Show BOX ELDERS I 1 PROM it was however just a plain dance held sixty eight years ago in a one roomed log cabin the home ot of leander riston this cabin occupied the northeast corner of the old fort which was located between first and second west and midway between second and fourth north just east ot of where the third ward LD S chapel now stands only a small place poorly lighted but you would never have known it for there was juat a peephole in the outside wall and the cabin was onest the many which made up the rectangular fort inside the glow from the fireplace the flicker of the tallow candles and the light of contentment on the faces ot of the dancers made things almost luminous it was the equivalent of an overall and apron party not from choice but from necessity thed theft wore their b best est in this case clothes clothe count any way the children of 0 those dancers have been among the builders of 0 this commonwealth after I 1 name them you may judge for yourself they were mr and mrs simeon carter bishop william willia m davis george F hamson harve harvey y pierce thomas pierce david peters thomas mathias Mat hlas simeon dunn martin L ensign jefferson wright john gibbs john E forsgren the boothes pistons Ris tons dees and a number ot of welsh families who remained here but a short time it is only fair to add ad that chief among the belles of that ball were sarah peters and zillah mathias reese the boys boy were jonah mathias willis john and lewis its boothe I 1 among the crying youngsters were john D peters charles IV forsgren and george Ha hamson inson at the same time the wells harding and hubbard families milies ta were dancing at willow creek and the tippets perry walker and thorn families were dancing at three mile creek they danced on oil the ground floor to the strains of one violin but they stayed on and worked until now their great grand children are dancing in the high school gym under the electric lights on a tine fine smooth floor now the central camp the daughters of 0 these pioneers think it an act of justice to hold an old fashioned prom in the same place to do honor to the real founders of 0 the institution to this end they invite every married person in this and other communities muni ties to be at the high school gym promptly at wednesday night march eth and participate in the ath annual pioneer ball free picnic picnics will be passed at recess Ke cess watch tor for further announcements |