The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-02-11
CASTLE DALE NEWS NOTES
The Epidemic of Smallpox is Fast
Dying Out.

Dying Out.
Castle Dale, Feb. S-We are glad to
report that the smallpox epidemic at
our neighboring town, Ferron, is now
under control. Principal of the Public
Schools George Weggeland of Salt
Lake City is one of the late victims.
However, there are but few persons
very sick, as the disease so far has
appeared in a very mild form. The
people of this county are pleased to
learn that the dread disease is some
what bridled.
Two families are under quarantine
in this place, but the cases are very
light The patients are only waiting
to be turned loose and to be allowed
to frolic.
Castle Valley has experienced some
intensely cold weather the past
week. The government thermometer
registered as low as % degrees below
zero. which is the lowest point reached
since the establishment of the station
here four years ago. Quite a lot of
snow has fallen and the farmers are
rejoicing over the good prospects for
water the coming season The feed on
the winter range is fairly good and
unless extraordinary blizzard weather
appears the stock will pull through all
right. Stock is reported as doing well
so far
one day this week. Mrs. Carl Wilberg
and two of her little children, while
driving in one-horse rig down Main
street, had a, very narrow escape. The
horse Mrs. Wilberg was driving be-
came unmanageable and made down
the street at tremendous speed, and.
had il not been for the assistance of
Jesse I4eamaster, who was riding horse
back and who headed off the fright
ened animal in the nick of time, very
serious accident might have occurred
Shortly after this runaway another
team belong to Carl Waberg broke
loose and ran away but came in con-
tact with a picket fence, which stopped
their progress. A broken tongue and
some other damage was the result
John Seely of Mt Pleasant came over
this week to look after his stock in
terests here. which are many.
over zoe oil location notices were re
ceived Dy the county recorder this
week One hundred and forty-five of
them were sent in by Daniel Dunno
of Salt Lake.
The number of oil location notices
thus far this year are something over
,0O0
Ex-Sheriff futile and Horton futile
were called to Manti this week by the
receipt of a message announcing the
dying condition of their mother,
caused by her falling down a flight
OF steps. The deceased was 81 years
old She was the mother of ten chill
dren. four OF whom survive her.
Monday was a lively day at the
courthouse Delegations we're there
from Orangeville. Lawrence and
Cleveland. and Ferron would have
been well represented had il not been
for the smallpox epidemic there. The
county commissioners met in session
and received the petitions. both writ
ten and oral, for roads and bridges,
and the interest manifested by
citizens in this matter is an evidence
that they are alive 10 the Importance
of good highways There has been too
much patience exercised heretofore by
the people of this county in camping
for a day or more upon the bank of
some creek waiting for the subsistence
of some swollen body of water that
they might cross, or going miles out OF
the direct course to reach certain
point, to say nothing of the perils
braved by some more daring persons
We want money to build safe and sub
stantial bridges at three consecutive
points where they are sorely needed.
To listen to the opinions of prominent
people of the county Commissioners
Larsen and Nielsen sat most all the
day The legislature is asked to APP
propriate $500 for the purpose of
building these bridges and the repair
ing of certain portions of road County
Clerk Fox was therefore Instructed to