CHAPTER THIRTEEN GREENVILLE-ITS FOUNDING AND HISTORY SETTLED IN 1860 Greenville, a small town located some five miles southwest of Beaver, was settled in 1860 by a group of people from Parowan and Cedar City. As early as 1857, however, these...
alone to Adamsville to settle their bills. Mr. Griffiths says that all the years they freighted, they never failed to send the man back, while the rest of the teams went on through Black Rock, Oasis, and on to York. Later, the railroad terminal...
first of its kind in town. She also served home-made ice cream. She was a typical English saleswoman, having operated a store in England. She was a great lover of children and very kind to the poor. Much of her merchandise was sent out, with no...
Crews of men were sent to Beaver to work on the job and were kept there until the task was completed. The Relief Society enlisted their members and they, too, were sent over and kept on the job until it was done. They set up a kitchen and dining...
Fri. Feb. 18, 1898: Wea. Cold and Clear We cleaned out ditch acrost the river, the lower ditch. Saturday 19: Wea. Clear James H. Hepworth helped us haul clay to the garden with two teams.
Sun. Aug. 7, 1898: Ther. cool, Wea. some clouds some of the boys came over from the Coop farm and spent part of the day. Sammy came up and got the team and wagon. Pauline and Marilla went home with him I went over to the Little Meadows and helped...
Mon. Aug. 15, 1898: Ther. warm; Wea. clouds, We moved down to the Big Meadow place. Sammy got there from home and Dan from the pasture about 11 am. Sammy and Jim moved our things down from Robs while the rest of us finished our Big Meadow wheat. ...
Tues. July 18, 1899: Ther. 64º., 104º., Wea. partly cloudy I plowed out a little cane fore-noon. raked the upper lucerne acrost the river and a piece at the point after-noon. Wednesday 19: Ther. 70º., 104º., Wea. some clouds. We finished...
Fri. Aug. 11, 1899: Ther. pleasant, Wea. quite cloudy cut and grubbed brush for Rob ½ day Saturday 12: Ther. warm, Wea. wind from west clouds helped Will & BY. Jolley haul two loads of hay. went to Carmel. saw Uncle Moses, Uncle John Hall aunt...
Wed. Sept. 13, 1899: Ther. 68´., 94´., Wea. south wind, clear. We picked two loads of peaches but did'nt get them all cut. Thursday 14: Ther. 65., 88., Wea. windy clear Dan & I worked at the fruit, the rest of the boys at the hay I helped haul 2...
Mon. Nov. 6, 1899: Ther. warm., Wea. clear. nooned at Cedar City got some hay at Kanarrah and drove on too Dry Creek. (32 miles today). Tuesday 7: Ther. very warm. Wea. clear, We nooned at Toqureville, and came on to Grafton in the afternoon. (36...
Sun. Aug. 5, 1900: + Ther. Cool., Wea. Windy Clouds Nice Shower noon. Sunday again lonesom as ever. some body left some currans here this afternoon while I was out. I am some what under the weather today. Monday 6: + Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Wind.,...
Fri. Mar. 8, 1901: Ther. Cool., Wea. High wind, Rain. Cold., “ “ [High wind] Ptly cloudy pm I took the stock to Moccasin to be fed there To day finished my second month for G. Crapper and finishes my job of feeding cattle. 5) Saturday 9: +...
Tues. Aug. 27, 1901: Ther. Warm Wea. Ptly Cldy. Helped H. Barton haul hay again today. 80) Wednesday 28: Ther. Warm., Wea. Threatening, We finished the hay hauling today about noon so I had nothing to do the rest of the day. 80)
Thurs. Aug. 29, 1901: Ther. Warm., Wea. Ptly. Cloudy. I helped pile and haul hay for James Robinson this after noon 81) Friday 30: Ther. Warm., Wea. Ptly cloudy hauled hay and shocked grain 81)
Wed. Nov. 13, 1901: Ther. 44., Warm., Wea. Clear, I came home early this morning, then went back to Springdale and back home again. We felt quite and Earth quake here about 9-30 this evening. 1) Thursday 14: Ther. 46., 68., Wea. Clear. I helped...
Sat. May 21, 1904: Ther. Pleasant., Wea. Clouds Rain. Had another run of stamp pictures this afternoon. 43) Sunday 22: Ther. Warm Wea. Ptly. cldy. Rode the bike home this afternoon. Father and Mother got home today, Jake came back with the mail on...
Wed. June 24, 1914: Ther. Warm Cut the flanigan field lucern have rented the field to John Dennett Jr. for rest of season I am to have 1/4 of crop, the corn has to be Replanted Thursday 25: Ther. Warm Wea. Clear Too windy to haul hay, got it all...
Tues. Sept. 22, 1914: Ther. Hot Wea. Clear Finished mowing the little piece across the wash from the corral Wednesday 23: Ther. Clear & Pleasant Hauled in a load of corn. Jim and I went as far as Horse-Valley on our way to the Big Plain to help...
Fri. Oct. 2, 1914: Ther. cool Wea. cloudy Orin Ruesch, Elma Winder and I went up to Heapses canyon hunting deer we found one shot at it a few times, but didn’t get it. Saturday 3: Ther. cool Wea. Rain. All I done was to haul a load of corn this...