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Show Tli Herald-Journ- al - Hyde Park Was Serried Pioneer Progress Centennial Edition - William Hyde , Early Leader, Was A Veteran Of Battalion William Hyde, founder of Hyde Park, and one of the prominent bishops of Cache Valley in early days, was born on Sept. 11th, 1818, at Livingston County, New York. In 1833 Mormon Elders came Into his neighborhood and held meetings with the people. WUllam Hyde and his father attended these meetings, and were soon converted and baptized. In 1836 the Hyde family sold their possessions in New York and emigrated to Ohio, which was then the gathering place of the Saints. Two years later WUllam made the journey to Ear West, Missouri, and Intended to make hi home there. However, the members of the Church were driven out of Missouri and William made his way to Quincy, Illinois, where he found his parents whom he had not seen for two years. With them he pursued his way to Nauvoo, Illinois, and there the family established a home. being at sea for about thre months they arilvcd safely at San Pedro haibor, California. On the 14th of August he was bark again In Salt Lake City, having ridden a mule from California. For a time he settled in Lehi and followed the pursuit of farming, but in 1860 he heard of the opportunities In Cache Valley, and moved his family there, acquiring a tract of land four mile north of Logan. In 1861 the settlement was organized into a branch with On Mission William Hyde as Presiding Elder, William Hyde was on a mission and it was named Hyde Park in in the eastern states when he his honor. Elder Hyde was a close friend of learned of the death of Joseph Smith. In company with Brigham Ezia T. Benson, the Apostle, in Logan, and often Young and others he returned to him In his trips to the Nauvoo, and was present in the stirring events that followed the settlements. He also assisted Elder Benson in forming a military ordeath of the Prophet. he and his fathers ganization in Cache Valley, and In May family followed the trial of the himself became a successful offipioneers westward across the slate cer. In January 1863 he was electof Iowa. In July, at Council Bluffs, ed a delegate to a constitutional he enlisted in the Mormon Bat- convention In Salt Lake City at talion, and made the long and which time Utah was striving to weary march on foot to California. be admitted to the Union. Built Plant He continued with the Battalion To assist home industries he esuntil July 1847, when he was mustered out of service at Los Angeles. tablished a wool carding plant IIa He and a number of companions requested his family to clothe now began the strenuous journey themselves wuth clothing made by on horseback to the Missouri river, their own hands. a distance of about 1,800 miles, to In the spring of 1864 William join their families. After enduring Hyde made the Journey to the untold harshlpi they arrived at Missouri, with a number of teams winter Quarters on the 11th of from Cache Valley, to bring in December (1847). , emigrants to Utah, William Hyde remained on the In 1865 Cache County was orMissouri river until the Spring of ganized into a military district, 1849, when he began, with others, with Ezra T. Benson as Brlgad er the trip to Salt Lake Valley. A General and William Hde as Adnumber of his company died on the jutant and chief of staff. . In 1866, William Hyde entered plains, but Mr. Hyde and his family came safely through to the val- into partnership with Thomas E. ley, where they arrived on the Ricks and William D. Hendricks 22nd of September. In the construction of a flour mill at Logan. This mill did a prosperTo Australia William Hyde found employ- ous business. He also engaged with ment at the store' of Livingston Ezra T. Benson in the constructnd Kinkead in Salt Lake City, tion of the grade work of the until August, 1852, when he was Central Pacific railroad west of called on a mission for the Church Ogden. Made Manager to Australia. He left home In When the Hyde Park branch of October, and after a trip overland by wagon to the coast, set the Z. C. M. I. was established, William Hyde becanle the manasail for San Francisco, In February, 1853. After a successful voy- ger. In February, 1870, he was age he arrived in Sidney, Australia, elected Probate Judge of Cache in April, two months later. In County for a second term. In January, 1854, he was called to September of the same year he take charge of a group of Saints was elected Brigadier Geneial of who were emigrating to America, the Cache Valley Military Disand sailed with them from New trict. In October 1871 he was electCastle on the 22nd of March. After ed a dueeior of the Utah North- 18-1- 6 The fust settlers to locate where Hyde Iaik is rvjw situated came to Cache Valley from Lehi, Utah 'county, In April I860. The fust j families weie those of Robeit iJaines, William Hyde, At menus Neely and Anthony Metralt. Also were Elijah and in the paity ern Railriarl and gave his help in Geoige Seanions, cousins of Mrs. Ouines. the construction of that road. A cold spring of water, now at After having seived for twelve west end of Hyde Park and the of as Bishop Hyd" years acting ficss tng under the ptesent paved was oidainod in he Bishop Paik, October 1872. The following yeai, road was chosen as the central The under instructions of Brigham place for the settlement land in the area was unserveyed Young he was ordained to tlie ofand coveted with bunch glass Hie fice of Patriarch. William Hyde died at Hsd sell lenient was staked out, land Park on the 2nd of Mah, 1874, was chosen by the anous meir, Plowing was begun, He was a at the age of fifty-siOther families soon arrived to successful man, diligent, "upighi in business and honorable and ex- Jan the fust settleis. These weie the families of Patterson Guffith, emplary in all his dealings. He left Molen, Simpson M. Molen, a large posterity of sons and James Mack, Henry Ashcroft, on earned have who daughters William Higgeson, Niels Nielson. with his good name. Peter Crogue, Thomas Rogers, Samuel Seamons, James Thuis-ton- , Center stieet just west of furmei intei urban station. toThe hou-e- x weie built r gether in foit formation for protection against possible Indian 2 a military raids, and in organization was effected to give bettei pioteition Imgatmn water in quantity was not available for the first growing season, though some water was biough tiom Vummit Cieek to the of three miles. north, a As moie settle! armed during the second year work on a Logan-Hvd- e -- James Hantey, and John Bliimfield. By July, i860 about sixiton families had located in the new settlement. Apostle Ezra T. Ben- son and Peter Maughan oiganied ward and appointed William as bishop. The name 'Hyde Hyde ock Lives Ti.e Franklin County recent v Mai kiting Association e completed its tenth year of f L BI 1X61-6- j Livestock Pool SW ' y'esv flfcag' f11 o a lad' 4U the y ne VC f Pm k canal was intensified. t .01 Woik was d me with ox teams, and plows. The danal was completed m tune to bring waier to the small farms for the ctops ol the second season, nnd as in olher eaily settlements this lepiesenteil a giat opeiative ettuit, a liteial matter lue or death lui the little as ge, h iavor (sin ition. poin suaily as 20 vd in com-imin- ty 1 I On fot IK . In 1863 a combination meeting and si hool house was built of logs. It stood southwest of the as ban Anoth 1569 s'ation. Later urnste it was moved ninth and stood opfine uhifoims. The organization pictured a my of IX FORMER 1F.ARS eveiv litt', c.rnmurnv posite the old siure of C. C. Lee -- eed I is the fust band to be established in Hyde nbulty- and had its band, proud of it, mu-uand Sons. Latci a substantial i oik jre t e was mnstiueted. building far a in waISOo. il a serve an meant was to wlmh it shinjle mill, a suiveyed , patently city lots Snaiie and fiuit tiees tent on the lathe, and a lathe for ti as a foil as well as for chuieh weie planted and thp seitleuieni ami many ol them woiked t set Met ouul gatherings began to take on the appoaiunce pi"ect. Ciiinplelion of the new iron. The shingle mill, usj., endedsett and n This building stands today in a of pet manency. i.inal made it possible fin many ter povvei fiom the rd rese As moie families moved into moie Bundles to settle in the dis- - niond canal, was built bj gold state of pieservalion. If is to swine producers of Frankie imm one of the few remaining lock the Hyde Park aiea and nuue ti'i l Hancey and Thomas HilhgA arksto lin county and the surroundi.i The i esoui icfuliipss shown by latter an eaily settler of buildings in the valley dating fiorn land was developed, mme mua- pei md areas. During the gran tion water at a higher level I - aU the eaily settleis in building fiPld. James Hancey, togehei The early times of operation, hog numbeis have new to in In held Heal lxfil mall industries lots supwas the 13 000 came weie the nui-- i also the j. a necessity. Natuially George Parrot, weie suiveyed up louimunity city flut touted from over Jits ' kett t through the association n Metcalf dugoui The fir si hous, and the settleis began to move people of Hyde Paik took a keen piv their need- - was evident m er of the hi rd lyu md Hyde Paik by the construction of the .lathe for iron work. ID. built in Hyde Park was located on fiom then places in the foil onto inieiest in the Logan-Rich1943 to 4,262 hogs sold in :nsite Total weight of hogs sold ip HD lifted was 1,031,630 pounds, bunging DTSlSt o foimer inter-uiba- n Has Fine Record , Ap-th- i wo,4--l- j sm-vir- s ' -- ' wood-turnin- g 18 1,950.26. Gaylord Lai son, outgoing cha'i-maand committee member of the maiketing association for sev- tntamu B'h lot n eral years, repmted that the association has, through its activities, iuought Omaha, Portland and Salt Lake prices to Fianklm Th county glowers In Pie-toassociation has shipped hogs eve'-- STABILITY OF CACHE VALLEY RESOURCES olhe- - week on Wednesday 1' r the ten-yeperiod. It is one of the few surviving hog marketing associations in Idaho. Mr.. Larson said that the association afrib-uti- s its success to the fine quality f hogs grown In Franklin county and to its geographical location. At their annual meeting last spring in Preston, Preston Taylor of Preston, Idaho, was elected to the board of directors for a two- year period, succeeding Gaylord Larson, who is now employed by the franklin County Sugar Com- pany. Edgar Petterborg will serve as chairman of the board of directors and Orlando 'Rasmussen as vice chairman for the year with County Agen Daniel Roberts as secretary. Mat ork of 3e rd RECOGNIZED BY SAFEWAY STORES n. THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SUPER-MARKE- u rs ... - s' if jt ( V , i t '1,1 y 4 vv ' if'Tjrft ? i , . a n Nor acre BUILDING COSTING $225, OS T a s.4-- t The i nt u 4 Gives Hefty Present :cx DETROIT Harold Lorote began saving silver dollars in 1933. He was able to give his wife r sack loaded with 334 of them on their silver anniversary. ,. "C . ? ' y. ifl ikflFafS AT 552 NORTH MAIN STREET WAS OPENED UTAH'S POPULAR BEER SINCE 1890 1 MARCH 8 THIS YEAR NEWT onl ( PROGRESS el Safeway Stores has contributed much to the development the vast field of resources in Cache Valley by supplying finj quality food products at economical prices for upwards bool thirty years. Confidence in the future of the valley has demonstrated by the construction of Northern Utah's lafgj which was opened March 8th this year an investment of more than $225,000. The store represents occupies a ground orea of 15,000 square feet with the building 100 by 153 feet. An illuminated parking lot has been provided that will care for 100 cars an hour. The new building is conditioned and planned for that large group of Cache Vdlef shoppers who want full value without frills. Easy rolling shop ping buggies have supplanted the old metal baskets. Nothin? has been left undone to make it easy for shoppers to ge Nf quality at a cash saving. et super-mark- ORIGINAL STORE BUILDING i Sr mmtA&& ifrwi THIS NEW BUILDING 5 '4.. 14 "rfmiiti t IN LOGAN (RSTW 'SjRL-Trvsq- I tow, Arjen 'aat. r Rn " loti led t nste awa ouse Bib h! shi ts the the xstoi 'bin tow i to ;r 1 i wa b sett tadera as th 'onve; b on Sthat "X a , i. kz ' t-- Vcr . mi -- - - a S' V 4 . 1 , T r ti new super market, a p.ui-tim- e joined Sfeuay clerk in June, DH8. At tha samr time hi tnrolled with the luiversity of I tali. After tw years of study at the university, he was promoted to food clerk and five years later heeame a lora'ion manager in Salt Lake. In 1948 he was transferred to Midi ale as location manager. His record here earned him his promotion ai manager of the I.ogan store, lie started at the hoitoni of the Inder, ami in accordance with Safewav s policy o' recognizing ability, rose rapidly to this executive position. BECKER PRODUCTS COMPANY Cgden, Utah A PART OF THE DISPLAY ISLANDS INSET ARE THE CHECKING STANDS |