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...
ECCLESIASTICAL ORGANIZATION
In March, following the arrival of the pioneers, George A. Smith, one of the Authorities of the Latter-Day Saint Church and provisional leader of the Southern Colonies, en route from Parowan to Salt Lake City to attend...
For one year all the children in town attended Primary meetings. On March 28, 1881, the wards were divided, designated as First and Second Wards, with a Primary organization in each ward. Jane Gillies was sustained as president of the First Ward,...
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...
HISTORY OF BEAVER POST NO. 32,
OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
On December 2, 1924, the first meeting was called of all ex-service men for the purpose of organizing a Beav-er Post of the American Legion. Twenty men subscribed for membership at the meeting,...
his anxiety to get on, "I hope to God they are." Horses often died after such trips. Material supplied by Mrs. Bernita Burke of Black Rock, Mr. Shumaker of Garrison and Mrs. Flora Cuddy of Milford. A NOTED AREA AND JOHN J. WATSON On the old...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; San Rafael Reef; Interstate 70; Survey Crew; Spotted Wolf Canyon
In 1957 when Eisenhower's Defense highway System was being built to connect the whole nation, only one route was designed from Salt Lake City, Utah to Denver, Colorado. In the 60s another highway was suggested as a second route that would take the...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Seely, Montell; Swasey Family; Sid's Leap
Montell Seely and his daughter Fawn are examining Sid's Leap.The San Rafael Swell is filled with legends of the Swasey Brothers, Charley, Sid, Rod and Joe, who were early ranchers on the Swell. Royal Swasey, son of Joe, tells the story, "One day...
CEDAR CITY ORDINANCES (Excerpts) From: Original Ordinance Book No. 1 in t h e City files. The book i s also registered by t h e Utah State Historical Society-Archivist, W . R . Palmer. An Ordinance dividing Cedar City into Wards. [Old Fort o r Plat...
Oct. 1 4 . 1878.. .[written r e p o r t ) To the Honorable Mayor a n d members of the City Council. Your committee to whom was referred the examination of the slaughterhouse, wishes to report a s follows: 1 s t . . .we recommend t h a t the...
appointed Supervisor to act under the direction of the City to supervise the tapping of the water mains. July 8 , 1 9 0 4 . . .The filling of trenches (on new water system) and completion of reservoir was urged by the Mayor a n d , on the motion of...
Feb. 1 , 1909.. .On motion, the following locations were designated a s City dumping grounds: In the ravine about one-half mile west of Daniel T . Leigh's residence west of town, and a point just north of the mouth of Dry Canyon. April 8, 1 9 0 9 ....
URIAH TREHARNE JONES Biography 1861 - 1929 Uriah T r e h a r n e Jones was born Feb. 11, 1861 in Cedar City. Iron County, Utah, t h e son of Thomas and Sage Treharne Jones. He had a twin s i s t e r , Sarah Ann, and they were the youngest of a...
and Erastus Macfarlane for a license to r u n a Pool Hall within the City. Referred to Committee. Feb. 9 , 1914. . . Communication of Commercial Club of Cedar City was referred to Committee on Streets and Sidewalks to see that large cottonwood...
July 11, 1914 ...The Parent's Classes from the East and West Wards were appointed to arrange for the celebration of Pioneer's Day on July 24, 1914. Aug. 3. 1914.. .Special session to consider workmanship of the water system extension (redwood...
J u n e 29, 1923 . . . [Excerpts from Iron County Record) "President of t h e United S t a t e s . Warren G . Hardine. a n d p a r t y arrived in Cedar City J b n e 27, 1923 on t & new railroad, and Mayor Parley Dalley a n d his official City...
Nov. 14. 1927.. .City Elections were held November 8 , 1927-results were as follows:
Mayor:
4 year Councilman:
2 year Counc>lmen:
Recorder: Treasurer:
Eugene Christensen IR) Samuel F. Leigh (D) Fred L. Biederman IR) Parley Dalley ID) Ray H Lunt...
hour. Welders, shovel operators, cement finishers, mechanics and equipment operators were set at $1.00 per hour. Carpenters, mixer operators and grader operators were set at 90Q per hour. Oilers greasers, tractor operators--75Q per hour; and common...
information that cars must park 12" back from curb. 2 . They want a red zone in front of the theatres designated a s a loading zone when theatres are not in use. 3 . They want to know why the parking area back of Thornton Drug is not leveled off...
Southern Utah Power Company for a street lighting program on Center Street, west to the school and Hoover Avenue. Delinquent water notices were sent o u t , also shut-off notices have been mailed out and collections are coming in much better. Oct....