The Agricultural Club
V DRING the school year of 1913-14 the Agricultural
club was organized, and since that
time it has continued to grow. Today it
is the largest boys' club in the B. A~ C.
I ts purpose is to promote scientific agriculture in...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
Class History of the 18's. On September 21, 1914, a husky bunch of nearly ninety, possessing much of the greeness of our April meadows, but full of ambition and determination, trooped up the broad steps of Murdock and formed the foundations of the...
monuments, of different shapes and sizes, ranging from flat markers to shafts 10 to 12 feet high. He also received orders and shipped many stones to the surrounding towns.
Mr. Boyter operated the marble works until 1912. His son, Henry K. Boyter,...
Quorum. The President selected for this organization was John Hughes, while Charles Wesley Wendall was selected for clerk.
JOHN R. MURDOCK CALLED TO BEAVER
Owing to factional differences, lack of unity, and the inability of the local authorities to...
machinery from the end of the railroad to their distribution points. " ARVIN STODDARD HOMESTEADED TOWNSITE Arvin M. Stoddard, Milford's first settler, was one of the original pioneers, coming to Utah in 1847 with his three brothers, Sheldon,...
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...
Mon. May 13, 1901: Ther. Warm., Wea. clouded up pm I nooned at Al. Misner’s and came over to Kanab after-noon. I.H. Langston traveled with me from the Carmel creek. I put up at the Snow House. Expected to meet Abert Anderson 12) Tuesday 14:...
Sat. July 2, 1904: Ther. Warm., Wea. Clouds, Manured the pea patch. Cut part of the oats below the point. 34) Sunday 3: Ther. Warm., Wea. Clouds. attended school and meeting Monday 4: Ther. Warm., Wea: Thin clds. The three settlements joined and...
Wed. April 26, 1905: Ther. Warm Wea. Few clds We joined Elders Wilson and Cox again this morning walked together to Fort Sill, then north along the Rail Road All four of us staid together with the first family of white people we came to on the...
Sun. March 29, 1908: Wind clds I attended S. School and Band practise Mon. 30: High wind clds Jim and I are Baling hay for our Land tonight Dance at Springdale Tues. 31: Wind Fixing our wagons up. Wed. April 1: Clear Windy Jim and I started for...
Emery County (Utah); San Rafael Swell; Mining; Uranium; Temple City; Wheeler, Marion
During the uranium boom, Temple Mountain was the most active site on the San Rafael Swell. A shanty town sprung up that was called Temple City. Barbara Ekker from Hanksville, Utah and her husband joined in the frenzy. She said "My husband wanted...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Joe's Valley; CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Joe's Valley, south side of Seely Creek and west of Johansen's Cabin. This was the first CCC camp in Emery County, established in 1933 in Joe's Valley. Over 200 boys joined and 50 to 70 boys were from Emery...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Castle Dale (Utah); CCC
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Castle Dale, Emery County, Utah was built in 1935. The photo captions read: D.G. 27, Camp 529 ; M.P. Greaves Proj. Supt. N. Hamilton E.A. ; Capt. Carlton G. Rocky; Lt. Clarence W. Callahan. The CCCs were a...
Orlon Mortensen, from Ferron, joined the CCCs and worked in Ferron Canyon. Boys between the ages of 18 - 22 could join the CCCs. They were paid $30 a month--$25 of which was sent home to their family, and they were given $5.00 spending money. They...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Mortensen, Orlon; CCC
This man was an CCC Education Supervisor. He had defected from Russia when he was 12 years old, and had joined the army as soon as he was old enough. He was a retired officer when he was brought back into service to help with the CCCs. Educational...
Emery County (Utah); Civilian Conservation Corps; Baseball; Mortensen, Orlon; CCC
The baseball team of the Ferron CCC Camp. Orlon Mortensen, from Ferron, joined the CCCs and worked in Ferron Canyon. Boys between the ages of 18 - 22 could join the CCCs. They were paid $30 a month--$25 of which was sent home to their family, and...
This man was an CCC Education Supervisor for the Ferron Camp located in Ferron Canyon, which is the backdrop for this photograph. He had defected from Russia when he was 12 years old, and had joined the army as soon as he was old enough. He was a...
Orlon Mortensen, from Ferron, joined the CCCs and worked in Ferron Canyon. Every morning, rain, snow or heat, the boys would jump into the back of the truck that would take them to their specific jobs. They learned army rules and discipline. They...