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Show “WASATCH COUNTY COURIER | October.5, 1999 a Treasure of Time | : i Submitted by Florine Whiting. _ creatures. fill Wasatch County’ S night skies | rics-wools, silks linens : idl Winged There are many eae in life that enjoy, and one of them is beautiful fab- Courier staff Lies Jean Croasmun, tacted so the donor of the suits, he gra- LAIN UML : A IL A AA Mr. Gordon W. Theriot of Salt Lake through Ralph and Maxine City, Kroescher of Charleston, and the quali- ty is superb. The suits belonged to Mr. Theriot’s. As cold weather approaches, Wasatch County’ s bat population heads to winter quarters. Most of the bats will either migrate or hibernate shortly after Halloween. “More bugs come out at _us the creeps. For the most part, bats eat bugs. A single Little Brown Bat can eat over 1200 They get in our hair, they make shrill noises, and some drink blood. Mostly they just frighten us. But these. little mosquitos in one hour. Other bats eat fish. Some bats in southern Utah eat scorpions. And then there are the vampire bats who feed on blood, but tev re limited to South America. lel nearinasactiiiaails mosquitos, their waste products are used to make mascara. They pollinate flow- “I went to a lady’s house by Deer Creek and when I stepped out of my car I near- lll ers, including the agave flower. Without them, there would be no tequila. And in the Heber Valley, they’re everywhere. — ly. got eaten alive,” said Harrison of a call she had to help rid an area tesidence of bats. “There were mosquitos “There are more bats than birds in the Heber Valley,” director said of Utah Heidi Harrison, Bats Rescue and a Rehabilitation, a non-profit organization that helps stray bats make their way — back into the wild. Harrison, who owns property in Wasatch aa what of a bat expert. is some- Heber Valley are the Mexican While only four species of. bats exist in Wasatch County, it seems like more. ~ Not because of prolific breeding habits-. bats can only have one offspring each 1846, they’re highly visible. | said Geenenal,” were hibernation for around six Mr. Woolley and his family lived for a time in St. George and their home is still standing and in recent years has ‘mother did not wish to go west with her husband. With the baby Gordon, she stayed in lowa, then Galesburg, Illinois been where she died three years later. Young Gordon was taken to live with his mother’s parents in Massachusetts. breakfast inn called “The Seven Wives.” | In 1850, Gordon’s father siaviled the performed many tasks as hauling lumber from the mountains. In — later years he remembered the hard times when the people did not have sufficient food, the battle with grasshoppers and other wars. At the age of 19 he opened a:school and taught a large number of children. He also learned the building trades. In those early years he Gordon Wooley, Mary Lavinia father of 11 children, Bentley and was bed and oppotrtunity of visiting David In 1888 Gordon and part of his moved to Salt Lake where he was in such political affairs as justice peace, city recorder, prosecuting family active of the attor- tion, probate judge and a member of the Territorial Legislature. Edwin Gordon - Wooley, Sr. died in Salt Lake in 1930 at nearly 86 years of age. ‘The suit in the picture is in the DUP - museum upstairs in the Senior Citizens Center, and the other suit is in a display _case in the City Offices. If you are interested in Sr. married three historic ney, member of a constitional conven- was active in theatricals in the old Salt Lake Theater and was a member of the Tabernacle Choir. Edwin a Although David Whitmer left the church, he never denied his testimony. He was very kind to Gordon and showed him many artifacts. He reiterated his testimony to Gordon and of the truthfulness of what he had seen and heard. father. firewood into Whitmer in Missouri, one of the three witnesses to the Book of Mormon. for the LDS church and went to Massachusetts and claimed his son. The grandmother, being assured that the boy -would be well taken care of, yielded reluctantly to the superior claims of the and made _ Gordon did extensive traveling and had east years in the schools of the pioneers and months. % | mother of Gordon Theriot, the donor of the suits. but Gordon’s encourage the bats to come around to. get rid of the mosquitos. vive in Harrison. the Latter Day Saints to leave Nauvoo, In Salt Lake, he was welcomed in the “Its important that they feed as leags as they can,” said Harrison. The bats will go into hibernation towards the end of October or early November and can sur- year; its because when the bats come out “Bats are In family of his father and was reared with loving care. He spent the next 11 or 12. _ Of the bats found in the Heber Valley, only the Mexican Freetail bat migrates. The other three species go into hiberna- tion when the bugs are gone. Brown Bat, and the Silver Haired Bat,” Harrison said. from the 1800s, This suit, belonged to Edwin Dilworth Woolley. » , Edwin everywhere. | advised her to get a few winter, the bats either go into hibernation or migrate. Freetail, the Little Brown Bat, the Big | grandfather, bat houses,” said Harrison, indicating that she told the Charleston woman to _ According to Utah State University, a bat will eat 30-100 percent of its body weight in insects each night. During the “Nineteen species of bats exist in the ~ state of Utah. The most common bats in the ne? great Dilworth Woolley, father of Edwin Gordon Wooley, Sr. The following is a - brief history of his life. 3 forced Bats. Little flying rats. They ¢ give most of mise IU cottons, ciously consented to giving more histo- » ry of the family. The suits were given by creatures serve a purpose far greater than just to scare us. They eat bugs, including were and when two lovely wool suits from the Nauvoo era of the LDS church were given to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, I was ecstatic. Along with the suits was a limited amount of. information, but I wanted more. When I con- a tour of the museum, call Florine Whiting, 654-0101. It is a beau- the tiful little museum with many interesting artifacts and many pictures of the of whom died in infancy. Margaret was the ies of the children and was the early pioneers in this valley. % Before Yow Leave Town to Shop, Stop iw for aw leisurely look around The Homestead Gift Shop! 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