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Show 'load in ttu. Male m coming company Ho invited meat that time so the id ;n;ey was to share his scanty meal and I mde by team. I made arcopted, then I matched while T r rails whit W !i ;.rr. fie r j, !e s'rpt morning he wlio was also bound foi thejue.it on his way and I went on west with his family end others, to Ogden where there were a few to lie taken by him to the "old scattered set i ei s. These were f lejrjs the irsT Mormons I had ever Early Days In Box Elder j Incidents In The Lives Of Box Elder Pioneers By The Box Elder County Chapter, Daughters of Utah Pioneers D.U.P. .lice Harding, Historian, Utah Hot Spintgs leliri T. Woodland, Barham V. link man. Mart Clay and Waliaci The C lay , 1 When ne reached hint Hall we met an interesting charqiter. nun Captain Johnnie Crarit Ho was () ittt in the employ of tie- Hudson ' week- - foi the o,i Iletils. (p, v He siinnelv ad-Id propelt.i S a,. v.,m over n, our drt II and aie cwsid, o o to lx In Si,it LlK ( ity anti la t la alee to these of ,,i Is tart fur California m (tie spiing. a case Mr. had Then vvas iliel.ey det lded to laki- anof athletes foot there other mute so I deeiili d to break Hie wafer is highlv antiseptic rdf my traveling relations with s nature in Mi. JHckev and go to I.hkc hi-This decision was a veiy City in w of important turning pnir t in my diary tells I started out wpli Major Ihi Utah Hot Splines 'In thi life We did not encounter 1S")(I, was when Singer year years j' ot age I left my home n" Ha Indian on the wav and upon cine Wiseonsiti, a!te silling ( nteimg what is now Box L'lder 1 found no wave of a my property there and s'urlcrl county at toss tht plains for Calilornia. wlille man until I tear lied OgTlieie were only 19 miles ot rail- den. When we weie passing through what is now Bin-haCity the Major decided to rest . and refresh his well worn I was eager to teach my destination so decided to travel alone and on font to Salt Lake City. By now I was 22 years old. I passed over the delta on which Biigham City is now located and on the present sites of Perry and I t , ( The Utah Hot Springs is one ot Box Uldei county's fully : pleasure resorts II was fust called Tynor. A iiatuia! la. ill extends along t h e has," d the Wasatch mountains and at about every 20 or 20 miles a hoi Epllng makes il.s appeal, of these aie Beiks, Como, Utah Hot Sptings, Ciystal and others. The water of the Utah IIol Springs is especially beneficial to those who are afflicted with rheumatism. In early days - j nog-Som- - cat-He- WATCH FOR THE OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT Willard. silenced everywhere reigned supremo. Silliness and desolation unbroken through the ages. I little realized that this stillness would shortly bo broken and that beautiful settlements would lx built where loneliness now ieigned. That this would be flu place where my. life in ihc future would he lived. I traveled on until I ratne to a group of hot springs It was hole that I rnet tin first white itidu 1 had i r,( ouiitered since leaving Ft. Halt. 1 met this loric man while lx camping. He had a wheel Lai row which he had trundled aeioss ihe plains. In it was a sack of hard taek and some bacon. He also had a piece of wagon cover which he slept in. I marveled when I looked at him for these were his only possessions and they were to last him on his long and tedious journey. To my questions he answered that he was a gold seeker on his way to the in California. He expected to be picked up soon by an on- - IN THE NEXT ISSUE d BRIGHAM the FLORAL & GIFT tasaasemesmsaaan dig-gin- Ul i 'tyeew- .- 'IRocutd I VEHICLE See how much better your r e. ccs s met " wok over the job they would not Allotted days pang together wore sei for their assignments had stayed he .sp?- -. her if.ed time to effect a cure the M pin said he felt ns well, clean, write and purr- as an angt f n the Hot Springs barrens v-sot the tesorl a iacc track hi netting horses was built. Tie drivers of the horses rode wheeled carts. These in two cents were high lights in the sporting events of the state, lie grounds of this popular spa 'oil'd not he beautified with ,eis. grass and flowers. The soil was too hot, salty and with mineral to insure j'ant production. There was a large grand stand where the ms could sit and enjoy the Sure your car does better when its engine is clean. Remove the "goo, and you improve the go! The Universal Jeep can lie used as a field tractor, a pick-utruck, tow truck and mobile power unit. Its on he job every day, all year, o its cost is spread over iany jobs. Compare it with ,ny farm vehicle for wide usefulness and real economy. p Thats where Permalube Motor Oil comes in, for Permalube does more than lubricate. It removes old engine deposits and prevents new ones. It cleans your engine and keeps it clean. That's premium-plu- s lubrication! We recommend Permalube to you because wc know it's tote! Mr In Ikso Reason Slater out a claim around staked ihe many hot sjiririgs. built a borne and immediately began to use the mineral water for medical purposes He first tried it out on hois,' and ca'tle with beneficial The first building to shelter Ha Ciah Hot Springs was built It was in about the year 1SH0. owned by Mi. Slater. Later he sold it foi S20 iHio. Ceoige Hodges built a buck kiln near the larii es Millions of my young nieces and gest of the sjiiings and made A lailroad track was nephews are returning to school to the buck lor the construction of built special from Ogden to the Hot learu from their teacher, schoolBesides covering the building Mrings and hundreds of people mates and bos a way of life, betiie spring tin- - spacious building ume arithmetic, hy means ot this railroad sides grammar, history, home economics and a variety of consisted of a large hotel with tailed the line with four other Dummy courses, they will come face .K) bedrooms for tourist ac- 'trains daily to bathe in the lieal-into face with sportsmanship, honesty, eomodatinns, a lobby, dining waters of the springs and and the habit of thrift. room arid kitchen, three saloons, the races. Mr. Paxton and Facta crammed into the heads of enjoy a double porch extending along Mis Willie and Jane will rome in handv, Frans Hirt came but thrift is something which will tjg Hu entire Hunt of ihe two story ipom nephew to Nebraska Omaha, have vital to their every day stone edifice. The cold water to be! of the railroad and race of their lives. Of course the habit used in the hotel vvas piped charge tracks. Mr. Clay, manager of at thrift may be acquired in many from the cold springs or Big the hotel, wanted ways, hut a sure way is the particia stipulated Dam as it was then called, by sum set aside to bo pation of my young nieces and nephfor the ews used in the United States Treasm ans of a pump. up keep of the tracks with the ury Department's School Savings The water in the big dam was sole acU. S. Trtanry Dtpartmrmt objective of Program. seveial feet deep. This deep cidents. This Mr.preventing Paxton and at the his pool was unprotected refused to allow roadside. At one lime some of and nephew before the year was over flumes to the sanitarium and the nearby farmers were taking Ihe conductor of the railroad He paid back pools. bathing a load of hay home to be stack- was killed. his borrowings with the intered. They chove too near the ests from the profits of his The tailroad and Ihe race edge of the pond and the load of hay tipjx'd over into the wa track were later abondoned and In September, 1889 he sold his grandstand vvas torn down, ter. The horses were drowned. the A fire destroyed the hotel sev- jirojierty to the Ogdpn and Hot The wagon sank to the bottom while the hay was washed to eral years later. The resort vvas Springs Railway and Health Re The propeity the opposite bank with the men reconstructed but on a smaller sort company. on it. Betore the men reached scale. With the passing of the changed hands again in Janu the bank there was only enougti oltage coach and the departure ' ary at the pi ice of SlOh.bOO, and the horse and buggy days the continued to prosper. During the hay under them to cover a tub livery stables have been re- period of the gay nineties hi left above the water. moved. A modern buiidine ol cob- cycling to the Utah Hot Springs Thomas 8. Woodland now houses the Springs. became a favorite sport. blestones steaded the land around the In 1891 the property was sold cold springs in order to hold it. The grounds are not entirely He separated David Eccles. to treeless for and soil has grass lie built a home near the spring. old Dummy resort from the the been added to A the grounds. Later his brother Daniel B, Line tailroad. The latter he Woodland owned this property modern lighting and heating used as the nucleous of the lights and warms the and he was postmaster there for system and Idaho railnow Logan Ogden. small but comfortable many years. It was known as road. the Woodland postoffiee. Mr. building. In 1907 the property was bondWoodiand supplied the milk at S. In 180 Mr. Slater paid the U. Reserve of the Territory of ed for $10,000. Electric lights and the Utah Hot Springs hotel for Utah the sum of $100 00 on a steam heat took the place of many years. There was a stage coach sta- title to the mineral waters, his kerosene and coal stoves. In the summer of 1927 all the tion on the east side of the land claim and a postoffiee at jth'e springs called Tyner. Dur- - wooden buildings were burned r belonR' inK the following nine years and down, only the unattended cein t o"t h a t mr f l 1889 Mr' S'ater a,Pdly ment pools marked the spot for borrowed large sums of money two years where they stood. The day, the stage coach driver be- at 12 to 18 percent yearly in- present owners are Joseph K. tween Salt Lake City and Butte, terest each sum to build Morrell, S. Art Shreeves, W. A. using Montana, changed horses on his up meal units for an elab- Clay and associates. The presroute. An ice plant was also built oratepiece resort and sanitarium. He ent cobblestone bath house covhere. coveied and darined many of ers the hot mineral water with There have been several 'dif- the springs into a system of the "red glow." Its popularity ferent managers of the Utah rocked in circular collection is again growing with mompn-tank- s Hot Sptings hotel, one of whom and by underground turn as time moves on. vvas Cassius iMarceilus Clay. His wife, Mary Clay, two sons and daughter Amy lived in the hotel and it managed for one year. They had a Chinese cook and they served meals. Mr. Clay was the railroad agent INGEB0RG FRYE is now working ct at the springs. He also served in this capacity at the stations LAURA'S EEAUTY SHOP at Promontory and at Kelton before coming to the Utah Hot She is an experienced operator, having operated Springs. While he managed the her own Beauty Shop in Brigham City for several years. Hot Springs he appointed a white patient Charles Smith and She wishes to invite her many friends in to see her a Negro patient to clean the atHe knew if they bathing pools. d I - well-bein- Get Permalube at rarz yjym VWJN3C, South Main Street Brigham City. Utah 23 South Main Phone 464 333 Bo. Salt Lake C'itv, Utah i (j P and winner ternational aviation 1912, has been loaned r j atrpl, t? civj of an meet by ( f as missionaries can make this mission what we want It van either be one of the u , inest and most successful ences in our lives or even I feel that just the opjjosite. vy mission has been a credit to ry hit as a whole and the joy ha: I have helped to bring to tthers has brought added ind happiness to my life. I ix- gteatist missionary that he chuivh has is the Book of Monitori." and if 1 have 50 Looks of Mot iron platea well among jieojile who will read it vnh a sincere desire and real as intent to know the truth, Moroni states in Moroni 10:4, then have 50 of the finest mis sionartes working for the Lord tinder my direct supervision. My companions and I just ar lived in Santa Maria last week and find the people here very ,ve if ex-ei- 1 y Mfc pin and Lanteris widow, tj friendly and there is a gfc feeling toward the Mormon p( pie here and for tne gospel I this district is very fiuitfui. Santa Maria reminds me jiigharn in many ways ev .bat it is much larger. Again I want to thank jnd 1 had belter be about labors for the Lords great wo( Please address papers to lew address, 701 North Bt"i ,vav Santa Maria, the As Keg-Rocke- d Whiskeys of Old! NEXT EUR OVERSEAS Kunzi S3.95 cep. 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Maupin and vvereti Bernard labors very Lantern m Nsioiici ry n They had watched testithat feel my and nmh Curtiss fly at Tanioran, mony ol the gospel has San Franeisco, in Ring, I nereasing daily since ted down a few notes about el apart for my mission. plane on the back of an eni to thank you people ope. i want News-Jourui sending me the lal. Hearing from our good Box , Using these notes as a g.U 2'rier county has been a treat, they built their own plane j it flew on its first trial Laufi ,'ciu people have done an exellent wotk in advertising the vvas the first pilot. t, ' nier.mal tins year and the W eldon Bagster Later, of received I Coot have opy which Oakland s pioneer aviator. t is appreciated greatly. fj the a Diamond at series of ban .01 Fall The experience and education on storming air shows. Compete ildras i missionary receives while t mission is something that will "hh professional flyeisandm 8 tO built planes, Co( fliristn tessionally life and for him living irepaie won first place and $7,000 in ,vith his fellnwmon. Of course, Delivery WILLY3 1NTERM0 CNT A IN INC. Distributors 3rd East Dial Cal. old Diamond Oakland, Santa Maria, Calil Immediate DONS SERVICE STATION OAKLAND, famous tpecia junil jpdnf1 LAURAS BEAUTY SHOP 79 fes 12, Famous Old Pla Goes To State Fair 1 UNiVESSAl wiOuni yjmb33Bt II J Wednesday. November Engham City, Utah fh'E IVPP88 , civS-QOiir- .ia BOX ELD ANNOUNCING performs o 2 REMINDER what - No R- No Ei |