Iron County (Utah)--Recreation; Duck Creek (Kane County, Utah); Camping
First group to use Duck Creek Campground, a father and son outing. "Uncle" Bill Prince from New Harmony telling how Navajo Lake got its name. In background is Alex Matheson, his father seated in front of him.
The Agricultural Club
THE Agricultural Club was organized during the
forepart of the school year, 1913-1914, having its
birth with the first year that the school became an
agricultural institution. It has grown with the school
during the past two...
ROBERT S. GARDN ER
His mind is his kingdom, for
he gathers his pleasures from his
ideas.
ALlHEDA PERRY
Her knowledge and influence
is as far-reaching as the sun in
the firmament.
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JOH~ H. MOSER
Use your gifts faithfully and
they shall be enlarged;...
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
Father: Blanche, how do you account for the rapid
changes taking place in such a few years in the ball room?
Blanche: Why, father?
Father: Because, my child, ,vhen your mother and
I ,'were young all the ladies used to dre~s up to go...
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The Winner's
HE Agricola Staff conducted four contests
during the year, and features here the winners
of each. Awards were made to the three girls
belonging to the "13th" Club, who sold the
largest number of yearbook coupons before
the...
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teer men and teams who responded to the call for aid. Among those who came to Beaver were Edward Tolton, William J. Allred, Hyrum and Roan Fowler, Elijah Hoopes, John and Henry Bryant, Fred Clark, Mr. Donald and others.
LAND GRANTS AND GOVERNMENT...
animals. Their, dress was rabbit skins with the fur on the outside.
There is no record of any tribal gatherings, but it is believed that the first Indians of Beaver County at certain times traveled to other parts of the State to engage in what was...
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...
Beaver tribe. Some of the tribe were in good standing with Beaver Adz and his father who had some influence. (Adz means bow and arrow.)
Beaver Adz was a good-looking Indian, when young, and often worked for the "Whites," before he was injured at...
A. J. Wilson, J. Harris, C. Willden, Joseph Armstrong, D. D. Reese, J. Tattersall, H. Tattersall, Thomas Richards, D. C. Adams, W. Holgate and W. Hall.
The Adamsville townsite was surveyed in 1867, and named Adamsville after its founder, David...
CHAPTER Six
MOUNTAINS, LAKES AND STREAMS
NATURAL RESOURCES
OUTDOOR RECREATION
The mountains, known as the Tushar Range, east of Beaver City, are full of ideal places for outdoor recreation, fishing, hunting and camping. The fishing up and down...
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...
This additional spread of water over greater acreage caused more bottom land to sub-irrigate and added much to our rich meadow acreage. And, in turn, most of the water springs up in our lower fields and communities and is reclaimed through natural...
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"...
Dr. Christian served in the following capacities
Appointed Clerk of the Second Judicial District Court of the Territory of Utah, December 24, 1869, by Cyrus M. Hawley, Judge.
June 10, 1873, admitted to the bar by Judge Jacob S. Boreman.
November,...
west. A stairway leading to the upper room went up through the Institute. There were two flights of steps, one on the north and one on the south side of the room. These met and formed a landing about half-way up, then a broader set of steps...
few blue-backed spelling books and McGuffey's Readers. Often there was only one book to a room, so it would be passed around from one pupil to another. Slates and slate pencils were scarce, notebooks and lead pencils were unknown. One woman who...
the Lumber and Brick schools. Mrs. Lizzie Neilsen recalls her school days with "Aunt Lu" in these words: "She was the mother of a large family, which always incuded a baby. All the children came to school with their mother, and each morning we were...