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Show Nailer of Wm. Carter, Utah's First 4 "Man With a Plow" Relates History "V .,ut Adeline Kemp" Recalls 1 the' Settling Dixie SS By MABKL JAKV1S Mil. ne recent Covered Waon Patfch celebration in Salt Lake l e special commemoration ':7 8 work and life of William long k"0n as Utah's "W, ' with a Plow" and who v ;riI hi, ox team and plow turn-Sgc"-. he first acre of Salt Lake's Phv:v AW .. mil to this man 3et'" hta wlfe'sophronta Ellen "' Carter was born in -:-e City, April 27, 1S59, Ter' l.tle daughter to whom they laBa !, the name of Adeline, a ass ?ve familiar to most ""ff.ltM a, "Aunt Adaline W itBP"- . . . This little girl was just about .1 years of age- when her esmaa . 'niS joined the caravan to , ' " ;.ie and while she does not lan-itvs. J the events of this long Pianist" as her ' elder brothers, if T"'3 -rite could do, she has wit- ' -ed the forward progress of or?'li section from that early and r' . unalluring beginning. They -ached St. George in December, icow istl. and il was here f r ath?r mtoV' rik h's 01 team n.d pl wte igator Tivid line m Utah ineer -rr as they drew a long, deep tesma ow north and south across - '-e valley, making the first fur- sti., w Plowed in Dixie. This was aT'M :ie drain alley at the Old Adobe f t! vard Camp, which all of the liv- "" '..pioneers of that date remem- ' with it double row of tents, anJ; ragon boxes and willow sheds, indj,:' h sheltered the people dur- edofh' 38 111086 weeks o almost con" taut rain, and until the following follow-ing February when the city was irst platted and lots drawn. .' i Mrs. Kemp says, "I was young i&k remember two incidents well.- tM 1 iady by the name f Mustard v'ift wd to take me to her wagon ud hide me in her bed and j ; rten mother would come after '.h::$ me she would say, "No, there ! isn't any girl here." And again, years later after I asked my mother about a sunbonnet. She laughed and said she didn't think I would remember it, but j 1 lad told her how she used to J tie it under my chin. 5 "As time went on and I grew .:" IP, I remember gleaning grain "J to get me a Twenty-fourth of , J July dress and how very proud "1 I as of it. Mother braided me I a hat of barley straw to go with , 4 it and I netted a piece of lace f to go around the edge of the brim, and many a compliment I r , ,1 sot on it. By that time we were having our 24th and other cele-( cele-( orations at the Walter Dodge's A Springs where he had grown O, trees and had a nice place, and 'i everyone who could would go up w 'here early on the morning of .Ai 'he 24th, and then at 9 o'clock S'vJ m march down town to the 'if A Bowery where the days progTam X-: held. The Bowery had a jf-i Wad stand for the band and ":! speakers, and each Sunday school f class would go through the parts 'aey had learned, the cleverest umber, according to the judges, being awarded the prize. Father wnld always be there dressed in his black suit, red silk sash and his hat with its large plume i--i on it. E .., -g 1 remeber well how the par-0 par-0 ie would start with Captain -pr Gm Hardy on his fine horse. T1ien came lour soldiers follow- 1 by the band, after which all M lie children fell in line. And those were happy times. "Soon I had grown to be a Wng lady and my own romance ,60 began. I favored one. Willard ,W Walter John Kemp, whom the ,85 others thought was an outsider ,$0 Jhd rather a rough young fel-,C9 fel-,C9 w. Somn "freeze him out" as we turm- H. So one night when he ne to town to see me, the , ""er boys came also in one's t- N two's till I had a room full j 2 en'ertain. Walter Kemp was last to come In. He looked ON! around the room, greeted them lEA , ' witli a mischievous smile, I IN his seat' for a little while a a he couId manaee t0 eive wink and nod- tnen got up bade them all good-night, i3V (T V 'IS lo' guessed he would be ' ft116' He iust Bt-ePPed out of $ ve6!7"4 and waited whUe I c it" n entertaining them until jjj as handy for me to leave, j,-1g 1 would go out and get War! SOmething to drink. Of " Walt 1 USt went out and iined ,,. ,r and together we went 17 ai 6 enjoyed a pleas-I pleas-I . "ening while they waited "Aftpr T i Apri r 1 married Walter Kemp j h' 1873, they aI1 found ' 1 0sid WaS not such a "e'-1 J 1 bun,"8 they th0u5nt- He waF his iif by ade, and since Id towe frequently took us out n I had many very inter esting experiences of uvw at ntnehos and caring for auimals ot uJl kinds. But when we were n town, he always took an active ac-tive pari ju public affail.s and made himself useful in both civic and religious life, m wus giUed m dramatics and when we put on plays he was always given the part of cowboy, desperado or villian, and 1 was always proud of his splendid handling of these character parts. He was also helpful hi many ways i remember that once they needed a dagger and there was none to be had, so he took a steel he uaeu m sharpening his butcher blades and witih this made a beautiful dagger, which was kept long afterward as a souvenir and prize. "His rough and ready life often came in good play. At one time, when outlaws were giving trouble at Silver Reef he was chosen to go along with Sheriff Anthony W. Ivins to check some rough necks from jumping some of the claims. They were located in a shaft and when urging failed, fail-ed, Walter told them if they didn't come out, he would send some dynamite down after them. This brought them out and they were seized and properly handled. hand-led. "After deciding to quit the mining business which he had followed, my husband settled to tV-irt i ; TT . tiic uutuiiei uusiuess. tie nad made friends with the Indians, and knowing their special love of the head and neck of beef, mutton, and later pork, he usually usu-ally made this gift to them. It was thus he gained his Indian nick-name, "Corabbi", meaning head. "It was while we were living at ranches where Walter did much of the butchering that I learned to make excellent glue from long boiling of cows feet. I still have the large brass kettle in which I used to make this glue, and by this means earned many a dollar as there was for many years good sale for the glue. I have also made many a batch of soap both for my own use and for sale. And today my children are using that same brass kettle for their soap making, mak-ing, which is still done in Dixie. "When my husband finally quit the butcher business we came back to St. George to live, built us a home and got some field land. It was then I learned to care for bees. We sold lots of honey and I also learned to make wax for which, there was a good sale at the stores as well as in homes, for in those days there was much heavy rug and carpet sewing, glove-making and other sewing which required waxed threads. All of my children well remember carrying the cakes or blocks of wax to the stores to exchange for ig-roceries. In this wax making my large brass kettle was again used., "In these various ways I was able to help my husband in securing se-curing a livelihood for our family of eleven. And after my husband's hus-band's death I was still able to earn some in this way, but later turned my attention to caring for the sick. Although I had receved but little schooling, attending at-tending just the early district school of St. George, and was not a graduate of any course, I had learned many a treatment that brought relief in sickness, and seemed to have a natural aptness in caring for the sick. I have had no special honors bestowed on me but have had many a thankful blessing from the ones I have helped to relieve of aches and pains. "I am proud to be a member of the Daughters of the Pioneers and also a member of the American Ameri-can Legion Auxiliary of the Lester Les-ter Keate Post, of St. George. My hobby, if I have any, has been embroidering, especially in the making of L. D. S. Temple aprons, and I have served many, years as a ward teacher in the Women's Relief society." Mrs. Kemp has only given us a brief glimpse into her very active life. She has spent much of her time the last few years visiting among her children in the northern part of the state. Her health is not what it once was, but she still manages to keep busy and enjoy life. Of the eleven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Kemp, Anna Laura, William Walter, Olifton and Nellie Nell-ie have passed away. The following fol-lowing seven are still living: Leo Milton and Samuel Tumbow, both of Mid vale; Chester Arthur, Eunice Eu-nice Adaline (Mrs. Kenneth) Snow, and Milo Kemp all of bt George, Mrs. Lenore Br.nghurst of Murray and Antone Kemp of Provo, Utah. Mrs. Kemp left July 28th for a visit with her absent children but will return in time to greet old Triends at the St. George Homecoming. |