Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-12
VERNAL.
SENSATIONAL ELOPRMENT.


Clnndsstlne Marriage OF Miss May Bart.
lett and W. n. Henderson,
Special Correspondence.
Vernal, Uintah Co.,Aug. S-The great
scarehead story sent out from here and
published IN the Salt Lake Tribune.
concerning the setting apart Of 10000
acres, on the Uintah reservation, and
what is made 10 appear as another evil
dence Of certain influence, being used
In behalf OF the Mormon church, ia
very tresome TO the people Of this Sec
ton OF the state, who are all, regardless
or politics or religion, very much dis
gusted with the perpetual msrepresen-
tations OF a certain portion Of the
press, which Is doing a great deal 10
injure Utah, and particularly this sec
ton,
II is we'll known here that Chief
Engineer Newell. ANA others have, had
an idea IN mind for soma time Of utll-
izing portion OF the money, available
from the reclamation fund, on the Tin
tab reservation and the withdrawal OF
the $4,000 acres, IL simply In line with
| the conclusions, arrived at some time
| ago,
Many well Informed people. believe
| that II would have been really better
| had all the lands Of the reservation
been brought under the scope Of the re-
clamation act The usual hardships
that attend the settlement OF a new
country the struggle for the means to
support a family while bitches are be-
ing constructed, and farms improved,
are In a great measure obylated.
BUSINESS BOOMING.
Vernal merchants, ana hotel keepers
"A At2 AT
and everything is hustle and hustle. The
biggest crowd, however Is looked for
Just at the time, and Immediately af-
ter the drawing, as everyone who has
registered here, and many who regis
tered at other points, will be congre-
gated here awaiting their notices OF the
order In which their names were drawn.
SENSATIONAL ELOPEMENT.
quite a sensational wedding episode.
occurred here last Saturday, which has
caused no end Of surprise and some re-
grets, The contracting parties We're
w. II. Henderson OF the furniture house
Of e. w. Davis n Co., and Miss May
Bartlett, daughter OF G. G.. Bartlett, one
OF Uintah county pioneer settlers. The
wedding occurred Saturday evening.
without the knowledge Of Miss Bart
let's parents, who were opposed to the
match because Of the difference in re-
ligious views, Mr. Henderson being an
active member Of the Congregational
church while the Bartletts are Latter
day Saints, and active IN all church
work, Immediately after the wedding
the couple left for trip TO Denver.
Miss Bartlett leaving a note only to in
form her parents OF her wedding and
departure. An interesting feature OF
the affair Is that Miss Bartlett was ex.
pecting TO be married to young
man from Salt Lake who has Just re-
turned from a mission, but whose name
is withheld. The young man was 10
have been in Nerna tomorrow. when,
with his prospective bride, he expected
90 leave Tor Salt Lake 10 be married
in the Salt Lake Temple When the
parents of the young lady learned OF
what had happened they Immediately
telegaphad the situation 10 the young
man Tho parents OF the young lady
are very much mortified over the affair
Mr. Henderson the bridegroom IA
man Of excellent reputation, both NOR
ally and IN a business sense but the
radical difference In religious views of
the two, and the circumstances sur
rounding the AFFAIR, Is what has Gre
Gted tie unusual interest, coupled with
the prominence of the parties Interest,"
cd
Mrs Mary A. Caldwell. an aged lady
and an old resident OF this county
was seriously injured I'm runaway ac.
sident a few days ago She suffered N
fracture Of the ribs and a number Of
bruises, but IL doing as well as
can he expected OF one OF her age.