THE DESIRE IN A YOUNG MAN OR
WOMAN FOR DISTINCTION, THE DESIRE
TO MAKE A PLACE IN THE
WORLD IS NOT INDICATIVE OF VANITY,
BUT OF PRAISEWORTHY AMBITION.
The doors of the State University stand
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head...
education should fit us into life, will-ing
workers in its sometimes hard
processes, patient in our search for
its truths, avoiding vanity and the
other hypocricies which, if they
fasten themselves upon us, leave
us hardly worth burying. Down...
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ScKolarship
THE scholarship of the Utah Agricultural College is unsur-passed
by that of any other institution in Utah and is
equalled by few institutions of higher learning in the West,
as is evidenced by the following facts:
1. The Utah...
A NATION-WIDE
INSTITUTION-The
^Results of a Service Rendered
The continuous growth of this Nation-wide Institution of Department Stores and especially
the large expansion that is being made this Spring is creating truly remarkable opportunities
for...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
Thirty years of experience has taught us that careful selection in purchasing of goods means a great saving to our patrons. Better goods at lower prices means economy. Excellence of material, insuring long service, is the best of all economical...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
Mathematics. C. A. Call: Instructor. Course²earœredit High School Mathematics ’, 3‘ unit Plane Geometry“, 4‘ " Physical Education. For Boys. John A. Young: Instructor. Course²earœredit Gymnastics ’, 3…2e25 unit...
Copyright 1948 by The Beaver County Chapter of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers; Photo Sections Lithographed by The Spanish Fork Press, Spanish Fork, Utah; Bound by Mountain States Bindery, Salt Lake City
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...
ground to procure a livelihood. Aside from this, the flow of the creek, after the spring fresher of highwater, soon dried up and the low lands in the first section alone pro-vided crops.
In the course of time, school section 16 came into market and...
Fennemore, merchant and photographer; George Buckner, brewery; Selig and Simon, wholesale liquors; Michael Powers, Star Saloon; Mrs. E. Smith, restaurant; The Bettensen Hotel; The Centennial Hotel, (Mrs. Betty Mathews, proprietress); James Low...
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...
Gun Committee, Joseph Bettensen, Robert Thimbleby and William Moyes Jr.
Finance Committee, Josiah Rogerson, William Ashworth, David McDonough, James Fennemore and Charles F. Shipp.
Floor Managers, William Ashworth, Albert Minnerly and Josiah...
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...
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...
first of December 'till late in February an assistant was furnished Mr. Horne. The balance of the time he taught alone.
"The textbooks used were McGuffy's Readers, Ray's
Third Part Arithmetic, and Blue-Backed Spelling Book. Almost all reading was...
the surrounding towns in attendance. There was usually a speaker from the B. Y. U. or one of the Church authorities present. The afternoon was spent in athletic contests between classes, then the day's festivities ended with a dance in the evening....
Quorum. The President selected for this organization was John Hughes, while Charles Wesley Wendall was selected for clerk.
JOHN R. MURDOCK CALLED TO BEAVER
Owing to factional differences, lack of unity, and the inability of the local authorities to...