| Show OGDEN OLDEN PIONEER DA DAYS YS RECALLED Talks s on History Made at Rotary Kotary Club Meeting f Pioneer history of Ogden and the west was related this noon by James II 11 Douglas president and general manager man of tho the Boyle Fur- Fur Furniture company com pan and John S. S Lewis Lewi president of J. J S. S Lewis Co at nt atthe the tho Olden Ogden notary club luncheon In the Hotel gel ow Other Othel brief briet talks were made by W. W II 11 Shear Shear- Shearman Shearman man and Henry Heny Henl all of ot tho the speakers being Introduced by President Fred M. M Ne N e. e COMING OP 01 X DHO In relating facts Og- Og Ogdon's OS Ogdon's dons don's pioneer life lICe President Doug Doug- Douglas Douglas las lu referred to the coming of Cap Cap- Captain Captain tain James Brown Drown to Utah In 18 1847 7 his Journey with nine nino others to San Francisco to collect the tho United States army pay for members of tho the Mormon ormon battalion the tho return trip from San Francisco taking t. 48 days das The speaker related how ho hoon on January 14 1848 1843 Captain Drown Crown bought All of tho land now Included ed In Jn Weber eber county west of tho the Wasatch mountains mo from Miles Mlles Goodyear together with 73 75 j head of cattle and other livestock k for fol OLD SPANISH Tracing the history of oC Ogden Osden from that time to tho day when tho the golden olden spike was waa driven at Prom Prom- Promontory and then to About 1880 the speaker told of oC the first wheat heat and corn cOln that was as raised In Ogden Osden the first plowing the first cheese man man- manufacturing manufacturing the Incorporation of oC the city the t first election building of of If the old Spanish wall that bounded Olden Ogden on Wall avenue n and Twenty eighth I Twenty first streets tho the first canals from both J th Ogden Osden and Weber river tho the first I road worle In Ogden canyon canon first tavern lavern first grist mill built In 1866 the first train Into Ogden Osden and the driving of the golden olden spike How Jonathan Browning Drowning had secured the present site of the David building by paying 10 taxes was waa also stated by the speaker Tho The first theatre ho said was wasat wasat as asat at Twenty-fourth Twenty street and Grant avenue l tho the first show there hero being Ten Nights In a II Barroom The visit of President U. U S. S Grant to Utah and tho the construction of vari vari- various I ari various ous business blocks was liS also de de- scribed Names of persons Intimately con con- connected connected connected with pioneer days ero given en fn by b- the speaker as well as liS loca loca- locations locations lions of tho the earlier buildings I IJohn SKETCH 01 or LIFE Lin John S. S S Lewis as one ono of the tho Ito Ro- I tartans tarlan with birthdays in Novem Novem- November November ber bel gave a brief sketch of his life He lie was waa as born on November 17 1566 1866 In Helena Mont then a mining camp his bis father and fam fam- family famIly family ily leaving lea there thero for fol Nevada when he heas was as three years of age Ox teams were used for fol transportation How tho the family located In Corinne coming to Ogden In January 1870 was as related relate the tho Lewis store storo being founded fO then with a II USO stock Since that time lime J. J S. S Lewis said he has been connected with tho the Jew jew- Jewelry jewelry elry ciry business a II period of oC 58 8 years W V. H. H Shearman related a few fe Incidents regarding his life lifer and Henry G who ho was born on November ember 24 24 4 1883 gave a II brief autobiography including experiences experiences experIences in Ogden schools on a two two- year nal ear trip In Europe in the lumber business and as a 0 purchaser of horses hones for the United States gov goy government government during durin the tho war period |
