| Show BEAR RIVER CIT GIH FIFTY YEARS OLD fifty years ago bear river city was founded and in commemoration of that event the good people of that city are going to have two days of jollification on february alth and fifth A committee consisting of oluf benson jenson moyen rani john P Ho holmgren lingren sarah fridal mary ipsen emmeline anderson andersn 7 josie nelson and lavine jensen has hai been appointed to arrange the details of the jubilee it is proposed to issue invitations to every man and woman now residing in bear river or who ever have resided in bear river to be present and those from afar off will be urged to return to the native heath once more and enjoy the harvest home festival and renew de ac the good people of bear river city never do things by halves and in the jubilee celebration to be given next month tile the committee has been given free reign to go the limit the history of bear river city records some very interesting facts in january of 0 1866 a company of men which included anders andera anderson H P anderson anderaon rasmus anderson peter P anderson james P anderson and their daughter and sister Chrls Chri tena steria anderson who later became the wire wife of bishop carl jensen knud arid and family J C jensen 0 isi K stohl and john evans of 0 this city the late alex alev baird the late bish bishop op A A janson and the late christian I 1 han fall ban n and others went over to that part of tile the valley forded corded bear river at boise bend and did the first development work in the valley by beginning construction on the malad dam during the summer of 66 a number of present residents of brigham city worked on the malad dim dam and in ill the fall all of that year the anderson and cn families made the first settlement at what is now bear river city by constructing some dugo dugouts 0 s just go south u fi fw lier e ti i ev v a r dt d T b nacle now stands in 1867 according to the re records cords the late bishop carl jensen then only a young man A 0 anderson the laio la iu peter iverson and jacob hansen arrived in bear river and tile the following year lars christensen Chris anders christensen t lars jenson father of attorney nets nels jenson of this city J P jensen ole simonsen esper ipsen cooper wm crossley and ole carlson carison took up their abode with the other pioneers and anil began the real development of that section of tile tile the late nets nels nelson the first presiding elder of the ward moved to ilear bear aher in 1870 and other prominent men came along later after the dam was wag constructed and the canal built by which the waters or of the malad river were conducted on oil to the land the water sater being alkaline fill ed tile the soil sell with mineral at and killed tha crops so that that irrigation project had to be abandoned A number of I 1 those who had taken up farms gave I 1 up their holdings and removed to this city but those who elected to stay 1 tolled toiled on and today they are reaping the results of their toll toil either themselves or their children cli ildren for many r a them have since gone to their rest others first pioneer band who are still iu in life have removed to other parts of the state from dug outs ous to splendid modern homes equipped with all locern conveniences waving fields and varicolored orchards dear bearl river city has grown until today she i occupies one of 0 the choicest spots in the entire valley abd a hd her sons and aughtery taugh augh have long since taken their alace and continue to exercise those functions in the civic religious and commercial life of tills this great commonwealth mon wealth according to the testimonies of tile the following brethren an organization called the young mens ilens debating club was organized in tile the fall of 0 IM and held forth at the home of christian hansen but on dp bp nelson learning of it and believing it to be b a good move among the young opened tho the meeting house for their use willard S hansen at the age of 0 14 and other leading spirits of the young people of bear river city organized the club with james P anderson is president and willard S hansen anti and soren sorensen as counselors par larsen lareen secretary for a number of at years james P anderson anderaon and willard S hansen were elected and reelect re elect ed as presidents in the organization which proved to be the foundation of 0 tho the Y M M 1 I association in B bear ear river city tho thia above and dated data is 13 based upon the recollection of 0 willard S hansen james P ande anderson M C llor and soren P F jensen who named also as leading members dolph bergen swen and anders holm chrest petersen ole jensen james I 1 L jensen and other members somie somewhat younger no record can be found of 0 the work done but its said they debated and discussed subjects and bore testimonies etc bli minutes were wera taken but bui have been been destroyed |
