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Show 1 f the Murdoch train arrived hack at Salt I.ake City one of the men, J.V. Knight, When In the month of March 1866, married Celestla Roterts, one Mr. J.M, Lyman was apimlnted assistant of his passengers. June 3, 1868 one of the stalwarts of Fillmore passedaway, About this losepih Robison. time, also, T.R. King and sons Assessor of In the Sixth District Territory. He was In- Revenue, I.S. of Utah formed that liquor was tielng made In the mountains aliout twelve miles north of Holden. A man named Mr. Sheppherd, ahled hy crooked-legWlFt vans anti five other men were Involved tn the Illegal liquor making and Mr. Lv man, Edward Partridge, Peter Huntsman and three others went to the place, selred the still and all the other equipment then tiefore the moonshiners were out of hed they surrounded the place. No liquor was found but ihey found enmigh malt to make more than forty gallons of whiskey. It was also teHeved these outlaws were stealing leef. The group was arrested but only Mr.Shep- jiherd was found guilty as he hired the ohers. Hp was put tn jail hut soon after made his escae In the night, barefooted and In his night clothes. The mountains and creek where the men had their still are called Whiskey Creek to this day. In June of IR66 Amasal.yman and some of his sons started a flour mill. They enlarged the ditch In the uper east end of town, bought mill equipment from a corrqany In .Salt I ake City and employed Wm. Gibbs In November as the miller. T, R.Klng was appointed Prolate Judge, J.V. Robison was Mayor and F.M. t.yman was ajipolnted pound-kee.and County Attorney. A library was desired In Fillmore and a committee appointed. It was a good try to help fill a need In the cuture of the town, twit the Idea was given up the last of December, 1SCS. started a mercltandlslng business. They built a small brick store near the southwest corner of the old fort In Fillmore. Indians became Renegade troublesome again In the summer of 1868. A company of men was sent to the Corn Creek Mountains to guard the cattle range. The men had Just made ramp, unpacked and unsaddled th. Ir horses when It suddenly began to rain. They had tied some calves to trees so the cows would come for them and they could have milk. The downpiour of rain gorged the creek and brought a rush of water. J.N. McBride, one of the young men with the company, first saw the flood coming with the sjaed of a runaway engine. ! looked to te 20 feet tall. He shotiteJ, For Gods sake boys try to save your .elves' The men ran up the mountain but the lr saddles, guns, tedding, pTovlslons and even the calves were swept away. Gone tn less than a few seconds! The horses were safe on the high hillside so the toj's took off their hobbles and with whatever strings or rop.es they could provide, managed to make It back to Kanosh that night, then on home to Fillmore the next day. J. N. McBride, Holstien Warner, Maroellus Webb and Wm. Hatton were the men from Fillmore and John Lott and C.R. Haker were from Kanosh. A tannery was put up by Josep.h V. Robison and R. lC Robison. It was a brick building In the north part of theetty. ll er HxP numlr SlK'IAt.TY DANCE A ill l (.resented at the IAMANITK GENERATION, soon to tv In Fillmore. Mr. A. hennr. The first at Fillmore was Horne, but Clarence soon look over. The Cove Creek Fort was by Volney King. In February, Daniel Thompson was made Mayor of Sclplo, and several men In the am were called on missions among them oivralor Richard Merrill office at operated II. J. McCullough, OrsonC.Hot-- l rook, J.F. Gibbs, N R, Baldwin, Altnon Hot Kon and Platt D, t.yman. They all left for missions In Europe soon after the Annual t.DS Church Con-fren- In Salt I RACING JACKIT fashions fa.t tr.uk Jane's grinning from lane Beckwith t' tin he a he irli ah. et devil voiive 'he I. is at The IKiViK! here since been working DeCemier tut she hasnt In a good etuHi.h mood vet to have her jdclure t iken until this week. .tane sets tjv onte i.stn writers al The nnv,!i: ss tn ' (tie afiern "n Fr m a.m, to 3.00 p.n si.e Lie me mar i scho inches the joy her machine, ha, ha. at s,e attenh lo.tfW u a pi'Mn uho lr in L 1. m ,kr w, , U'tuU n i Anon i mu town. It wau in 1867, too, that the j reser,. site cf Kanosh began to te settled. Cultert King became the first Bishop with C.U Hakes anl t.yman I eavitt Mr. M.W. Ms counselors. wetittol.M anltriir el l:i I ncltsh an I ttirarv science. s,e Lis ta i(;ht scl. .,.1 tn M mu el! anl si wore. 1 A dan, la'e of a an U an i.o-- r k r.i-- iti e 1! Delta fri-r- . she was rr.iv rev! t" I re,! 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He 1 !' ,,i l Miitheast in it f 1 lr s' I r air ,, n i lfe, f ; "r. f ,,er its f .jt- 111. s v Its, 1 r.."am carried out: Orations hy PresUent Canister and Andrew Henry, orator Warner claims to ha.e suggested the name of Kanodi rf the day. f r the town, and it wasa lnjted Music by the band. Ward at a public inciting held for that Choir, tuvenlle duet hv The purpose. place had John Keller and Choir, LUrte Henry. been called Com fromerlv Groups marching together--Father- s Creek and la I Lein where tle and Mothers In Israel, largest camp of tauvant InSunday School, 12 young men dians ha I Itche Heir w(gkl- representing the Strength of s. Israel, 12 young ladles representing the Beauty of 71on, Farlv In the year of FAS, members of 7 tons Camp and Mr. Robert Henri, a wt lower of he Mormon members with three chH Iren, had come frr tn California anl settled In The processional march was Flllmtre. He ecame a rom-Ineto the State House where more rltl.en of out town. In music was n oed af'erpraver Mav, four Inll.ms male a nil by Chaplin Reulen McBrl le. on the cattle in Round allev John Putson led the Juvenile anl drove awav ftPeen heal Choir. John Cooper, Caroline not uist cows bit ten gi"d and Annie Carling sang lituson horses, also. "The Anchor Is Weighed. As the railroad can.e closer The davs celebration ended to I tah the trip acro.s the a grand ball commencing with (lalns became shorter. Now 4 00 p m. In the State House the wagon tra.ns who went to where the floor managers were meet the ua'nts from, n'hcr m. King and J. C. Owens. lan Is iT.lv ba to g as far were lohn The doorkeepers as Cbevenne an aramie, a o, Starley and James Stokes. A train capiatned bv Mr. Committee of arrangements with IHr.in Warner as tils were Edward Partridge, F. M. assistant left Millard Countv I.vman, John Kelly, Alexander to t ring emlgrmtstothlsj lace, Melv ille and Gabriel Huntsman. others heljlng were Horace Sundav, July 26, F.M. yman Aarner, tames Proofs, I V. and 'ohn Kelly were apionted Vclnev Knight, King, ('ll, Branch Clerks, t rotem , before 'A artier--thlatter wts hired Preslllng Priest Culbert King, as the night roar I. and a mirnter of other ar.ons nother train w jtn 1 Tanner were cited to aj i ear efore an anl ethers from I Kil Jen anl eccleslas'lral court and show lilferent towns In the count; cause why they shoutin'! be Te e e 'heir jfcSse.tgers at a! event. e n the r oi.r'h ' f P, anl arrive tome tn Aug st I 1 1 nt 1 1 Mur-khc- h 1 e A 1 craluatei Millar I High. Ills velvn, is the la igfter anl '.rs '.'ark .Mlsor, fr ! ; Asia anl the Far re. i nisi serve at tie serceati a was Cat-tallo- , i , ;ik ,1 on ,( ! i ,k'i a t. n f Mrs i,erta iTJnson, Fill 'To re, has arri.e.l f. r ilutv a' 1 1, n in al Thai Al Thai la- - ! MTcea-r rs. n, a struc-- t .tal re; i.r ("chnlcian. ts as stcnel t a unit if 'If Pacific Mr! ros MCAF whtcljro- - C k ; f v '' i at sergeant fjttiti niT hat k.ikce I'lir 'is t.nool i. v ' ,r s t V' . successful business. July 16, 1868, the dam In the Sevier River at Deseret went out, leaving the crop.s un- -; matured and the pieopde of the settlement discouraged. Many of them proposed moving away. A meeting was called by Bishop Thomas Calllster, Sunday July 13; and the next day he, F.M. Lyman, John. L. Smith and County Surveyor, T.E. King went to Oak Creek Canyon and at Us mouth surveyed a town-si- te they named Oak City. Surveyor King commenced Its survey. John Lovell was named the Tresldlng Priest and instructed to wind up the affairs of the disrupted ward in Deseret. The Deseret Ward books were to be sent to Fillmore and as many of thepieopde as desired were to leave Deseret and locate at the new town of Oak City. F" oncer Day 1868 was to be a gala arfalr. On the 23rd of July a Llterty Pole ninety. five feet tall was spllcedand framed by Wm. Gibbs. H was raised In the center of the public square at Fillmore amid hearty cheers, music by the brass band and the raising of the "Starsand Strlpves. On the morning of the 2 1th the flag was again raised at sunrise with a salute of twenty-on- e guns. Captain Joseph Pugmlres company of Infantry dll the salutation while fhe hand un ler the direction of Daniel Olson played appropriate music. The following program 1 - r. i s I Duty ii ,e ill ,i c C I i I . - . l - i h At ,, s 'I K-l- Sgt. Jomcs Brunson on reiVi.uerator to cook things. h 1 M I r " How toet your 1 !,' 1 v ul i . n J.,-- J '!. . n n, t t ' .ton i tb ". t umlictlw vt (, f n !l M.im h i M Him. lK K( ( nnn ( s .Net I - 1 tllt'la II o,n Im ( .ill 1( n to ii m! ti i i t In in vl n iu ' I i ,i 1. t J N L .ipI hi (in liM.iiMw win .in (hi Hdi rJM lsv p.ml hunt .iifti !li .m Ml V till Hi ,11 I 4nl H I f"r . u hiuii T .Hid U i At ALA Meeting t .t n h u Hill t At theAiigust election InMIll-ar- d County, Tl.arras Calltster was elected Councilor to the t cgtslature from Millard and Juab Counties. F.M. I yrranwas elected Millard County Repreand was comsentative missioned hv Governor Durkee to I Lieut. Colonel of the First Regiment of Militia In Pauvant Military District. The school trustees, two of whon were F.M. t yman and Fldward Partridge, twilit a red sanlstone school building on the southwest corner of the Statehouse Flock. It was attended hy most of the studerts of school age, although there was alsoa school house m the northwest part of I'.h I'elti .1 vcho.i ce akeCltylnAjrll. On tins Mi.iiqn risp. cool tr dnnuii.iU cotton 1I ml Contrast top t it hmg and n .t t.i! ki ts are Mvli.sh cf I. ols It .s rut Ult'l fa, Halt sli t i s for .1 rooms, omt-huMe fit i White Blag its 7.V cotton 25'. ol,v- i sti r I j.u k t in ;t i of flxitu Some leather was made there by the tanner, a Mr. W. s. Trescott, hut for some cause the tannery didn't prove to Fe a It was in January 1867 that the Deseret Telegraph line went hrough Millard County ana extended on to St. George, The office at Sclplo was ojw rated by ci. I t.kh. 1 1 Previous to thlstlmetnetown of Kanosh had been laid-oand many of the people from the lower town or Petersburg (Hatton) had moved up there. A caucus meeting for the County of Millard was held at Fillmore, July 23, 1868, at T. P. King was 4:00 p.m. chosen chairman, John Kelly, clerk. The following officers ut were nomlnatedandthelrreiwrt accepted: Delegate to Congress--WH. Hooer to Representative lature F.M. Lyman . Selectman--R- She riff Coroner--S.- L. Legis- A. McBride Huntsman Matheny R. King County Surveyor--A committee locate to University lands was composed of John AVebh, John Rowberry and Ltienezer Brown. Cither County officers were Treasurer, John Dut.son; Supt. of Schools, John Kelly; Pound keeer, Edward Partridge; Justice of Peace, Fillmore Precinct, John L. Smith; and Constable, Wm. King. The votes cast at this election were 233. On the ICth of Amps t a committee of three, T.R. King, Edward Partridge, and B. 11 Robison was annotated to built stationary seats tathe t lllmore meeting house to make It more comfortable. The city council asked to appropriate $200 jas to pay In part for the Improvements and the citizens provided latior and what funds they could spare. Under this same date a letter was read In church from N. B. Baldwin, a missionary serving In Great Britain. A new cemetery was laid out adjoining the old one following the counsel of Blshoo Thomas CaHlster, T. R. King and Joseph Sexton George V. Robison. Flnltnson proceeded to do this. An August 30, a commltte was chosen to locate a farm tor a tienevolent purpose on Pine Creek about a mile south of the city. Mulberry trees, corn and sugarcane were to be raised. Members of the committee were Orange Warner, N.B. Baldwin, John L. Smith, Secretary and Thomas Groduates from Marine T. Canister. About this time a bold and daring robbery wasjrpetrated upon a couple of travelers from Montana. The two men were on their way to Holden and had stayed the night Fiefore In Round Valley. As they drove along aliout five miles north of Holden one of the men was walking a little ahead of the team and wagon. Suddenly a man appeared on a horse and riding up beside the drive r of the wagon he drew a pistol telling the driver to put on hts brakes and hand over any money ava'l-ab- le while be helped himself to any articles he seemed to want. The driver complied to the request an! was told to drive on out of the hollow while the roblr rode sway out of sight as soon as possible, ahead of the crlve by a few hundred dollars In hard cash. When the two travelers arrived In Holden they ma le known what had happened and word was Immediately sent to FillFrom the description more. of the man and the horse he rode, the Fillmore officers recognized It as a citizen of Fillmore. They placed guards at the home of the supposed He came home after robber. dark and put his horse tn Its stall. The posse found the horse ana surrounded the mans house then demanded that he give himself up He flatly refused and some shots were exchanged. After the first fusllade of bullets a couple of the posse, J.C. Owens and T.R. King, thought they could reach the backdoor of the house by going around behind the shed. As they stepped Into the orchard north of the shed they saw Wm. King, the He had leen constable, fall. wounded In the right shin. The shot broke the tmne. While others were trying to help the wounded man the robl er escaid to the shed, mounted his horse and, Bring as he went, galloped awav with sparks of fire and steel flvtnj from the hfirses shoes. The officers of lllmore followed the desi'erado for a distance of two hundred miles but when they came to the Mo;ave Desert without overtaking him they turnei lack. The I andlt helpxJ himself to fresh hor.es and provisions whenever and At wherever he wanttoitYiem. one place he had to akinhn horse. his favorite piet It was recognized and brought back to Etli more where It har' alwajs been known for Its great strength at.d en luram e. In 186R, there came to Fillmore a n an whose llfetfactlve not fall to service we trust mention. He was soon to a Bishop and StakeClerk. As Bishop he sucepp ipj Bishop 1 ald-roa- Tomas e H'or C n 'allts'er. He was the 'own iiewspajier. Basic Training Marine I'fc. James C. son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stone, Sclplo, graduated from basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot In San Diego on February 23. In-g- aids thts sjieclal (Volney King trl'iut ta his writings.) my ta cm th( 1 feel many admirable at- as Brother Christian Anderson. I know he 11es In the hearts of the peo le of Millard County as on of our honored citizens. A special conierence held at Fillmore Saturday and Sunday, October 24 and 26, Apostle Erastus Snow rame toofflclate. He brought "1th him Joseph Birch, of St. George to present the following names for the sustaining vole of the leople of Millard Stake: ThomasCall-tste- r, Bishop and Presldirg Elder of Mlllaid County; Wm. Elder at Presiding Stott, Meadow; Colbert F tag, Presiding Walter El ler at Kanosh; Stephens, Holden; anl Daniel Thompson, Presiding I rlest at Sclplo. The topic treated at the conference was The Value of Total Conjuration. On 1868, the recem!'er6, liii-oiv- . 'l M.iv-wut- some jipople from Holden, (me of the suloerts sjmkenaUeit was how the Saints sent hard-earnmoney for coffee, tea and tobacco when there were jieojde wanting .o join us from other countries who didn't have the money to jay their wy.... We were advised to turn money ovir to the Perpetual ed In ability to do justice tribute s of such a man bs Irohiliilion m.iv but mint' .in pith it compl.un lh.it it l bold water "( Toll. first meeting was held In the meeting house since Jt had been repaired and jiermanent sea's Installed. Bishop CalKster war the main sjveaker and spoke vehemently against whiskey, hlevlng and various kinds of scalawags plaguing the area. There were nearly e hundred people living ta Fillmore, at the end cf the year 1868. fl-- Fund as the railroad finished Into Utah would soon an the jcnple who joined the Church would no longer lave to 1 wake across the plains. tn June It was decided to Improve the Black Rock SjTlngs area. Heavy joles were taken from the Cove Creek area to make stockades and large corrals. Ira Hinckley and John King were living at Cove Creek and rendered god assistance to the j.roiect. In July, o,C. Holbrook ret it r re 1 from England and rejor'ed on his mission. The July "24th celebration was carried oit by laving a prorram, feasting and dancing. ta Sejteml'er two more missionaries returned from England an retried tKeJr lateirs. They were N.R. Baldwin, lr. anl Platte ..ym.in. ) It was In a meeting Deremlar 26 that a Mr. M. J. Shelton Introduced the old warrior 'Blacklawk, who was suing for jeace since his life was near He had suffered from Its end consumption since his days when he'd len woumk d by white men trying to recover cattle and horses Blacklawk had stolen from the citizens of Ncljlo. There was much 111 feeling toward (he old chief I lit Cu'l leads thought ll !esl to let the ouflct subside so the acp ollcy was adhered to and the murderous chief was allowe to go his way. M r. H. J. McCullough on his way home form a British mis-sh- n stop)ed off ta Michigan 1 des-Jpera- ki On 3, 1863 a com- January mittee of three was apjolnied the building of a dam In the canyon mouth of Chalk Creek. Thev were H.B. ('wens, Allen Russel! and Jacob Croft. The Plea was to turn the water when It was high Into a waste ditch that would he saved atiout six miles west In a reservoir to le used when the water to S'ijerlntend got low. Councilor Thos. Representative went to Salt I ake CHy to attend a session of Fie tegls'ature They returned January 26. Thursday, March 4, a mass meeting was called and steps were taken to organize a mercantile Institution. Bishop Canister was chairman; seventv-flv- e dollars shares of twenty-fiv- e each were take. A committee of five was apntated to draft the sonstltutlon. Thomas Call-tste- r, T.R. King, Edward Partridge, F. M. I yman and Chindler Holbrook wrote up a constitution for the companys guile and It wasrpprovpdhvthe constituents. Ttie name was the Fillmore Branch of Ions Cooperative Mercantile Institution. January 1 1, and Callistpr F. M. t.yman mid-wint- March Joseph 27, 1866, Ajk.sIIp F. Smith, Elders Thomas laytor anl Amos Neff vlsltad Fillmore. Their topics of Interest were conjuration, home Industry, domestic economy and the improvement of our cattle and sheep herds. At annul this same time, Sclplo, or Round Valiev, farmers sent a dispatch that Indians were again bothering tiem and had stolen almost a hundred head of where he had Fillmore. George Muires a!0 Ir., 11. mnford Citizens of I to Volney King ami Joti... Gibbs for their Chronicled reports that have rb. en ns the first erson approach f..r manv ami important Interesting stories from the history 'if Fillmore during those growing years. k. mined tie Woodruff, Brigham I irld.-e- , nd Min Sr; p, art. as had g date was fixed for what was called the Pioneer i ra, we will end our report with the state-men- t that we are deeply erate-fu- l President his jarty. him were S. I jdan-nln- jirojerts to lo. ro;e Hie cultural ami educa(l"n.il facilities. since IRC') and the coming of the railroad meant (In many lin-lir.so- n, Young The Utile town was growing er norr.lcallv an Tin es were nt too good for anvtme. At Tast Meeting, A j ril 1, the attention to the sorcitv of tire, The congregation was advised to share v th those wtm were In nee and the next Sunday a quorun was organized to help rellee the situation. The me inters of the oofirum were James Starle ,, H.B. (uens, Alex I.l). Sttd'h, George tt.IL Blslioji, T. E. King, l.l.. Kinney, I.W, Hutson and R.N. Ro ley. Aj r 20 found the jeojleof Fillmore welcoming Brigham Young and Those acconq aning D.H. Wells, U Ilford Ceroge watmon, While The endbg days of B63 were busy ones for the citizens ol horses Met-vll- relatives. there h also met Mr. and Mrs. Thomas It. King ami Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Robison who were Shore fulfilling a mission for tin- - Church, lie Plumed to Fillmore ta tie month of November. h.ul ..TH |