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Show 1 1 BOX 2 JOURNAL, Brigham City, Utah ELDER Thursday, June 5, 1975 letters to us map the Editor From The Files Of The Box Elder Thanks for coverage Years Ago badly decomposed body May east of Brigham City mountains the in found been has tentatively identified as a local Sunday been man who has missing nearly a year. Sheriff W. Warren Hyde said the man is believed to be Eldon Busby, 21, of 551 South Fifth West. May 25, 1965 Named local delegates to Girls State at Utah State university were Dorothy Bott, Grace Jensen, Roberta Bosley, Elayne Larsen and Julie Jensen. Miss Mary Elizabeth Ellis, May 25, 1965 Mrs. William S. Ellis of of and Mr. daughter been appointed to serve on the Honeyville has Council at Brigham Students Associated Women in Provo. Young university 10 A 25, 1965 Editor: On behalf of the Girls Athletic association (G.A.A.) I would like to express my appreciation for the coverage you have given the girls sports activities this year. The support and knowledge that someone cares is much appreciated. Thank you again. Sincerely, Suzanne Hammon (Pres.) ' Won't take them for granted Editor: How many times have we heard the ambulance siren go off and wondered to ourselves how these ambulance people can help anyone, other than to take them to the local hospital? This, at least, is what I thought until a week ago. 1 was suffering from a back injury at about 4 oclock in the morning. Let me tell you this, these people are very professional; very helpful; and most of all, so understanding. As for myself, I will not take them for granted and I hope you will not either because in a matter of minutes they are there. A special thanks to Lee Packer and Bob Haynie for their service and thoughtfulness. . 19, 1950 Convert words to action 25 Years Ago BEttes named officers for the May coming year were Bobbie Ann Stewart, president; Mary Call, vice president; Ferl Barker, secretary; Carol Roundy, hostorian; Barker, secretary; Carol Roundy, historian; mond and Lela Mae Nelson', also march leaders. Norman Christensen of May 19, 1950 is vying for sophomore class Brigham City president at the Utah State Agricultural college. May 19, 1950 The Box Elder Bees juniors and sophomores competed in a track meet last Monday afternoon at Weber Highs field with Ogden and Weber. The Hi vers were a very close second to Ogden which came out on top. youngsters found the fishing only fair but the company enjoyable during an afternoon this week at Rees Pioneer park. The days biggesi catch: three goldfish. At the old fishin' J. H. Magoon Brigham City These local hole Years Ago Cash Grocery & Meat The May a new will open help yourself store company on West Forest Street this coming week, in the building formerly occupied by the Brigham City Fruit Growers association. May 26, 1925 As a result of a gun shot wound, William Wagstaff , 21 years of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wagstaff of Perry, is at the Pearse hospital with a bullet lodged in his back. It is believed he will recover. The Tremonton Bears after May 26, 1925 all hibernating winter are as mean as ever. They came to Brigham City Sunday afternoon all groomed in their new uniforms and seeming sociable-lik- e and gentle. But before the Bears could be tamed down a bit the Grizzlies pushed a cross five runs in the second and won 8 to 6. 50 22, 1925 Editor: The members of Encore, Incorporated and Brigham City Community Theatre wish to thank everyone who has worked so very hard to make our recent activities a success. Many people have put in long hours and great effort to make the Heritage Theatre a reality and we feel that the quality of the functions we have sponsored has been exceptional. Many people have also expressed their best wishes and support of the theatre project. However, good wishes must be converted to action if the project is to succeed. Last night 130 people attended the Guthrie Theatre production of Everyman and most of these came from out of town. Eleven-hundre- d persons could have witnessed this remarkable production. It isnt every day that one can see an ancient play from Mideaval times portrayed by professional actors from the greatest live theatre in the United States. We have tried to provide something in return for the donations we have been soliciting from the residents. We feel that the project can be a wonderful opportunity and asset for our area and hope the residents of Box Elder county feel the same. We are working hard. We need your support. Our Heritage muM swage jptraeers by Sarah Yates Pioneers of the 1850s would be amazed at todays Brigham Citys business district, but its location hasnt changed substantially through the years. The intersection of Main and Forest streets was the city center, with willow boweries built in the open square and used for important meetings Very truly yours, Drauca J. Holmes, President and every celebration Thanks, DeMolay that occured during the summer months. At that time Forest street was known as Locust street. Naturally, the blocks closest to the city center were the center of business activity. The early history of Block 21 Plat A located north of Forest and west Editor: All too frequently, good deeds slip by unnoticed. It is for this reason that I write this letter. Last Saturday, 11 members of the Leland Stanford chapter of the DeMolay plus their chapter dad, Mr. Warren Knipfer, spent most of the day painting our tourist caboose. These young men are to be commended for their iniative and community spirit. We, of the Chamber of Commerce, would like to express our sincere appreciation to the members of DeMolay and Dad Knipfer for their efforts. of Main streets is an example of activity that flourished, with homes inthe type of These official positions were in addition to his commercial enterprises, for he and his wife Mary operated the first hotel in the city and she was known as an excellent English cook for the establishment. One of the rooms in the building was used terspersed with the business and businesses located in the homes in many cases. n One of Brigham City's residents was Judge Samuel Smith, who lived on the to sell merchandise and drugs, southwest corner of the block and he acted as doctor for the where First Security bank is community until the arrival of a licensed doctor. now located. When Dr. Oliver C. Ormsby Sent to Brigham City in 1855, he was an early postmaster and rented a room in the Smith was involved in laying out building, he then operated the roads, ditches, and in the early first drug store in Brigham City militia. In 1860 he was ap- in the same location. pointed judge and served in that Straw hats capacity for 15 years, and was Another two of the judges also the citys mayor from 1879 to 1883. wives, sisters Carrie and Marie, well-know- Sincerely, E. Wayne Jones President, Chamber of Commerce were excellend milliners, making hats of wheat straw which they bleached and then treated to make them stronger and pliable. They dyed and made straw flowers for adornment, with one large room for this project. Carrie Smith is considered the towns first milliner, with other early milliners including Sarah Southworth Burbank, Jensena Christensen and Anna Hansen. Judge Smith was also an active convert to the LDS church and a counselor to Lorenzo Snow, President president of the high priests quorum, and patriarch in the Box Elder stake until his death. He had five wives and 52 children, with several of the families children taken in the diphtheria epidemic of 1874 and in other childhood illnesses. of his One Pearl Arbon, notes that even in old age Carrie Smith was proud of her appearance and always dressed and applied makeup before she would see anyone in the morning. Directly north of the Smith home were a carpentry shop and shoe shop. Ola N. Stohl opened a tailor shop in a building rented from er John M. Bridge just north of that. Stohls first was customer President Lorenzo Snow, who was measured for a new suit of clothes. &mm OPIIII Early potter To the west of the Smiths in the same block was Ferdinand Ha nsen, a potter of some COURIER: BENTLEYVILLE, PA., of mine of a friend the Speaking energy crisis, in Washington, D. C. called attention the other night to what he called the second house mania in this country. He intimated that unoccupied summer and winter second homes in the mountains and at the beaches, often with heat, lights and appliances aging, may be blamed for a part of the energy shortage. The same could be said for second, third and fourth automobiles, cycles, boats, etc., largely idling for no necessary reason. considerable skill whose early pieces are treasured by local residents who still have examples of his brown glazed were work. His pieces utilitarian, and almost every home had a crock or vase or cookie jar of his making. He built a small adobe dwelling thatched with cane, with his kiln built of brick. He obtained his clay a bit north of where the OSL Railroad tracks were later laid, having to dig down eight to ten feet to get the clay in large lumps. A pioneer who crossed on the ship Italy in 1852, he crossed the plains in the 19th company and settled in Brigham City in He had learned the his trade in the old country and quickly set up his potters wheel in the backyard of his home and built his kiln as a matter of first business. He later moved his wheel and kiln to the northeast part of town near Box Elder creek and Baron Woolen mill and his pottery was then sold to the Brigham City In the 1870 census he is listed with a family of seven. It is intersting to note that one of his the same block and that a grandson, Albert J. Hansen, has a business about half a block down on Main street. Co-o- p Established Many of the early businesses were joined together in 1865 to organize the Brigham City Cooperative association with a combined capitol of $3,000 put up by stockholders Lorenzo Alvin Snow, Samuel Smith, Nichols and William C. Thomas. Ola N. Stohl was persuaded to join as a partner and be in charge of tailoring in the part of the store previously known as Dr. Ormsbys Drug store. The east half of the big room was for grocery sales and the west half for dry goods, with most of the employees working for script which they were allowed to spend in the store. Tailoring and clothing were under the charge of Ola N. Stohl, manager, with employees including H. C. Christensen, Andrew Stratford, Ols Madsen, Christian Jensen, J. J. Nielsen, M. Borgstrom, Canute Petersen, Priscilla Smith C. Jensen, Sarah Ann Wrighton Kelly, Edith Nelson, Janie Welch, James Palmer and Jess C. Jensen. Ann Jones Burt was in charge of womans work, and she suggested that a millinery shop be opened. When it was located in the adjoining John Bridge building, Mary Neely Wright was hired to make the artificial flowers which adorned the hats, while Fanny Grael clerked in the areas of the store for 18 years. The co-o- p business wasnt confined to the store walls, but included a building department which erected homes, the social hall, shops, and the stake tabernacle; field workers raising crops for sale; home shops which made items for sale in the co-oA report in 1877 stated that income from all departments totalled $260,000. There were 585 shareholders and 340 employees at that time. co-o- p mid-1850'- BOX News-Joum- pl JOURNAL ELDER itbllshd nwsppr Thursday by A wttkly 1901, published Nwj-Journ- l, Box Eldr tvtry 55 in the South First Wtst, Brigham City, Utah, 84302 Class postaga paid at the Sacond IB First Wast South post offica, Brigham City, Utah, B4302. Charlas W. Claybaugh Publishar Emaritus Charlas ''Tuff" Claybaugh Gtnaral Manager Br.ce T. Kayes, Managing Editor Mike Perry, Sports Editor Publishar Sarah Yates, Society Nancv Goss. Advertisinq Editor Manaqer Shirley Richardson, CfassifSeds Batty Claybaugh, Circulation Arland Tingey, Newtpapar Supr. Van Claybaugh, Photo-Pres- s Supr. H. E. Anderson, Commercial Printing Supr. rate $9.00 per year Subscription able in advance in connection the Box Elder News (published days) $4 SO for 6 months: in Box County. pay- with Sun- Eldar Subscription rata $11.00 par year payable in advance in connection with the Box Elder News (published Sunoutside $5.50 for 6 months: days) Box Elder Couunty. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. Utah State Press Association, National and United Newspaper Association Press International. Advertising Representative: Utah State Press Association. Salt Lake City, Utah. co-o- in Brigham City are turned by Ferdinand Hansen in the 1850-60'- s Camille Jensen displayed by his granddaughter Freda Nelson Park, Larsen and Marjorie Dixon Anderson, and grandson Albert J. Hansen as they pose before the north wall of the old Brigham City Institution building in which First Security Bank is now located. SAMPLES OF POTTERY Mar- jorie Dixon Anderson, now works in a business located on Demise All of co-o- p wasnt well, despite the report of income, for the US Internal Revenue levied a tax of $10,200 in the companys script and they borrowed money to meet the assessment. Other losses included crops destroyed by grasshoppers and droughts, burning of the woolen mill, and a failed venutre in Idaho. These losses crippled the institution and several of the departments closed their doors one after the other. Just the mercantile business stayed open, located on the corner which later has the opera house and is now the fire department parking lot. In 1884 the government returned over $7,000 of the tax money which was used in erecting the co-o- store, now the First Security Bank building, and in paying debts incurred in Idaho. That wasnt enough help, though, and the approaching p depression in 1893 fluctuations business brought just as demanded cash creditors the Finally payments. businesses remaining co-o- p with officers as Lorenzo Snow, president; William L. Watkins, secretary; A. E. Snow, superintendent; Lorenzo Snow, Jr., A. E. Snow, Rudger Clawson, Adolph Madsen, Alvin Nichols, and Carl Jensen, closed in 1895 listed directors. Most of the officers and employees went into business for themselves in their own trades, establishing ventures that still exist in the community in several locations. The scenery has changed, but the earliest location of the citys business activities is still Brigham Citys commercial center. It is fun to find the old names, windows, and original struc- tures behind their modern and First counterparts, Security bank has elected to preserve its historic place in the community by including the old in its rockwork of the co-o-p modernization and expansion plans. Still, those pioneers would be surprised if they could see todays downtown area! Many thanks to Veara Fife, whose parents were wed by Judge Samuel Smith in the front room of Caroline Smiths .home, for the historical research and assistance she has given. , |