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Show TH?S BEAVER ft Mk. TSS. PRESS, BEAVER, UTAH, FRIDAY, JULY 81, 1931. F. D. Williams and Henry Duet, "In the Upper Garden" was rendered by Vivian Marshall and Sylva Rollins. A solo was sung by Mrs. K. D. Williams. Mrs. CrofT is survived by the fol lowing sons and daughters: Mrs. Julia Maude Hatch, Duncan, Arizona, Jane Campbell, El Paso, Texas, Paul I CrofT, El Paso, Texas, Hannah Eve Crotr, Salt Lake City, Ben L. CrofT, Minersville, Charles G. CrofT, Barks, Baler. visitor at the home of Fred Puffer GREENVILLE last Mrs. Nettie Kirk, of Milford visit ed relatives nere &unaay. Mr. and rMs. John R. Williams and daughter, i.dna, George Wil- and Mr. and Mrs. Philips Dance and family, returned to their at Blackfoot, Idaho, Sunday homes . , ...... i i night auer viaiuue itiauves mere of 22nd July. the since Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Atkin, and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lewis, of Ruth, Nevada spent the 24th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Atkin. They Monday. Mr. and Mrs the following Home-Coinin- R. R. Thomas had guests during the Mr and Mrs. Joe g: History of Beaver City Dating from the Founding of the City in 1856 to the Time of Being; Admitted to Statehood Compiled Tanner and granddaughters, Alice and Marian Broadhead, of s foot, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. John R. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Marshall an Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Dance, also from Idaho; Mr. and nounce the marriage of their daughter . iurs. nrranK Williams, of Miners- - Mav to Alton Atkin of Beaver. ville; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Christian and Mrs. Orr, of Redding, Calif ADAMSVILLE Mrs. Blythe of Manti, and Mrs. Het Edwards of Parogonah. Ed Uees of Santaquin is here visit Mrs. .Martin Green and children, ing his brother and sister, Mr. and returned home Monday. uutuys aim L,evoy, left for Salt Mrs. W. A. Kees. Thomas of Creek North Lake City Monday for medical J. K. Matheson and family of De Margaret has been visiting at the home of her treatment for Levoy. troit, Michigan spent several days here last week with relatives and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. K. M A VmT7TTT.TT T Barton since Friday. friends. Mr. and rMs. P. M. Williams reWm. F. Heslington and family turned Friday from Cedar City Mr. and Mrs. George Stevens of Chas. Johnson and family Mr. and where Mr. Williams has been re- Parowan, were over-nigguests at Mrs. Reese Jones and Thomas Johnceiving treatment for an infected the home Mr. and Mrs. Will Mun son ami family of Lake View are ford the night of the 24th. eye. spending a week at Puffers Lake and Mrs. Sarah Price and son, Grant, Mr. and Mrs. George Bradshaw other places of interest. of Caliente, Nevada, spent the 24th and daughters. Norma, Ethel and Floyd Evans who has been employof July at the home of Mr. and. Mrs. Eletha, and son Harold, were among ed by the Standard Brands IncorporDavid Atkin. those who spent a few days fishing ated in Detroit, Michigan returned Miss Lottie Murdock and Mrs. at Puffer Lake resort during the home Friay of last week. Mr. Evans Joseph Murdock, of Milford are vishas been in the city of Detroit for Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Patterson and wenty-on- o iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. months. Walter Blackner this week. W. H. and Morgan Evans are vischildren spent a few days at Puffer David Atkin, who has been work- Lake during the iting in Magna for a few days. Mrs. Mose ing near Ruth, Nevada for the past Edwards returned ' live weeks, spent the 24th with his home the early of last week MILFORD part family here. He returned to Nev- from Provo, where she had been ada Monday. Mrs. Selma Carlson returned Wedspending the last six weeks visiting Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Williams and her daughter, and family, Mr. and nesday from Salt Lake City where family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Pendleton. she lias been visiting with relatives Mrs. John Anderson at Beaver. Mr. and Mrs. Rub Edwards and for the past two weeks. A steer belonging to P. F. Rollins Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Baldwin spent Mr. and Mrs. F. It. Fotheringham was struck by lightning here Monand daughter, Rose of Murray spent Sunday fishing at Puffer Lake. The animal was not killed day. Saturday and Sunday visiting Mr. outright. Fothf ringham's sister, Mrs. N. C. MINERSVILLE Esther Barton, daughter of FletSchow. They stopped over in Beaver cher Barton, of Beaver is visiting Mr. ami Mrs. Joseph Tanner of to attend the celebration before makrelatives here. Blackfoot, Idaho called on friends ing their visit to Milford. here during the week. Joseph Mastros, son of Mr. and NORTH CREEK Mr. and Mrs. George Corbridge o Mrs. James Mastros underwent a sucLntlefield, Arizona, were here with cessful appendix operation at the MilMr. and Mrs. Albert Green and relatives during the week end. ford hospital Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Crosby spent a Miss Iona Hall has had as her guest Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Starcher of few days last week at Panguitch the week end Evan Cottam o Caliento spent the 24 and 25 of July during lake. S't. George, Utah. in Milford. Mr. Starcher came for Miss Snow, of Provo, returned to Ronald Carter of Blackfoot, Idaho medical attention. her home Monday, after Spending is hoi e with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Livergood and the holidays with the Harry Green and Mrs. Reed Hall and son son Charles, spent Thursday and Fri Mr. Miss Snow is the lady family. Stanley are here with relatives. day evening at Puffer Lake, coming friend of Shirley Baker. Misses Pauline Mathews anc down to Beaver in the afternoons to The are .Mrs. E. Bissell and son Dick, Kii'ie Wood spent the week end in attend the ball games. visiting at Springville with Mrs. Mr. aiul Mrs. Myron Lewis and Mr liisscll's daughter, Mrs. Kate Payne northern Utah. The following people attended the and Mrs. John CorTeen spent from and her little son DeVere. at Beaver: Mr. and Tuesday to Sunday at Puffer Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Merchant reW. Mrs. H. Mr. and Mrs. ThornHall, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Forti left last turned Monday from Park City ass Mr. Mrs. and James Mathews, week for a three weeks' stay in Salt where they visited their daughter, Mrs. Lester Limb. Miss Lorena )yr Mr. ami Mrs. W. B. Hall an. Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Lorus Hand and Mr. Merchant, who has spent the past family, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Mc Knight and Mrs. Leonard Bowed spent Satur two years with her sister Mrs. Limb, J. S. Murdock and family, Mr. anc returned with her father for a visit. Mrs. H. C. Eyre, Lester Carter and .lay at Puffer Lake. Mrs. Harvey Ashworth is at the daughters, Mary and Barbara, Mervin Vergia Killam left Monday for CalMrs. Mary iente where she will spend two weeks Tom Ward home at Beaver while Edwards and family, C!o!.hier, the Mesames James Rollins visiting with her sister Mrs. Bessie her husband is away. Miss Linnea Twitchell returned and William Baker. Killam Hancock. Funeral services were held in the where she Miss Dee Lynn of McGill, Nevada is Sunday to Springville L. D. S. Chapel for Mrs. Hannah E has employment. here visiting at the home of her sister Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Twitchell M. Crolf Sunday with Bishop George Mrs. Fay Bradfield. and daughters, Audrey and Jerry, NLirshall taking charge. Miss Grace Skinner is spending her Violin solo was played by Haroh vacation at Salt Lake arrived here Friday from Pueblo, City and Park Colo., to spend part of their vaca- Baker. "Through deepening Trials," City. tion. and "I know My Heavenly Father Miss Erma Fotheringham returned Harry Green and family spent Knows" wore sunt? by the choir. Pray Friday from Salt Lake City. e:s were offered by James Wood and Mrs. B. E. Hutching, Hannora and Saturday at Puffer Lake. Robert Limb, of Beaver, was a L. V. Rollins. Speakers were Joseph Bud returned home Monday from Gunnison, Colo, where they have been (4 I 1 ... J 1. Black-liam- H I ht Home-Comin- g. Home-Comin- g. . Home-Comin- g ougn as hey make 'em! i HEAVY DUTY Goodyear Pathfinder .75 4.50-2- 1 (30x4.50) - Other sizes al She A Super Value only Goodyear offers. Few tires at any price can equal its endurance! 4.50-2- 0 (29x4.50) low Prkt $8.55 4.75-1- 9 (28x4.75 ) 5.25-2- 1 (31x5.25) 6.00-1- 9 (31x6.00) 9.70 12.95 14.90 6.50-1- 9 (31x6.50) 16.80 Neilsen & Son PHONE 107 visiting relatives. J. H. Deardon has been confined to his home with a bad case of influenza. Mr. and Mrs. Baushand of Los Angeles were here on business and callMrs. Baushand ing on' old friends. was formally Mrs. Nellie Martin of this city. Mrs. Kenneth Van Ausdale of Sac- -, ramento California spent the week end here visiting her '.sister, Mrfc. Sencpr Schow. Mrs. Schow return-- d with her Monday as far as Cedar Mountain where they several days. And TENTH Written INSTALLMENT spirit of tolerance for the misgivings of others was recogniezd. The attitude of the Church in the issuance of the Manifesto, had been the main factor toward paving the-- way for Statehood. Party politics had assumed a new phase in the dissolving of the people's and liberal parties by dividing upon National party lines, Democrats and Republicans. For twenty-fiv- e years, 1870 to 1895, the people had been under the dominance of carpet-ba- g rule in its most vicious form. Those who came as our rulers were actuated with a spirit of prejudice and often times hatred toward the Mormon people, and under such stress there was little hope for a spirit of amity and "Good Will Toward All Men." I shall close this brief chapter with the roster of Judges who served the Second Judicial District from its establishment until it was dissolved when our Territory took on the full habiliments of statehood. Some of the Judges' were an honor to their profession, others should have worn sack cloth rather than the ermine of Judicial authority with which they were clothed. Roster of Judges: C. M. Hawley, 1869-187Jacob S. Boreman, 1874-188Stephen P. Twlss, 1881-188Jacob S. Boreman, 1885-188Thomas J. Anderson, 1889-189- 2 September; James (A. A 4; 0; 5; 9; Minor, September W. Bartch, 1893-189- 1892-189- 3 February; George 6. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN closing chapter of this little work is being written on the eve of the seventy-fiftanniversary of the settlement of Beaver. The author has seen fit to close the work with the expiration of Territorial Government, leaving the remaining thirty-fiv- e years not covered by this work to date, to be included in the work of some more gifted writer. The author pauses to say; that the past sixty-fiv- e years of his eventful life have been spent in Beaver. He has seen it evolve from a small village of log houses, and sage brush lined streets, to a City of considerable importance in the social, educational and commercial world. Its vicisitudes have been many and varied, yet its citizens have gone on and made the desert to blossom as the rose. The writer has lived to see its traducers and carpet-baofficials meet their just rewards, proving the addage that "The Mills of the Gods Grind Slowly, Yet they Grind exceeding fine." The ending the "Crusade" against the Mormon people was noted for at least one distinguishing feature, it drew the line of demarkation more distinctly, showing who were true to their faith and Those who were charged with the convictions. violation of the lawt were men past The h dug-out- s, g anti-polyga- the middle-ag- e of life who had almost universally entered that relationship many years prior to the enactment of the Edmunds law prohibiting such alliances. Now, when arraigned for trial came the test of their faith and the courage of theirconvic-tion- s. The option was given them by the court to forsake their plural families and cast them off upon the charity of the world and go free of the charge, or else suffer durance vile in the peniten- tiary for refusing to obey the mandates of the law. In one or two instances the abandonment of family ties resulted, but in most all cases men stood the acid test and proved beyond question their manhood and integrity to principle. They had entered this Institution of marriage believing it be divine. They loved their wives and children and to .protect and preserve those ties and relationships, they were willing to suffer bonds and imprisonment in fulfillment of their marriage vows and covenants. Following is a list of Beaver citizens who suffered Imprisonment for "Conscience sake" with a record of time each served: William Fotheringham, May 23, 1885 to Aug. 11, 1885. John Lang, May 17. 1885 to Sept. 29, 1885. James E. Twitchell, May 9, 1885 to Dec. 22, 1885. Henry Gale, May 12, 1885 to William G. Blckley, May 9, 1888. M. L. Shepherd, May 28, 1886 William J. Cox, May 28, 1886 Dec. 15, 1885. 1885 to May 27, to Nov. 29, 1886. to Nov. 29, 1886. F. Tolton by J. William Robinson, May 7, 1885 to Sept. 16, 1886. George Hales, May 11, 1886 to Sept. 16, 1886. Thomas Scowfield, Sept. 26, 1886 to Mar. 26, 1887. James Farrer, Sept. 26, 1886 to Mar. 26, 1887. In addition to the above list, John R. Murdock, John Ashworth, C. D. White, William Ashworth, William W. Hutchings, Duckworth Grlmshaw, PMilo T. Farnsworth and David Levi comprised all in our community who were regarded as violators of the Edmunds-TuckeLaw. Extenuating circumstances were such as to preclude prosecutions in the latter list, except in case of Levi, who promised to obey the law and was liberated. An analysis of the situation shows that but one per cent of the population were regarded as violators of the law, yet ninety and nine must suffer indignities and be deprived of constitutional rights that the vengenance of court minions might be satisfied. During the noted discussion in Congress In 1882, while the passage of the Edmunds Bill was under consideration, and the contest of the seating of Hon. George Q. Cannon was being fought out on the floor of the House of Representatives, a few patriotic, liberty loving members, who had experienced the reconstruction period of the South, following the close of the Civil War, under carpet-ba- g rule, manfully defended the rights of Utah people and the seating of her duly elected delegate, George Q. Cannon. No more fitting thought can the writer employ in closing this humble story than to quote the words of the illustrious patriot, Representative House of Tennessee, uttered upon the floor of Congress during said debate. After satirizing the report of the elections committee which refused to seat said Connon, Mr. House paid his respects to the Edmunds Bill, which he also opposed, said he: "Let the expelled finally from every State in the American Union with the brand of disgrace upon his brow, lift up his face the setting sun. Utah beckons him to a new field of pillage and fresh pastures for pilfering. Let k him pack his and start. The Mormons have no' friends, and no one will come forward to defend and protect their rights. A returning board (The Utah Commission) from whose decision there is no appeal, sent out from the American Congress, baptized with a spirit of persecution and intoller-ancwill enter Utah to trample beneath their feet the rights of the people of that far off and land. Mr. Speaker, I would not place a dog under the dominion of a set of reinforced by a returning board, unless I meant to have him robbed of his bone. A more grinding tryany, a more absolute despotism, was never established d carpet-bagge- rs rd grip-sac- e, ill-fat- s, carpet-bagger- over any people." It is not the writer's purpose to attempt to portray the wonderous changes that have taken At some fuplace since the coming of State-hooture time it may fall upon some abler pen to chronicle the many interesting events that have crowded like waves upon the shores of our history, bow, under the new regime of national politics, the tide of d. Government has ebbed and flowed between the two great parties, how the Murdock Academy founded in 1898, on the same grounds and in the same buildings once occupied by United States troops, grew and thrived and pulsated, filling an 'indlspensible need in the education of the youth of Southern Utah, how the students of this past, but never to be forgotten institution, during years of painful struggles for existence, achieved glore ious victories In competition in athletics, field and track, in debate and in scholarship, making the name Murdock famous, how, as the years came and passed, and we were confronted with the menace of a worlds war, the loyal youth of our town answered the call of theirtountry to bear arms, that liberty might not perish from the land, how our county council of defense, backed by patriotic citizens, met each requisition for money and man power, the needed sinews of war. These and numerous other civic and religious accomplishments will be themes for some future historian to recount. THE END State-wid- t 'The History of Beaver" SIZE LIMIT RAISED ON MAIL PACKAGES In Book Form The size and weight limits of par rel post packages are to be Increased. The interstate commerce com mission recently granted authority to the postoffice department to raise The "History of Beaver," by J. F. Tolton, as published in the Beaver Press during the past ten weeks, will be weight of packages to 70 pounds beyond the third ozne and to Increase size limits to 100 inches length and girth combined. The previous maximums were 84 Inches and GO pounds. The consent of the commission for permission for a revision of parcel post rates and an increase In size and weight of packages was reGeneral quested by Postmaster Brown last November. An annual Increase of $5,000,-00- 0 In revenue Is expected as a result of the change. 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