History of the B.A. C.
"GREAT thing have small beginnings." So it is written
in all the books, and so it repeats itself and is acted
out year after year in everything. The B. A. C. is
no exception.
In 1913 the Legislature of the great State of Utah...
Adamsville boasted a store owned and operated by John F. Jones. It was fairly well stocked. He accepted butter and eggs in trade for merchandise. Since Adamsville was close to Beaver, many families made weekly trips to the stores there for a more...
ing dailies, tri-weeklies and weeklies vied simultaneously with one another for patronage, while other Utah towns of much greater population permitted a lone newspaper
to starve.
THE BEAVER ENTERPRISE was the name of the
first newspaper, the first...
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...
and Charles E. Murdock. Up to this time it had been known as the Academy building. Now it needed a new name. The school children were asked to submit names. Mr. Maeser suggested to a pupil that it be named in honor of Dr. John R. Park, so long the...
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...
EAST WARD BISHOPS
Louis W. Harris, the first bishop of East Ward after the town was divided into two wards, was ordained January 22, 1905, and served until 1908, when his first counselor, George A. Parkinson, became bishop.
George A. Parkinson...
Judge Jacob S. Boreman, and a jury composed of twelve men, eight of whom were members of the Mormon Church. He was indicted for murder by a grand jury, September 24, 1874, nineteen years after the massacre. William Stokes deputized Thomas Winn,...
Due to shortage of water in the early days, there was little hay raised by the Minersville settlers. To supple-ment the small supply, the ranchers, farmers and stock-men would make regular trips to the Yellow Banks, 20 miles north of Minersville,...
this position he was in direct charge of everything. All business transactions were under his signature. In 1943 the Metal Producers Company, of Los Angeles, Calif., took over the mine, operating under lease a syndicate of three men, as follows:...
stove at the Thomas James Hotel, and Mrs. Thomas James had Indian women help her. One little squaw came and washed all day for a dollar, rubbing the pieces on a board. She could do the flat work ironing too. Mrs. Bell James says when she ran the...
CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX PROFESSIONAL AND MUSICAL HISTORY OF MILFORD EARLY-DAY PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE OF MILFORD Mary Ann Bigler Tanner acted as a midwife f or years in the early days of Milford. She had the remarkable record of never losing a...
Tues. Nov. 6, 1900: Ther. 52., Warm., Wea. Thin Clouds. F.D. Gifford, Isaac Langston and I acted as judges of election. Wednesday 7: Ther. 54., 74., Wea. Thin Clouds. Finished grinding the cane. Father finished boiling the sorghum while we went...
Sat. Jan. 5, 1901: Ther. 41., 46., Wea. Cloudy, Blustery I finished up a small batch of photos today. Went to town and got the mail. I gave in my resignation as Acting Teacher of the Ward to be acted on by the Bishop. Resignation not accepted. 1) ...
Emery County (Utah) Archives; Jewkes, A.G.; Actors; Drama; Shakespearean Plays; Salt Lake Theater
A photograph of A.G. Jewkes in character and costume for the Shakespearean play, Merchant of Venice, in which he played the part of Bassanio and as such, he signed this photograph--"Respectfully Bassanio, A.G.J." This play was presented by the Utah...
The old Huntington Church was located on Main Street. It was a meeting house for the L.D.S. Church. It had such thick walls, that when the windows were open, they acted as shelves. Women would bring their food to a church gathering and place it in...
CHRISTOPHER J. ARTHUR Biography 1832 - 1919 Christopher Jones Arthur was born March 9, 1832, in t h e village of Abersychan, Monmouthshire, South Wales. His f a t h e r . Christopher Abel A r t h u r , and his mother, Ann Jones A r t h u r , were...
Nov. 7. 1878.. . T h e Committee on Judiciary reported a s follows: W have obtained and examined from t h e exe Recorder's office, two record hooks, one City warrant book, one auditor's a / c book, one dog tax hook, one assessor tax list for 1878,...
CHARLES M. HEYBORNE Biography 1848 - 1935 Charles McMillan Heyborne was born in Launceston, Van Demansland, Tasmania, on t h e 21st of J a n u a r y , 1848, t h e son of John and Sarah Ann McMillan Heyborne. His f a t h e r was an English officer...
HENRY LEIGH Biography 1843, - 1920 Henry Leigh was horn December 31, 1843, in Llanelly, South Wales, the son of Samuel and Ann Davis Leigh. He emigrated to America with his family, February 1849, on the ship Buna Vista, with 250 saints on board,...