Agriculture--Iron County (Utah); Utah State Fair (Salt Lake City, Utah); Brigham Young University (Utah County, Utah); Aberdeen-Angus cattle
Boyter Erica 180 was declared grand champion Angus heifer of the Utah State Fair. Also the junior champ, she's owned by Brigham Young University of Provo and Neil Boyter, Cedar City.
CHAPTER FOUR -
FOUNDING OF TOWNS, RANCHES AND FORTS
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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...
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...
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR POLITICAL HISTORY OF MILFORD TOWN INCORPORATED IN 1903 December 1, 1903, the Board of County Commissioners of Beaver County approved a petition for the incorporation of the Town of Milford and appointed the following persons...
Tues. April 19, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. windy cloudy Father, Mother & I went to Rockville while in Town a Telephone message was received stating that war had been Declared Wednesday 20: Ther. 58 at 6-50 Wea. light clouds wind after noon. I W...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Swasey Family; Wild Horses; Swasey, Joe; Swasey, Royal
Joe Swasey's son Royal took this photograph on the San Rafael Swell of one of the last wild horse roundups that Joe Swasey participated in. It was in the 1950s. The Division of Grazing felt like the horses were using too much of the grazing land,...
ROBERT W . HEYBORNE Biography 1845 - 1907 Robert W . Heyborne was born in Killkenny. Ireland, in 1845. When he was very young his parents took him with them to Australia where his father died, leaving his mother with six children to raise. They...
Nov. 1 1 . 1 9 0 1 . . .City Council met in special session at City Hall. Present: Mayor R. W . Heyborne. Councilman--T. J . Jones, W . Houchen, H. W. Lunt, and J. H . Armstrong. The Council took up the counting of the official r e t u r n s from...
Nov. 18. 1901.. .Mayor Heyhorne stated that he and the Recorder had prepared ballots for the drawing to decide who is the Justice of Peace--J. H . McDonald or Charles M . Ahlstrom--as, at the election held Nov. 5, there was a tie vote for said...
Office Mayor: Recorder: Treasurer: Marshal: City Justice: Councilor : (Long Term) Councilors :
Candidates George W . Middleton ( C ) W. H. Leigh ( R ) R. W . Heyhorne T. D . Roach Bengt Nelson J r . John Dutton Thomas Urie Alfred Froyd
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Mayor and Council. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of Cedar City, Utah. ...Whereas, at a meeting of the Board of Health of Cedar City, Utah held at the residence of D r . George W . Middleton, it was moved by the Health Officer of Cedar...
DANIEL T . LEIGH Biography 1852 - 1927 Daniel T . Leigh was born July 14, 1852, on the banks of the Platte River in Nebraska. The family came to Salt Lake City with the Dan Jones Company and were later called to lron County to work in the Iron...
Sept. 30. 1907.. .Special session. Professor George W . Decker presented a letter from Governor Cutler regarding the law enacted by the State to establish public libraries and gymnasiums in Utah cities and to levy a tax to pay for same. [two mill...
Library and Gymnasium Directors: 6 year term: Kate Palmer Mary Ann Parry 4 year tera: Myron D. Hiqbee ~iev Rollo 2 Vear term: J. C. Robinson H. H. Lunt DEMOCRATIC TICKET: Mayor: Long Term Councilor: Short Term Councilors:
John Parry W. H. Corry W....
Dec. 19. 1 9 1 2 . . .Mayor Urie stated that we have had a very successful y e a r , free from epidemics of Typhoid and other 1. To contagions. He made recommendations a s follows: extend pipeline to other mountain springs in the Five Lakes...
The canvass of Citv election was made, and the following vote cast for Districts ~ b 1 and 2 were submitted: .
Office Mayor: Candidate
W. H Leigh (R) . Ualter Granger iD1 Daniel T. Leigh (S)
Herbert P. Haight Hillman Dalley Joseph G. Steven~on...
WILLIAM H . LEIGH Biography 1877 - 1958 William H . Leigh was one of Cedar City's best known businessmen and civic workers. He founded the Leigh Furniture and Carpet Company in Cedar City, and operated it for 45 years before turning i t over to the...
Aug. 7 , 1915... Mayor Leigh informed Council that John Dover proposed to r u n the street sprinkler on City s t r e e t s for six hours each day for $2.50 per day. Accepted. (Under supervision of the City Marshal) Sept. 2, 1915.. .Bank of Southern...
Nov. 3 , 1917 ... A committee of band members headed by Mr. Roylance met with the Council and presented a request for an appropriation of about $365 to purchase instruments to make a complete band, and agreed that the band would serve the City free...
Jan. 2 , 1919.. .The Mayor called the Council's attention to the matter of entertaining the returning soldier boys from service. An appropriate committee was to be selected by the Mayor. Feb. 6 , 1 9 1 9 . . .The matter of replacing old pipe in...