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Show Elder News Journal, Brigham Utah Centennial Welcome Edition Of The Box "FOR A DAY OR A CITY BRIGHAM LIFETIME, AND BOX CORINNE HAD AN EARLY BOOM, THEN FADED AS OGDEN BECAME TERMINAL, RAILROAD MOVED IN Brave Plans For A Metropolis, Even The State Capital, Inspired Town's Founders Continued from Preceding Page all of the bad phases of her life Today the population of Corinne has dwindled to some 500 people engaged mostly in agricultural pursuits and the cattle industry. But any resident can tell you the older ones from memory, the younger ones from local lore of the towns great days. Most of the residents of the . Gentile city now are Mormons, but there are still many Gentiles and it was they who helped with the Bear River canal, bringing another boom to the town in the early 90s, when the surrounding country was planted to fruit trees which were killed by the alkali brought to In the suiface by irrigation. it was they who started a great drainage system which has reclaimed most of the land surrounding Corinne And it was the Gentiles who put in the water system, the paving, and electric lights. No, the Mormon-Gentile" conflict at Corinne is a thing of the past. There are no warring factions. Tolerance has come with time, and people of all faiths live in harmony, visit each other's churches occasionally, and cooperate in all the.r activities. want the finest duck and goose hunting in the entire u. S. A , come back to Box Elder Theres nothing embarrassing n Novemt,er or December. There about smiling and saying hel- are t10Usands of acres of marsh- lo to a stranger, out West. 'To!ps fieds and ponds supporting Box Elder county people, a aj enormous duck and goose is a person weve jpopulation. stranger never seen. Once weve seen jou, youre no longer a strangDrop in at the er. So cinch the deal, partner, and say hello. office with a friendly Hello. If you - j Did Someone Say Peaches ? COUNTY ELDER THINGS TO SEE IN BOX ELDER . . . You'll enjoy a noon or evening picnic in Elder county park. Almost the minute y leave the city limits of Brigham City, at east edge of town, you'll find it is C00I( Four miles up the canyon a large forest se vice sign marks the road into the park, just a few hundred yards you'll start comii to shaded, cool, private picnic sites, coi B plete with fireplaces, tables and benches qi water hydrants with pure, safe mounto spring water. If you like, drive on up to tl main park. At the ranger station you m check out softball equipment or horsesho for recreation, at no cost. There are teete totters and swings for the kiddies. Be $u to visit Box Elder county park an ideal pi nic spot, and only four or five miles from ti center of Brigham City. PICNIC IN BOX ELDER COUNTY 19-1- Erigham City has hotel, motel and auto court accommodations for hundreds of paities. All are , clean, friendly . . and reasonably priced. Youll enjoy your stay in Utah more if you make Brigham City your It's within an hours drive or so of all of the larger cities. WELCOME YOU! TOURIST DRUGS FOR It TOURIST NEEDS- - Sun Glasses well-kept- head-fjuarte- In a town thats famous for luscious, beautiful peaches, pictures like this are bound to crop up. And they leave very little more to be said, except that thats a genuine peach tree, with genuine famed Iirigham City Elbertas on it growing on it, that is. Protect against sun your g 1 a Science is wonderfu it hasnt been MAKE place YOUR able eyesight, good care of yours. STAY I v A- - W IN 10c to$10 BRIGHAM CITY k More Pleasant By Dropping In For A Stop ! . . . Take A Ten Minute Break and stop in and coke with us ... or Ierhaps a d'.sh of ice cream. Wed like Jo get acquainted. . . Guns Ammunition Fishing Tackle FRIENDLY GAME OF POOL A COLD GLASS OF BEER OR JUST TO GET ACQUAINTED It's Cool It's Friendly' MODERN Your II v P DRUG Rexall Store I |