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John Edge Booth (1847-1920)

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John Edge Booth (1847-1920)
Provo City Mayor, 1890-1891
The son of Richard T. Booth and Elsie Edge was born in Lancashire, England on June 29, 1847. His father was a teacher until he lost his job because he joined the Mormon church. In 1857, Mr. and Mrs. Booth, with their ten-year old son John and three other children, crossed the Atlantic to join other Mormons. Soon after arriving in Salt Lake City, the family fled because of an invading U.S. Army. In 1858, they settled in Alpine, northeast of American Fork. It was there that Richard Booth became a respected teacher, superintendent of the cooperative store, justice of the peace, and high priest in the LDS church.
When John was 13 years old, he herded sheep in Draper, Salt Lake County. As a volunteer in the 1866 Blackhawk War, Booth served on the Sevier River. His education included classes at Draper Academy in 1868 and the University of Deseret, now the University of Utah. He taught school in Alpine, West Jordan, and at Mill Creek Ward School,

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Provo Timeline

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City's first Christmas parade (Moffitt 1975, 291).
1938
Provo Provo Post Office dedicated at 90 West 100 North, north of the Federal Building (Moffitt 1975, 132).
5 Aug 1938
Museum in Sowiette Park officially opened (Moffitt 1975, 292).

Provo Timeline

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1918
Serious fire damaged the Provo Woolen Mills, which never recovered.
Winter- 1918-1919Winter-1918-19
Influenza epidemic.
1919

Bullock Hotel

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Bullock (1824-1891) (1825-1891) and was located where the southeast corner of 500 West and Center Street are today.
The Hotel appears in Samuel Jepperson's painting of Provo.

Rocky Mountain Telephone Company

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The city of Provo granted a 20 year franchise to Rocky Mountain Telephone Company in 1889 which was renewed in 1909. In 1911 Rocky Mountain became part of the the Mountain States Telephone Company (better known as Mountain Bell). The company lasted until 1991 when it was divested from AT&T and merged with NorthWest Bell and Pacific Northwest Bell to form US West. US West continued 1991 to 2000 when it became Qwest Communications.

Provo Timeline

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First long-distance phone service to Salt Lake City (Moffitt 1975, 128).
18 May 1889
Mountain Bell Telephone Company company to operate in Provo (Moffitt 1975, 129).
1889
First congregation of Lutherans of the Augustana Synod in Provo (Walden 1986, 103).

Provo Timeline

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14 Jun 1883
First telephone service in Provo (Moffitt 1975, 128).
Sep13 Sep 1887
First long-distance phone service to Salt Lake City (Moffitt 1975, 128).
18 May 1889

Provo Timeline

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Work on the City-County Building began.
1919
in 1939. 1956.
Feb 1919
Provo's Congregational and Methodists merged to form the Provo Community Congregational Church (Walden 1986, 31).
1939
Joaquin School opened, replacing the Parker School.
1939
The new Provo High School building opened on north University Avenue.
1939
First members of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Provo (Walden 1986, 119).
5 Mar 1956
Earl Udall appointed city manager (Moffitt 1975, 274).
1956
The new Provo High School on North University Avenue opened.
13 Apr 1960
Debate over relative merits of different forms of city government seen in The Daily Herald article "Provo Attains Real Progress in 4 Years of City Manager Government" (Moffitt 1975, 274).

Provo High School

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Provo High School began in 1912 after a special election favored a one mill levy to furnish the city with a high school building and equipment.
just 2 years 1 year of schooling beyond the 8th grade. grade; soon it provided 2 years. About 1914 the eighth grade had became part of the high school, giving the high school grades 8-10. In 1917 the 11th grade was added to the curriculum. When two In 1921 Provo High School began graduating students. Two junior high schools were opened in 1931 (Farrer and Dixon) they took grades 7-9 7-9, which had already been organized into a separate school sometime earlier (the Jr. High and High schools shared the high school continued teaching grades 10-12. same facilities for several years).
The first High School building was constructed in 1919 with major additions and improvements the following year. It appears that prior to the construction

Provo Timeline

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Work on the City-County Building began.
1919
School building opened. This building was replaced by the new Provo High School in 1939.
Feb 1919
Provo's Congregational and Methodists merged to form the Provo Community Congregational Church (Walden 1986, 31).
1939
Joaquin School opened, replacing the Parker School.
1939
The new Provo High School building opened on north University Avenue.
1939
First members of the Jehovah's Witnesses in Provo (Walden 1986, 119).

How the First Meetings of the Nelke Reading Club Started

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How the First Meetings of the Nelke Reading Club Started

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Miss Miriam Nelke was a beautiful dark haired Jewish girl, who came to Provo to live with her sister, Mrs. Sam Schuab. She was a talented reader who taught Elocution at the B.Y.U. in the 1900's. She was an aristocrat in her manner, and had a charming personality, which fascinated all, especially the girls at the Y. All were anxious to take her class in elocution. Miss Nelke gave programs and some plays in College Hall. We all took part one time or another. After years of study, we received a certificate, which entitled those that so desired to give lessons to others. In 1908 Miss Nelke left the B.Y.U. to teach in Hollywood, California, coming back occasionally to visit her sister. On one of these visits Miss Achsa Paxman gave a party for her, inviting her former students who lived in Provo. Miss Nelke suggested we continue as a reading class to keep up with work we took from her. So, February 10, 1916 at the home of Hannah Dunn Hicks, we organized the Nelke Reading Class, which was leter changed to Nelke R

Provo Timeline

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Provo High School

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Provo High School began in 1912 after a special election favored a one mill levy to furnish the city with a high school building and equipment.
When the high school began in 1912 it provided just 2 years of schooling beyond 8th grade. About 1914 the eighth grade had became part of the high school, giving the high school grades 8-10. In 1917 the 11th grade was added to the curriculum. When two junior high schools were opened in 1931 (Farrer and Dixon) they took grades 7-9 and the high school continued teaching grades 10-12.
The first High School building was constructed in 1919 with major additions and improvements the following year. It appears that prior to the construction of the high school building, classes were held in the Central School on the same block. Once the building was completed in 1920 it became apparent that there was a need for an auditorium; three years later, an auditorium was built for the high school. Another 3 years passed and the Science and Arts building was added to the cam

Provo Timeline

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1912
Utah Power & Light formed.
1912
Provo High School established.
6 Nov 1912
Groundbreaking for old BYU Women's Gym.

Provo Timeline

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First congregation of Lutherans of the Augustana Synod in Provo (Walden 1986, 103).
1890
school district. At this time district which included the schools in Provo were following schools: Central School (Fourth Ward), East School (First Ward), West School (Second Ward), Northeast School (Third Ward), North School no. 19, and Far North School.
15 Dec 1890
Mayor John E. Booth and Provo City Council signed an ordinance creating the Provo City Fire Department (Daily Herald, 8 Jul 1990, E-1).

Provo Timeline

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City charter granted by the Territorial Legislature gave boundaries to the city, specified duties of elected officials, described duties of town residents, and provided for city council consisting of mayor, four aldermen, and nine councilors (Moffitt 1975, 265).
19_Mar_1851
ProvoUtah Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized with four wards.
1853
Territorial Legislature passed laws creating Provo Canal and Irrigation Company and the Provo Manufacturing Company (Moffitt 1975, 149).

Provo Timeline

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North School no. 19 became Page School
Far North School became Mountain School
189618 96
Rio Grande Railway Company built branch line from Provo through Provo Canyon to Heber (Heber Creeper) (Moffitt 1975, 125).
3 Apr 1897
1 Feb 1902
First postal delivery (Moffitt 1975, 134).
April 1902
The LDS wards' boundaries were altered changed creating six wards out of four.
29 Nov 1902
Provo's First Church of Christ, Scientist incorporated (Walden 1986, 82).
1918
Serious fire damaged the Provo Woolen Mills, which never recovered.
Winter-1918-1919Winter- 1918-1919
Influenza epidemic.
1919