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Show Page Two SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS, Kanab, Utah March 14, 1888 March Kanab, A Regular Pettycoaf Junction? ing the month of December 12 gallons of liquor were seized and six gallons emptied out. (Nothing is said about the remaining six gallons.) (The following article, written by Mr. Ernest G. Kirby, recently appeared in the Sait Tribune. Some comments by Mr. Kirby follow the article.) by Ernest Cl. Kirby If you think Matt Dillon and heroes the ether TV horse-operhave their problems, imagine a frontier western cowtown run entirely by women. That's exactly what happened Nov. 7. 1911, when an C'ty Council and mayor took over the rambunctious reins of Kanab, Kane County. Elected were Mary Woolley town president, Chamberlain, and Vinnie Jepson, Tamar Hama blin, Blanche Hamblin and McAllister. Mrs. Jepson soon resigned, but the gals promptly appointed Ada Seeg-mille- r to take her place. Affairs Cleaned Up Apparently the outgonig male council wanted to be sure the affairs of the town were spic and span enough for the ladies taste the men met four times in December and once in January before the gals took over. Everything must have been all right, for the minutes of 1912 council meetings report: "The cld board surrendered their chairs with good grace and expressed good wishes to the incoming beard. Lako Cryptic Entries In another criptic entry, the minutes state: "The board visited the cemetery to see what could be done about it. Minutes note the board complained that persons were going across the nearby Arizona border to Fredonia and smuggling liquor back into town. A letter of complaint was sent. The ladies were also concerned with proper observance of the sabbath and established t system of fines for anyone who should indulge in ball games, foot races, horse races or in any other noisy outdoor amustment on Sunday. Another prime concern of the board was animals running loose in the street. The ladies instructed the town marshal to all horses, cattle, impound mules, asses, swine and goats running at large within the limits of this town. Disdained Courthouse The ladies met in their homes, apparently disdaining the masculine environment of the Kane County Courthouse, normal place for such gatherings. They met in the courtouse only twice on Jan. 2, 1912 to be sworn in, and on Jan. 2, 1914, to turn the government back to the a n Lu-ell- Frank Farnworth, 84, former cattleman: Mrs. Clara Shields, 83. former teacher and council clerk, and Mrs. Blanche Mace, 76, city librarian and historian, today remember council as the men. one-tim- e There is no known town record saying just WHY the gals ran, or why the rugged Mormon husbands let them. The consensus of Mr. Farnsworth, Mrs. Shields and Mrs. Mace is that the women believed they could do a better job than the men, and perhaps more importantly, the men were in the midst of a cattle boom and were away from town most of the long-tim- e civic-minde- all-g- d ladies who did a fftie job. Little Violence Kanab was a town inhabited primarily by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Saints. There were few -day recorded incidents of the outright violence pictured on todays television screens, but the council neverthelers had its problems with certain lawless Latter- elements. One of the primary concerns of the ladies was to keep Kanab dry, as required by ordinance. One council entry notes: Dur ' time. The ladies decision to run apparently was first met with good natured humor. The men then decided to let the girls have a go at it and there was not even an opposition ticket entered. The idea of the women running was the Immediate result of a dare offered by some anonymous Kanab wag. in the area say the and women were strong-minded- , while in office frequently made decisions conti ary to the'r husbands advice and wishes. (So what else is new? a modern-dawag adds.) On Jan. 2, 1914, the ladies surrendered, with one exception, to the gents. Mrs. Seegmiller ran for reflection and won. But she promptly resigned and Louis Jep on was named to replace counher c:. the now Old-timer- s all-ma- le cil. Kanab has Jnce grown to a population of 1,645 and is a favorite location for shooting movies of the wild west. Note by the Author: I had a lot of fun writing the piece about Kanabs council and mayor. The piece that the Tribune printed was only about one half of what I wrote and I think they left out many of the best parts, To write the article, I examined the cld minutes of Kanabs city council and the thought just kept oecuring to me that the problems then were just about the same as they are now. The Salt Lake Tribune was anxious that Kanab would not get any more of the bad publicsince the 1965 ity weve election so they censored some cf what I wrote, that I thought, were humorous incidents. Some of the things that the Tribune left out was the fact that the women had about as many marshals as weve had in the past two yeais and that they hired and fired them, they raised and lowered their salaries, and hired some for just a month at a time. The women also doubled their own salaries over the amount that the men council got from 50c a meeting to $1.00 per meeting. The wo- n Garden Clinic Being theyd have to NOTICE TO WATER USERS The following applications have been filed with the State Engineer to change and appropriate water in Kar.e County, State of Utah, throughout the entire year unless otherwise designated. Locations are SLB &M. Henry Bulloch, 399 E. Center, Cedar City, Utah, proposes to change the point of diversion and place of use of 2 0 water evidenced by App. No. 17173, a amended by Ch. App. No. a 2339, Cert. No. 3676 ( The water has been diverted from North Fork Virgin River at either or both sec.-ft.o- f of two points: No. 1 S. 330 8 ft. and W. 758 2 ft., No. 2 S. 137.5 ft. and W 2057.5 ft., both from El Cor. Sec. 32, T39S, R9W; the water has bren used from Apr. 1 to Sept. 15 for irrigation of 24.77 acs. in SW1-NESW1, NISEI, SW1SE1. said section 32. Hereafter, 2.0 ree.-ft- . of water is to be diverted from any, each or all of four points as follows: No. 1 and No. 2 from North Fork Virgin River as heretofore described; No. 3 from Cave Creek, trib. to North Fork, at a point S. 100 ft. and W. 100 ft. from N1 Cor. Sec. 28; No. 4 unnamed spring at a point S. 370 ft. and W. 150 ft from NE Cor. Sec. 20; both of T39S, R9W. The water is to be used from Apr. 1 to Sept. 15 for irrigation of 24.77 acs. in parts of Secs. 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, T39S, R9W. 38609 J. Alvin Judd, P.O. Box 24, Kanab, Utah. 4.0 . sec.-ft- . of water from a well 400 ft. deep at a point N. 7130 E. 278 ft. from W1 Cor. Sec. 35, T42S, R5W, and used from Apr. 1 to Oct. 31 for supplemental irrigation of 320 acs., limited to sole supply on 220 acs., within SI Sec. 26, and Sec. 35, T42S, R5W. 38618 ( U.S. Dept, of Interior. Bureau of Land Man 14.-in- Gar- den Clinic was conducted in nab Wednesday the 13th in the Elementary School. Dr. Arvil Stark, author of weekly garden articles in the Salt lake Tribune and Extension Horticulturist, from Utah State University attended this first session. The evening was most successful with many useful suggestions made by Dr. Stark. The second session of the clinic is scheduled for Thursday, March 28 at the Kanab Elementary School. Ka- A paid cne claim, pay for everyone in Kanab. (85-10- Held In Kanab First session of a Spring men opened and closed their meetings with prayer; which might just be a good idea for the present council. They turned down claims against the city brought by various men because of floe s that washed over city lets. They told the men that they had done nothing on their own to protect their lots and if they 85-10- Seems that constant flooding was a serious problem. The womens council of 1912-1deserve a lot of praise. They were dedicated public servants who put in a lot of time and effort. Their children and grandchildren should be proud of them. Im glad the Tribune recognized this and didnt make a feriish story about them. Ernest G. Kirby 4 agement, Kanab, Utah. .011 sec.-fof water from Sand Spring at a point S. 50010 E. 2112 ft. from NW Cor. Sec. 17, T43S, R7W, and used from Apr. 1 to Nov. 30 for domestic purposes of 110 persons in connection with an picnic area and 27 campsites, and for stockwatering of 224 cattle. All uses within said Sec. 17. Protests resisting the granting of these applications with reasons therefor must be filed in duplicate with the State Engineer, 442 State Capitol, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84114, on or before April 13, 1968. Hubert C. Lambert State Engineer Published in the Southern Utah News, Kanab, Utah, on Feb. 29, NOTICE OF FORECLOSUKE Civil No. 1064 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF KANE COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH FIRST STATE BANK OF SALINA, A Utah Corporation, Plaintiff, vs BARBARA LANGER PARRY, also known as BARBARA LANGER RANDOLPH, ET AL., Defendants. t. Mar. 7, 14, 1968. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Civil No. 524 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF KANE, STATE OF UTAH, In The Matter of The Estate of ANTHONY IVAN MACKELPRANG, Deceased. Creditors will present Claims with vouchers to the undersigned at his residence at 199 West 1425 North, Sunset, Utah on or before the 29th day of Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale and Decree of Foreclosure issued out of the Sixth Judicial District Court in and for the County of Kane, State of U!ah, on the 23rd day of January, 1938, in the above entitled a?tion, wherein the First State Bank of Salina, the above named Plaintff, obtained a Judg- ment and Decree as therein provided and as against those Defendants therein made parties, which said Decree has been recorded in the Judgment Book cf said Court: I am commanded to sell all of the following described real property and all improvements, buildings, and structures thereupon and all appurtenances thereto and all parts, pieces, and portions thereof described as follows: Beginning at the Southeast Corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 43 Sout,h Range 6 West, Salt Lake Meridian and running thence West 38 rods; thence North 41 rods; thence East 38 rods; thence South 41 rods to the place of beginning. Also: Beginning 627 feet (38 rods) West and 676.5 feet (41 rods) North of the Southeast Corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 43 South, Range 6 West, Salt Lake Meridian and run May, 1968. GARY GARLICK Administrator of the Estate of Anthony Ivan Mackelprang, Deceased Phillip L, Foremaster ning thence West 645 feet; thence North 16.5 feet; thence Ea t 645 feet; thence South 16.5 feet to the place of beginning. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Thursday, the 21st day of March, 1963, at the hour of 12:00 oclock noon of that day, at the front steps of the Kane County Courthouse in Kanab, Kane County, State of Utah, I will in obedience to the said Order of Sale and Decree of Foreclosure, sell the above described property to satisfy the Plaintiffs Judgment, or so much thereof as may be necessary, with intere t thereon and costs, to the highest and best bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States. DATED this 26th day of January, A.D. 1968. s LaNard Johnson Kane County Sheriff Published in the Southern Utah News, Kanab, Utah, Feb. 29, Mar. 7. 14, 1968. Alfoii News Notes and Current Events by Allen Cox and Mrs. Vard Heaton went to Phoenix, Ariz., last week where Vard attended some grazing meetings. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Roundy went to Logan the first of last week where they went through the Logan Temp1 with their Flordaughter and ence and Ken Willard. Orval Palmer is down near the Colorado River helping to gather cattle. Mr. and Mrs. Bab Crosby and his mother spent the weekend in Hurricane. Mr. and Mrs. Dorian Campbell are visiting relatives here. He was rceently discharged from the army and they are enroute to Alaska where they intend to make their home. Mrs. Jeannine Brown and children from Fredonia spent Sunday here visiting. Mr. son-in-la- BORDER STORE UQU0KS WINE BEER Three Miles South of Kanab on Highway Attorney for Estate County Courthouse I.. B. Sol Solper Owner. Manager Uidninter Bonus! PALM SPRINGS Miss Sandra Staheli ( center , St. George,) has been chosen Miss Dixie College Rodeo to reign over the college Regional Rodeo April 5 and 6 in St. George. Attendants are : (left) Miss Paula Parker, Las Vegas, Nev., and Miss Bonnie Jensen, Price. The D'x'e College Rodeo Club will host a regional rodeo at the Lions Sun Bowl on April 5, and 6 at 8 pm. Entry blanks have been mailed to fifteen colleges in Utah, Idaho, Montana, Ore-gona- Washington. There will be approximately eighty-fiv- e top college cowboys anl cowgirls competing for prizes and the right to attend the NIRA finals to be held in Sacramento, Caif. in June. The Dixie College team will cc.is'st of some of the best cowboys and cowgirls in Utah and Nevada. There will be many events including calf roping, ribbon roping, bulldogging, bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, bull riding, barrel g racing and goat tying.Specialty actn will consist of hide racing, chariot racing, and a Shetland pny race. The College requests all boys and girls between eight and twelve years of age, who own a Shetland Pony and would like to enter in the race, to con tact Rudy Iverson (Phone 673-2181- Mr. Dell Haslam of Wellsville, Utah, who is known for having some of the best rodeo stock in the country, will be the rodeo producer. Mr. Truman Bowler, Washington County Commissioner, will be the announcer. 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