In those days, Mrs. Bradfield said, they danced until midnight, a big supper was served, then they danced on 'till dawn. A DAY'S EXPERIENCE Mrs. Bradfield said she came here one time to go to Frisco on the train, to work. It was a cold, wintry...
After a little while McKeon and the girls appeared. They asked Mr. Smithson if he had had any passengers that night. He replied, "Yes, two young women and the squirmiest baby I ever carried." Thereupon they began to chuckle, and when Mr. Smithson...
was brought into town in tanks by the railroad and delivered to the families at 5c per bucket, and placed in barrels in the home, by Henry Osborne, water man. When a storm was brewing one could hear the clang of tubs and buckets being put under the...
the trip from Milford to Frisco in 35 minutes, in 1916, surprisingly quick time with the first automobiles. Dr. Hunter and Dr. Burton of Milford made many trips to Frisco, Dr. Burton making the trips in a buggy to attend patients. Thomas James...
in. As the passengers loitered about, he noticed a lady passenger who had a sick baby. He overheard the lady ask one of the men to assist her.
The man answered, "No, I am not a baby tender." After the stage had gone, McCarty got on his horse and...
somewhat simplified, but still not without hazard and difficulties. Fred Shumaker tells how they used to arrange to speed the time in bringing a doctor from Frisco to Garrison, a distance of 60 miles. He says one person started out from Garrison...
About 1912 the I. 0. 0. F. Lodge sold the building to the Masonic Lodge. Dances continued to be held on the first floor until the Arion Hall was built. EARLY CARS IN MILFORD The first car that was ever in Milford was called a Smith. The owner of...
Branch Normal School--Cedar City (Utah)--Faculty; Branch Normal School--Cedar City (Utah)--School principals; Leigh, Samuel; Bennion, Milton, 1870-1953; Spencer, Anne
Milton Bennion, center, his wife Cora, and Miss Annie E. Spencer standing by buggy, en route back to Cedar City after summer school in Chicago. Samuel Leigh is driver. There is a negative to the picture.
Sat. May 20, 1905: Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Rain, Mist, Heavy shower 2 Am. I went to the black smith-shop with Bro. Edwards to get his buggy tak fixed up this fore-noon. Then we went to Teska and watched a Base Ball game this afternoon. We received...
Sat. May 27, 1905: Ther. Cool., Wea. Rain We had a good lot of rain during the night and morning. I took Bro. Petty’s horse and buggy and went Comanche for our mail this afternoon. Elder Lindsay got a letter from Pres. Duffin appointing him...
Sun. January 5, 1908: Clear Pleasant Attended school and meeting. Also band practise after meeting. Mon. 6: Thin clds. Cold Jake and I went to Hurricane in Jakes buggy, got there 7 pm. Tues. 7: Thin clds Cold We drove home by about 9 pm. Most...
The Swasey Brothers on the San Rafael Swell made their living wrangling the wild horses along with their own, then breaking them and selling them. The tradition continued into the next generation. These are some wild horses broken by the Swaseys....
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Wild Horses; Joe Swasey
Joe Swasey continued to breed wild horses with good stock. He went to Polluse Valley, Idaho and brought back many Appoloosa horses. Monte Swasey said of his grandfather, Joe and his father, Royal, "They had every color and shape imaginable. They...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Geology; Devil's Racetrack
A slide presentation was put together by Emery County on the Swasey History on the San Rafael Swell. This is Slide #16, Devil's Racetrack. There is a horse and buggy on Devil's Racetrack--taken in 1921. Many areas of the Swell were named after the...
Emery County (Utah); Doctors; Huntington (Utah); Hill, Thomas Clark
Emery History Book says, "In 1908, Doctor Thomas Clark Hill came here seeking a permanent home and practice. He first lived at the Brasher Hotel. In 1911 he married Effie Armstrong, a Castle Dale school teacher. In 1912 he established a drug and...