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Show Doge City Ne DODGE CITY NEWS BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID MILFORD, UT PERMIT NO. 15 P.O. BOX 224 MILFORD UT 84751 MILFORD SERVING AND WESTERN S Sil rents JANUARY 20, 1995 Frisco. VOL. V of Milford, nestled in the eastern of the Mountains, San stand Francisco the skeletal remains of what used to be the lively mining town of Frisco. Frisco came to life in 1877, and by 1920 it had drawn it's last breath. Starting out with a population of a mere 300 souls, it expanded to as many as 6,000 in it's hey-day. It's brief life span was filled with for the consideration of delegates. -They have also recommended reelection of imcumbents Loretta Forman, Jerry Mayer, and Arlene excitement. Perhaps even a ghost or two was left behind to keep the Malchus. Prior to the annual meeting, the Board of Trustees will story tellers honest. Legend has it that there were more than 20 saloons in the town. Mining is, of course, thirsty Water, which had to be work. hauled from ‘Blackrock, Price ranged from quarter per bucket. nickel to a That left the miners little choice but to go to the saloon for a drink. dhe town consisted of diverse structures ranging from one room log cabins to two-story brick stores and hotels. a letter Fred Hewitt, in to his wife in 1880, described his home as a 9' X 12” shanty furnished with a bed of pine and a rough table with boxes as chairs. He had to fill the cracks with mud to keep the winter winds out. A mud and stone fireplace stood at one end of the room. It was so windy in the house that Hewitt found it difficult to keep his candles burning. : In contrast, J. J. Ferren had a furnished two story fireproof stone hotel called the Southern. There was also a brick store which sold such luxurious items as notions, tobacco, cigars and stationery. Shootings and fights were so common that they were easily ignored. It wasn't uncommon for five or six bodies to be left on the street after a lively night. Burial detail was a full-time ‘job. A Christmas Day, meet in regular session on January 26. Review of the by-laws was tabled in the December 21, 1994 meeting until Mark Stoddard could be present to inform the was difficult to come by and costly. 1880, shooting between a gambler named NO.3 District #3 to elect three new members tor a three year term on the Board of Trustees. Pon 1994 the 40-year custom varied when delegates were asked to retain the current members for an additional year. Of the eighty-odd queries mailed out, only one negative response was retumed while more than sixty agreed. The 1995 announcement states that the nominating committee has chosen to add Shanna Carter from Minersville By Charlice Brown Fifteen miles Northwest foothills 1991 SINCE COUNTY BEAVER Beaver County's Answer to Tombstone Curby and Bill Thomas, a cowboy, was later reported in the Salt Lake Tribune somewhat as follows: The trouble started early in the day when Curby started to give Bill a hard time, and some name-calling took place. Had some bystanders not stopped it at that time, the whole thing would have ended then. Later that night Thomas was leaning against a pillar of one of the town buildings when Curby came by and. called him a coward if he didn't step out into the street. Curby got away with a flesh wound. Thomas was shot twice, once in the back of the head. No arrests were made. A fifty-cent Faro game was the cause of the shooting. The day came when the townspeople were -tired of the fighting and gun play. They sent for Sheriff Pearson from Pioche, Nevada. He could draw fast and shoot straight. His philosophy for law breakers was "get out of town or get dead." There was no need to build a jail or hire a judge. Like many legendary figures of the old time. board of revisions.. About a year ago No one was killed in the Because the mine was cave-in. town. their only livelihood, many of the A cave-in at the Horm Silver Mine on February 11, 1885 miners left shortly after. The ones who remained worked other claims until the mine reopened. The mine was never again reached it's former glory, and by 1920 Frisco was a ghost town. Frisco. An article in the Salt Lake Tribune on February 14 read: "News reached Salt Lake yesterday of a cave-in at the Hom Silver Mine. From. the best information we could obtain, it appears that on Wednesday night at 11 o'clock the men came out of the mine as usual for supper, and retumed below at 12 o'clock. Before they were distributed in the . mine, they became alarmed and came to the surface. Movements of the mine below the 300' level frightened them out and they were hoisted to the surface as fast as By-Laws Adjustment Milford General board contracted with and upgrade the old by-laws. Administrator John Gledhill and w west, Pearson disappeared into obscurity after he cleaned up the was the beginning of the end for the Stoddard, Rural Health Care Management Consultant, to revise meeting Forman, Board Chairperson, . have recently received the advised. draft of that revision from Stoddard's office. Both Forman and Gledhill believe the board would be strengthened by allowing all members to run again if they are interested, and if the board approves. "Tt takes one term to learn to learn what is going on." Forman said. She added that this is not an intent to divert control and the community would still have a say in the decision making process. Notices are out for the Valley Hospital Annual Board Loretta on February 21. The initial body of the Board of Trustees was elected by the General board of the Milford Valley Memorial Hospital Association on that date in 1953. longer Gledhill asserted that the members serve on the board, the better board members they are. "Most hospitals. do not nominate as a community effort. Since this is a community hospiial, reached a point 200 feet below the Traditionally, the annual General we will be willing to do what the community wants," he said. "We have a handle on things and everything is working to surface, the shaft closed in so as to Board meeting allowed delegates our benefit," catch the cage and hold it. The men had to be pulled up one at a from possible. When the last cage, on which six men were coming up, civic, labor; and church organizations in Special Service Jerry Mayer said. (continued on page 8) — |