Show Polly M acker Franklin gets its first white settlers are a number of excellent bridge is now then north to north point of the little mountain from there they of settlement life in went across the valley east and Idaho and some of recrossed the Cub River north of the best ones are filled with details of the lives of ordinary Howarth residence then they went south across what ii now Dixie Bench people pecking away at ordinary life It is the details that provide them life across Maple Creek where they disdrama and the magic that allows covered a sand rock quarry from which readers to relate to the expethe meeting house rock was hauled riences of earlier times fromtherethey crossed what is now the Rocky Bench and back to camp “They make people see that the basics were not much different They decided on the place where than they are now” says Gaye Win-waFranklin now stands Chi Thursday the a local history buff who has 19th we moved to Franklin and camped in on Franklin most the hill near Spring Creek While on keyed County life different is the men were cutting brush and miking specifically Certainly she stories rtf knows but the a today crossing for the creek I helped James from the era and ordinary people pioneer my two daughters across the creek are still stories of family and friendthenl went down to where the men were working taking my two little girls ships fun and frustration food on the table — the same as life today with me When I reached where die That's not to say these pioneers are men were at work William Nelson not themselves more than ordinary asked "Did you know that Emmie has Every person had a critical role to play gone up the hill out of sight? I and the best stories tell more than just answered “No” I went over the hill and the dates and times of history found him playing there This makes “If they're just gathering news — just Jimmie the first white child and me die first white woman to set foot on telling history and not giving it life — then it's tough to get people to listen” Ftanklin soil The North Star Woolen Mil In Frankln In the late--1 Mi century Winward says A good history one that One day my mother Folly M Packer will be read comes alive in the telling took my sister Elisabeth and me with her down to the creek to do her washing After we had been there a Folly M Packer's detailed stories tell a tight tale about the early days of settlement in Franklin while my sister got sleepy so mother sent her up to the camp and told her to get in the wagon and go to sleep When mother and I got to the wagon Elizabeth was not there We were very much afraid that the As James Packer Jr remembers it: Indians bad got her The whole camp was out in a huny some on horse"Statement of tty mother Folly M Packer a member of the first con-nan- v back others on foot going in all directions hunting for her and Indian that arrived in Franklin Idaho" tracks In the evening a man bringing the cows in noticed that when "We reached Wellsville Friday April 13 I860 Saturday the 14th we they got to a certain place they would go around so he went to see what went to Logan It was the custom of the Saints not to travel on Sunday was the matter There my sister lay asleep That night the people got ' so that day the 15th we stayed in Logan Monday 16th we wertf as far together and decided we were too close to the hill so the cany was moved to where die Franklin chapel now stands as High Geek where we camped for the night Tuesday die 17th we went over to die South Yrie and Joseph Nelson was sent out to locale a See PACKER oh page 49 place for settlement They went across Cub River about where the There coo-tempor- day-to-d- ay rd Page 48 |