Debating
V DRING the experience of the B. A. C. in
school actl.·vities, an interest in debating
has developed which will inevitably culminate
in a partial revolution of the present
attitude toward it.
'rhree years ago, at the birth of the B. A....
The Girls' Dormitory
/T"^HE Dormitory started off with
a bang. We had several dis-putes
over which sheets went into
which room. We were even guilty
of yelling "Say you," at the teach-ers.
Finally we settled down for a
little while. Then, during the...
FIRST IRRIGATION IN BEAVER VALLEY
Early in May, 1856, the water for irrigating the Old Field and town plat was taken from the river at a dam east of where the Allred home had been built. It was then conducted in a good sized ditch to the N E...
1915 to 1919. Vie Christian took the principalship again for the year 1919-20, then C. B. McMullin for the years 1920-22. John F. Joseph came in the fall of 1922 and held the job until 1930, when C. B. McMullin again took over the position, holding...
Wilson G. Nowers, county clerk; Orson Tyler, sheriff; Lamoni L. Babitt, constable; James W. Huntsman, selectman. In the absence of Simeon F. Howd and Joel W. White, John M. Davis and Ephraim Tompkinson were duly sworn to fill the offices of...
An act prescribing certain qualifications necessary to enable a person to hold office was approved. Regular elections were held in August and election precincts were established. A mining company, composed of Isaac Grundy and others, was granted...
erroneously been called trachyte, a short distance above the level of the valley. Still farther east are extensive beds of tufa. The water in the district is very bad and scarce. Drinking water is brought on the railroad from Black Rock, from 30 to...
Tues. Nov. 29, 1898: Ther. Cold, west wind Wea. cloudy, clouds going east at a rapid rate. We got our cabin finished so we could stay in it. but it is a good wind strainer* yet. and needs a little more work done on it. (*or sieve) Wednesday 30: ...
Memoranda: Commenced Working for Date quit rate per month days G. Crapper (Saunders) Jan 8th. Mar 9th $30. 60 O. Leigh Mar 10” “ 19 $30. 10 B.F. Saunders May 14’ aug 17 noon 35. 96 H. Barton Aug 26 “ 28 1 per day 2 J. Robinson “...
Emery County (Utah); USGS; Circus; Elephants; Camels
USGS Photographer C. T. Lupton took this photograph in 1912 of elephants and camels moving through Emery County with a man on a horse. The photograph is entitled "Circus going from Emery to Salina." Circus historians say that is too far for these...
CEDAR CITY ORDINANCES (Excerpts) From: Original Ordinance Book No. 1 in t h e City files. The book i s also registered by t h e Utah State Historical Society-Archivist, W . R . Palmer. An Ordinance dividing Cedar City into Wards. [Old Fort o r Plat...
Nov. 16. 1876.. .Petition of John V. Adams and 228 o t h e r s praying t h a t no more licenses be g r a n t e d for t h e disposal of intoxicating d r i n k s was r e a d . On motion, the wishes of said petitioners were accepted. Dec. 7, 1876. ....
Excerpts from Cedar City Minute Book.. ,1891-1896 Jan. 6 , 1894.. .The Mayor, J. T. Wilkinson, stated that the first business was the appointment of two councilmen in place of . D . Higbee and John Elliker, who had failed to qualify. On motion of...
Councilman Heyhorne, the Recorder was instructed to notify Joseph M . Perry that he had been superceded in his office. (of watermaster) Feh. 19, 1894.. .Councilman Haight motioned that we reconsider the nomination of John Elliker a s (water)...
Aug. 6 , 1894.. . I t was resolved that Water Tax for 1894 be 500 per lot for irrigation and $1.00 per family for culinary purposes. Oct. 1, 1894.. .The Mayor stated that George Wood and the Cedar Sheep Association had generously offered money and...
appointed Supervisor to act under the direction of the City to supervise the tapping of the water mains. July 8 , 1 9 0 4 . . .The filling of trenches (on new water system) and completion of reservoir was urged by the Mayor a n d , on the motion of...
part of the water shed was a steer a t least three-quarters of a mile from the water. Fearing that it might, however, in some way in time of flood find i t s way into the water supply, they made arrangements to have i t cremated. They also...
Dec. 19. 1 9 1 2 . . .Mayor Urie stated that we have had a very successful y e a r , free from epidemics of Typhoid and other 1. To contagions. He made recommendations a s follows: extend pipeline to other mountain springs in the Five Lakes...
March 7 . 1 9 1 4 . . .Mayor suggested that the City Park be plowed and reseeded with orchard grass. No action. April 2. 1914.. .On motion Councilman Thorley, the item of South and West Field, owing the City $38.28 for several years, was stricken...