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Show The Sun-Chronicl- Huge Carnval Planned CLAUDE STUART RETIRES AFTER 44 YEARS WITH November Roy, Utah, e, P.0. lenged by a big bull. Cart were a relatively new thing to the animal so this old bull didn't know the Ford was toughest The bull put his head down and charged, ills horns stuck in the radiator and Arrangements are complete and while the bull was atunned, Mr. are ready to start serving booths Stuart drove away. customers, tonight, it 7 p m at the Another experience Mr Stuart Lakeview School gigantic carnival had with the Model T Ford was the There will be a variety of concestime the car hit an icy spot in the road and slid over the side of the sions, including games, hayride, embankment Mr Stuart jumped out cakewalk, movies, flying saucers, fish pond and many others of the car and let it go He walked darts, down the hill and was surprised to Hot dogs, soda water and homemade find that the car would still run, candy will be on sale so he drove it out and back onto the Highlight of the evening will be road presenting an electric fry Pn to A contest beThe worst winter of all. it seems some luckv person students has been tween going on to him, was the one of 1924 when it week to see who could sell was so cold and there was so much this past snow The wind would blow drifts the most tickets over the road in some places as high Proceeds of the event w ill be used as 10 feet. It froze so hard that year to finance the many projects the that they could drive right over the ITA plan to undertake this year drifts with the car That was the This is the first carnival the organ year the post office hired the Cav- uation has endeavored to underalry horses from the National Guard take to carry the mail north of the Ogden Carnival chairman is Mrs Chester River lieecraft, with all the PTA officers, One particular day the horses room representatives and teachers couldn't make it because of the assisting drifts It was quite a sight to see the carrier bringing back several than the postmaster They had to horses tied one behind the other git a special act of Congress to be with their tails able to pay him One other humouous incident that When he started woiking at the stands out very plain in Mr Stuarts post office there were 18 clerks, and mind, happened right after they 17 carriers Now there are about started parcel post Some one sent a 75 elcrks and 84 carriers box of snails in the mail Somehow Mr Stuart has really enjoyed a hole got in the box and the next working at the post office all these morning the walls of the post office years and has enjoyed working with were covered with snails Each clerk the many fine men that work with in the office took time to get the him Now he is looking forward to things back in their box, but it was relaxing, traveling to vuit with his w c ks lx fore they quite show ing up sons and daughters who live away, Tn the mail sacks and from behind) entering contests which is a hobby sorting racks and he would even like to go pros When World War 11 started the puling a little Post Office was short of help and He will retire on Friday, Nov 18 those working there were asked to (n Saturday he and his wife are work as many hours as they could1 leaving for Yuma, Arizona, where take Many, many times the men they will visit with their daughter, would put in as high as 20 hours a then on their way home, they in dav during the the Christmas rush tend to collect a four day vacation One year Mr Stuart worked so in Las e gas which Mr Stuart won m. ny hours tha' he earned more ,n a Hotpuint contest recently A Real Safari In Africa When Claude E Stuart of Uintah, Office on Jan 29 1911, he probably had no idea that he would still be working there 44 years later He probably had no idea that a Job with a starting income of $600 he would support a family of 12 children, his wife and himself Little thought was gien then to the 44 years and 10 months in which he would travel almost 200,000 miles baik and forth just to work. Mr Stuart did know however, that he liked living in Uintah and he did like the job, so traveling back and forth would be a challenge In those days there were no roads and even the trails were a challenge to the horse and buggy In the summer there was sand to badle and in the winter it would be mud and snow So many times Mr Stuart walked into Ogden to go to work In 1917 he got his first car, a new Model T Ford This made the trip to work usually look over an an hour, a little nicer, there was plenty of excitement driving a car to work, too He recalls that right after he got his new car, he was coming along the old dirt road when he was chal yw mat.- wVv . r - - v, COMMUNITY PORTRAITS father plowed At that time the land was rough unlevel and covered with biscuit root rabbit brush and cactus so thick that one touid hardly slep In the sptmg of 1885 Oley C came up to Wrd Point (which was then tailed the Ridge) and plowed up a i.i.re put r of land and plant in it ,nto whint In the fall lie Itat vested the wheat only to find That was the only time i. snmttv le i'fi had wheat Ills fa rar.ie home in November of 8. but Horn then on he helped i i.t m the land in Hooper and on in '.i i, ridge 1 buildings made only of willow and grass Across the river is a game preserve and this afternoon it is teeming with rhino, zebra, and impala Flarly this evening, our white hunter took u out to site in our gun He drove in a land rover three or eour mile from camp through the savannah forest and scrub and in doing so passed through big banda of baboons, monkeys and impala. Tomorrow, we hunt elephant Sehulz says we should start on them first because when the shooting begins they leave the country lie 14K0 advises us that if we don't litid a Irish spoor by 8 00 a m we will have to give up for the day Lb phaiits are great engineers for they espeeiallv the females always pick out the best trails for tli 11 voung An elephant travels many miles a day and if we don't locate a good spoor early it might be all day beforewe even catch up with them Muntz also savs that a frontal Hiot is one- in a million and you The inn hi in n the ivory tusks tnot shot is the center of the front b g juM where the ear falls on the boiiv .me! ha'f "jv in the lower body-huAiiotlu good shot is in the Editor' Note Ally. Krnetell N. Mabey and Harold Calder returned from a big gme hunt in Africa, alter which they traveled on around the world. During the next several week we will follow some of their adventure, as taken from the diary of Mr. Mabey, and from hla picture. At Lakeview started working at the Ogden Post Vol. 2 No. 28 17, 1955 September 7, 1955 After flying about 14 000 miles it seemed good to bounce around on a rough road Yes'i rdav we had covered some 115 miles between Fort Jameson and Lundai Today we had another 95 miles to negotiate be tween l.undazi .md our hunting eamp The roads a,,il trails were not the best but we jrrivetl in tamp glxiut 2pm experience i u trouble e xeep-ling for the lug' coming off one wheel of the truck W ithin a mile or two ol our start mg point this morning we parsed the tsetse fly eiotrol station t he road passed up tin middle- of a great swath from whuh all trees and brush had been cut for possibly loo yards on rath Mde V Mr. Hill am Jaqurs Couple Plan 58th Wedding Anniversary By THOR MOORE A Thanksgiving Day will be an eventful one in the lives of Mr and Mrs W tlliam Jaques from East Lay-to(or the mam mountain road) Thev will observe ding anniversary 79th hirthdav their 5flth wed also Mr Jaques' Mr Jaques was born m Layton a son of Mr and Mrs Frank Jaques He has been a farmer all his life and a hard worker One of Mr Jagues favorite hobbies is hunting and fishing and many trips liave been taken with his family He is also a great lover of baseball and many a game has been plaved on the old sand ridge which is now the I low . nd nil on ahull ir think that is one shot would be entrance to Hill Field ash.uned to trv Mrs was the former F'.m - The rutting ha be n accomplish order to co-- ol ho to tse fly much like a fire break is erected to control forest f res in the yt,! This fly hunts by glit on the game-trail nd then onlv in the shade -they can't stand uen country and light Because t he act as carriers' in the transmission ol blood para ites that cause f dal maladies, tse-Kc flies rank among the most dan-ge rous of noxious .loe-ctThey in extensive distorts known as fly belts where they attack warm blooded animals and also man e 1 e 1 v 1 1 s fi-- The fly which rarru-- sleeping sekness dims ni ' lav eggs, but) lungs forth the voung about three' at a time According to those- who ,re supposed to know only about one- - out of every 250 000 bites are fa'al with sleeping sickness In our jinnies toelav We "got a good staid on tin first few thousand attacks the fly Our cjmp was built by the Mr. eans i lose to tbe banks of the I u jngwa River in Northern Rhode m.i The site was selected so as to be close to game and because of ph snot environment The huts are1 c nstrur'eel with poles and mud There w,lh grass th.itche d tools father in ( linton later West Point) ate fairlv strong doois to eaetl ran where there were onlv a few people due South African term mean ving at that time ing a round hut or dwelling place Their first home was built by arid there is wire mesh at the win llcnrv Imbe rt s father who was a dows sinne mason Mosquito nets are part of Ho cqu pment provided which includes They moved from Hooper to West lieds and furniture whuh was Point in 1905 For two years he camp The (lexer is but adequate rough seiveel as 1st councilor in the MIA mud which is sprinkled with water He next served as home piesideney each day and brushed wih a grass missionary with David J Paice At broom Harold Cable r im hunting Jut tune there were only 12 wards and each havi our o.vn huts p'd whole Davis of ip the County There were two wards in Layton and two There is a dining iimmi, bathroom,, toilet and mini iiixili.uv in Houi'tiful The other town had kitchen, The s would visit one ward r.idi a el He rent ward ever., other Sun-das - . i I 1 ' September 8th He left camp soon after day break took twelve bovs with us in the (uniting par'y - rode in the land ove about a mile and then walked up the river some 7 miles The tiound was fairly even, no climb--n- g but dusty in places and black wi'h .oh from gras fires Soon after starting we heard an ide phant trumpet After an hour or two of walking we spotted a nice bull lust ahead of us on a sandbar He waited hoping he would stay on this si of i river but he did not do so By ncxin we had seen tbiee ot )n bulls 011 the opposite Mh of lie 'iver -- returned to camp nr hint h and a nap Jaques ma L Bvbee of Uintah a daughter of Mr ancf Mrs Byron Bvbee As a girl she was very active in church affairs and for mnv vears the position of secretary She married organist Jaques the 23rd of Nov Kavsville They have lived Iyton all their married I May 20, 1953, they went through the the Salt Lake temple and solemnized their marriage. They have 50 grandchildren and great grandchildren That with their own children given them 112 deccndants A family gathering i being arranged to celebrate a triple occasion Thanksgiving. Birthday, and wedding anniversary 50 POSTMASTER - - ed in Mr. and holding and of William in in East life 1897 ASKS WALKS BE CLEANED FOR MAIL CARRIERS Dost master Emma Russell the coeipcration of all the a path in shoveling through the snow for the city mall erirrie rs to take on their long route eae h day w si Mrs Russell said on Monday n the first big snow storm of the .Min (ami two of the departments he iair,ii' riietved minor bruise (rum fails they took on the snow and ne when they were seeing to it the mail got through The law provides, Mrs Russell said that the carriers shall deliver o the box provided for the mall, as long as the resident maintains die box as well as a path to it Her carriers she went on, have always gone by die old adage, ' the mail but if resident must go through posist m leaving the snow piled where the mailmen have to trudge, she feels the men would be Justified in passing up those homes Shortly after their fourth child their home burned down TURKEY TROT SET just before Christmas Dec 18 In those days there was only pump The Rov 3rd, 4th and Lakeview water carried hv buckets which was Wards will hold Iheir annual slow Thanksgiving dance this Wednesday the 23rd of November Their home burned and was a for There will he refreshment furniloss total including all their ture and many wedding gifts Their sfile t t out ngatr--th- u du we dmission will lx by budget baby bov developed pneumonia at Within two this time and died They also lost ticket 'urn down the river nib s of amp we ran into elephant a babv girl on her first birthday t ne time we were surrounded by This family really knew the bitter Riverdale Stake Slate 22 all cows and young bulls no the sweet They had sorrows Road Show Program trophns Toward dark we spotted fromalso hut many joys At the present i wi i,,, hi.'b on the other side of I In Rue rdale Stake MIA will pre-in 11 11 waited until dark hop- - lime their health is fair but thev have- - had a lot of sickncvs si n! their Road Shows on the 21st both quite thev would no but luck cross, in,. d 22 nd of November at 7 30 p m viitie less n pas been an ex m the past year Mrs Jaques 77th hirthdav at the following place On saw He buffalo ,1 cape in roan antelope, iiitifi vie Riverdale 22nd, 32nd and 49th Inn brush buck zebra, im-- , boiled water rreatures sinks and Washington Terrace, 2nd, 3rd, and . la a.irtho,. puku crocodile, the like In any event it was dark 4th that is if weather t eland hyena, hippo, and it made mv tired feet feel cool otherwise they will be heldpermit, in no at the .m.i fowl egyptian geese and er and better st ike house . Last night I didn t sleep too well bu,e ' or winged geese He pass-I m not will hold their' at the yet used Region 1; 1. sfng some leeautiful trophies in my mud hut f to the night noises the growl of lakeview Stake home, Nov 20 at r bar oi spooking the elephants Ton gl t the boys drew water out the lion at night is rather nerve 7 30 These will be the best roadshows from Riverdale, Farr Wet, do river heated it over an open racking as the leopard re n an oil drum and placed it in Weber, North Weber and Lakeview. Sept. 9th I The public is invited a tub in the grass bjth house (Condenscd - walked 25 miles no elephant trophy) h n t kr ow which was dirtiest at the Directors of the affair are Lillian Next week, the elephant kill inner and Norman Thomas .'ai( im 01 the bath water of mud. was horn Fie- - - I 1 si-- 1 11 v v V 1 1 1 .s . . . Oley C. Oleson played In Hooper band Bv VIRGINIA OLESON Among the early settlers of West Point, who still lives there is, Oley C Ole: on He first worked the ground on the place where he lives in 1885 Oley C Oleson was born in Hooper on Dec 19, 1870 He was the first son of Oley Oleson and Emma Elizabeth Ridout Oleson J He had a twin sister whtx died at six younger brothers and two younger sisters. He attended school in Hooper until 1883 when on Oct. 9, his father was called on a mission to Sweden. He was then almost 13 years of age. birth and As he was the oldest child, the responsibilities of caring for the farm and family naturally fell upon him. He was left with a pair of three year old colls to work with, and as they were frisky it was quite hard lor the young boy to manage them The following spring he had to plow up a alfalfa, patch which he found was quite difficult. As the summer work came on he changed work with his grandfather Ridot and Antoine Christensen. They continued to work that way until his father returned from his mission in Sweden. Previous to that time, in 1878, his father had homesteaded 80 acres here and he would come with his father to pick up brush while his young man abot.t 19 or 20 yeais of age, he played in the Hoop-i- i band He still remembers who p.avid in the band but not all the nsltumenls He played second cor-,,t- l Daniel Farland played trombone, Edwin Parker played bass drum, John Haynes and George Haynes played alto horns, Nephi Hardy was snare drummer (Mr Oleson says he has never heard one to equal him since). There were also Robert Cox, Antoine Christensen, James Jones, Daniel Thornlcy, John MacDonald and John Moore He played in the band until he was called on his first mission. After his father returned from Sweden he was pnvilegedtxj attend Weber Academy in Ogden. He became a good friend of a boy named FTed Romrell. On Sunday while attending conference at the Ogden Tabernacle he met Fred and his sister who was introduced to him Their paths did not cross again for nearly 10 years During this time he was called on a mission to the Southern States on January 18, 1896. He returned Dec. 15, 1898. Some time after his return he met Fred Romrell and his sister Fanny at a Sunday School Jubilee in Hooper. He asked to call on her the next Sui.day. From then on they kept company until the time of their marr.age the 28th ol Nov. 1900. They went to Salt Lake on the Union Pacific train where they were married in the Temple. The next day they had a nice wedding recep-- t on in her home followed by dancing at the Lynne Ward in Ogden. They lived four years in Hooper and then purchased land from his lines mu haul when the Ole-to W t t Point move i . I ,e i. In ct ops 1' blow n out n. t vvoh tbe person ranee that is ,u i nai a leiisiii oi him Oley Ole u i, not give up Sevc.i children were hot n to Oley iini Fanny Oleson They are Ixona Oleson F'lelel. Nyssj, Ore . Orlin Ole son, now bishop of West Point Hard, Horace, West Point Henry, West Point, Mildred Oleson Bauman, Hest Point, and Parley anu Golden Oleson of Roy Fanny Oleson, his first wife, was a very talented woman, she was a good housekeeper, she won many prizes for her home canning anu her flowers She was interested in geneology work. She served as Primary prseident and as Relief Society president and In manv teaching positions during her lifetime She died on Sept. 13, 1945 Mr Oleson later married her younger sister Josephine who died two years later. In Nov 1947 Mr. Oleson married Leona Homer, a niece of his other wives and they now live in West Point in the house just north of his former home. Mr. Oleson had served on several missions, one to the Southern States, one to the Northwestern States lai.ulv v i m -- I ' vv where he labored at Vancouver and Victoria in Canada One mission to California where he and his first wife served two years, a short term mission to California and several stake missions. In addition to Thai he s.rved as councilor to Bishop Geirge R. Bennett of West Point Ward. Until a recent illness from pneumonia he has always been blessed with good health He will be 85 years old on Dec. 19th. He has 7 living children and 22 grandchildren. I - r- "P i -- pv- f . . S'- . 4$m -- 1r '! a J v p.rvrup -- If - r P (,G wUvV "1- - P ' ' T : - ! 1 rrti. . . This I a Hr v,v ", -., safari heading out to hunt elephant in Africa. Notice the article above and read the interesting story of the hunt. |