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Show tm&Sm Jk urtnrvr -- iH'rrrMff'Hlif f rNtttimfliii HWiHif jr d Has Developed A Varied Farming Economy SmiiJ Smithfield, originally known as Summit Cieek, was one of the first settlements in Cache Valley, an attempt having been liam Douglas, Robeit and James made at establishment in 1859. A gioup of pioneers came into Meihle, Samuel Meiiill, Jett Mere Ausiin Memll, Seth Langlun, f the valley in May and while encamped at Maughans Fort, about nil, Robert Thdinley, John Thoinley 30 families made their made over muddy roads to lot ate there. William Chambeis, Thomas ami Captain Wright surveyed the l'eter Richardson, Thomas Winn, land which was divided by casting fences. After a few houses were Daniel Collet. Willis Lemmon, lots. The men ploughed the land, Vngil Meirill, completed the men went back to Dudley Merrill planted crops and tnrgated with Salt Lake City tor their families. Andie w Toolsun, Lais Tool son, water from the creek. John W. Watts Janus Downs,! of Hemy They returned the fust Wright held the plough for the December. In the meantimepait lather MeCiaiken, Janies Maik, other fust ditch while John R. Blanch- families ai rived Thomas Pilgrim, David Weeks ard and Jesse Pearson drove the Some of the original pioneers and Joseph Wails, were No homes built. team. were Seth and Saiah Langton Quite A Story Indian Scare and family, Robert and Annie and On the evening of June 15, John R would require a volume to Thoinley, Maigaret all had planted their crops, Thoinley. Thomas Mather, John write a complete histoiy of a horseman came from Maughan's G. and Susanna Downs Smith, Smithfield, to tell the story of all Fort with woid the the Indians Dudley and Almira Merrill, Virgil who have conti ibuted to the were on the warpath and that and Ann Merrill, Ira and Lucinda building of a fine community and the settlers ought to seek pro- Men ill and family and Robeit a sounu aiea economy. The same tection at the Fort Cattle weie Langton More settlers came In could be said for other Cache cities and towns. yoked and everything made ready the spring of I860. so that under cover of darkness, Suffice it to say that over the Town lortify Wells-ville they could make the trip to Young advised the years Smithfield has developed Bugham Aflei some time passed and eaily setlleis to build in foit lines. along the lines of modern prono Indian trouble occuried, a If you dont," he said, "the In- gress, founding Us prosperity on a number of men returned to Sum- dians will make you do so This vaiied agncultuial and mit to finish the work of caring proved true in the settlement of economy. Schools, chuirh-e- s, for and harvesting their crops. tne practical needs of life, deSmithfield The people failed to That fall, some of the wheat follow- - lus ativice They lived in sire for club organization, culturyielued 40 bushels to the acie. wagons, dugouls, or in houses al interests, recreation all find However, Peter Maughan advised where ever they iliose Monday, full expression in this progressive the men to give up the settlement July 3, 1EG0, wts a day long to community. and retum to the Fort. It was be remembered by those Piesent nmyor of Smithfield is people, during their stay at Summit that for the peaceful quiet wrs sud- J W. Kirkbnde, prominent Cache a Cache was found containing log denly broken by the Indian war alley educational arid civic chains, yokes for oxen and other whoop and the banging of guns. things These together with bones Women and children burned to of cattle strewn about, gave evitheir homes for protection. The dence that some one had camped pioneeis had been piepanng to First there years before. celebrate July 24, and the men Summit Creek Settled were building a bowery in which IV J88U, 11.18 h tluY ILVM, I1, miles west In the fall of 1859, Seth Lang-to- to hold the meeting manager. O.her promoters were George F. Far i ell, William of Snnthficld, was a liaidy ii intir nr the dairy A. Noble and Sylvester Low. A oand of Indians had enRobert and John Thornlcy In 1874 Mi. Low lives today and is 88 yeais of age. Abiaham Smith, left th ir home In Salt Lake City, camped just below the present indtisiiy Jn the Xurt ground detei mined to travel northward site of the lower grist mill and The fust official post oflue ! until they could find a suitable It was reported they had stolen CHEESE FLANTS THEN, place for farms and homes. They a pony from Richmond. The chief was established In Logan on July arrived at Summit Creek October of this band was ai rested and 1, 1874, with C. B. Robbins as 10, taken to the home of John G. postmaster. The liist posti.uisteis 1859, and located one-hamile west of Smithfield. Smith, which was one block south of other towns in the valley were Lizzie Maughan, Wellsville; Cand The creek was a of the tabernacle square. ute Olson, Hyrum, John King, stream of pure, clear water fed Hold Chief Millville; Frank Madison, Provifrom the snows of high mountains After beingheld a prisoner for dence; Abigail In the east. The creek was named two or three hours, five young Evan M. Green Hyde, Hyde Pnik, One of thp 'local dmty industty, Mr. Lcnv another problem. It was necessary Summit because it was SMJTHHUD Smithfield, Henhigher Indians to rescue their dry Standage, Richmond to keep hogs to consume the than the 'and on either side, thus chief. Onecame gieat 'ancestors' of the (urrenl pom's out went the of them into Theie were no large dairy wasts. valuable lany lnuuscty in O he making irrigation easier. The house and talked to the prisoner, herds in those days," Mr. Low with stream was was Smithfield the Valley Dany him to try to escape. He By The Gallon Just small herds, explrms tiout, the banks were lined with asking whose piart was built berm from 1 to 6 cows The tried it but the men on guard The testing of milk for butter-fa- t cottonwood trees and willows. demanded that he stop and when in 18U. Smithfield Dairy company, located content as a basts for purchase Chicken, deer and other game was he did not, they fired and' the Ci S Turn 11 wrs pie uknt cf on the hi'hway west of Smith-Ih- e was plentiful. To the westward with Ah: ahum field, stalled with 1700 pounds of price Instead of by the gallon association, were natural meadows which Indian fell dead. One white man, Smith mmag t, and W A Noble, milk the fust day, which grew to was new to the producer n those would provide pasturage for their Samuel Cousins, was shot, too. for the shelsecretary Ptori j,i i s weio Gem go 20 000 pounds in 10 years, and days. animals. The higher ground was The Indians started the brush creec, firL larrell, Abraham Smith, Vil-- 1 reached 6,000 at its peak produc-liaalong tering Smithfield Subsequently. Dairy covered with sagebrush which A Njble and SlVf'lci Low' turn We supplied the tiade in Company was absorbed by the assured the pioneeis that the soil ing as they fled with the white Only one of tint gioup is still Montana and Idaho, as well as in Faust Creamery Company of Salt was fertile. They found that some men m pursuit. N'ea" the east entiance of the Lake City, and later, Sego Milk of the land had been ploughed. alive Mr Low and he is 83 noi thern-Ltah- . Tabernacle giounds, two men There were no commodious Products obtained the property. The mountains were covered with jeais of a;p fh s summer. mile west of snow, which fact assured them from Frankun were camping for lottr.b In County Today, one-ha'bams, no blooded dairy herds The The plant was recognized as the wuustry madp progress, the old Smithfield Dairy Com- that they would have plenty of noon. The Indians, in passing, rapid fired at them, killing one and fouith one built in Cache county nevertheless. Theie wete no re- - pany site is the Cache Valley, water for iu gation. wounding another, then they conthe fust to make chee.e only, fngeration, no cooling system, no Dairy Companys Swiss cheese Founded Smithfield ancf the second for butter and mi1 king machines, no milking plant, largest of its kind in the The place looked inviting to tinued their flight up the creek, to the hill just north of cheese The Merrill Plant and this parlors The cold storage was world It is a monument to the the settlei s so they laid the foundwith nauial ice Sanitation progiess of the dairy interest in ations of Smithfield at that time. the lower gust mill. On the hill factory for 15 met Ira Merrill and lus aided greatly m developing the was a problem. were Cache Valley. They got out logs for houses and they brother Sohyman coming from y the canyon with a load of bxush for the bowery. Intent On Scalping The Indians began firing, killing Ira and wounding Sohyman in the right am and the abdomen. They Intended to scalp Ira, but were prevented by his brother throwing rocks at them with his left hand until the pursuing men came to the rescue The Indians were followed to Indan canyon where they hid among the rocks' The Pioneer Progress Centennial EJitiei Herald-Jaurn- 4 fv- 4 'V-V- 'S, e v a ft.t - f be-fo- r . d t j p X jsnT of .J 1 & j -- j n, Postoffice, Mail System Was Established TOO A Of Dairying lf fair-size- On-- ' of the Valievs most venerable pioneers is Sylvester Low, result nt of Smithfield. He was one of the original owners of tha Suillhlu-lDairy Company, eaily predecessor of todays big dairy industiy in the vatley. Mr. Lew is nenring 90 dence, a son of Sylvester his family to Smithfield Mr Low s father was one a null In Wellsvilh. from He was born December 22, 1862, In Proviand Ann Allen Paton Low, He moved with in 1865 and has resided there ever since, of the valleys fust millets having opeialed ISbl to 18G3. Of few people today can it be said that they have grown up with the Valley. But till, is literally the case with Sylvestei Low. He hat sen .he velopmt 'it from an area of scattered and isolated communities to the lush and progressive Cache Valley of today. Mi, Low's life has be n spent in a variety of activities connected with the vallty, He has been particularly active In landscape and bcautiGcfUiun work in paiks and cemeteties in the Smithfield area. well-stock- y, j m Years Financing the Development and Growth 59 lf ta'-in- g POULTRY in Cache Valley Utah Poultry end Farmers Cooperative takes particular satisfaction in this Cacho Vallay Centennial Colebration because Utah Poultry has been very much a pert of this Century of Progress. Through the past quarter of the century, poultryrr,en and farmers of Cacho Valley have worked together, planned together and cooperated together In this efficient cooperative to help themselves, to help the poultry industry end to help Cache Valley. Most of the progress made in the Cache Valley pofttry industry can be traced directly or indirectly to Utah Poultry and Farmers Cooperative Today three branches ere serving the hundreds of members in Cache Valley. Branches located at Logan, Preston end Tremonton give members home town, strvice that cancomplete, not bo duplicated. Utah Poultry offers veterinary aid, better feeds at lower cost, lower prices on supplies es well as a steady, sure market at top premium prices end extra profits through patronage .Membership in Utah Poultry is open to ell pourtymen end farmers in Cache Valley. Get information today from YOUR branch manager: K. H. LOGAN Elliott, Mgr. PRESTON M. A. WeoUrberg, Mgr. TREMONTON R-- rd Giles, MgT. AMD FAJIMfBS CO-O- P and coni idled by 10 000 poultry mctl and farmers In southern Idaho and Utan. Cvvned . tl of the itgtrf atara o anrif nt f Any piece of iron wide enough was taken to the blacksmith and shaped into a ploughshare. Hay was cut with a scythe and raked by hard. Grain was cut with a sickle and bound by hand. Threshing was done with a flail. The women did their share of the work. They prepared wool and vwove it into clothing for the family. They secured their own dye. The housewife mad her ow n soap with the wood ashes being used for lye and scraps of fat for grease When sickness came, com-- i mon herbs were used as medicines. Cultural Activities For recreation the women had gatherings to pick berries which they dried. They had wool picking socials, too, and dancing pat ties. In the fall of 1862, Robert Fish-bur- n organized a dramatic company which provided wholesome entertainment for the people. He also. organized a choir By the spring of 1864, it was considered safe to lea e the fort a"d live on lots of their own Some of ttje families living in the fort included Wl'liam Smith, Geoi ge Barber, George Sant, Robert Nelson, Robert Fishburn, George Done, Nathan Smith, E. R. Miles, William Ainscough, WU- - ,nofJwJ at yvvv Am Long Term Form and Ranch Residential, F.H.A. and Conventiona Commercial, Business Properties Smc'l Loans, $500.00 to $2,500.00 On Special Long Term Rates Investments for Individual Handling Notion Wide Service Loan SERVICE Abstracting Peal Estate Insurance Fire, Casualty Fidelity and Contracting Bonds Title Insurance Appraisal Service oration ESTABLISHED 1892 11 East First North Phone 91 need .gnlfilab teed la fr :xc LOANS bna .nag hgA ILITY and brush. When the men came back from the pursuit, a council was held to determine what was best to do. .t was it time of fear, anxiety and mourning A guard was kept day and night. A fort was built and wuen men worked outside Lie fort they woiked in groups. In digging the grave for lia Merrill, two men dug and two men stood on guard. More Indian Trouble The Indians that swarmed over Cache Valley generally belonged to the Shoshone tribe. They were root diggers, poor, and not warlike as many other tubes. They roamed about in small bands, finding fish and game and food for their ponies. When the settleis came, they took the pasture land and frightened away the game. Indians stole ponies only to pro- tect their lights During the Winter of 1860-6- 1 there were 68 houses built on fort lines. The men went together to logs out of the canyon as protection against the Indians. They used the same plan when woiking in the fields. Implements Crude Farm implements were crude. .A 3 na A na aoq It Jaf boog Entire Intermountain PROGRESS t ,rrt or 92 ariT alia tA aoK Hud MT I |