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Show 0 Yesteryears Continued from Front Page explain his presence on the property and who had authorized him to build the pigsty. "I am putting that pigsty there, in spite of Brigham Young, General Johnston, or God Almighty," the blackleg replied. Carson merely nodded his head in disagreement, turned on his heels, and returned to Cedar Fort to remap his strategy. The following day he again confronted the outlaw. This time Carson's life was threatened. He opted to request General Johnston's assistance through a written note. The old soldier was quick to rise to action. Arminghimself with abrace of pistols, he led a squad of dragoons from his quarters to the Mormon settlement across the creek. Crossing the narrow planked bridge into Frogtown, as the troops called Fairfield, Johnston stopped his escort in front of the gambler's living quarters. After conferring briefly with Carson, the General ordered troops to bring the intruder outside. Now Johnston had an "eye like Jove's, to threaten and command," as one admirer wrote. He turned that stony gaze on the usurper. When the proper effect was reached, Johnston proceeded to read Carson's note aloud. The worried man replied, "I am putting that there, that there, and that there, in spite of Brigham Young or God Almighty." Johnston exploded in fury that "unless those things were away from there in 36 hours he would be moved at the point of a bayonet." The gambler's heated protesthad little effect. The commander re 0 mained unfazed. A day later the gambler abandoned his holdings and Carson returned to his home. Interestingly, Albert S. Johnston and Brigham Young never met. But the general did have several encounters with Lehi's Bishop David Evans. Wherever the troopers passed through town, they inevitably caused damage. Officers often turned their horses into city enclosures without permission. On one occasion when Bishop Evans asked for remuneration the soldiers "damned him copiously." When he presented a bill to Colonel Johnston, however, he was reimbursed freely and assured that it was the colonel's policy "not to infringe in the slightest on the rights of the citizens which policy he carries independent of his subordinates." The potboiler between Bishop Evans and Johnston was jurisdiction over canyonlands in Cedar Valley. Lehi interests had expended nearly $5,000 building a road and sawmill in West Canyon. One of Johnston's first orders in the summer of 1858 was to declare the area a military reserve, preventing civilians from taking wood from the canyon. Traveling through Lehi in the fall of 1859, Johnston stopped on Main Street in front of Bishop David Evans's home, and scornfully "stood with his back to the bishop's house." The furious bishop rushed into the street and confronted the commander on his canyon policy. A few days later Johnston invited Bishop Evans to send a committee to Camp Floyd to present the town's griev- - Police Beat Continued from front page were stolen from vehicles in three separate incidents. Two of the cars sustained damage totaling $574 in the burglaries. Possible suspects were named in two of the incidents, with investigations still open. Two juveniles from Nevada were seen entering vehicles during patrol. The suspects claimed they had purchased a car stereo from a local business and were trying to trade the defective merchandise for a working model. The two were taken to juvenile detention, where officers attempted unsuccessfully to contact their parents. One of the juveniles was charged with possession of tobacco, criminal trespass andfour counts of burglary of a vehicle. The other was charged with trespass, theft, and four counts of burglary of a vehicle. A local business reported that two store windows, windshields in two cars and a truck and windshields in heavy equipment were shot with a BB gun. One car appears to have been shot from inside the yard, and windows in two trucks were shot the following night. Damages totaling $2672 were sustained in the two incidents; officers have no suspects at this time. Two hood ornaments, one valued at $100 and one at $30, were removed from two separate criminal mischief cases. The first car sustained $50 in damage and the latter $20 during the offenses. A runaway juvenile was located by a parent the following day. The youth had stolen $200 from a relative to buy drugs for friends. The case has been referred to juvenile court. Three juveniles were referred to juvenile court for trespass when an officer spotted them on the roof of a Free Press - Wednesday, March 17, 1993 - Page 3 High Country Glass has new home Spring usually brings with it the desire to plant a garden, fix up the house, or do a bit of remodeling. And if you're in the throes of a spring fever that translates into an orgy of housecleaning or gardening, youll need to pay a visit to High Country Glass Paint and Hardware, Lehi's newest hardware store. The store is a paradise for who want to express themselves and their creativity via their home and garden. The new building is just west of where the former High Country Glass was located. The address is 266 E. Main Street, Lehi. Yes, what was a modest little glass shop, has, like Topsy, "just growed and growed." There is a brand new building with 5,000 square feet of floor space. The spacious new store is stocked with a complete stock of Benjamin Moore paint and painting supplies. 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A man attempted to get an altered prescription filled in Lehi. The pharmacist doubted the authenticity of the prescription and faxed the copy to the doctor involved. The doctor's office faxed the correct prescription to the local store, but the man had left. An assistant coach of a city recreation program hit a referee when ances. After listening to the citizen's complaints, he authorized them to obtain firewood and poles from the area's canyons, but no large saw timber. "Johnston's Army," as the expeditionary force was popularly known, remained in Utah for three years, until the outbreak of the Civil War. General Johnston, who departed Camp Floyd on March 1, 1860, was the first soldier to leave under the withdrawal orders. Two thousand troops turned out on their d parade ground to pay their last respects to their departing commander. In an emotionally charged atmosphere, the general addressed his troops from the saddle thanking them for their service in the Utah Expedition and for their loyalty to his command. He then turned the post over to his replacement, Colonel C. F. Smith, rode west through the desert, onto California, and ultimately into the welcome arms of the Confederate States of America. General Johnston served the South well. His leadership resulted in success after success. Ultimately, however, he met his fate on April 6, 1862, during the Battle of Shiloh. Throughout the early stages of the fight the old general was confident of victory. Riding his famed he rode from one mount, end of the skirmish line to the other, issuing orders and urging his men forward. A bullet, possibly fired by one of his own men, struck the courageous Johnston behind the left knee, severing an artery. Ignoring the injury he remained in the battle until loss of blood forced him to slump to one side of his saddle. 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