Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
GENERAL INFORMATION The aim of the Murdock Academy is to train for citizenship by preparing young people to found homes in which a coming generation may begin life under more favorable conditions and by training the rising generation for useful...
CHAPTER FOUR -
FOUNDING OF TOWNS, RANCHES AND FORTS
FORT CAMERON
September, 1873, witnessed the construction of a Military Barracks at Beaver. A post had been established in May when 250 United States Troops arrived in the Territory. Though...
York Volunteer Infantry, who was killed in the battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861.
Before the summer had passed, contracts had been let to a number of men for the construction of four company barracks, a guard house, commissary, hospital and...
expired, they married and established themselves in our midst as private citizens.
In April, 1883, due to the long distance of hauling provisions and supplies, the camp was disbanded and the troops moved to Fort Douglas at Salt Lake.
In October,...
The early afternoon was for children's sports and foot-racing. Sometimes there would be a ball game be-tween the soldiers from the Fort and the citizens. Later in the day came horse races on the old "Straight Track," north of town. In the evening...
8 Beaver Brass Band 9 Young lady representing the Goddess of Liberty, Harriet S. Shepherd, and 13 young ladies represent-ing the 13 original Colonies, in wagon drawn by four horses. 10 Twenty-five young men, mounted escort. 11 Forty-eight young...
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Song by the Beaver Choir.
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Music by the Beaver Martial Band. Speech by Col. Douglas of Fort Cameron.
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Music by the Fort Cameron Martial Band.
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Song by Robert Stoney.
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Music by the Beaver Brass Band.
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Song...
THE METHODIST CHURCH SCHOOL
In 1873, the Rev. Clark Smith came to Beaver to establish the Methodist Episcopal Church, and to conduct a school for the members and patrons. He began his services in a small lumber building across the street east of...
devoted their lives to this profession. Necessarily, those women were patient, kind, tender and skilled to be able to answer the many calls and to have endeared themselves in the hearts of the pioneer women. Every hamlet had these "mother"...
tooth a string was tied to the tooth, the other end was fastened to a door knob. The child closed his eyes and the operator slammed the door shut, and out came the tooth.
It was a fine thing for the pioneers when a man arrived who could do this job...
Silver Reef Mine, Mr. Field decided to move his office to Milford, but on account of no support he moved back to Beaver.
On February 19, 1881, the SOUTHERN UTONIAN came into existence, published by Frank R. Clayton and Company. The Utonian told of...
made butter for many years, were Sarah Nowers, Mary Low, Mrs. W. P. Smith, Amelia Smith, Mrs. Ann Levi, Sophia Dean, and others. Mrs. William Dean churned and supplied the officers at Fort Cameron with butter while they were stationed there.
In...
building. Much of the lumber used in building up Pioche, Frisco and Newhouse was furnished by local mills, operated by local men, and delivered by team to the mines at prices ranging from $70 to $100 per thousand feet.
The only local sawmill in...
school hours it is made available to the citizens who wish to do work there for themselves.
Perhaps no department of the school has done more for the town than has the Music department, with its excellent band and choruses, under such able...
poses. After other, and more modern, facilities for school were procured, this building was rented to the Beaver Creamery, where butter and cheese were manufactured. Then, finally, it was turned over to the Beaver High School and the old historic...
When that bell would ring, one could hear school children begin singing, "There is a boarding house not far away,
Where they serve ham and eggs three times a day. Oh, hear the boarders yell, when they hear that dinner bell, Oh, how good those...
David Miller, July 26, 1880-1886. William Edwards, June 23, 1886-1887. Post office discontinued. Re-established April 24, 1888, with William Edwards again acting. Jess Barton, October 19, 1920. Following Mr. Barton were: Mrs. Hazle Barton,...
adjoining the main structure is 32x29 feet. This addition was built for the purpose of vaults, and adjoining this is the county jail, built of pink sandstone. The original cost of the old Territorial Court House was approximately $10,960. This...
the printing. Wilson G. Nowers was appointed clock cus-todian. City recorder E. E. Cowdell resigned ; Robert Fotheringham, appointed.
1893-William H. Bakes, mayor, with Reinhard Maeser, Frank D. Farnsworth, Jesse Baldwin, Walter S. Tolton and...