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Show j To say that n placo lias built up William T Ilrown, Nophl Illndrup, J ' from caveman to n hustling progrea- Joseph W. Williams, E. D. McCombs, slu up to Uato suburb ot a city In anil Emer M. Harris, with Karl i less than a generation Is something Kouallls as secretary and treasurer. K remarkable, jet this can bo salil of On June 3rd In tho presonco of llivcr Heights. nearly all members of tho ward, J Tho first settler was James Ilul- ground wab broken and the work of . ' lock who built a dugout in tho sldo-of building started. tho hill below where Peter Maugh- Tho first sacrament meeting was an's residence now staml3. The held In tho basement on Aug. ICth of l next was a man by tho name of Mer- that year although tho meeting I' "v rill, followed by Harry Drown, Hans houso was unfinished. Tho houso k C. Hanson, Christ Hanson, Andreas was dedicated May 31st 191-1, pos-Andcrson, pos-Andcrson, Kanute Hanson, Lars Lar- tit- Georgo V. Hlcharda being pro-non, pro-non, and Mnthlas Lumlbcrg aro still sent by request. Tho total cost ot residents of tho Heights. tho building wns $8810, and Is all i The growth of tho settlement was paid for. slow until a brldgo was built across A school houso was commenced In ' Logan river In 1802. Then camo 1012 and finished In 1013 at a cost Peter Maughan, Oeorgo Thompson, 0f 56500. There aro two teachors )' v" D" McCombs, Joseph and William employed, tho present teachers being ( Wilson, Moroni Qoodmanson. and jilss Stewart of Ogden and Mrs. V. S. others. i, Patterson of Filmoro. I1 j On May 4th a ward was organized Tho Growth of Itlvei Heights kept U with twentjvthreo families nnd 127ipaco with other places until tho pro- '"$ members. Tho meeting wns hold In sent population Is two hundred and l.ehl Olson's, houso. Apostlo Qeorgo eighty, all members of tho Mormon j V. KIchurds was present nnd ordain- Church but two. cd Lehl Olsen as bishop. Stako Tho principal Industry Is tho rals- ' president Isaac Smith ordained Karl ing of largo famlllos or healthy, f Kowallls first counsellor, and Nowall children, and tho production of Kimball ordained William Hi own as berries. fruit, dairy products and su- 1 second counsellor. Cottage meet- Bar beets. John Wood has a largo p ings were held In the sevoral mem- poultry ranch and Is making a suc- hers homer. ceg8 of til0 business. V. E. Gus- I " On June 2, 1908 a building com- tavsen, Is tho proprietor of tho only i r mlttco was sustained consisting of store and is doing a good business. Tho residents nro about evenly divided between Americans, Scandinavians, Scan-dinavians, nnd Swiss. It is considered consid-ered that all Ulver Heights needs to make it an Ideal placo to live In is a water system, which wo will pro-ably pro-ably havo In tho near future. It Is only a little over a mllo to tho city of Logan, and situated up away from tho dust and smoke with no higher taxes to pay, and a view for miles around of one of tho finest valleys val-leys In tho mountains. Mono can say but that tho future for Itlver Heights looks bright. H. Lehl Olsen, whoso plcturo Is hero shown was tho first and Is tho only bishop Itlver Heights hns had. Ho was born May 25th at Wlng-aker Wlng-aker Sweden, tho son of Lars H. Ol-isen Ol-isen and Anna Peterson. Ho camo to Utah in 1883. Was married to Ingrld Larsen April 27th 1893, nnd has a family of flvo children. Ho has held soveral responsible) positions posi-tions at different times and has always al-ways been a leader In everything that was for tho up building of tho community. Ho is a coutractlng-car pentor and builder and many buildings build-ings In Logan and Cache Valley show his skill and handiwork. |