Show A assessor smith was transacting business here saturday sheriff wilkins went to duchesne thursday on business lewis E allred ailred made a business trip to bluebell satur saturday iday james solomon was here saturday reprise representing the deser deseret et news 0 A rust of boneta was transacting business here saturday william doman of Ced cedarview arview was transacting business here s saturday miss sophia hardy the lar arceola ar Neola teacher was in roosevelt saturday two railroads for the uintah basin listens good to the citizens of them the umlah basin no doubt much game is starving in in the mountains or being destroyed by predatory animals county superintendent of schools Washburn has been visiting the schools in this section the past week mr fitzwater chesnes Du pop ular postmaster was shaking hands with his many roosevelt friends saturday R S collett made a business trip to salt lake saturday jele he will probably return the latter part of this week an exchange asks what good did whiskey vh iskey ever do nothing that we know of except to help fill uli up good graveyards jack boulder the uintah driver came in friday night this is the first time jack has been with us for three weeks miss cuba dayton and miss gladys bennion of vernal were the guests of the bennion a few days the past week A large invoice of job stock just received at the standard office come in and leave your order if you need any printing the snow in the boado is getting rotten in ili places and the sleighing will soon be spoiled then will come the terrible mud N E gardner of hayden was in roosevelt one day last week mr gardner can deliver the goods when it comes to N whistling dr W J and dr E W browning left thursday for park city to attend the funeral of mrs browning wife of dr browning of that city miss mabel collett of myton was the guest of roosevelt friends a few days the past week miss collett returned home saturday evening the standard has ordered a series of new job type after this arrives we will be equipped to do the finest commercial printing in the basin coyotes are creating a great deal of havoc among the sheep in this section it if is reported 50 were killed in one night south of town last week in ili about two weeks time the roosevelt Commer cail club will issue a fine pham which will have splendid write ups of the uintah basin and roosevelt the thimble club held a shower last wednesday in honor of mr air and mrs airs ed P evans baby almost everything imaginable for the baby was on the list john reynolds who recently came here from missoula mont has leased the bryce farm two miles southeast of roosevelt he moved to the place last thursday R fidler has enough wood at his brick yard plant to burn bum an other kiln of brick he is getting things in shape so as to be able to burn bum a kiln early in the spring saturday they held the month lly ily priesthood meeting and convention here quite a number I 1 from out of town were in in attendance routine business was transacted R C watkins watkin architect for the state school commission has condemned nine country schools as unfit and unsafe in tb their air present condition the schools are at junction piute diute county mammoth district mountain ville sanpete county burch creek weber county and crescent tabby neola woodbine and harper all in ih duchesne county 7 sun suii price on Tue tuesday day F february 29 the ladies of the M I 1 A will give a leap year ball the ladies ladie with escorts single gentlemen say fellows dont be d a cheap skate if those german manufacturers run out of stuff to put in their shells we call their attention to our back yard it has everything in it from an empty spool to a sewing machine miss lora and miss mable hansen gave a valentine party at the Ric richens liens restaurant february 14 there were about twenty flye present al h td id a very enjoyable time craig harmston is an artist when it comes to auctioneer ing lie he was one of the mainstays main stays at the library ball in the guessing contest ray dillman won the silk quilt mrs ella johnson the blue quilt and R budelier the plaid quilt A little boy in colorado felt because he was not in on some traps and trapping his older brother and another chap were interested in never mind buddy said his sympathetic 0 b 3 if we catch any skunks well let you help skin em the city water well is a little over feet and they have gone through the sandstone formation and are now in red clay soil the driller drill eri thinks when they strike the next sand rock they will get an artesian flow the water now comes within 15 feet of the surface the members of the guild of the trinity church met nat at the home of mrs chas wallace last wednesday afternoon A goodly number were present and they devoted the afternoon to sewing and fancy work they are getting ready for another bazaar in the near future A fine luncheon was served it has been found that by feeding silkworms partly on mulberry leaves and partly on osage 0 leaves being extremely careful with the allowances of the two foods they can be made to produce red rd and blue silk colored thread has been obtained by feeding the worms on dyed leaves but this method is not practical on a commercial scale the natural color of raw silk is yellow oi or white the uintah basin land office made a little change the past week ed F harmston is now a member of this firm mr harmston is well known in the basin and 11 no 0 doubt will bring a big patronage to the firm he will wil 1 have charge of the office and mr motter and mr pearce will work on the outside they have rented the M E harmston building and will take charge on march 1 saturday night thirty couples were gorgeously entertained the hosts were clare and rae ashton sterling collett guy Bri bracken icken mr jordan mr melea mclea and mr green they first attended the picture show then all took a hand at skating this was done to work up an appetite they were then escorted to the shurtleff hotel where an elegant dinner was served the hosts did this to show that they appreciated c I 1 the many kindnesses shown them at the various functions the past winter here is the latest cure for a cold which is endorsed by those who abstain from intoxicant intoxicants ts take two ordin ordinary iry sized apples wash and quarter place install in small pan or with a small amount of water cook until apples are soft and well done pour off liquid sweeten and drink warm before retiring those who have tried this claim their cold is no more in olden times one of the cold cures was hot apple toddy and the above corn combination may have been the cold cure in the toddy advances in prices for tan shoes and s shoes hoes of other co colors lors excepting black will continue until normal importation of german dyes is resumed after the close of the E european european war or until idyes dyes are manufactured at a lower cost in this country this is the prediction made by a number of the delegates who attended the annual meeting of the national tf onal shoe travelers association another excuse given by delegates for increased prices for shoes is that this country is sending large quantities ouan of heavy leather to the belligerent countries s and that itis itis very difficult to ob obtain tain an adequate adeaste adeau ate supply of russian i horse hides |