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Show 26 SPRINGVILLE HERALD Thursday, March 27, 2008 SMPPITS of Springville History Helen Beardall The historical notes today to-day are from the writings of Vic Frandsen, as he tells of the days of the City Pasture and the cows and episodes pertaining to the city folk's cows, from his point of view. Two weeks ago, we printed the notes of Elma P. Evans. The pasture pas-ture area is now covered with many buildings, like Stouffers, the freeway access ac-cess (800 North), the north ' end of pasture going to the fence line that runs east and west, north of Stouffers. The Frandsen family had a lot in Springville at 300 South and 300 West as well as ranches in Hobble Creek Canyon, but the town home and times (1920's) is the discussion dis-cussion for today. He states, "There was a house, corrals and stables for four horses and six cows, a big barn, pig pens, seven chicken coops, a brooder house and chicken chick-en runs, a granary, a coal house, a potato cellar and other out buildings. Now all these out buildings are gone and there are 11 dwelling units on that lot. I mentioned cows. We had more than a dozen, so we kept two of the better ones downtown because we could get a nickel for a quart of whole milk and a quarter for a quart of cream or a pound of butter. We had cream separators at the ranch and in town. The cream from the ranch was kept in the spring house, ' with flowing cold spring water running around it, until it was brought to town each Wednesday and Saturday and shipped on the Orem to Salt Lake. This brought less than we got from dairy customers in town. The milk was taken to our customers in lard buckets. I had never seen a regular paper, glass or plastic milk bottle, but everyone ev-eryone had lard buckets. The cows we kept in town went to the City Pasture. Pas-ture. For each cow that was to go to the pasture, a permit was purchased for $6 a year. The cows wore a numbered block of wood fastened to the horns or to the neck. All cows that were to be brought home for milking were taken to Fourth North street by the railroad tracks. (That area now houses a trailer court, a slaughter yard, sewer plant, etc.) When the cows were returned re-turned the next morning they would feed down the lane west of the D&RGW until 8 a.m. when "Old Man" Mons would gather them and take them to the part of the pasture where he wanted them that day. There were several hundred hun-dred cows. All but one of our neighbors neigh-bors had a cow, two cows or more. People's lots were all fenced so the cows stayed in the streets. Certain Cer-tain streets were "cow" streets. East and West streets across Main Street and other streets were Fourth North, Center and Fourth South. Imagine having hav-ing herds of cows cross the streets today. Then, most of the traffic was horse drawn rather than gasoline 1 drive. Travelers on Main Street expected to find cows at these crossings a morning and evening. Drivers or teamsters had to wait for, dodge or bump the critters. , One of the main North-South North-South "Cow" streets was Third West, where I lived. The streets and sidewalks were not paved and there was dirt rather than gravel. grav-el. A herd of cows passing stirred up more dirt than a wagon or car did. There was no air conditioning, so during hot days windows and screened doors were opened, but when it was "cow time" folks would rush to close doors and windows to keep out dust and people would go into the houses until the cows had gone by. We had one problem: naughty boys. One boy, then about eight or ten, and now an honored senior citizen of Springville, had a big dog. The boy would set the dog on passing cows and scatter them, often sending them back the way they were not meant to go. Even worse were three brothers who had a big dog and one main sport: harass ing cow drivers. By the time the youngest boy was old enough to yell, "sick 'em," he joined the sport. When I was not home my sisters would try to take the cows to Mr. Mons, but these boys would drive the cows back until it got too late for the pasture, and my sisters would have to bring them home and feed them hay that day. I was bigger than these kids, but the tried their tricks on me. I chased them home dodging the rocks they threw. I carried a big club so if they set their dog on me, or the dog volunteered volun-teered to protect the kids, I could defend myself. They did not set the dog on me. I know that many people complained to the parents and even to the marshal, but if these authorities told .them their actions were naughty, they still did it. I don't think they were punished. pun-ished. As many people gathered gath-ered at the tracks to get their cows, the bigger boys would make or try to make the smaller boys fight. The younger boys were pushed into each other, chips were placed on their shoulders and somehow they would fight while the older boys cheered for the one or the other. One night a boy was forced to fight and was coming out the loser when his older sister tore into the fight and then, with a big stick, she set to rout the whole gang of older boys who were promoting the trouble, r The City Pasture topic will be continued next week. Please write your thoughts and remembrances, remem-brances, record your histories his-tories and share them with the historical society. We need your stories. Do not let your history fade away with you. It is important to your family and to your community. The Historical Society office is open on Monday from 14 p.m. and for other times that are convenient for you. Please call Glenn Alleman, 489-6989; Roger Nielson, 489-5251; or Helen Beardall, 489-6989. 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