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Show m c&Uwh a& clumge - Pimm. Pugli (xutiify (tow aud wall kmu wilt loll k 'pwgieM' by Bernice Ursenbach Change occurs so subtly that most of us become aware of it only when our familiar surroundings are suddenly altered. Only those who grew up in this part of the area, are able to feel the hurt and pangs of regret over what the younger generation sees only as progress and development. It wont be long until another familiar landmark will feel the thrust of the bulldozer and another building project will be underway on the Pugh property at 1300 East and 4500 South. There are few today who remember the vast acreage once farmed by the Pugh clan but there are many familiar with the rock wall and the old rustic barn on the side of the hill. Edward Pugh, a Mormon pioneer of 1853, established his family on that site where he built a log house for his wife, Mary Ann and her children. He had married Mary Ann Williams, a young widow, while they were both crossing the plains. In 1861-6- 2 Edward built the adobe house with original four-rootwo rooms on the main floor, two upstairs and a full basement. The adobe was made from clay found on their property and additional rooms were slowly added. The house was finally modernized and stuccoed -but it still stands on the northwest corner of 45th South and 13 East. Mary Ann loved the location far out in the valley with a magnificent view of the mountains. Her home was visited by dignitaries of the LDS Church, including Brigham Young, his counselors, Emmaline B. Wells and her counselors. She was an excellent cook and loved to entertain her guests who ventured this far from the center of the city. Enoch Pugh, Mary Anns son, not only worked on the family farm but was involved in freighting, custom threshing and dairy farming. Harriet Hughes came to work at the Pugh home and in 1872 she married Enoch. Farming was a family enterprise in those days and Harriet and Enochs seven children were all iny volved in the work of meeting the needs of the family. This included the usual tasks of cooking, cleaning, sewing, repairing shoes, making soap, killing and dressing fowls, caring for the family garden and of course, helping with the milking. As Enoch and Harriets family grew, the children moved to dif day-to-da- ferent areas except for Byron and Willard who remained on the original Pugh acreage. Byron and his wife Florence built their home to the west of the original dwelling. Willard remained in the original family home caring for his mother until her death in 1935 and continuing to operate the farm. The Pugh barn was built around the turn of the century and has been the object of many painting lessons over the years. It has been a common sight, on a lovely spring morning, to see a group of painters sitting by the side of the road, trying to capture the homespun beauty of the weatherbeaten barn. Merle, Willards widow, who still lives in the family home, loves to tell the story of the artist who asked if she could bring her students to paint the barn. Yes, answered Merle, 1 if you make certain they use a good : . i. .. red paint that wont wash off in the first rainstorm. Today the barn stands empty but it has been home to hundreds of cows and storage space for the tons " . 1 t Jfe of hay and grain needed to feed them f p all. v". A At one time the herd consisted of as many as 125 cows and for years the Pughs sold milk to private The Pugh property as it appears today from 1300 capture the customers as well as to the dairies of building which will East. Many an artist has stood at this same spot to soon disappear from our valley. the area. Years ago the farm buildings also housed several teams of horses, all that 130 years have come so slowly it ly city traffic needed such controls. ple need comfortable, pleasant in constant demand to keep up the is difficult to when each pinpoint Today Merle is kept busy calling to places to live and the Pugh corner never-endin- g work of plowing, harreport the accidents at the comer in offers a beautiful spot for family happened. Dusty lanes rowing, planting, cultivating, became permanent, country spite of the traffic control lights. dwellings with a view of Mt. Olymhard narrow, harvesting, threshing, hauling and surfaced roads. In the past few years the home has pus that is superb. stacking hay. been on the Utah State Change is difficult for those who The operation required extra farm Eventually heavier traffic Registerplaced of Historic on Sites the slower, more comand also remember demanded additional width until hands, all of whom had to be fed by the National Register of Historic fortable pace of life out here in the a now constant flow of traffic the women of the family and hired passes Places. Because of its historic value country and when the Pugh barn girls. Of course all of this was done the once peaceful Pugh farm on a the home will never be demolished in its picturesque setting is gone, 4500 without benefit of refrigeration, multi-laneSouth highway will not likely be retained another it fragment of their familiar though which was once known as 1600 South. electric stoves or dishwashers. as a family dwelling in years to environment will be gone. It all added up to hard work for At one time stop signs were In a few years most will have come. The new development will unheard of out in the country, on- - take everyone concerned. place on the surrounding forgotten that the area was ever acreage. anything but a lovely housing development. Gratefully, however, Progress? I suppose. Necessary? the house will still stand as a Probably. Property is valuable and will be reminder of a way of life that cannot come again. developed one way or another. Peo vio'.U . 'W . v ' - d X j&WVcf SAVE YOUR TAX REFUND Put it in your home lor Safe keeping K Storm Windows 0 New Roof 0 Aluminum Siding Zf New Garage 0 Soffit, Fascia, & "No FREE ESTIMATES were once a common-plac- e sight and the man who to how stack hay, so it wouldn't slip or fall over, was highly knew respected and needed. Willard Pugh is the man in front, waving his hat, and the method of how the man atop the stack got down is now a lost secret. Summer Fun Now in Progress Become a Member of The Sophisticates- The Area's Most Elite Drill Team Experience the Excitement of Parades - Competitions Stage Performances - Travel Registrations Nowl Cali Mary or Robert American Dance Arts 266-560- 6 -- n n -- n 5232 So. Green Pine Dr. (460 W.) But slowly - ever so slowly -changes came. And one spring day the horses did not go to the fields. Instead the tractor, which became the farmers best friend had come into its own. Milking machines also shortened the farmers working day by hours. The Pughs operated the dairy until 1953 when it was sold. But even then, Willard kept a couple of cows to milk. Merle asked, Why? The two of them, and even the nearby family, couldnt use that much milk. Willards reply was - Youll know Im through when I quit milking. And, one Friday evening he wasnt well enough to milk, nor the next morning and the next Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1965, he died. Pughs have lived on that corner property over 130 years. 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