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Show The MIDVALE .JOURNAL Entry r o. 5 In Journal's Famous Characters Contest (Continued from Page ODe) : railroad b·ains coming into Utah, the :Mr. :Petersen s brother of tour years : Union Pacific and the Southern PacifW'it4 five others, were buried in the IC .: saw them meet at Promontory ocean at one time. His mother be- 1 Pomt, west of Salt Lake. He alsc. came a victim of the disease and I worked on the Utah Central, west of when they landed in New York she Ogde~. December 11th the Union was taken to the castle Garden Hos- Pacihc t.rack _w as completed and a big pita!. At that time she had a babe celebratiOn v. as held m Salt Lake: one year old and Mr. Petersen's fath- l Mr. Petersen stood back of Enger cared for the infant until the moth- : ham Young when he drove the golder recovered, ; en sp~ke, attended the Salt L';lke ban'l'he suoject of this sketch was ill : quet. m Social Hall, celebrat.mg the at this time and ha'\.ing a dread of commg of the first railroad mto Salt the ho.. pital would go around dodging Lake. . . the offtcers and dCA:tols an<l avena ·<.1 Mr. Petersen went mto L1ttl~ Cotbeing taken to the hospital. His moth j to~wood Canyon and worked m the er, bclllg then: nine \\t:clts. mmes for three years. In 1871 he The fa~r advised James and his came to South Jordan, where he prebiot.her t.u ~;;l<.ln west wltn we mh.~..o.l- empted one hundred and twenty acres graDts. l'he iather staying in N~:;w of land and later home stead~d. He :x.ork un~il tne mother fully recover- still owns a good share of this land. ed. Mr. Petersen and his brotner, He helped to make both the South Oley came on to Omaha and worked Jordan ~nd Utah and Salt Lake canaL anytlnng that would furnish em- als, t.akmg contr~cts fo~ work on ployment. lhe parents, thiwdllgtae them: he was a director m the latter ooys would by tnis bwe be in Utan, for mne years. were surpt sed to be again united Mr. Pete~sen worked out the awith tbelH when they themselves mount of nmety-two sha.re~ and he reached Omaha. The parents, coming knows what ha:d work It 1s to get to \..:ounctl .Uluifs, were sorrowed a- water o ~ the thtrstytlantd. .Mrs. P~t. h th buned the baby ot erscn a 1 "o was a con rae or m eVIer g:mf w .fn ey Canyon, building rail roads and ret eM .ampt ~·· and the family re- calls the grass hopper days when · I. d · etersen Omaha three years working they were so th·IC k a t t·Imes th ey ~a~yt~~ng they could to earn a liv- ~·.ould dar!{en the sun and whole fam, J ys when they were thes would go out and fight them. mb'. atues ~a AI h th d 1 read to move westward, my brother so, w en ere were no roa s n and ~ were out of clothes. A sailor South Jo:dan and peo~le would fol. 0 aha and we bought his low the nver bank, usemg that for a came mto m road. clothing. F or many years. M r. P ~ t ersen haul· " Mr. Petersen came across the plains ... in OX Team days, walked all the way ed farm ~rod~cts mto Bmgham Canalee ·ng under the wagon at night yon, .leaVIng m the earl~ hours ?f "thpl t b ddi He became ill with mornmg and often returmng late m :J WI ou e ng. the evening typhoid on the way and a doctor was D b . 26th 1878 M p t t d d · th ode only two ecem er , , r. e ersen consul e an ne el?' r , f married Mary Sophia Simmonsen · be0 days in the wagon, bemg we~k, he . - cause of that union there are thirteen ten would be more ti:an a mtleh!e~~~ children, ten of whom are living. On the company. He Witnessed t Christmas of last year they celebratial of about fifty of the company. a- ed their golden wedding anniversary long the tra~l. And on one o~!sl~ Mr. Petersen has made many sac~ there were s1x buried one m g rifices. helped to build three churches, one grav~. . . •th filled two foreign missions, one to He arnved m Coalvtlle Sept. 2 "' .• Denmark and one to Northern States· 1868, and soon found work on the ratl has worked in the M I A · was fo; - A (U · Can· · ·• of the ro..... mon p aCI'fi c ) 1·n Weber . d thirty years in the Presidency yon. He worked there until the roa Ninety-fifth Quorum of Seventy and was completed into Ogden. He work- fifty years a ward teacher Mr Peted on t4e grade into Salt Lake, then ersen is now eighty one .years old· wen tbatik to Ogden and he~ped . to attends to his out side chores and i~ lay ties into Salt . Lake. This mun in fairly good health; his mind is witnessed the meetmg of the first two clear and active. Mrs. ,James Petersen Mary Sophia Simmonsen Petersen was born February 26th, 1862, in Denmark: came to America in 1873. As a little girl she lived with her aunt On any kind of property who had buried her daughter, until wish to borrow? her aunt came to America. Then latto pay otf a mortgage? er the aunt sent for Mrs. Petersen to build a home? and she was permitted to come and at the age of eleven years she came to finance a business? without parents or relatives and join"SEE CRAPO" ed her aunt in Bear River, remained I get you the LOWEST there for three years. They then RATE OBTAINABLE moved to Draper, where she met her 1 husband. 1 Phone Midvale 137-W Mrs. Petersen recalls when all the 1 women of the town cooked in the 1 .. • Fort with one large fire. One day 1 was devoted to baking bread; another i day to cooking potatoes. She has UTAH been an ardent worker in the commuSANDY nity, caring for the sick and needy; } has been a Relief Society teacher for forty-two years as well as in the THE METROPOLITAN Presidency two different times. 1 Mrs. Petersen, with her husband, 1 LIFE INSURANCE have done much for the community in 1 which they reside. COMPANY PROVIDES I J • I The Riverton Poultry Association presented the follovving program at the school auditorium Monday night. 3election by the orchestra, sspeach oy Bishop Vernal C. Webb, Guitar ,,~lection by Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Kidd, ,·ecitation by Miss Larsen, violin solo .)y Clifton Densley, stump speach Mr. '.<.:dgel and song Mrs. Anton Nelson of >Outh Jordan, Piano selection Mrs. L'russler Bodell and solo by Grafton Bowels, of Herriman. Talk by Mr. v.·illiard on, solo, Robert Turner, of Bluffdale and speach by J. R. Rawlins of Draper. After which lunch was served to 425 guests. Mrs. N. J. Nielsen and Mrs. M. J. Tischner entertained at a par·ty at the home of Mrs. Nielsen last Thursday in honor of Mrs. Elorum Tischner :.;ames were played and luncheon was served to Mrs. Marvin Dansie, Mrs. William Neff, Mrs. Dora Butterfield, Mrs. William Torkelsen, Mrs. George Parr, Mrs. M. J. Houmand, Mrs. Mary Lord, Mrs. Timothy, Mrs. I. E. Freeman, Mrs. Wilford Hodges, Mrs. John ;on, Mrs. F'rank Nossack, Mrs. James Broadbent, Mrs. William Freeman, Mrs. Willis Freeman and Mrs. Clyde Beckstead of South Jordan. Mrs. M. J, Tisclmer was enterta;ned at her home Tuesday it being her birthday anniversary; supper was ~erved to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Tischner of Magna, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Larsen and daughter, Voneeda, Mrs. Jens Houmand, and Mr. and Mrs. Elorum Tischner. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Page entertained at dinner last Sunday in honor of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Bateman and family of West Jordan. Mrs. George W. Bills was entertained at supper at her home Saturday by the children, it being her birth day anniversary. Covers were laid for 25 guests. Mr. and Mrs. Louis W. Peterson and family left Wednesday to make --, Nursing service for Its policyholden. For this service SEE Your Local Agent GEO. W. COX Telephone Midvale 2J2-W MldYale 218 1st Ave. Utah Call Was. 8444 GOITRE REMOVED their home at Draper. I served to Miss Leone Parks, Miss and the flowers were beautifnl. The Mr. and Mrs. William 0. Page had; Jesse Bills, Miss Helen Crane, Miss loss Is mourned by many friends an4 as their guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. 1 Mae Freeman, Miss Bernice Page, relatives. Also on Saturday servicU' Robert S. Sleater of Salt Lake. Miss Mary Jensen, Miss Edith Free- were held at the first ward over the Mr. and Mrs. Zach Butterfield en-/ man, Miss Jean Madsen and Miss remains of the infant son of Mr. and tertained at dinner during the week Ella and Lois Swenson. Mrs. Thomas Brown, whose death end, honoring Mr. and Mrs. Wallace The marriage of Ralph Hamilton, came as a shock to the family and D. Beckstead of South Jordan, Miss son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben S. Ham- friends. Harriett Wiberg, Mrs. Alice Page and ilton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben S. Miss Leice Freeman, :Mrs. George Hamilton, and Miss Cora Butterfield Mr. and Mrs. c. I. Goff entertained \,hetman of Payson. of Herriman, took place last Wednes- at dinner Sunday honoring their son, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lloyd had as day. Louis E. Goff, who recently returned their guest last Friday, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Page had as from the Swiss-German mission. The John Benson and Mr. and Mrs. Henry their guest Monday and Tuesday 1\rfiss out of town guests were Myrle Dewey Jensen of Upalco. Nora Bateman and Mrs. Lavern Eg- and Miss Halton of Salt Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Dee Hall and daugh- bert of West Jordan. Mrs. Geo. W. Goetz was the guest ter, Ardith, returned to their home. The Parent-Teachers association of honor at a luncheon given in Sait in Idaho Sunday after spending some gave a program at the school audi- Lake Wednesday of last week. Mrs. time visiting with relatives. torium where Mrs. Horne gave a lee- Jack Bennington was the hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wiberg enter- ture on art in the home on Wednes- and charmingly entertained eight tained at dinner Sunday in honor of day. guests. Mrs. George Whetman and children A very impressive funeral was Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Spencer and Mrs of Payson. held Friday over the remains of Mrs. George A. Cluff of Evanston were Miss Evelyn Nielsen entertained at · Nancy J. Nichols, wife of Thomas guests Saturday and Sunday at the a party last Monday at her home. I Nichols at the first ward meeting home of their sister, Mrs. Geo. A. Games were played and refreshments house. The church house was filled 1Wright. E& .. y = = I JANUARY CLEARANCE MEN'S SUITS and OVERCOATS 20% OUR REASONS MEN'S and LADIES SHOES Greatly Reduced All Men's SHIRTS Values up to $2.45 Now and then some patron tells us, "everyone in town delivers, but you", and this i. often true. Of course we could deliver groceries and meats too, but to do so we would have to mise our prices some or lower the quality of the foods we sell, in order to meet the delivery expense. Sale Price ...... $1.00 Full Size Part Wool BLANKETS Extra Special BE FAIR To do so would not be fair to the thousands of our customers who appreciate the good quality of our eatables and the conservative prices we are able to maintain when they come to our store, select their own, pay cash and take it home with them. Our plan is the modern, efficient and economical method. "Free" delivery is the old, inefficient and extravagant way. Just try "cash and carry" from our store once, then you will know why so many people in MidI vale and surrounding vicinity avoid the 'free' delivery stores 1.89 One Lot MEN'S DRESS HATS WOULD NOT 1\olrs. F'. Bowdick, Monte Vista, Colo. Says: "She will tell or write how she relieved her goitre and the misery five years ago with Sorbo! Quadruple, a colorless liniment, easy to ap,PlY and inexpensive. Get more information at Midvale . Drug Company or write Sorbol Com- 11 pany, Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Sold by I • $2.19 All Wool LUl\IBER JACKS $3.89 ITH TS LADIES PURE SILK HUMMING BIRD HOSE j ~~~~~~=~~~~~~= all druggists. = § Reduced MONEY TO lOAN C. C. CRAPO Friday, January 18, $1.39 ' LADIES PURE SILK BLUE CRANE HOSE 89e EXPRESS and GENERAL HAULING call Midvale %86-W, George Boskovich Midvale W Utah.. ATCH REPAIRING GOOD P.Q.OMPT AND DEP.I:NDABLE Service Your jeweler Jlbould eojoy tbe coatldence of tbe • commiiDity. M IDVALE SHOE REBUILDERS Here's What We Do when we REBUILD YOUR SHOES We use better material than came in them when new. We preserve the Style and Comfort that makes you like to wear them. And we save you good money besides. We Guarantee Our WORK MIDYALl: SHOE REBUILDER 21 Jlut O..ter St. Midvale IDV ALE FEED & SEED STORE ALL JUNDS OFMASH FEED EGGS Bring your p.reoloaa .-one problems to me. I caarantee t;o repair your watdl ••*'afae&o.ey or ask no pay. U yoa wan' aayjewelry from Salt Lake, I caa -.ve you money on it. See me. J. S. MORGAN The Best By Test Bought Here POTATOES FLOUB R OUR BAKERY GOODS DAVE NEVER BEEN EQUALLED The QUALITY IS THERE TASTE THE DIFFERENCE ESTAURANT & CAFE There is a DEFINITE SATISFACTION WIIJI:N Your FOODS satisfy the taste. Our E1Lperience assures you of Tasty FOODS at all TIMES. U. 8. OAFE SAMAS & THOMAS, Props. Midvale MIDVALE BAKERY 0or llain ~ Center St.. MIDVALE - - • Utah 0 AND E ELECTRIC SERVICE .Jack O'Connor Ed £Uaaon One LOT Of MEN'S DRESS SHIRTS ELEGI'RICIANS-- Complete Auto Service Wiring-AU Kinds-Right Phone .272 25 East Center Midvale, Utah We Dandle Gas-The Good Kind $1.19 DURING THIS SALE ALL PRICES ARE t FORCASHONLY P LUMBING IS A VERY PABTICULAB .JOB BAVE IT DONE RIGHT PLUMBING ANI;) ~TING Ia My Specialty Try My Service Once and Be Coavlnced That I Know WhereOF I SPEAK AUGUST GEHRING Phone Murray 819 Murray "We Dress The Best Dressed Men In Town" EST JORDAN MILLING COMPANY Economy & White LUy FLOUR A Home Institution Mannfacturera of the Flour That Made Mothet' Start Baking Try Our Whole Wheat Health Flour and ilnd health again! Ask Your Grocer For Our Economy or White LUy Flour CLOTHING COMP~ .. . "Always the Newest Styles" Midvale Main Street lJtah |