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Show Bulk Rate U.S. Postage ’ Paid Milford, UT. 84751 Permit No. 15 P: O. Box.224 - Milford UT 84751 OCTOBER 18, 1996 VOL. VI NO. 41 Historical Tidbits “That Darned Watkins Liniment” “Give Us A Chance To Add ress Your Concerns’ by Norman Baxter - Living on the farm during the horse and buggy days was very lonely. Visitors were few but always welcomed with a cup of tea and cookies. One of the outstanding visitors that I remembered was the Watkins man. Harvey Dean was the salesman and he always arrived on a definite schedule. I doubt that he missed a single household in town or in the valley. I would watch for him and fun to the house to tell Mama “The Watkins Man is here” or “Mr. Dean is coming.” : Dad would always leave a list of things that he needed for the animals, such as Udder Balm, treatment for split hooves, sores ro cuts. Mama would add it to her list. Mom would have the table cleared off and Mr. Dean would open up his large bag. OH! The world was set before us. Smelly spices from all over the world, everything for food preparation, slaves, ointments, remedies for anything that could go wrong. In those days, if someone was sick you didn’t jump into the buggy and drive five to ten miles, through winter weather, to get to the doctor. We were all dependent upon our Dr. Mom! She always kept a supply of Watkins medicines. But, I always hated to see that powdered mustard (for mustard plasters) and that “Darned Watkins Liniment.” ) Rob Adams The most dreaded words I remember hearing were, “You have a fever!”. Into bed I would go, the quilts were piled on and hot bricks from the kitchen range were wrapped and put at my feet. And _ then she would get out that “Damned Watkins Liniment”. A spoonful, stirred into a glass of water, turned it white, “Just like milk” she would say and order me to drink every drop. Sounds terrible? It was horrible, but no amount of crying, begging or gagging made a bit of difference. Every bit had to be swallowed. Then I began to sweat. Lagoon at this finishing barn went into operation in February. Water dipped into a cup has only a faint scent. Adams says this is the effect the company is working to achieve in management practices, Bubbles, indicating micro organisms at work, are visible on the surface. - “We have never tried to-tell anybody’ that they couldn’t smell. pigs,” Rob “Damed Watkins Liniment”. Then mama had a job seeing that 1 Adams, Circle 4 Farms General Manager said. _.We want people to talk to us and give didn’t kick off the covers and she always felt Oh! You have never sweat like that unless it was induced by that the flannel blankets, US@ chance to respohd to their concerns.” ‘One of those concerns is construction of Sometimes she would say “They are sopping wet”. Then she would the Pinnacle phase of the project to be located north and east of Milford. “I’m not wrap me in a quilt and change the blankets. Fresh ones were always comfortable with proposing going there until we are confident of what we can do to warmed at the wood heater. She would put me in the warm bed and contain the odor,” he answered. I really started to sweat. Finally from sheer exhaustion, I would fall to sleep. But the next. moming there-was no. fever, stuffy head or — aching chest. Mama had a big job then, to keep me in the house. “You mustn’t breathe that cold outside air for one day”. That Darned Watkins Liniment! Please do not attempt this remedy now! Who knows what changes have been made to the formula, during the past 70 years. Besides, we now have sweet, thick, liquids that are more palatable. Lagoon management is expected to provide-the fastest - and probably most rg bs enduring - relief from odor recently experienced East-Side Pigs? Lynn Bradshaw and Bret Bradshaw have applied for in town. Starting the lagoon action slow with plenty of water prior to the introduction of waste allows the micro-organisms to establish a healthy balance. When the water picks up a a Conditional Use Permit to pinkish tint and bubbles can be’ seen on the operate a portable nursery unit surface, the lagoon is working properly and for hogs on property north of - emits very little odor. Water from the healthy Manderfield which is owned by lagoons can then be transferred to seed new Lynn. The unit, a 54’ X 14' ' sites. The pig waste and the lagoon permits totally enclosed trailer, has a didn’t coincide at the first sites, creating a The Beaver County maximum capacity up to 175 scenario where waste was initially released in School District officially | 4 taxing touch of ironvy......... baby pigs.” opened bids for the demolition volume before the micro-organisms were on the Dell Hollingshead ’ Circle 4 Farms plans to job. of the old Beaver High School | referred to an architectural study introduce a minimum of 21 new Tuesday afternoon. Apparent indicating that the old high school Circle 4 has experimented with nine genetically engineered Experimental digester shows that Methane low bidder was GWT building could be refurbished and different lagoon additives, only one of which gas can actually be produced from the waste. If specimens to their breeding Construction, Inc. from Sandy, made structurally sound enough _ has produced even a limited success. Nor the company chooses to pursue this course, Adams stock every quarter. Boars and \ Utah at $69,400. Next low bid for use as a middle school for a. are pond mills, to pump air below the surface said they will contract with experts in that field was $76, 812 from Rancho gilts would be shipped in and figure between $3.5 and $4 ‘and enhance the aerobic action, proving to be instead of undertaking the project themselves. Equipment. Other bids ranged | million. The jail advisory housed in the portable nursery a cure-all. Another long-term aid may be a as high as $142,450. Bid committee suggested that unit for approximately 6 weeks | natural one: trees. The company has planted tree lines which will figure is for tear down and commissioners look at the until they are proven to be free |. at some point in the future act as filters. From a_ practical bringing the site to grade, but possibility of a minimum 32-bed of contamination. viewpoint, the hog waste is not without value. Methane gas is does not include disposal and Jail for county use only - without a landscaping. ; .... produced when the waste is digested in a closed container. A 7,000 square foot court complex The board then voted simple experimental model is on display at one farm site. After the gas is produced, the sledge could for a cost of about $2 million. Gary DeLand, a former to wait 30 days to formally Both suggestions fell on be dried and processed as an organic base fertilizer. The company now has 24 lagoons in operation. Department of Corrections award the bid, and opened the deaf ears. Those two figures added Upon completion,. when the project grows to 120,000 sows, there will be 140 total lagoons. employee who now serves as floor to the for discussion. The together ($4 million for the school the Executive Director of the The company currently provides employment for 200 workers. Adams said Circle 4 employees 30-day period delays bid award and $2 million for a new and Utah Sheriffs Association, will are potentially the best in the industry. “When visitors from the east come here, they are amazed at the until after the election. One functional jail) total less than the deliver a presentation prequality of our people,” he said. Additionally, there are about 200 construction people working for board member, David White, is amount proposed for spending for election presentation to the contractors at the various farm sites. The local work force has been utilized. Future employees will not running for re-election. He a jail alone in the Bond Issue on Beaver County Council of will be replaced in District #1 be recruited from other areas. If the company continues to expand in a southwesterly direction, the November 5 ballot. Governments. DeLand also by either Robert Strong or Al tapping into the work force in other-rural areas such as Beryl Junction and Enterprise expands the Does this mean that works as a highly paid jail Marshal. Incumbent Rondo Beaver County prefers to jail ‘em quality work force with minimum cultural impact and demand on services and schools. Affordable consultant - making, he says, as Farrer is being challenged by instead of educate ‘em? — housing to attract young families to the opportunities currently unfolding is also a priority concern. much as $25,000 per week to Gary Brown in District #2. Approximately one-half of the 400 farm and construction workers travel daily to the farm sites. advise government entities in Dick DeArmitt opposes the funding, building, and incumbent Brent Edwards in District #3. Comments from a number of Road condition makes this a rough-and slow trip which extracts a toll from vehicles. Beaver County and hundreds of miles of other road obligation. Adams management of tax supported the 50+ residents attending the meeting suggested that the bid award be has limited capability:for road maintenance, correctional “ facilities. | He delayed until after January Ist when the new board is seated and - sees an oiled road running parallel with the railroad track from Milford to Enterprise as a practical quickly added that he is not solution. He refuses to believe that all of the road construction funds will be spent in the more possibly - a new superintendent selected. charging for his. services Ashlee Dotson, a Beaver High School junior, presented a populated areas of northern Utah. “The State was active in recruiting this (Circle 4) project. The associated with the Beaver package of letters from students. After review, the board reported that project is here. The jobs are-here. The economy is vibrant from the growth. There has to be some 14 students favored keeping the old building and preserving it, while 54 funding,” he emphasized. “We just have to find a way.to get it done.” And....Adams is adding energy - County:project.. _ Draft. of the letter expressed preference for demolition to make way for a new asphalt track. to his rhetoric. He and Representative Tom Hatch with Beaver County Commissioners earlier this ~ Residents attending the meeting expressed that they would prefer month to discuss the possibility of legislative action for appropriation. He refuses to accept “no” from . which county government plans to send to residents concerning having an athletic field at a location outside of town. Shirley Howard UDOT, and keeps right on talking. Meanwhile, the company has agreed to be listed as a primary user the upcoming $6.5 million introduced the possibility of volunteer labor and donations to help offset Bond Issue was presented to the cost. Although the track proposed by the board at the current location for the purpose of forming a County Improvement District (CID) for upgrades immediately needed. The Township and/or Milford City’s proposed annexation of the western half of the county? jail. advisory © committee would be a regulation track, space allows for only a modified “broken Adams prefers to reserve comment on both issues. members for review during the back” version. Demolition Bid COG Meeting October 23rd The board clarified that a portion of the $300,000 capital outlay loan has been set aside and can be used for demolition of the building. The 5-year loan from the State Board of Education carries a 4.2% interest Georgia Lee, T on Hamilton, and Dave Stratton still remain incarcerated in the Juab County jail on charges of Class C Misdemeanor Criminal Trespass. arrested September 28. Hamilton may or may They were not have been officially arraigned. past week. One suggestion is was that commissioners include the estimated cost of the proposed public building, and the tax impact of the building without state prisoners. |