| Show I Daggett County to celeb ate birthday January Dy fly Kerry Ross Hoss Borett Doren January 7 1976 Daggett County will celebrate its birthday In commemoration of th the nations nation's bicentennial During the summer of 1917 several of the prominent residents of Lucerne Valley m made de a journey over the mountain to Vernal county seat scat County of which at attha that tha time they were a part These hoe representatives which Included In Peter Guff Gure Wall Daniel Nelson Marius Marlus N N. N L Larsen and several others debated with the county off officials officials of of- f on the possibility of being se set apart as a separate county JULY 31 1917 an election was held he d. d In the Daggett District there were 74 votes in favor of I separation and none against In InI I Uintah District there were I votes for separation and against On November 16 1917 governor acting-governor Hardin Bennion Ben- Ben nion in the absence of Governor Bamberger signed th the proclamation creating the new new county 4 A vote was made on the name of the new county and two propositions were set forth Finch County In honor of George Finch an early settler and Daggett County in honor of surveyor general Ellsworth Daggett who was prominent in surveying the area The latter name won over by one vote and Daggett County was created December 24 1917 election of officers was held with the following persons being the first first elected for far the new county commissioners Marius Marius' N N. N Larsen chairman of the board G George rge C C. C and Neils Clerk and recorder AJ A. A J J. B. B Stewart Assessor and treasurer Daniel M. M Nelson Sh Sheriff riH Anciel Twitchell County Attorney Charles F F. Olsen Other offices were also determined as follows County physician Dr F. F W W. Tinker Browns Brown's Park Board T T. F F. De DeJournett Linwood Keith KeithSmith KeithSmith KeithSmith Smith Manila Albert E. E Waite Antelope John Bennett Birch Creek John W W. Myers Constable of Manila Precinct wa was Leo B. B Stewart BEFORE DEFORE 1918 was January out citizens asked for a reconsideration of the school system and a new district was established January 24 with board members Henry Twitchell Twit Twit- chell Albert E E. E Waite Walte A A. A J J. J B. B Stewart Charles F. F Olsen and W. W F. F Th The latter did not qualify and Neils Neils was chosen in his stead Committee for State Road was established with the following Ammon Peter G G. G Wall C C. F. F Olsen and Dr F F. F W W. Tinker Daggett County officially became established January 7 1918 and some of the following events taken from the first county minutes are of interest to local residents many of whom are descended from those persons involved April 1 1918 Samuel Samue Warby for Cor hauling the commissioners 5 A A. A T T. T Twitchell for delivering prisoner to Green River Wyoming Kenneth Sawyer first County Road Commissioner 3 per day wages May 6 1918 A communication com corn from Crom Mrs Mona Schofield about the poor pension pension pension pen pen- sion was referred to Commissioner Commissioner Com Corn missioner Also first suggestion of oC a county building and county telephone June 3 1918 Sheriff Anciel Twitchell recommended Mark Anson Arson as deputy sheriff without salary JULY l I 1918 First county registration officers Ratie Searle Linwood Nellie P P. P Stewart Stewart- Manila John Fluhman Fluhman Fluhman Fluh- Fluh man man Antelope Mrs William Crookston Bridgeport Browns Brown's Park Mrs Sanford Green Greendale September 3 1918 Commissioners Commissioners Commissioners Com Com- missioners met at 3 pm p.m. in clerks clerk's office The attorney was instructed to fix up a lease with Willard Schofield for the theoffice theoffice theoffice office and he will be paid for Cor six months in advance for space in inthe inthe inthe the Old Town Hall since destroyed November 14 1918 County officers elected State Representative Heber Bennion Bennion Bennion Ben Ben- nion Jr Clerk and Recorder F F. F W. W Tinker Treasurer D Daniel niel Nelson Assessor and Sheriff I td j tA John vt S. S Bennett Surveyor Kenneth Sawyer Attorney Charles F Olsen Olson Commissioner year four-year term Neils Commissioners Commissioners Commissioners Com Com- missioners year two terms Henry Twitchell and George C C. C February 3 1919 Francis Marion Marlon Twitchell appointed deputy sheriff without salary Request by Sheriff Bennett that I the sheriff have appropriate stationery and also a writing table John Tolton appointed deputy sheriff in Linwood Precinct AUTUST 4 I 1919 Communication Communication Communication Com Com- from Crom Willard Schofield was heard to the effect effect effect ef ef- that he would furnish lumber to build a toilet providing the county would build the same and a motion was made by Mr to accept the offer orter Report from H. H II H. Twitchell that part of the logs to build the jail were on the ground and the rest would be there soon December 1 1919 Five hundred books presented to the county as a nucleus for Cor a county library by the State Library Association L the county still has no library An ordinance was drawn up forbidding anyone under 18 years of oC age in local pool halls COUNTY ROAD employees for Cor 20 1919 were as follows Leo Stewart Vern Hardy John Schofield Wilford Twitchell Steven Twitchell Ollie Nielson A. A 0 0 O. Nielson William Warby Marion Warby Ezra Stewart George Warby Charles Workman Workman Workman Work Work- man Edward Boren Marion Twitchell Joseph Warby William Griffin 0 O. W. W Beckstead Rulon Rulon Anson Wallace Twitchell J. J R. R Limb Archie Lamb Mark Anson and John Bennett County court courthouse courthouse courthouse house janitor was Mona Schofield When Daggett County celebrates its birthday January 7 1976 it will be in conjunction with the bicentennial bicentennial bicentennial tennial celebration of the nation It will not make headlines but to the residents still living who can remember those events and persons it willbe will willbe willbe be just as as' important 4 iI |
