The Junior College Tournament
r~p*HE Rocky Mountain Junior Col-kge
Basketball Tournament is a
Southern Utah idea. The first meet
was held at Snow College in 1924
with only four teams participating.
The following year, with other
schools added, the...
"13{h" Glut
HEN the Agricola staff began its work
early in the fall, one of the first problems
to present itself was the sale of books. It
was decided to organize a club of thirteen
girls representing each class on the
campus and selected by the...
surveyor, and his assistants, each block having four lots 12 by 12 rods. Parties selecting lots applied to the Probate Court of Beaver County, which, considered their rightful claims and awarded to the owner the lot and block he was entitled to,,...
Dr. John Ward Christian's early education was under the direction of the Catholic Fathers. Later he attended Pennsylvania State College, now Jefferson College, where he was graduated as an M. D.
HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS LIFE
During the Mexican War, he was...
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...
building, which was used for Tithing and Quorum purposes.
With Murdock came also William Fotheringham, a man of considerable note, who had filled two missions, one to far-off India, the other to South Africa. The two missions covered a period of...
West Ward Superintendent, Edwin Smith; Ronald Bradshaw and James Morgan, assistants; Joan Baker, secretary.
"WELL DONE, THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT"
To the hundreds of sincere and faithful workers of the various organizations of the Beaver Stake...
"GRANDPA'S DIARY" (Note: The Author of This Diary Is Unknown) Sun., March 13, 1859 Went to lower Beaver Valley in company with Isaac Grundy, Tarlton Lewis, William Barton and John Blackburn, our object being to find a location for a settlement near...
SUMMARY OF YEAR 1898
Following the last daily entry, Dec. 31, 1898, there are many pages of miscellaneous information. There are two pages of index wherein he lists mostly dates of leaving home, leaving the ranch, returning home, etc. He even...
Crawford, William Louis, 1873-1935; Parks -- Utah -- History; Rockville (Utah) -- History; Springdale (Utah) -- History; Zion National Park (Utah) -- History;
SUMMARY OF YEAR 1898
Following the last daily entry, Dec. 31, 1898, there are many pages of miscellaneous information. There are two pages of index wherein he lists mostly dates of leaving home, leaving the ranch, returning home, etc. He even kept...
Emery County (Utah); USGS; Circus; Elephants; Camels
USGS Photographer C. T. Lupton took this photograph in 1912 of elephants and camels moving through Emery County with a man on a horse. The photograph is entitled "Circus going from Emery to Salina." Circus historians say that is too far for these...
April 11, 18.54...An Ordinance regulating the sale of soirituous liouors i n Cedar Citv: ~ e c . l . . . B e i t ordained by t h e City Council of Cedar City t h a t no persons o r persons shall sell o r b a r t e r , in exchange, any spirituous...
HOMER DUNCAN Mayor 1871-1872 Land Sale - 1872 (320 a c r e s in center of Cedar City) The following is taken from the Iron County Court House, Deed Book E: (Note: The Federal Land Office opened in Utah for the f i r s t time in 1869) "The United...
be recognized a n d acknowledged b y t h e local customs, laws. a n d decision of c o u r t s , a n d also subject to t h e r i g h t of t h e proprietor of a vein o r lode, to remove a n d e x t r a c t his ore therefrom should the same be found...
Excerpts from Cedar City Council Minutes.. ,1879-1888 Note: The Cedar City Minute Book is missing for t h e meetings between 1884 a n d 1891. The following is from a ledger book in t h e S . U . S . C . Special Collections (WRP, B-89). entitled...
Labor George Tait 2f days Samuel Leigh 318 day 2 days George Wood John Stephens 10 days t day Gower J e n s Anderson 6 t days John Chatterley 10; days A. Corry 3 318 days Evan Williams 104 days Jens Anderson J r . 1 day R. Palmer 1 day 2 t days...
explained f u r t h e r t h a t , from his understanding, he was still serving the City in the capacity of Special Detective: hence. was entitled to salary for said service. The Council took issue ...said that the office had been discontinued on...
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 ....
instructed to hire two men and a team to assist the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph in trimming and removing trees along Main Street for the line to be placed 1 8 feet from the property lines. Oct. 1 . 1 9 1 4 ... Librarian's salary was...
May 1 2 , 1 9 1 9 . . .Votes were canvassed on the special water bond election held May 6 , 1 9 1 9 . There were 88 ballots c a s t , of which 88 were 'for' the issue of bonds, and 'none' ballots 'against'. May 1 6 , 1 9 1 9 . . .From Iron County...