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Show r Orem-Geneva Times N.A. Jacobsens Share TO OBSERVE 60TH ANNIVERSARY - Mr. and Mrs. Neils A. Jacobson, long-time Orem residents, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Jan. 12, 1970. licious fruits from the Orem Early Orem fruitgrowers had Bencn were Neiis a. Jacobson, a good thing, and they knew it. The problem was to let the rest of the r world know it and get the fruit to them. Transportation in those early days was a problem for , '''v ' , " people, let along for perishable - - , . ' fruit. The only answer was for each fruitgrower to market personally ' his own fruit, taking it to the population centers within traveling travel-ing distance. And so, fruitgrowers fruitgrow-ers became fruit peddlers, as well. The delicious Orem fruits found a ready market in nearby Provo. Thomas Cordner took some of the first strawberries grown on the Bench to Provo in his wagon. S oft grass was placed in the wagon to cushion the fruit so it would not turn to juice en route. Other ready markets for the fruits from the Bench were found in the various mining towns which were within traveling distance of the community. Park City was a favorite place to market the fruit which found an eager acceptance by the miners' wives. Schofield was another mining town which enjoyed Orem's fruit. Covered wagons, similar to the ones which the pioneers brought across the plains were the first kind of transportation used to transport the fruit. Later, when automobiles and trucks made their appearance on the local scene, the fruit peddlers were among the first to take advantage of this modern means of transportation. trans-portation. Among those who earned an earlv reputation for brinein? de- WERE YOU ONE OF THESE intelligent-looking scholars learning their three Rsatthe old Sharon School back in 1921? Note the potbellied pot-bellied stove at the left, and Mr. W.E. Losee, T"X";'" ..,.. THIS RARE PHOTO shows the old Shar on LDS Chapel at 270 North State street in the course of construction. The building was started Feb. 24, 1912, but was not dedicated until March 25 1924. Thursday May 8, 1969 "is J. . - it " TAKING A BREAK FROM A VERY IMPORTANT JOB were these early stalwarts of the community: Fred Lystrup,Merril Walker, Clifton Pyne and Mart Walker at the old pony Steel Farm connecting con-necting up the springs for the Town of Orem back in 1920. the principal, standing in the rear.MrJLoosei served 16 years as principal atSharonSchool. If you can identify yourself in this picture, bring it in to the "TIMES" office and receive a six months subscription free. ONLY LIVING MEMBER OF ORIGINAL TOWN BOARD IS NEILS A. JACOBSON Orem Scrapbook On Anniversary v " v I- i r NEILS A. JACOBSON cut an impressive figure when he loaded up his 1920 Oldsmobile truck with Orem fruit and peddled it far and near. At the time this picture was taken, he was a member of the first Orem Town Board, trying to get culinary water to the newly incorporated citizens of Orem. Alex Cordner, Floyd Cordner, Willis Terry, ElwoodDavis, Hank Smith, Ivern Pyne and John D. Park With the advent of the Orem Inter-urban Railroad through Orem In 1919, local growers started to ship much of their .A fit- ,1 V" 4 The only living member of the original Orem Town Board is Neils A. Jacobson who, withMrs. Jacobson, is still living in the fine brick he built nearly 50 years ago at 146 North State Street. Mr. Jacobson, a long-time fruit grower inOrem, along with Lawrence Lawr-ence J. Snow, J. W.. Gillman, James A. Loveless and Emery McKellip, spearheaded the early efforts to get the town incorporated incorpor-ated for the purpose of building a culinary water system. He also served six years as Town Clerk, starting in 1926. Now 87 years old, Mr. Jacob-son Jacob-son married Nellie Thome of Lindon on Jan. 12, 1910. They, will celebrate their 60th wedding ' anniversary next January. They are the parents of six children, four of whom are living. v. m fruit to markets all over America Amer-ica by train, earning for it a national reputation for excellence. excell-ence. However, until World War II, there were still a number of local lo-cal farmers who continued to serve long-time customers by trucking some of their fruit around the state. Even today, it is not unusual for an Orem fruitgrower fruit-grower to take a truckload of fruit down to Carbon County or even to Salt Lake City. The day is just about past, however, when one can see an Orem fruit grower driving from door-to-door in some distant city, bringing Orem's finest fruits to VI I? 1 i , r.- Vs. - V HOW IS YOUR FRUIT SELLING?" That was a common question among Orem fruit peddlers arouad the turn of the century. To market their fruit they had to load up the wagons and go from door to door in the surrounding towns. Sometimes their paths crossed and they swapped tales about the people they met in their travels. Shown here with their peddling wagons are Neils A. Anderson, Alex Cordner, Floyd Cordner, Willis' Terry, Elwood Davis, Hank Smith, Ivern Pyne, and JonnD. Park. A f ALL LOADED UP WITH DELICIOUS FRUIT from Orem is John D. Park, a prominent early local fruit grower. Mr. Park and his 1917 Buick truck were a familiar sight in the community, as well as other towns in the area where he peddled his fruit. THIS RARE phfograph fron the scrapbook of Neils Jacobson shows the construction site of the Deer Creek Dam in Provo Canyon. This view of the site is looking down in the pit which was dug down to bedrock in which the substantial footings for the dam were placed. Agreement was far from unanimous in Orem about whether or not the dam should be built. Mr. Jacobson Ja-cobson has a photograph of a group of men who were opposed to the construction of the dam. Fortunately, the group of about 20 men was all facing away from the camera, so none of them are recognizable. nmfl the homes of eager buyers. Yes, the day of the fruit peddler ped-dler is past. j t3 IP'S " 3 if 11 I John E. A. Lindgren Accident Victim . Dies Of Injuries Injuries suffered Friday morning morn-ing in an auto-pedestrian accident acci-dent proved fatal to an aged Orem Or-em man the day before his 92nd birthday. Dead is John E. A. Lindgren, 1643 S. State, Apt. 10. Orem police said the man was crossing cross-ing State Street towards his apartment, when he was struck by a vehicle driven by Mrs. Glen Roberts, 21 E. 300 N., American Fork. He suffered a possible broken pelvis, head injuries, in-juries, and leg injuries. He was rushed to the Utah Valley Hospital, Hos-pital, where he died five hours after the accident. Investigating officer Garn Me-cham Me-cham of the Orem Police Department De-partment said that Mrs. Roberts Rob-erts was southbound when the accident occurred. Investigation Investiga-tion is continuing. ' The death was the 10th of the year in Utah County. John Emile Alexander Lind- gggifg PORK STEAKS T-BONE & SIRLOIN SLICED BACON BANANAS "1 JO- SHAMPOO Regular 98? SH AVEING CREAM TOOTH PASTER JERGENS LOTION Regular HAIR SPRAYsuen Beauty. . NYLON HOSE CRACKERS PEAS Spring Garden CRISCO Shortening COFFEE ICE CREAMS WILBERGS DEPT. STORE 838 North State gren was born May 3, 1877 in Olend, Sweden, a son of Nels Peter and Egrid Elizabeth Lindgren. Lind-gren. He married Anna Carol-ena Carol-ena Swendsen on June 10, 1900 in Modeso, Sweden and she died May, 1946 in Stubenville, Ohio. Mr. Lindgren received his education edu-cation in Sweden and following his marriage, worked as a farmer farm-er in Modeso, Sweden. He came to the United States in 1913 and lived in Ohio, where he was a chemist for a steel company. Upon his retirement, the couple moved to Stubenville, Ohio, where he lived until moving mov-ing to Orem in 1957. He served with the Salvation Army for two years and composed several songs for them. His hobby hob-by was music, poetry and writing. writ-ing. The family had planned a birthday birth-day celebration for him Saturday, Satur-day, his. 92nd birthday anniversary. an-niversary. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Jane L. Hart, Orem; two sons, Berger Lindgren and E gren Lindgren, of Brooklyn, N. Y.; 19 grandchildren including Mrs. Richard (Carolyn) Cox, Provo, the only grandchild in this area; and 25 great-grand-children. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Provo. Interment was in the Orem City Cemetery. OF Club Hears Of Orient Trip OF Club met Monday night at the home of Mrs. William A. Cox where they enjoyed a tasty luncheon enhanced by an arrangement arrange-ment of colorful spring flowers. The program included Mrs. Izetta Robertson who related highlights of her recent trip to the Orient. Mrs. Dale Larson read a history of the club and Mrs. Neldon Marshall and Mrs. Vern Wentz recited several articles arti-cles pertaining to Mothers. Fourteen members were present pres-ent and one guest, Mrs. Parlell Peterson, GRAPEFRUIT lb. 10c Keeblers 2 Pound size , 1 W Orem Orem-Geneva Times Thursday, May 8, 1969 J Rites Held For Provo Resident : Funeral services for Floyd ' Darwin Casper, 42, who died Thursday morning in the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City of an extended illness were held Monday. Full military honors were conducted by Post 2162 of the Veterans of ForeignWars. . Mr., Casper, who resided at 645 S. 100 W., Provo, born May 14, 1926 in Park City, was a son of Ruben Glen and.Erva Peay Casper. During World II and the Korean Ko-rean War, Mr. Casper served in -the South Pacific. Following his discharge, he returned to Provo and was married to Zelda Parry June 6, 1949 in Provo. The marriage mar-riage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They made their home in Provo Pro-vo and after his tour of duty during the Korean conflict, he worked at Geneva Steel as an oven-pusher in the c,pke plants-He plants-He transferred to construction, -and worked as a pipe layer for; several construction firms. His;;" most recent employer was Verify Dunn Construction Co. He.wasJ; buried in trenches five different , times and suffered a, fractured?: back Feb. 20, 1962 and had been; X1 in ill health since that timei; He was a member of the LDS' Church and was an elder at theiji time of his death. X Surviving are his widow; sS sons and three daughters, Dar-' win Parry Casper, Timothy R. Casper, Randall K. Casper, Dennis Den-nis M. Casper, Phillip L. Casper, Cas-per, PamelaLenore Casper, Hoi- , lee Gay Casper, and Angela Kay I ; Casper, all of Provo, and Douglas I F. Casper with the U. S. Army,J. Fort Hood, Tex.; his mother; twin brothers, Keith R. Casper of Provo and Kenneth G. Casper,'., Orem; and one sister, Mrs. Wil- , liam G. 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