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Show HOME OF FIRST ROOSEVELT STANDARD i i--- ...,.. .. . - -... rA rs THeBEsVoc,i - J f T 7 ? -"r"! i! : ' I k I s j- ;; r v raj . i. The first home of the Roosevelt Roos-evelt Standard a saloon during dur-ing the early days when soldiers wire stationed at Ft Duchesne, home of the Consolidated Wagon Wa-gon and Machine Co, and later used for the Roosevelt Creamery, Cream-ery, and finally as a feed store will soon be moved from its place on main street to make room for progress. A little white building that has stood through most of the past 50 years-south of . the Roosevelt Roos-evelt Creamery is going to be moved by its owner, J. Leo i Hanson, Han-son, and for the present the ground will be used as a parking park-ing lot for employees of the creamery and other businesses in his building. It was in August 1914 when Arnold Reef, who had been employed by the Myton newspaper news-paper for several years founded the Roosevelt Standard and issued is-sued the first paper on August! 29, 1914. For approximately six years subscribers of the Stand-j ard received their newspaper from this building. In 1920 the present building was acquired, the equipment moved, and busi-' busi-' ness continued uninterrupted until the present time. Mr. Reef at 84 is still a very active citizen of Roosevelt, and only a short time ago retired as the city treasurer due to a hearing disability. On page 2 of this issue of the Standard will be found a story of his activities ac-tivities in Roosevelt, written by the Standard's first editor-publisher. An interesting story was told this writer by Mr. Reef about the first copy of the Standard. The entire paper was set by hand, and when they had no lead spacing material he cut up old cigar boxes and used the small pieces of wood to space the words. The paper was print ed on an old Washington Hand Press, which is still a part of the Standard's equipment being be-ing used as a proof press. Mr. Reef came to Myton to edit the Free Press for a couple of months while its editor, a Mr, Cook, took a 2-month vacation. When Mr.. Cook succumbed to an illness while in Cuba, Mr. Reef's 2-months were stretched out to 6 years. "And then I had to walk out on the owners, and establish myself here in Roosevelt; but not until I had taken a trip back to Chicago," he said in an interview. While preparing for a cross-driveway cross-driveway over the sidewalk in front of the building workmen dug up another land mark an old hitching post that was used when the horse and carriage was the only means of conveyance. convey-ance. This, too, was dug up and became a memory of what was. Photo By Thorne Studios |