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Show , IDAHO flE3CBURG - Wek Town of the Le the newspaper businesi of the towns two rival. Pal, owned by brothers --- one out on Tuesdays and one in a friendly Thursdays that is seldom found in ds - t Beaver Countryl The Snake Rivet and its tributaries abounded in beaver, and the trappers made rich hauls with silver fox and other rarer peltries to augment the take. Here, along the South Fork, the ping was good, but evidently cold weather made the main-th- e tenance of a permanent trading post too hazardous, for there is no further recoref of any kind of 300 pelts to a year were average, settlement until some time after Saints settled the the Latter-da- y Salt Lake Valley, In keeping with Brigham Young's policy of colonization, ' ''Illogiosm,' z"rwri""""11" tor,.,. e,,,,..4k- - V"IF,1 ,' , ' ow- .- 14(;,...1. 71 NL' 2!'',4 It ; , ,, things There is the famous Rexburg bench to the east of the town, where thousands of acres of dry farm wheat make a golden pattern against the hills. There are the vast potato cellars, where of Idaho pdtatoes lie awaiting shipment to all parts of world. There are the wide, flat streetsand in winter the special novelty of a high snow ridge down the center, so tall that travelers on either side are, out of sight of those traveling in the opposite direction. And finallythere is a real treat for anyone interested in ; ' trap-stac- ks . 41 r ,;,'4 1 - Synonym forWithQuiet Prosperity State Affiliated November 29,- - 194.1 I THE DESERET NEWS- -1 Lies in Neighboring But is Utah and With People olf Through Whole History, Having Been Settled by Pioneers of Cache Volley in Early Days-o- f Colonization game. is believed that the very trading post west of theDivide was estabnot far from, the site of present town, when in the The Idaho Encyclopedia Fort Henry the winter of 1810-1- 1 Federal Writers Project guide provided temporary shelter for to the Gem stateblithely ,re- - the first trapper's along' the under "Places of interest" lumbia. River Valley.- The site in Rexburg"Ricks College and of this-foris believed to have Latter-dathe y Saint Taberbeen seven miles north of Hex- -, nacle." burg, where stones bearing the But there la more to this busy inscription "Fort Henry-18- 11" center than' just those two have been excavated. - um Saturday, - early pioneers went out to the norm, wilowed up the sear River- and branched off into the rich valleys along the Snake. By 188:s there were a lew scattered homesteads in this area, and settlers ana travelers sent to Salt Lake City such glowing reports of conditions that President John Taylor of the Church ot Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, sent a letter to Thomas E. Ricks, in Logan, ksking him to investigate. Bishop :ticks left Logan on January 4, and after a desperate- ly difficult journeil through the snow and across tne icy rivers, he and his companions arrived' at Poole's island, where they imfor a 'cp. mediately laid plans operative 'farm. The next morning, January 11, 1883, they drove tri a bobsleigh to the site of the present town and decided that here they would build their city. Deer Plentiful Toe Then they went deer hunting and had such good luck that they took 15 deer back to Logan with them. On January 25, Bishop Ricks returned to the new location, bringing four of his eons and four companions from Wellsville, Utah. As soon as they arrived, they went to work, getting out logs from Lyman Creek for building and fencing. $, Our Cover Page By March, the little settlement was really growing--,wit- h friendly cooperation and real pioneer diligence, houses were already built, the first house being one erected for Jane Ricks on the lot where the Madison County presented such plays as "Mich, eel Earle, the Charcoal Burner" and "Capitola, or the Hidden Hand." Two years later the settlers had 'a grist mill and a sawmill, the termer being the only gristmill within 170 miles. And in another two years, the first newspaper, the Rexburg Press, was reporting prosperity and enterprise all along the Snake. Ricks College was established In 1888 as the Bannock Stake Academy, Bannock Stake being the first complete L. L S. stake in Idaho. It al:,o i said to have beeh at that Un ,. the largest stake in area r.nd the smallest In in the whole population Church, since it took in all the country north, 'east and west of the mouth of Portneuf Can- courthouse now stands. According to the usual plan of colonization,' settlers were "called" as rhIssionaries by the Churchauthorities and sent to the selected place. Such a plan was not needed for this area. As Bishop Ricks said, "Just let the people know about this place and they'll come fast enough!' They did. The next two years were difficult ones, of course, but in that time a ferry was built across the Snake River seven miles west of the town; 1582 acres of land were planted; city blocks were laid out; 100 acres of farm land were fenced; ditches were made; timber and hay lands were surveyed and a school house was built. Rexburg Was established as the central Mormon settlement in southeast Idaho, being named after Thomas E. Ricks, whose ancestral name was Rex. Pioneer Good' Times They had fun, too. During the very first winter the settlers had many a cottage dance, wth R. N. Jeppson's accordion furnishing gay music for the reels p.nd square dances. They organized a home dramatic association with Walter Paul ai president, and , yon. At first Only an elementary school, in 1898 it became a high school and was calla(' Fremont Stake Academy, the stake having changed Its name,- as ihere was already a Bannock stake in the Church. In 1903 the in- stitution became Ricks Academy; in 1917, Ricks Normal College, and In 1923 the present name was taken. At this time junior college classes were added. , An Accredited College Today Ricks College has an enrollment of over 300 and is an ' accredited junior college, offering courses in arts, sciences, education, business and engineering with some courses.. John L. Clarke .of American Fork, Utah . is pres- -. Went. But to go back to the town Within '10 years after Itself. its founding there were nearly 4000 ,settlers in the valley. They stemmed out of Rexburg and the little town, remained the in- dustrial center and distribution point for the area. The life of the community has been quiet and sturdily orosperOtis. It is eAtremely difficult for the historian to find any lurid one came to light episodesonly in this capture of a studythe band of rustlers, who were ouietly turned over to the Montana sheriff, who had come for them with a posse. But the Mpntanans didn't care to return the criminals to their state, so hanged t them in the willows that grew thick along the South Fork. Today Rexburg has a ,population of a little over 3000. It is the seat of Madison County and a center for shipping out potatoes. wheat. flour and dairy products. Lying in one of the coldest sections of Idaho, it has Jong, inowy winters already this year the ridge of snow along the center of the streets is of noticeable height. The summers are short, with hot days and cool. nights; spring has almost constant winds, tut the 'short autumn is. lovely enough to make. up for the other seasons. ry The fascinating stales of children in a toy department were made in a Salt Lake City department store. The children photographed were Tim Bueneman, son of Mr.Nind Mrs. Girxrd BilenelliMan, 1913 Fourth East St.; Richard Marie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mans, Ave.; Bonnie Anderson, daughter of Mr. and 58 Anderson, Mrs. Wendell Whitmore Court; Richard RoRobards . son of Mrs. Phyllis bards, 23412 Canyon Rd.: John Sutton, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. ' Rex Sutton, 2549 Park St.; Frank Hines, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hines, 1449 Harvard Ave.; David and Sharon Fullmer, children of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Fullmer, 3361 South 1940 East St.: Diane and Sandra Thomas, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. M. Ray Thomas, Downey, Ida.; Dickie Sny- der. son of Mr. and Mrs Carl N. Snyder, 132 West 359 nd North St.; Donald Parr of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Parry. 410 Center St., and Carl Levorsen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Zeno Levorsen, 406 Constitution Bldg. 1911 ii ..47! rela FRIENDLINESS is the keynote of teacher-studeDons at Ricks College. Here President John L. Clarke stops to chat with students. Left to right they are Loren Webb, Jean Beck,' President Clarke, Jack Strong, and Beverly Petersen on college AdminIstration Building steps. 0 n--"qwe certainly suffered a staggering rage"? blow at the hands of Mai, Gen. That New Look (two-stBenny) Bennett E. Meyers. It is a sad but interesting sight My pal, GI Joe, must have watching some of these past some disturbing thoughts at the trying to moment concerning the years generation acquire the "NEW LOOK.' ' It he lost slugging it out and bowreminds me of someone having ing and scraping to Meyers' ilk woman is said, "A the arid conniving like a. good 'actressshe neves pompous brass-ha- ts who became "Offiher lines?' And there cers and Gentlemen by an Act overplays was another who critically comof Congress." mented"If her figure is he Congress, ossified as it is, fortune; she hasn't got the money the right places.' might have the power to cre- investedwasin for women born ic ate an officer, but nothing short (That of an "act of God" could make the year of our Lord only knows and who haven't as yet learned many of them gentlemen. the beautiful art of growing old General (Hap) Arnold is hap- gracefully.) py that the investigators itound "the rotten apple in the barrel." Better tip over all the barrels Then there's that other LOOK Gals who don slacks, and pick out all the rotten apFor street wear and dances. ples (there are plenty more to be found). There's not much Ought to reduce more you can add to the disgust To cut down expanses. of the swell guys wbo really did the fighting. ar die-bar- well-dress- ed this As investigators persist story gains,, weight: "Why dOn't you be more careful," roared the Army officer. "Instead of addressing this letter to the INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, you addressed It to,the INTELLIGENT Ye OFFICER. ought to know by this time there's no such thing In the ' - Armyr" My first year in the Army was served under a major general who was in love with himself and didn't have a rival in the world. He wound up as head of a blood bank. A peculiar assignment for a person with anemia. Michigan friend "You say your best slugged your commancring officer' Who was he?" "Don't know. Never met the guy." - Interlude It ' GLISTENING CITYWinter has already come to Rexburg, Idaho, as can be seen in this view of the prosperous Idaho city, taken from the window of Kicks College. .t Brass Poisoning 120 others interested In solving a vital problemde we have to 'Chivalry t is not dead" (ac- go through 1948 with an old alegafamilies in every gile' cording to his testimony). but it , a happy Interlude meeting with the Utah Home Builders' Association. A group of very important people. Tom Taylor, Met Dye. Mel McDonald, C. 'Taylor Burton, Elbert G. Adamson, J. Albert Smith, Arch Webb, George Catmull, Ed Holmes, Alan Brockbank. Howardiä. Layton, Art Knudsen, Arvil Mauchley, Jahn Cahoon and was Look Continued He took her gently in his arm' And pressed her to his chest, The lovely color left her face And lodged upon his vest. . Champion 0 I'd like to shake the hand at Dick Davis, service station attendant who floored a holdup man with a right cross. He pro. ceeded on the supposition that the revolver the bandit was flourishing was unloaded. Not always a , e. I'm reminded of the person shouting"Don't point that gun at me! Don't you know It's the unloaded gun that goes off?" The calm answer was"Don't this one's loadworry, brother, ' ed." - Americans Have- Fun The average American spent per cent more for recreation in 1947 than he did before World War II. 130 Hamburger an Old Cure The hamburger is first recorded in 780 A. D. when Italian physicians prescribed chopped beef fried with onions as a cure for colds and coughs. iVolum e Rem inds Us That Indians, Also, Died in Wars By L. IL Kirkpatrick University of Utah Librarian DEATH ON HORSEBACK. Paul I. Wellman. Lippincott. $500.1 "Death On Horseback" is the in story of the Indians whotorode drive time after time to try back the white men. It's a story of Ambushes cleverly executed and of the futility of bows and arrows, warpaths and fighters against repeating rifles. Most people have heard about Custer's last stand, for instance, account but few have read a real eircumof the battle and of the stances which caused the battle. Welhnan tells this story in his book. It seems the white men this had agreed never to enter was but gold particular territorY, and it was discovered there Ineasier to destroy and kill the the dians than it was to keep white men out. When the Indians went on the warpath Custer was one of those who went after 'them. emIt is startling, and a little how our barrassing to read aboutsometimes early' Indian fighters killed off the women and children in a tribe, burned their - - homes and killed their livestock. fight the They didn't just The answer one it seems. Indian gave when he was told the land that he thought was freeis now belonged to white men a right touching: "If I ever had because to this land, I still have, I didn't sell it to anybody." Hapclear that pily.anough, it is made off today the Indian is better than he has been for over a hundred years but no one can read this volume without having some sympathy for the Indian who didn't like white men. - f Utah, except for the outside of It, looks pretty much like our Utah homes. It is not terribly unusual in appearance. It's an interesting book. ' A contractor couldn't build you a house from the sketches, but he could work out a set of Plans and go from there; Frederick Remington Lippintott $10.00 Harold McCracken's book on Frederick Remington,. is probably worth the price just for the colored pictures in the book. There are 32 of ther. Many of them would be worth and using to decorate 'Ting home, especially if he had a room decorated in Western motif. Those who have never seen Remington's paintings will like their warm, rich color, and the rugged nature of their characters. Some people claim that its a rare Indian who looks like one of Remington's Indians. Yet those who have been disapmet a pointed when they first reservation warrior will agree that this artist's redskins look like we think Indians more ought to look. I suppose similarly it may be that a man would be foolish to ride up close enough to a herd of buffalo to enable one of those clumsy animals to gore and pick up horse and rider. If you look at the picture closely, you are Inclined to be skeptical as to whether or not the dumbest Indian would ever get himself into such a pickle. If you just look at it as a fine example of color: force, and violence, you probably will enjoy tit. The book has an excellent account of the artist's life and a splendid bibliography of his work. Those who like lots of color and fire plus western history will get a tremendous bang out of this book. t war-rior- Songs of the Wasteland s SOLAR HOUSE. Simon $300. and Schuster. Most everybody- has heard about sear houses by now. They let the sunlight in. Mainly' this is done by the use of the south ern exposureAt seems that with some sort of a overhang, you Can cut out the sun in the summer and iet it in in the winter. This cuts down your heat bill and gives you a lot of light. How well this idea works can be shown by the fact :that on a zero day which went 17 below with in Chicago, a solar house YOUR ', an automatic thermostat set at 72 deg. shut off its furnace at 8:30 in the evening. The sun had provided heat for the entire day. ' These houses have huge windows which have built in insulating areas. This double pane of glass has now been perfected. It is what really makes the solar house possible.. In a book called "Your Solar 'House," 49 house plans are listed. These plans are designed for So parts..oLthecountry. if the little woman says that a solar house would be all right for California but wouldn't work In Utah, you can tell her that therplans inethe book Include a house designed for our own stite. reirtherrnore, the home plan for 1847 Wild high singing in the juniper boughs. Famous American Athletes of Today Al Hirshberg and Joe Mc Kenney Page-Bost- OM. The tenth Famous American Athletes of Today series by Hirschberg and Mc Kenney has just come off ,the' press in Boston. As you might expect, from Boston ball players rate the btok. It is a significant commentary on sports, that the men In this 1947 book are pretty well out of date already. There is a a fine chapter about the Touchdown Twins. Remember them? They were Blanchard and Davis of the Army team a year or so AR 0 'CN:Csf. , : our fine line of Z.', li ago. Harry Brecheen is one of the pitchers who is written up. Brecheen did a good Job In the 1946 world series, but this year people want to read about Casey. Same thing is true about Dominic DiMaggio. Sure he waa in the series a year ago but it's brother. Joe we want to hear about this year. Salt Lakers would be especially interested in reading the ,chapter On Herb McKenley. after all he ran in the National Track Meet last spring here In Salt Lake. People who like athletics may enjoy reading this even though it is a little behind the .times. It does help bring back famous games and famous players. will scorch them and scourge them, till their prayers and vows Are sand between their teeth and smoke in their eyes; I will suck at their blood from the bright and hollow skies; I will harry them back, to the hands of foes they fled.Nothing shall remain but- the hamlets of the dead. 1' DUCHESS LDTT Engagsmont Ring $280.00 70.00 Wodding Ring Includes 20 $350.00 Tod. 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