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Show ae the woman was -- a '.witch. When I told my mother about the incident I received a lecture on the stupidity and foolishness of such a belief. And so the witch story of Pioneer days came pack to this generation with renewed vigor. Is it to be wondered at? After all many of our ancestors came from the land of Hans Christian Andersen, the master of fairy tales. And who has not read Witch Trial In Box Elder Community In Pioneer Days Brought To Memory Now tory of the United States of America for their trials and punishment of witches and witchcraft. We find among some of the unrecorded history of an early settlement' in Box Elder county the story of a witch trial held there In pioneer days. The fantastic stories told about the power and magic of he wltchM in those days was listened to with amused Interest by most people. The witch trials held there, were not to convict the witch and burn her at the stake, but to silence he voice of her accusers. The trial was conducted by the eocleslastlcal authorities of the community, who were determined to stamp out the slightest belief any person might have In such fanciful unchristian stories, as childlike as the fairy tales of Hansel and Gretal. A copy of the minutes tken at the trial Is today In the possession of one clerks descendants, whom I shall call Peter. Peter, In a reminiscent mood told the witch story at a public party. Which might have resulted in a damage suit against one of the Innocent people attending the party! JIow dramatic that witch trial must have been. In a little, bleak log cabin with a sage-brus- h fire smoldering in the old Iron stove with cracks, through which shown the sickly flame within It. The hush that seem THI WEATHERPROOF WATCH raybi? inca flex Right as Rain Wearli In'any weather Wyler Incoflex locks out water and dust. Wear It at work or play. Its flexible balance wheel defies shock. Wear It proudly always, It's styled right as rain. We confidently feature Wyler Incaflex as America's most practical watch a miracle of scientific eng- ineering. Sealed againsf wafer, secure againsf shock. the with Interest the story of the in recorded Endor Witch of Bible. BOX ELDER Irifhaa - ghosts The tall tales of the In our who appeared at night town are varied and thrilling, in but must wait to be written to Sufficient another chapter. roan of good say that one young character and sound mind declared repeatedly that he and his companions saw a youngwhite passlady, dressed all in City, Se? Wednesday, ing the church. to overtake her ah "I from hla sight With th of these stories, one U of the simple pieaiu? pastimes of long ago1-- M.L.P engulf and almost stifle every man and woman present as they surveyed each other with cold dignity, was broken only by the howling of the winter wind without. At a crude table sat a slight young woman (the clerk of secretary) with her a copy cook before her and brand new pencil in her hand. Her throat felt dry, but she dare not take Just, one sip from the glass of water that stood on the table so near her. She alone looked wflth troubled eyes upon the ecclestlcal authorities seated In the only chairs In the room, dressed In their best THE homespun suits, their shoes all shined up with soot and mutton tallow. The ladles In black alpaca and homespun, with wool shawns across their shoulders, their little bonnets tied neatly under their Chins, sat rigidly with their careworn hands resting quietly on their laps. A little apart from her ulsters sat one white faced, sad-eyeWoman with a hump on her the back, nervously fingering 1 The handkerchief she held. clerks throat grew dryer. If she only dared take just one sip 4 , of that water. Without warnchoose clothes! as are cleaners your Choose you carefully orwas to court called the your ing der, She gripped her pencil Unless your new clothes are taken care of regularly by demore firmly. The preliminaries were soon taken care of and jhe all they are no longer new pendable cleaner, in no time crass questions and crooked anwill beautiful all be an Utahn ef weak Th! of Atlantic City the eyei swers proceeded In rapid order. j The life of your clothes depends on the care they receive. Colleen Hutchlnc, the 1951 edition of Mice Utah, who will compel The clerk forgot about her dry m Mice America! of title coveted tec the ctate other with queene throat as she tried desperately Our scientific cleaning method, plus our expert operators, to make notes of all that was Tho comely and talented Mice Hutchlne will be precented to Iho said and by whem. Her hand udget In a frank State original gown elected especially far "Miss guarantees restoration of the original color and beauty of grew cramped and cold. Some with Is of fine net a made Frank This Starr creation droplets Utah. words were only half written, every garment we handle. bodice of sequins. Finished In pastel shadea of pink, white and blue, but she would take care of that formal gown has SI pink slahla with double layers of white net la the when she got home. When the It costs so little to appear well groomed. Send all your complete the flowing skirt lines. As phefagraphed by Walter Lillian, tempest subsided, there were a the Hutchlne Mlse Mist Utah completes official picture photographer, few tears shed. Everybody ask, cleaning TO US. of ene ef the most beautiful Miss Utah" candidates aver te appear In ed everybody elses forgiveness. Utoh dramatic student ef contest. The former University national the The trial adjourned In a this weekend le expected te be among the finalists for Miss America manner. The clerk drank the water from the glass All was forgiven but nothing called are all members ol the first time she learned what the SPECIAL SERVICE WE OFFER was forgotten. Peter emitted religious auxiliary organization name of the accused witch was. most of the foregoing details who sponsored the party where Mrs. Olsens hand trembled as Is AT LOW COST! she held the receiver to her ear. said in conclusion, when the they said I told the story? O Glazing Cleaning Yes indeed they are, that Is Her face grew white as she tried clerk returned home she was taI to to conversation an the 111. bring most of them." ken painfully She became MENDING REPAIRING end as soon as possible. Peter O Remodeling almost hysterical fearing she "Well, said Mary, I am sur- informed her, he had the records had been bewitched from drink- prised to learn we have so many of ALTERATIONS that trial and if she wished Do ing the water that was in the liars in that organization. to see them, she might call at Scientific fijr f leaning, glazing, xei glass on the table during the tell me what else they said? HATS CLEANED & BLOCKED his home and do so. trial. tHer sickness soon passed received Whereupon Mary eling and storage is the only depem without any noticeable ill ef- some unflattering information FUR REMODELING and you Yes, every word, way to protect furs and the most fects. Bo it was decided the about herself. Feeling no ani- knew all the time who the witch FUR GLAZING nomical. Two phone calls will do it f; sickness was caused by some- mosity toward the woman, Mary was. Why then did you tell me it was your other grandmother? thing she had eaten. Perhaps said, one m the spring to have us ps you COLOR DYEING too many dried pear peelings. 11 am deeply so;ry that you Mrs. Olsen only shook her a second in the fi up your furs In later years the family in a have allowed yourself to become head and Mary went on. BEDDING STORAGE to chide loved mood when her them so teasing back, ready you wanj; wrought up over nothing and - "Now that I know who was 1 about her belief in witchcraft. am going to prove "to yoifT the accused witch, I too, rememUPHOLSTERY CLEANING wear. A short time after this story did not tell the story and 1 am ber a meeting I attended as a was told In a party in recent not writing it. woman when one of your young years, Miss Mary, who had been She then called Peter by tele- uncleS in a at church deone of their number was in- phone asking him to tell the nounced thespeech of the compeople 6he was formed that in danger story to Mrs. Olsen who was munity for once trying to brand Beof being sued for slander. her with a law suit. his mother as a witch and I rethreatening cause the descendants of one The conversation that then took member as well It the time anof the community's pioneers had place over the phone was dis- other gave us children been told that Miss Mary was tinctly heard by Mary who was some pld lady One 36 North Main Street PhOK of my comapples. writing a witch story about her a little amused because for the panions warned me not to eat it grandmother being the witch. The warning about the law suit came to Mary from a number of people and with each came the .question: warning Who .was the witch that was the cause of tha trial as told in the story at the party? , Mary could give them no information because she did not know. Then without exception the Informer would say, Dont so and so? you think It was Each new informer most always VISIT THE REMINDER . . for Gifts of supplied a new name, until the HOMER LAUGHLIN DINNERWARE REDWING PROVINCIAL LUNCHWARI witch of pioneer days grew into Lasting Charm . . . whether its for a Bride, eviwho were many witches, REDWING ART POTTERY HALLMARK GREETING CARDS ' a Birthday or Wedding Anniversary, a dently talked of behind closed or Party prize, or a gift to yourself, Bridge SYRACUSE CHINA doors of the private homes as NOVELTIES and STATUETTES here in our beautiful selection of Gifts DUNCAN CRYSTAL being ' the accused witch of the of Lasting Charm. BOOKENDS trial. What a fallacy the early V VIKING CRYSTAL ecclesiastical authorities and trials made of the tales of witchcraft. They soon grew from Hysterical accusations to amusing For Your Office . , . pioneer fairy tales still listened to with great interest. For your convenience we carTo Marys house one day came ry a complete line of office a very disturbed and indignant supplies and equipment at all woman who introduced herself Z times No waiting No pos- as Karen Olsen and then anImmediate service tage nounced. We carry all Nationally Ad"I have been told that you are Grosset & Dunlap vertised brands. writing a story about my grandi I . . visit the mother being a witch and if you WILSON-JONE- S CHILDREN'S in this ridiculous t persist LOOSE LEAF AND thing Reminder I will sue you for $50,000. BOUND BOOKS ' . , That is a great deal of monBOOKS ey, said Mary. I haven't that DIETZGEN AND POST DRAWING NEW SCHOOL BOOKS much. If I were convicted I AND ENGINEER SUPPLIES should have to sweat it out in Garden City Fiction USED SCHOOL BOOKS Jail. IDEAL SYSTEM BOOKKEEPING SETS But do you mind telling me who told you I was writing such PEN AND PENCIL SETS- E OFFICE a 6tory? FURNITURE L D. S. iCertainly not. There were LOOSE LEAF NOTE BOOKS . v several people from your own R. C. ALLEN ADDING MACHINES CHURCH BOOKS town, who had spent the day in AND CASH REGISTERS DRAWING SUPPLIES session of a religious nature and ; were passing through my home - Non-Fictio- n r UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITERS BRIEF CASES town on their way home.' ALL MAKES PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS "And did they say what the name of your grandmother was, INKS ERASERS PENCILS who was supposed to be the witch?" Yes, it was my grandmother, so and so." JReally, said Mary, that is a new one. What a lot of witches there must have been here long PHOTO DEPARTMENT : ago." 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