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Show i -- r ni S V - C A - f J , j rs w 4 v.,tt; - . w Clll) Ddl dedicated Sept. 17, 1911. Photo by Bula mid-thirtie- s. the area received its first Emiley Hamblin and their typ small children lived in a dug-othoveled out of the hillside on their land a short distance west and south of the junction of present-da- y State Street and pictures. 700 South. and Ogden will be so closely populated that it will be difficult to say when you leave one settlement or two and enter another. Though not a single dwelling could be found in this dry and desolate century, place, during land could be bought for 25 cents an acre in this area known as "Sand Ridge. Changes began to take place when in 1869, the Utah Central Railroad brought its iron horse through the area on tracks that were located immediately west of where Main Street now runs. th Harris Casteel taken In Editors note: Following is the first of a series of articles on the history of Clearfield which will continue throughout July. Thanks to the Chamber of Commerce and to private citizens who have furnished the Courier with information and or It has been recorded that President Brigham Young, while passing through the area that is now Clearfield, stopped his caravan and, looking west over the hot burning sand, prophesied "The time will come when water will be brought out to irrigate the arid soil and this country will become very populous and the section lying between Salt Lake City CLEARFIELD'S FIRST CHAPEL, Firstin a series The railroad stop here was known as Syracuse Junction. 1876, permanent settlers. Richard and Two years later, October 12, 1878, Emiley gave birth to a son Moroni, the first white child to be born in Clear-Hel- d. The Hamblins, emigrants from England, were unsuccessful in several attempts to locate water through digging wells. Drinking water was hauled from Kays Creek in Layton. Finally, in 1881, a vein of water was struck in a 100 foot well that supplied not only the culinary needs but through a hand made windmill the first irrigation water for the parched soil. Hamblin planted a small patch of strawberries which grew abundantly and sold them on the Ogden market. He was later considered an expert in the growing of berries. The event that did more to transform the bleak Sand Ridge into a fertile garden spot was the coming of the Davis and Weber Counties Canal in 1884 following the completion of the East Canyon Dam. Now crops could be grown anywhere. This precipated an im mediate population boom. People plowed up the sagebrush, cactus and prickly pears, and homes began to appear throughout the area. Most were situated in the lower part of the area which is now called Syracuse. A branch of the LDS Church was organized there in 1882. In 1907 it was determined that enough people were living in the Clearfield area to form a ward. A meeting was held under the direction of Elder Orson F. Whitney of the Council of Twleve, and the first Clearfield ward was organized with James G. Wood sustained as Bishop. A chapel was built by the struggling community and dedicated Sept. 17, 1911 by President Joseph F. Smith. One of Clearfields oldest living residents, nine (quite possibly the oldest) is Katie Layton Harris, 96 years old. She recalls moving to Clearfield with her family in 1900. She married Enoch Harris in 1903. The couple bought a home two rooms and a pantry at 850 S. 1000 E. where they raised their family. Though Mr. Harris passed away some years ago, his wife still retains possession of the family home. With a truly remarkable memory, Mrs. Harris recalls that at the time she and Mr. Harris were beginning their home, the only other family U.S. Serving the Clearfield-Sunse- r t newly-purchas- fully-owne- f'i r; Vw- s . Aa .A'.'itif'a; V a-,, Strawberries, raspberries and dewberries were hauled by the family to Ogden markets in a one horse buggy. Mrs. Harris remembers the first car she and her husband purchased, a It had side cur1918 Studebaker. tains, no windows, and two jump seats for children. Our entertainment mostly consisted of church activities such as quilting and making rugs, she said. She recounted that Jim Warren owned and operated the first general store in Clearfield. The General Store and The Clearfield Canning Company (now Woods Cross Canning) were both organized the. same year as the first LDS Ward, 1907. Postage "Clearfield UT. 84015 Permit No. 12 July 2, 1980 wM5s before I found out that sale in Fallon. there was a small daily for My wife (Bonnie) and I visited Fallon shortly thereafter and were serious in our discussions to make a move there, Mr. Stahle said. Of course that move did not materialize seven jyears ago, but. Howard admits that moving to (Fallon never left his mind entirely since that time. The Eagle Standard, in existence since 1906, is printed on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. The plant is housed in a building which includes a mixture of modern and older printing equipment. While a resident of Roy, Mr. Stahle served as a member of the Roy City Council, was active in several civic and church groups and was strong in promoting economic growth for the city of Roy. to so many It's a difficult thing to say good-by- e friends and neighbors. I always felt like I was one with the community, the character of the people of Roy was important to me, he said. Mrs. Stahle was also excited about the move to Fallon saying, I never felt at any time I could hold my husband back from accomplishing the desires he had in the newspaper business. Its a dream come true for me too, she said. two-stor- y J. HOWARD STAHLE ... - . 1. S.. s' Nevada. From the very first day I worked on a newspaper, my dream was to someday own and operate a small daily newspaper, admitted Mr. Stahle, Its difficult now, to think its all coming true. Fallon, located 65 miles east of Reno and a city of nearly 12,000, is primarily serviced by the Eagle Standard. At the present time, the Fallon paper is printed three times a week with future plans directed to have it printed each day. Weve managed to find a newspaper that fits the criteria that the future growth will bring it back to a daily, said Mr. Stahle from his office in Fallon. Mr. Stahle said the future in Roy was limited by the growth potential of being so close to a major daily. Being newspaper people, we thought it advantageous to buy the operation in Fallon so we could extend our newspaper careers, stated Mr.' Stahle. The thoughts of finding a daily publication has been deeply embedded in Howards mind for several years. He claims the day he found a small ad in a National Trade Publication with a daily newspaper for sale didnt take much to excite him. The ad didnt have an address so I wrote to the editor of the magazine. It was a matter of days er Area t (Dciijpsrattm fijwiys DooO The Standard Corporation today announced the purchase of several Northern Utah weeklies from Roy publisher Howard Stahle. The Standard Corporation currently publishes the Ogden Stand Examiner, as well as several weekly newspapers in Idaho and Colorado. Papers purchased include the Sun Chronicle, and Sun Times based in Roy; The Clearfield Courier in Clearfield and Sunset, and Ben Lomond Beacon which covers North Ogden, Pleasant View and Plain City areas. Gene Hatch, president of the Standard Corp., weeklies would be said the d published by a subsidiary, Sun Publishing, Inc. Were extremely pleased to join forces with these publications, Mrs. Hatch said, We feel Mr. Stahle has provided fine newspaper coverage in Weber and Davis counties for many years and hope to follow in that tradition of indepth local coverage in the community. Howard Stahle, who for the past 26 years has published newspapers in Roy and surrounding communities, claims his dream finally came to reality with the selling of the Roy based plant and the purchase of a small daily newspaper in Fallon, one-roo- m PAID LEARF1ELD Volume 8 Number 22 located east of what is now State Street, was the Mark Roberts family. The Roberts lived in a log cabin located across from where the library now stands on 1000 East. West of the Highway the Richard Hamblins and John Reeds had homes. Mrs. Harris recalled the Bam-burgElectric Railroad coming through Clearfield in 1905, It ran right about where the Freeway is, she said. It was very helpful to Clearfield residents to have a means of transportation to Salt Lake or Ogden. if : . . - ; i . -. I- .. ' Vacationers beware! your home may be next A Clearfield home was burglarized while the owner was on last week vacation. The home located at 573 E. 350 S. was not on the police vacation check list, according to a police spokesman. Owner, Rachel Neiderheiser, is out of town and as of Monday, police were not able to contact her. A neighbor reported the possible robbery upon spotting an open back door. Point of entry was a window which had the screen cut. Taken were a .22 calibre pistol valued at $150 and an undisclosed amount of meat from a freezer. The spokesman stated the police department strongly urges Clearfield residents to tell the police when they are going out of town so they can be placed on the departments vacation check list. Also reported to police over the weekend were a family fight, barking dog, illegal possession of alcohol by minors, drunken driver, stolen from in front of Food King, prowler, a young man was found driving after hours on a restricted driving license, a disorderly person and a Standard Examiner vending machine valued at $1,200 was reported taken from in front of Albertsons. Golf tournament scheduled for Mill Field present employees in Directorate of Materiel All past and Hills Maintenance are invited to participate in the 13th annual golf tournament July 11 at the Hill AF Base course. The tournament will have two shotgun starts. A7:30a.m. start is set for Calloway players, with a 1 p.m. start planned for established handicaps. An those with Entry fee is $6.50 plus green fees. y social will cost an additional $5.30. Registration and entry fees are due by July 3. Further information is available from Shirley Thompson at after-tourne- 777-620- Women sponsor fair IS . JALAIR ALLISON, 14, was voted Clearfield Courier s Carrier of the Month. Jalalr Is the daughter of Bud and Lapreal Allison of 39 Airlane Dr. She will enter the ninth grade at North Davis In the fall. She enjoys playing the piano and swimming. The North Davis League of Women Voters will have a Junque store and Country Fair at the Layton Riata Days July 4 celebration. The store will be open throughout the days activities and will feature antiques, home baked goods, Mellow Yellow (lemon with candy straw, a delicious, refreshing summer treat) plus games and clothes for kids. The NDLWV booth is the big one under the shade tree. Come and look at our goods, we have something for everyone. kv Happy Birthday America A aA.Aa |