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Show L'lai Prevv a Standard Rrte US. Postage Paid Mrtord, UT. 64751 Ptfmft No. 15 P.O. Box 224 Mltford, UT 84751 ISM V J "Set up a standard; publish, and conceal not." JANUARY 9, 1997 II mm II 1 Jeremiah I I VOL. VII NO. 2 50:1 ii 4 . I ' Ml Ei "Ffei 1 1 ' ttiS ta I The Jefferson Store is pictured above as it looked in 1980. It was originally established in 1907, but burned to the ground a few years later. The present structure replaced it in 19151916. Henry Jefferson and his wife, Rachel (the boss lady), were the first proprietors. Henry died in 1916. His son, George, took over management until his death in 1963. The building has been remodeled a number of times over the years. In the early days, the establishment consisted of a meat market and an ice plant. Records show that a water right was recorded for the usage of two families, a small number of cows and horses and one or two tons of ice per day. Milford can boast that the store had the first icemaker in Southern Utah....and the second in the entire state. How did they make the ice? Cans filled with fresh water were lowered into a salt brine solution which was kept well below freezing temperature. A gear driven apparatus compressed ammonia in pipes which were laced around and through the brine tank. The more the ammonia was compressed, the colder it became, freezing the water into blocks weighing about 150 pounds each. It was then delivered throughout the town for use in ice boxes. Residents would place a cardboard sign in the window to let the delivery boy know if, and how much, ice they wanted. the off starts with celebration Sesquicentennial Personal Month. Community History histories and histories of the buildings on will be highlighted Main Street "150 Years of month. the throughout Medicine" will be the focus of an essay and poster collage contest for students, sponsored by Milford Valley Memorial Milford senior citizens will Hospital. culminate the history search with a discussion day on Thursday, January 30. Milford I The process wasn't completely without unpleasantness. Richard Jefferson recalls that, on at least one occasion, the ammonia pipe broke. "Oh Lord, did it stink! Watery eyes and coughing the whole town couldn't breathe," he said. Jefferson described Milford as a "pretty fancy town" in it's earlier days. "It had the first sewer system, the first city water system, and the first hotel in Southern Utah," he recalls. Tourists traveled to town on the train. The Milford Hotel and the Horn Silver Hotel, both constructed between 1912 and 1915, offered luxurious accommodations. Dining rooms in the hotels and the railroad station could only be described as elegant, with starched linen and fine china to compliment the cuisine. He recalls open-towood paneled limousines that were used to haul the tourists to the parks. Orient Express.) (Much in the spirit of the modern-da- y By the end of World War II, in addition to the grocery and hardware the building housed the Milford News, Cline & Cline Law Offices and store, the Milford City office. Steve Williams soon moved the newspaper to a building across the street. El wood Jefferson ran the Mercantile from 1963 to 1976. Richard then took over until the building was sold in 1983. p, 199 7 Sesquicentennial Yearly Events January Milford I listory Month 30 - Senior Citizen I listory Day Mrmiry 27 - Milford History Day TBA - Beaver City 's Birthday Celebration March TBA - Native American Day 15 - Women's Health & Wellness Fair 19 - Deseret News No Books Day April Legacy Production broadcast between LDS General Conference sessions. Video presentation -Pioneer Trek - President Hinckley's address 4-- 6 Mix LDS Tabernacle Choir performance- - Cedar City 3- - LDS Tabernacle Choir performance- - St. George Fireside broadcast from Adult 4 - CES Young D.C. Washington TBA -- Milford Daze 2- - Historical Tidbits i Lotus Hand, Musician. By Norman Baxter: During the worst part of the Depression, many professionals came out into areas such as Milford, seeking employment. About 1933 the Milford High School hired Mr. Hand as music teacher. Mr. Hand was a member of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, but because of severe cutbacks, was at the time unemployed. He came to and Milford was never the same Milford, thereafter! He was temperamental, and to him, anything not musical was just not pertinent to life. He lived, breathed and dreamed music. If you met him on the street and said ''Good Morning Mr. Hand" you learned not to expect a response, for he was usually humming a tune or quietly singing the words to a song. Misunderstood, he soon became the butt of many jokes. But, he was a musician! There wasn't an instrument from Violin to Tuba that he couldn't play. Not just play, but excelled in! For a small man he had a powerful, pure Baritone voice that sent icy tingles down your spine. Sometimes he sang at community affairs, but often at School assemblies. You wondered if the window panes wouldn't shatter! You wondered too, how he could put up with the discordant sounds from our small school band. But it seemed, that if you were doing your best he would correct you and not make any biting remarks. You had to stay alert, when around him! I remember in band practice when Joe Rogers was on the snare drums. Joe let his mind wander and got out of synch. That blackboard eraser sailed straight and true across the room and hit Joe in the head, leaving a smudge of chalk. Joe never again, let his mind wander. It was said that he drove his car to a home to give the daughter a piano lesson, but when he left he walked home. The next morning he discovered the car missing and reported it as stolen. He hadn't remembered leaving it at the other end of town. I am not certain how many years Mr. Hand taught music here. But when he left, the community had acquired an appreciation for good music and was aware that there were people living in the world, other than just us country folk. r i 1, liii y J June 2 1 - Milford Health Fair and 5K run u" Ms. 4 - Milford 4th of July Celebration, Class Reunions, UPEC Fireworks, Town Dance 19 - Day of Service 24 - Pioneer Day Celebration 25 - Centennial Pageant 26 - Centennial Pageant 26 - Open House and tours at LDS Church August TBA - Ghymkana September TBA - Wall of Fame Assembly October mi Satellite broadcast of video - Worldwide Pioneers - between LDS General Conference sessions 3-- 5 December TBA - Milford City Sesquicentennial Christmas Concert Interior photo of the store in 1940 or 1941: Employees pictured may be: Back (left) Warren Thompsoa Other working at the store at mat Right (front): John Grimshaw. Center (Behind counter) Bill Cochran. time included Clyde Griffith, Dan Gillis, Elwood Jefferson, and Roy Carlson. "Everyone was going away to the war. They hired anyone they could, but most didn't stay long," Richard recalled. 1 50 Years of Medicine Essay and Poster Collage sdr Contest n?r Sponsored by Milford Valley Memorial Hospital Poster contest for: Kindergarten through eth Grade Milford Elementary Kindergarten through 8th Grade at MinersviHe Elementary Essay Contest: Mrs. Miller's Junior Class at Milford High Top three winners will receive savings bonds Pizza Party for winning class Subject Content:: Any part of medicine in the last 1 50 years Entry Deadline: Remodeled again last year, the old Jefferson Store now proudly houses the Circle 4 Farms Offices. January 31st |