashton and Secretary-Treasurer John E. Wiscomb, as this goes to press, have begun the task of signing their respective names fifteen nundred times to the certificates of the organization. According to the fish planting report of the Whiterocks fish hatchery for 1932, 578,000 rainbow rain-bow trout ranging in length from two to eight inches, were taken from the hatchery for planting in Duchesne and Uintah counties. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Roosevelt State Bank held in the directors' room Monday, January 23, the same officers were re-elected for the ensuing year: Elroy Wilkins,, president; Charles F. Schrader,' vice-president; Wm. Weiser, second sec-ond vice-president; R. S. Jordan, cashier, J. O. Orser, assistant jashier; Elroy Wilkins, Chas. F. Schrader, Wm. Weiser, . R. S. Jordan, R. ,E. Dillman, John W. Galloway, Fred Neumeyer, Sam Jr. Weiss and J. O. Orser, directors. di-rectors. ' Arthur ' Brown, of Duchesne, jf the Knight Investment company, com-pany, was transacting business .n Roosevelt, Monday. |