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Show BOX EIDER Our Heritage Csmti foiyj and the other the "mountain tieM Ms house which is now known as the Ransom Beecher home on the hill. Chloe Petersen was born in a home erected at 433 North Third West in 1882 by her parents Peter and Viroqua by Sarah Yates certainly refers to many of the homes in Brigham City, for some modern looking homes have as their heart the remains of log and adobe structures that were built by local pioneers. It is easy to spot the larger old homes in the community which were built as single units by the more affluent, but the most common homes were the that began with small log or adobe cabins that had rooms added as the family grew and-o- r prospered. An example is the home now lived in by Daisy 0. Hansen, 750 South Eighth West, which was built by her father James Peter Olsen in the early 1880s as a small log cabin. Building west from that, he added an adobe section as the family grew, and add-upo- a frame dwelling originally built on a north section of his land for his mother-in-lain her later years. Today, the attractive home still sits away from the street, and still boasts several large trees including a red cedar brought from the mountains and planted in the yard over 90 years ago at the time of the birth of the late Alf Olsen. The First House Brigham Citys first house was erected by William Davis early in 1851, and by that winter several families had moved into Davis Fort. The homes were joined together to form a block about an acre square with openings on the north and south ends that were guarded under the charge of Harvey Pierce and Lewis N. Boothe. A small stream was diverted from Box Elder creek to run through the center of the fort, but most people were anxious to move out and get permanently settled. In the summer of 1851 George Hamson had erected a little log house on his five-acr- e claim, and others followed his lead. John Johnson and wife Christine built a home on Second East between First and Second South streets. Moving from a dugout with a sod roof in the fort was looked forward to by Peter Adolph Forsgren and wife Anna, for they found that the hungry cattle kept nibbling on their sod roof in the springtime. They used their floor boards to build a wagon to move their belongings to a cabin on First East between Forest and First South. On the same lot, they later built a second home and added trim along the gables to make it fancier, along with planting the citys first walnut tree. Clay is discovered The first homes were of logs or sod, but clay was found west of town by digging about eight feet down on land owned by Alvin Nichols near the main road to Corinne at the end of the Watery Lane. Early adobe homes erected included those of Soren Nelson, JohnD. Rees, H. P. Jensen and John Spedel with Simeon Dunn building the first two-stor- y adobe house in 1855. James Bywater, Anthony Metcalf and George B. Reeder acquired a lot across the ditch and south of y the fort and build a house in which they could live for winter. two-stor- A report in the October conference of 1853 had shown that there were 204 members living on the Box Elder creek. President Brigham Young called Lorenzo Snow to settle in Box Elder and to take 50 families with him to make a permanent settlement, with most arriving in the spring of 1854. The townsite was surveyed in and platted in 1856 with e homes to be erected on the blocks of four lots each. Main street was four blocks long, occupied mostly by dwellings except for the open square which extended on Locust (Forest) street west to First West. Assisting the surveyors were Thomas Mathias, who chose a lot at 177 South Third East, and built a home still occupied by his granddaughter. Christian Hansen worked with the surveyors and built a home at 13 North Second East, which is also one of the oldest in the city still in use. house for that reason, and it was also used as a pest house to quarantine persons with contagious diseases. Many people lived in dugouts waiting for homes to be built. Some of these were located along Third East and Third South area which seemed to be a natural place as there was hill which could be dug into to make a shelter. Fredrick Christian Holst lived in a dugout in that area. Another dugout was built by Peter Petersen Siggard and Inger Mineer of Sweden, who were grandparents of Mayor Harold Felt. Build large homes Homes built on the west side of Main street and south of the Prior merely 1854-5- 5 five-acr- open square included dwellings of President Lorenzo Snow, Jonathan C. Wright, Hans Peter Jensen, John D. Rees, Morris Rosenbaum, Andrew Jensen and Jeppa Jeppson. Abraham Hunsaker lived in a little adobe house he purchased from Lorenzo Snow a little more than one block north of the Courthouse in First East. He built the big Hunsaker house on the corner of Fourth South and Main street, adding upstairs rooms where travelling Indians could be quartered. The home later was used at the first Cooley hospital and is now a gray stucco covered apartment building. He also built a big house on the corner of First East and Forest street. Another interesting building of which some parts remain was built on Sixth East between Forest and First South as a series of connected dwellings referred to the Emigrant House. It was used to house people who were new in the city, were travelling through, or who couldnt afford to buy a piece of ground or build at home. Some oldtimers know it as the poor Brigham great-grandso- Edward director of Corporations Aerospace Facts magazine has been recognized as an outstanding industrial publication by the International Association of Business Communicators. An award of merit was presented to the editor of Aerospace Facts, Herbert L. Blue of 404 Crestview Drive in the at City, Brigham associations annual conference in New Orleans. The Aerospace Facts is a marketing magazine published Thiokols for quarterly by the Group Aerospace companys Wasatch Division. It is mailed nationwide to government and aerospace industry leaders and to schools Ar,JiU and libraries. Lynn Williams, of South Ogden, is the designer. The IBCA judges called the a bright, Aerospace Facts colorful publication loaded with information pertinent to the aerospace industry. The IBCA is a professional association of business communicators with members in nine different countries. The Thiokol magazine, one of 33 winners out of 418 entries, r was selected in the external magazine category, joining other winners from Canada and England as well as the United States. two-colo- the Utah American Dorsey, Jr., space shuttle section of Institute the of Aeronautics and Astronautics. The honor was based on Dorseys direction of Thiokol successful corporations proposal to design, develop, test and evaluate solid rocket motors to be used in the solid rocket booster stage of the space shuttle vehicle. The Utah section noted that the significance of Dorseys contribution is that this is the first time a solid propulsion system is to be utilized as a primary mode of propulsion for a manned vehicle. He also directed Thiokol Edward G. Dorsey, Jr, . . . wins honor NLAPW branch has meet prior to the effort which helped convince U.S. government scientists and planners that The Box Elder Branch of the NLAPW met at the home of branch president Flo Munson in Fielding Wednesday evening. Mrs. Munson conducted a short business meeting prior to the program. Mrs. Eunice Ravsten, work corpoations -- was brought from the mountains by the Olsen family at the birin the early 1880's, with Daisy Olsen Hansen telling the tree's history to Priscilla Bott, Chloe Petersen, Moroni Bott and Veara Fife who all have lived in local pioneer homes. HISTORIC RED CEDAR a member of the Logan Branch of the NLAPW gave a travelogue with slides showing some of the solid rocket propulsion is highly cost effective, highly reliable, and a safe means of providing propulsive power for manned space transportation in future extensive space exploration programs. A graduate of Purdue university, Dorsey holds a B.S. in aeronautical degree engineering. He has been Thiokol with associated Wasatch division for the past years. that During time he 16 has directed such programs as Matador-Mace- , Minuteman, Trident I (C4). Genie, Bomarc, and 156-Inc- h He also served at various times as director of program director of management, requirements, director of large motor programs, and director of engineering. proposal Dorsey and his wife, Mitzi, live at 230 North Sixth East in Brigham City. and other points of interest while she and her husband B. J. Ravsten were recently serving a LDS Mission in the London Temple. Comments made by Mrs. Ravsten were thoroughly enjoyed by all were Mrs. Elizabeth Lauritzen, Mrs. Iva Lou Nebeker, Miss Iris Schow, Mrs. Lillian Knudsen, historical aspects present. were Mrs. Karen Stokes of Bothwell and Special Mrs. guests June Garfield of Tremonton. Members attending Cmttehtry b iscohe G. the solid rocket motor project at Thiokol corporations Wasatch division, has been named Outstanding Engineer of 1975 by as soon as wins national honor add-upon- top 75 engineer All those interested are urged to contact the Box Elder County Red Cross office in the county Thiokol publication d thtime of their son Alf p.m. The books will be $3. It is suggested that participants bring a sack lunch. The instructor will be Mrs. Buelah Mitchell, Red Cross Division office, Salt Lake City. 2, Homes were birthplace These local oldtimers also recall with fondness the lady who brought most of them into life, for they were born at home with the aid of Anna Cecelia Nelson who is known by most of them as either "Aunt Celie or Grandma Nelson. She was familiar figure about town in d her buggy with a canopy, and charged only five dollars or the equivalent in goods for delivery and ten days of care in the local area, including the trip by buggy to Mantua. She had a lovely collection of plates, for mothers would then present her with a fresh-bakecake on a special plate as a gift.. .with many of those saved and cherished and then given to the baby whose delivery they commemorated as she was in her later years. The collection of homes located on the aleuvial fan provided a view of the lower valley, and was referred to as the peaceful valley and later as Brigham City. Visitors could stand on its high point, the "Sage Brush Hill, (where the tabernacle is now located) and see the entire valley. Local resident George Reeder holds the distinction of naming Promontory Point as he noted the prominence of the mountains into the lake from the citys high point. There arent a lot of pictures available of the old homes in the city, for it was the dwellers that were important and pictures were taken of families and than individuals ' rather structures. Literally hundreds s of those old are the heart of local homes not only physically but also emotionally as families retain something of the work on their pioneer ancestors as a part of their home. Thiokol aide is registered nurses. It will be given at the health center, Intermountain school, on July 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 723-561- centennial Citys came about in 1967 although the area had been settled for some time before 1867. The method of giving large lots which would sustain livestock and large gardens and orchards has affected the city to this day, for the inner city finds new homes mixed in the old. This pattern occured as people no longer needed their extra large lots for farming and sold them to other homebuilders, providing a balance of homes of various eras in inner neighborhoods. n Ephraim Johnson, the of pioneer John Johnsin, was born and raised in a pioneer home located at 105 North Second West. He recalls that hcj stopped along the street each morning to gather the cows of local families and lead them to the city pasture west of town. Moroni R. Bott, son of pioneer stonecutter John H. Bott, grew Box Elder County, Red Cross will sponsor a home nursing instructor trainers course for courthouse, telephone possible, a spokesman said. City is chartered to 1859, the people occupied the land without legal title. In that year, probate judges were appointed to enter land claims in the US Office. The Box Elder settlement was given a charter to make it a city in 1867, hence Home nursing course for trainers slated Thiokol add-upo- k cant tell a house by its cover. ..and that misquote then incorporated with the home still standing and occupied. Louise Thuesens home at 607 South n Second East, is another and her south room is a dwelling built by her father Hans Peter Speierman in 1887. Nelson, l You Mrs. Catherine Brigham Rytting Jaggi of City, Mrs. Alvaretta of Tremonton and the hostess. Light refreshments served. were The next meeting is scheduled for July 30 at the home of Mrs. Iva Lou Nebeker at 7 p.m. A SPECIAL HEIRLOOM treasured by Daisy Hansen (center) is a plate on which her mother presented a cake to midwife Cecilia Nelson soon after Disy's birth, with the plate's history being related to Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Johnson and Louise Thueson as they visit in the Hansen's Nelson. . .1 quick phone call No. 3 Blend... 1 We have been serving Box Elder County for 40 years and want to show our appreciation. Hundreds of Tapes and Records . . . You won't believe the selection or the LOW PRICES! Combination Sets in Twin size Combination Sets in Twin Size Queen Size Set King Size Set 4 pieces 723-894- charming-hostes- s ' The Most Fawith mous Basket in the World' Stir in . . .genuine hospitality. warm friendliness And youll have ... a gen- erous and delightful house. Eph Johnson was also delivered by midwife RECORDS NOW OPEN Recipe for Welcome! 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