CHAPTER FOURTEEN POLITICAL HISTORY OF BEAVER COUNTY THE SECOND JUDICIAL COURT The Second Judicial Court for the Territory was established in Beaver under the following procedure: On November 8, 1869, by proclamation of Charles Durkee, Governor...
Fri. Jan. 21, 1898: printed some in the forenoon and come home in the evening with John Stouts Buckbord. Saturday 22: I came back down to Rockville we were busy all the afternoon taking pictures. it was cloudy all day till evening then it...
Tues. Jan. 25, 1898: Wea. Cold Clear most of the day we took one setting to day. Wednesday 26: Wea. Cold & Clear Took 4 settings in the forenoon and went and watched some racing in the afternoon.
Sun. Feb. 6, 1898: Wea. Cloudy I went to Sunday school which was turned to a testimony meeting, it being fast day I also attended meeting in the afternoon after which we held a teachers meeting and reported our visits through the ward Monday 7: ...
Sat. Feb. 12, 1898: Wea. Clear most all day. Dan and I drug cottonwood trees out of the field in the forenoon. I plowed the rest of the day Sunday 13: Wea. Very warm. I went to school and to meeting in the afternoon John R. Terry was the main...
Mon. Feb. 14, 1898: Wea. warm and still some clouds floating through the sky we hauled manure across the wash on the flour corn land I caught a coon in my trap this morning at the foot log. Tuesday 15: Wea. Very warm wind from the north...
Sat. Mar. 12, 1898: Ther. 40. 9-40 am. Wea. frosty clear. I attended the priesthood meeting. the people came in very fast in after noon Sunday 13: Wea. cloudy & windy noon showery. I attended school & meeting in the forenoon I also attended...
Fri. April 15, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. cloudy We finished the fence in the forenoon thin clouds distant thundering in the south after noon. Father & I went to the L. Meadows after some potatoes for Dan to take home. we had a nice shower this...
Tues. May 3, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. 7-15 raining We went to Orderville in the forenoon but it stormed so hard that we staid over night at E. Stevenses place. there was a dance in town for some of the boys who have volunteered to go to the war....
Sun. May 15, 1898: Ther. 7 am cool Wea. S. Wind, clouds threatening We spent most of the day in the house it was too cold and disagreeable outside. rain commenced to fall about midnight and poured down about two or three hours last night. Monday...
Mon. June 6, 1898: Ther. 8-20, 68º. 1-18 pm 80º. Wea. clear. We hauled three loads of hay this evening, Jake & I worked in the garden in the forenoon Tuesday 7: Ther 8-am. 69º, Wea. clear. I worked some in the garden, hoeing up weeds and...
Fri. June 10, 1898: Ther. 7-40 am/ 70º, 6 pm., 78º, Wea. nearly clear. cloudy We hauled hay from the millet piece into the lower end of the barn. Saturday 11: Ther. 7-50 am 68º. Wea. Cloudy Raked and piled the hay on the upper lucern patch...
Tues. June 14, 1898: Ther. 7-45: 70º. Wea. light clouds I worked on a crayon picture of Anna this forenoon also hoed a few weeds out of the garden. We hoed 32 rows of cane the first that we planted this spring. Wednesday 15: Ther. 8-10 am....
Wed. July 6, 1898: Ther. 2 pm. 88º,, Wea. floating clouds We cut most all of our wheat just left a small strip because it was to green, also cut some of John Hepworth’s wheat. Thursday 7: Ther. 1-20 pm. 88º., shade, Wea. clouds John Hepworth...
Fri. July 8, 1898: Ther. 8-30 am. 80º., 12-noon 90º., Wea. clear. I done some hoeing in the garden this forenoon, I started for the ranch about noon and camped with John Winder & Brother Flanigan near the Harris Ridge. they were bringing some...
Tues. July 12, 1898: Ther. warm, Wea. cloudy. I went to the little meadows this forenoon and helped Jim hoe potatoes the rest of the day Wednesday 13: Ther. warm Wea. clear Jim & I hoed potatoes.
Wed. July 20, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. clear John J. Gifford and I went up to the ranch. it took us till ten oclock to get to Crisses place we camped there for the night. Thursday 21: Ther. warm Wea. afternoon cloudy forenoon clear We went up to...
Sun. July 24, 1898: Ther. warm & pleasant in the shade Wea. clear I went out with Robs little boys to take a walk in the hills in the forenoon and staid around the ranch the rest of the day Monday 25: Ther. warm Wea. clear I went over to the...
Mon. Aug. 1, 1898: Ther. warm Wea. some clouds I helped Jim cut and bind wheat on the lower end of Robs field Will Mancur helped a while, Tuesday 2: Ther. warm Wea. afternoon clouds. We cut a little more wheat today Will Mancur helped bind this...
Fri. Aug. 5, 1898: Ther. cool. Wea. clouds going E. We finished cutting the rye this forenoon, Saturday 6: Ther. cool Wea. cloudy Went and cut wheat in the lower field this fore noon and it rained so we could’nt work the rest of the day we...