devoted their lives to this profession. Necessarily, those women were patient, kind, tender and skilled to be able to answer the many calls and to have endeared themselves in the hearts of the pioneer women. Every hamlet had these "mother"...
made butter for many years, were Sarah Nowers, Mary Low, Mrs. W. P. Smith, Amelia Smith, Mrs. Ann Levi, Sophia Dean, and others. Mrs. William Dean churned and supplied the officers at Fort Cameron with butter while they were stationed there.
In...
Edgar White as Superintendent and Gertrude W. Gillies as clerk of the board. Mr. White resigned in 1918 to study medicine, and Karl Gilbert Maeser was appointed to the position. Others who have served as county superintendents are Miss Sara Keener,...
violin. There were other musical instruments put in the choir later. In 1865, a new church was commenced and as it came near completion Bishop John R. Murdock saw the need of a larger choir, but there was no leader. He went to Salt Lake City, and...
THE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATIONS OF BEAVER STAKE The earlist available record of the Young Men's Mutual Association of Beaver is dated 1879, showing Solomon A. Wixom as superintendent, with W. H. Bakes, William Ashworth and Frank Clayton as...
by out-of-town people, who came to hear the choir and other vocal and musical selections rendered, and they were never disappointed. They also had a dramatic club, and during winter months would put on many fine plays, sometimes taking them to...
approached the mayor and asked, "Do you wish to have Powers arrested? The mayor replied, "There is no other thing, just now, we desire so much." "Give me the authority," said the stranger, "and I will make the arrest." Due authority having been...
Others were implicated and indicted with Lee, but on his conviction and execution, they were discharged. The record of this famous trial is found in Minute Book No. 1 of Second Judicial Court of Utah, record of 1874-77. JUDGE HAWLEY WRITES THE WAR...
Beaver City. In 1901, Frank D. Farnsworth resigned. S. D. Underwood was appointed to serve balance of term.
1902-3-John Ward Christian, mayor; N. P. Ipson, Frank D. Farnsworth, William Low, Edward Fernley and Robert Stoney, councilmen; Clara...
Great Salt Lake City Utah Territory April 5, 1864 Colonel William H. Dame "Commanding Iron Co.. Military District Dear Brother "You will hold muster and inspection of arms of forces in your district. It is also deemed wisdom for each...
Legion throughout the United States and in Beaver particularly, foresaw events alike to those greeting the re-turned "Dough-boy," of 1917; and immediately began promoting legislation in our government to help adjust future Legionnaires to civilian...
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
MINERSVILLE-ITS FOUNDING AND HISTORY
Imagine, if you 'can, coming -down* the canyon and viewing this valley prior to its settlement. The river fol-lowed much the same course as it does today, with a few scattered cottonwood trees to...
floors. The furniture consisted of rock or adobe fire-places, roughly constructed tables and benches. Bed-steads were considered luxuries and were home-made. The door and window casings were chopped from cottonwood which grew along the creek....
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,...
the level and the thermometer stood at 32 degrees below zero for six weeks, day and night. Cattle sought protection among the pines and cedars, but they froze to death standing on their feet. Some of the smaller cattle owners were put out of...
Thurs. April 7 Commenced breaking the road through the sagebrush: reached Cane Springs-ten miles. Friday, April 8 Traveled about five miles, camped without water. Sat., April 9, 1859 Reached the cottonwoods on the Beaver late after traveling about...
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN MINING IN WESTERN BEAVER COUNTY THE STORY OF THE HORN SILVER MINE Two prospectors, Samuel Hawkes and James Ryan, had been operating the Grampian Mine, from which they had been getting a galena type of ore. Every day, on their...
After a little while McKeon and the girls appeared. They asked Mr. Smithson if he had had any passengers that night. He replied, "Yes, two young women and the squirmiest baby I ever carried." Thereupon they began to chuckle, and when Mr. Smithson...
Mrs. Johnson says they brought the grain and other things that they raised. They smoked and cured the pork they brought and the freighters would buy up butter from the different stores there and mix it altogether and print it with a round mold....