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Show GROWTH OF WELLSVILLE '' THE OLDEST SETTLED TOWN IN THE VALLEY Wellsvlllo is situated In the southwest south-west part of Cache Valley on a level le-vel plateau stretching from tho baso of tho Wasatch on tho west to Llttlo Bear Itlver oh tho east. Ono of tho rao.t beautiful sights for a city that can bo found in tho lntermountalu, country. With a black loamy soil very productive and adapted to all kinds of grain and garden products, and an abundanco of puro mountain water for irrigation and domestic puioses, this spot was chosen abovo all others In tho valley by tho hardy pioneers who wero sent to cxploro and form a settlement In Cacho Valley Val-ley by President Ilrlghaiu Young in 185C. This company of ploneors consisted of tho following: Peter Maughan and family, Wm. II. Mau-ghan Mau-ghan and family, John Maughan and family, Geo. W. Dyrant and family, Zlal Higgs and family, and Mr. Thompson and family. On Juno C thoy pitched their tents and prepared prepar-ed to build their log cabins, giving their settlement tho namo of Mau-ghan's Mau-ghan's Fort. Later as other settlors arrived and the roaming bands of Indians became less hostile, tho land was laid off into blocks and was named Wellsvlllo, In honor of tho great pioneer, General Daniel H. Wells. ' Thus Wellsvlllo had its beginning be-ginning and though its growth has been slow it ha3 boon suro until at tho present tlmo wo find It eiual to most of tho leading towii3 In tho valley In most respects. Its founders we ervory zealous In rollgious activities and soon after arVhlng hero built a small house, ll4xlG. which was used for a church ' and also schoolroom, but as pros-I pros-I perlty crowned tho efforts aud energy en-ergy of this hardy class of people, 'they did not forgot tho God thoy served, but continued to build bot-I bot-I ter houses of worship, according to tho needs of the people, until at tho j presont day they have ono of tho ' most magnificent ward tabernacles i in tho ontlro stato. With theso environments en-vironments thrown around tho people peo-ple and with tho ablo loadershlp of Uishop Maughan and his counsellors, counsel-lors, Perkins and Kerr, to guldo thorn right they havo a community whoes moral standard Is enual to and surpassed by nono. Along with tho rollgious training an equal regard was paid to tho educational sldo of life and with a solid foundation founda-tion along this lino havo kept paco with tho advancement of tho times until today thoy havo as good schools as any city In tho county. With social conditions so favorable that they draw to our town tho best element of our neighboring cltios theso advantages all tend to mako homo llfo In our llttlo city Ideal. A wavo of Improvement In beautifying beauti-fying and building has taken hold of our pooplo during tho past year as will bo noted from tho list bo-low, bo-low, nil of whom havo erected modem mod-em homes: Peter M. Williamson, Mrs. Hobor Parker, Elmer Duller, John A. Drown, II. J. Kerr, Allan Archibald, Walter L. Glonn. Lcroy W. Hall, Thomas Larson, Danlol A. Lolshman, Oscar Hendry, Archio D. Hill, Heber C. Parker, John C. Dronchly, Wllford Daugh, Wm. 0. Darloy, John H. Stuart, Hyrum Woodward. Great advancement has boon mado along tho dairying lino as this Industry In-dustry is n sourco of great rovonuo to many of tho pooplo of Wollsvllle. Tho Darloy brothors, John T. and Wm. H., havo each built mod.rn dairy barns which cost $3,500 each to house and caro for their herds of puro bred Jersoys, whllo dozens of our pooplo havo built loss expensive barns. This Industry produces an average of over 20,000 pounds of milk dally throughout tho yoar and to manufacture manu-facture and caro for this product the farmers havo organized a Cacho Vel- ley Dairy association and aro constructing con-structing an up to dato factory, ' which will cost In tho neighborhood of $20,000. Eighteen thousand tons of beets wero produced this year. Eighty thousand bushols of grain wero raised on tho bench lands. Wellsvlllo boasts some of tho best orchards In tho valley, namoly thoso belonging to N. It. Droby, John Ilall-ey, Ilall-ey, S. P. Itlggs, S: P. Hall, and others. oth-ers. Tho people desiro to seo established establish-ed this year an up to dato flour mill L, and elevator. "Z Tho Wellsvlllo Commercial club has a mombershlp of 1H llvo workers, work-ers, with Charles N. Maughan as president nnd Lamont M. Allan, secretary. Through tho efforts of this club's' connection with tho city authorities, threo and one-half miles of paved sidewalks havo recently boon laid through tho principal streets of our city. Ono of tho best water systems of tho stato now supplies sup-plies tho peoples' needs. With electric elec-tric lights in tho houses of our pooplo poo-plo and street lighting equal to tho best of them, it Is evident that tho offors of his organlzaion aro being felt throughout tho community. Wo havo a bank with a local boy as cashier, Itobert A. Lolshman. Four goneral merchandise stores, drug stores, confectionery store, garage, n doctor and dentist and all tho con- j venlonceR of present day city llfo. At present Wollsvillo Is governed govern-ed by the following city ofllclals: James A. LolKhinan, mopor; John Porlcins, Danlol H. Maughan, Danlol H. Stewart, Albert Drown. Love for Our Fellow Man. How iiiiiuy long nail leulMe feuds I have" arisen between neighbors ofion over nothing more Important than tho location of ii lino lenco ten li-et onu way or another, nnd honu'tlme.s tli so ' feuds have led even to murder. It wo could only bring our-ches to tear out of our hearts the llrat uppeantneo of any growth of hate! Let's try It. |