Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-22 | Page 9 | Veteran Lehi Watermaster to Celebrate 84th Birthday

VETERAN LEHI W A TERM ASTER TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY Still Active Joseph I. H. H Colledge Colledge Col- Col ledge Recalls Stirring Days LEHI Joseph LEHr-Joseph Joseph H. H Colledge veter veteran m Lehl Lehi will celebrate his fourth eighty fourth birthday Wednesday and will vIll settle back in an to summon memories from the past pastOn On fingers still capable of throwing throwing throw ing ine a 45 pistol or rolling out a spirited spirit spirit- ed march on his ancient snare drum Mr Colledge counted off orr some public pub pub- public lic lie offices he has occupied so long that local residents would feel icel lost Josl without him Lehi lster for the past 59 years precinct constable 18 years and city dog pound keeper the last 14 years ar are records he has established Mr Cooledge was born May 23 23 1850 in Tredegar lr South Wales With his family he crossed the Atlantic in m Nephi Johnsons Johnson's company of his family started across the plains by fix fix- ox- ox team July 20 20 arriving in Salt Lake October 5 5 Recalls Ills His Long Hike I was a year old kid he recalled recalled re re- re called and I walked practically every ev cv- ery cry step of the way Su Sure e had a lot lol lotof lotof of fun tun too His most colorful years were spent pent as a 1 teamster on n construction of the I Union Pacific railroad from Medicine Bow Wyo Wo yO to Ogden And when they th drove the golden colden spike at Promontory point I missed the he celebration Had to work on a Weber canyon grade that day He vividly recalls the notorious Bear River City battle between vig vig- I 4 t Y i J Joseph II n. Colledge and laborers Police had locked up three workers work work- ers from McGees McGee's camp Ir Mr Colledge related So 50 McGees McGee's and Noonan's camps joined forces to get them out They raided the town burning down I Ithe the jail and printing office By that time lime though a gang of vigilantes had Colorful Y Years cars Spent as in U. U P. P Construction organized and the real fight started Men women and children Lied led to the hills Soldiers were summoned from Fort Bridger The vigilantes had guns the workers nothing but fists and but they were winning out until soldiers arrived The fight ended with 13 laborers laborers' killed and many vigilantes taking the first train out of town Yes sir the old U U. P. P was a pretty tough place to work Mr Colle de also worked on construction construction con con- of the Denver Rio Grande Western the old Salt Lake Western West West- em ern and the Utah Southern railroads With the Fox brothers he had a contract contract con con- tract hewing out Maceys Macey's cut at the mountain point midway between Salt Lake and Provo As a freighter he hauled ore from Bingham m canyon canyon Tintic Stockton Mercer and Ophir in the early He hauled the first load of ore from the famous Mammoth Copperopolis CopperopoliS' now the Mammoth mine at Eureka Likes Roll Roli of Drums Drum Snare drumming is his pride and joy From 1861 to 1872 he was a drummer in Abraham Marshall Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall band and was an year 18 charter member of oC the old Lehi And he smiled Ive played In plenty of others Mr Colledge has 10 living children grandchildren 19 of whom are living 85 great grandchildren and 4 ere great a t n il d ren