It was a cold and unpleasant place and had been rejected by others who had gone to more favorable locations south of here. My previous years had been associated with pioneer life in Iron County in the interest of building and Military duties. In...
travelers and freighters. It's beginning was somewhat different from the forts that have been mentioned before and was built for the protection of settlers that were to build communities.
It was built of black volcanic rock laid in lime mortar, 100...
operated by water power. It continued to run successfully until the erection of the Woolen Mills a few years later. Mr. Curfew was the grandfather of Clyde L. Messinger of Beaver.
Tannery
In 1869, Samuel N. Slaughter, having emigrated from Cape...
In 1945, Wallace Limb and Noel and Acle Gillies erected a cinder block building in the east section of town and installed thousands of dollars worth of new equipment went to manufacture cheese. Most of the high-quality product is shipped to...
and Charles E. Murdock. Up to this time it had been known as the Academy building. Now it needed a new name. The school children were asked to submit names. Mr. Maeser suggested to a pupil that it be named in honor of Dr. John R. Park, so long the...
1915 to 1919. Vie Christian took the principalship again for the year 1919-20, then C. B. McMullin for the years 1920-22. John F. Joseph came in the fall of 1922 and held the job until 1930, when C. B. McMullin again took over the position, holding...
Woolsey, in August, 1945. His counselors are (July, 1947) Gilbert Gale and Chase H. Murdock.
HISTORY OF EAST WARD RELIEF SOCIETY
Today the Relief Societies are reaping rich harvest from the efforts of the past. From heights of success we look back...
Chapter Ten
Communication in Pioneer Days
Beaver's Early Mail Service
Beaver's first mail service was the freight wagon train. The drivers would deliver mail to the Bishop, who in turn would distribute it in Church. Then an office was maintained in...
June 6th, 1876, Ruth Tyler went in as president of the society, with Eliza Hawkins and Ann Levi as counselors; Mary E. Shepherd Ashworth, secretary and treasurer. Donations, from three pounds of flour, one-half dozen eggs, to $20 in cash, were...
Fretwell in relation to i t s payment. The attention of the council was called to a notice of Mary Ann Stewart's declaring her intention to make application before t h e Water Commissioners of Iron County for claim of 213 of Coal Creek for milling...
Nov. 28, 1884.. .Bill of C. C. Bladen for 1 year's services a s City Marshal, amounting to $15, was presented a n d , on motion of Councilman Heybornc, r e f e r r e d back t o t h e Marshal for itemized account of statement before the Council of t...
LEHl WILLARD JONES Biography 1854 - 1947 Lehi W . Jones was born November 15, 1854. t h r e e y e a r s a f t e r Cedar City was founded a s a base for development of t h e iron o r e deposits n e a r b y . He was born in t h e 'Old Fort' to Thomas...
the Recorder, and showed the following statistics: Number of births reported: Number of deaths reported: Heart Disease Measles Unknown 8
4 2 1
1
( 5 males and 3 females)
Number of cases of measles reported: Number of cases of scarlet Fever:...
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...
Motion Councilman Palmer t h a t t h e City Attorney be directed t o make formal application to the Public Utilities Commission for a certificate of convenience a n d necessity, permitting this City to install a Municipal Electric Plant. Also, t h...
to assist in the erection of a memorial in t h e City P a r k in honor of t h e soldiers taking p a r t in t h e World War. They s t a t e t h a t the memorial will cost about $3000, a n d t h e y would he willing t o receive t h e City's portion...
of law enforcement in t h e City. The Marshal admitted t h a t he had been too lenient and promised to make an effort to c a r r y out his instructions. March 1 9 , 1931.. .Mr. Harry W . Leigh and Thomas A . Thorley met with the Council in behalf...
for his b a r b e r shop. Attorney was instructed to commence suit to collect M r . Wood's bill so that Mr. Watson can have water restored. May 5 , 1938.. . M r . R. W . Leigh asked that the City postpone hction on the old Wood Building until he...
was i n s t r u c t e d t o draw u p an ordinance prohibiting a n y more garages a n d service stations going u p on Main S t r e e t , between Center S t r e e t and First North. Oct. 20, 1938 ...Attorney Shay recommended t h a t Cedar City p r e...
Mayor:
Candidate H. H Lunt IRI . W i l l i m H. Manning ID1 Myron F. Higbee IRI Lehi M Jones (Dl . Leland S Betenson IRI . Ernest Macfarlane (Dl William Arthur Jones (R) Loren C. Miles (Dl Harry B. Leigh I R I Clarence E. Miller ID1 Herbert P....