Show Page 4 - Millard Count I VPS ( Thurs Jan 12 1989 Counterfeiters apprehended West Millard History Oasis once largest town in west Millard County from Milestones of Millard The first houses built in what is now Oasis were John Skier's log cabin and Jake Haw lc's home Lars Hansen did his lirst farming there in 1878 after making a private ditch from the Deseret Canal to his farm Mr Edwatd Webb built the lust hotel on the east side ol the station bin it was burned to the ground a lew seats later North ol the Wvbb hotel hailev Webb built a butcher shop later he added on another room which was us ed for the first school S H Alexander built a grocery and dry goods store south ol the Webb Hotel Later he sold it to A Thompson John Kinder owned a hotel and store combined which was located north ol the butcher shop Henry Huff bought the Thompson store in 1904 and built the Hutf Hotel The first bank in Oasis was built in 1907 west of the station It was lumber building about 1515 feet It was called the State Bank of Oasis Henry Hull was president and directors were Jacob C Hawley and Marcus Skeem John Fairweather was the cashier A lew seats later this bank was moved over to the east side of the railroad station where a very modern brick building had been built This bank served the people from all over the county and at one time had assets of nearly a quarter of a million dollars Cashiers were Carl Pierson Enoch Gillen Herman Pederson Leon Jackson Golden Huff Reta Styler Belva W'estern and Genevia Badger In 1896 Henry W Hawley built a hotel on the west side of town and John Kinder sold his hotel and store to David Day Mr Day added a confectionery store to the building In 1902 Henry L Jackson built the first Oasis Drug Store It stood only a few years however lor it burned down During the same vear Arthur Henry built a small lumber yard and J Henry called it umber Yard He Immediately the Thriftway store in Deputy Sheriff Nephi was notified and Sgt Ross Devon Quarnberg Johnson were also called m on the case Sheriff’s office in They contacted the Nephi and also the Nephi police They would be waiting along with a Federal by Evelyn Mallei On Monday Nov 30 1988 Arlene Bartholomew was checking grocenes m Duane’s Food Town in Fillmore An unfamiliar but personable looking man had a few small items checked out by her and handed her a $20 dollar bill For some reason she immediately sensed the bill not not a legal one It had a different feel to it the color seemed brighter She said nothing to him and gave him his change and purchase As he went out the door she told her son Mike who was bagging groceries to go out and get the license number of the man’s car At the same time Arlene was checkanother ing the stranger a checker at check stand cashed a $50 bill for another man after purchasing a few items However she had not noticed anything odd about it The two men did not leave the store together but both got into the same car and left traveling north as Mike observed Arlene alerted Duane Bartholomew about her suspicious her twenty dollar bill They called Wes Ass’t Vice President and Heward Manager of 1st Security Bank in and Deputy Sheriff Jim Fillmore Masner to examine the bill Wes was The $50 sure the bill was counterfeit bill was too Deputy Jim Masner called Hillside Farms in Scipio but the two had already been there and left a phony $50 bill to the unsuspecting store owner In 1914 also sold coal and as years went by it became a large and prosperous business North of this lumber yard W ill Bennett built a butcher shop About this time the Oasis people joined together and built The Millard County Lumber Yard Milton Moodv was the president Henry Huff and William Hulf were the directors B H Pederson was the manager Carl Biown from Scipio and George W alker (torn Hinckley were employees nother business was a store Inch was operated about 1910 by Mis Della C Hartley The Pahvant alley Creamery was built in 1912 Matcus Skeem was president Nels Peterson secretaiy directors: Hinckley J C Hawley Richard Parker and T H Pratt Mi O J Day built a large store in 1917 and entered into the general merchandise business Mr Dav died in 1927 and his wile Emma Day continued operating the store After her death in 1944 her son Leo Day took over the store and is still operating it Milestones was printed in 1951 Virgil kelly bought the Commercial hotel in agent For sure the two men appeared with their phony money made a purchase outside the and were apprehended store At least $3000 in counterfeit 20 and 50 dollar bills were in their possession It was learned the two men had been passing these bills in Utah m towns from St George to Nephi Thanks to the awareness of Arlene Bartholomew they may still be on their merry way undetected but many store owners out hundreds of dollars The two men are aliens to this country one a Russian the other Bulgarian Their source of counterfeit money had The court date not been determined has been set for January 18 Arlene Duane and Mike have already made two trips to the Federal Court in Salt Lake City to tell their story and make identifications The Assistant Attorney General said according to the Constitution this is a duty that must be carried out by involved citizens of the US Though she and her family will also be required to be at the court procedure on Jan 18 she said she felt it is a privilege if she can help in bringing justice in this crime and perhaps others in the future 1912 In Eebruary of 1928 the Oasis Bank like so many of the other banks at that time had to close its doors because of the depression which was a blow to everyone The many businesses closed and eventually went out of business Today 1951 Oasis has only the Day Store a small post office the Oasis Seed Plant and two bee warehouses Oasis grew and thrived with the large alfalfa seed crops boasting at one time a bank two hotels two lumber yards two confectioneries three stores a big railroad station and a seed plant In 1914 Oasis was larger than any town in West Millard County The seed crops began to fail then the depression came and gradually the population declined Today there are only about 220 people residing there Who keeps change? Lawmakers decide A bill that would remove the provision allowing school districts to buy text books and supplies from profits has been prefiled in the state legislature which began its session Monday Jan 9 HB46 was filed by Rep Joseph Moody Moody said the bill has been scheduled for presentation before the House public education committee today Thursday Jan 12 The bill was drafted by the Delta High School Student Council Members of the Council hope to attend the committee hearing to plead their case for passage of the bill Shown here two of the vending machines at Delta High School the proceeds from which students say belong to them Statewide these machines earn about $15 million Jackie and Dean Black Rotary honors Deseret couples’ Christmas spirit Rotary Club International of Delta honored Dean and Jackie Black Deseiet at a luncheon Thursday Jan 5 at the Chef’s Palace in Delta for their outstanding outdoor Christmas lighting display Member Dave Pollard presented the award “We definitely feel your place was an improvement to our community” Pollard said “It makes Christmas more wonderful having you folks put that display up And we hope you continue to do it always wish we could get more people with that kind of spirit” Pollard added “They asked me to ride the senior citizens bus this year and give the bus driver instructions as to w here to take the bus around to see the Christmas lights and one of the first said was ‘Be sure to go to things Deseret and drive past the Black’s house because know it’s going to be good’” Mrs Black told the club she appreciated the award “We don’t do it for the recognition” she said “We do for the joy of having people enjoy it and we enjoy it ourselves too” The award is an annual Rotary event “It tickles me to see people who take pride in their homes and in their communities and in the areas where they live” Rotary president Darrell Lester said Rotary International Club of Delta is now actively seeking to expand its membership to better serve the community Contact any Rotary member for details it Alumni Help cnoir go to Lorene Smith Chronicle readers have heard a lot these last three months about the many fund raisers held for the Delta High School Aeappella Choir going to France next summer The choir and committees have appreciated the community support given to all of these project Up to date the choir has made $18596 in fund raisers have donated $5060 individual payments total $3004 other monies make a total of The total cost per student is $35567 $2037 There are 59 students planning to go The 16 chaperones are paying their own way We still need to raise $100000 by May W'e have been happily surprised to have some Delta High School Alumni send m sizeable donations which sparked the idea that if everyone who has ever been in a chorus or musical at DHS would send m even a small donation it would amount to thousands of dollars Music has alwavs been BIG at DHS so if you even enjoyed listening to the musicals of your time why not send in a donation to this group who is carrying on the musical excellence of DHS If you are a former Delta High School student and wish you could have had a great opportunity like this why not send in a $5 contribution to make it possible for a choir member now They will be representing the Delta High School as well as the State of Utah And like many former by I Jb ranee students these students will make favorable impression on Europe If you are in a position to sponsc one student ($2000) it would be af preciated immensely Donations are ta deductible if made to the Millar School District Foundation If yo could send $1 it would be appreciate immensely also make a contribution to the Millard School District Foundation for the Aeappella Choir (France 1989) in the amount of $ wish to Name: Address: GIFTS UNLIMITED City State: : A contribution of SEND 298 North Highway 6 - Delta Utah - 8643723 any amount would be greatly TO: Delta High School 50 West 300 North Delta Utah 84624 Zip: appreciated! |