Show FROM BLUFFS TO CHICAGO 4 Reminiscences of Early Mormon Days I on fat Missouri 1110111 Okcleiie5L cues 1117 Ii 1110 oeii 5irllrst Iae eiehi5iii csedutuscecwawL KAMA Cm Jackson ciunly Mil Mirl Hurl 7 Ib93A few days ego while bunting up old lettleri In Jack ion county I Ylilled Ilia old town ot Weitt > oI > sItuated lout three inline outh of the lower rail of 3eose City Wtrile there lnoot lIiceold mm Auiaton hopes Jamil lIunler and John JUrrli who tIrruted In Jacl Mm county In the thirties ntid remembered remem-bered a great many Ihlniri connected with the Mormon diniiiilllri In IBM They told mo all the JorllcuUfi they could rememli IIf the kllmlth which took place liclween a company of Halnti end a mob a nort dlilania cut ol Weitpoit on tire 4ll of NoYimUr lIarS during which Andrew lurker onaoMboHalnliwai mortally wounded nod Iwo ul the mob were killed Tin met epot where Hint VlnnUli Was fought at well ai they couM lemenil cr li the piece when tire prenent road leadlutfrotnWeilport to Independence crosses Hptlngfleld ateuue a street running through rend south of ICantii City on what wee known fur many peoria the Calvin McCoy farrnfJohu Calvin MrCoy A large number of the HalnU ball seth ed In hid district 01 country now lying east and louth ol Weilportj oIlier along tire Jill Hlut and iom In tire Immediate vicinity of Independence in coIner totiiy < uei lions onto the cause of thdlQlaulllo between the Morinoni and lire othtr settlers or Jackton county they weir all of the opinion tint them wine faults on both sides but that the main coutroTeriy arose on account ol the peruiisr I ritllKlon I which the Mormons t Mated I In rtieoldMlnourlani would noftake stock In modern ruwlatloni and did not bellev In angeli vlillliif the curtis nor that miracles could < l be performed In our day And they would uol life togetber willi i elKUtiuii who bellered ucb ilulPai that Weilporfi which will itlll Ie remem bored by bite a number ol Hilnli In Utah who ironed the plaint In 183J and lollowlnii years li I now a suburban town to JCautai City lying Inuuedl ally oulh or that town Many tl the Halnti who emigrated Utah III early uayt came up the MlMlulpi1 I and Mlkourl rivers a > far ai Wetljwrt Lauding the pruent Kaniai City wheu they Uliembarlied sod Iheuco litoceeJexi to Weilporl whore they teourod their outflUi for croiilng the lalui The old 1 1 Mormou cuuiulinc ground aoulhweit ol tOe town wan lolnted I out lo mo Weitporl Unto hack to 1831 Home time during that year land 1 ai taken UI tin ttuat tooattly by the IUir liaao McCoy wno uU ueiitly acted ion Ikuouilyai a molocral bulling to UtiCa tire Bilnti away from Jactiou oouuly In 18S2 iris sour John O ilo Coy who atlerwarde IUuru1 prouc IDmlly In the early hlitory Kaniat tilabliihed 1 > Hading poll at till pli having Iho Indlani lu trnde with un the one ride and the now tellleri of Jllnourl on the other The llriitgoodi nvet tanned where ICaniaa Clty now Hindi wereiioouiihlpiiod to Mr Sic Coy In 1S3 In 1831 Mr MiCo a lileaiofhli new trading pool ha I be como enlarged that laid 1 oil the I grouudi adjacent It ID to town lulu and called it Wctlporl The new town t thm founded 1 grew raplJlj and lu abort a-bort time there were a uuniter 01 t trading liouiia eitahlhdied which I opened an exlenilre trade with the l neighboring Indian Ijitor the no I called Haula to trade or rather an exleiiiltu trade ni died with i otthern I Mexico made Writport a place of Importance I Im-portance th the gootli stripped to Mexico and other polnta were III inoitly I landed nl the great Load of the river I then called 1 Wntpotl Lauding now KIUIII City I I At the present time Weitpoit proper has about 2008 lubatltanti but there are lerhapa MOO people within Incorporate In-corporate limit AMintw Jfl < SoN i KANBAU Cm Jackson Jo Mia ourl tr Hejt IC 7 1813 I Ntatly avery couuty Ml Miscount ban hat lulled or ciuiod tu be tuUlihtd iris lorlei I ol cl their reiiectlvo i localltkij theie ate at a rule not very accurate ai to dates send 1 clicumitancer but they are neTeilheltu the but author thin on hand at the pieieut lime on many polnla 1 ol historical lutereit From one olthtie hlilorlia fuullihod like moat 01 the I otheri by the Mlnouri Jllilorlcal comp > uy on Jauktou tvuu ty 1 have culled 1 a 1 orllou of the fj lowliui III honor of Andrnr Jackson the seventh Ireildeutofthe lulled Hider Jackion county Mluourl recelvul II manIc There ale at least twenty countln In the United Blatci bearing the tamo dullugulihel u ellallou Jackuu cauuli Mluourl Was not letlled or uigaiiited 1 at ai ray a hale j aiiimeoltbeaOJoluliiK louutiei The tern ry brW lIIhrd c wi bin Its limit together Illi that or c is lltltianu a lOll d CalMiti w as errs lied 1 by the Unite ludllll TinIer I title au extinguished ty treaty with the Koveruinent duriDK the iiimmrr nf IBM however UK nest ocruaoryhr while man dote tau lustre jeir Itm wlien ti 0 ROtcruineiil ptirctiiied iruiu the lujlabi a tinoi of land mx mild artuares which use ora1 ehnrwa ai the MIX Mile a Loire mitch that I art of the country till brari A loll sac fr > oitd 111 nIt n-It during the Hale yrur am mllnar Kurrlioo Mlaliiirhnl which lerlred lie incline from lIne trIbe nl In I Han celled UOI > Tine site 01 the bolt Ca on u blullofllieMlnoiirl steer curl a bOil duuncnfroai where the looms of lit hey In Oiage luwtitili iuuo sismuds eirulul n hem f mllti ninllita < t of lnd I > lenuenci Jr unrly tueiny year there wtro uu lmorianl ronneiit mlltmtbte within Ibe llml 1 i if 1 HID eruuuaih AI lore UJlK lirymrn ihe MIulI ilTtr woe itniil uu winili hx brcu 1Id mire ur Ira until the pieieut Iliui At the h Kin I mniung 0111 near willi iig uml In I IHU Ihll fort woe uviuliil enil wan iigiii occupied nitir the tar until lasr when w intmlly h ndoueil IUr hag the occupit if tint ion H few white lauuliM lIthe encuuiaiied hy lt > tnicrr toielllo on tIre aJ uistut landr Altar the leluovat of tin troo i Immigration Immi-gration connueticed filling up the country with gieat lailiiily blue In dluni Over > rcmutol uuilni the lucu I inirol 185 aol 1 In I lIne autumn of that Jur all ihe llmlitied 1 < 0ltlo ol Inu CMIInlty West ol the IUIIo lUll raillall I unupirO tire Hut tlUr were i rlDilptliy louis other puiiu i uf the slate but durlie HIM fullowluii year lI ItuD large liumUratliiiii ruin Keulutky renutner Virgiula vie aUKluenled lure uulallu i tapldly During mat year an aipiloiilon Wsa sulal AId In iilhmll to the Irglilaluie for coiluly ouanliailun HIM nile tuiiuiot tine dIsunIon wa lumen tie lllut country ai It Wee tneu caller ws attached loclvll and military i urI > potenta ur-I lalayille cuiiniy aol In Ihr Jur 180 at a xtlielnl eleUloli Airs liamMcUlelland and IdlburnW Hint both of dlx hIlls wont iriurned an ejrcinntatlTti tu the lower tinut ol the ilalo legMtluiv The unulln a embly taxed uu act org lulling lire uounly which woe arov > d Dec IS 180 and Ihtre cotniiilitluhen wen apiolnled lu I locale the county hal which hey did on tie LJh uay ol March IbT lIre mt l Ice stIes led wa In hluo < oiilhweitiuirltrof iiclbiii 12 lownihlp 49 uf tnujo 3L and gave u 1 line name whIch II Hai iluce home bat at Independence January 187 Ihtle legislature apjulnleu Alrhiu SkCill iiJUlch am Krlttoeaud Henry Hunlm j roM IngJudgnOI tins county bee nhllcene man tuelr tint sasriuli cli tire Mat ul May followlug Iwlug iwuru In on Hint day At tina temlou the luuniy woe dlvljed Into I three tonnihil uamelrt l rr l II Fort Onge on lbs end I lIon on the wetland Jllue In tire ceklei the lint derlvetl its Dime Iron time toil HI rinJ lotli lecond fioin tho Jaw nr ICantui river and the third trolls llluo river which was named Irom the color 01 lu wntvra WRICbo early lettlemeaU were all In or tOt the timber or tome iprlng ol Water thoitlllrri thinking Ibe iiralrle land 1 not only dlfllcult tv bu lubdued but actually woituleii a < far m a < rl cultural purpoiiiwerecouceriivd When they hInt commencetl breakliig the rulrle they ace J the tianheai plow to which they altiihel moon lour to eight I yoke bi oxen After ludeiwud tare was healed fur the ieil nf I juillce In MitUilUillml I hie beAU the nii > il lmioruut point In tire Ojuiny Lolli lu sIlo aund husliress lime Ilrmterhsrk of lIe county WiS Itoberl WlUon of Howard uounly who later became notorloui hlI tr ecutloniof the Murniont lie gave up Iris poiltlon 1 In dliuit beli g un lavorrnlsiy I Imprinted 1 with the rough exterior curd uncultivated uiauncr ot r lheeoplr Ho wa mccie led by the uotorkui mobocret dumuel C UweiK who seWed ai county clerk for many HI Tvaiii Clly ilatta tick to 181U During that year limO hlrat survey of u lownilie I wan made ueir lIne Clj Weilport landing aud called Kamai City but the pru rletoii of the ground dIsagreed In mine pullcuUrr and the I tow made but little irumrer uoilh ibid Mlen was laid out on a larger n > le 1 ilncu which hai grown with varjlug 1ulcoll I lu IbM tOn place wa uuly lucor > raled ai a clip lCsnmaao lilly ai lemeuibered by the Halute wino cllll1lelloII their Journey ecrrlss lime lishuno fiom then blat III 1894 1 couitiled of n little village erected along the liver front together with n hew rtllJnutel built ui unli the trIll I uVerluokllK the liver Ui Inelevowai I Uly ttboul wide enou li boo n hear I ton to-n Jutting over hedgo l of rocks lulu tire river on limo coo ride uud lining hundredi of HKI Into blulli on the other lIru and them eicavatloui had lIter nmJu Into the hill and builnri houw built One of lines houiei wu tine Unlni hotel now tllllli house built In in IOu I and another Cluck warelioutr LOIn Ilili4j About thin lout or the jriteut lliondwny the bullt c iiiuig roun I In matly HiierieuUlcui r wall Irom lu key fr utleil lc Into i the rIval r nud a wagon road wide ououith for onu WHUOU luau bo rut across it 1 leullui lulu the Kuw bottom which wa < ihrn I ii duntewooJr if t where lIne t rtnch Itaderi had rleaied oil u few luichei IhinillilnuK ol Ihelevte wtlo well Cureltd wllh Woods exoe t III the lame I broken pjrlloim wutre ilrirluiin luell 1 I lIe 11 mlo III hI a lees I 111111011 11 br 1011 bullring wonlid Is I uiHkult lo tontflve Hut fiom the trait angle In tOe Mltiourl river at Ihll plul wn binS best ualural rsd lo tl rr the ulhweiaud well audit was the higliMtitnt to which goods fur the gleat Hanta He and IoudIOOllld e laklll Iy lout Uhul hellulC tIre o 01 of land Irauapoitatlon HII J In I eunirng wemue made ilubs was wbnst I deieiniititd thli locillly a > the Hatting I slOt fr lint Hale while the un tiiialfd liver landing Uuntmllml the etatl spot whtreou the iramhr 10 uvatauu waiun aboiild ha male toes Milt bet cincu nllii Ihepiilii lia le irevl uiiy Uooe at InleuuJriit auu Weilpilt cenleled ehlltily at Kin ai lilly Oililiili uniu were nuelonl anu I rVI1I mole Inr tie binnilrrs aolhul liny mesre no tend ounieileu 1 in KU iihtr lo JlldI1JOU1I00 > r Wsimuni K Lm Lily his not mown much uue I waa llrlolltuyenc M ° Toe toni whith tiucli flia tear it ru aIn a-In ite ulninoaesilt elttili Whole iddlllotii wincii w > rui < uu up duliug Ins 11111 ore at irtioiiialmMi wiitfly umciuieu < and tuiuv ui lIre huutw uullul IMIUI I riie > inili nlmlnmiuu mate teen I laktlidbwn blauie ilimv wet none uilnell lu thitu Hull Ken I ens lilly llaiu > lllngl cilliuai oral rosIn inur iliakli 1 fei > lugn tiniiii Ihe gnat tiilm 01 the Uuluti it tOol Ihol nil 3 onu who will Ingot nenort I tune ar uud lImo Uulun < lrp 11 elow ihe hill will he brood ioamimnnnnis uJne Iuch nioviminli nun tr inns an orals rub l all drHilllani n Hint whlo take place ubay eiu unt at me iwliit n t n tioneJ will rertiinly Mil Ibo bill an anile a-nile ml what imsI In buttle and coin fuiun mean Uiie nulu rpeut In lIre iininrdlale vlcliity ui Carom epot o enough la a uvliiu m Ihu If I rltptluriug tIme nl I < ht In I a oetosn5y Imnonry fur the enjoyment of gowi Inaamtrn 1 i nl I belle onge1o ulnuamlere np lawn Wlnlnrs I dl > I rriuruid boil l mIght frtm my trip lo iiy R d Cair II uuuiilli e mni tuuUht t nuit lor Chicago lllliol AMIMIW jLimN UTAH HUIIUINU Ujiumlilau It po lllun Clno > i < lll I ikpl iOu ISI l Viierauy wai Usonme day MI the C tluiiibun Kxp itulou and ourumg lur voui aim un < imulan lutiinl Ing ingraIn C ciirleJ un al eiUial hall Uivlug to other epeclsl stIr ic Obolma ala thIn Irullo on tine name ua liomluenlly tIn dolinge ut the Call ItiiuiuiiaieiiulUIn he atleujauin at IWival hall woe not 10 large ai inljhl have betn tim echeh1 only about Inca ItiuuklU leupo leliigitieiit While > acloui mall will peat about iloublu that number Tlae UI 1 II uf July Utah Iloueer day had uimerly t r iln Olii In been uclJeJ ujwn for itch day at hire Voll l halr I lilt I hills was afterward changed tu true Vh I ol September the ilay on which Uuh forty Ihiee yean nj 5 wai granted H rrlioilal govern nitut Ihatli I Ihu day wlivu thIs Oh 1 gall unit oriatlnit call Tetrllory le mlved llieex < oullveiUnaliire line feillvlllei yeitetdiy Wale an nounted for 1J oclock noon but It wai fully half an Hour later when the Iro I ceealURi cominenced At that hour Ihe labeinacle choir iiaa occupying the chico lu front ol the nicatorgin In Iho will end ul the ball Un Ihu pUtlorm or tland Immediately below were Mated Ihiilollowlugultlluiiulihed 1 IJlta end geullumen iroilly olllimii ul Utihl Caleb W Wool ttoveruor I Ulaht Inildenti Wlllord WooJrulI and bone dl Cannon of the Klrik rreihlmcy It U Chamber reilJeul and K A McUiultrl lecretary III lire Utah WoclJa Fair oummliilon Cidiinel II C Lett and 1 U Oidliry of Iho Until ComnilMlon unmoor tun l > dllluod law I JharKii Crane of thu NallonalComiuiiiloiimi to the Columbian Colum-bian lipoilllou lroslnleec alICe uih Mlllard louuly Utah rriildtut Wra 11 llubbard of Ihe Bill Iiike Chamber ol 1 Commerce John T Cabs1 ixJele gatuloCoiigren Mr KmllyH Ill h arnie1 iieildentol the Laule I Teirllor lal board Sine Kleola llullork of Iloro and Mr J r lllroer 01 rialt Lake I Clly bothmeintHiriot r salt bland Mrs Jilt h lUiuhUr Inhwol U B Horclar1 linlIsie1 mIld tibet KolI men and ladle 01 piomliiiuce U C Chamleif of the Claim full lorlal board retlileil In the meeting hi < delivered he opening nllrrMaiu aHerwjrdi lulroduied the other iptatt en enThe Tabtrnacle choir itng Ihu Htar HpangU lUuiirr after which Mil lunly H Itlcharli I In benall tit the lidleinf Utah nude a ihoit adlrtli of weloime lu all iiatloni reprtirlitu al tills grand Kalherlng at the Worlua Columbia u Klpulllou I Uovernor Caleb VV Urt then richly red the elation ullha11i hl < uiuul Iwiueiilaiil miitoilyiiylv lUlerrlng In Ihu lelatlve Killiuh > of Ulah and Calllornla be ulalvd that on tIre mine day that Ulah pint er 111 neighbor nil hIm well California was chilheU wllh ktulebood Utah wai i Uied I her iwnnjiim iiolhr > bring Hvoteil wllh H Icrillorlal form ut vurnmeiit I riil > woo the lint reoiumllon by the I arent govefoniFiit of tile yi tint colony colo-ny which at that time II IWJ I 05i IIIUUIIK liner ixldencvlu till nilJt uf InlUnr 1 crIcket I mid griHhonpvri 111 r II liHir the honi of urn dual Halt Luke fne leaker ooulJ ttbr with p I Ida 10 the biave loneeri ol Utah an I pir tlouliilv to hunt lamoui band roulil lout intl 14 iron 3 Oclimsohl and li chil dren win In Jump 1817 1 lint tlauted Ihe vuiuuarj nf uivl lallon nu HIM ire sloan lisIt Like Illy su And aid lbv > mikir uI I nil plemed lutlaie that we have one or Iheie Illiutrloui men with IM lucy In the I iras ol Iuildeut Wiilorl W ruff it neeri fnat mao now en 1 nltnx yeari i age nan one of Iho noble > ODI o America who rliVfd hli lire for Ih > ike ol hIs fneoli The Iah l con triile1 Liky old 1 waKon sail low KoliK olin wilh which the Utah pIoneer 1 of Ill cr iteJ hue Ului and ilInrIll tall It JIll lire eiuuoiy Iulluiau Cull lu wiilrh the Hill Like tel erases choir sad hIs Ir lileuoa ei leKdChicKi a few days all and sham 1 ro trailed lie J Iris int iioierity 5 1 or Utah with IU dwelt fealtirii nude l than flfy 7teis ego tIe e1oskOO csnclnmleml l raJa comiarioiiibelwten 1 Utli audlii nelghbjr oil 1 all other until In the UnUu milus aid III wo tai notixriiare situ Ihnu ol J et Inre Karl lo ivealth did nn 1j10 we do claim all rhlnn None i I tliem thill nonhuad nf uiln ur lerml > n n > rare tnuntiy U n r-are u lilt lu Ihi W rd Iulr luliulp tear a pall at IU i nlen laid rerslrs tlni III glory VVu ak i for Utah only the leo ji itiun SIC Ite I r ssiYre The mi v not iiwim Woe IMnml to thrauiihout with intik d a uullun lieiholf t nt Ih lnIh nrM c1tm I IIr which 1ioL 1 H oiir 01 ret a0iW 2liym WilD It avow WmaI ole dint 1Ilellh ornhenigs to mini Crll1I 1 emismrt Will rd ImesItoih aUr a fw IlIlrIIIOLr oensr lee m1mye u h01 aohhlae inn lIre IUIII lmou III thIs URII llolmer fnll IVI Irl t mirlere aim Ib 1lIb ul IIIU St I renlm rIver IJ ibm dlly ul tIle U 551 PI II 1ih All Ii lamnle of aver ho inure iii ill 1 11 alill lIow iu horurmmrsuiy ag nhimrai III n tea lullllll Iinrrsrl III II 11011 irlhmiil 1 1011 bummed Ire 1nuilrlude I hr limo VnoutoP hciare II aaneailne 01 ilim me abler Iris I alllY1 ii lIh Ih I imelleimt urIc hm You lilt 0u5 Inn OhIo ai July 114 I ilealeno nelermdtmllrr ocllhIlIIu1 IlIAUIiRII aaui linen Inlet I ruu Ills blumneere 10 gum I J CIIIII soul 1101 ouihc III Ih IL neotbIr seCt cnn Iy where t1t In he Clly tow miamI i out Ihll ttealdsmui nnnolig ella lIne llieltd amnu untre 0111 him we metrlnlulneul Pr I I hint II colon lu hue volley 01 11111 flidky lumllUflIoIle1 winch Iny did lllosl suneues ally lire Itldo I In alluding to the virll ol the lab trnaci choir In tie Wmldn lair I aild Ihu ills Idea wa booll1 I lo tIle Kirt 1reMdrncy Ly it man WIno somi Ilininj ills cIr in Ir I ai a imp 1 Iru 1101 lIne Ofeleot hruu eoumc ilnaln I Hleplunt and that II leiwIVtd III inuiin of ltnoheadelshmuue I I > I r nui Cluiih mid tIme uciu thai tin ci r liai icuird not only In tiiu cuuitet un Ihll ground itiruabut at HID ditlei tilt i Itits when they haVo givoii ti lerlainmenti ilnce they lfi then hoinei lu the rumninu hahn wai vely glallfylni The ijeiker Iliimbtd 11y eitouJiiiitan Invliatio i to boiiorbu lroplo ol Ihe whole worl I to i ° y IIII a vnlt that they might beounie ac iiualnted wllh her sill I her iltlicui inJ saId Ihe Ileildint In alludlDa 10 mluensber 511 I mop rseeahe hiee uf I time dIUerent rrllgloui denoojlimuoni Ii hey have no itand to preach lu and they leslIe lobe heard we will lender I Ihom line Use of our large fjbet Ouch 1rofriior Wlllird 11 Velhn treated the anembly lu n beaulllul an I anliiic violin curIo lomlillhg of tt boOby of Hungarian sIne 1 bo was heanlly ni lIe rid ed Ire ldpIut 0 lou J Cannon then di llverrdun 1 Inlirntiing r > teci on Hi causes that led the Mormon IMneeii ol 1947 ho stIlls tub what It I now Via Iniltadof proceeding to CitllforuU auu 1 Oregon which at that time WeroolTr Ing grill laollllUa to thnoe who wiuld come cod mile within Ihrlr I lorltih that Urn nloneen who doom with I 1ieildent I Voting were In 1 cttrth o a home where they amid 1 lieu lu I peaiuaiiJ worthlp Uod accjidlug in I their own muiilcure A privilege 01 bIns kind wai of greater tmuiirtaiicii lu them thin anylhlni else and 1 lu or her to obtain lhl boon they woiiU rather nettle In a deirrt country and Iul I up u llh all tIne lmaldshmllrs alid Irlala Incident Inci-dent to pioneer Ills lu tuili a lanu Ihan 10 eliJOy the uatuinl advaiilaje which a butter country ailordod II they lu luch a sod thoulj I HI nil Jtcled 1 lo the fruIts of Intt kind nl rrllgloui Intolerance and 1 Ll < oiry which Illey tj their son ar and I lull bten accuitomeJ to while ruldtinia of 1 the elsIe In which they had lornnrly ruldid lIne next on the program wai an oi 4ii toll reudtred by Alrr J b Hamilton wIn was fol owe I ly I It C lKttou lni who icuirJIux tu ro local nug ui 11 my atler 1 Ihou thai 000ileel ala ai a lylcil Mirunu i hiun fu tIn encore lie leiionoej will Annie locution tire pruceedlngi were oonclu lud wllh a televllun by hue cholrau4 win tliruuinout ijlrned 1 and Intern hit At dlllervol llinol while III > rwakrr were iellverK aUreni Ih > y wtru heirllly a plan led ami the mInus ho esmeriull teemed 1lo bp highly allrclatod by Ibo kUdli nn AtWIIW JrJIIoN |