Boyter, John Merchant, Charles Merchant, Orrin Puffer, Ephriam O. Puffer, Hannah Gale, Henry C. Gale, Lafayette Shepherd were also among the early settlers.
Charles Merchant (1842-1904) and John Merchant (1850-1927) came from Australia with their...
WATER DEVELOPMENT IN BEAVER AND VICINITY
When the first pioneers came to this valley, it is said that one could step across the Beaver River in almost any locality. But through years of effort and planning, the water resources have developed to an...
Keeseo arrived in Beaver, fine young men who might have done much good, but the natural aversion of the average young women to being assisted at childbirth by a man physician was as widespread and deep-seated among the early Mormons as if the...
This institution was responsible for the substantial growth of Beaver more than any other factor. Most of the prominent buildings erected in Beaver during the '70s and '80s owe their existence to employment at this factory. It also proved a great...
of the institution until about 1890, it was possible to se-cure all the wool necessary to operate the plant by exchanging the mill products for the wool. About this time, wool demanded cash or mostly cash and the mills found it difficult to sell...
Space will not permit the naming of all those who have been instructors of the youth of Beaver, however, among those who taught until about 1890, we mention the names of Charles J. Thomas, Solomon Wixom, J. F. Tolton, Andrew S. Anderson, Robert...
had as his assistant, Charles T. Stoney, who had been attending the Brigham Young Academy. This school immediately became very popular, so that night session were held for the benefit of adults who could not go in the daytime. A class in teacher...
property and in 1890 she and her husband, W. H. Bakes, added a two-story brick building on the north of the present building and started in the hotel business. For fifty years she cooked for boarders in that house. For many years it was the home...
east part of Pine Valley west of Milford. They established a ranch on the Pine Grove water and later invested in a few cows, which increased to 2,500 head. They then sold their cattle. Later, the Pine Grove Ranch was taken over by the Ryan-Ream...
January 1, 1890, Rebecca Eyre was sustained as pres-ident, with Lydia McKnight as first and Mary E. Light-ner as second counselors, and Mary Carter, secretary, with Ida Hamblin as assistant secretary. While these sisters were on the board, the...
may be, with no fee for extra ladies. Wedding dances were free, being sponsored by the bridegroom or parents of the bride. T. N. (Baldy) Sackett was always floor manager; no time went to waste. When not on floor duty, his watchful eye was on the...
6 SOUTHERN BRANCH
ALBERT N. TOLLESTRUP,
Music.
Student of violin with Prof. Fogelberg B. Y. A. 1885-6; Piano, harmony and theory with Karl Fischer, Hamburg, Germany, 1888-9; Harmony with
Prof. McQuaide 1890; Principal Morgan Stake Academy...
Fri. May 15, 1914: Ther. Hot Wea. Windy Clds. Hauled the other load of hay am Went up and helped Bp. Hepworth Will and Squire Crawford get the water in the Oakcreek River ditch Saturday 16: Ther. Warm Wea. Clouds Hauled two loads manure over into...
Lyle and Ann Elizabeth Hancock Hatch home, 280 North Main Street. Built in 1890. The house was later owned by Otto and Opal Talbot Norton. Next Ralph and Beverly Norton Goulding owned the house.
Jode and Julia Linford home, 105 East 4 North. Bult in 1890. Reed and Sylvia Linford Judd bought this house. They sold it to Denny and Mildred Linford.
Myron Joseph and Martha Jane Sevy Proctor home, 220 North 200 East. Built in 1890. William E. Sargent built the home in 1886. It was deeded to Catherine Sargent in 1911. In 1919 it was sold to Myron Proctor. It was deeded to Merle Proctor (Robinson...