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Show I nckni M I Attend Brigham City Peach Days, September IQAnd BUSINESS, AGRICULTURAL LIFE ENCOMPASSED BY UNITED ORDER With 30 To 40 Industrial Branches, Early Community Was Self-Supporti- Five-Sixt- Continued From Preceding Page pletion of their work, most of Evans; Thomas Ma- which stands today in the citys thias and his family; William streotSi the cjty was named I. Thomas (possibly Tipjiets) jrjTham, in honor of Brigham and his family; Simeon A. Young. Dunn; William Harris; John Other early settlers, accordGibbs and his family; four famto the records of the time ing William ilies of the Ristons; Dee and his family; Jefferson and first, residents of Brigham were Mathew W. Dalton, Wright and his family; David City N. Boothe, Jonah Mathias, Lewis peters and 'his family, and the D. W. WalPeter Greenhalgh, family of Henry Boothe. ker, Barbara T. Walker, Rebecca Berthia John Merrell, Thorn, City Is Laid Out Lorenzo Snow was called to Wells, Christian Olsen, Lewis J. lake families to make their Johnson, Simeon Carter, Sr., homes at Box Elder, as the set-- Charles W. Hubbard, John was known, after the 'ward, James Whitaha, Sr., Mar-fai- l conference in 1851. When tin R Ensign, William P. Tip-harrived he commenced lay-- I pets (possibly Thomas S.), out the city, with the help ril Call, Homer Call, Omer Call of Jesse W. Fox. After the com- - and Jonathan Wells. Many of David R. - -- Wood-fieme- e Cy-in- g these names are familiar here today, borne by the third, fourth and fifth generation of descendants of these pioneers. Jason Wells and Sarah Gibbs Baty are recorded as being also among the earliest white babies bom in Brigham. It is sigmficent that the town named in his honor most successfully established and car-ried out Brigham Youngs dream of a United Order, or as it was Mernamed here, cooperative candle and Manufacturing sociation." Successful United Order Organized by Lorenzo Snow in 1803 at the behest of Brigham Young, the United Order encompassed virtually all of the business and agricultural life of the new community for more than 13 years. According to existing reports of the orders operation, people lived within it happily and cooperatively, and it was notably successful. The United Order operated between 30 and 40 industrial branches, and the community was about - five-sixth- s Oldest Harvestl 11 THINGS TO SEE IN BOX ELDER , . You'll enjoy a noon or evening picnjcjt ' Elder county park. Almost the minute leave the city limits of Brigham City east edge of town, you'll find it is 't) Four miles up the canyon a large forest vice sign marks the road into the p0 just a few hundred yards you'll start con to shaded, cool, private picnic sites t , plete with fireplaces, tables and beni water hydrants with pure, safe If you like, drive on upt( spring water. main park. At the ranger station you check out softball equipment or horses for recreation, at no cost. There are totters and swings for the kiddies. Bei to visit Box Elder county park an ideal nic spot, and only four or five miles fromi center of Brigham City. moUJ tee self-sup- . . . PICNIC IN BOX ELDER COUNT Y statesman. On porting, growing and manufacturing that percentage of all ground, August 19, the various necessities and luxdelivered his last pm uries used in the lives of the dress when he oiam people living here. In 1875, the Box Elder stake. and Brigham City Mercantile Manufacturing associations pro-- J Plow 640 Wheat ducts reached about $260,000 in In Only Five Hours value. Along about this time similar MANTER, Kan r? communities later to grow into towns and cities were being spirit of neighboring established or coionied by hibited in a big way order of Brigham Young through- Farmers Millsap fann out the state. A vigorous and ily on the prairie wheu active man, with interests run- western Kansas ail ning through every phase of Colorado. life in the territory he coionied, Garrelt Millsap took Brigham Young visited in all er, Carl, to a hospital ; parts of the state frequently, ta and while there ha; counseling with the communi- dergo an emergency ties leaders, speaking to their himself. An uncle at: of the men, John people. Last Address Here about the problem But his namesake city has the ing the 640 acres of la: distinction of having heard his dling the Kansas-Coilast public address, and today a Neighbors fixed it. Far memorial park on west Forest men and 16 women street, between Second and farm families arrive: Third west streets, commemor- them were 28 big trait ates this address and marks its plows. scene. With the women L the men A simple monument standing the food, back of a reflecting pool bears aboard their equip a bronze plaque with a has re- turned under the whea; lief of the great colonizer, and for summer fallowing five hours. the following inscription: It was one of the "Erected in honor of Brigquickest plowing bees ham Young in commemoration wheat country. of the outstanding service he rendered the Intermountain Utah business record West as patriot, pioneer, colan 8 percent increase onizer, church leader and ployment in 1917 over A V'O sgsr z for COMFORT , AXD FUN i o! one-wa- We A y Carry Complete LETTY'S Stock GEM LUNCH Of Tourist WELCOMES YOU . . . Travel Aids Featuring Delicious 'COSMETICS Home Made SUN GLASSES And Many Reasonably Others Priced Take time out Irom driving yourself in the heat to refresh at fountain. 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