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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...
After an opening was made large enough he succeeded in putting the fire out with water, milk and vinegar, the only available liquids. The Indians were eventually driven away.
It was found that the Indians had driven all the cattle
out of the...
BEAVER CITY INCORPORATED IN 1867
An act to incorporate Beaver City in Beaver County was passed and approved by the Governor and Legisla-ture of the Territory of Utah, January 10, 1867. Also enacted that all that portion of country situated within...
BEAVER COUNTY SELECTMEN AND YEARS OF SERVICE
John W. Huntsman 1856-7 James McKnight 1880-87
Simeon F. Howd 1856-7 Willis Coplan 1881
Joel W. White 1856-7 John; R. Murdock 1882
Ross B. Rogers 1858-9- Philo T. Farnsworth 1883
David B. Adams 1858-9...
bers of the said choir together with all those who have so ably assisted them in catering to the comforts of their aged guests, and that said Beaver Choir become a standing committee to continue in the future the good work they have begun by...
building, which was used for Tithing and Quorum purposes.
With Murdock came also William Fotheringham, a man of considerable note, who had filled two missions, one to far-off India, the other to South Africa. The two missions covered a period of...
Canyon and one through the Big Canyon Pass or Soldier Pass to the Milford Valley.
William Allred, pioneer of Beaver, said the "Old Ute Trail," the one the Indians used in the summer, went up Bone Hollow and across the Tables, passing near the First...
FIRST IRRIGATION IN BEAVER VALLEY
Early in May, 1856, the water for irrigating the Old Field and town plat was taken from the river at a dam east of where the Allred home had been built. It was then conducted in a good sized ditch to the N E...
Henrietta's father, Henry Lunt, said goodbye to her in 1885 when he moved to Mexico but they corresponded frequently. Henrietta received a letter from Colonia Pacheco, Chihuahua Mexico from her father dated Nov. 5, 1900. I t reads as follows: "My...
HISTORY OF BEAVER STAKE
Beaver Stake is the eighth oldest in the west. It was established March 12, 1866, with John R. Murdock as president; William Fotheringham as first and Daniel Tyler as second counselors. This organization existed until July...
I talked to Ben about the email I sent him about volunteers. He said he forwarded it to the person in the theatre department who could help me and they should be in contact with me soon. Tom Jett stopped in the office and came and talked to me...
Introduction
Dad began assembling and organizing resource materials for his personal history in 1976. Unfortunately, due to the volume of the material, his demanding schedule and subsequent ill health, he was unable to complete his task. We have...
June 6th, 1876, Ruth Tyler went in as president of the society, with Eliza Hawkins and Ann Levi as counselors; Mary E. Shepherd Ashworth, secretary and treasurer. Donations, from three pounds of flour, one-half dozen eggs, to $20 in cash, were...
man." (A copy of the Enterprise of August 12, 1875, is still in existence and is the property of Mary Goodwin of Beaver).
THE BEAVER COUNTY SENTINEL was the next
paper, and was managed by G. W. McLaughlin.
THE SQUARE DEALER, with Joseph Field again...
nary, 1877, and the General Conference of the Church held at that place in April following, the reorganization of the various stakes and wards began. Accordingly, at the Stake Quarterly Conference held in Beaver, July 25-26, a time of spiritual...
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really more an organizational tool. In the morning you get up, you brush your teeth, you
make your bed and you then positive attitudes. We had this rewards system, I‘d give them
colored links and whoever had the...
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years. So my idea was to get them a debit card. And I had the budget that I wrote and I
think how much, it was generous something like seven hundred and fifty to one thousand
dollars for a calendar year, but I didn‘t...