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Show Old Time Life Recreated : ry Salt Lake County, Utah ROCKY MOWSTAiy REVIEW Thursday , June 11, H)f,i Page 9 Backward In Time, Utah Pioneer Village Recreates World Of Over 100 Years Ago Off iO the post office to check maiL Her disappointment at no mail may have been quickly forgotten as she noticed the large black bannered poster on the walL Tears may have come Into her eyes as she read: $100,000 reward for the murderer of our late beloved President Abraham Lincoln. Her next stop may have been to deliver a broken harness to the harness and saddle shop. A short stretch of road Is all that separates modern day Utah from the Utah of 1864. This road Is located at 2998 Connor Street and- - leads Into the world of the past at Utah Pioneer Village. A few short steps and one Is almost Instantly transplanted Into a country town of 50 to 100 years ago. Creating this startling sensation of moving backward In time is a collection of some 35 buildings plus thousands of mementos which capture and preserve the spirit of the old West. Each of the restored While there she may have picked up a bottle of colic medicine or some lice killer for the stock. in the village was originally built and used by pioneers who came to the valley starting In July of buildings After passing by the cobbler shop, she may have paused nervously before entering the dentists office to make an appointment. The policeman surely must have tipped his hat as she passed by. Her attention may have been distracted momentarily by a new contraption on display at the firehouse. An Infant lungmotor to aid breathwhat will they ing, hum-think of next, the early American woman may have thought. 1847. Wv A visitor cant held compare town to the the century-ol- d modern Salt Lake of today. In most ways, the change Is drastic, Carriages and wooden wagons contrast with the shiny twentieth century autos in the parking lot, the sawed-lo- g cabins lighted by gas lamps seen foreign to the split level florescent home of today, ana the old country store bears no resemblence to a 1964 "super market. Placing fines self In the shoes of a village citizen, a visitor can retrace the steps an oldtlmer tnight have taken during an average pioneer day. Getting up early the man of the house probably would get his shaving water from the wooden sink with attached water pump That Is, If he didnt m - Journey Into town to the localbarbarshopwhere aquar-te- t would sing as they snipped The lady of the log cabin would be busy getting breakfast on the stove Shed probably be thinking about the candles she had Tt to make, the butter she must Livid churn and the tin bath tub hanging on the outside of the house which she must clean After tfie man of the house left for the office . In the fields, blacksmith shop or wherever, the little lady might finish her chores and start her shopping tour. After a fast tjlp Into the drug store for some heart tonic, syrup of figs and diabetes remedy, she might have hurried on to the country general store The blackboard outside might have been advertising beans for two cents a pound but her feminine mind probably was on a new line of dress hoops on sale Inside After supper, she and her family may have ended the day with a prayer at the stone meeting house, dedicated by In 1865. Brigham Young V wood-burni- HORSE TRAINING AREA Orginally the site of Pioneer Village was a pasture and show ring for horses. The main museum building was the stable and the Round House was the winter training ring. During this time, Mr and Mrs Horace A. Sorensen, founders of Pioneer Village, acquired a large collection of old coaches and wagons Being on Pioneer In the furniture business, Mr. Sorensen also obtained many pieces of beautiful antique furniture and household equip- from Village several sources. It received the Award of Merit for American Association of State and Local Histories, Washington, ment D C. In 1954 and 1956 OPENED 1948 When the second WorldWar halted the horse shows, the Round House was converted into a small museum for the National Society Sons of Utah Pioneers and opened October 24, 1948. The number of exhibits have contlnued.to grow Open from April 1 to October 31, the weekly hours are 9 A.M. to 4 P.M., gates closing at 5 P. M. Sunday hours are 2 to 5 P M., gates closing at 6 P.M. Adults admission price is ever since. Mr. Sorensen found his unique country store In Kamas, Utah. It had been boarded up with all of its contents Intact for 20 years. It has been restored In Pioneer Village Just as It was found ... minus the 75 cents, 25 cents for children six to 13, and children under five years of age are admitted free. A walk Into the past makes the visitor wonder If maybe 100 years from now people will view our 1964 television sets, radios, cars and homes and think, My, how primitive! cobwebs. In 1956, the Sorensens handed over the entire collection and property to the National Society Sons ofUtahPloneers. TOWN JUMPS This vfHage of the past Is not Just a museum, but bustles dally with activity Each day the team of eight-yeold oxen, named Ben and Lars, take hundreds of adults and children for a covered wagon ride At rides end. the oxen kneel down and pray for the riders These are the only known praying oxen In the world. Featured also are a pair of spirited buffalo and a old midget heifer. Pioneer Day, July 4, ahuge parade of wagons, buggies, handcarts and old coaches move through the town. Friendly Indians also visit during the. year to perform dances and demonstrate their , V ' . S 1 , 1 f buildings of a past era. An 1893 structure, the Crabtree Drug Store operated In Cairo, Illinois. It was owned by the first Pioneer Village town squar Is complete street lntps. greenery and The streets on each side of the square are lined with original TOWN SQUARE with monuments, registered druggist In Illinois. w ar two-ye- ar crafts. Besides Its many buildings and mementos, the village has a famous weapon collection, featured In Life Magazine In 1959 The display traces weaponry from Davids slingshot to world war armory. Included Is a eight-folong duck hunting rifle and a 1825 elephant gun which used a half pound of black power per shot. Awards have been bestowed ot six-fo- ot use our modern VAULT STORAGE PLAN FojDfy Cleaning Costs Only, "Plus Insurance ICiS Town & This Pioneer Village display traces the history of weaponry WEAPON from Davids slingshot to modern day rifles. It Includes African spears and poison darts, Revolution and Civil War weapons, and a complete line of Old West pistols. It was featured In Life Magazine In 1959. CHOSE YOUR carrier is GaryR. Hunt who delivers 145 papers to the readers between 23rd East, 27th East, 4220 South, Lincoln Our - This unique country store, with complete llnrfof merchandise READY FOR BUSINESS Intact, was discovered by Pioneer Village founder, Horace A. Sorensen, in Kamas, Utah It had been boarded up for 20 years. Lane on the north, -- old sonofMr Gary, 311(1 MrsLamont-Hunt, 14-y- C - 2242 Panorama Way, has been a Review carrier boy for almost four years. An Olympus Junior High ninth grader, Garys favorite education and typing Active In sports, he played shortstop and catcher for both the Holladay 1st Ward soft-ba- ll squad and the Holladay school subjects are physical Semi Annual i Cougars baseball team last year. He and his family go fishing each year at Yellowstone Park. His largest eaten was an cutthroat trout The news boy Is ,also an explorer scout with Holladay Explorer Post 50 H won ch 4m 10 to 50 off his boy scout eagle and Delivery Union Country Cleaners 165 6200 Highland Drive Phone CR7-21- -- Carrier Boy Of The Week Pick-u- p Phone 61 Tailors East 2nd South 238-87- 89 , while a member of Holladays 50 Gary 1st Ward Troop plans to attend the Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge, Pa., July 7 to July 28 With all his activities, this busy youngster still gives plenty of thought to his future He hopes to attend the University of Utah and study forestry and wild life mana- gement, first steps In ing a forest ranger. becom- award lual On All Leather Shoes BATTERIES I Orthopedic and Regular $5.95 $8.95 4-v- 12-vo- lt Generators, Sterttrs Featuring Western Battery Pied piper Between Slate it Main, 13th South Shoes Good-for-no- PWW) corner goes to work with GARY HUNT reuf fotf u I . thing HU7-- m Having Problems .... ? 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