Charlotte Haight and family at Enoch, Utah. Mother's Day about 1920. Includes: Kate, Hattie, mother, Sherman, Thora, Leonard, George, John, and Tiffer.
LELAND BETENSON
Betty has taken on the air of a married
man, but his hasty steps sure
startled us.
DORRIS SORENSON
Going to take out her M. D. (Mother's
Duties) degree this year.
LAFELL IVERSON
Pessimists would laugh with "Fuzzy."
ANNA THORLEY
If...
Jokes
Soph: My stock in trade is brains.
Freshie : You've got a funny looking sample case.
The follo"wing was handed in on an examination paper
in American history:
General Braddock \vas killed in the Revolutionary
"Var. I-Ie had three horses shot...
A PART OF EARLY-DAY MILFORD In the early days, J. D. McAuley owned the whole block from the large house on the corner, which was his home, down to and including the Flatiron Building. Before Mr. McCauley built his home there, the corner was...
WILLIAM LOUIS CRAWFORD DIARY
Explanation
William Louis Crawford was born on July 15, 1873, to William Robinson and Carnelia Gifford Crawford, in Rockville, Kane County, Utah. When he was six years old the family moved to Oak Creek in...
Crawford, William Louis, 1873-1935; Parks -- Utah -- History; Zion National Park (Utah) -- History; Springdale (Utah) -- History; Rockville (Utah) -- History
WILLIAM LOUIS CRAWFORD DIARY
Explanation
William Louis Crawford was born on July 15, 1873, to William Robinson and Carnelia Gifford Crawford, in Rockville, Kane County, Utah. When he was six years old the family moved to Oak Creek in Zion...
Fri. May 3, 1901: Ther. 49., Pleasant., Wea. Rain am To-day is Mother’s fiftieth Birth-day. Uncle John & Aunt Adelia “ [Uncle] Free “ [&] “ [Aunt] Jane Grandfather & G. Mother made us a visit. I went to Rockville this evening. 1) Saturday...
30 Days November 1910: S 20 Went on up to Oakcreek. Annie went with us. M 21 Pleasant. L. Clds Left Mary at mother’s came back to Rockville with load of lumber T 22 Got to Hurricane about 5 pm
Wed. Jan. 3, 1912: Ther. Very cold. Wea. A few light clouds appeared in the South-W. today. Father, Jim and I are cutting some locust trees on the Sand bottom. Lee DeMill of Manti is at Mother’s tonight. Thursday 4: Ther. Warmer, Wea. Thin clds...
Thurs. Mar. 7, 1912: Ther. Warm Wea. Cleared off Hauled up the stove wood from the grove that I chopped for mother last Dec. Plowed about 60 rods of land in the field across the road. Friday 8: Ther. Pleasant. Wea. Clouded up Mother, Jim and I...
Fri. Jan. 9, 1914: Ther. Cold Wea. few thin clds Plowed the piece of land on the river bottom above Dan’s. Saturday 10: Ther. Cold Wea. Thin clouds Johny, Squire & I finished husking mother’s corn
Wed. Mar. 4, 1914: Ther. Fair Wea. Clear Clouds Pm. Came home a little before dark. Thursday 5: Ther. Warm Wea. Clear Helped plant mother’s peas this afternoon
Mon. May 25, 1914: Ther. Warm- Wea. Clouds- Wind, Smoky. Finished planting beans, also planted little white cow peas. Went to the flanigan field. Tuesday 26: Ther. Pleasant Wea. Ptly Cldy At home with a lame back, cant do much. Marion Stout &...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Temple City; Wheeler, Marion
During the uranium boom, Temple Mountain was the most active site on the San Rafael Swell. A shanty town sprung up that was called Temple City. Barbara Ekker from Hanksville, Utah and her husband joined in the frenzy. She said "My husband wanted...
and coke, were sold directly to individual^.^ In Apnl 1862, i spite of the Civil War and al1 the national n humoil, Justice M o d of Vermont introduced the first Congressional Bill against the practice of polygamy into the House of Representatives....
Colonia Juarez in the summer [late spnng] of 1889 to see just what the outlook was on makmg a new home. He found things there much to his liking. He met a number of fomer acquaintances and old fiiends who had located in the sunny climate, and he...
probably drove the cows aiong with them. Heaton commented that "the eight miles seerned like 800 on that old rough wagon going up that canyon." Sarah and her children were constantly on the lookout for Indians in view of what had happened to the...
ofthe older boys had diEerent memones of living and working at the "Spencer Ranch." Heaton remembered the following: Corrales was about 2 miles south of Pacheco. Corrales is Spanish for 'corrais.' The Mexican people named it this because, when they...
who had &tten it, had aiso put the word 'Father' below. It had been only an hour since the folks had lee'the graveyard. Had they known we were so near they could have sent for us. Edgerton, knowing how far we had to travel, said it would be so far...