BERT SMITH
President
VIRGINIA CORRY
Vice-President
REX HARRIS
Secretary
THEO CORRY
Class Representative
Fourth Year- Class
HE Fourth Year class of '27, with a group
including many active and efficient students of
the school, have readily responded...
Instrumental
HE instrumental section of the Music depart-ment
of our school is now the most complete
we have boasted of in a long time. The dance
orchestra has furnished music for all school
dances and parties including the Junior Prom
and the 13th...
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ScKolarship
THE scholarship of the Utah Agricultural College is unsur-passed
by that of any other institution in Utah and is
equalled by few institutions of higher learning in the West,
as is evidenced by the following facts:
1. The Utah...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
GRADUATION. Graduation requires sixteen units of successfully completed work. Credits will be given for work done in other standard high schools, but at least four units of work must have been completed at the Murdock Academy. No credit will be...
CHAPTER Two
EXPLORERS AND IMMIGRANTS
FREMONT AND OLD SPANISH TRAIL
According to John C. Fremont, a scientifically-trained government explorer, the old Santa Fe Trail on which the large Spanish caravans or pack trains traveled from San Pedro to...
of twenty-five cents was ordered paid on wolf scalps. The record was signed Lorin Babbit, Judge; W. G. Nowers, Clerk. The court was held in the open in Judge Babbit's door yard.
All the public lands at this time were unsurveyed by Federal...
Thompson, an engineer, who came originally from New York, told the people at this meeting that he could re-survey the town into blocks 24 rods square with streets 6 rods wide, including the sidewalks, and all could have a corner lot. His plan was...
teer men and teams who responded to the call for aid. Among those who came to Beaver were Edward Tolton, William J. Allred, Hyrum and Roan Fowler, Elijah Hoopes, John and Henry Bryant, Fred Clark, Mr. Donald and others.
LAND GRANTS AND GOVERNMENT...
Indian situation. It was decided to call all the Beaver Indians together and feed them at the Tithing Office yard and there hold sort of a "Pow-Pow," and appoint a recognized Chief from among them. Beaver Adz was chosen Chief and all the Indians,...
The Navajos were cunning and crafty thieves, having different ways to deceive the settlers. Part of the band would profess great friendship and would camp in town at the Tithing Office and have beef and other supplies given them. They would trade...
This institution was responsible for the substantial growth of Beaver more than any other factor. Most of the prominent buildings erected in Beaver during the '70s and '80s owe their existence to employment at this factory. It also proved a great...
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...
clothes were gathered and later shipped to the L. D. S. Saints in Europe. A loom, which was ordered, was paid for and $300 worth of rugs sold. The largest welfare budget assigned to Beaver Stake was completed one hun-dred per cent. The Family Hour...
lished a missionary fund and gathered grain for time of need. Board released in 1913.
Frances L. Jones, president ; Mary Farnsworth and Susan J. Murdock, counselors ; Jennie Tanner, secretary ; Jean Hales, treasurer. This board completed the...
This house was made possible by assessments levied on all the families of the Beaver Stake. The greater portion was paid for in labor. The stone for the foundation was hauled with horse and ox teams from the rock quarry, six miles south of town....
was apportioned into two school districts. Beaver constituted District No. 1, Minersville and Lower Beaver, District No. 2. Later, Beaver was apportioned into eight school districts. An act regulating the manufacture, sale or other disposal of...
and Edward Tolton, Beaver Districts 1 and 2 ; Charles Burke, Minersville, including Lincoln District ; Isaac Grundy, Star District; David Reese, Adamsville and Granite District; Robert Easton, Greenville District.
In 1876, at a special meeting of...
Guard Called to Active Duty As war clouds hung over Europe, our own government deemed it advisable to call all National Guard units into active service. In March, 1941, Beaver's unit was inducted into the regular U. S. Army, and began preparations...
of. So, in 1868, Clayton built his shop. He did all the work for the settlers and also for the Salisbury Stage Line Company.
EARLY STORES
The first store stood across the street west from the Abraham Wood home. Later it was moved to the Herbert...
pointed to fill the position when Hardy resigned), T. V. Rollins, Jack Kelsey and Clarence Gillins.
The first electric lights were installed in 1913-1914. Moroni Myers was president of the Town Board at that
time.
When Josiah Osborne was president,...