Show n L OUR PIONEERS PIONEERS-j PIONEERS J Continued from last week When When two twenty years of age Henry Chatwin v was as elected con con- constable constable con constable stable of ot Riverdale precinct He ser ser- served served ser served ved four years sears ears during which time he was called on to take part in several tough cases of or outlawry the most amusing of or which he re relates re- re reI I inks lates a A train of O Gypsies Gipsies in White Top rigs had camped near the Jensen ferry While purchasing watermelons watermelons ons from a farmer named Dobson they had some trouble about the price One of the th Gypsies hit Dob- Dob Dobson Dobson ton Dob-ton son over the head with a gun They speedily crossed the river dyer on the ferry boat and got on their way Dobson swore snore out a complaint and Mr Mt Chatwin went alone on horseback to bring the Gypsy back Catching up with them he rode al- al al longside talking to the various out ut outfits out outfits fits and learned the oen ht hI he lant vant-cd vant ed was riding in the tho rear wagon with a rifle between bet his knees He waited until the v wagons had to pass through a narrow nan place fell behind and covered his prisoner who surrendered a I resist desist resistance ance desistance ance At the hearing before F W Billings justice of or the peace a afine afine atine fine was assessed against the Gypsy Later Mr l Chatwin v corked in inthe inthe inthe the mercantile business at Vernal in various stores For two years he was employed by E 33 W Davis in inthe inthe inthe the furniture business In 18 1883 1 3 03 he and J K Bullock Bulock started a store at Jensen In 1900 Mr Chatwin became postmaster and also was appointed census enumerator for Uintah county that year earThe ear earThe The Jensen postoffice was rob rob- rob robbed bed in 1912 1112 The suspected robber was arrested and convicted on a civil charge ch rg and the federal gov gov- gov questions more saw to the point than I How fast did you make it inthe in inthe the opinion of ot a motorist who tells why in a letter Jetter received by the Utah Motorist assocIation The motorist a construction en- en engineer en engineer in the field force of the Treasury department on duty In Inthe inthe inthe the west cst wrote as follows Up until a short time ago it was my habit to cruise cruise- at 50 miles per hour Then I took a mile trip and determined to try that trip at 40 miles per hour Some of the results were 1 I Gasoline mileage 23 in lieu of 19 2 1 2 OU Oil consumption exactly half 3 Material reduction of or wear and tear on tires and car 4 I truly enjoyed the trip arriving ar- ar arriving ar arriving riving physically and mentally rested and with a feeling that I had seen what there was to be seen along the roa road 1 It took an extra hour and a quarter I am a convert never pressed their prison es charges at the thief s release from son In 1927 1921 the p post t office was vas moved mo to its lt present sent location The claim that Postmaster Chatwin is the oldest postmaster ster in point of er service in the United Sta States has ne never neer er been refuted so UIntah coun- coun coun ty county can well claim the honor president Mr Chatwin was a elected dent of or the Joseph Chatwin Fam Fam- ily Family association in to 1929 three years after its organization Their annual annual an- an nual carat at gathering is held each scar 5 Midway Utah and has haa grown to be one of the largest family gatherings held in Utah Mr Chatwin's greatest public herice ice was as madel n 1832 1932 at the time of the celebration Centennial Bt-Centennial tion for George Washington when he sen Jen-sen became president of the Jen- Jen Jensen Cen sen George Washington BI een committee and proposed a National memorial 1 road to the Dinosaur Na- Na Na monument Under his direction plans were ere made and publicity campaign wag wag- wag ed waged the state and nation Dinosaur that focused attention to the Dino Dino- Dinosaur Instrumental monument that was largely In in- in in getting work started then 1 Congressman D DJA Daa 1 B R C t- t Lot LOl t claimed nh work CE cai pd comment In Washington otter o the Dinosaur monument than had aU all previous efforts Mr Chatwin and nd cOmmitteemen met GeorgeH with the late Governor George H Dem Dern who gave his sanction children to a a plan for the Utah school chil- chil chil dren to petition President Herbert Herber Hoover for tor the memorial Superintendent Skidmore of the utah state board of ot education also sanctioned the plan and asked eVe ev- every ev every ery school superintendent to have the havethe petitions circulated in es e cry ery i schOOl in Utah without cost to the Jensen committee Nearly 40 00 9 names of school schoolchildren schoolchildren children and from students in in institutions in- in institutions institutions I of higher learning reaming in Utah were secured and the huge petition forwarded to Congressman Colton j who vho personally saw the contents of the petition was brought to the attention of the President Mr Chatwin states he will never be satisfied until a memorial road in inbuilt bunt built inbuilt from Jensen Jen en at US 40 to the Green River gorge On April 17 1 1900 00 Mr Chatwin married Miss Atta Dudley at Jena Jen- Jensen sen Jen-sen sen A son who died in Infancy was babygirl born to them They adopted a baby babygirl babygirl girl in 1917 1017 named LeUa EInar Chatwin who became the wife of Sammy Hatch Jr a son was born to Mrs Hatch April 16 Iff 1938 1936 Uncle Uncle Hen Is 15 respected by aU all alland alland and loved by many for his honesty and Integrity who wish ish for him many years of service for Uncle Sam and Utah Utah and the community of Jensen and the Dinosaur National Monument |