| Show Pl 4 - Millard (inlt Thurv Jtb LSPS 2 199 West Millard History Lynndyl used to be called just ‘Lynn’ as the Ltarrurig'on "cut raff” this new line now goes by I ureka Heavier track was laid and heavier engines were used on the new line The first time the train came through it merely whistled It was not scheduled to stop unless flagged The next time someone flagged it by mistake Af'er that it stopped each day besides being a railroad station Lynnd! is a junction the mam branch of the Salt lake and Los Angeles railroad which turns off by wav of T irtit and Tooele Ano'her line goes to J nab sta'ion Nephi and Provo Many have wondered how I ynndyl was so named This is the story In John Anderson helped January linemen wire the depot and install the fust telegraph Robert Nichols was the chief operator when the telegraph line first wen! through the operator a lad) was trying to make a call She was asked who she was calling She had been wearing a pair of new shoes which were hurting her feet and she had one shoe o'f Having the shoe in her hand and seeing the name Lynn Massachusetts where the shoe was made she quick!) said "This is ynn speaking ” The name ynn en! down on he telegraph record It was later changed by the pxsi office department to I ynndyl as ibere was already one post office Lynn in the state from Mileslonev of Millard Lynndyl is si'uu’ed 17 miles northeast of Delta in the ror'ticd-ierpart of the touniry on the main line of the L'nion Paift railroad running from Salt Lake Cry to os Angeles At its peak there were railroad stations a large railroad shop and a round house where men worked the year arour d specting and repairing railroad equ A few railroad ernpjosces brought their families and a cornrn jiity was started about VP This history is of the ve’'!r g and pioneering of a town whnh durir g cs ‘bO first 35 sears a”ra'ed peoj !c whocamcand left It isdJferenl from the histories of o’ er t lah 'owrjssitice the first people who came were no! of the home hu idr g class t at were ) I here were n ns who transients were tried and Hue and snuggled fard to make a borne in the desert laud bordering (he Sevier Kiser In f ebruars 1904 if e main lines of the Lmon Pacific fa lioad were comnn Junction ihe first pleted mal mg railroad lenin'ial from Sail akef j’v John Greathouse and August iekwi of leamirg’on haj the con'rad to build the grade north of I rinds for " Previously the road ihe new f went b was of Proo and was i tjon "! From Russia with slides: Nielson’s lecture on trip The Delia Library firmed a lecture Jan 26 by Grant and Thursday louise Nielson Delta residents who toured" the Soviet L'nion last year "Me had never thought about doing this writ of thing” Louie Nielson said "but we had the time available" Mrs Nielvon said the invitation for the tour was "very wide spread” It came through L'tah State University and involved a group of L'tah and Colorado ranchers arid farmers "The kind of people we are" Nielson said The Nielsons left Seattle on May 28 flew over the Arctic and landed in Denmark "It was a Copenhagen project from Seattle to Moscow" Nielson said "This has been something that far exceeded our expectations" she said "It was a wonderful ex per ante want to do it again in maybe five years I'm h'ping there’s change I'm hoping thal we recognize progress with their people with their human rights with the consumer goods we want these people to have" Another Delta couple Cleo and also took the lour Mary Christensen The slideshow and lecture was presented rn the City Courvil chambers adjacent to the Delta City I ibrary About IS people attended l ibrarian Debbie Greathouse said future lectures are being planned including one on the Topaz Japanese Relocation Camp near Delta l'4 FACC kickoff luncheon held W was live Fillmore January 12 Area Chamber of Commerces i9t9 kick olf luncheon The meeting was called to order by President Shari She recalled many rewarAshworth ding and worthwhile experiences with the board of directors and 2 A years of projects Shari prevented her board of directors with a gift and then turned the Bob gavel over to new President Sanderson- Bob presented Shari with a lovely necklace and earrings from the Fillmore fire cause determined Maflrt by Lrfy After making a complete of the K J I IJison louse fire of Friday Jan 20 IV89 Chief Denny Brunson and a State fire Marshall found that tie problem w as due to electrical wiring in the kitchen which erupted into the fire that destroyed tfie house Chief Brunson appeals U) homeowners amd renters to have smok e detectors in tfieir fjornes They sut one of die most effective house savers a person can buy and for very little money They are available in most hardware stores He says lie will be glad to assist anyone m properly locating the smoke detectors in homes if you will contact him A good idea is to regularly check your Dane wiring systems araj any ma Are you eligible for QMB program? I fie Ca'as'fophic I oveiuge Set of IVkk mandates that stale programs cover a new category of dividuals known asGualified Medicare Beneficiaries tfj MBj This amendment to the Social Security Ad was parsed by Congress and signed into law J j' local Social Services office Individuals can be eligible for the 0MB program if they meet the following guidelines: they receive Medicare their total assets are less than 14 000 for a single person or 16000 for married and their total income is less than 5481 single person or 1045 for married persons Some income and half of all earned income do not count towards eligibility And some kinds of assets do not count like ihe home a pe! son Lies in and m many cases one car 1 he Division of Heal’b Care I the agency which is responsible Jor the State Medicaid pvrogjam will be available to answer queMions at IVX8 The 0MB program Maned jrj Ltati JVV Orly Medicare teu orj Jan pierits qualify for tins ptogt am 7 hey will riot have to pay for Medicate and premiums deductibles Accord ng to Michael Deilv Health Medicaid tligible financing's Ltab anticipates approx Coordinator imately 15001 applications statewide Applications will tie accepted at any Cate Louise MHson uses a &lobe to show Gerry Ogden her flight route from Salt lake City lo Moscow sia ihe Art lit Grde such as electrical appliances dryers and ranges refrigerators washers The Kirk Harding home was partially destroyed by fire due lo a mal f unstioo of an electric ckhes dryer last Friday Jan 20 Chief Brunson reported a fire alarm Sunday morning 6 AM at the M arner M'Aors establishment on Mam Street Fillmore Helen M ir get a next door neghbor smelled strong propane and furjies corning from Warners' reported it to the Fire Dept immediately F iemen and one engine responded They found that a Drge chunk of ice had broken of f from the building and fell on a propane line rupt uring n filling tfie building with fumes They shut off the propane and aured out fJie bunding eliminating any possibility of jor ‘Old Utah Trails’ fifth in Geographic series by hea Ru4 The fifth in a series of eokrf ul books about (Utah ''Old Utah Trails" by V iIUsus B Smart as published by the (Uuh Geographic Series in JV88 J lie other four released earlier sue “'Utah Canyon tourney by F A Baines "(Utah Skj Country" by Bt ooke Williams '"Utah ild lands" and '"Utah’s by Ste art Aitchisou asateh Front" by led Wilson AQ are equally attractive guidebooks lo the urnque attributes of the state In a preface “A message from the publisher" Kirk Reese describes live purpose of the senes '"When the hand of the Creator swept across tins land did so with elegance we cad Utah and grace and endowed us with a gift exquisite beauty "The Utah Geographical Serves s a celebr auon of this vast landscape that suetdies for 850 00 square miles across She state of Utah 1 he Senes will portray in words and photographs tie unique diversity of Utah’s astounding landforins colorful history expansive natural areas and vigorous people is our hope that through she Series Utahns and visitors alike will develop a deeper understanding and of the wonder that is appreciation of 'It Utah" Fn outlining ti scope of "Trails" The Utah Gecxiraphic Series Beautiful illustrated col'zr Ixxoks that portray in words and s tiie tuvique diversity ol Utali its astounding landlorms aburp dant vuldLrle colorful JjusTory and vigorous people Announcing Volume V tn liie beneb: OLD UTAH TRAILS T g 1 A S 2N Bill brnar t former editor of tfie Deseret News takes tfie reader along I’tafi's f usionc trails Explore tfie routes of tfie tc ' Spanish latfias trap Ts Mormon ermpj arils Tort Kilters tfie Pock tfie and b hi Pony Express tfirough the autfuzniauve text cxji '' ’r pf ifioyr aphs and original color maps of Old Utah 7 talk t $75 cash rebate on a neiv electric water heater FREE SAVER PACK to help you cut the cost of electric water healing fDJ InnJ f'ir details o nsit See your participating lt m Lumber & Hardware Quaint uteli nouicn 6 LljH1 UTAH CANYON CJMHvNX COUNTRY Hie other by F A Barnes 'As jtuidt'li'xik and piaortal essay is stunning arid masterfully d me li is a must lor vour Jiliran " — Banach Spun Quide UTAH SKI COUNTRY Ivy BrcKike VVdhams lilled witfi 1(2 exquisite culorpifiouigtapiis mas and charts illams ext lies the tender witfi accuums u! ins — Onden Standard Luimincr ’kunf "it is UT' Jht f' WVniAKDS iy utar uin as tfie land and intelligent “ pictures Stew an And uson Tliepiioi!jgta)li jsas UTAH'S WASATCH FRONT ty Ted Wilson Losee True Sears 1 Dorouer tfie remarkable beauty of Utah though b'voic m tfie Utah Geoyrapfuc Senes dealer for details Della Church Chamber for her service Bob outlined goats thal he thought he would like to work on throughout Ihe IV89 year Membership and better business were some thoughts I illrnore Chamber is dedicated to promoting business good will and helping local merchants in any way possible If you would hke to join the Chamber please contact Bob Sanderson as soon as possible It's going to be a great year! alue Hume Cemet ce llaidwa’e baanced and tlioughrtul w itii y me of t'ie piettiesi pictutes the and the mgmn tiiat you v ill tnd anvwlrte Tins is a book that makes vou leel good about tfie J rotit ” — Dtsexer News of tn author Bill Smart who was a Deseret New editor for 40 years noted m his introduction shat Utah's slogan "The Crossroads of she West" is no mere promoters' hyperbole "No place else m she West has seen such a convergent of travel or of she historic events associated with Smart wrote riling "1 rails" would then seem So be a tall order but Smart filled a well Over 200 years of western history along the routes of eight major trails in and through Utah are explored m tfie book A chapter each is devoted to the I scalante Expedition mountain man Jedediah Smith si Old Spanish Trad si Hastings Cutoff winch was tfie route of the ill fated Dormer Party the Mormon Trail she the Pony Fxpress and the f xpeditioo Ft is interesting to note five of she trails described no the book pass through or near Millard County scalante of passed through Millard County in his famous expedition of 1776 Jedediah Smith trapped beaver on the Sevier River in 1825 live Old Spanish Trad from Santa Few California was fast scouted in 830 and ran as far north as near Cove F ort 1 he 4 Vers followed present day f !5 tiirough east Millard County on she way W tii e California gold fields Between 1857 and J801 pony Lxpress riders raced through tive desert not far north of Millard County Smith is candvd about what tive book is noi "J here are gaps in tins book" he wrote m tive introduction '‘Most glar tng is tive absence of a chapter on John C Fremont There are other omissions— men like Lieutenant Beckwith and Captain J M whose exploi ations m tive )85bs helped estahlisii tive route of tive Pony and Lxpress later live I incoin live Highway west Utah through desert But Jor this volume tive hue had to be drawn somewiiete" Smart said ins book is not meant as a trail guide "T o follow tivern closely more is needed but Jor many not much more is reg retably available ” Nor is meant to be a woOi of lustorica! scholarship "Perhaps the book is best described as a personal celebration of tive past and tive land" he wrote "It glows from many years of exploring ttve lemote places of Utah and from growing respect and admiration lor the riven and women who readied those places through hardship and danger ’hut are difficult to mvagtiie " 1 lie book contains nine maps and 85 br illiant color photographs Nearly 30 sources were used m wntitvg tive book diaries inducing original journals reports and records as well as documents from tive fives of tive Utah Historical Vicar and the Daughters of Utah Pioneers and other sources some scarce and out of print "Trails” is a book that hsts lor 1 V5 so 'bound (117 V5 plus 1200 pos'agej or J3J V5 ha'doound (128 V5 pius 5300 postage ) 7! book j avauaPle now Horn ti Milrnrd (auui Ctirouwrk Progress Box Delta U T 86C24 (Nee on tins page ) Utah Ceog’aphicaJ luc is Box 8325 bah Lake Cry U'J 84108 Ptvone 801 J 58 3 2333 it" |
