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Show WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, MAY 1 , 1 980 NORTH DAVIS LEADER, MAY ? ; L v, - , . '0 -f t trs4L?KI' 1 1 , - 980 "? I .1 f v'i k:: 376-875- - &' v. the Deseret Gym in Salt Lake City for Teresas birthday. By NORMA PREECE ' i 1 Mr. and Mrs. Rulon Waite Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wilcox and daughter Sarah of Othello, Wash, were visitors of his sisMr. ter and brother-in-laand Mrs. Linn Sandall. Sarah has just returned from serving an LDS mission to Japan. Lt. Col. (Ret) and Mrs. Leon Heaps and daughter Teresa spent a week in Las Vegas visiting with her father, Paul Homer. Mrs. Heaps brother, Russell Heaps of Danbury, Conn, flew to Las Vegas to be with them for a family reunion. Randall Bowring returned home by plane from a week at Green Bay, Wise, on a combined business and pleasure trip. Mr. and Mrs. Wray Hyde are home now after spending the winter months at Quart-zsitAriz. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Portland, Ore. were dinner guests Tuesday of Lt. Col. (Ret) and Mrs. Leon Heaps. Mr. and Mrs. Linn Sandall have returned from a vacation trip to southern Utah. En route home they visited in Price with their son, Mr. and Mrs. Nohl Sandall and family and in Provo with their daughter, Mrs. Wilford Tolman and family. Mr. and Mrs. Marino Ganz and children of Sunset were Sunday visitors of her parents, e, W'et-tlaufe- r, Mr. Pioneer Homes Still Standing In County Because May has been set aside as Historic Preservation Month, the historic columns for May will describe pioneer homes still standing in the was installed in the home. This was difficult because of limited space under the house and the thickness of the foundations and walls. Davis County. THE FLOORS of the home were carpeted with braided rugs. Blooming flowers filled the windows and a feather tick communities of northern WHEN ABRAM Higgs married Catherine Isabelle McLean in 1886, he began constructing a sturdy frame home, located at 289 N. Fort Lane, Layton. This home today still belongs to a descendant of Abram Higgs and still reflects the homey atmosphere and careful attention that has made it a Layton landmark for nearly a century. Doing much of the work by himself, Mr. Higgs built his home of lumber. The thick walls are of cement with a lathe and plaster finish. The home sets on a thick foundation of rock and cement. MR. HIGGS started with a two room home and a closed porch which led to a log room called the shanty. This was the front part of the house. As the family grew, a large bedroom, a family-siz- e kitchen and a back porch where coal and kindling was stored was added to the original structure. The home was heated by a g range in the kitchen and a coal stove in the front room. coal-burnin- BEFORE WINTER each year, Abram Higgs and Davis Craig would travel to Coalville to trade butter and potatoes for coal. Abram's only living child, Rosezella Higgs Moss, recalls it would take three or four trips with the wagon to secure an adequate supply of coal. The stoves were replaced by propane space heaters in the 1950's and by natural gas heaters later on. Just recently, a forced-ai- r natural gas furnace made the bed seem extra warm. Abram Higgs was a farmer by profession and so he surrounded his home with out- buildings. A log granary, chicken coop, barn, buggy shed and stove house are still standing. The stove house is believed to be a part of the Layton Fort. Mr. Higgs moved this cabin from the fort site just north of his home to its present location shortly after the Higgs home was built. Mrs. Higgs raised turkeys. LIKE ALL homes of the pioneer period, an outhouse was located some distance from the main house. This is still standing although it hasnt een used since the 1950s. Mr. Higgs dug a well to provide his family with water. This has been filled in. HE ALSO built a root cellar which is still in good condition. The lathe and plaster ceiling of the cellar is covered with a thick layer of soil. Mrs. Helen Moss McClurg, a granddaughter of Abram Higgs, remembers her grandfather would always keep milk, honey in the comb, cheese and other perishable items in the cellar. A ABRAM AND Catherine of three children, Millred, Rosezella compromise was reached and the girl was named Rosezella. Several other members of the Higgs family were born in the front bedroom including Helen and Wayne Moss and Her daughter Rosezella, recalls Abram took a beautiful Christmas cactus that was blooming in the house and placed it on the coffin of his wife. As long as he lived Abram traveled to the each Memorial Day to gather wild flowers for Catherines grave. San-drid- MR. HIGGS vowed to keep his children together. He never remarried. Several people ABRAM WANTED to name his daughter Rose but Catherine wanted the name Zella. A 4 were hired to be housekeepers. These included Liz Morgan, Edna and Zella Robins, and an English woman who stayed with the family for several years but returned to England to care for her own family when her mother died. . When Rosezella wqs about lf2, she assumed pare of the family. By the time she was 14 she cooked for threshers and hay men. Dr. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Mitchell have returned home after spending the past several months at their condominium in Sun City, Ariz. They re- turned Kneedy Speaks To Rotarians The Layton Rotarians met Wednesday at the Chateau Center in Layton for their reg- ular dinner meeting. Dr. Craig Kneedy, a member of the Utah Zoological Society, was the guest speaker. DR. KNEEDY gave an informative and interesting talk on the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. He is zoo docent and conducts tours at the zoo. He brought with him a Rough Legged Hawk and a Boa Constrictor from the zoo and talked briefly about each. Dr. Kneedy is a dentist and a partner of Dr. Wesley Wilcox in Layton. DR. WILCOX was program chairman, np home Tuesday evening. F. Burton Winters spent Thursday in Grover, Wyo., where he attended the funeral service of his brother-in-laElmo Astle. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bowman returned from St. George where they spent two days attending the Food Town Grocery meetings. Mr. Bowman is a member of the board of directors. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Heaps entertained at a family birthday dinner on Sunday in honor of their daughter Teresa who was 16 years old. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ayres, Murray; Mr. and Mrs. Carey Noorda, Orem; Mr. and Mrs. Matthew DeLong, Bountiful; and Mr. and Mrs. Rory Mor-- . gan of Ogden. On Friday evening they hosted six girls from the Mutual class for an evening at after-whic- h Ogden Monday evening a at were guests they reception and buffet dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Patterson in Uintah. Elder Laird White, son of Lt. Col. (Ret) and Mrs. Hal White of 450 East 250 North, misKaysville has accepted a sion call to the Netherlands-AmsterdaLDS Mission. Elder White will enter the Mission Training Center on July 17. He is a member of the Kaysville Eighth Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Edwards and children were dinner guests on Sunday in Wan-shi- p at the home of his sister, Mr. and Mrs. Lorin Wilde. The dinner was in honor of Ronnie Wildes 14th birthday, son ol Lorin and Kaye. Mr. and Mrs. R.A.F. McCormick took their two daughters and their families on a trip recently to southern Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Barker and children ol City; Keith Parrish, Roosevelt; Mr. and Mrs. Kim Workman, Sandy. They came for Elder Mark Winters mission report. He just returned home Saturday, April 19 from serving his mission to the Japan-SendLDS Mission. His brother. Elder Steven Winters received his mission call to the Georgia-AtlantMission. Henry McGlinch is convalescing at home after being confined to the McKay Hospital in Ogden for treatment. The Kaysville First, Sixth and 16th Ward study group met Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Nance. Lynn M. Nance underwent open heart surgery Tuesday, April 22 at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. Leilani Talbot, one year old daughter of Lincoln and Jolene a Brigham City, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Wilhelmsen and children of Kaysville, accompanied them on a vacation where they visited the Pink Sand Dunes, Pipe Springs, Zions National Park and returned to St. George en route home. Mrs. Lucile B. Sheffield was host to the Special Interest group on Monday evening at her home. Patriarch Rulon and Reva Killian were special guests. Mr. Killian gave an inspiring talk to members and attended. guests. Twenty-on- e Mrs. Belva Provost of Fruit Heights underwent open heart surgery last week at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. She is reported to be doing well. Out of town guests on Sunday, April 20 of Mr. and Mrs. F. Burton Winters and family were Mr. and Mrs. A1 Larsen, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kerr, Logan; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Talbot underwent major Larsen, Granger; Mr. and ville Special surgery Wednesday, April 23 at the Davis North Medical Center. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sagers and son Alan of Provo were weekend guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Bowman. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith of BYU were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Smith. Mrs. Alice Barton is convalescing at home after being confined to the Lakeview Hospital in Bountiful for treatment. Mrs. Emily Ashby has received word of the arrival of a n born Friday, April 18 to Scott and Suzanne Ashby in Salt Lake City. It is their first child and the grandparents are Glen R. Ashby ol Salt Lake City and Mrs. Lois Ashby of Provo, former Kaysgreat-grandso- residents. mothers Day Program Planned The Heritage Center staff extends a great vote of thanks to the many volunteers who helped with the annual health fair, April 26. It was so gratifying to see so many good people give of their time, talent and energy 0 make this event such an outstanding" success. j - THERE WERE approximately 225 seniors who took advantage of this health screening clinic. Our next fun event will be our special Mothers Day program. It is to be held Friday, May 9. We surely hope to see all of the mothers over 65 there. PLEASE MAKE your luncheon reservations by May 8. Call 773-706- Gayle and Audrey Higgs. There may have been others. BESIDES THE popular trees that shaded the front of the home, Mr. Higgs planted cedar trees and a fruit orchard. Two cherry trees stood in the front yard and an orchard consisting of many apple trees and some apricot, cherry and peach trees were placed at the rear and side of the home. Audrey Higgs Mally, a granddaughter of Abram pleasant because the walls were and spotlessly clean and the treats were tasty. Shutters on the front windows were decorative and useful. When an east wind started blowing, the shutters covered the windows. MRS. HIGGS was one of the first to grow a flower garden. White lilacs and violets were beautiful. She always had a bouquet of violets in her house. Catherine Higgs developed white-washe- pneumonia. and James. They were all born in the Higgs home. Rosezella tells of her birth and the origin of her name in her journal. She was born Dec. 3, 1899 at 3 p.m. on Sunday. A Dr. Ingram from Kaysville drove a cutter sleigh to the Higgs home on Saturday before' dark in the worst blizzard in ten years. By Sunday, 4'2 foot deep drifts covered the ground and it was still snowing. The doctor stayed the next day and night before returning to Kaysville. Higgs recalls a special summer apple tree that yielded fruit for the best applesauce. Audreys mother would share the fruit with an old man who lived over the Farmers Union. trip down the cellar was a cold on a Monday and by Wednesday she had died of Higgs were the parents and Mrs. Samuel Bloxham. attended the symphony in Mrs. Paul Williams, Bountiful; Pres, and Mrs. E. Francis Winters, Idaho Falls, Ida.; Bishop and Mrs. Evan Winters, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Winters, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pike, Salt Lake d JAMES, WHO was only 14 months old when his mother died, lived in Kaysville with an uncle and aunt, Tom and Sarah Bone. His father, his brother and sister would travel to Kaysville tw ice a week to take James clothes and to pay the Bones for his care. Laura Craig, an aunt, helped Rosezella learn to keep house and cook. ROSEZELLA remembers she and Millred would go to the steep banks to Kays Creek to play with two Indian children who lived on the creek. The Indian boy, Pat, was Millreds age and the girl, Tess, was Rosezellas age. The Indian father worked for Mr. Higgs. He helped butcher animals and kill turkeys. When a pig was butchered, the Indians would take the innards and use them forFaggots and Chitlins. James left home when he was a teenager to find work. His travels took him many places and he eventually moved to Illinois where he met and married Gladys Eastman. A son, Dick was born to them in Illinois. After being away for 14 years, James returned to Layton with his wife and son. His daughters, Gayle and Audrey were born in the family home. AFTER THE death of Abram, James assumed ownership of the house. Today, ii is owned by Abrams granddaughter Audrey, dmg School Policy It is the policy of the Davis County School District that any tours that are designed for summer, although they may be arranged for education purposes, are not sponsored or the product of the Davis County School District. IN THE past issue of the Weekly Reflex and Davis News Journal, it was pub- n A n P r it Ilf A D n limnn VVUUll DAUut Alt An U Thursday, at the scout roundtable, Pres. Thomas J. Jones, of the Kaysville South Stake, received his wood badge award. Wood badge takes a week of training followed by up to two years of learned application in the skills during the course. WOOD BADGE is the only John Reed, left, quartermaster, and Richard D. Swasey, right, course director, honor T.J. Jones, Wood Badge Scout award recipient. scout training that is recognized world wide. Pres. Jones is now an official member of Troop of Gilwell, which was started in 1919 at Gilwell Park l. in England by Lord 1 Baden-Powel- Wood Badge first came to the United States in 1948. Today it is the best leadership training available. The award was presented by Richard D. Swasey of Kaysville, who is course director of the Cache Valley Wood Badge Course in June this year and John Reed of Ogden, who was a member of the same patrol as Pres. Jones and is serving as quartermaster for the Lake Bonneville Wood Badge Course in August this year. lished that Mrs. Vivian Beat-ti- s humanities class at Davis High School will take a humanities tour sponsored by her and two other teachers within the district, and further, that those interested should phone the message into the Davis High School. This is not a program sponsored by Davis High School or Davis County School District. It should not be confused as such and it also is in error that phone messaees be left at the school. Davis High School will not accept calls or give out any information regarding this activity, np FORUM TO BEGIN Tlie play A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is scheduled to begin at Layton High School Players above are: Bart Vander Does, A1 Darrock and Mark Hernandez. |