| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION intentionally never passed the bar civic official legislative clerk and recognized amateur lepidopterist and botanist His ever-present interest in nature in fact is seen in the scientific names of two plants unique to the Mountain States Alium Diehili which he discovered in Provo Canyon and Astragalus Diehili found on the plateaus of eastern Utah Onlyfew newspapermen in the history of this or any other state are similarly-commemorated one of them Frank Beckwith of the Millard County Chronicle fortrilobite discovered near Delta Diehlnever-sated curiosity prompted him to travel from Alaska to Central America in company with Professor Marcus Jones University of Utah botanist And his journalistic quests took him to such then-epic but far removed news sources as the historic opening of the Panama Canal Though in his declining years he earned but slim sustenance asprinter indepression-ravaged town where mining had almost come tohalt he could look back onfruitful and rewarding life son of Rev John Diehl minister-turned-storekeeper Isaac was born near Ashtabula Ohio on May 24 1861 While he waschild the family moved to Nebraska where homestead land was plentiful and where the elder Diehls would live out their lives Isaac studied at the University of Nebraska asyoung man writing for the school newspaper and debating the careers of law and journalism Fortime it appeared he had rejected both as he learned the telegraph key and later became the first telephone operator in Lincoln Nebraska His interest in that still-new form of communication led him to become manager of the exchange in Plattsmouth Nebraska where his enthusiasm and knowledge revivedsystem its dissatisfied patrons had almost totally deserted 476 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
