Dr. John Ward Christian's early education was under the direction of the Catholic Fathers. Later he attended Pennsylvania State College, now Jefferson College, where he was graduated as an M. D.
HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS LIFE
During the Mexican War, he was...
Salt Lake & San Pedro Railroad. Finally, this road was taken over by the Union Pacific. RANGE CONDITIONS IN THE EARLY DAYS During the years of the '80s and '90s the range was in excellent condition for the grazing of cattle. Few, if any, sheep were...
machinery from the end of the railroad to their distribution points. " ARVIN STODDARD HOMESTEADED TOWNSITE Arvin M. Stoddard, Milford's first settler, was one of the original pioneers, coming to Utah in 1847 with his three brothers, Sheldon,...
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...
his brother, Jake, built a store there, and Jake lived in a small house east of the store. When the bank bought the corner from his father, the store was moved into the street for a while, and his father tore away all his buildings and erected the...
team. I knew a fellow by the name of George Smith who did a lot of freighting. I also knew Mrs. Squires and her son-in-law, Aaron Grover of Wah Wah Springs. We watered the sheep there in the fall and spring when going by till Mr. Newhouse piped...
time while he returned to Nephi to close his affairs. He then came back to Milford and took over the active management of his store, adding a large feed lot with stables, a large barn, and camp houses. His business was supplying the freighters,...
first of its kind in town. She also served home-made ice cream. She was a typical English saleswoman, having operated a store in England. She was a great lover of children and very kind to the poor. Much of her merchandise was sent out, with no...
ing a sizeable business. In 1927 or '28, furniture was added to the stock. Since 1915, the Jefferson Mercantile Co. has been under the management of George Jefferson, principal owner of the company. During his management he has expanded the...
Chaper twenty-nine OTHER CHURCHES, LODGES AND ORGANIZATIONS THE METHODIST CHURCH The first Sunday School Union meeting was organized July 7, 1905, and was first held in a home. There were nine children and five adults present. They carried on...
Evans, Boyd Decker; Eyre, Golden Junior; Fails, William Dalton; Farnow, Harry Douglas Jr.; Fisher, Hal Joseph; Fisher, Norman Gene; Forsgren, Arvil Ferron; Fotheringham, Robert Bruce; Fotheringham, Wallace D.; Frazier, Lane W.; Freeman,...
Latter-Day Saint South Ward Chapel, 110 South Main. The property was originally owned by John D. Lee. Afton Lee and Reta Reid Lee built a house on this land. It became the property of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and the South...
CEDAR CITY:
THE BUILDING OF A COMMUNITY
( D r . Arrington, L.D. S. Church Historian, delivered the following address at Cedar City, Utah during the 125th anniversary celebration, November, 1976.) The rich historical legacy left by Cedar City's...
Brigham Young in July of 1847. He made a round trip to California by way of Cedar Valley in the winter and spring of 1847-48, returning with cattle and wagons--the first such conveyances to cross the Old Spanish Trail. Jefferson Hunt returned again...
creeks out of the canyons, widens to encompass an area of good farmland, then tapers off and disappears in the desert gorges and mesas that stretch westward. With the advent of spring, the snow banks melt and disappear, and the mountainsides become...
1. Deseret News, March 1877, Salt Lake City, Utah, No. 26: 142. 2. "CedarWardMinutes,"July 22,1877, L.D.S. Vol. 1. CR-1514-11, L.D.S. Histo~y Library, Salt Lake Ciiy, Utah. 3. Joseph Fish, "The Life and Times of Joseph Fish," S.U.U. Special...
Haight, Isaac C., "lsaac C. Haight Jornal," Southern Utah U~versitySpecial Coiiections Library, Cedar City, Utah. Hulet, Kent and Laurel, "Life of Henry Lunt," Printed 1970, Cedar Ciq, Utah. Jenson, Andrew, "Exploration Co. Of Lt. Col. Kmbail,...
Hanis, Richard, alderman, 54; 63, 81, 92, school trustee, 98; director of h n W & , 101; 135,highcoun. of Cedar Stake, 186; iron molder, 280 Haslam, John James, acquaintance of Ellen, 130; Capt. of B r a s Band, 204,212 Haun's Mil1 Masacre, 210...