To Martha, When She and Rass Quit
I saw them oft before
As they passed by the door,
And again,
Their merry tones resound
As they wander all around
Through the lane.
They say that in their prime
They were together all the time~
Put it down.
Not a...
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WELLS WILLIAMS
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Student Editor. Knows everybody's
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ALLDRIDGE THORLEY
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New Year Resolutions
for 1916
I hereby resolve that in the year 1916 I vyill attend lTIy classes once
a week at least.-Junior McConnell.
I hereby resolve that on lTIy next trip to Circleville I will materialize
my ends.--Hunter I ...unt.
I hereby...
Jokes
1\1r. Homer (In Physiology): If I should stand on my
head, where would the blood of my body go?
Student: To your head.
Mr. Homer: All right, but why doesn't the blood go
to my feet now?
Student: Because there is something in your feet.
Bunk:...
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...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
Soon after our return in the Sophomore year, we elected Heber Edwards president of the class. In our encounters with the infant 18's, we put a damper on their efforts by again winning the basketball championship and a pennant. Then, too, we made...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
mittee and surpassed anything, in magnificence, yet given at Murdock. We were quite proud of ourselves that night. "Cram Week" soon engrossed our attentions, and afterwards Advancement Day, when we emerged as Seniors, our moments were filled with...
Beaver Murdock Academy--Beaver (Beaver County, Utah); School yearbooks
Graduate's Farewell. The time is rapidly approaching when we must bid farewell to our Alma Mater, and it is with a mingling of both pleasure and pain. We are happy, extremely happy in the thought that our four years of high school work are coming...
so far completed as to be suitable for the occasion. The earth floor, spread with a blanket, sufficed for a table and the seats were of oriental style.
The year of 1855 had been a year of calamity, famine and distress. The crops in this part of the...
surveyor, and his assistants, each block having four lots 12 by 12 rods. Parties selecting lots applied to the Probate Court of Beaver County, which, considered their rightful claims and awarded to the owner the lot and block he was entitled to,,...
CHAPTER THREE
INDIANS OF BEAVER COUNTY
THE INDIAN RAID ON LEE'S RANCH
As Told by Gideon A. Murdock, 1917
On October 27, 1866, the majority of Beaver men had assembled to construct a roof on the Stake meeting house. The first rafter had just been...
The first man to catch up with me was George Tracy, an old soldier of the Southern Army of the Rebellion. Next came William Allred, a noted Indian fighter. We were by now about 200 yards from the house. Tracy rode to the back door and called to the...
strand twine about the size of a mason's chalk line. (The McGuay lasso rope, somewhat popular in the 90's, was made of oose.) The little spinning machine was very simple, being made of two sticks. The handle was about five eighths of an inch in...
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,...
expired, they married and established themselves in our midst as private citizens.
In April, 1883, due to the long distance of hauling provisions and supplies, the camp was disbanded and the troops moved to Fort Douglas at Salt Lake.
In October,...
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...
it was located some 500 feet east and 300 feet north of the southeast corner of the present structure, on the south bank of Cove Fort. At that time a cottonwood tree still marked the site and yet exists; together with stubs of cedar posts which...
ground to procure a livelihood. Aside from this, the flow of the creek, after the spring fresher of highwater, soon dried up and the low lands in the first section alone pro-vided crops.
In the course of time, school section 16 came into market and...
WATER DEVELOPMENT IN BEAVER AND VICINITY
When the first pioneers came to this valley, it is said that one could step across the Beaver River in almost any locality. But through years of effort and planning, the water resources have developed to an...