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Show Said the 'Leader: II llation gained 1.136. The Bear RiverRefuge One Of The Prmte Clubs Adjoining BUSINESS, AGRICULTURAL - UFE ENCOMPASSED BY UNITED ORDER With 30 To 40 Industrial Branches, Early Community Was Five-Sixt- hs Self-Supporti- Continued from preceding page) and fifth generation of descendants of these pioneers, Jason homes at Box Elder, as the set- Wells and Sarah Gibbs Baty tlement was known, after the also are recorded as being fall conference in 1854. When among the earliest white babies he arrived he commenced lay born in Brigham. ing out the city, with the help It is that the town of Jesse W. Fox. After the com- named significent tois honor most sucin pletion of their work, most of cessfully established and carwhich stands today in the citys ried out Brigham Youngs dream streets, the city was named of a "United Order," or as it was Brigham, in honor of Brigham named here, cooperative "MerYoung. cantile and Manufacturing asOther early settlers, according sociation. Successful United Order to the records of the time and first residents of Brigham t Organized toy Lorenzo Snow City were Mathew. W. Dalton, in 1863 at request of Brigham Lewis N. Boothe, Jonah Mathias, Young, the United Order encomPeter Greenhalgh D. W. Wal- passed virtually all of the busiker, Barbara T. Walker, Rebecca ness and agricultural life of the John Merrell, Bertha new community for more than Thorn,Wells, Christian Olsen, Lewis J. 13 years. According to existing Simeon Carter, Sr., reports ' of the orders operation, Johnson, Charles W. Hubbard, John people lived within It happily and it was Woodward, James Whitaha, Sr., and cooperatively, Martin- R. Ensign, William P. notatoly successful. The United Order operated Tippetd (possibly Thomas S.) ' Cyril Call, Homer Call, Omer between 30 and 40 industrial Call and Jonathan Wells. Many branches,- - and the community s of these names are familiar here was about ' and manufac- fourth borne the toy growing third, today, v - - . five-sixth- DRIVE CAREFULLY, PlEASE! Safety Rules i for All Drivers Cars leaving I curb never have right of way. one Stay in lane. Cars coming from rear have right of way when changing lanes.- I I 4 entrance to the Migratory Bird refuge, Shown above," located on the Bear river near the clubs built and operated by sports-meis the Bear River Duck club, one of several private the Attracted by the superlative hunting from all parts of the United States. have afford it to and able gone together Bird Refuge area and adjoining it, sportsmen clubs and equipping and maintaining them. spent large sums of money building such from far and near. Their huntEach fall when duck season opens, the members gather other hunter in these parts, for the Bear ing is no better, however, than that of any available alike to one and all The best duck shooting in the world" is River Refuge n turing that percentage of the various necessities and all lux- uries used in the Jives of the people living here. In 1875, the Brigham City Mercantile, and Manufacturing associations products reached about $260,000 in You'll See At The Refuge value. Along about this time similar communities later to grow into towns and cities were being established or colonized by order of Brigham Young through out the state. .A vigorous and active man, with interests running through every phase of life in the territory he colonized, Brigham Young visited in all parts of the state frequently, counseling with the communities leaders, speaking to their people.' Last Address Here But his namesake city has the distinction of having heard his last public address, and today a memorial park on west Forest street, between Second and Third west streets, commemorates this address and marks its scene. A simple monument standing back of a reflecting pool bears a bronze plaque with a bias relief of the great colonizer, and the following inscription: Erected in honor of Brig- - Avoid Cars from any direction right of way over car making The Avocet,' pretty, d down on her speckled eggs. bird shown above sitting ham Young in commemoration of the outstanding service he rendered the Intermountain statesman. On this plot ei ground, August' 19, 1877, he delivered his last public address when he organized the Box Elder stake." long-bille- West as patriot, pioneer, colonizer, church leader, and . have WELCOME Observe traffic signals and signs: Sliding through the before you have the Go sign and beating Stop-ligcause many accidents. hand signals. 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