Show ri N na r C E S N 7 ayt rca 0 qa za 3 p r rr y ww y y auw kwui I 1 K on 0 attl ST Tl 5 1 continued from last week by MRS WILLIAM CHADWICK WARDS reorganized IN 1877 when morgan stake was organized in 1877 the wards were reorganized with the following presiding in the bishop lies north II morgan organ wyman INI parker bishop oluf B anderson and george heiner einer II counselors richville albert D dickson bishop gillispie waldron and william dickson coun Is elors east porterville joseph M porter bishop eli kilburn and john J cherry counselors west porterville 1 thomas brough bishop samuel carter and oscar 0 1 dard counselors milton EU bishop john H giles and ole gorder counsel counselors enterprise john K hall bishop john croft and thomas palmer counselors south morgan charles turner bishop thomas denvill and ebenezer crouch counselors croydon john hopkin bishop george knight land george K bowering counselors peterson charles S peterson bishop john robison counselor mr peterson moved away soon after this and david W tribe was appointed bishop willard G smith remained president of the stake until april 15 1893 at this time richard fry was sustained president and samuel francis and william H rich counselors mr fry died apra aary 15 1900 and the following september the stake was again organized with daniel heiner president wm H rich and william W francis counselors after almost 24 years of service president heiner wa was S released william H rich had died a short time before this mr heiner was succeeded by M howard randall with G S heiner and C calvin geary as s his counselors 0 COMO SPRINGS lake como or como springs is a beautiful spot in morgan county it is located on a tract of ground containing 40 acres it was so named by dr T S wadsworth in honor of mrs samuel francis whose birthplace was in northern italy near a beautiful lake by the same name at the foot of the alps the springs are of volcanic origin and have been in in existence for ages during the early settlement of weber valley along in the sixties the river would overflow and wash around into the springs in this way a gutter was washed out forming a pool or lake which was the beginning of the present lake the warm water lake furnished a fishing resort for boys in the winter time during the early settling of morgan the springs and lake came into the possession of samuel francis and richard fry through the purchase of land in fry hollow from the railroad company no particular notice was taken of the springs until the coming to morgan of dr kohler of rush medical college of indiana he analyzed anali zed the water and found it to contain wonderful properties for curing skin diseases as well as being valuable for bathing purposes later on dr T S wadsworth and dr C F asgood made their homes in morgan they also analyzed anali zed the water came to the same conclusions as dr kohler and urged the owners to convert the springs into a bathing resort this developed into the organization of a company consisting of samuel francis richard fry and dr wadsworth with a capital of dr wadsworth was given charge of turning this wilderness into a pleasure resort at this time the ground surrounding the lake was covered with a dense e growth of underbrush with cottonwood I 1 land and box elder trees the 1500 was soon spent and an additional 1000 was borrowed andusen and used in clearing grounds building a plunge bath dressing rooms store rooms and a small pavilion finally the lake como resort was opened to the public the largest and most notable gathering at the resort was when the salt lake tabernacle choir and friends in all was transported by the railroad company from salt lake city to morgan and return for 50 cents quite a little business was done for a few years and all earnings were used in developing the resort all went fairly well until the coming of the panic of 1893 94 during the harrison and cleveland administration after this the business was closed and the resort turned over to vandalism in a few years the buildings were all torn down and the pavilion burned by an incendiary in 1900 mr fry died the resort became involved and was taken over by mr francis who assumed the liabilities and paid a small sum to the heirs of mr fry the resort remained in this condition until after the death of mr francis when it was sold to the present company for at present there there were 45 cottages swimming pools with both hot and cold water a dancing pavilion with one of the finest floors in the state playground for children and the usual attractions that go with a summer resort prohibition in 1908 and 1909 the commissioners of morgan county were T W butters W E griddle criddle and george carter with charles E condie as county attorney early in 1908 the people petitioned the county commissioners to refuse to grant a saloon license to D A smythe at devils slide the they y were advised by the county attorney that they had the right to do so and they acted in keeping with that advice mr smythe had the commissioners cited into the district court to show cause for refusing the license and the commissioners lost the case and were ordered to grant mr smythe a license on the advice of the county attorney the case was appealed to the supreme court and the county commissioners ners won their right to refuse to license any saloon in the county this decision virtually established local option in the state of utah and was the most advanced step taken in the state up to that time right after the decision of the supreme P r eyne court the city took it up and refused to grant further licenses there were were three saloons operating at that time continued next week |