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Show Tuesday, October 22, 1996 3B Emery County Progress Commissioners part of 'Select' Emery history KEVIN'S CARPET Samuel Jewkes first passed through Emery County in 1876, chasing Indians who had stolen horses. He and several other men from Sanpete County chased the Indians all the way to the settlement at Green River, passing over Soldier Summit, through Emma Park and down Soldier Canyon to Green River, then returned home along the Cotton- No Payments No Interest till 1998! CARPET SALE bb Abbqy In 1874, legislation provided that the probatejudge was also elected by the county electorate By 1884, the probatejudge was appointed by the Presi- dent of the United States. There is no explanation in Samuel Jewkes' history for his beingappointed in 1880, rather than elected Four men served a probate judges between 1880 and 1896 when Utah became a state, 29 were elected as selectmen The list of leaders is a who's who of Emery County pioneers Among them are Orange Seely, Jasper Robertson, Lewis Larsen, H A Nelson. L W. Peterson, Henry H. Oviatt and more. Their pictures, along with a gallery of former county t n iki . ir w tti il imu i DuPont ll II All ill it u ( h Si U!1 St.lilim istu II, it it ml u So payments, So inleiest Si g m il il ix til! .9Vj No II L "I L interest tilP98! nt i Till H d n t tx it , n H il ll xt pi il nl lx k Ih ioiih ll u b!x Lai pit i Hu mu Dulont SldinmaMei i,mi i d ftj ': ii t ,z tl ? li mi tg mgl li ig il the i ixl , mi 637-551- 7 68 Emery County Commissioners Bevan Wilson, Randy Johnson and Kent Petersen pose near judges and commissioners from the past 100 years. commissioners can be seen in the upstairs hall of the Emery County Courthouse in Castle Dale. The project was begun at the suggestion of former commissioner Mark Justice and soon became a celebration of tracked down pictures from as far away as Oregon They came from funeral programs, tiny genealogy photos, weddingpic-tures- , old group shots and photocopies And from all these sources, was able to cieate a colEkker Utah's Statehood Centennial, lection of nearly 100 photos, of fully supported by our current The commissioners. county surprising good quality The work has been carried through detective is a photo specialist by commission assistant Leslie in the Sheriffs Office, but this Bolinder and Detective Kyle was a new experience for him He copied each picture us- Ekker. Jerilyn Mathis won a con- - mg black and white film, then test in 1995 naming all the printed them, in many cases former commissioners, probate improving on the original The judges and selectmen. Once the project took almost 80 hours of list was made, it was verified his personal time in the old records in the clerk's Unfortunately, there are some pictures that have not ofifice, then the search began The call went out for photos. been found Bolinder urges the Bolinder wrote letters, adver- public to come see what their tised in the Progress, made former leaders looked like, and numerous phone calls, and discover if an ancestor or rela- - dont know the lo please eieryboJv H C R I key to siieeess, hul the ke to failuie - Kill Iim-u- : Oslo , which 178, 51696 PRIORITIES billion dollars by allowing inflation to push taxpayers into higher tax brackets. Reduce allowances for our seniors by $29.4 billion. ng ( Thank You Judt Adams Ferron Won 12 & 14" Lodge Dutch Ovens Dave Ketm Mapleton Won Table Top Gas Grill Carol Riddle Emery Won 10 piece Patio Set Donated by Coast to Coast Of all the issues facing us this year, one stands out from all the rest: The future. This election, weve discussed a Whether were lowering class size, wide variety of issues of great constructing new highways or bring- importance to Utahns, including ing continuing our improvement of edu- should always keep our sights on the cation, returning power to the states next generation. As impor- better-payin- g As that your children and mine have the tant as they all are, theres one issue same opportunities that we have that should always be paramount: enjoyed. Thats what I believe this the future. election is all about. GOVERNOR wfisaaBSBKSfe41 Reduce defense budget authorization by $6.4 billion below the level requested by the Clinton Administration. ipmaim mm 800-263-98- www.chriscannon.org jobs to Utah, we Governor, I want to make sure S1 For a complete list of the 446 ways Chris Cannon will vote like you, or call Price, Utah Abbey Carpet, hi 41 meric Spend $18 billion more on federal welfare programs than the Republican budget. , The American Legion and Amencan Legion Post 42 of Ferron would like to thank the following merchants for their generous donations making our Annual Deer Hunters Ball a great success Pats Sew & Stuff Tonys Country Kitchen Coast to Coast Grub Box Heart to Heart Floral Pepsi Cola Dixies Trade Center Bicycle Works Earls Bargains Jell Large Spring Glen Canyon Rim Cafe Dugmore Plumbing & Heating Oasis Bar & Grill Ferron Swift s Stop & Shop Stewarts Thriftway Triangle Rentals Ferron Big Mamas Pizza Jeanmes Chicks Rock & Roost Mowers Pawn Shop Ferron Merc & Drug J & D Automotive Flinlstone Lure Corp Ferron Ferron Fun Time Video Ward s 4X4 Rocky s Restaurant Boyd s Pharmacy Jacks Motor Service Maverick Huntington Gary s Auto Glass Ferron Castle Valley Coop Ferron Variety Video Becky s Variety Diner Harts Eclipse Gift & Novelty Maverick Castle Dale Schwann Foods Bowtie Beverage Gordons Floral BK s Magnuson Lumber Slop & Shop Tammy Dennis Cleveland Won Mint 14 Rifle our roads and highways. mone II Carbon Ave OicititikKtrHliMtSllaaliailiilM and local government and improving Raise the tax burden by $2 1 N SIMWIVSTER tive is among those not pictured Any photos of the missing would be welcome and added to the gallery U VOTE 401 DEMOCRAT BILL ORTON'S BUDGET Paid for by Chris Cannon for Congress "P No Payments, h : I'M! lilul ill Il (131-295- ). ' ilut p K It it till On May I6thy Bill Orton sponsored a federal budget failed , receiving only 30 of the Congressional vote cost-of-livi- S II CAEUEyOiy Orton substitute to In s Stammaster tain. principal county governing body in the Utah Territory. It consisted of a probate judge and three selectmen. The probate judges were elected by the territorial legislature and the selectmen by the electorate of the county if ml tli t if Ini wood Creek and over the moun- When the call came to settle Emery County in 1877, He had already made up his mind to move his large polygamous family there from Fountain Green. He built a grist mill and sawmill west of what is now Orangeville He didn't care much for politics, having been involved in the infamous Mountain Meadows Massacre, but the territorial governor appointed him the first probate judge in Emery County in 1880 The county court was the f Paidfor by the Mike Leavitt Reelection Committee |