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Show . ( ( . , f T 4 , -T page tiiirti: ... CD FlOYO Historical txcrninisccnccs From Our Old Files For a has been the prac- tice of the newspapers in giving Provo history to go back to the time when Provo was first This year The Post will endeaver to settled. strike a medium and to relate a few points of in- terest in 1880 and. 1881. In going back through' the. files of this paper, which was at that time The Territorial Enquirer, we find some very in- teresting history.- - At that time Provo had a popu- lation of 4500 people and was considered the Garden City of the west. ; Provo peoThe most interesting affair to ple and the state at that time was tu erection of Honorable George Q. Cannon, delegate from Utah to Congress and the contest made by hia opponent, Allen G. Campbell. - Cannon was clected in tho - fall .of 1880 with a Vote of 18,000 against 1300 for but Gev. Eli H. Murray refused to "Jhunpbell, give Apostle Cannon hia certificate of election, although he had already served t woterms in the . lower house of Congress. lie gave the certificate of election to Campbcll and papers all over the United States created a big stir aboutit. The Territorial Enquirer published many articles showing the attitude of the press against, Gov. Murray, and when Campbell attempted to ob- tain his seat In Congress, he was ousted. In the . next election John. T. Caine was sent to Congress, , Among the leading merchants of Provo at titis time Ik C, Kirkwood, L. George Taylor, W. n. Grey, Ik S. Ilines, loD. Thueson. P. and stores The were Fuller, cated then very much as the same as the present number-of-years.- it te , - 4f i -- ere.-S.-S.Jenes, ' business district." ' - About this time the Brigham Young nniver-- sity was forging to the front, as the. Brigham Young academy and on December 16, 1882 Editor John CL Graham wrote the following ' ' article : The attendance atvthe Brfgnun Young t academy has reached the unprecedented number ef 377, the maximum limit of accommodation that this great educational institution can possibly afford.We are informed that on Wednes-- ' daythe executive committee of the academy visited the institution for the . purpose of . as- certaining whether the capacity of the buildings - " I i with a surface of about 223 square miles. Iris well stocked with trout, mullet and chub, which find a ready market in Salt Lake City, The lake is emptied by the Jordan river which flows into the Great Salt Lakt. Elections are held annually on the first Mon- - .day in. August,.-;- ; Sessions of the county court begin on the 1st Monday in March, June, September and Decem. ber. 7 The government of the county is vested in the county court, composed of the probate judge, who is presiding officer, and three selectmen, who hold office for three years, one being chosen every year. -- The judiciary power, is vested in the probate court, presided over by the probate judge, who is elected biennially. The court is always open. The county clerk is ficio clerk of. the ' probate- - court and ia elected Constable, Augustus Bingham. ' Payson Precinct Justice of the Peace, II. W, Barnett. Constable, John C. Harder. of the present term. Benjamin Precinct Justice of the reace, L K. Stewart. , It is a matter of great regret to all persons finter(jtcsA'that?the7 committee have been com- Constable, Thos. Herbert. ' there but ceiv this ct o conclusion, at arrive polled, Spring he that to alternative. S. hoped Justice of the Peace, Openshaw. tainly is no Itjs the trustees of the academy, realizing the present Coustable, Win. Parks.. be- Santaquin Precinct inadequacy of the buildings to th$ demands will at take made it, the of steps Justice upon Peace, Thos. B. neelis. ing constantly ' still the to premises an early period enlarge Constable, Lehi Larsen. so accommodation more and thus afford the Goshen Precinct for by hundreds of Justice of the Peace, E. Edwards. widely and earnestly-soug7 young persons who are at present excluded from Constable, Win. n. Pace. inthis offered facilities at and Precinct the advantages Fairfield . . stitution in the matter of education. Justice of the Peace, n. Snyder. Constable James Finn, During 1881 a driving association was or"with-JohW. iff Brown, Utah Cedar Front Precinct county ganized D. O. W. A. of the Peace, Jas. II. Clines. Justice Smoot, president; treasnrer. B.' . Bachman, Roberts,1 secretary, and Constable, Joa. W. Johnson. ' The association held races at the county fair, :Lehi Preelnct Utah County Officers which was then being, held every fall. lt was Justice of the Peace, S. Ik Thurman. judge,: Warren N. Dusenberry. . alaointhis yearthat the Jordan dam was Constable, Thos. Fowler. ' Me- - . T. J. Selectmen, Myron Tanner, Precinct Fork American atructed in the Jordan river. JProvo, ,, r tj CuUougb 'Alpine and Jonathon S. FageTay- - . Justice of the Peace, John Hindley. A general directory published in the paper on son. - Constable, Edward Robinson, Jr. Utah county, gave the following interesting' i Clerk Wilson IL Dusenberry. f .T .w1 .data: 1 , . Precinct , Alpine t w ' A88e88or Daniel Starkr Justice of the Peace, Ik T. Booth. GENERAL DIRECTORY Collector, John W. Turner. Utah County Constable, Henry Moyle. Daniels. E. James - The Treasurer, in Pleasant Grove Precinct was 1852, , 7 although organized county M. Brown. George to several Bullock. Attorney, Alexander of that the Justice been settled had it Peace, years previous .7 date. It- - is bounded on the north by Salt Lake , Sheriff, John W. Turner. Constable, James O. Bullock. Recorder, James' E. Daniels. Thistle Valley Precinct county, on the east by Wasatch county , on the ,nrw ' of the Peace, Geo. A. nicka. south Jy San pet $ and Juab counties, and on the - Surveyor, Daniel Stark Justice 7 ' Coroner, Albert Jones. Constabre Henry E. Gardner. . west by Juab and Tooele counties. Superintendent of District Schools, Milton IL The county has an area of over 2000 square Provo is the county seat of Utah county and . Hardy. has a population of 4500." It was incorporated ty miles, much of which is excellent farming and Board-- of Examiners, Milton H. nardy, J. E. meadow land while the Jmountaipous Sections the act of the legislature, approved April, 171. ' 7" Booth' And Wilson H. Dusenberry.1 timber. Utah afford an abundance of first-clas- s Municipal elections are held biennially on tie. - County Road Commissioner, Daniel Stark. J . , of in its yields second Monday in February in each year. barleys county leads the territory coni, beans, sugar cane, hay, apples, pears, plums, Proo is pleasantly situated on the Proto Precinct Officer is The fruits. eastern and shrub river x at. the base of the Wasatch mountains, portion apricots Provo Precinct . ; well watered by copious stre&ms from the Wawhich at this point rear to a tremendous hei'ht. Justices of the Peace, J. E. Booth and William which are conducted by canals satch mountains, It is by visitors frequently styled The Garden II. Brown. and irrigating ditches over many thousands of i City of Utah, the streets being well shaded with Constables, Wm. Strong and J. ll. dinger. acres. The projerty valuation of the county is innumerable trees which render the appearance of Springville Precinct millions of dollars. The about two and one-hathe city pastoral, shady and extremely pleasant. Justice of the Peace, Abram Noe. 'And cities Gxio . characteristic of .Provois the number of towns, numbering" sixteen, tre ranged Constable" Uiillip 11 Boy er " ft4"M larSe and elegant dwellings of wluch it can boast. along the northern, eastern and southern and Spanish Fork Precinct eastern shores of Utah lake with remarkable Contnued on page 16 Justice of the Pease, John Mcore. regularity. Utah lake is a body of fresh water, would justify the receiving of any more pupils, and it was decided that no more students' could possibly be admitted during the remaining half ? . v - Lake-Precin- , io ht ex-o- ' fi n vice-preside- oon--Prob- .l S -- . 1 - -- , , lf - - . un ili mt nil iku iii y pw fti fin m asMutj' :c ywmwiw John Hr McEwan Jesse Knight Are You Interested in Your Shirt and Collars? If So, Send Them to the M(0(D) AND OTHER 7 7 COALS . ( We spedalize in giving the housewife a rest J. by doing the family wash PROVO ' - TOE mt3 LAtlMY SATt'lTARY PLACE y S5KKE 5 Wakes You Forget Your Stomach! WHAT? That Good Steak at . . We also have a full line of Fancy and Staple Groceries 7 as well as Lump, Domestic Lump, Nut and Slac':. Kindling Wood i; Fresh and Salt Meats INDEPENDENT COAL COUP CENTRAL MARKET 212 11 cst Ccnh Phone ft 20 v-- err. - ... J - -- V - - Opposite Knight Woolen Mills Provo, U; Phone 459 U . I- J n . ' f |