Milford displays historic coach and mining notes
A rustic railroad park display in Milford features an early coach from the 1870s used for Yellowstone sightseers. Arizona's Majestic mining group visited Milford this week, hinting at potential developments for the local mining scene. Deer conflicts rise in North Creek as farmers and sportsmen clash over deer numbers and state action. A rare combination radio and record player, built by Dr. C R Parrish and J M Hughes, is on display at Jefferson Mercantile Co. The walnut cabinet houses top radio gear assembled over two years, earning high praise from its creator.
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U. P
Milford
Concord
Yellowstone Park
Arizona
Majestic
North Creek
Beaver Mountains
State
State Game and Fish Department
Jefferson Mercantile Co
C. R. Parrish
J. M. Hughes
Michigan
Hughes
Parrish
Frisco Lulu Mine to Resume Operations Soon
Dougdale and Dickey of American Smelting and Refining Company oversee installation of a surface plant at the dormant Frisco Lulu mine. Underground work will begin after equipment is set, with new buildings rising and preparations for extensive development. Once active, the mine is expected to surpass former production. Max Baxter drives a new Ford roadster. Will Gondor buys a ton and a half truck. F. BE. O'Leary to a government hospital for treatment.
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Dougdale & Dickey
American Smelting & Refining Company
Lulu
Frisco
Frisco Lulu
Max Baxter
Hoiges Motor Company
Will Gondor
Garrison
May Term of Court Closes With Dismissals and Divorces
The May term of District Court in Beaver County closes with juries hearing a few cases while most matters were decided by Judge LeRoy Cox. Dismissals: Ernest Metsgar for fornication and Jack White with Jess McCash for cattle theft, both for lack of evidence. Civil rulings include Bonita Theatres Co. v. F. Clark Kesler for $500 plus costs. Two divorces granted: Alf Allene Morgan from Kenneth L. Morgan and Mettie Nowers from Geo. Nowers.
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Alf Allene Morgan
Kenneth L. Morgan
Mettie Nowers
Geo. Nowers
Milford society notes and club gatherings across town
Miss Jean Bennett hosted a Five Hundred evening with Leah Richards Reva Mattingly Gladys Coleman Honora Hutchings Eva Coleman and Bessie Killam. The Mil ford Y I M I A wrapped up with a program and dance and lunch. Mrs D E Kirk entertained at Bridge with guests from Salt Lake City and prize winners named. Bernice Outzen hosted schoolmates for cards and 500. The Stitehletic club met with sewing and guests Mrs Yepson and Mrs Banks. Kappa Star Club and Rev Homer Root enjoyed Wednesday in the afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Jean Bennett
Leah Richards
Reva Mattingly
Gladys Coleman
Honora Hutchings
Eva Coleman
Bessie Killam
Otto Steenbeck
Bernice Outzen
Audrey Rains
Stella Hollis
Majorie White
Aston Adams
Clyde Griffiths
Norman Andrews
Sherman Hickman
Harold Parsons
Leon Jones
W. A. Miller
Stitehletic Club
Bert Tait
Morgan Griffiths
William Morris
Henry Bowman
Mary Richards
Yepson
Banks
Bownman
Ore Kappa Star Club
Homer Root
John Hanlon
G.L A
Bridge
W. G. White
Otto Steenbock
C. Sportsman
J. C. Jefferies
A. E. Smith
Wm. Dawson
Killam
Jefferies
Dawson
Farewell Reception for Mr and Mrs Cottrell
Milford Methodist Church bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. W F Cottrell with a royal send off and tributes to their service. A floor lamp was presented and a short program featured piano duets vocal and violin solos and a tribute by Bishop W A Miller.
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Milford Methodist Church
W. F. Cottrell
Methodist Church
Ida J. Root
Homer Root
W. A. Miller
J. PF
Chas. R. Parrish Volcal
Dan Ferguson
Milford Lions Enjoy Evening at Horn Silver Mine
A large Milford group including eighteen couples visited the Horn Silver mine boarding house in Frisco on Monday night. Mrs. Ellis hosted the event with Milford Orchestra providing dancing music and a sumptuous repast, making the trip a royal entertainment for guests and friends.
Las Vegas Woman Visits Friends This Week
Mrs. T. L. Marquis of Las Vegas Nevada is in town this week visiting her many friends and renewing acquaintances.
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T. L. Marquis
Las Vegas, Nevada
Fire damages Atkin Cafe prompt fire department response
A kitchen blaze at the Atkin Cafe near La about Monday morning was quickly found by railroad workers and extinguished. Proprietor Benny Okohiara reports heavy smoke and water damage to supplies. building owner Lew Williams says damage to the structure is about 200 dollars, fully insured.
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Atkin Cafe
Benny Okohiara
Okohiara
Proposed Tax Amendments For State Ballot Clarity
A summary of six constitutional amendments to be voted on this fall. Key items include prison relocation removal from Salt Lake County, legislative vacancy filling by law, creation of a State Tax Commission with county boards of equalization, revised tax planning and bond oversight, and tax rules on tangible versus intangible property and mine valuation within Utah.
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Salt Lake County
State Tax Commission
Senate
State Board of Equalization
County Board of Equalization
County Boards of Enqualization
United State
Kelson Bound Over To District Court For Prohibition Violation
Amiel Kelson waived his preliminary hearing and was bound over to the next district court term in this county. The bound over date is June 27th for a trial on charges of violation of the prohibition act and house breaking.
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Amiel Kelson
Legion to Host Decoration Day Dance at Hanging Rock
The Milford Post of the American Legion plans a big dance at the Hanging Rock dance pavilion on Decoration Day night. Everyone is invited to drive out and enjoy the evening.
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Legion
Hanging Rock
Milford
American Legion
Hanging Rock Dance
Fashion Show a Bright Social Event in Town
The B P W club sponsored a successful fashion show featuring local shops. Models Lola Morris Lillian Carter Teon Gillins Bessie Killam Loretta Murdock Honora Hutchings Ellen Ellingsworth also presented outfits from The Toggery and Progressive Clothes. Vaudeville pieces and a film The Laughing Lady drew praise.
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B. P. W. Club
Progressive Clothes
Lola Morris
Lillian Carter
Teon Gillins
Toggery
Bessie Killam
Loretta Murdock
Honora Hutchings
Ellen Ellingsworth
Milford Orchestra
Ferrin Frazier
Melvin Bowman
Marion Bowman
Catherine Bradfield
Virgin Killam
Tom Schow
Mr. Fortie
Carol Smith
Marie Gillies
Marjorie Young
Margaret Hanley
Catherine
Virgin
Helena McGarry
Laughing Lady
Milford Community Notes Include Hospital Visits and Local Visits
Mrs J C Jeffers was in the hospital for a few days this week. M J Warr and son of Beaver had their tonsils removed this week. Mrs L A Erickson Pershing was in the hospital a few days this week. Mrs Harold Ryan returned this week from California. Mr and Mrs Pete Enos of Monterey California are visiting here and at Beaver. Mrs Enos was formerly Miss Lelia Hodges. Attorney Abe Murdock and Mayor Jack Barton were down from Beaver on business Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Clark Showalter with Mrs J Lessing of Beaver visited Milford on business Tuesday. Lions Parrish and Sam and Harald Cline attended the District Convention of the Lions club as Milford delegates in American Fork. Mrs Erma Gillies and Mrs Delena McGarry attended the B P W club convention in Salt Lake City May 24 and 26. A banquet was held at the Hotel Utah. Joe Jackson is readying a potato patch at his Rocky Ford farm for gravity irrigation tests in Beaver county this season.
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J. C. Jeffers
M. J. Warr and Son
Beaver
L. A. Erickson Pershing
Pete Enos
Monterey
California
Enos
Lelia Hodges
Lions Parrish
Sam
Harald Cline
American Fork
The
Lions Club
Milford
Erma Gillies
Delena McGarry
B. P. W. Club
Salt Lake City
Hotel
Utah
Joe Jackson
Rocky Ford
Beaver County
Equalization fund proposal for school support wording
The text describes an equalization fund for schools, adding $5.00 per school age person from the last census. It details apportionment to districts as determined by the legislature. The passage references mining property classification and shifts to education funding priorities.
Milford Valley poised to feed Los Angeles with spuds and wealth
An 1890s writer with U S Smelting officials argues Milford Valley can rival Idaho and Colorado for potato, alfalfa and bean crops. He cites LA’s vast demand, freight savings, and local soil as key to prosperity, urging farmers to specialize, study, and invest in irrigation and cultivation to reap a regional boom.
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U. S. Smelting Company
Milford Valley
Allen
Allan
Beaver County
Idaho
California
Carbondale
Colorado
Los Angeles
United States
Iley
Utah
Charley Mow
Tolpho
Progress Shown in Local Mines In Tintic Lead Co Horn Silver
Development at the Tintic Lead Company's Horn Silver mine in Beaver county indicates a large rich ore body similar to the 926 stope. Thirteen carloads of ore were shipped. one car assay shows .05% copper, 16 ounces silver and 7% lead per ton.
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Tintic Lead Company
Horn
Beaver County
Moscow Silver Mines Company
Star District
Winnes
Double Compartment
Mining News
Powell Gets Dope on Card Trickery in Striking Film
William Powell debuts as Broadway’s famed gambler in Streat of Chance at Paramount. John Cromwell directs with Frank Terry teaching Powell the tricks of the crooked trade. Regis Toomey Kay Manners and Jean Arthur co star as cast details unfold with a Times Square Broadway setting.
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William Powell
John Cromwell
Frank Terry
Powell
Browlway
Mfe
Terry
Cromwell
William
Paramount
Times Square
Broadway
New York
Regis Toomey
Kay Mraneds
Sind
Jean Arthur
Clara Bow
Buddy Rogers
Toomey
Missionary Orrice Murdoch Speaks at Milford Church
Orrice Murdoch of Teaver, back from a long mission in New Zealand and a European tour, was a speaker at the Sunday night service of the 1 SS. Church in Milford.
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Orrice Murdoch
Teaver
New Zealacel
Europe
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F. BE. O'Leary
Government Hospital
Bonita Theatres Co
F. Clark Kesler
Cost. Co. D. White
Geo. Bradshaw, Jr
BE. A. Petty
A. J. Hutchings
J. D. Ryan Ve. Beavyer County
Milford Y. I. M. I. A
D. E. Kirk
Joe Murdock
Myron Lewis
Spencer Schow
J. C. Smith
al Kirk
Ross Palmer
Vorhees
Hoagland
Lewis
Murdock
Schow
MR. and
Mrs. Cottrell
M. H. Pool
Dorothy Murdock
San Francisco
Calif
Mrrs
Lark Erickson
J. M. Williams
C. C. Sloan
Hendrickson
F. R. Levi
Fortie
Cochrane
A. M. Fotheringham
Churchill
Levi
Ralph Lemon
Roy Coleman
Donald Moore
Brunel Outzen
Alden Johnson
Dave Coleman
Warren Ferguson
Dean Johansen
Larry Lemon
Walter Weigner
Horn Silver Mine
Harold Ryan
Abe Murdock
Jack Barton
Clark Showalter
J. Lessing
Great Milford
Lorin Hall
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