Layton City historical tidbits

A look back at some news in Layton City from many decades ago:

-Layton rancher E.P. Ellison received $260 in compensation from the Rio Grande Western Railway, for a train killing 81 of his sheep. -From the Davis County Clipper newspaper, March 28, 1895.

These are today's railroad tracks through Layton City. but a train on Layton's tracks in 1895 struck and killed 81 sheep.

More  historical tidbits:

-All Layton City schools were closed for a week in late January of 1902, due to an outbreak of diphtheria. – From Davis County Clipper newspaper, Jan. 24, 1902.

-There were 140 acres of sugar beets planted in Layton and Kaysville in the spring of 1902. That was much more than the 80 acre size the previous year. – From the Davis County Clipper newspaper, May 2, 1902.

-The Citizens’ Recreation Committee of Layton City began exploring government funding, as well as paid subscriptions from residents, to construct a new swimming pool. The Committee was also discussing the feasibility of having an ice skating rink or bowling alley in the City too. – From the Davis County Clipper newspaper, Nov. 1, 1957.

-Students at Central Davis Junior High School began to use the classrooms and the gymnasium at the new Armory, built west of the school, in mid-January of 1958. Layton City and the Davis County Schools each paid 12.5 percent of the new facility’s construction, while the U.S. Government paid the remaining 75 percent. -From the Davis County Clipper newspaper, Jan. 17, 1958.