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July 4th, 1900, by a party consisting of Orrin Puffer, William A. Twitchell, James Valentine, and William Man-hard. There still are deer, a few mountain lions, coyotes and bob cats. Fox are very scarce. Beaver, having been imported and protected,...
Singing Mothers were organized, and the Church Welfare Work begun. They gave five years of faithful and inspiring service. Board released in 1942. Ellen Joseph, president; Cleaone Robinson and Maude Christiansen, counselors; Mayme Hoopes,...
January 5, 1908, Mary J. Blackner was chosen president, with Mary E. Morris and Winnifred Miller as counselors; Julia Griffith, secretary; Mary A. Reese, treasurer. Caring for the sick and needy, the gathering and storing of wheat, went steadily...
WOMEN WHO HAVE PLAYED IMPORTANT PARTS AS DOCTORS IN MINERSVILLE Mary Blackburn was the first white woman to come to Minersville. She delivered the first white child, a girl, Rosena Roberts Rollins, to Mrs. George Roberts. She also delivered...
The last Company manager was a Mr. Evans. In 1911, the store was known as the American Trading Company and was operated by Ed Street, Steve Fotheringham and J. F. Tolton. The Utah Leasing Co. took over the mine and worked the dumps after the mine...
was named "Little Muddy" from i t s muddy appearance. Eighteen miles north of this place i s Center Creek where over one-half of the Company remained, while the other half journeyed south, under the direction of Parley P. Pratt. Here it was, on a...
making our homes comfortable. However, t h e first day of December, 1858, was a noted one for u s . A Cooperative Mercantile Institution was established t h a t day. And May 16th. 1869, is recorded a s t h e beginning of a Sheep Cooperative...
One of the letters was written to inform him that his wife, Sarah Ann, had died of consumption.' The latest Washington paper was dated April 13. Henry received a letter from Martha Bristol in England, dated February 22, 1851. She wrote: My Dearest...
was very wet, and I did not have a very comfortable night's lodging. The next morning Henry brought a load of stone coal to the blacksmith's shop where a meeting was held with the brethren in charge of iron, and some business was transacted...
October 25, Bishop Lewis came from Parowan and reported that George A. Smith arrived there from Salt Lake City on Saturday, October 21. Henry made the following entries in his journal: Tuesday, October 26: Rained heavy for several hours before...
necessary in housekeeping which we were entirely destitute of, such as pots and kettles. May the Lord reward them for their goodness. I will in retum for their kindness to me endeavor, by the help of Jehovah, to prove myself worthy of their good...
CHAPTER IX
THE FIRST RON CASTMG
1853 ormonism, especially in the early days of the church, was not only a religion, but the leaders also dealt with everyday duties. They were expected to minister to the social, economic, health and political wants...
assumes the appearance of an old settled country. Then, when I passed through, there were only four houses at Payson and but an old shabby fort at Provo. [The 'Word of Wisdom,' as Joseph Smith had announced it, had not been a biding commandment in...
America was on the ocean for six weeks, and she was so seasick that she wished the ship would sink. Elder Lunt put her in the charge of Brother and Sister Swindle who agreed to furnish her a passage over the plains. They proved to be true and...
Bishop, and visited the surroundiig communities fiequently. On Saturday 14, 1867, he traveled to Harmony and spoke at a meeting there. A Cedar City choir went with him and sang several songs on the program. The Harmony Ward prepared refreshrnents...
place, during which time 1 have never felt to tum back or regret the step 1 have taken. Since this Church was organizer;, relentless persecution has followed the Saints. The present 'Cullom's Biii' brings a passage of scripture forcibly to my mind...
loved so well. They are kind old people and do al1 in their power to make us comfortable. Soon afier our arrival here, we were informed of the death of a favorite uncle of Aunt Ellen's near Liverpool. On learning of our arrival ffom America, we...
Webster continued on to the top. We were absent kom the cabin about 3 hours. We concluded a shorter cut could be found than the one we came. We had a storrn tonight and the wind blew cold. Febmary 16: Fine day. After breakfast Brother Webster and 1...