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Show Itchy-Foote- d 2 OS n nn Brigham City, Utah A Semi-Weekl- Indian Maidens; Helped The Pioneers 19, 1949 Friday, August THE BOX ELDER NEWS 1896) and THE BOX ELDER JOURNAL (Established 1909) William M. Long, Edited Charles Claybaugh, Business Manager Published every Wednesday and Friday and entered as Second Class Matter at the post office in Brigham City, Utah, under the act of March 8, 1879. Subscription Rates: Box Elder County $4.00 a year; outside Box Elder County $5.00 a year. Single copies 5 cents. Member United Press,' Audit Bureau of Circulations. Utah Stat- - Press Association Eclito-luil- street drunk the and sure enough someone voiced a complaint about these Indians. From now on around here, everything from a negro to a sunburned Scandihoovian will be mistaken for an Indian. A Mexican was on Main other evening, Farsighted people have long since had their coal bins filled, but as ever there will Joes to prebe enough of us eleventh-hou- r at crisis coal the a yards the cipitate frost. the first after morning k Box Elder County Will Benefit From Weber Basin Project Someone was pointing out the other day The passage of the Weber Basin bill was that the big advantage to getting your coal an unexpected turn of good luck for resi- bin filled in the summer is that you get dry . : dents south of Brigham City. Deserving thanks for pushing the project through congress, when hopes that it would be brought up in 1949 were dim, are Senators Watkins and Thomas, and Representatives Granger and Bosone. In the face of the legislatve jam and amount of preparatory work still to be done with the report of the reclamation bureau on the project, the outlook was not so good. Yet the impossible was accomplished. for ton, whereas in winters season stormy youre likely to buy a good many pounds of water at a dime per. Its cheaper out of a tap! coal, ton on the With all of the new market, theres no excuse for putting up with dandelions. In fact, get a little careless about applying it, and you wont even be bothered with roses. weed-kille- rs The purpose of the project is to build new dam3 on the Ogden and Weber rivers so The boys who took the Western Box Elthat complete and efficient use of the spring der tour a wonderful time. That run-owater will be accomplished. Al- - Western report in Western Hospitality means, though these rivers are already dammed, they claim nothing else but Western Box much of the excess water from spring Elder. thaws and rains, runs uselessly into the Great Salt Lake. Upon completion of the new dams, there People are gradually beginning to tumwill be practically no water wasted. ble to just how silly the affair of the freezin the Nations Captal, really is. The Plans have been proposed to build a res-- : ers, infact that it has aroused such a hub-bu- b ervoir on the edges of Great Salt lake, north dicates what a have of we the concept poor of Utah Hot Springs, near Willard and Per- - relative size of $3,000 and $50,000,000,000. ry-- ' The project will possibly add to the pow- er in this area, also flood control and fish Obituary of the Hamburger - and wildlife features to the development An honored institution is leaving the which should expand the recreation facili- - American scene. The hamburger smotherties of the region. ed in onions, dipped ip mustard, surrounded with lettuce and buried in tomatoes is J It is contemplated that a new dam will be rapidly becoming a musty old memory. The f built at Magpie in South Fork and Pine American hamburger is slipping from existView dam will be built higher. Plans also ence as quietly and definitely as the Americall for a reservoir at Purdue in the Kamas buffalo did in the 19th century. can region. An equalization reservoir at the , divide between Huntsville and Peterson is contemplated, this reservoir to be supplied What has happened to that fine, fat, ten 1 by canals from both Ogden and Weber ' cent bundle of culinary joy. Who scalped river. the hamburger down to its ankles. Who robbed the sandwich of its mustard, filcht ed the lettuce and hid the tomato? Oh, British Dollar Squeeze To Hurt Utah what dastardly demon has killed the dream of every child with a dime? Many Utah farmers are wondering what i effect the current British dollar crisis might have on demand for United States farm Faintly, faintly and dimly memories refproducts in general and Utah farm pro- - turn. At every fair, during every trip to ducts in particular. Ogden and at every carnival, even jon ordindays, the hamburger reigned king on ary According to the office of Foreign Agri- - the menu. It was a delightful bun with a cultural relations, the facts, though not defi-- : beef in it so big it stuck piece of nite, point to, little immediate prospect for out on allground sides. Mustard and catsup dripI export of a large number of products such ped from the artistry in a rainbow of red 'i, as fresh fruit, including apples, pears or and yellow colors. Lettuce crackled as teeth grapes to the United. Kingdom. tomatoes sunk into the sandwich ff , . - ,and The standstill, or adopted by Britain with respect to ports from the U. S., whether by non-purcha- ,, policy all im- - squashed. govern-- f ment or private importers, will permit the granting of licenses only for imports ur-- : gently required or those under existing contract or commitment. The impact will ;; likely be most serious on commodities not covered by current E.C.A. programs, the ; report indicated. This is important to Utah and other U. S. ' farmers because the United Kingdom has been our chief export market. Last year, with the help of the E.C.A., a I number of the more important U. S. agri-- . recovered cultural export commodities some on the British market. At the present time no permanent res-- J toration of the British market appears possible unless some of the more difficult ; problems are solved. 'r Britain has given assurance that she will attempt to solve these problems and develop a multilateral trade system which would include the United States. Most U. S. agricultural products are affected directly or indirectly by this dollar Is it the new set of false teeth that kill the ecstatic flavor of the hamburger. Has age dulled the sensitivity of the taste buds on the tongue and in the mouth? No, the hamburger has made its rendezvous with destiny and is proudly passing into oblivion with the dignity of an ambassador because of our upset economy. They just aint profitable anymore. Exports to the United Kingdom include The price of hogs, for example, is dependent on the price of lard as well as pork cuts. Current fruit prices include those for apricots and peaches have been affected by " . ; crisis. : , ; all the major farm products that are produced in Utah; such as milk, eggs, beef, veal, lamb, pork, lard, fruits of all kinds, but particularly apples, pears, apricots, peaches, many vegetables including peas, beans and onions; wheat, and a host of processed food products. In addition to corn, cotton and tobacco occupy a very important position in the exports to Britain. No longer do you pay a dime for a rotund hunk of fresh meat, sizzling hot, and inundated in hamburger accessories. ORINNE n s. this halting of exports. Britain ordinarily takes a substantial amount of these canned fruits. Although Utah does not produce cotton, cotton does compete with our Utah wool for a market. If these commodities cannot move in ex-- The loss of the Eritish market will tend port trade, competition of these customary to depress the market for Utahs and export supplies with domestic supplies will other farm products, because through the undoubtedly result in further reductions of years weve looked to Britain to absorb our domestic price level on these and rela- - large quantities of farm products. delicious lamb which chef. b Mr. Chournnc Preside Mr. and Mrs Rnm sen enjoyed seve Don in Yellowstow the week end. ThL! first visit to the enjoyed all the were accompanied pafk J Mrs. Earl Farrell USED M: TIRE Were rolling them out by the dozens, but there abi are a lot left. What money-saver- s they trade-in- , adjustment and recapped tires, every11 made, with plenty of good mileage left in' them Pi it for yourself . . . more miles per dollar than ever get, anywhere. Passenger, truck, trailer, impleT tractor and farm machinery tires, all sizes. Prices on some good, usable passenger tires as low as . . , 52.00 It's canning season, and a Presto is worth its weight in gold! UsefuL every meal in the year, too. Gives mother more time for relaxation. Beautifully designed, easy, safe, wonder-ful-to-us- e . . . every homemaker's best kitchen END OF SOMMER CLOSE-OUT- food-savin- Slf-Startin- Kitchen Clock T Juff.v Choice ef colors. Quiet, long- life motor. Every kitchen should have one. dial, - 4.95 Plui T "little Tel SHOES Two Bargain Tables For Women and Children 98c to $3.98 Men's And Boys' TROUSERS ; yd. 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Aluminum Mirromaric Telecftron g Weighs only Reg. 49c; now Dotted Swisses , Keg. 85c; now Rutcher Linens Reg. 98c; now Voiles, Reg. 98c Now it with our budget pin K need of waiting longor a your Presto. Model 605 Pressed Metal Presto, 4 qt. For easy, tireless ironing. MATERIALS struction and g S Chambrays illustrated recipe bo for both cooking and cn ning are included with i Presto cookers, at no n cost. Get your Presto w and pay for it as you Complete, time-savin- ELECTRIC IRON Everything that has a beginning must have an end. But how sad it is to see the end of the good old American hamburger. ted commodities. at a En-rout- 1924. There is nothing there but a week-ol- d bun, crusty an(J dry, defying you to find a spot of greese in it and it costs two-bit- colored slides taken by her .son, Robert Smoot, of scenes in the Hawaiian Islands, where he is laboring as a missionary. Fifty-sevegirls and their M. I. A. leaders, Mrs. Marjorie Larsen, Mrs. Lila Rader and Mrs. Eva Harper, enjoyed three days vacation the past week at the Girls home in Box Elder canyon. On Friday evening members of the bishopric and their wives were invited to the Home and the girls entertained them with a program and then served ice cream, cookies and watermelon to the entire group. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Norman , apers our Is considered LaPreal Wight Bridger Carina Mm first citizen. He was the first As far as James Bridger was concerned there never was any white man to reach Yellowstone; of need to map out this country; the first to taste the waters Mrs. Alma Smoot CORINNE he had it all in his mind. Every the great Salt Lake. And legend entertained at her home Monto was he has it the first that mounhe stream crossed, every surday afternoon with a shower in tain he climbed, every tree he stand on Willard Peak and this vey country proclaiming honor of Mrs. Harold Sadler of rested under was engraved like it to be in furs; a trappers Logan, (nee Miss Edna Reeder), rich a blue print behind his keen, a recent bride. Various games paradise. eager eyes. were and a delicious When the covered wagons lunch played That is why he was the best served to thirty guests scout, trapper, guide the West came along over his trappers The bride was the rehas ever had. That is why the trail, with their picks and pans present. of many lovely and usecipient in beat to distress and shovels, Jim was known great and those ful gifts. a path to his door; Bonneville, say: Where in the name of of Salt Mrs. Clinton Smith Fremont, Kit Carson, Buffalo common sense do all these- peoalso entertained at a Lake City Chief He come said it from? Washakie, Bill, Majestic ple President wistfully, for it was to change shower at her home in Salt Lake the Donner party. the previous Friday, for Brigham Young. High or low his mode of living. Furs were City, Mrs. Sadler, her sister. alike, his great spirit reached out, gold was in, and Jim The Relief society held their of was the only man who knew into its vast storehouse knowledge and helped human how to get through to the rich regular monthly business and beings along their way. deposits. So the gold rushers work meeting last Tuesday with 35 members present Following James Bridger was born in hired him as a guide. the business session a group Richmond, Virginia, March 17, Trip after trip he made, spin- quilted on a comforter and His father had a tough 1804. his yarns, guiding men and others prepared rags for rug time making a living for his ning women away from hazardous Mrs. Rose Nelson also wife and three children, and He was the most impor- weaving. routes. a talk on the highlights of gave ever a restless soul, he moved tant and colorful person in the a recent demonstration which to the then thriving trading post As soon as they she It was a town of wagon train. by the Kerr attended, of St. Louis. given were safely over the trail, in on the latest 1500 citizens and in addition it he returned to his be- company, California, tramethods of canning. Deliwith was teaming trappers, He loved country. wasnt pan- cious cool refreshments were ders, settler caravans and freig-terA person could make a ning for gold. The only wealth served by the committee aphe wanted was to be found in living in a place like St. Louis. the wide open spaces of the fa- pointed. never But James Bridger, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Henry Norman miliar country in the Rockies, had much of a chance to try, where he in company with other relatives, follow to had freedom for six years later he died, fol- a stream to its source, and where made a trip to Los Angeles last lowed by his wife and two chil- a to man could get his teeth into Wednesday by automobile of Mr. Nor dren. That left young Jim, 14 the funeral attend Caliexciting mountain passes. years of age, with his fathers fornia could keep its gold, Jim mans aunt, Mrs. Otelia Hughes restlessness in his feet and his afterwhich was held Bridger had everything he want- noon at the Little Friday of the eyes forever soaking up the ed Chapel right here. dark bulks of wagons as they Dawn at Santa Monica, burial Jim Bridger died in 1881. He the yellow disappeared into taking place at Forest Lawn Me Mishad purchased a farm in Mr. Norman morial cemetery. fringes of the landscape. The next four years Bridger souri, but only after his eyes was requested to take charge of apprenticed himself to a black- failed and he could no longer the funeral services. Before resmith. He hammered and weld- see the smoke curl from an In- turning home the group visited ed and . . . listened. Above the dian village. At his death he at San Pedro, went bathing in beat of the anvil he heard the was placed in a grave that was the ocean, attended morning and Later, friends evening services Sunday at the tales of the west and some of soon forgotten. e them were tall ones. It was a had him removed to a cemetery South Los Angeles ward. vast country, they said, wild and between Kansas City and Indehome they visited Boulder treacherous, but fortunes could pendence, Missouri, and now he Dam at night when it was all be made, ships would come sail- rests under a granite slap dedi- lighted up and visited Zions cated to his memory. ing in. park. He would have loved to come Henry and Ashley, a newly orMonday visitors at the home ganized fur company advertised back home in his last days, no of Mr. and Mrs. Alma Smoot in a local paper for 100 men to doubt, even though his trappers were Mr. and Mrs. Chester go into the vast unknown as trails were now being used as a Thorne of Baldwin Park, Calif, trappers. Jim Bridger was 18 highway. and Mrs. Elmer Coombs of Fieldyears of age at this time. He In the mountain tops ihe loved ing. Mr. and Mrs. Thorne are couldnt read nor write, but he so well, Box Elder county will in Utah to attend the marriage was tall and broad and lean pay tribute Saturday, to Jim ceremony of their son, C. Lawand felt like a young colt shak- Bridger. If he knows he will rence Thome and Miss Venia ing off the dullness of winter. probably be a little startled, but Jean Erickson, which will take Men gathered in the blacksmith this is just a beginning. More place Wednesday in the Salt shop and read the advertise- and more will the old man of Lake temple. A wedding re ment. Jim dropped his hammer the mountains be sought out ception will be held later at on the anvil, took off his leather and his fame will spread, fori Vernal, Utah, the home of the apron, and applied for a job. Jim Bridger and his spirit have bride. Mrs. Smoot entertained He got it, just ahead of Jedidiah ho her guests by showing -- them equal. Smith, who had to wait until the following year. James Bridger fought every At advtrtited in Uading magaxin inch of the way into the Rocky Mountain region,' through streams, up mountains, shooting wild animals and Indians at every bend in the trail. But W'hen he beheld the breathless he beauty of this new world filled his lungs with it and knew he had come home to stay. For 28 years Bridger remained here. By agreement he broke with the Ashley company and went on his own." He became a mountain man, the like of which there has been no other; the hills and valleys held no secrets from him. He spoke eleven different Indian languages. He knew from a moccasin print or the shaft of an arrow which tribe had passed that way. He lived with the Indians, married their daughters, but he never lost his identity among them. He was always the white man who carried a gun and was on to every trick of their savage ways. He had charm, our Jim Bridger, for he was a favorite among the dusky maidens. He married at least three. One was the daughter of the Flathead tribe, another a Ute maiden, and the third was a princess of a Snake chief. These women protected him, risked their lives to rescue him from danger, and bore his children. Years later, Mary Ann Bridger, his granddaughter, then eleven years of age, attended a school conducted by some Presbyterian ministers. At least two of his children were educated in Kansas City, Mo and Virginia Bridger, his daughter was well 76 South Main known and living on a farm in Phone 98 By Newspaper Successor to y (Established c Jim Bridger Charmed The FINAL CLOSEOUT FISHING for this were closing only is low price them only a Buy now There are hurry! j mas giving. PRICES slash 10 tackle along with odds and ends of lures, . reels. Wed rather move them at gne-astore them, so heres your opportunity. see! . y rjces BRIGHAM TIRE SHOP 0 fclf Just a few rods, bail casting, trolling aatLVjjnes eade lift South Main , V jiii aid |