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Show IK CITIZEN THURSDAY, AUC. 7, 1575 Obituaries County Fair Seeks Mark McBride Home Arts Items Funeral services were conducted Monday for Mark Gilbert McBride, 94, lifetime resident of Hyrum, in the LDS Hyrum Second-Fourt- h ward chapel. He died in the Logan hospital Friday. He was born June 13, 1881, in Hyrum, a son of James Oliver and Elmira Sanford McBride. He had been a powder man in the construction business. He married Vilda Anderson Feb. 20, 1902; she died in November, 1935. He then married Media Johnson Jan. 3, 1938. She died July 21 of this year. Mr. McBride was a member of Hyrum Second Ward. Surviving are four daughters and four sons: Ruby Hancey, Buhl, Idaho; De-V"d Eugene McBride, both of Smithfield; Cleone Hyder, Las Vegas, Nev.; Verna Grander, Boise, Idaho; Leonard McBride, Mesa, Aris.; Harold McBride, Salt Lake City and Shirley McBride, Hyrum. One son was killed in World War II. Also surviving are 10 stepchildren, Roma Mills, Smith-fielEloise McNutt, The Home Arts department of the Cache County Fair invites exhibits in baking, food preservation, home furnishings, childrens clothing, adult clothing, fashion accessories, needle work and home handicrafts, baby items, hobbies, flowers and plants, and gladiolas. d; Mont.; Everett Johnson, Haugan, Mont.; Rex Johnson, Carlo, Mont.; Lima Neal, August, Mont.; Cloe Lewis, Reno, Nev.; Kay Johnson, Hyrum; Don and Grant Johnson, and Jean Jaggi, Logan; 28 grandchild- Professionals may exhibit their articles but will not be Judged with flowers should be entered at the fair grounds Aug. ll, between the hours of 11 a.m. Burial was in the Hyrum City Cemetery. Attends by Dean E. Bischoff One of the main reasons Cache Valley was so attractive to settlers was the abundant supply of water. The level valley floor lent itself to irrigation agriculture, and with the enormous Bear River Range to the east with its slow but heavy runoff, Cache Valley gave promise of furnishing sufficient water for nearly all the arable land within its bounds. . About one million acre feet of the waters of Bear River flow into Great Salt Lake annually. Of this enormous amount, half of the flows of Bear River are contributed by the tributaries of Cache Valley. The major tributaries being Mink Creek, Cub River, High Creek, Summit Creek, Logan River, 'Hack Smith Forte, and Little Bear River. Hence, the development of the major communities bordering these tributaries, such as Smithfield Summit Creek. along Summit Creek was one of those excellent sources of water supply for culinary and irrigation use as is the case even today. The chief deterent to advanced irrigation development was the lack of tools and equipment. The pioneers used wooden plows drawn by oxen to dig canals, or dug them by hand with pick and shovel. Pioneer canal builders had no levels, so they used pails of water as levels to obtain grade in the simplest projects, or a Jacobs staff, or home-mad- e plumb in the longer canals. The latter was a frame 16 by 20 feet, with a peg on each side. One stake was longer than the other by a measured, amount, so as to define the amount of fall needed for the water to run downhill. A dumb bob was suspended over the center of the frame to achieve the exact measured fall. Thus, despite the abundance of water available for irrigation, the conveying of that water to the land required some doing. An example of the problems of canal building in the early era of water development for agricultural use was the construction of the Logan, Hyde Park, and Smithfield canal. According to historical records this canal was first conceived by Thomas Ricks, who thought that the rich east bench lands could be irrigated by constructing a canal on the north mountain side of Logan Canyon. Thus, with a diversion dam on Logan River, they could utilize the natural flow for irrigation. After doing some land surveying and obtaining fran- chises, construction was started in 1881. For a distance of one and one-ha- lf miles from where the Logan River was diverted along the rocky mountain side, a tun- nel had to be blasted through was disastrous to the farming community. The settlers took action and constructed a dam on Clarkston Creek in 1872 with oxen and horse-draw- n scrapers and imrepounded a servoir. This pioneer reservoir went through periods of washouts and failures and was rebuilt three times. Construction started on the existing dam as a W.P.A. project in 1941 and was finished by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1946. Newton Reservoir now has a capacof water ity of 5,600 acre-fewhich provides an irrigation supply to 2,600 acres of land. A luxury that residents of this valley dont realize until they leave for other places is the excellent source and quality of our culinary water. Diverted from crystal clear mountain springs, it comes to our homes and drinking fountains ice cold. " Few places in the United States or the world can boast of such pure water as we have in our beautiful Cache Valley. solid rock. Andrew King, an LDS convert from Scotland who had mined coal, did the blasting, while younger men and boys did the drilling with hand operated drills and hammers. The men worked in the winters and in the summers when time could be spared from their farms. From 1881 to 1883 the men worked for hardly any pay except deeds to lands to be irrigated from the canal. As the canal was being tested 1,566-acre-fo- ot during construction there were washouts, requiring company minutes say, "Even the directors are discouraged enough that they havent the heart to attend directors meetings as the canal keeps breaking out." Work went on slowly Aug. 1, 1975 Top dairy cow $465; Good to choice dairy cows and heifers $350 to $425; Smaller common dairy cows $275 to $300; High yielding heifer-ette- s $23 to $28.75; Utility and commercial cows $21 to $23.80; Canner and Cutter cows $15 to $19.50; Bulls $23 to $28.25. Hereford stock steer calves $25 to $29.50; Yearling Feeder steers choice qual- during the early spring months for use during the late irrigation season. Noteworthy of such an undertaking was the construction of Newton Dam, recognized to be the first irrigation dam in the United States. This dam in Cache County, Utah, has been placed on the Register of National Historic sites. Mormon colonists of the settlement of New TUwn experienced serious shortages of moisture during the year 1870. This shortage ity 550 to 700 lbs. $25 to $31.50: Choice Feeder steers over 700 lbs. $28 to $32.50; Hereford stock heifer calves to $26.75; Yearling heifers $22 to $26.25; Holstein steers 300 to 500 lbs. $18 to $21.50; Holstein steers 550 to 800 lbs. $17 to $22.50; Over 800 lbs. $20 to $23.50; Choice fed steers $35 to $42.50; Choice fed heifers $30 to $35.50; Holstein heifers 300 to 500 lbs. $22 to $27.50; Holstein heifers 5W to 9n lbs. $18 to $21.50 None: Hogs $51 Newborn bull calves to $17.50 per head. Market: Entire market $1.00 to $3.00 lower. ' 3 Kelly Pitcher; year olds, Steve Chambers. In the Key Hole, ponies, Cindy Baron ; year olds, Denise printed with information about each classmate and handed out that evening. Horse Shows Listed olds, Jim Alberson; western riding, ponies, Stacy Lemon; year olds, Ann Plowman; 3 year olds, Doug- year olds, Stacy Jensen; year olds, Douglas las Plowman; barrels, Seniors: Foals, Jay Pitcher; fitting and showmanship 12-1- 3 Plowman. 9-- 12-1- pon- ies, Lannie Mangum; year olds, Cristi Davis; 3 year olds, Tim Hamilton; poles, ponies. Dee Dee Mur 1 5 for year olds, Terri Jacobsen; 16 and above, Jay Pitcher; English pleasure, 14-1- 12-1- Craig Ricks; western horse5 manship year olds, Craig Ricks; 16 and above. Jay Pitcher; western riding, 5 year olds, Craig Ricks; 16 and above, Jay Pitcher; 14-1- phy; year olds, Ann 3 Plowman; year olds, Tim Hamilton; Key hole, ponies, Jeff Burnett; 9-- 12-1- 9-- 14-1- Kelly Jensen; key hole 16 and above, Trish Wheeler; poles 5 year olds, Terri Jacobsen; 16 and above, Susan Pitcher. The top performers selected on a' point system in all the contests and fr6m which the seven member team will be selected to represent the county at the District Meet in Randolph on August 30 are: Trish Wheeler, Dixie Wheeler, Lori Griffin, Jay Pitcher, Pam Leatham, Terri Jacobsen, Susan Pitcher, Kelly McArthur, and Craig Ricks. 14-1- 5. 14-1- 12-1- 9-- 3 Eskelson; year olds, Kelly Kind; Poles, ponies, Cindy Baron; 1 year olds, 3 Lorie Lower; year olds, Brenda Eskelson. Paul Manning Vaccination 12-1- 12-1- Juniors at Logan: Fitting and showing, ponies,' Michael Leatham; year olds, 3 Curtis Nelson; year olds, Jim Alberson; western 9-- 12-1- horsemanship, ponies ael Leatham; Citizen ' Mich- - Receives Call Age Changes The state veterinarian has sent an announcement indi- months of age. The upper age limits are still the same cating age change requirements in vaccination for brucellosis. Both dairy and beef calves 0 months and dairy calves 6 months of age. Urge producers to vaccinate young and prevent possible vaccination titers later. A farewell testimonial will honor Paul Manning Sunday, Aug. 10, at 6 p.m. in the h Ward chapel in Smithfield. Third-Sevent- beef type calves may now be year olds, r officially brucellosis vacci-An- n 3 yea? nated beginning at two 1 Plowman; 12-1- 2-- iii. He will be honored prior to his leaving on a Mission for the LDS Spain-Madr- chtfbh. .... Smithfield. Utah 84335 JENIENE ADAMSON ON - EDITOR TEEL iELTEP Second class postage paid at Smithfield, Utah 84335 auiivM Subscription Rates: S5 per year ISA0OALTDR $6 per year outside Cache Valley 4 SET OF free ar mm GR15 GR14 HR15 HR14 LR15 FR14 YOUR CHOICE 40,000 NO 4-WHEEL-- DRIVE CASE 2470 OP 2670 power shift and See your dealer UG. 31. 1975 NEEDED MICHELIN TIRE DEALER ROM ECEILER TIRE VALLEY ri TRADE-I- N for lull details IMPLEMENT PRESTON F.E.T. MILE GUARANTEE ' ($1800 retail installed value) 10-A- $11.24 to $14.40 YOUR AUTHORIZED steering OFFER GOOD JULY PLUS MOUNTED AND BALANCED with your purchase of a new with 4 SET OF (Ural! 3-POI- HT .; iiM SPECIAL AUGUST SALE Published every Thursday at Smithfield. Utah Iambs $5 Le-gra- 3fje Caclir $26 $55, Mr. and Mrs. Lamon Simmons and family, Mrs. Elizabeth Christofferson, Brigham City; Mrs. Jane Marble, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Marble and family; Mr. and Mrs. Donnel Brown, all of Bothwell; Mr. and Mrs. Burton and Debbie, Preston; Mr. and Mrs. Jim Burton and family, Ogden; Mr. and Mrs. Mack Munns, Tremonton; Mr. and Mrs. DeWayne Simmons and family. Boise, Idaho and Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Simmons and family. Salt Lake City. 4-- H 12-1- . 0. to Nathan Gardner, Logan; Brid-gerlan- d, Smithfield Livestock Auction Smithfield, Utah Cooper and Mrs. Ivie were Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Allen and daughter, all of Beaver Dam; Mr. and Mrs. Juniors at Smithfield: Fitting and Showmanship, 1 year olds, Stacy Bullen; 3 years old, Dee Ricks; ponies, Vicki Cornia; Western Horsemanship, 1 year olds, Julie Beckstead; pony, 3 Carolyn Ricks; year olds, Dee Ricks; English pleasure, Michelle Anderson; western riding, ponies; Mike Bullen; 1 year olds, 11-1- Attending besides Mrs. et flumes to be built and rebuilt. By March, 1884, the until 1887. The Thatcher Brothers Bank, which had advanced money, gave the hours directors twenty-fou- r to collect the money due This was impossible . them. to do, so the bank foreclosed and the canal was put up for sale. Five years later, in March, 1889, the canal was bought back, and a new company incorporated by selling shares to keep the canal work going. Some thirty-seve- n men bought 400 shares at 85.00 a share, thus raising $2,000. Now on a business basis, the company hired a watermaster and paid workmen in cash. A camp of men was estabtwenty-fiv- e lished to live in tents and work on the canal during the Work went winter of 1889-9on year after year on the improvement of the system. Large rocks would roll down the mountains and break through the banks. Night or day they must be repaired or water turned back into the river. Flumes were built, washed out, rebuilt, washed out again, and pipes put in their place. The company had to make continuous ap- -' plications for credit, not always with success. In 1956, seventy-fiv- e years after the commencement of construction, the canal irrigated 3,060 acres of land and is an important feeder of the economies of North Logan, Hyde Park, and Smithfield. Of importance for irrigation especially on the smaller streams was the storage of the high natural flows 4-- H d, Historical Society of Smithfield Off The winners of the three Horse Shows held last week at Smithfield and Logan were as follows: Mrs. Lucy Cooper, Smith-fieland her daughter, Linda Ivie. of Orem attended the V.A. Simmons annual family reunion held in Bothwell Park under the direction of the Milton Marble family. Lunch, a program, a variety of games and a short genealogical and business meeting were held. Those chairmaning the event were Linda Tibbetts, Marjorie Seeholzer and lor- Park and a meal and program that evening at Sher with a Winners Reunion General Board Member 28, aine Hansen. A booklet .was wood Hills. family picnic in the afternoon at the Richmond City The North Cache High School class of 1960 held a very enjoyable reunion mi Saturday, June Profiles Of The Past Class Of '60 Holds Reunion Picnic NCHS Family Prizes will be awarded to exhithe bits only. All exhibits, except ren; 58 and three nr and 7 p.m. Baking will be accepted Monday and Tuesday until 11 a.m. Flowers should be entered Aug. 14, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. All exhibits must be checked out between 9 and 11 p.m. on Aug. 16. Premium money will be given out Friday and Saturday at the fair at the front door of the Home Art' building between the hours of 2 and 5 p.m. 160 So. State SHOP Preston Phone 852-075- 2 .tnsvtba A id |