Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-05-15

j. T. Slattery, ballast king
from the sand swept barrens of the
desert near Thompsons, is in the
city to get a breath Of city life. He
reports great progress in ballasting
through the bad stretches In Utah.
Grand Junction (ColoD Sentinel,
9th.
Preston Nutter was here the
first OF the week from his ranch In
the Nine Mile country. He states
that everything out that way Is
very dry, the rainfall so far this
season not being up TO the average.
Stock, however, are doing fairly
well.
Mrs. Samuel Dugmore of Sun
nyside sprung a surprise on her sis
ter, Mrs. o. sorensen, Jr., this week
and after spending a day here went
on TO Ferron where she will visit
with her son, William Dugmore, and
daughter, Mrs. John T.. Leslie
Castle Dale Progress, 10th.
Thomas Williams of Hunting
ton sojourned IN Castle Dale for a
few hours last Monday, when he
came over for the trunk OF his at
tractive granddaughter. Miss Mil
dred Jackson. who attended the En-
cry stake academy the past winter,
but who now returns to her home
In ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dale Prog
ress, 9th.
Ia w. Curry. cashier OF the
Uintah State bank. has been In
ouray this week on business in con-
nection with Indian payday. The
final payment OF twenty-eight thous-
and dollars IA being made. This
makes more than a hundred thous-
and dollars distributed among the
Utes within the past few months
vernal Express, 9Th.
Miss Edna Thomas and Miss
Anna Crowley went TO springville
Friday morning for a visit with
friends. They will also visit at
Provo and attend the opera. prince
Charming" given by the sprngville
high school under the supervision Of
Prof Mark Robinson. music lnstruc-
tor OF the school.-Hclpcr Times.
10th.
Frank NJ. Hamilton. postoffioe
Inspector succeeding A. II. Britton,
deceased. was In Price Last Tuesday
up Postmaster Guiwlts of
tho local office. finding everything
In tiptop order and one OF the very
best conducted offices in his terri
tory. Inspector Hamilton announce
that he will make Price his head
quarters.
C. Handlcy OF ogden and II.
Baird OF Provo. who we're here ~
Gently contracting for an experiment
tai crop OF tomatoes. have taken a
lease on the Savoy Hotel at Price
and are now running Il. Handiey
took a run down 10 see how the to-
mato plants we're coming along,
Tuesday. and Ia delighted with the
excellent prospcct.-Green River
sth.
"A. c. Madsen returned from
Black Rock last Saturday. lie re-
ports that his wool clip this year
was very good and the price rccoiy-
I'd was aS much as he expected 10
get this season. lie sold his wool |
10 Jesse Knight OF Provo for fifteen
cents per pound. This Is the high
est price received by any OF the To-
raj woolgrowers 80 far thls season.
Mt, Pleasant Pyramid. 9th.
Robert Woodruff and o. NJ.
Conner started Tuesday afternoon
10 work on the Midland trail east
Of Elgin. They had the necessary |
Tools for road work We learn /
hat the trail will follow the grade
81 the old narrow gauge railway 80
lar as practicable and are assured
hat the road win be made In a
condition by July LIST
through Grand county TO the Colo
ado state line.-Green River Dis
patch. Sth.
Fred Ferron. local manager OF
he Raven Mining oompany's inter
'sts. has spent the past week at
he tramway on the Ayintaqulnt. Ae
I've operations have been resumed
Il the elaterlte workings aud teams
re engaged hauling the ore 20 Sol
Her summit, lie tells the Record
hat this Is the earliest spring in
hat section In the history OF the
or at least since the
laterite mining industry was start
Myton Record. 9Th.
Hans Larsen. formerly OF this
lace but now OF Old Mexico, called
4 the Wave office on Monday and
elated some OF his experiences In
he land OF wars. Larsen was one
4 the pioneers OF Utah who came
y OK team. He has been twenty
ne years In Mexico. but was driven
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