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...
On Saturday night, scheduled as
the last night of the meet, it was
still anybody's tournament, with a
possibility of a four-team tie which
would necessitate the continuance of
the battle to Monday. This possi-bility,
as the games progressed,...
The Girls' Dormitory
/T"^HE Dormitory started off with
a bang. We had several dis-putes
over which sheets went into
which room. We were even guilty
of yelling "Say you," at the teach-ers.
Finally we settled down for a
little while. Then, during the...
THE METHODIST CHURCH SCHOOL
In 1873, the Rev. Clark Smith came to Beaver to establish the Methodist Episcopal Church, and to conduct a school for the members and patrons. He began his services in a small lumber building across the street east of...
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...
of the institution until about 1890, it was possible to se-cure all the wool necessary to operate the plant by exchanging the mill products for the wool. About this time, wool demanded cash or mostly cash and the mills found it difficult to sell...
poses. After other, and more modern, facilities for school were procured, this building was rented to the Beaver Creamery, where butter and cheese were manufactured. Then, finally, it was turned over to the Beaver High School and the old historic...
Operation of the Hall was at first under the group of Legionaires known as "Note Holders," but as the notes were paid off their equity was transferred to Post No. 32 of the American Legion. Finally in 1941, all property and management was...
Salt Lake & San Pedro Railroad. Finally, this road was taken over by the Union Pacific. RANGE CONDITIONS IN THE EARLY DAYS During the years of the '80s and '90s the range was in excellent condition for the grazing of cattle. Few, if any, sheep were...
"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...
the Beaver river to reach the mill. One ford was at Horseshoe Bend, two miles south of town near the present Bill Baker ranch, and the other was east of Yellow Banks, about two miles north of town. Freighters, traveling laboriously with their heavy...
In those days, Mrs. Bradfield said, they danced until midnight, a big supper was served, then they danced on 'till dawn. A DAY'S EXPERIENCE Mrs. Bradfield said she came here one time to go to Frisco on the train, to work. It was a cold, wintry...
After a little while McKeon and the girls appeared. They asked Mr. Smithson if he had had any passengers that night. He replied, "Yes, two young women and the squirmiest baby I ever carried." Thereupon they began to chuckle, and when Mr. Smithson...
Newhouse has gone and the wind still blows over the desert waste. Yet in the hearts of the people who once lived there a warm spot remains for the "Old Town that once was." THE STORY OF THE CAVE MINE John Bradshaw was born in England and came to...
that his pump did not throw enough water to irrigate the land, and his crops were a failure. The well crew first was put to work sinking a five-foot cement curbing with perforations, but this was finally abandoned. A wooden frame strainer then was...
den, Mrs. Nona Decker, Mrs. Hannah Smith, Mrs. Tanis Strofeld, Mrs. Ethel Smith, Mrs. Florence Barnes, Mrs. Margaret Murdock, Mrs. Dora Smithson, and Mrs. Cora Jones. Of these past presidents, two were honored by being elected presidents of the...
Wed. Sept. 27, 1905: Ther. Warm., Wea. Few clouds. We got about a three mile ride this morning, Walked to Fort Sill to see the artillery at target practice but were too late. came back thru Lawton and out about six miles west. were refused...
Sat. Nov. 11, 1905: Ther. Cool., Threatening Wea. Cloudy The roads are muddy and bad. Finished canvassing the township about noon then took the first line south of the base line and went east to West Cache Creek, got bewildered in the pasture after...
The Garfield Exchange, 150 North Main Street. The Garfield Exchange was managed for a long time by John Heywood. James Frank Houston was clerk. Later it was purchased by M. Vee Hatch and Cleo Hatch and managed by Jed E. Cooper with Allie Henderson...
John and Lena Worthen Miller home, about 213 North Main Street. Built in 1905 by Dr. Garn and Allie Webb Clark. Ned and Allie Tebbs Miller were the second owners of the house. Later Reid and Opal Miller owned it. Finally Russell and Natalie Miller...