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Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
To think of this class will always bring pleasure and satisfaction. It is with them as nowhere else that I have found inspiration for the year's work. Perhaps it has been their high quality scholarship that has lent most to such pleasant...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah)
Athletics: In previous years our track and basket ball squad captured so many pennants that the mere mention of Murdock's track team caused other much larger school to tremble. But of late years our pennants are fewer in number. It would be in...
His Last Ride Into the path of the sinking sun O'er the far horizon's rim He's gone, a smile in his kindly eyes A song in the heart of him. Gone with the friends of his Yesterdays Where the souls of men ride free And the stars look down on a...
cannot be attributed to this organization, person or group of persons, who gave freely of their time and talents in support of this project. Scores of photographs have been submitted to the organization. Reprints of many of these were made by Mrs....
According to John A. Skinner's story, Beaver Adz came running down the public road to town to get "whites" to go up and stop the fight. Skinner said Beaver Adz was an old coward and did not want any fighting. This was before he lost his eyesight....
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,...
was sitting by the fire gambling. He did not see the "Home Guard" until they were quite near to him. He reached for his bow and arrows, but a friendly Indian also reached for the bow, catching it by the loop end and unstrung the bow, while Enos...
Adamsville boasted a store owned and operated by John F. Jones. It was fairly well stocked. He accepted butter and eggs in trade for merchandise. Since Adamsville was close to Beaver, many families made weekly trips to the stores there for a more...
CHAPTER FIVE
SOCIAL LIFE IN PIONEER DAYS
HOME DRAMATICS IN BEAVER
One of the first dramatic companies in Beaver was managed and sponsored by Robert Stoney and Henry Blackner. Jenny Harris and Sarah Ann Stoney, both talented and lovely young women,...
weariness as with partners they beheld the steaming hot vegetables, meats, pies, cakes and jellies. There were never any especially planned programs. After the blessing on the food had been asked by some member of the Church, the time was turned...
Plenty of room is found here for camping, all free. Fishing is good, either from the shore or from the lake. Boats can be rented for a reasonable price.
It is only a short drive on Highway No. 21 up to and across the Big Flat to what is called the...
In 1905, several new courses were begun. One of the racks on the west side of the campus, which had never been used, was fitted up for carpenter and blacksmith shops, with Leasel Brasher as teacher. A domestic science department was added, with...
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...
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT APPOINTED
The Territorial Legislature of 1855 had passed law placing the schools under the direct control of the county court. This court was to appoint "three competent men to determine the qualifications of teacher, an all...
known as the "Institute." This was one of the most noted buildings of the town, around which cling the fondest memories of its early students. The first teacher in this school was George W. Crouch. He built the two-room brick home across the...
In 1905, several new courses were begun. One of the racks on the west side of the campus, which had never been used, was fitted up for carpenter and blacksmith shops, with Leasel Brasher as teacher. A domestic science department was added, with...
Hester Harris, president; Ella Smith and Alice Farnsworth, counselors; Ruby Grimshaw, secretary. ' Centennial Year, 1947.
PRIMARY ACHIEVEMENTS In May, 1922, the Children's Hospital, a home for crippled children, was established in Salt Lake City....
water from Devil's Creek, thus making it possible to operate the year 'round. This mill was a great help to the people of the neighborhood and vicinity. People came from as far away as St. George with their grists to have them ground. This mill was...