Show GREETINGS FROM FORMER being accessories utter after the fact act wo we politely but very firmly declined his invitation which to please him very much we then drove to fillmore now some historians inform you that on eute entering ring the city we came down what Is known as the sadie bartholomew but this Is not correct we followed the bench la land and went around on the east side of judge 0 C bieles and louis crit ranches and came down tile lie street direct in front of johny residence we first beheld chalk creek when we stopped our oxen in front of what was later known as the old rolph rowley residence was just east of where the bridge now crosses that stream on oil main street we were tired thirst thirsty Y toot foot sore and hot and when we beheld that beautiful stream of clear cold water our joy knew no bounds I 1 remember mr air henry rogers in his enthusiasm jumped upon the yoke of the leading ox team and there waving his arms about as majestically is ag did when he bid farewell to the persian league and went to play first base tor for the egyptians and says gentlemen this is the place now some of us that he should have said ladies and gentlemen this is the place due to the tact fact that we had a large number of women of the female sex aex in the company at that time but we soon learned that lie was not given to mingling with the ladles ladies much and this probably amounted tor for his failure allure to include them in this never to be forgotten and famous remark now my friends while I 1 am right at this point permit me to digress a moment to say that I 1 have heard a number who were envious of mr rogers by reason of tile the fame he gained through this immortal utterance say that he be it that governor young had said the same thing some tour four years before but I 1 am satisfied that the accusation is prompted wholly by jealousy for or I 1 can truthfully say that I 1 never in III my life heard governor young make any such a statement and I 1 tor for one am perfectly willing that mr rogers should have the whole credit for being the originator of it we were about to stop and have dinner there when our guides advised us that it would be to our advantage to go to higher ground where we could better view tho the horizon tor for our enemies from an altitude WO we saw the wisdom of their suggestion 3 and told them to lead on they plunged their horses into that surging stream and we followed after with the oxen and wagons they led us to a spot that has since been known as the old meeting house square or block there wo we unyoked our eattle eattie and turned them out to graze the grass weeds and cockel bura burs on main street are a little more provide prolific now than they were at that time while the rabbit brush in front of dense and considerably taller than it johny residence is more wasat that time the jungle on oil the old bartholomew lot as I 1 remember it has about held its own while we were unyoking our cattle the women busied themselves with preparing the midday mid day meal I 1 remember those who took an active part in that respect on that occasion were mrs isabell isabel Al Marj arjorie orle littledyke susan lyman and mrs jesse we had trout and flapjacks flap jacks for dinner that day and being very hungry I 1 assure you they went like hot hotca eakes kee tile the meal was eaten directly on the spot whore the ray cafe now stands and I 1 believe this fact was the incentive which prompted the proprietors of that institution ution using as their slogan the first in fillmore now as I 1 said before we were very much in need of fresh meat we had with us at that time a couple of young hunters I 1 think I 1 am sate safe in saying the greatest hunters in III captivity one by the name of darne dame roy dame I 1 believe his name was and the other raymond ray they volunteered ered to go into the mountains that afternoon and get us some venison having no fears as to their safety we allowed them to go they returned that night with nine head of magnificent buck deer A while atter after that a young man by the name of will as I 1 remember his name at this time went out single handed and unarmed and captured a beautiful female bear I 1 believe bancroft in III his history of utah Is correct when he says that this was the first bear that was captured and kept tor for domestic purposes in fillmore As much of this deer meat as we could use fresh re all was used that way the balance was converted into jerked venison I 1 remember those who the meat tor for jerking were mrs mra lizzle lizzie carling Carll ng josephine robison and a man by the name of melville frank cannon melville as I 1 remember hla his name at this time I 1 recall the fact that at that time lie had the saint vitus dance and jerked the meat that afternoon those of the IT nan en who were not otherwise engaged Tn u assisting amsl illig the women in making living conditions more comfortable busied themselves with making ado ble sout bout of which to build our tort fort I 1 remember we had as aa ott oft bearers an the adobe mill that afternoon mar anfus beauregard Deau regard russet chillster Cai llster alex trimble and peter L brunson they worked very hard that afternoon each one carrying away and laying in III a systematic manner upon the yard which had been prepared tor for that purpose lar large go acob es we had with us at that time a young man by the name 0 of giles grover giles I 1 believe his name wai wa lie was named alter after the little town of grover which is located in the eastern part ot of the state on tho the dirty devil river this young man was tile the moulder that first afternoon on the adobe mill and to him goes the credit of having the first adobe that went into the old fort which was erected on the plat of ground where fillmore Fill moro now stands I 1 recall that a number of the citizens seeing the effect the clay had upon his hands at once conceived the idea of promoting it with a view to commercializing commercial izing it as a facial beautifier and tor for years and years they would point to this young man as a living advertisement ot of what consistent use ot of this clay had done in the way of 0 softening and whitening inythe the hands and beautifying tile the complexion the very next morning a number of the men took their teams and went into the canyons after timber this timber was to be used in the orect erection iou of the fort and also with which to make paper pulp out of which we made the paper upon which was printed our publication which we at that time called the millard progress it if you will look in the early files of that publication you will find a great many interesting items of news you will also see tile the azle same old mistakes in spelling grammar and composition that you see in III each weekly issue at the present time there was a boy that morning by the name of farnsworth who was going to ride with his father and then walk back to camp ile he rode as tar far as milo warners warnera water melon patch at tile mouth of dry creek and from that point prepared to return home in some manner ile he became confused cont used arid and in place of taking the road back to camp he went down in front of john days and antone Soren sona sons places antone said he ha saw tile the little littie shaver go by but thought it was one of ova petersons boys going down to his fathers pasture after the milk cow but lie he at once remembered that ova never pastured his cows upon his own property so BO lie he paid no more attention to the he lad the boy nent ent down on the bot bottoms toms and wandered around all that after next morning by a man by the name noon and night lie ile was espied the of davis jacob davis I 1 think his name was ile he at that time was running a dairy on what was known as the old minor farm this man davis saw the boy walking around among the rabbit brush over at wagon tiro tire springs and it might be eddie mace whose father at one time owned the springs but upon investigation he saw that the boys eyes were open and knew for a certainty it bo be eddie so he took him in charge an Il turned him over to the proper authorities lie ile was brought to town by jud judge ge joshua greenwood on john kings old gray horse the parents of 0 the boy were very much pleased to again have their child with them thein as they had had some little concern on account of his absence during the night they rewarded the judge handsomely for what he had done which prompted a sentiment in his heart which he ha has fondly cherished ever since and that Is what Is other po peoples oples misfortunes Is his bis gain we suffered a great deal during the following winter on account of the deep snows allows intense cold and lack of proper nourishment to add to our discomfort one of the stones in jimmy rowleys Row leyB leys mill became broken and lie he was wan unable to grind what little grain we had we were therefore obliged to boll boil it and eat it that way with what little trout venison mountain grouse pine hens ducks gete get e and quail as we could procure and the ham and brea breakfast kfaft bacon we had brought with us it was even suggested that we save the grain and sow it for seed the next spring but this idea was dispelled at once by a suggestion offered by a lady by the name of starley ellza eliza starley I 1 think her name was waa suggested that we eat the grain and sow ow q the seeds 0 of kindness next spring which we did with very good results tile the mill was waa out of commission for a considerable length of time until a young man by tile the name of matchel heber mitchell I 1 think it was came to the rescue lie ile went up to what was known as baldwins baldvins Bald wins stone quarry which Is situated just east of where the may cocks now have their there lie ho quarried out another mill stone and it was brought to town on parley paynes truck the stone was wa placed in position and the mill again began operation ope rallon our distress however was relieved a short time prior to this ibis by an all idea put for or th by a boy by the name of 0 nelson ed nelson I 1 remember his namo name to be this boy had lived among the indians considerable and had observed tile the maner in III which they ground their corn lie ile suggested to the pioneers that they adopt this method which wo we did and from that time on oil we had a little bread to eat I 1 understand tin der that this boy after ata illing hla his majority considered seriously going into the sheep business but atter after getting possession of a lamb he abandoned the ide idea a and followed the avocation of milling and from that time to the present has had his hand continuously in the hopper the people soon prospered and started out in different pursuits for themselves some tok up mining some manufacturing some stock raising farming etc I 1 remember among the first to take up mining were a couple of old prospectors from the ozark mountains ot of missouri one by the name of simeon nichols and the other quincy robison these two old desert rats opened up a mine in what la Is known as hells twist and have operated in that vicinity with more or less ever since among the first to take up manufacturing was a man by the name of huntsman 0 U R huntsman I 1 believe his name was I 1 understand he now has the old loom which lie he used at that time stored away in the attic of his residence as evidence of the tact fact that lie he was a pioneer in III that industry I 1 further understand that lie he now wears a pair of corduroy pants which were made mada at that time out of the cloth lie he wove I 1 am not prepared however at this time to vouch tor for the accuracy of this last statement into tile textile business as I 1 know I 1 know it gave liln a great inight lie he has haa been handling dry goods good t ever since prominent among the first to take up stock and horse raising raisin was ft a man mail by the name of 0 payne W 1 P payne as I 1 now remember IE t tie ile was waa an excellent judge of gooi booi hors 03 and an adept at trading trad lne it is said of oc him that he would go out ant an offer an indian a teacup full of for a horse and was about to anska a deal ot of this kind one day when the squaw advised her indian that she had just got a colars worth of sugar from the free traders union an institution ution which was located in a brick house just north of where mrs alveretta warner now has the white house now my friends these are a few of tle most important events that bapp enod during tile the early sp settlement of fillmore I 1 am pleased to bo be able to say that I 1 have oten een tile tho city grow from a howlin wide ineas to what it is today I 1 oni am int aniie 0 to j sed to je A able to say that ahr ich the lArig ing effers eff ara of the cod co d 11 il II zons zens of rill fillmore more that tills this chy cli v lin has turned out more bu men more professional men and more educators than any town in tile the state late big or little I 1 thank you |