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Show EDITION (VEBSARY ancing 'C backward along trail of local HISTORY b i &uniflbbocatt SECTION 3 PAGE SEVEN VVVyVyVVyVVWV,WWWVaVWyVV American war. Soldiers, white and colored, came from Fort Duchesne and camped on the vacant ground. I have in my possession a little glass s,x) Seaboldt, supei mtendent, A A Mj-- 1 ship representing the Battleship holland, agent: wholesale and retail 'J' Maine. When it was sunk America merchandise, dry goods, hats, cap,,''i 30 Years Ago entered war with Spain. My sister boots, shoes, notions, etc, grot ones! later married one of the volunteers. teas, cotfee, siup, inok.sses and v,n- - $ tv,p huis In the early 90s a log , mines at Sunnyside, egar, spices, flour, corn meal, dned '' house served for school, church, dan- -I fruits, canned goods, confectioneiy, $ ces and public activities. Our town uniy r as a cen- - tobacco and cigais, hardware, queens- - '' vbCn a reputation hall was built in the peuod of the as ware and woodenwaie, patent medi-''- s sleeves, and bustles, Pv ofmaterial the state. cines, agents foi and cany the cele-'- y and the time of horses and buggies. I coaHorthe brated Schutler Wagon (Januaiy lk It was in the early 90s when the 's' 1891). purchased ever so many government Block: to Elect Big and wagons to haul horses large M.PJfett of Salt Lake City has The lecent killing of Sitting Bull m s' Uintah Basin. the from freight a collision with the Indian police and '! Lee was appointed to supervise United St ites hoops near Standing'' the hiring of men and to handle the Rock agency iemoes one of the m t freight. Each outfit consisted of six octne opi orients of unite iule in t ,e J beautiful big horses and two extra i', Sioux nation Tatanka Votanke ,, ' large wagons. They were called The he wus known arvii g ),is tellows. h u Big Sixes. to Be been moie wntten oi and lied about!'' The first real excitement I remem-- '' Stake Tabernacle Winning out oei than ary othei saage miicc King her was when the posse arrived with ice ' aof,tnrs each ut whom was Phil, p (Januaiy 22 1891 the bodies of Joe Walker and one or Miles t. comP!;! lence. two other members of the Robbers expel The annual meeting of the Puce Roost gang. If my memory is cor'.JTyoung .heSalt Lakelor City the Water company was held at the plans rect, my unde, Pete Anderson was a ;p,v,ded The yealy member of the posse and my father Saints church building school house Saturday. as the Carbon report showed a satisfactory state of was constable. The pien were killed known ,!:1Ch The following officers were 24, 1911) 'affairs while hiding in Book Cliffs, after (August bernacle stf a elected for the ensuing year: Presi Members of fire department in 1916 shown with first engine purchased to replace a handcart. Left raiding the George Whitmore ranch L. M. Olson; vice president, C. near Sunnyside. Billy McGuire, foreto dent, e Feet: Nick of who is still a member right: the force; Alex Jones, Walter Christensen, Leland Bernard!, Going Up H. C. H. Valenman, was taken captive, while he reser-f- r Taylor; treasurer, Wade, Elmie Bemardi and Arthur Brown. Jgdam at the toMammoth A. Ballinger, Henry v tried to protect the stables, and it directors, tine; feet sixty-fiv- e be rsed seems to me he had been beaten with A. A. Mulholland C. H. and snow comes this fall There Mathis, his own gun and left by the roadside 28, Empey. at (February 1891). men work, 70W 45 teams and overnight with Mr. and Mrs. Don to o die, while the outlaws made their 7 uhen completed, the dam will As the Johnstun and family, who lived in a Bud Whitmore went in is reservoir 10,000 nearly completJL enough water to irrigate on the corner where house the and the robbers and, of log we Billy ed pursuit hope our people will not foracres (August 31, 1911). B more get that it can be made much stronger Royal Frandsen home now stands. finding McGuire, he returned to the ranch with him. and mr" beautiful by planting forest Being a little tot, I got the idea that Carbon County: H?h In my late fathers eventful years adl trees and shade around were several its who the Johnstun boys, coeducation of the Carbon Aboard served in several outstanding ofhe A nice shady grove just this in number, composed the Johnson in the of- -, and helped to improve our city fices, 'side acre an or two I which of heard would my parents containing Army Sunty 'superintendent Mar- of Price. He was the first plumber W malfP a vprv nina mmm n ct nnrl Cun speak. and established fixtures for nso Saturday and perfected orgaThe most obnoxious things to us here, R. Marcusen, water in the Frank Olsen, non by electing Carl children were the prickly pear beds running and Domane homes, which irwdent; Samuel Naylor, Sunnyside, James, which were everywhere. were among the first to have these president, E C McWhinney, E N In September, 1890, a brother was modern conveniences. The first auSeamount, Price, clerk; Pnce , born, and on May 13, 1891 he died tomobile I ever saw was in 1900 com,, , wmer It will not be necessary, Urn .1 or count, during the terrible epidemic of diph- ing over the Nine Mile road. boy hankHt "c? 01 theria. geuneral from leceiving a hignl8lotf Many families were left be kept I was married in June, 1903, to one 13 pounds purchasers of lack that trying time. The of those Johnstun boys I thought was childless the Jash because during school education granulated sugar, $1.00; 13 An election late Jack Booth proved a helpful a member of Johnsons army. funds, or the facilities 16 bars soap bacon, $100; pounds friend as he nursed the sick. for November Mrs. Blanche Johnstun, determined upon w hether a county $1 00; 16 yards I. L. Sheeting, $1 00 to determine Price could not then boast of a Price, Utah. 100 pounds roller mill flour, $2.35 as it does today, but we were band high school should be established, and coal oil, per gallon, $ .30; tea per where. (October 12, 1911). if ANNIVERSARY LETTER just as enthusiastic while following pound, $ .35. Emery County Mera dear little old man we our leader, cantile company, Price, Utah. (March ers. Sometimes the Indians would all called Daddy Cox. He played the Woman By Ernest S. Horsley Suffrage Fast: A woman 19, 1891). section house is become A. E. Gibson of 1887 came in the usual after liquor, and drum, the sole consistency of the The year suffrage fast will begin in New York unruly now, and the ware- - Agent William Burgess, whose and led the marching during manner of years. In the early part band, the 15th of August and will last one fhe Telegraph comes out this week was about 200 feet east of vhe dy were dose neighbors and dear celebrations. He also led the church of week, and during that time several January, however, two parties inir. the form of a seven column folio Across the track to the south frjends, would have to be notified, choir. He played the violin, Henry dulged in a absdepot.. thousand New Yoik women will quarrel in a little resabout the same size it originally was there was a large frame building M0ther baked hundreds of loaves of the piccolo and the or- taurant down by the campground played Empey tain from everything except the necas a quarto and is now all printed at which was built for a general mer- bread for the Indians, so we had first gan and Herman Horsley played the which resulted in one being shot and essities of life and will give the home. We have a fine power press, chandise store, but as this venture was of learning their flute for our dances. killed and the younger one escaping to the cause of money thus saved and concluded to do all of our press not a success, the building was con- - cjass opportunities ebaracteristics was into the darkness. He gave himself votes for women Another memory (October 5, work, instead of having one side outstanding verted into a hotel; just west of this! Qn our g in 1898 when the United States called up two days later. ready prints. (June 19, 1891). hotel was a smaller building, also1 (Continued on Page Eight) for volunteers to fight in the Spanish used as a boarding house, and east of Democrats Elect W. F Olson May- W. M. Wyman, head farmer at the these, south of the warehouse was a r In the election Tuesday the Umtah Indiaa Agency came into general merchandise store, known- as1 Democrats elected thiee out of their town the fore part of the week ac- - the Gilson Asphaltum company. At W. F. Olson was elected may- eight .companied by thirty or forty Indian that particular time, this was the over A. W Horsley; L. A. Lauber s after government freight store that did the big business, due1 sta to the fact that it was operated by at hds his received been Tbere wwonnnn H' 200,- m few about tl0n the Past days the Gilson Asphaltum company which 7 'nr four v' d and perated the giisomte Undso,htoeAin-wneE W1n be kept busy and the jncjians C)es on the strip, a piece of land mines over Albert Biynei for treasurer; for the next days transporting near fort Duchesne, which had been sixty Carlos Gunderson, Thomas Fouts, J (October 2, 1891) Loofbourovv. J M Whitmoie for o councilman over Levi N Charcoal company mined and shipped. As this company Cut Blue The Harmon, John A Ciockett, George A. has been organized with a captial of bad a back haul (hauling giisomte 1891-EflSTE- RIi V.xon, and Jame. E Ferris. (NovAll paid up, the company is from the strip to the railroad at $8,000 ember 9. 1922) composed of and backed by several of price) it could afford to haul govern- the business men of this town. The ment supplies out to the Basin for less headquarters of the company is Price, money than the other stores, or pn- 1901-TH- E and the works are situated about four ate individuals, and therefore got 'the at known is at what west of hem The other stores contract. as the Charcoal Kilns, on the D. & R. that time were the Emery County OF H. Smith is president and Mercantile company and the Price G. R. R nii Gl6n Spnng C. H Valentine secretary, Trading company. (December 7. 1911). In addition to general merchandisA team can hardly get over the sol ing business, the Emery County MerN'ew SUN-ADVOCPassen-- 1 Passengei Station1941-THdier canyon road, as it is a glare of cantile did a banking business. The "Vu ar Tram Mn'TV Atlantic Coau V ice- dangerous in upsetting and kill- - old store still stands, and, although LTte,d jf the D' & Ins teams and smashing the wagons somewhat dilapidated, is useful as a I W v 10 s,01aV. Pieces. (December 11. 1891) storage warehouse, and some years tes new 1, s'L"tSl passenger sta- ago was used by Lieb Miller as a Last Saturday during our leisure welding shop. ht PUbthC Monday- Tbe l!n hours we took a trip down to Mr. construct, S E!ghth Bryners where Jones Brothers were street within GEORGE E. NELMS one block the busi- with their Lightning 50 Years Ago tess district hay bailing P? buddmg 18 Press. They ran through 12 bales in the th,lr d In the year 1891 I worked at inest in ... Was state, following n, Illinois, a small station twelve Cly Ogden and Provo in miles south of Rock Island as a teleMember 21, 19H). (This depot is same we have today). graph operator for the C. B. & Q. R. R. (Burlington) until on October 10 en Eule Store advertised of thjt year I received the following thP'f6 if telegram from the Chief Dispatcher. Mens shmtig29cn n911:;lamP il was impossible to smother the Working Beardstown, 111., Oct. 10, 1891. Mens oos 111. flames until the oil was mostly con- w J2 on Barstow, Nelms, George overshoes sumed, which gave the fire so much H98 child, Go to Rock Island on No. 1 today 58c. miS,StS, sb0!slthe start that it was thought neces- - and relieve day operator tomorrow A. boys snoes, $1 is 25; blankets, sary to give up the fight, but by tossGet around early as permanent. M., ing on comforters, laprobes, overcoats he leaves on No. 2. Pass to you on and a collection of summer pants the No. 1. Streets running fire was extinguished, while the north and",nntvT Signed W. S. Glover. were numbered, be- te Best vil through force of habit, was still 8 6 present 7th east as 1st for street lighting pursubArc to is lights the skeet r time now yelling, arbon avenue was 100 eighth scribe. (December 18, 1891). poses were mounted on towers West was and ninthintersections street east The feet high at and L , streets were lettered Main were found to be impractical and late street J FIFTY YEARS AGO sreet; second north was) & strppjas that year were dismantled and placed E cnd fourth south then was, on poles. Also the street car system street Noah Potter, Sr Price. Streets between these were between Rock Island and fifof a I was operating boy umbered or Fifty years ago lettered in order). Moline by mule power was converted teen and lived in Cleveland, Emery The first electric street to electricity. county, Utah. 50 Years the Mississippi river cross to cars I worked to put the water on the were inaugurated a draw over bridge father 1887. in My Cleveland Flats was I among the first and Utah Telegraph, first settled on Welch's Flat, north of that year to ride on one of these pnce1F.mEaSty.rn PRICE, UTAH to passengers failed ditch carry Cleveland. The County, Utah, 1891). Island Rock between water, so we had to move two miles cars, operating S ote: For over six months west of Cleveland and build our home and Davenport, Iowa. tbisrm1" in Rock Island four years MEMBER abUt 14 inches by over for the second time. It was on I livedwhich time that city made 20 tches our first during 4 pages an ried rm issue, car- - that desert that we raised great advancement. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION crop in the year of 1901. (thea SDrMril fS' K' Ki"g manaini I came to Price, Utah, on April 11, ditchand canals a full sized I worked building paper). 1903. es so we could irrigate our crops, uni(lue were the adver- - also hauled poles and lumber from comwater. (Editors Note: Mr. Nelms has SMrTHTvrKemember these: black- - the nearby canyon to build the years through a scrapbook piled It was tough going in those days, ers Ranchmen, freight-ul- e ind th 6 pictures, newspaper clipgeneral public; horse and plenty of work and no pay. Our re showing by eu and letters, his prosometelegrams of pings, eing 3 sPecialty. Wilmer ward for labor was a little UrgesR the years. Some of his to gress through ProprietorJ- B. MILBURN thing to eat, and we were happy items are of Price, making souvenir The Gntarrof (he Oasis Saloon. get that. a wholly interesting book of NOAH POTTER, ASPHALTUM COM- PAYp Utah. Price, Baxter, piesident, Eert i When Fire Department Was Young I' one-roo- m Leg-o-mutt- on r '' Ar-V,th- ur ' ) . raiter-Da- y e Sixty-Fiv- ' ' it get-awa- mar-rmm- y. tv 01 ce gl ... of as 18 so, t fam-hou- se 1911) or The History of a Szi000 W , UTAH TELEGRAPH FIRST NATIONAL BANK J01'-mile- PRICE 1 E - ATE - - Fifty years ago a Newspaper was established 1... 0l V Bar-sto- w, Forty years ago a Bank established . Today this same Newspaper and same Bank are still for Community Interests. a. This the history of every Successful Community. Wishes to The . - Ago fr - Sun-Advoca- From The First National Bank |
