l\emembrante) of 4florelanb

Acknowledgements Bingham County History Snake River Annuals Thelmas Books: Memories for Tomorrow James L. Christiansen Family Through My Golden Windows Pioneer Irrigation A History of Southeastern Idaho Miracle of the Desert - Education in the Upper Snake River Valley 1880-1950 History of Idah() II - A Centennial History of Schools of the State of Idaho Challenge of Democracy
1

..J

G} ttxddIik w tIuunk tie wIw

f/'u/LAA'AJ/ and
.

that- XM m

thM

-..,J

koIc.

C?Jt tIuunk w &k/ma

f/HAAL/"UH:7'f/

wIw XM my and I

---i

wm fo:emd. a and aflvm4. G}Iwfte +Y

thMkoIca6a6G}
tie

wUIu;n .

....J

--'

BY LOIS BATES News correspondent

: 100

Moreland celebrates 1 DOth birthday

'-

M<Rland towDsitc was laid out years .go and the people of :Moreland began a celeb ration : Saturday. Mania 23 wilen the Post :Office issued canceled envelopes : declaririg the Centennial. . : An open house will be held . :today . Monday. from 1:30 to 4 :p.m . at the Post Office. ;co.mmemorating the first post ;office that opened in 1896 by the of "Bryan" Post Office. : The origina l townsite of :Moreland consisted of 80 acres found in section 26. township 2. ;South range, 34 east Boise :mermm. Novanber. 22; 1899. 40 .cres owned by Hans P. Christiansen OIl the east was added to the town. One year later. Aug. . ;15. 1890. 40 acres to the west, pwned by Hyrum Grimmett was surveyed and added to the townsi1e enbqing the town to 160 . There were pioneers living in U1e townsite bef<R 1896 as loseph W'llson Hatch built the first house On the townsite selected in 1893. He began construction in the Moreland School, 1904 summer and late in the fall the amily moved into the house pine log house. his brother. C .l. Spring of 1895 a number of although it had no doors or Cbrisdansen also built a log house families moved from Bear Lake Windows, or floors. The roof was and Timothy Miller lived in a and Plain City. Utah; made of dirt. The crack were dugOilL The people's Canal Company chinked with wood and were SWistics wriUal by lael Hatch was fOl'lDed Nov. 13. 1894; l'lastered over.the wood with mud. Belnap is a 16-page story of Hyrum Grimmett was the first ; In the fall of 1893. losiah postmaster; Moreland's history revealed: Draper and family built a frame Draper dug the rust 2 e ::-::Se e--M o-re-I.::-'B-n-d.::-,-p-ag-e--:: house. Hans P. Ouistiansen built a w

dJ.li

0"1

Moreland... r Continued from page 1

Nepbi McBride was the fll'St mail caniet. During 1895, a group of men hauled logs from Wolverine to build a meeting and school bouse which was completed and school was beguo in 1895. The scbool disbict No. 28 was organized July 8, 1895. In 1900 a ODe room brick building was built to the side of the log bouse and tbe scbool was

E dward L. Benson, Francelle Grimmeu. Oliver Mead Belnap and Jae} Hatcb. William Bartlett was the superintendent of school for many years. Prior to WWI, Moreland bad three stores, two meat markets, a lumber yard; and implement bouse, barber sbop, three blacksm ith shops, garages and a lot of houses that were built to rent. They even

divided. The rust graduation of the eighth grades was held in 1902. They were

boasted of a Cbamber of Commerce and a railroad depot. They bad a slaugbter bouse, a community cburcb as well as a LOS Church. a large potato warebouse, a beet dump and a cinder block factory. In 1889 Furniss built a b1acbmith shop wIae plows were sbarpeoed and horses were shod. In 1902, be boUt a groa'Zy store. A company called the Munson Bros. Tbrashing and Well Drillings Company operated in Moreland for many years. Owned by L.C. and J.H. Munson and John Bense. They sold c:oaI. and were the first to buy coal by the carload. Their thrasher was run by steam generated by wood or coal. It was said the drilling of wells was a boool as dug wells caved in so soon. They bad their first death, Aug. 29, 1895 and with no cemetery , sbe was buried in the Riverside to moved Cemetery (later Moreland). Tbe cemetery was . surveyed and plotted in 1910. The telepbone,arrived in 198 and electticity in 1925. Jael Hatcb wrote, "Tbese pioneers did enjoy themselves in the ooIy way possible, visiting with

eacb other and baving little community dinners. The fust of these was a Cbristmas dinner in 1894 at the home of Josiah Draper. Tbis was tbe largest home, consisting of two rooms. Here we gathered the families living on the townsite and a few living nearby. It was OIl the abundance of the food nor the elaborate setting of tbe dinner that lingered in the memory, but the love and friendship that was formed at such gatherings. In all there were about 24 to sit down to this fIrSt Ouistmas dinner, a rather large aowd for such a small home. but in tbose days beart room countod more than house room." Water was a priority as when the first settlers came in 1893 there was no water to irrigate the dry land until a canal could be built to carry water from tbe Snake River. Nothing but sage brush as far as the eye could see to the west. Water was bauled from the river from domestic purposes. It was a common si ght to see women going to borrow water until her husband returned from the river with some. Every morning the men would take their teams with barrels, tubs and anything that would bold

supply. The Moreland Post Office will be using the special Centennial Cancellatioo stamp to cancellette'l's mailed from Moreland, March 2329 according to postmasta" Stepben W. Vaodc:r Kooi. A centennial wee k will be celebrated this summer, July 1-5. Ll oyd Merrill is committee chairman and Paul Lindsay, Natalie Bergevin and Elmer LamlRCbt are committee members. Plans are being made to compile a cookbook. and a h istory book. N atalie said, "We are looking for recipes, old pbotograpbs and stories." They may be left with her at the post B uckaroo Rodeo, a melodrama. a stteet dance. fireworks. lots of good food. an ice cream social, children's parade. a breakfast and a good ole block party. They encourage families to hold their reunions in Moreland and "call your aunt. uncles and long lost friends." and tell them to come to birthday, 100th Moreland's celebratioo.

water, and drive their cattle before them to the river for the daily water

office. Plans are being made for a little

\.

Moreland marks centennial

Post office celebrates 1896 beginning of county townsite
By BRIAN LEE Morning News
MORELAND - If Moreland hasn't been placed on the map, it's go ing to be placed on a lot of letters. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is recognizing the centennial of w hen the town of Moreland was la id out with a special cancellation stamp. ''The town site of Moreland was laid out during 1896, there are documents that verify that," said Moreland Postmaster Steve Vanderkooi. Although people settled in the area years before Lbat, it actually became laid out as a town 100 years ago, he said. In addition, the LDS church established its f11St ward for the area in 1896. The ward was established on March 23, 1896, so the post office will use the unique cancellation stamp recognizing Moreland's centennial for one week beginning this Saturday, March 23,
established within the community, Vanderkooi said. In ulat spirit, he requested the USPS approve the commemorative cancellation stamp and it was approved. The stamp w as ucsigned by Snake River High School student Bobbi Fisher. "I just wanted to do something different, not just a covered wagon," she said. The design features a cowboy with a spade standing next to a pioneer woman holding a hoe with mountains in the backgrotmd. Next to that scene is a large horseshoe in which are the words "Centennial Station, 1896-19 96, March 23, 1996. Moreland Idaho 83256." Vanderkooi organized a contest in the Snake River senior and junior high schools for the cancellation stamp 's design. Fisher won the contest with her design. She said she spent about two or three hours on her design, working in class. She also submitted it in her art class, where she received an 'A' as extra credit for her grade. Ma n y good designs w ere submitted, making the decision difficu l t , Vanderk o o i said. The de signs had to fit USPS dimensional criteria. he noted. The new cancellation is already

See Moreland page 2A

CENTENNIAL STATION 1896 - 1996 MARCil 23, 1996 MORELAND IDAIIO 83256

/
---

1996. A centennial committee has been

Continued from page 1

bringing ex posure for the small Bingham County community. Whenever the USPS approves new cancell ation stamps, they are published in a m onthly bulletin. There are people who collect those cancellations, he said, and he has already received several requests from as far as New Jersey, people asking to have their stamped letters receive the Moreland centennial

cancellation. "I already have numerous requests for that cancellation," V anderkooi said. '1bey come from throughout the U nited States." He presented F isher w ith stamp collection b o o k and c omplete set of 1995 stamps ill mint condition for winning the contest and providing the design. He also recognized Snake RivCl art teachers Colleen Marriott an, Brian Gouff for their assistance.

Moreland's centennial cancellation seen nationwide

00

By Alice Elison For The Journal

MORELAND - Bobbi Fisher'.l:! routine assignment in art class was seen throughout the United States during the week of March 25. The 17-year-old's drawing of two. pioneers was used as the Moreland Post Office's cancellation stamp during that week as part of the town's centennial celebration. Moreland Postmaster Steve VanderKooi asked teachers at Snake River's junior high and high school to have a contest to select the cancellation. "We had 20 to 30 entries to choose from," VanderKooi said, "and it was a very difficult deci sion." U.S. Postal Service special can cellation stamps are published in a biweekly bulletin, he said. "And sometimes there are as many as 10 pages of them from across the country." He said he had a lot of requests for the cancellation. The Moreland town site was laid out March 23, 1896. The Post Office was also established in 1896, but it was initially called the Bryan Post Of "A town can't officially go on the map until there's a post office estab lished," VanderKooi said. According to local leg end, Moreland got its name be cause pioneers commented about ''There being more land ... " The

Journal photo by Kathy Corgatelli

Bobbl Fisher, an art student at Snake River High School, drew the winning entry (below) In a Moreland stamp cancellation contest.

CDmIMIAI. ftA1ICI'
....

. ,"'

fice.

WA11C112J.....

Moreland LDS ward also was es tablished March 23, 1896. When drawing the cancellation,

Fisher decided to use people as her subject. "I decided not to put faces on the people so that it would be clearer when shrunk down," she said. "I used western-style lettering on my entry, but they changed that to a typed script." The Snake River High School senior has won numerous art awards and began taking art class es in junior high school. "I like to draw most people and still lifes," she said. "And I really like working with oil and charcoal." Fisher's awards include a sec ond place in the state-wide PTA Reflections Contest and first place honors at ISU and local art shows. "My favorite piece is one I just finished in pastels," she said. "I haven't entered it in anything yet, but it's my two older sisters when they were little girls." Fisher's career plans don't in clude art. She plans to attend Idaho State University in the fall and major in nursing. She is one of the 11 licensed certified nurse assistants to finish the first CNA course at Snake River High School. She has a 3.5 grade point average, and has been involved in jour nalism and Partners Club. "I didn't know there were prizes for this contest when I did my drawing," she said. "I usually get rib bons or certificates, so the 1995 commemorative stamp book I got was really nice."

Residents plan Moreland bash

MORELAND - A commu nity five miles west of Black foot is celebrating its centenni al this year. The town site of Moreland was plotted March Canadians Emory LaRocque . and Homer Lalibery and their wives first homesteaded the : west side of the Snake River in 1884. Mormon pioneers i'loon followed, branching out 23,1896. The post office kicked off from the Riverside area. of printing first the year of celebration with an The open house in late March to Bergevin's book will be 2,000 show a commemorative postal .'copies and should also be cancellation stamp that was ;ready for sale in July. She is interested in collect used for a week. Several other activities are ing early photos and has ac cess to equipment that will planned to celebrate More allow her to copy prints at the land's centennial July 1-5. homes of contributors. fireworks, include Plans ''We don't wimt anything to neighborhood block parties, a happen to these valuable children's parade, a youth prints, so we're not asking to street dance, a melodrama, an borrow them, just copy them," ice cream social and a little she said. buckaroo rodeo. . Family reunions are being A centennial committee is encouraged July l' to 5 to collecting pioneer recipes for a bring more Moreland resi pioneer cookbook, which is ex pected to be ready for sale by dents together. :. "We want to bring the com July 4. The printer requires munity together during this having the pages two months before the date the book goes centennial year," Bergevin said. "We want to give every on sale, so the deadline for one an opportunity to cele these is rapidly approaching, brate being neighbors." said Natalie Bergevin, More Other centennial commit land postal worker. Recipes tee members are Lloyd Mer can be dropped off at the rill, Paul Lindsay and Elmer Moreland Post Office. Lamprecht. Bergevin is compiling early histories of the community for - By Alice Elison a paperback book. French

THE MORELAND IDAHO POST OFFICE WAS ESTABLISHED ON MARCH 23, 1896, wrrn HYRUM GRIIDE'IT AS THE FIRST POSTMASTER. DURING THIS CENTENNIAL YEAR THE MORELAND POST OFFICE WAS AUTHORIZED A SPECIAL CANCELLATION TO CELEBRATE THE EVENT. AS A REMEMBRANCE OF THIS OCCASION WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU ,THE CUSTOMERS OF THE POST OFFICE AND RESIDENTS OF MORELAND, A SOUVENIR ENVELOPE wrrn THE SPECIAL POST MARK. SINCERELY,

STEPHEN W. VANDERKOOI, POSTMASTER

,

." -j& pL.

-- \
'.

JL'l

((J/
\.''- -

"

L.L

NATALIE K. BERGEVIN, POSTMASTER RELIEF

-J') L I -'.r

BRENDA ATKINSON, POSTMASTER RELIEF

y:A.,

"

&<..

t!/{

h,

-.

......

"

Street Dance

pleaJe ptan to allenJ ami kef" u& celetrale t/w one kunJreJtk gear centennialol t/w tirlk 01 moreW, ,9CkIW organized marck 23,J, 1896.
Mark you.- calelldars. LOIIg Lost FrieIlds.
Rodeo

Call YO.Ir Allllts Uncles &lId

Movies Melodrama

<;II; community cete6'1:ation is ptanne8

atonfj with the 4th @July 6estivities
Good Food

@July 1st tlt'l:u 5th

History Book

[orne meet old friends and neighbors

Fireworks

'The Moreland Post Office will be using a special Centennial cancelation stamp to " cancel letlers mailed from Moreland March 23rd - 29th Childrens Parade"

Cookbook

We are 100kiIIg Co.- old

recipes.

rllotograpllS., stories a d

Lions take bite out of h.ardshi

By BRIAN LEE Morning News
.

A young Pingree woman is f acing extensive j aw surgery, which has compelled two Lions - clubs in two states 1,400 miles apart. to spearhead efforts to raise funds for the expenses. The Twin Butte Lions of R ockford have t aken on a humanitarian assignment to 'raise $30,000 within the' next 30 days to help Leone Cagle, 19, who needs surgery to replace her jaw bone joints. "She's just a young lady needing help," said GeorgeR e ed of the Lio ns. "We've taken on the commitment to raise the money with the help of the community." Cagle has been diagnosed with Craniofacial Maxillary Erosion, w hich caus es her j aw joints to deteriorate rapidly. Reed said those who know her have noticed the effects of the illness simply in the changes of her physical .

Leone Cagle
that will cover it The surgery has already been scheduled for. next month. As a/result, another Lions club in Texas has also committed to assist Cagle in her situation.Reed said the cost of the surgery would have been much higher, but the Lions in Texas negotiated that cost down to the. $ 30.000. In addition, they have made arrangements there for the family. ' "The Lions in Texas will tae care of her (f am ily's) housing while she's down there," Reed said. In the meantime, the Tw in Buttes Lions wil be holding a fish fry and audion JUly.4 at the Moreland LDS Church, beginning at 5 p.m. The cost of the fish fry will be $5 per person. "Reyd'a.sksJhat anyone whq has anything to contri bute f o r the auction to contact him at 684-4310 or 684-4550 or call Ga ry Mich aelson at 684-5542'or 6844310. Direct financi al donations can be ma iled toReed,Twin Butte Secretary, 58 South 1190 West, Blackfoot, 83221.

appearance.

receded and my bite is so open that I can only chew food on .two back molars," Cagle said in a prepared st atem ent. ,. Acco rding to the doctors, eventU;iI.lly my .entire jaw will erode and I-.will be left with a major permaneni'disabilitY." She has had to drop out of college because of the condition. Reed noted it makeS it-difficult for her to either speak or eat. If not corrected, it will create permanent . deformity that could restrict her to a liquid diet, he said. The only procedure to correct the malady' is reconstructive surg ery, which must be done in Dallas, Texas, he said. It is an exp ensive procedure, and Cagle said s he does not have insurance

ears are very sensitive, my chin has

"It is very painful. My eyes and

easte
Ou 2. r; this ladv
:

states.

He
cve

ccnee ! e i'f
n

::: t

4th who

anc2sts trwl h2 the soiit of k e '::. :n r.;:::._ ...... -- '., +- '_--'. - -'..-. -... ! .. .: w ' r: f'i. L', . .... . ' ::- :". .. ,. I . Julv 1996. We again show ou love and !t
iTi a
,':.' :. ", "' : ,-, "', ,' ., :-.'

2d

SeYi=2
?'.S on

p :: +:::::c=.:.:e::::.

sucot cvscal C!2C:P1.2

.

to

desoe2t!y
.
.. . .

Young

nees
. .

ow
_

kind of ccmm\nlt\.' ,-'c _t_"",'I-,.=_c.' , .. } ::. \/e wth oe!an a stay.

. .

sensitivity
_

to
.

her
8f

needs. ;-22.1 i:-!

This 11

J' :;.w

,_ =

;;-('5:. ::. 1_

l";:i\/

.....

'Book captures Moreland roots, recipes

Natalie Bergevin compiles people'sstrQies and more than 1 ,800 recipes for cente'nnal'
Building
the book
'!

Natalie Bergevin sits In her living room amid pictures, flies, riO-'S a,n d stories that she collected and sorted for her cookbook on the history of Moreland. She shares some of these recipes with the readers this week.

Morning News - Lois Bates

June 19,1996
t
_

L_

__

l_

BY LOIS BATES News correapondent

Women in Moreland are good cooks, just ask Natalie Bergevin., Natalie has compiled a recipe book and the front cover reads, "Recipes and Remembrances" Moreland, Idaho Centennial, 1 896-1996. When asking for recipes, the response was so good she received over 1,800 of them. "The co okbo o k will be dedicated to the many families in our community, who have established their r o o ts in Moreland's fertile soil," Natalie said. "I really should say rocky soil, but it was those who struggled and learned what the important lessons of life are and the right ways to live and teach them." '1t was those pioneering women who share their lives even today," she remarked. It's not only a cookbook, Natalie is compiling, but a 500-page Centennial History bo o k als o. Sitting in her living ro om, amid pictures, tiles, notes and stories that she has collected and sorted, she commented, "I'm pr oud of my heritage and I need to make sure our children, Lisa (Pocatello), Melanie, Heather, Christopher and Matthew know thein." This y oung grandm other to acven-week-old John David is from the Island Park and Ashton area. She was schooled in Parker. Her father worked for the Harriman lailroad Ranch. "I grew up in the summers learning how to do without electricity, packing water, washing clothes on a scrub board, milking cows and chasing bears," she stated. She met her husband, Terry, while attending Ricks College and discovered his roots were very deep in Moreland. His grandfather, Albert Ber,evin, had the blacksmith shop by the railroad trIICks.

After her marriqe to Terry, she told of being so homesick for the pine tre e s, wildflowers and mountains and then she realized her own roots were growing and getting deeper in Moreland. Engrossed with Moreland history, she said, "I have learned so much. This project has been very exciting." It all' began when the U.S. Post Office at Moreland was rocognized with a centennial cancellation stamp, March 23, ' 996. The Post Office is a place where residents stop to greet one another and socialize a bit when they pick 111J their mail. It is a hub of the community. Natalie is a part-time ellQJloyee at the Post Office and carries the title Postmaster Relief. ;She discovered the post office was first named Bryan to honor the sing candidate in the United States presidential election. He had given a favorable speech about the fers in the U.S. Moreland Post Office is unique in the fact it bu DO rural delivery. "They tried rural delivery and it just
didn't work, there were to many complaints," Natalie reported. Both books will be on sale during the Moreland Centennial Fourth of July celebration. Cost of the co okbook will be $10. The price of the hist ory book is undecided, but the Centennial committee decided S I from each book will be given to the fund for Leone Cagle, Pingree, for her extensive jaw surgery. She has divided the history book into chapters entitled, Scho ols, Church, Bell, Histories, Plays written by Thelma Christiansen, and the history of the post office including all the postmasters. In the list of firsts, she said the frrst death was Hyrum Grimmett's wife, Emma Adelia Pumeroy; the frrst home was built of cottonwood trees brought from the ri ver by Joseph William Hatch.

.......

E'v eryone is invited to the Centennial celebration, The schedule of events will begin: Monday, July I - Block parties, where people are encourage to visit with your neighbors. Tuesday, July 2 - Robert Wray is chairman of plays to be performed that evening at the Northwest LDS Stake Center by the Young Men and Young Women. Following the plays, a centennial dinner will be held at the Moreland shelter with all the Martin families in charge. Wednesday, July 3 - 7 p.m. Round the block children's parade. All children are invited to participate. Angie Williams is in charge of the event at the Moreland Church. A social will follow. Thursday, July 4 - Will begin at 6:45 a.m. with a flag ceremony at the church. A bre a kfast is scheduled at 7 a.m. The all-day affair will include booths selling hamburgers, cotton candy, a dunking booth and much more. Ba ll games will begin at 1 0 a.m. tcd by Uoyd Merrill' 2 p.m. a Little Buckaroo rodeo and at 5 p.m. the Twin Butte Lions Club will have a fISh fry. The S5 charge will help Leone Cagle and her jaw surgery. A auction will be held. If anyone has items to donate for the auction contact David Williams, 684-3098. A patriotic pr o gram under the direction' of Dean Williams will be performed at Moreland Square at 7:30 p.m. There will be a tall tale contest, video's to watch and at 9 p.m. a street dance will begin. Fireworks at 10 p.m. will conclude the communi ty centennial. Friday, Saturday and Sunday family reunions may be held at Moreland Square. The Centennial committee is Lloyd Merrill, Elmer Lamprecht, Paul Lindsay and Natalie.

Summing it up, Natalie said, "I proud to do this for Moreland. Working at the post office, I have become acquainted with so many people and it is a privelidge to know them. So many have touched my life." June is National Dairy month and Natalie submitted ice cream
am

recipes for readers today.

ICE CREAM

I (3 3/4 oz.) pudding mix 2 T. unflavored gelatin 1141. salt 6 eggs 3 c. milk 2 c. sugar 51. vanilla Soften gelatin in 112 c. cold milk. Scald 1 1/2 c. milk and stir into gelatin mix to dissolve. Add remaining cold milk. Beat eggs well, add cre am pudding mix, vanilla, then gelatin mix. Freeze in hand or electric freezer. Flavor may be varied by pudding flavor. Fruits may also be added.
ICE CREAM

112 c. sugar I large can crushed pineapple 8 to 10 mashed bananas (ripe) 4 to 5 pints half and half I med. jar chopped maraschino cherries Freeze in ice cream freezer.
I

ICE CREAM

-....

.j:::.

I qt. milk 2 c. sugar 1 t. salt 4 eggs 19t. cream MIX milk. sugar. salt. and eggs in blender. Put in freezer. Add cream. This is good with pineapple. bananas. marshmallows, an mar aschino cherries. all chopped fine.
HOMEMADE FREEZER ICE CREAM

Boil milk with p inch of salt in double boiler. Melt marshmallows (cut them) in milk. Stir till dissolved. Let cool. Pour in tray and freeze till mushy. Beat with egg beater and pour whipped cream in and pineapple and mix well. Let freeze-stir once more.
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM

REFRIGERATOR SHERBET

flour. Stir this into milk. mixture. Beat egg yolks with little milk and add to pudding. Cook a few minutes longer, then put aside to cool. When ready to freeze put into freezer cooled pudding, 6 beaten egg whites, 1 qt. whipping cream, whipped. a pinch of salt and vanilla to taste. Freeze. To pack put on lots of salt and ice and cover with burlap sacks. I 1/4 c. banana pulp 3 T. lemon juice 3/4 c. whipping cream 112 c. sugar few grains saIt Combine banana pUlp. sugar, salt and lemon juice. Pour into a mold and partially freeze. Carefully fold in stiffly whipped cream. Continue freezing until fl1ll\.
MARSHMALLOW PINEAPPLE ICE CREAM BANANA ICE CREAM

Scald milk. add 2 c. sugar. Mix 112 c. sugar with cornstarch and

2 qts. milk 2 c. sugar 1/2 c. sugar 2 T. com starch I T. flour 6 egg yolks Makes 6 quarts

very good 1 c. whipped cream Wash, drain and mash berries and add 2/3 c. sugar and let stand. Beat egg' until thick. Add 112 c. sugar and 1 c. thin. cream. Add to mashed berries. Freeze, then take out and fold in whipped cream. Continue freezing, stirring when half frozen.
SHERBET

1 pt. strawberries ..')J3 c. sugar 1 egg 112 c. sugar 1 c. thin cream (canned milk is

I pkg. Kool-Aid (any flavor_ 1 c. sugar 2 c. milk 1 c. Whipping cream Dissolve Kool-Aid, sugar and milk. Put in tray in refrigerator and let freeze till slushy. Put whipped cream into mixture and stir well. Let freeze till hard.
BUTTER CRUNCH

Strawberry or Raspberry - Add I p t . sliced. fresh or frozen strawberries or I pt. raspberries to basic mix.
PINEAPPLE SHERBET

3/4 c. chopped nuts

2 T. water I (6 oz.) pkg. chocolate chips

I c. sugar

1 c. butter

IT. karo

Mix: 112 c. lemon juice 1 c. orange juice I can crushed pineapple 2 213 c. sugar After sugar is dissolved add 2 qts. milk, 2 mashed bananas and food coloring - green. red, orange are best. Put in gallon freezer - pack with salt and ice and freeze.
EASY SHERBET

Butter baking sheet. Melt butter in 2 qt. sauce pan over low heat. Add sugar, cook over med.iYm beat. stirring constantly to 209 degrees or cold water test (threads are hard but not brittle). Remove from heat Stir in nuts. Pour onto baking sheet. Spread 114 inch t hick. As crunch cools. loosen from sheet 2 to 3 times with spatula. Melt chocolate over hot water. Spread half over cooled crunch. Keep other warm over hot water. When firm, turn crunch and spread rest of chocolate on crunch. When firm break i n pieces and store in tightly covered contai ner in cool place. Makes about lIb.
HOME MADE FREEZER ICE CREAM

I small can crushed pineapple I egg white Boil water, 1 112 c. sugar for 10 minutes. Cool. strain through fine sieve. Add crushed pineapple. Beat egg white until foamy. heat in 112 c. sugar until whites foam soft peaks. Put syrup mix in gallon freezer and freeze to mush stage. Mi'x in' beaten egg white. Freeze hard. Eit her a ge in freezer or remove dasher, repack freezer in ice. Stand I hour.
COCONUT ICE-CREAM BALLS

1 qt. water 2 c. sugar

Chill a cookie sheet in freezer. Pl ace scoops of ice cream on chilled sheet; freeze. Roll in coconut, package in plastic bag. Store in freezer. To serve, place balls in sherbets, top with fudge sauce or place small birthday candle in top and light.
CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPS

I c. pineapple (drain off juice) I c. whipping cream

I L

2 c. milk 20 marshmallows

I pkg. gelatin (orange, lemon, lime) I c. boiling water I 114 c. sugar 3 c. milk pinch of salt 2 T. lemon juice Dissolve gelatin in hot water. Add remaining ingredients. Freeze until 114 inch is solid on edges of container. Beat thoroughly in bowl with mixer.
L

i qt. cream juice of 1 lemon 3 to 4 mashed bananas I med. can crushed pineapple 2 c. sugar pinch salt I 112 qt. milk 1 bottle chopped maraschino cherries Freeze and serve. Yield 1 gallon.

I t. butter 1 pt. vanilla ice cream Melt chocolate and butter over hot water. Stir ice cream to soften; fold in nuts. Drizzle melted chocolate over ice cream, folding constantly to "chip" chocolate. Pour into 6 to 8 two oz. paper cups or small dishes. Freeze till nearly Remove, top with maraschino cherry half and circle with whole al monds, pointed end down. Freeze.
l. fum.

2 (I oz.) squares chocolate chips (1/3 c.) 114 c. chopped toasted almonds

JELLO ICE CREAM I small pkg. gelatin dissolved in I c. hot water. Add 3 c. milk and 1.2 c. sugar. Stir and freeze until 213 hard in refrigerator tray. Whip
with mixer. Return to tray and finish freezing.

ANGEL ICE CREAM CAKE

Rub all crumbs off round angel food cake. Cut crosswise in 3 layers. Stir I qt. peppermint-stick ice cream and and I ql. lime sherbet to soften. Spread bottom layer with peppermint stick ice cream. Add second layer, spread it with lime. Add last layer. Place in freezing com partment of refrigerator till firm. T o ser ve, whip 2 c. heavy cream; stir in I t. sugar and 112 t. vanilla. Spread cake. Sprinkle with 3 112 oz. coconut, toasted.

(fresh or canned) I (15 o z.) can (l 113 c.) sweetened condensed milk I c. whipped whipping cream 112 c. slivered blanched almonds toasted Drain peaches, reserving juice. Add water to juice to make 3/4 c. Combine peaches, juice, and milk. Pour into refrigerator trays. Freeze till firm. Break in chunks, beat with mixer till fluffy. Fold in whipped cream and nuts. Return to trays, freeze firm. Serves 8 to 10.

PEACH TREE ICE CREAM 2 c. finely ch opped peaches

V1

I p1. heavy cream Beat eggs, add sugar, vanilla and milk. When well mixed, stir in cream. Put in freezer and freeze. Variations: Chocolate - Make a chocolate syrup using 114 c. sugar, 2 T. cocoa in 1/4 c. water. Mix and bring to boil. Using only 2 3/4 c. sugar, make basic recipe. Add chocolate syrup to mix. Pineapple and Cherry - Add 1 #2 can of crushed pineapple and small jar of maraschino cherries to basic mix. Blueberry - Add 2 c. blueberries, either canned or frozen to basic mix.

BASIC ICE CREAM 2 eggs 3 c. sugar I 1. vanilla 1 112 qts. milk

stick candy 2 C. whipping cream, shipped 1/2 c. cold milk 1/4 t. salt S o ften g el atin in cold milk, dissolve in hot milk. Add candy and salt; stir till candy dissolves. Pour into refrigerator tray. Freeze firm; break in chunks; beat with mixer till smooth. Fold in whipped cream. Tint pink with red food coloring. Ret u r n to cold tray; freeze. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

PEPPERMINT ICE CREAM 1 env. unflavored gelatin 1 112 c. scalded milk I c. crushed hard peppermint

THE DESERT
Who can say what yearning Stirred her heavy henrt, While the endless seasons rolled- And found her barren still? She must have known Her destiny was more Than searing heat of summer sun

Or winter's chilling blasts-The circline hawk--the scurring hare, The horny toad and rattler'5 lairo
* * 1 *

With unwise dreams, men came to wrest From her fertility a home and food. They built and fenced and plowed the soil;

And prayed that winter snows and early

Rain would make the grain soon growo Merciless nature laughed to scorn The human's frail at tempt to break The rule of desert tyrany. They moved away and left behind Buildings falling to decay and whtted Bones of cattle,

to mark

The puny will of man's encroachment

On the desert fastnesso

* * * *

She groaned in disappointment and turned To face her torturer, the sun; With promised fruitage unfulfilled To meet the eons once again-The coyote's howl--the ceaseless wind, And decades rolled.
* * * *

In men of vision,

a dream took shape and grew.

They came with might and courage rare

To move the all-encompassing sage and rock.

They searched for fertile soil Great shafts were sunk; Trembling heart, they pierced the desert's till living water flowed,

Givtng drink and substance to the sterile earth. Where rattlers hissed, now children play-

Lark song dispells the cricket's chirp: And winds that once scorched struggling grass, Are verdure-cooled and clover blossom pento Clothed, now, in prophet-promised vesture,

The desert, freed from fetters long imposed, Pregnant with life, now finds fulfillment-
And takes her place to

"Blossom as a rose." Ora K. Packer

16

- I

,i '(!).''(!).'(!).(!).3p3 i g

; -

18

ANDREW PETER BENSON FAMILY

Andrew Peter Benson was born in Nylars. Bornholm, Denmark October 13, 1844. His childhood was spent working for farmers herd ing cows, sheep and geese on barren p lots of ground as there were no fences. He attended school for about three years. At age fourteen he joined the Lutheran Church. At age twenty seven he met Mathilda Aaberg at a farm where she was working. This acquaintance ripened into love and they were mamed May S, 1873. Their

OI.IVI:H BEI.Ni\I'
lhcrt and Hen ()Ii\'er Ik!nap was the son of(,i ls lived firsl In rirlla M c Bride Iklnap. I lis paren where (lilherl ()g<kn. Illah and laler in Hooper years, hilt Oliver was horn was hishop for many er 20. I R5S in Springville. 1 ilah Olt Sepleml her molh e his mol her had gone 10 he w ith wher McRride. while her hushand was er. Belsy Mead . on Ih r Salmon River MISSion. lllg. ( llivcr married (I) Marg:Het Ann Mann !Iah bv whom he hnrn II .Iune I RSQ at Ogden. , "ollowing rhi l dren: had the I I RRI m ar I. ()Ii\'er I\-lead horn 2R (ktohn 12 chilit'd .Iael l.avl'rtl I \ al rh .. \ hey had
I

2. '.

d It'll. I RR3 marI h 'nr y Willi:1ll1 born 2Q .Iuly 5 children. ril'd Priscilla (ooper. they had RRS mar M:ul!,aret horn 26 Novemher I had 5 rinl M<llhia Julius Benson Ihey dlildrell.

4.

Louise . dren. 1893 marned 6. Hazel born 6 January 5 sons. hd James Russe\\ Lindsay they D. hurthfftey had Oliver married (2) Emily e. Ohver mamed (3) I daughter Isadora Jan 14 September a Barbara Leuenberger born Ann . They were married June. 6, 190 1872 and they e! ie Anna mamed 9rvtn M. had 5 daughters: Lill o; Hernnetta, Ahce Idah rose Hale of Groveland, rie - None of these Pearl Flora and Olive Ma . in Bingham County. childen lived d t.he many hadshlps As a child Oliver endure er hIS first. mamage he of early pioneer life. Aft ve as a er . Hooper, Utah and was acti lived in Sion 1 to 1897. He went on a mIS chanl from 188 He tes from 1887 to 1889. to the Southern Sta ebr Cunty 1 90 of\y served as Deputy Sheriff 4 hIS WIfe dIed leavng to 1895. On April 19, 189 wlch dren and accrued debts him with six chil His second mamage took his home and land. ed a few years and end was unhappy and only last new start Y e . He decided to ake a ed in divorc tn commumty of Moreland moving to the new nd he served as a Jus the fall of 1897. In Morela 9 to 1904 and trustee tice of the Peace from 189 years. He trict No. 28 fr .abou SIX . of School Dis sec rch pOSItiOnS, tncudtng served in many chu rren. P. Ltndsay. He counsellor to Bishop Wa ond ss band In Hooper. He helped organize a bra poetry d hand and composed wrote a very goo .a reland in 1914 to take and songs. He left Mo became very 111 re he homestead in Crystal. The 1917 he moved to St. with spotted fever. In died 30 March 1929. George, Utah where he
.

5.

ied Crystal Lester born 22 July 1888 man: had 9 chtldren. . Vere Ellsworth, they 1891 marnd Wilford born 10 February 2 chIlEvva Oscarson they had

cOl11hlllcd, On thl' hard rlay flo('r Andrl'w I'etel" threshed Ihe mlJl wllh a nai l. IIay for the ('Ow was stored In Ih(' lofl. ()n one side was a 1'0111billed kllchen and living rool1l with a pine hO<lnl noor. Ill' JOllled Ihe I. r >.S. ('hurch on M<lrch 1(. I RRtl and hegan preparalions for immigrating 1(; I Jtah. 1 hcy held an AII("tlOn. sel ling all Iheir \\()!Idl), goods. WHh IllS (''(I1('( lanl wik and fOllr " chi ldren. he look a Sll'allll'r to Fngiand. Ihen to Nt'\\' York. line Ihey look Ihe tmin to (lmah:!. Ihen 10 (lgden. ani,ing May 4, I RX6. '1 hl'\" slayed wllh hl SISler al Plain ('ity. I !ere. Ihl youngesl son. 1:dwanl Daniel was hoi'll, I Ie \\<lS granled l'II11 .cnship on Septemher 2. I RQ. with all of hiS famlfy. This same Illonth a grOllpOfpe(l pie w<;nl IIlto till' Snakl' R i\'l'r Valley In look Ii.r 1<lllll. Ihey filed on sOllle l:lnd. In the spring pf I RQ6 he hrollght IllS falllily, reaching Morelilild Oil Sal u rday . April 26. i RW. after lell da\' h:lId Ira \ el fmlll Plain ('ity, encounlering raili. now and muddy roads. I )lIring Ihe SlIllIl11er thl'\' hdped harvest hay on a farm Norlh ofBlackt()o l . I hey took hay III paymenl fpr their work. Thl'\' hauled logs from Ihe AigBillie. forty miles <lwa\:. 10 h ulfd a house. M i l ch of the i r lil11e they sperl! worklllg .on the People's ( anal. digl!,ing dill he. ' lIlld fcnClng the land. Andrew 1'(,ler was aCli\e in Ihe Mrel<lnd Ward. When Rlackfoot Slake was organl7ed, he was chosen as SCllior nlelllher of Ihe 1 IIgh Co u ncil. In July, II)!l.'i he was ordained , hy (,corgl' A Iher! Slllit h as RI<ld fOOl Slake I'at ri arrh. Ill' W<lS appoint ell I he econd roslmasler in Moreland. With his f<lilhfu l wifl'. Ihe \ welc an example 10 his family of 10\"('. kindnr. d('\"(1 lion. IIldlllriousness. and faith in his religion. III' suffered a stroke and died March 2.11)14. al theagc of seventv-four and is huried in Ih e More land ('emetery. Andrew Peler and Malhildn were parents (lffive children: (i );\nnie Dorlhea. ma rr r cd f:redrtck Dalton and hecame parents of eleven ch i ldren : (2) Malhia .Il1lills mllrt ied M:lr1,(1Irc\ Rdnap lind werc parent<; of f(,"r dlilclren' (J) lIans Andrew 1ll<llTied Ida England and \\'cr parents of len children: (")Berth<l ( 'hrist ine Illar ned John f'r<lncis (irimlllell lind had ten chil dren: (5) Edward Danid married Maude .llIlia LlIldsay and they had four children. Thi oUI s!andlll& family has a rich heritllge in Aingham ( ounly III ('hllrch. School. a nd Indllst!\'. 19
' . ' '

Andrew Edward. Bert... Mathilda, Mathias, Aa4rew P., Ann ,e hOl11e was l1ll'ager, ra ci l i lics for hOllsing their ani m als and also Ihe dwelling qllar\('rs werl' all

AMrew Peter 8eetoD

HANS ANDREW BENSON FAMILY

Hans Andrew Benson, son of Andrew Peter Benson and Mathilda Aaberg, was born Feb. 2, 1 879 at Nylars, BornhoIm, Denmark. His broth ers and sisters were Annie Dorthea, Mathias Julius, Bertha Christine, and Edward Daniel. As they had joined the LOS Church, they emigrated April 6, 1 886, arriving in Plain City, Utah May 4, 1886.

Ammon, mamed Rhea Oldham; Winston Low e, married Ooris Butler; Melvin England, mar n Leona McOurg; Haske! Arden, deceased as an IOfant; Ronald Lund, married Afton Hill' Stant<?n floyd, married Marion Gardner; Still born infant, deceased; Laura Matilda married Jay. Taylor; Noel Anthony married Patricia Sffilth. Twenty-two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren also survived them.

drew and .Ida were parents of ten children: Loruda, mart:J.ed Morley Randall; Andrew

EDWARD DANIEL AND MAUD UNDSAY BENSON

Edward Daniel Benson was born July 13, 1 886 in Plain City, Utah to Andrew Peter enson.and Mathilda Caroline Aaberg, who had Just amved two months earlier from Denmark. In 1 896 the family moved to Moreland, Idaho. Edward grew up in Moreland an attnded school there. He married Maud Juha Lmdsay on January 22, 1 9 1 4.

Back Row: Winston, Loaida, Melrin, Ammon, RoweL Front Row: Stanton, AncIrew, Noel, Ida, Laara

.
. .

., .,.

"

'"

/,;t
.

'. "

'.

His father filed on land at Moreland. In the spring of 1 896 they moved to Moreland, arriving April 26, 1 896 after ten days hard travel from Utah, encountering rain, snow and muddy roads. During the summer they worked at van ous jobs on farms to get hay for their animals. They hauled logs from the Big Butte, forty miles away to build a home. During 1 902-04, Andrew attended LOS Busi ness College in Salt Lake, studying business and accounting. He studied music under Prof. Evan Stephens, a prominent music master in Salt Lake. He was appointed Blackfoot Stake Music Chorister, a position he held for twenty-four years. April 5, 1 905 he married Ida Addlinda England, daughter of Moreland pioneer John England. He taught school in a one-room school west of Moreland, called Flagtown. In a real test of courage, obedience, and dedication, though he had a wife and three children, (with another coming) he accepted a call to be a missionary. He served as Mission secretary with Apostle Melvin J. Ballard in Northwestern States for twentyseven months. returning home June 27, 19 1 3. Son Melvin was born while he was away. He was active in Civic affairs, serving as Bingham County Treasurer for six years, 19 1 5 to 1 920. He served as Bingham County Auditor Recorder for six years, 1 923-28. He acted for years, as bookkeeper and auditor for construc tion companies. He was Oerk of Moreland School Board for years. He managed his eighty acre farm at Moreland as much as his physical ability would allow him to do. At the age of twen ty-seven, he had injured his leg while working on the People's canal. This inj plagued him for the sixty remaining years of his life. His Church was his first consideration and he served in many offices. When his physical strength began to retard him, he sold the home and farm in 1 947. He bought a home in Blackfoot and retired with his wife. On January 30, 1 963, his wife, Ida, died from a heart attack. His mind remained clear and active throughout his life. On September 26, 1 964, he died of a heart attack at Blackfoot, and was buried in Moreland Cemetery.

1rR: Maxwell, Edwud D.. Maud J. lindsay, Boyce, Donald, Julia

. i.i
j, '.

"--_.... . . . "" .
.,

."

.:'i
. .

::

,.

.'

--

"

.-J

"Ed"' as he was known, was manager of Boise Payette Lumber Co. in Moreland for several
years. He bought and sold potatoes and farmed south of Morcland. He was a member of the L.D.s. Church and was active in church and community affairs. He served as Bishop of the Moreland Ward for eigh teen years. He was a member of the school board, acting as clerk, and was director and secretary of the Peoples Canal Company for over twenty years. He died August 26, 1951 and is buried in the Moreland Cemetery. Maud Julia Lindsay Benson was born Dec. 7, 1890 at Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho to War ren Parks Lindsay and Susan Eveline Welker. The family moved to Morcland, Bingham Coun ty, Idaho in 1896. She attended school in the first log schoolhouse in Moreland. She loved music and the violin was her favorite. She could always remember dancing to the music of her father's violin. She was a member of the L.D.s. Church and her life was one of church and community service. She served in many capacities and made burial clothing for the dead. She loved raising vegetable and flower gardens and many relatives and neighbors were recipients of her labors. She died June 15, 1982 at Moreland, Idaho and is buried in the Moreland Cemetery. Four children were born of this union: Maxwell Lind say born September 25, 1914 -married Flor ence England; Boyce L. - born November 10, 191 7 - married Donna Reed; Donald E. born March 25, 1922 - married Lois Glassett; Julia - born February 16, 1930 - married Vir gil Bradshaw.
-

...oJ

20

Albert Bergevin was born March 2 1890 in Stanley, Wisconsin, he was the son o Narcisse Bergevin and Annie Theby. He ran away from home at the age of 14 and he kept his family a secret from his wife and children all his life, until two years prior to his death. Curious grandchil dren started searchin and found his long lost family. He was reumted with them before he died, to his family's great joy. He was a very tal ented man with his hands. A young handsome man he was caught and later married Irene Mar pret Rundle. She was born September 27, 1899 In New Auburn, Wisconsin. Her parents were Wil1iam Oliver Rundle and Magie Cora Hagel burger. Her brothers and sisters were Ralph, Gladis and Archie. Albert and Irene were mar ried March 2, 1922 in Webaux, Montana. They lived in the Webaux-Beach area on the Montana, North Dakota border. They farmed on the Gus Feltman and Murphy Places. They moved sever al times in this area.

ALBERT AND IRENE BERGEVIN

Thomas Nelson Oark was born March 23 1857, in Airds of Balcary, Kircudbright, Scot land. He was the second of four sons born to Joseph <I: Jant Nelso Oark. At age sixteen, after fmlshmg his schoolIng, he was hired on as a herdsman to hlp bring over the first black Angus cattle .to Amenca. He made seven trips between enca and Scotland bringing the cattle aboard ship. Eventually hc.worked his way west to Kan sas as head herdsman for Isaac Erickson. His Y0!lngest brother, Joseph joined him there. Mr. Enckson bought land in the Snake River Valley. Thomas came to Idaho with him in 1884. 1 90, Thomas bought land in the Moreland area. HIS cpildren Dorsey and Nellie still occul>Y some of s land. Much of the property Thomas acqulC was purc for the Ericksons. R!mchin& mnt c1eanng sagebrush, digging . qltches, and bupding up his herd. Thomas' entire life was spent m. the cattle business. He valued his. catt!e, spending many hours in the kitchen . regIstenng and nanung them.

THOMAS AND PHOEBE

CLARK

IIi

Albert Bergevin and George Furell at the Moreland GuStation

Elton Albert Bergevin was born December 9, in Webaus and Milton Donald was born April 22, 1924 in Beach. While the boys were small and while they were living in Golva, Albert left and was gone for 9 months. While he was gone Irene took the boys and moved to Contact, Nevada, with her parents after several months. Albert found them and was reunited with his family. Albert worked in the mines in Contact and Twin Falls area sharpening steel. They then moved to Clayton to work in the mines and from there to Mackay where Albert ran a machine shop. A friend encouraged them to Moreland (an Ideal place to live). Albert worked in a shop for Frank Grimmett, now presently Ray Bahr's place. Then he worked for Charlie

1922

Thomas Nelson and Phoebe Elizabeth Clark

Crouch in a shop w her(' Martin Hermansen now lives. Alhert also ran a thrashing machine for all the farmers in this area. They then built the house and shop where Don Bergevin lives now. (The house was a service station for awhile.) They Iivc:-d there til 1952 when Albert. Irene and Elton moved to Mesa. Arizona. Don and his wife Leora tayed in M or ela nd and are still running the machine shop. In \954 they purchased some land on Scotts

born to Samuel Ferry and Sarah Elender Wiggins Adams. Phoebe had worked in her youth for Mr Bunting, a businessman in Blackfoot. About one year after her marrige to Thomas Oark on July 3 1893, he was asked to raise Mr. Bunting's infant son With her own newborn son, Harold. Mrs.

Phoebe Elizabeth Adams was born March 22 1867, in Ogden Utah, the sixth of eleven childre

dale Road in Tempe, Arizona. Others soon dis

covered their talents and shop was built there. Albert passed away November 24, \978 and Irene passed away May 10, 1985. El t on still resides in Mesa, Arizona and Don resides in Moreland. Albert and Irene left a postarity of 4 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

21

Bunting had died in childbirth. Phoebe raised Albert Bunting for two ears until an aunt took him. Harold was one 0 the first white children born in the Moreland area. Phoebe never worked the fields like many women in her day. Thomas considered it too hard for her. She kept an immaculate home. Their home was the largest house in Moreland at the time it was built. It was surrounded by a large beautiful porch. The parlor was only for compa ny; having fine furniture including a player. plano and an organ. After the home was built, the railroad came to Moreland. Thomas donated some land to serve as a stockyard for the railroad which is now called Clarkson. Phoebe didn't like having her home so close to the railroad so the railroad moved it to its present location which is occupied by their daughter Nellie Peterson. Their large bam which was built in 1917 is still standing and owned by their son, Dorsey Clark. Thomas and Phoebe had seven children. They were all raised in Moreland. Their names and birthdates are: Harold Adams Clark, August 4, 1894; Albert Thomas Clark, July 13, 1897; Wil liam Clark, January 3, 1900; Elmer Clark, May 23, 1902; Mrs. Nellie Mae Peterson, December 15, 1905; Dorsey Clark, April 2, 1907; Mrs. Ruby Janette Arnold, Arpil l 4, 1909.

Morain's grandparents, Alexander Morain Clement and Sarah (Thomas) Qement came to Moreland in 1895 from Plain City, Utah, by team and wagon. They were among the 1st home steaders northeast of the Moreland townsite. Alex helped make the first ditches and canals in the area. Danskin, Wearyick, Trego, and Lava side. They built a church and it was used as a schoolhouse. The first Post Office in the More land area was established in 1895 and was known as the Bryan Post Office.

MORAIN HOLMS CLEMENT FAMILY

Morain was born 29 October 1909 in More land, Idaho. His parents were Clarence Morain Clement and Florence (Weaver) Clement. Morain's brothers and sisters are: Leon, Phyllis, Hilbert, Darwin, Phoebe, Donald, Estella, Fre da, and Gaylord.

Morain and Mae Clement

Morain's parcn ts livcd in Morc.land ad dry farmed in Bannock. At agc 4 Moram was tlcd on a rake and drovc tcam to hclp with thc farming. He went to school in Moreland. Blackfoot. Idaho was the marriage place of Morain and Mae Fackrell on May 10. 1933. Mac was born April 17, 1911 in Riverside, Idaho. She is the daughter of Fernando Sumner Fackrell and Eliza (Sorensen) Fackrell. Her brothers and sis ters were: Cyrus, Hugh. Bertha, Karl. Hardy, Thomas. Mark. Sine, David. Vclla. Howard. and Alice. When Mac was a youngster she had to have her tonsils out. Her mother and Mac walked to Blackfoot and had the Dr. take out the tonsils and then started to walk back home to Riverside. They finally got a ride home. Fernando and Eliza came to Riverside from Orderville, Utah. Fernando was deputy sheriffin 1910 and also worked as a guard in the Peniten tiary in Boise, Idaho in 1911. He commuted back and forth to Boise until 1932 when he retired. Eliza stayed in Riverside and raised her family. Mac and Morain had 9 children: (I) Garth Fernand Clement: Born 26 November 1928 in Riverside. He was killed in a truck wreck 27 May 1'946 in American Falls. Idaho. (2) Arlen Mark Clement: Born 25 January 1933 in Riverside. He married Patricia Ann Thornley 26 November 1952. They had 2 children: Mark and Shera. (3) Connie Mae (Clement) Pratt: Born 14 August 1934 in Riverside. Idaho. She married Lennie Pratt. They had 4 sons: Joe Lynn. Robert. Dennis and Thomas. (4) Shirley Rae (Clement) Lunceford: Born 6 June 1936 in Moreland. Idaho. Shirley married Charles Lunceford. They had 4 children: Garth. Charlene. Daylein and Rhonda. (5) Lyle Morain Clement was born 8 March 1938 in Blackfoot. He married Karen lone Gibbs. They had 5 children: Kyle. Michelle, Kay Lynn, Gene and Jared. (6) Carla (Clement) Wren: Born 7 March 1940 in Arco, Idaho. She married Theron Wren. They had 5 children: Lee, Jeff, Vicky. Chris. and Renea. (7) Carl Clement: Born 7 March 1940. He passed away March 8. 1940. (8) Calvin C. Clement: Born 14 Oct. 1943 in Arco, Idaho. He married Phyllis Nadine Parkinson. They had 2 children: Cindy and Todd. (9) Gary Kay Clement: Born 5 December 1947 in Blackfoot. Gary married Mary Ellen Erickson. They were divorced and he later married Janette Ferrell. They had two children: Trudi and Darbi. Morain farmed most of his life. He worked out on the A.E.C. and also later in life for the City of Blackfoot. He retired from the City in - . Mae retired after 20 years cooking in the Blackfoot school district. They have 27 grand children and 23 great-grandchildren.

22

HAROLD ADAMS AND EDNA BUNN CLARK

Harold Adams Clark was born August 4, 1896, oldest child of Thomas and Phoebe Adams Clark, and the first white child born in More land.

1967. She helped establish Little League Base ball in Moreland, and was a charter member and first president of the Paradise Cowbelles. She held state positions in the Cowbelles, as well as the American Le$ion. She served as a Pink Lady, and on the Semor Citizen Board. She and 5 Moreland friends, were loyal members of a birth day club for years. Harold and Edna were parents of four children -Jean Siddoway, Keith H., John T. (Tom) and Audrey Randall. Harold died November 15, 1975, and Edna died June 24, 1985.

Harold Clark family

Phoebe had worked at the home of Mr. Bun ting. a Blackfoot business man. Mr. Bunting had a baby the same age as Harold. The mother had died. Phoebe cared for his child. Mr. Bunting bought Phoebe a cradle for the babies, complete with horsehair mattress. The babies shared the cradle, that is still being used by the Clark family. Harold attended the first and second grade, in a one room school called, "Rose School" or "Lit tle White School." It was closed when the Grove land School was built: Then Harold rode his horse up the railroad track to Blackfoot where he attended the third, fourth, and fifth grades. He completed six through the eighth grade at More land in the, "Little Red Brick School." For high school, he attended Rick's Academy. As a young boy, Harold did all the things a farm . boy had to do. In 1915, Harold home steaded 640 acres of grazing land in Paradise Valley, NE of Blackfoot. This was his greatest love. He built a cabin in one day, with the help of his friends, from logs cut at Willow Creek. He was his happiest, when he was with his cattle on the range. Harold and his homestead neighbors, had ood times riding and racing their horse and holdmg rodeos. As a youn$ man in Moreland, Saturday after noon was a time of fun. Everyone turned out for the local ballgames. Harold would come all the way from his homestead in the mountains, to play ball. One year they were very successful, and won their way to the all-church finals, where they became the "champs." When they arrived home, the team was met at the railroad station, by the community and the brass band. Harold was always proud of being a World War I Veteran and was an active member of The American Legion. When he returned from the service, he mar ried Edna Bunn, from Paris, Idaho, on Auust 25 1922. They met when Edna visited relatives in Moreland, and the relationship grew while she attended the Idaho Academy, at Pocatello. After their marriage, they made their home in Mre land, Idaho, where Harold worked constructIOn jobs and later became a farmer and ancher. . Edna was a very active person, 1Ovolved 10 l:ommunity organizations and serving in leader ship positIons, in the L.D.S. Church. In the 1940s, she began substitutng in the 9Chls, which inspired her to contmue her educatIOn and received her B.A. Degree from Utah State University in 1954. She obtained a . teaching position, first in Blackfoot . and the 10 Snae River where she taught until her retirement 10

Peter Christiansen and family migrated to America in 1863 from a small town near Copen hagen, Denmark coming directly to Hyrum Utah. Five sons were born to Peter and hiS sec od wife Marin Olsen - Christian (Chris) N.lels, Hyrum, Lehi, William - all came to mgham. Count to live. This sketch is a look mto the hfe of Niels, Moreland pioneer.

NIELS CHRISTIANSEN FAMILY

Niels Christiansen Family 10 .Hyrum, Utah, year that the golden spike was .

. Niels Christiansen was born January 12, 1869,

dm:en to ommemorate commg of the Union . PaCific RaIlroad. Peter, hiS father, a blacksmith, was there. The boyhood years of Niels were tyPi cal of most immint pioneer families: c10thmg homespun and different playmates were neigh bors, hard work and long hours for little pay at very young ages. Niels was able to complete the fifth reader (highest elementary achievement at that time). He was extremely proud that his father helped promote the free school system in Hyrum. Niels married Lucy McBride, November IS, IS96, in the Logan Temple. He soon learned the rheumatic condition in his knees would not

23

JESS L. CLEMENT FAMILY

Jesse Leroy Clement was bo November 4, 1906 at Moreland, Idaho. H1s parents wee A1exnder M. and Sarah (Thomas) Oement. Hts brothers and sisters were Clarence, Fl<.>rence, Margaret, Ezra, Rosella, Gertrude, MelVln, and Wanda (adopted).

JOSEPH AND MARTHA VILATE CLARK

youngest of the family of four sons born to Joseph and Janet Nelson Clark. He was well edu cated and loved learning. His older brother, Thomas Nelson Clark was in America working across the states as a herdsman. Joseph dreamed of coming to America, but money was never available. Then, Joseph developed tuberculosis. Doctors told him he wouldn't live another year in Scotland's cold damp, climate. Joseph bor rowed money for a third class ticket from his older brother, Andrew, and came to America. He only had the clothes on his back and three books. Fighting ill health and hard times, Joseph slowly worked his way west; meeting his brother in Kan
sas.

17, 1862, in Culdoch, Kircudbright. He was the

Joseph Clark was born in Scotland, January

Jess IUJf Lurleen Clement

Clark Family Joseph, Floyd, Grace, Martha, Mitchell, Jessie, Edith

Jess married Lurleen Clark on December 17, n was 1925, in the Logan LOS Temple. Lurl the born March 26, 1909, at Morelos, Mextco,

. daughter of Wallace and Cora (Allred) Clark Jess and Lurleen lived in Moreland throu . out their marriage except for a 1 1/1-year .pen in Ogden, Utah. They had three chtldren. spent Larry Jay CleIl}ent ws born March 28, 1931. He married Manlyn Rics on AugustP, 1952, , and they have seven chtldren: Valen, Kerry lle Shannon, Tate, and Kimra. Zane Miche Veda Oement Roberts was born Augus 4, , 1935. She married Charles A. Roberts on Apnl4

and Kelly. Carol Clement Lent was born June 6, 1938. She married Roger C. Lent on June 10, 1960, and they had four children: Darin, Kay, Lisa, and Mark. The Clements owned and operated farms in the Moreland and Tabor area. They raised grain, potatoes and hay. Jess was one of the first farm ers to clear the desert land, plow its virgin soil and watch the sprinklers bring it to life and pro ductivity. Jess worked hard on the farm with Lurleen and the children alongside him. Jess and Lurleen served in various church positions and were active in community affairs. Jess was a member of the People's Canal Board for many years and Lurleen helped to organize the first school lunch program at the Moreland School. She also served as PTA president and was a member of DUP. She enjoyed handiwork and her flowers and yard. They enjoyed fishing, SQuare dancing, and socializing with their friends. Lurleen passed away on October 14, 1974, at the age of 65, following a heart attack. She was admired and loved by all who knew her. Jess married Verda (Skinner) Clark and they were later divorced. He married Mary Edna (Fay) Allred on April 28, 1979, and according to Jess's children, Edna is a wonderful stepmother and wife, loved and appreciated by all. 24 Jess and Edna continue to reside at the original homestead and enjoy traveling to visit friends and relatives.

1956, and they had three children: Janet, Kevin,

By this time, Thomas was a successful cow hand and head foreman ofIsaac Ericson's ranch. He hired Joseph and together the two of them traveled with the cattle from Kansas to Colora do. Scouts told the Ericson's that alfalfa would grow six to eight feet tall on the virsin sagebrush land of the Snake River Valley. Encson sold his Colorado ranch and moved to Moreland. Thom as came to Moreland at that time and two years later in 1886, Joseph followed. Instead of wages, Joseph took land for payment. Eventually he had sixty acres of tall sagebrush land bought at ten dollars an acre. This property is located"in More land and is presently owned by his daughter, Jan et and Willard Wray. Martha Vilate Adams was born on September 27, 1873, in Richmond, Utah. She was the ninth of eleven children born to Samuel Ferry and Sarah Elender Wins Adams. While Martha was young, her famtly moved to Riverside, Ida ho. Probably their reason was because of all the new available land. There was plenty of area to raise a family. Martha's first glimpse of Joseph was at a dance; she was sixteen and he was twenty-six. It wasn't until nine years later on September 18, 1898, that they were married. Through the years, they built and rebuilt a beautiful home on their land. Josepb loved gardening and grew beautiful flowers. He was also an expert horseman. It is told that a team of his prized black Percheron draft horses would sell for as much as one thousand dollars. Martha was an excellent cook and dressmaker. Together they reared seven children. The names and dates of birth of the children are: Mrs. Harrison (Grace) Ison, August
1 2 1899; Floyd Joseph Oark, September 20, 1901' Mrs. James (Jessie) Worthen, Rebruary 21 1904' Andrew Mitchell Oark, February 18, 1906; M :S. Adelbert (Edith) Oough, January 7, 1908' Marriner William Clark, October 12, 1910; Mrs. Willard S. (Janet) Wray, May 29, 1914.

GERALD NIELS CHRISTIANSEN FAMILY

Gerald Niels Christiansen was born 31 August 1 887, at Hyrum, Utah. He was the son of Niels Christiansen, and Lucy Maria McBride. His brothers were; James Loran born IS July 1 899, at Hyrum, Utah; Merrill leRoy born 4 August 1902 at Hyrum, Utah; and Verland Lee born 5 October 1 908 at Moreland. <1l1ow ("()ntinllous bl<1cksmithing learned from his fa thcr. He homestead<.'d for a few years in Pocatello Vallev. then moved to Moreland in 1903. !lis brothers Chris and Hyrum had come ' in I R93. Mordand :1r<.'a was a rioneer rrodlle!. Irs rorky soil. pronounced worthless by speculators was homesteaded by Mormoms. These pioneers carved it out of sag<.'brush. snakes. and lava rocks. Conquering the dements. clearing the land. getting water here, and the rabbits, were their problems. Niels participated in solving all of them. A canal company was formed, called 7/7(' Peoples Canal and incorporated on Novem her f 3. f R94. It was the early settlers, however. who carved the canals a nd ditches from the land. Will i a m T. England organized a group of men with teams of horses. Niels with his teams and boys was steady help. The canal was built under great stress, carved from the land with handheld slip scrapers pulled by horses. The men some times wrapped their feet in gunnysacks to keer them warm in the winter. Niels cleared sagebrush from the land by drag ging a heavy loaded log or railroad rail over it, then burning it. He and his boys went out on the lava areas to cut and bring in cedar wood. Driv ing was tricky. Horses and loads passed over dan gerous cracks and crevices. Sixty years, Niels gave to Moreland's growth. Because of! ndians, an 80 acre tract was set aside as a townsite. Moreland. Union Pacific built a railroad line in 1900. A postoffice was procured in 1895. Retter roads and electricity came in 1927. Neils helped build Moreland schools and churches. He was a member of the school board when Moreland's first high school, accredited, graduated five graduates in 1 924. He gave a life time of service and devotion to his L.D.S. Church. Lucy Maria (McBride) Christiansen was born August 31. 1 876, at Hyrum, Utah, daughter of James and Ruth (Miller) McBride. Lucy's child hood was in a pioneer home where each was required to do his share. She knew the art of homemaking, sewing, and piecing quilts very young. She was an excellent cook. Her grandchil dren remember the cookie jar in the pantry never empty - always available. With other good women of Moreland, Lucy helped take care of the dead; often making burial clothes. Lucy died May I I, 1 936, at her home in Moreland. Niels and Lucy were the parents of four sons: Gerald Niels, James Loran, Merrill Leroy, Ver land Lee. Niels had one leg amputated 6 years before his death June 22, 1 954.

Gerald Niels and Florence Christiansen When Gerald was five years old his folks moved to Moreland, Idaho then a pioneer settle ment. They farmed a farm about one and one half miles west of town. At the time of Gerald's death Florence sold this farm to a son DeVar. Gerald loved music and enjoyed 'Iistening to his children and grandchildren perform. He read a lot and enjoyed history. Gerald was a meticu lous farmer and never left a task undone. He served on the Moreland School Board. He graduated from the eighth grade in 1 9 1 3. He attended Ricks high school from the fall 1 9 1 6 to April 1 9 1 8. In the spring of 1 9 1 8 he received his mission call to the Northwestern States. He married Florence Ida Wheeler 1 7 February 1 92 1 in Logan. Utah. Florence was born 28 December 1 899 at Indian Valley, Idaho. She was the daughter of David Wheeler and Ida Wier mann. She graduated as valedictorian of her ei$hth grade class in Moreland. She received her mIssion call to the Western States mission, when 1 8 years old, and was the first lady missionary to leave from Moreland Ward. Gerald and Florence had nine children: Rex W. born 1 0 December 1 92 1 in Moreland. He married Marva Ett Waddoups. Lowell G.Christiansen born 29 Sept. 1923 in Moreland. He married Ruth Tyler. He died 2 1 Jan. 1 983. Beth, born 1 2 Mar. 1 925 in Moreland, and mar ried Lynn Frank Olsen. Lois, born 2 May 1927 at Thomas, and married Ariel LaMar Olsen. Clyde, born 26 April 1 930 at Moreland. He died 1 6 Jan. 1 93 I. Marva, born IS Oct. 193 I at Moreland, and married Richard Harold Layton. Howard D., born 25 Oct. 1933, at Moreland, and married Morita LaPriei Hathaway. Ida, born 24 Feb. 1 936 at Moreland, and married Alvin Earl Arave. DeVar born 24 Dec. 1 93 8 in Blackfoot, and married Shirley Mae Hale. They were always active in their church which was a blessing to their family. Gerald was a member of the Highline ditch board. Florence was a good speaker, a beautiful gar dener and talented seamstress. She did quilting for people all over the U.S. She loved her chil dren and grandchildren, always making each one feel that they were more special than the ot5

JOHN VICILO ENGLAND

John Vicilo England, son of Laura Thueson and John England, was born March 20, 1867 at Plain City, Utah. He was the oldest child of the family.

He also freighted across the desert, driving from six to twelve, but usually eight horses in the team. He hauled huge loads to Mackey, Challis, Bayhorse, Claton, Bonanza and Custer. He moved huge boilers to Ketchum and into Patter son Creek. He freighted until 190 I when the rail road went through. John y. also Dought a threshing machine in 1896 whIch was run by horse power. He did threshing for other farmers from Thomas to Lost River. He later bought a steam run thresher and threshed all over the Snake River Valley up as far as Marysville. Around 1918 he began working in Arimo. In 1920, he traded his farm in Moreland for forty acres and moved his family there. They lived there for the next twelve years. In 1931, they ,moved back to Moreland and bought back the old home place. .He spent his remaining years in Moreland. His WIfe Emma died May 22, 1936. He remarried takin as his wife, Sina Smith Johnson, whom h maed July 28, 1938, in the Logan Temple. HIS last years were spent at the home of his daughter Gertrude Eva. He died on Aug. 25 ' 1957.

WILLIAM T. ENGLAND
William T. England, son of John England and Laura Thusen England was born January 25, 1874 at Plain City, Utah. He was the second son born in a family of eight children, three boys and five girls. While still a young man he worked with his father in the butcher business, helping to deliver meat in and around Ogden.

John V. England

He did not have much formal schooling. He attended school less than a year all together, but remembered one teacher in particular. That was a second grade teacher who once hit him on the fingers. He grew up as a neighbor and friend to his future wife, Emma Elizabeth Stewart, whom he married on June 1, 1887, in the Logan Temple. They drove homeward, stopping'ior1 Sardine Can yon for the night. While encamped, the horses broke loose and John V. spent the night rounding them up. They were the parents of ten children, Emma Lorena, Tressa Laura, Elva Viola, Marga ret Bertha, Edith Harriet, Elmer John William, Hyrum Charles, Gertrude Eva, Jesse Stewart, and Vicilo Geddes. John V. was an active member of the L.D.S. Church, and gained his testimony as a teenager. He served home missions in Goshen and Lava Hot Springs and a short term mission in the Cen tral States Mission. He enjoyed and actively par ticipated in Genealogy work. He worked in vari ous organizations in the church. His civic service included serving as Justice of the Peace and a School Trustee in Moreland. He drove school bus for a time and also helped dig the irrigation canals in the County. John V. became a butcher and worked with his father. They began the business by peddling out of a wagon to homes in Plain City, Pleasant View and Willow Creek. They later expanded the busi ness to Ogden and became wholesalers in the business. In 1894 the business went broke and both father and son moved to Idaho under the direction of Apostle Richards. They came to Moreland, where they filed on land. John V. worked as a butcher in Blackfoot for thirteen months before building a home in Moreland and beginning to farm there.

Elizabeth and William England

He married Eliza Marie Geddos on September 5, 1894 in the Salt Lake Temple. In 1895 the family came to Idaho and home steaded at Moreland. No water was to be had the first year for his farm here so he worked at the Mack Tucker Butcher Shop in Blackfoot. He always worked for the growth and progress of his home, his church and neighborhood. He took special interest in irrigation projects and progressive and cultural improvement of his community. Together they ran a farm and worked with livestock; cattle and sheep. William and Eliza made a perfect couple, each seeming to .complement each other. To their union was born six children. William (Billie) England, Mrs. Austin (Lurleon) Wheeler, Mrs. Homer (Violet) Carter, Mrs. Daniel (Lois) Thomas, Mrs. David (Priscilla) Hatch and Wal ter G. England.

26

thi Willi am T. England was sustained as the mber 1 , Bishop of the Moreland Ward Noye March 3, 1 907 and served in that capacity untIl service 1 927 a period of twenty years of devted 1 5 years to th people of his ward. The followmg . . he acted as Stake High Cou ncilm an. dlstnct He was county commissone r from hiS Governo for eight years, being appointed by the. ( 1 920 an unexpired tenn of Gorden .B llIs, to fill s years he acted chalnnan of th 1 929) . For 30 of Morelan. school board. Many of the chdd re n from hiS received a diplo ma of graduatio
.

ha

as ther he and his wife Eliza serve, she . Night te ReliefSociety President for 1 0 years on erran 0 night and day after day foun d them She boarded school teachers for many mere guests years 'was always he host of numberless . and travelers passing through. Sep Willia m died August 1 6, 1 94 an.d Ehza er I I , 1 9 5 7 . Both were bune d In .the More temb Land which they had gIven to the land Cemetery. ward for a cemetery.

HYRUM ALBERTO AND ANNIE GRIMMETT

Hyrum Alberto or Bert as he was always known was born 24 Jan. 1 8 77 at Dingle, Bear Lake, Idaho first child of Hyrum and Emma Adelia Pomeroy Grimmett. His childhood years were spent at Dingle and Lander, Wyoming.

In Bert's words describing their courtship "A beautiful girl was young Annie McBride and I was immediately attracted by her charms. We went horseback riding, dancing, played f1:1n sheep-run over big sagbrush fires. We ad sleigh rides with hay packed m the bottom With all the young people packed in f good measure, with or big heated rocks at their ft:et and hoemade quilts tucked all around. White top bUggIes were real luxury travel, with prancing teams and fancy harness. Happy days of love and romance which blossomed into marriage. Annie and I were the first couple married in Moreland. Father (Hy rum Grimmett) performed the ceremony 24 Feb. 1 8 97". . "Our home was a 1 2x 1 4 log house which Frank (brother) and I bilt. One part was peti tioned off to store gram. The other was our home. The grainery had a wood floor, our part was as nature made it a dirt floor. Our bed was built by Father out of pine boards. A friend gave us the stove, and for a dresser we had a box 2'x2' x 1 0" deep. I made a lid for it. "We spent all our married life in Morelnd and in the same location where our first httle humble home was built, with the exception of 3 or 4 years f arming on the desert. We have ever spent a dollar rent and never owned a car. Bert also said of his wife, " From our first meet ing, everything I have accomplished, she has fig ured in and came first." Bert worked at many different jobs hauling logs, irrigating, plowing, working a slip scraper, anything to make a little money. Bert was Moreland's first scout master. He went to Logan (USU) for special traini ng. Boys loved him. As dance manager f many years and or superintendent of the MIA he had no equal. How he and Annie, brother Frank and Bertha loved to dance. His skill as a carpenter is known far and wide. He was a railroad carpenter for a number of years. Many buildings in this and other commu nities are monuments to work well done. When long past retirement age, Bert with the tools of his trade was still sought after by many people to help out with building. Even to picking.him up at home and returning at night. The carpentry tal ent must be passed down the generations as his sons and grandsons and more are able builders. Annie was also active, when Bert was on a hay ing crew, she went along and cooked. She also was often called to homes with sickness where she stayed until all was well. There always was room in their home f one more to stay or at or mealtime. She could stretch a meal to include extras. Usually one or more relatives was staying with Bert and Annie.

Bert and Annie Grimmett Wedding Bert and Annie - 50th

On 23 May 1 895 this family moved to More land. Moreland then consisted of an expanse of sagebrush, lava beds, gravel and snakes. That same year the family of James Oliver and Lisbet Petrea (Elisabeth) Christiansen Mcride ved in Moreland. Their dau$hter Anme Chnstlana was born 1 3 June 1 88 1 1 0 Hyrum, Utah where the family had lived for about 1 6 years. All but one of their 9 children were born at Hyrum.

Emma, Annie, Rose, Wallace, Dona, Pearl, Opal, Anard, Bert, Violet, Chester, Iilla

Family

27

rUUl leen (;nlluren were Dorn to tnls couple. Jane 22 Oct. 1 897 lived one day. Chester Alberto I Nov. 1 898 married 2 Apr. 1 9 1 9 to Mae Eliz abeth Ellis died 5 Feb. 1 9 75, 5 ch ildren 17 grandchildren. Pearl Adelia - 1 7 Dec. 1 900 married 3 Dec. 1 9 2 3 to Clyde Robert Gravatt died 3 1 Jan. 1 970, 3 children - 8 grandchildren. Gertrude Elizabeth - 1 5 Dec. 1 902 died 1 2 Jan. 1 903. Annie Ulilla 3 Jan. 1 904 married 1 7 Sept. 1 929 Roy Calvin Wheeler died 1 4 Jan. 1 9 8 1 , 5 children - 2 1 grandch ildren. Violet Ella - 30 Mar. 1 906 married 2 Feb. 1 92 5 Vernal Parley Christiansen died 9 Apr. 1 9 77, 6 chi ldren - 1 7 grandchildren. Rose May - 23 Jun. 1 908 married 2 Oct. 1 929 Irvin Spencer Goodwin, 4 children - 1 0 grandchildren. Emma Mildred 30 Jul. 1 9 1 0 married 30 Jul. 1 9 30 Myron Alber tus Dance, S children - 1 8 grandchildren. Oli ver Lafayette - 1 4 Sept. 1 9 1 2 died 8 Sept. 1 929. John Francis Arvard - 1 7 Aug. 1 9 1 4 married to Norma June Jorgensen 1 2 Sept. 1 93 5 , 1 2 chil dren 49 randchildren. Opal Artell - 29 Mar. 1 9 1 7 mamed 1 5 Mar. 1 94 1 to Glen Dale Peck died 1 9 Mar. 1 9 63, 2 children - 6 grandchil dren. Darwin 1 4 Mar. 1 9 1 9 died 26 Mar. 1 9 1 9 . Wallace Reid 1 4 Apr. 1 9 20 married to Donna June Mitchell 9 J une 1 94 7 died 7 J u l. 1 96 5 , 4 chi ldren - 3 grandchildren. Dona J ean - 1 0 May 1 929 m arried 26 Oct. 1 948 to John Raymond Tadlock, 4 children - 3 grandchil dren. The grandchildren of Bert and Annie are so scattered there isn't a count of their grandchil dren. Bert and Annie celebrated their 50th anniver sary in 1 947 and then went on to have a 6 5th anniversary on 24 Feb. 1 962. H yru m Alberto Grimmett died 1 9 Jan. 1 963 and Annie f ollowed soon after 26 Aug. 1 964.
-

SAMUEL SMITH HAMMOND SR.

Samuel Smith Hammond, Sr. was the secod son born to Francis Asbury and Mary Jane J?ll worth Hammond, April 1 5 , 1 8 5, at Lahama Maui Hawaiian Islands, while his parents were servig there as missionaries for the L.D.S. ather was famous as an early Utah Church. His f pioneer and his mother, Mary Jane Dilworth was the first school teacher in Utah. His boyhood was spent in Ogden and Huntsville, Utah. As a young man he assisted his brothers with cattle and far milng in Huntsville. He was also known through out the valley as a great baseb.all player and was always an eager sports enthusiast.

Zina Elnora W35 born 1 3 September 1 8 83, i n Hu ntsville. l l tah. She married Pehr A l fred Agren 21 M arch, 1 906. They had three children. Clara May born i n Mancos, Colorado, 21 May 1 886. D ie d 3 Se p tem her , 1 896. John Henry Hammond born 31 January 1 8 89, i n Mancos. Colorado. Married Erma H a n nah Ell is 4 Jan uary 1 92 7 . T hey had fi ve c h i l d ren. Edna Mary born 1 8 February 1 896, in M an cos, Colorado. She died 2S February, 1 899. Genevieve Hammond was born 23 October, 1 900, i n Mancos, Colorado. She married Warren Jesse Lindsay 28 August, 1 925. T h ey had t h ree children. They had been married only fou r years when his falher, Francis A. H ammond was called to takc his fam i l y and preside over t h e Sa n J uan Stake. It was a long hard journey over many m i l es of sand and rough roads. The fam i l y l ived thcre about one ycar then moved to Mancos, ( 'olorado in 1 8 8 6 where they l i ved in a log house with a d i rt roof. Whcn thrir so n Henry was ahout ten months old Samuel Smith was called on a mission to the Hawa i ian Is lands. To m a k e a l i v i ng for her fa mi ly w h i l e he was gone, El nora took i n w a s h i n g iro n i ng, made quilts. and served as a m i d w i fe to many fam i l ies in the area. In 1 90 1 they moved to Idaho settl ing in the Lewisville area, l i ving there for a short time and thcn to Groveland in Bingham County. While i n Groveland she served o n the ReliefSociety Stake Board and was also sct apart as a m issionary. The Stake at t h at time covered the area from Shdlcy to Lost R i ver and she traveled with a horse and buggy whercver she was called to go. Sam ucl Smith Hammond was a very spiritual man. While l i ving in Mancos, he was callcd to serve a mission on the Navajo Reservation and often spoke of the love hc had for those people and learned to speak their language fl u ently. From Groveland they bought a 1 60 acre farm in the Moreland area on the old stage coach road. They cleaned the land of sagehrush and worked to buil d the old High Line Canal to bring water to the th irsty land. Earlier i n h i s l i fe he had heen given a blcssing that promi sed power i n hea l i ng the sick and though he work cd long hours on the farm, hc was always ready and willing to answer any ca l l to bless t he sick. I n 1 9 1 6 he was go red hy a bull after w h ich he suffcred a heart at tack and was bedr i dd e n for months. l I e passed away September 7, 1 9 1 6. His wife li ved to he 97 years of age. She died the 1 9th of M arch, 1 960.
,

SAMUEL SMITH HAMMOND JR.

Samuel Smith Hammond Sr. Family

He married Elnora Sorenson, July 1 4, 1 88 1 in the Salt Lake Endowment House. Elnora Soren son was born in Sabro, Jyland, .onmark o 4 May 1 863, the first child of Chnstlan.ad Nlel sine Anderson Sorenson. Her parents Jomed the L.D.S. Church in Denmark and immigrated to America in June of 1 872. They were \>arents of six children: Samuel Smith Hammond Jr. was born 1 6 Feb ]Rlry 1 882 in Huntsville, Utah. He married Vera "Eliza Wilde, June 2, 1 909. They had four chil dren.

eldest son of Samuel Smith Sr. and Elnora (Sorel?son) Hammond. He had one broth er and f our sisters. He w a small child when his father was s called to preSIde over th San Juan Stake, for the Chu,rch <?fJesus Christ of Latter-Day-Sa ints. The fanuly lived for a short time in Bluff. Utah fore settling in Mancos, Colorado, whre the hved f 1 8 years. He attended schools or in Man cos. n. 1 90 1 the family moved to Lewis ville, Ida !to, hVlDg for a short time at Lewisville then mov109 to Groveland and finally to the old rock house northwest of Moreland.

ary 1 6, 1 882 in Huntsville, Utah. He was the

Samuel Smith Hammond Jr. was born Febru-

10

While in Mancos Sam was called to serve an L.D.S. mission to the Southern States in 1 8 99 at the age of 1 7. He returned from his mission in 1 902 and then came on to Idaho to join his familY ' He married Vera Elizabeth Wilde on June 2, 1 909 in the Salt Lake L.D S . Temple and they settled in Groveland where he f armed and raised livestock for several years, later in 1 928, they moved to the Moreland area. He served in vari ous leadership positions for his church and on the school board in the Moreland district. They were the parents of four boys: Kenneth L., Ray L., D. Dilworth, and L. Wayne. Kenneth L. Hammond was born June I S, 1 9 1 0. He married Ella Grimmett on May 1 7, 1 937. They had two children: JoAnn, and Ken neth G. Ray L. was born May 2 1 , 1 9 1 2. He married Elizabeth (Betty) Jones on June 2 1, 1 937, and they had four children: Bette Rae, John, Tom, and Robert. D. Dilworth was born October 25, 1 9 1 5. He married Lila Kinf ord on February 1 0, 1 946. They had three chIldren: Kerry Lin, Dilworth Jr., and Kim. L. Wayne was born September 1 6, 1 9 1 7. He married Amelia Kingsford on June 2, 1 944. They had six children: Janice, Jim, Richard, Bonnie, Steven, and Lorie. Vera died in childbirth on January 5, 1 922. After her death he devoted his time to caring and providing for his sons. On November 5, 1 930, he married Norma Jensen in the Salt Lake Temple. They moved from the farm in Moreland to Idaho Falls in the f of 1 934 where their only son, Samuel Jensen all Hammond was born. He f armed in the Idaho Falls area until ill health forced his retirement. He died June 1 5, 1 946, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
.

LEEMAN AND MARY JORGENSEN

Leeman A rtgar Jorgensen was born 24 Oct 1 8 83 at Logan, Utah to Isaac and Rebecca N i el sen Jorgensen. Both parents were of pioneer stock and La tt er.Day Saints. Jorgensens came to alt Lake, 1!tah In 1 85 3 moving to Cache Valley In 1 865. Nlelsens came to Cache Valley in late 60 , s. All came from Denmark.

Leeman Jorgensen Family

Leeman was third in a famil y of 1 6. Started school at 9 years and didn' t attend many . years. The famIl y moved to Grouse Creek Utah to ranc. Here he et, fell in love, courte d and then mamed Mary SImpson in the Logan Utah Temple 8 Mar. 1 9 1 1 . . Mary was a soft spoken wom an an d had a great Influence for good on all she knew especially Leeman and her childr en. Mary w'!-s born 25 Sept. 1 888 at Grouse Creek 7!h of8 ch lid re n of James Robert and Ellen Shaw Simpson.
' '

/\ BHAM \1I L ES HATCH

Abram M i l es H a tch was horn i n Vernal. Ut ah J u ly 4. 1 8 8 7 . He came to Mor<'i and B i ngham Co. I d a h o with h i s pare n t s Abram and Emma Miles Hatch when h e was n i n e years ol d . H e loved h orse from t he t i m e h e was a very smal l l a d . He enjoyed the li fe of a cowboy. He became verY effi ci e n t w i t h a team of horses. The fa mily fanned h ere in the M o reland area. In 1 9 1 2 he married Lola Lindsay also from Moreland. They have fi v e c h i l d ren Evelyln. R u ssell. Jack, Ralph a n d Bart. for abou t n i ne years t h ey l i ved in Bannock Valley and Robin. Idaho but m ov e d back to Moreland where t hey lived th e rest of t heir l i ves. Abe was active in t he L. O .s. Church where m uch of t he time he d i rected the l\'lorcl and \Va rd choi r a n d a l so some years t he BlackfO'Jt Stak? Choir. For a !lumber of years he m anaged rod cos held in Moreland on t h e 4 th of J u l y with the use of local cowboys and donated li vestock. They h i red bucking horses fo r $S a h ea d fro m the Indi ans on t h e Reservt ion. For li ve years he managed rodeos held in Blackf oot. He and his boys fa rmed a 40 acre fa rm o n e m i l e n(\fth of Moreland town sile. 31ld latf'r land across the lavas. Abc rode Ihe High L i n e ( 'anal
,

1 9 5 7 to Donna LaRee Shaw; children.

To this union were born 1 0 children - 3 dying in infancy. All except the last two were born in Utah; Etna, Grouse Creek, Smithfield, and Logan. The two youngest were born in More land, Idaho. David Artgar born 1 3 Oct. 1 9 1 1 died same day. Bessie born 25 Sept. 1 9 1 2 married 30 Nov. 1 9 32 Bertram Connorton Cutforth, 6 children, 21 grandchildren. Virginia Margaret born 3 1 May 1 9 1 4 married 9 Dec. 1 949 to Orville Darwin Harris; 3 chi ldren 9 grandchildren. Norma June born 25 May 1 9 1 6 married 1 2 Sept. 1 935 to John Francis Arvard Grimmett, 1 2 children, 49 grandchildren. Melva born 22 Oct. 1 9 1 9 died 23 Oct. 1 9 1 9. Ellen born 7 Aug. 1 920 died same day. Rebecca born 5 Mar. 1 923 married 29 June 1 945 to Urban Lyndon Green; 5 children 8 grandchildren. Donna Lee born 4 Sept. 1 924 married 23 Dec. 1 946 to Bill Jacob Nelson; 4 ch i l dren, 7 grand children. Kay Simpson born 25 May 1 929 married 26 Aug. 1 955 to Rozilla Berrett; 5 children, 6 grand children. Dee Laron born 30 Aug. 1 930 married 23 Jan.
5 children 2 grand

until p u m ps were yut in to p u m p out of the Peo ples anaI. H I S w i fe. Lol a . died M a reh 20. J 9 7 6 . H e d Ied Scptemb er 2 6 . 1 9 7 7. The\' a re buried i n . t h e M ore l a n d Cemet ery.

29

Leeman and Mary made sure their children all had the opportunity for a good edcation. Although a gruff, abrupt man m many ways many felt his generous spirit, some never know ing where the help came from. After his 4th child was born, Leeman was cal led to serve a mission f this church. During his or 2 years Mary and the children moved to Smith field, Utah. When he returned he worked in t e flour mill and f anned a small f arm. On Doctor s advice after being gassed in the mill, he left the mill and moved to Moreland, Idaho where the 2 sons were born and they raised their f amily. e always said it was the Idaho winds who blew him his sons. It was 1 927 when the Jorgensens moved

to Idaho. They first lived and f anned the place where Eddy Ellis now lives. The Rock house on the Peoples canal west of Moreland. . During the depression they lost thiS f arm and moved to Moreland, renting the Rock house where Dio Packer now lives I block south of the Moreland school. About 1 932-3 Leeman bought a f arm North West of Moreland that his son. Kay now owns.

About 1 948 the family bought te house . on Parks Road 1 block west of the mtersectlOn where they spent the rest of their lives. At Leeman's death 1 8 Dec. 1976 at age 93 he left a lare posterity 7 children, wife Mary, 39 grandchlldren, 52 great-grandchildren and I great-great-grandchild. . To this posterity he left the legacy. of bemg a hard worker, a life ofrvice to faml.ly, churc.h and community. Honesty and a deSire for hiS descendants to live upright lives. Their home was small and huml, but eyery one who entered felt the warm spmt of fnen ship and love of this couple. Mary served In church and community whenever asked. She was loved by neighbors, friends. and f amil. She loved to quilt and had beautiful flowers In her . yard She baked her own bread and when sh e d' d 27 Ie Dec. 1 97 8 at age 90, there was a loaf of home made bread in her frig.
-

Susan Eveline Welker was born 1 9 March 1 866 to James Wilburn and Susan Caroline Ste venson Welker. She loved gardening, keeping a clean home and it is said that she never went to bed without her dishes being done. Warren and Susan were the parents of six chil dren: Warren Jesse born 2 January 1 887, mar ried Genevieve Hammond 28 August 1 925, passed away 8 February 1 976; Lola Eva born 25 August 1 888, married Abram Miles Hatch 6 Mar,dl 1 9 1 2. She passed away 20 March 1 976; Maud Julia born 7 December 1 890, married Edward Daniel Benson 22 January 1 9 1 4, also passed away; James Russel born 10 February 1 893, married Hazel Belnap 28 September 1 9 1 7; Ora Edgar born 2 August 1 895, married Vema Lynette Williams 1 5 June 1 927; Jennie Caroline born 1 0 January 1 898, married Carl Leslie Wil liams 1 8 October 1 9 1 7. They had tried farming in Soda Springs area building irrigation systems and a comfortable log home when in 1 894 Warren heard of new opportunities in the Snake River Valley. He came to investigate the possibilities of settle ment liked what he saw and moved his little fam ily here in the spring of 1 896. He brought with him a load oflogs and lumber with which he built a fie luber hOII!-e which served as his dwelling untll the time of his death. It is still being lived in at this time ( I 985) in Moreland. Susan Eveline died ofTyphoid fever 23 Octo be 1 898. Warren married two more times, no chilrn were ,,?m of these marriaes. Selma Chnstma HartvIgsen, his second Wif passed e away abou! a year after their marria e from TuberculOSIS. He then married Annette Sophie Anderson on 4 October 1 906. She passed away 1 5 October 1 932. He kept his own home during th.e las 20 ye of his life. He spent many hours With hiS family. He served as a bishop of the Morland War 2 5 September 1 899 till 1 909. He w!lS Involved In many capacities in helpin g BII gham County' grow. With his family he help l . buIld nals, bUIld chapels, and he tried severa l nterpnses such as ntry, lumbering, farm mg (as means of makmg a living). He is best remembered as the owner and manager of a gen eaJ st<?re at Moreld. He provided the comm u nIty with a convement source of supply of pack aged foods, meat, medicines clothing, ha.rdware, co'!l nd Iiestock f eed. He operated thls store untIl Just pnor to his death on the 24 May 1 952 . Warren Parks Lindsay was bJessed with a rich and abundant life chcteried by leadership in chrch and communIty affairs and a keen inter est m thproess of the community and the wel fare .ofbls chlldren and posterity. HIS SOD, Jesse, played the piano and he the vio. 1m for many of the dances held in the Moreland area.

WAHREN PARKS LINDSAY

Warren Parks Lindsay was born in what is nw KBysville Utah on 22 July 1 862, the so of WII Ham Buckmmister Lindsay, Jr. and JulIa Par!'s. While a young child of two years, he moved WI his parents to Bear Lake, Idaho then to Pans. Warren attended school in Paris and as a young man en$2ged in lumbering, carpen.try and mer chandismg. He married Susan Evehne.Welker of Bloomington on 23 October 1 885 10 Logan,

Utah.

Warren Parks and Susan Enline Welker. Back Right; Lola, Maud. Ora and James Russel, Warren Parks. Jes si and Jennie.

30

Warren Jesse Lindsay and Genevieve Ham mond Lindsay came to Bingham County as chil ru:en. Genevieve, known as "Gen" to her many f nends were born October 23, 1 900 in Mancos, Colorado. She was the daughter of Samuel S. Hammond and Elnora Marie Sorensen and the youngest ofsix children. She came with her fami ly to Idaho at the age of five. They spent three years leasing the Byrd Trego Ranch at Groveland before her father bought 1 60 acres on the edge of the desert west of Moreland. Gen attended Moreland School, Ricks Academy and taught school in Hawaii, the land of her f ather's birth while serving a mission there for the Church. She was well known for her column, "Moreland Meanderings", which was published in the Blackfoot News. Because of her acquaintance and friendship with many people in the area, was often . called upon to prepare and give "life sketches" for funerals. One of her favorite duties was helping her fellow members of the Pink Ladies Hospital Auxiliary host the monthly birthday parties for shut-ins at the Bingham County Nursing Home. Between the birthday parties and other volunteer work ofthe organiza tin she accumulated 1 ,894 hours of donated ser-

WARREN JESSE LINDSAY

THOMAS AND ANN JORDAN

Thomas Jordan was born December 23, 1 843 at Top-of-LydBrook, Head of St. Brevils, Ross District, Herf ord and Gloucester, England, the second of six children of James Jordan and Han nah Jordan. Ann AccornJey was born Oct. 6, 1 8 5 5 in Burnley, Lancashire, England, the fifth ofsix children of Elijah Accomley and Ann Mor ton. Thomas and Ann were married in Stockton on-Tees, Durham, England on December 24, 1 882. Two sons were born here; Thomas Earl Jordan on October 4, 1 883 and Elijah Accornley Jordan on July 9, 1 885. They were members of the Church of England and converted to Mor monism and were baptised on Dec. 25, 1 886. l}le ice had to be broken in the river for the bap tIsms. Because of their conversion, they were dis owned by their families and sailed on that Christ mas day after their baptism, arriving in the U ni t ed States in March of 1 887. They lived in Pennsylvania and Ohio before coming West in 1 890 to settle in Ogden. Their third child, Eliza beth Jane Jordan, was born Dec. 29, 1 888 in lee tonia, Ohio. The last three children were born in Ogden Wilf ord Elisha on Oct. 1 7, 1 890; Harry V. on Jan. 2 1 , 1 893, and Hattie Ann on Aug. 1 9, 1 895. They became citizens on October 3, 1 895 in Weber County, Utah. In 1 897 they came to Blackfoot, settling in Moreland. They lived northwest of Moreland where they ran the station for the stage coach line, as well as farmed. Later they purchased a f arm just across the American Falls Canal one mile north of More land on what is now Jacobsen Road. Thomas died March 1 0, 1 9 I 4. Ann moved to a house on the Moreland Townsite where she l ived until her health f ailed. She then resided with her son and daughter-in-law, Elijah and Mary, west othe Moreland Cemetery, until her death on Apn1 2 1 , 1 934. Both are buried in the Moreland Cemetery.

W. Jess Lindsay Family

Jesse was born in Paris, Idaho, January 2, 1 887, coming to Idaho with his parents Warren Parks Lindsay and Susan Eveline Welker when he was nine years old. He was the oldest of six children. He attended school in Moreland in the log church house that was also used as a school and attended Ricks Academy for two years. He learned to play the piano and played for church meetings and with a group for the dances. He also had a good s inging voice and sang high tenor in quartets. In 1 9 1 2 he filled a mission for the Church in Liverpool, England, was Sunday School Superintendent for 1 7 years and served on the school board. Jesse and Gen were married August 28, 1 925. They had three sons: Oaire who died at age 1 8; W. Paul of Moreland; and Douglas H . of Hun tin$.1on Beach, California. They farmed for a while with his brothers in Montana but spent most of their years managing the Lindsay Welker General Store in Moreland and farming the desert land they had filed on under the Desert Land Entry Act. During the Depression, they lost their home and the mercantile store, that was the family business. They went broke but with the help offriends and the creditors waiting f their or money, they went back in business. They bought the first car ofwheat from the government in this vicinity which was ground and sold to the f arm ers for feed. They also tested and sold cream and handled coal. The old building still stands in Moreland. It was converted to apartments and is owned by their son, Paul.

31

13

JOHN M UNSON FAMILY

John Munson was born in Denmark 7 January 1 8 36, the son of Hans Munson and Martha Jen sen. When he was a boy his family joined the L.D.S. Church and immigrated to Utah. He mar ried Mary C. Christensen, also a Danish convert, i n Salt Lake City, Utah February 22, 1 864. She is the daughter of James Christensen and Maria Kirstine Andersen. They had five children. John Henry born April 9, 1 865, Hyrum, Utah. He married Mary Crystal December 28, 1 9 1 0. They are the parents of nine children: Mary; Gordon; Leland; Wallace; Thomas; Floyd; Reed; Donald; Arnold. Henry died February 22, 1 935. He is buried i n Moreland. Twins James Nephi and Charles (Lee) Lehi born August 23, 1 867 at Hyrum, Utah. James died September 1 9, 1 869 and was buried at Hyrum, Utah. Lee died April 22, 1 9 38 and is buried at Moreland, Idaho. Lorenzo born J une 5, 1 874 Hyrum, Utah. He married Margaret J. Yates June 1 7, 1 9 1 1 . They had five children: Lavonia, Grant, Rush, Marie, Sarah. Lorenzo died November 1 6 , 1 942, buried in Moreland, Idaho. Martha Christine born October 1 2, 1 8 82 Overton, Nevada. Died November 9, 1 882, bur ied at Overton, Nevada. The years from 1 864-95 were spent in coloniz ing in Utah, Arizona, Nevada and helping with the building of railroads. In 1 895 the fa mily came to Moreland, living in a tent until their brick home was ready. John died April 9, 1 903 in Salt Lake City, Utah of can cer. Mary died March 1 0, 1 930 at Moreland. Both are buried in the Moreland Cemetery. They were active i n church and civic affairs. Mary was secretary of the first Relief Society organized in Moreland. In true Danish tradition Mary always carried coffee or mi lk, buttermilk, do-nuts and other good ies to the men working in the fields at mid-morning and mid-afternoon. Their three remaining sons were active in building Moreland Community. After marriage Henry and "Ren" took up homesteads about two miles northwest of Moreland. Henry built a frame home and Ren built a lava rock house. They also took up a desert entry' which is still known as the "Munson Flats." A well was drilled and powered by a windmill or a gasol ine engine.
N e ighbors came from mi les around to get water for household and stock use. A l l t h ree boys at various times freighted between Blackfoot and Lost River. They also helpe with the building of the "Peoples" and American Falls Canals and the "M unson Ditch." Henry and Lee owned a lumber yard in Pocatello and gave employment to newcomers in the com m u n itv. I n partnership with John Beus, Lee owned and operated for many years one of the first steam threshing machi nes tn te county. They also . owned a well dnll and dnlled the first wells in Moreland and surroundi ng communit ies. Lee owned a "Veile" carofwhic h he was very proud . Ren liked to dance, sing and often composed hiS ow n songs. He was very adept at handling horses and often d rove eight or ten head for farm work. One of the highlights of the year f Ren and or M aggie was a fishing trip to the Lost River area. Two or three families gathered together and trav eled by wagon and black-top buggy, taking two or three days each way. At night they gathered around. the camp fi res, danced, sang songs and otherwise made their own entertainm ent. This pioneer f amily were truly stalwarts in hc:Jll. n g t o build Bingham County for those of us i wfollowed.
.

Rulon and Martha

RULON ROBERT PARKS

Parks was born August 2 7 , 1 900 to Wilham Taylor Parks a n d Sarah E l izabeth Cobbley Parks in Pleasant Grove. Utah. They moved from Ple a sa n t Grove, Utah to Wapello, Idaho when Rulon was 4 years old. Th rough h i s yout h he worked hard on h i s fa ther's farm . Ru lon met Martha VanOrden on May 30. 1 9 1 9 a t a dance. Martha Va n Ord en was born November I . 1 902 at Washingto n . U t a h . She was the tenth ch i l d ofPeter Edmund and Laura Christian Bas tian VanOrden. Martha's fam i l y moved to Thomas. Idaho in M a rch of 1 905-. She started school at t h e age of 5 a nd fi n i shed 9 years of
.

Rulo Roher!

school in Thomas. Martha attended High Sc hool at Blackfoot where she graduated in 1 92 1 . She at tended college so she co uld teach school. She taught at Sterl i ng, Idaho for a year then taught at Thomas. Rulon and Mart h a were married December 6, 1 922 i n the Salt Lake Temple. They had eight children. Lorna Parks born November 1 3 , 1 923, mar ried Rex E. Banson January 1 6 , 1 9 42. Kenneth R u l on Parks born July 2 6 , 1 925, mar ried Marva Cleone Hancock May I I , 1 9 50. Dean W i l l i a m Parks born April 1 0, 1 927, mar ried J a n ice Fay Fortier November 9, 1 9 5 5 . Dean was k i l l ed August 2 7 . 1 9 7 6 in an airplane acci dent. Verla Parks horn December 23. 1 928, married Delone Sasser April 2 7 , 1 9 5 0 . After Delone's death she married Roland Lesslie Hemberry September L 1 9 79. Delores Parks born July 3 1 , 1 930, married Marvin Joseph Pitman December 30, 1 958. Cl i fford Robert Pa rks born August 29. 1 934, d i ed May 8 , 1 9 64 acci dentally. Raymond Glen Parks born Apri l I I, 1 939, m a m ed Paula Gay Cushman August 7, 1 959. Marvin Ross Parks born November 1 0, 1 943, d i ed September 4. 1 962 in a motorcycle acci den t. R u lon owned and rented various pieces of ground i n and around R i verside a rea to farm. I n 1 9 3 6 Rulon w a s g i v e n the job offield man f the or Sugar Company. This req u i red worki ng with the fa rmers of the area and many of them sought h i s counsel. From t h e m ask ing d i rections, t h e road Rulon l i ved on soon became known as Parks Road. which its st i l l called today. In 1 94 2 the Sugar Company promoted R ulon to Agricultural Superintendent at Sugar City. One year later he moved back to Moreland where he took over as Agricu lt ural Superi n tendent for the Blackfoot Di strict. The summerof 1 946 Rulon and a group of men formed the first Bi ngham County Sher iffs Posse Organi zation. R ulon reti red from the Sugar Company in Septemher 1 96 5 . The fa m i l y always took a n active part in church. Martha's love for teaching lead to vari ous church positions. R ul o n h el d many positions and was ca lled t o be Patriarch of the South Black foot Stake of the Ch u rch of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Sain ts. Martha contracted cancer and after suffering for years died September 9, 1 976 in the Pocatello Hospita l . She i s buried in th e Thomas-Riverside Cemetery. Rulon m arried Rhoda Green Homer H il l on October 20. 1 9 77. They stil l l i ve on Parks Road in Morel and, Idaho.

They made their home in ThC?ms, later mv ing to Moreland in 1 927, estabhshmg a farmmg and livestock operation, buying as many as 1 00 000 lambs during a season. He represented g Cudahy Packin and Joh? Morrell Cmpany as all well as feeding fields and m yards dunng f and winter months. Their children are: Joseph Marsden, born July. 20, 1 9 .1 6, married Phyllis Ctforth, parent of eIght children: Mar lis, Bonme, Nancy, MaTJone, Douglas, Thomas, Wendy and Shannon. Vera Mae, born September 23, 1,9 1 7, ed Merrill W. Harward, parents of elt children: Merrill, Jr., Leon, Raymond, Cathenne, James, Lanny, Jan and Kim. Boyd Elmer, born April , 1 92 .1 , married I?ar lene Roberts, parents of SIX chtlden: Larame, David, Lynden, Larry, Dale and Tim . . Donna born January 1 0, 1 925, mamed Dean Robertso, parents of four children: Donean, Diana, Dell and Doyle. Dean born January 1 0, 1 925, married Arva Stande parents offour children: Jane, Richard, Deborah and Ted. . Max born February 26, 1 933, unmame. Elmer's church activities included bemg a oot member of Thomas Ward bishopric, Blackf Stake YMMIA, high coun.cil, counselor in stake presidency and stake preSIdent. . Jonty He served as state senator, senate ma er leader and president pro tern. In 1 9 7 he suff ed a seve re heart attack and the fy moyed to Blackfoot. In 1 950 whie attendlIl$ a special leg isiative session, he agam became ill an passed away March 9 near the close of the seSSIon. Vera later moved to Idaho Falls where she.offi ciated in the temple for twenty years. She will be 92 years old on December 23, 1 98; and has 30 grandchildren, l i D. great-grandchIldren and I great-great-grandchild.

;'

WI LLI AM

P.

W R AY FAMILY

JOSEPH ELMER WILLIAMS FAMILY Joseph Elmer Williams was born October 1 1 , 1 892, at Beaver, Utah. His parets. were Joseph and Alfreda Charlot Anderson Withams. He ws the oldest child with three brot?-ers an three SIS ters: C. Leslie, Lawrence, Ferns, Jenme, Delpha and Mildred. The family moved to Taylorsvlile, Utah when he was five and he attended Taylors ville 'public school, L.D.S. High School and Granite High School, where he plyed basket ball football and wrestled. The fanuly moved to Mo;eland, Idaho in Mar 1 9 1 2, where they engaged in farming and ralSl!lg sheep.
.

He filled an L.D.S. miSSIOn . Mar:ned Vera Louie Marsden September 30, 1 9 1 5 10 the Salt Lake Temple. Vera Louie Marsden was born December 2 3 ,

1 893 ,in Taylorsville, Utah. Her parents were Amos Hyrum and Clara May E!smore Marsden. She had two brothers an one SI ste r. Sh e a ttet:tded school in TaylorSVille a.nd. L.D.S. High School. She filled an L.D.S. m iSSIon .

W i l l i a m P. Wray was born i n Hyru m , Utah, 2 7 September 1 8 94. H e w a s born to Joh n and Laura Wray, havin three brothers, Vern. Ollie a n d R hone, two SIsters, Vella and LeOra. Their first home was a log cab i n located where the Moreland grocery and U n ited States Post Office is now situated . They were probabl y among the first 1 5 fam il i es to settle i n Moreland. W.P. attended school i n Moreland and Rex burg. then e n listed i n the U n ited States Cavalry D i vision, World War I. where he served honor ably until the war ended. H e married Myrtle Christiansen in the Logan . Temple 24 November 1 9 20. M yrtle Marie Christiansen was born 9 March 1 903 i n East Cambridge, Mass. t o Hans Petere and Elsie Maries Ch ristiansen. She attended school in Toole, Utah before arri v i ng in More l a nd . Thev were the parents of fou r children. t h i r teen gra ndchil dren and n i n c great granclch i l dren. Elsie Lac! was born 1 4 Julv 1 92 2 and married Joe M. Hoffm a n . They are 'the parents of two ch i l d ren, Julie Rae and Joe M . Ruth Lorra ine was horn 1 4 August 1 9 2 4 a n d married Colonel Jean J l o l laday. They arc the p a rents of t h ree ch i l d ren. K a t h ryn. Jocelyn a n d Jeanne A n n . S h i rlev was born 6 J u l v a n d m a rried DeLynn Peterson and they were parents of two chi ldren, Debbie and Bren t. Thev were l a ter d i vorced a n d s h e marr ied Dale Kisli ng.

33

DAVID WHEELER FAMILY

David Wheeler was born 14 January 1875 at North Ogden, Utah, to Calvin Wheeler and Mar ion Hutchison. He was the oldest child in a f ami ly of 12 children.

Lorin (Dutch), Roy Calma, Ed, Elnora. Florence, Ida, David, Dora. Bill, Mearl, Leon

to the Southern States just six weeks later and was gone f 30 months. or Ida Weierman was born 2 September 1879 in Bern, Ostermundigen, Switzerland to Gottfried Weierman and Anna Elizabeth Reber. She was the 5th child in a family of 7 children. After his mission David and Ida moved to Indian Valley, Idaho where he worked for the Pacific and Northern Railroad making railroad ties. He also broke Indian cayuses f the govern or ment for the Spanish Amencan war. From here they moved to Mapleton, Idaho where he f armed, then in about 1905 moved to the More land area where he has lived and raised his fami ly. To David and Ida were born the f ollowing chil dren: Florence Ida b. 28 December 1899 md. Gerald Niels Christiansen; David Leon b. 29 August 1901 md. Carrie Lorraine Hughes; Roy Calvin b. 2 1 September 1903 md. Annie Ulilla Grimmett; Lorin Marion b. 11 September 1905 md. Retta Good; Edward Scott b. 19 October 1907 md. Laura Farnsworth; James b. 4 August 1909 died in inf ancy; Elnora b. 1 5 October 1 9 1 0 md. Lavon Chatterton; Dora b . 1 9 April 1915 md. Alvin Madsen; Mearl b. 22 October 19 1 8 md. Alice Taylor; Max William b. 29 May 1922 md. Ella Mathews. David worked for the Wheeler and England Construction Company. David lived to the age of 84 and died 26 September 1959 and is burie4 in the Moreland Cemetery. Ida, her mother and two brothers were con verted to the Latter Day Saints Church. Her par ents had buried 4 of their children there in Swit zerland. Before they left on the boat her mother fried bread in butter f them to eat. The Mor or mom Elders had taught them to say "Hot Water"

in the Logan Temple. He was called on a mission

He married Ida Weierman 4 December 1895

William Douglas was born 2 M ay 1 94 2 and married G l oria Dalley. They are the parents of Christian Douglas, Mdl issa, Rochelle, Jessica, J e n n i fer and Eric. W.P. and M yrtle lived their entire married l i fe in M oreland and Myrtle paed away on 3 Janu ary 1 96 8 and i s buried in the Moreland Ceme tery. During their married life, W.P. was employed as a farmer, worked as foreman for the potato cellar, on construction for Wheeler and England and many years for Bingham Co unty on the H ighways. H e then saved 1 7 years as Idaho State H ighway Foreman. After retiring, working nights at B ingham County Sheri ffs office. Belonged to the American Legion and 40 a nd 8. They both loved to garden and spend t i me out doors h u n ting and fishing. M yrtle was an excel lent cook and children and gralldhildren looked forwad to trips home. An exce l l e n t teat:her in Pri mary where she erved many years and also in the M IA progra m . For years and years W.P. served as the refresh ment chairman fi.)l lhe big 4th of] uly t:ekbra lion held i n Moreland every year; Rodeo, program, dance and other acti vi ties. After M yrtle died, W.P. t raveled to Eu rope alone to visit Lorra i n e and J ean and had a mem orable t i me visi t i n g many i ties and (Oun tries. H e has spent the last 1 3 willlers with Daughter Lad i n Californ ia and then looked forward to com i ng home to raise a ga rden. He is currently a H igh Priest on the Moreland 4 th Ward, loves t\10reland and i t's people better than an ywhere Oli eanh. Currently he l i Ves in Pocatello wi th l.orra i ne.

OLLIE BENSON WRAY FAMILY

Ollie Benson Wray was born August 22, 1903, in Moreland, Idaho to John Wray and Laura Benson. He grew up in Moreland with his family. They are John Vernon, Moroni Enos, William Phillip, Martha Revella, Ollie and Leora.

theIr main food on the trip. Ida was a hard-working woman and a spotless housekeeper, her hands were always busy mak ing many beautiful articles, either crocheting or knitting. She died the 6 January 1959 just 8 months before her husband. She IS buried in the Moreland cemetery.

and they were able to ask f or this on the boat, they poured this over their bread and this was

Ollie B. and Eva Wray

Ollie attended eleven years of school in More land, which was all that was available at tht t i me. H is twelfth year was spent at Idaho Techm cal Institute in Poca t ello. His f ather, John Wray

34

it:;

HYRUM MONKS WRAY FAMILY 1 885 at Cache, Utah to James Wray and Louisa
Hyrum Monks Wray was born December 8,

taught many years at Mordand, Riverside and one year at Basalt. Upon completion ?f his school.ing i!l Pocatd10, Ollie began teach 109 at the RlvefSlde Grade School . After three years there, he taught 1 0 Moreland for fo ur years. I n 1 924 h e married Vera Emma Smith, who had come from Canada, to stay with her Aunt Sina Johnson. They had one daughter, Gloria, wh? was born February 1 5, 1 925, in Moreland. Olhe and Vera moved to Southern California where he worked on con struction. In 1 944 they were divorced. The next year a friend arranged a blind date with Eva May Lair in Los Angeles. Eva was born in Lompoc, California, to Mabel and Ed Lair. She was raised there and received her schooling in that area. Eva was married to Owen Benedict April 20, 1 932, in Calif<:>rnia, and they had one daughter, J oAnn, born In Santa Barbara. They were later di vorced. On December 22, 1 94 5 , Ollie and Eva were married in Las Vegas, Nevada. They contin':led to live in California working on construction until 1 94 8 , when they moved back to Riverside and purchased a home from David Lewis. They joined Glen and Vella Forman, Ollie's sister, in the Thomas Mercantile business. On April 23, 1 9 5 ] , J o hn Terry was born in Blackfoot. For two years they worked in this business, and Ollie also worked at the AEC Site with Fluor Construct ion Co. The first Snake River H igh School, was under construction at this time and he worked on it until the end of October, 1 952; when they returned t o Cal ifornia for sixteen years still working in the construction business. Look ing toward retirement, they returned to their home in Riverside to country life and a lit tle slower pace. Here they have always raised a beautiful, l arge garden . Many homemakers have found their supply of cucumbers, squash and berries at their place. Ollie's skill in carpentry and cement wor,. is evidenced and enjoyed by many fa milies throughout the area. He is an avid fisherman and ardener. Eva enjoys quilting, handiwork, cook Ing, and gardening. She keeps a beautifu l house and yard. The Wrays have been blessed with ]even grandchildren and four grea l grandchildren. John and his wife, Marjorie Mabel Talbot, were married February 4, 1 97 1 , and live in Blackfoot with their four sons. JoAnn married James H unt from Pocatello and resides in Garden Grove, California. Her husband passed away December 30 1 970 and she has five children who live in Californ ia and Nevada. Gloria married Frank Cortese and resides in Rancho Mirage, Califor nia. Frank passed away J uly of 1 984. They have two sons who live near her. Ollie and Eva enjoy life in Riverside and appreciate the many blessings they have.

Jensen. He married Vivan Estella Smith, daugh ter of George Henry Smith and Mary Jane Har wood, November 6, 1 907 in the Salt Lake L.D.S. Temple. Estella (better known as Stella) was born June 1 9, I SS? at Lehi, Utah. Hyrum and Estella had seven children.

Hyrum Monks Wray Family Back Row, L-R: Effie. Clifford, Willard, Marrin, Iris. Frout Row, L-R: Edna, Estella, Hyrum.
Effie Duella Wray Webb, born August 6, 1 908. Married Vern Webb in the Salt Lake L.D.S. Temple April 5, 1 928. They had five children: Wray Vern (died in inf ancy), Shirley, Elaine, Janet and Marva. Iris Wray Anderson Cammack was born Octo ber 29, 1 909. Married Albert Oaus Anderson, November 27, 1 93 1 in the Salt Lake L.D.S. Tem ple. They had three childre: Marjorie .Rae, Marilyn and Kenneth. Albert dIed of an aCCIden tal death and on June 8, 1 960 Iris married Rulon Francis Cammack. Willard Smith Wray was born March 3 1 , 1 9 1 3. Married Sarah Janet Clark November 22, 1 933 in the Salt LIce L.D.S. Temple. They have five children: Robert Willard., Betty Janet, Rodger Hyrum, Clark Smith and Richard Adams. Hyrum Qifford was born November 6, 1 9 1 4. Married Loraine Chamberlain March 1 9, 1 937

35

in the Salt Lake L. D.S. Temple. They have three children: Douglas Clifford, Farrell Dave, and Paul. Marjorie was born November 1 9, 1 9 1 7. She died at age 1 4, of an accidental death. EdHa Wray Draper was born December 9, 1 92 1 . She married John Draper June 6, 1 939 in the Salt Lake L.D.S. Temple. They have f our children. Jack Wray, Carol (deceased) Brent and Kay Lynn. James Marvin was born November 2, 1 925. Married Clarissa Lorraine Manwaring Novem ber 8, 1 946 in the Idaho Falls L.D.S. Temple. They have six children. Ronda, Berkley, Can dice, Marva Lou, Pamela and Shelli. James Wray (father of Hyrum M. Wray) came with his two brothers, Hyrum and John to settle in the Riverside Moreland area. They home steaded the area, where Dean Wheeler and Gail Taylors farms are, now. Two of James sons, Orson, age 1 4 and Hyrum M. age 1 2 drove the team and wagon with household items on it. Hyrum M. Wray helped pioneer the sugar beet industry i n Bingham County and was active in community affairs, serving on the school board, when the old red brick school house was built. He served in the L.D.S. church as Bishop for seven teen years and prior to this, he had served in the Bishopric for a number of years. He was Bishop when the present Riverside Church was built. His vocation was a f armer. He owned the farm where Farrell Wray, now lives. The farm has been in the Wray family for seventy five years. Vivan Estella was an excellent wife, mother, cook and housekeeper. She was an ardent church worker, serving as Young Ladies President and ReliefSociety President f many years. She had or a special gift for making everyone feel welcome whenever they stepped into her house. She really loved her children and grandchildren.

WILLARD SMITH WRAY FAMILY

Willard Smi th Wray was born March 3 1 , 1 9 1 3 at Riverside, Idaho. His parent's are Hyrum . Wray and Vivian Estella Smith. He mamed Sarah Janet Clark in the Salt Lake L.D.S. Temple November 22 ' 1 933. Janet was born in Moreland May 29, 1 9 1 4 to Joseph Clark and Maa Vilate Adams. Willard and Janet have five chlldren.

Back Row IrR: Rodger, Robert. Belty. Front Row, IrR: Clark, Jet, Willard, Richard.

WiUard Wray Family

Rodger Hyrum born N ove m be r 8, 1 943. Mar ried Dorothy Je an Gneiting Dece m ber 1 8 , 1 965 In he Idaho Falls L.D.S. Teo:ple. They have six children: R ebec ca Jean, DaVid Rodger, Angela, James Hyrum, Rachel and M i chael Andrew. Clark Smith Wray was born November 5, 1 945. Marri ed J a nice Kunz March 22, 1 968. Th e y have five children: Lisa, H ei t h e r, Chace Kunz, H yrum Clark and Sarah Cortnie. They also were married in the Idaho Falls L.D.S. Tem ple. R ichard Adams born October 23, 1 9 50. Mar ried Kathleen Elaine Daw August 8, 1 9 70 in t h e Idaho Fall L.D.s. Temple. They have s i x chil dren: Regma, Adam Daw, Brandon Ri chard, Shanna, Susanne and Dard. . Willard chose farming and cauk, as his voca tlOn. H e has been acti ve in both ci " ic and church activites? ser v i n on the school board, co unty COlnmlSSlon ch a i rm a n , served on the Dallskin Ditch board as t reasu re r. H e served as counsdor in the Su nday School Pn::s idency, c oun sel o r ill the Bishopric to Bishop M i chael J. J ohnson J r , counselor to Orson Packham on the Stake you ng mens M . I . A . He s e rv e d on the Blackfoot Slake H igh Cou n sel . Served as B i shop of the M oreland Ward, counselor to Pn:sidcnt Parley A . Arave ill the Blackfoot Stake Presidency . Served as Black foot Stake Presi dent and as first counselor to President Ar dve in the Temple Presidency. He i now serving as Patriarch or the Blackfoot Idaho Northwest Stake. Janet devotes her t i me to her h u sband home and children. She loved wa tching them gr w and de ve l op . Now, she and her husband Wil lard Ctn; e x pe r i e ncing the j oy of grandparnts. W h t a e great wealth they f e l. Ja nel has worked in all of the organ izations of the Church. She taught Pri mary, was u nd a y School Secretary, on the Stake Rehef Soctety Board under two d i ffe re n t prt:si dents, counselor to Arva Williams in the Relief So c i et y Presidency, a counselor to Lurleen Clement in t h e young ladies M . f . A . Later Presi dent of the young ladies. Served as assistant Ma tron to Lila A ra ve i n thl: Idaho Falls Te mpk. She also .served. under LaVerda Bingham as Ward Rehef S oclety Secretary. Janet loves peo ple and is a fi ne believer in the statement "There are only two kinds of people i n the wor {d, those you love an d those you don't know."

Colene.

Keith, Kristen Arleigh. Ban \V il l a rd and

Betty

Robert Willard born March 2, 1 935, married Gertrude Williams May 2 1 , 1 954 in the Idaho Falls L.D.S. Temple. They have six children: Robert Willard Jr., Debra Ann, Julia Estella, William Joseph, Mathew Clark and Brenda. Betty Janet (Wray) Kunz, born October ?, 1 937. Married Keith J. Ku nz July 1 0, 1 959 In ,.the Idaho Falls L.D.S. Temple. They have sevn 3 Q:hildre n: Kim Wray, Kathryn Janet, CalVin
,

i8

WARREN FERRIS AND ZELDA WILLIAMS

Warren Ferris Williams was born at Taylors ville, Utah, July 3 1 , 1 908 H i s parents were Joseph and Alfreda Charlet Anderson Williams. The family lived i n Taylorsville and ran sheep in Idaho i n the summer and Nevada i n the wi nter. The fam i l y moved to Moreland, Idaho in 1 9 1 2. He was the youngest of seven children. His brothers and sisters are: Joseph Elmer Williams, Jennie Frame, Carl Leslie Williams, Delpha Thomas, Lawrence A. Williams and Mildred J unkin.

W. Ferris Williams, Elaine. Julie, Zelda Ferris

Zelda McNeil was born at Logan, Utah, December 6, 1 9 1 0. Her parents were Archie and Abbie Nyman McNeil. She had three sisters: Vadus, died when four years old, Elva Hopkins and Dorothy Jean Evans. Her father was a butch er and had a milk route i n Logan. They had a ranch in Park City which they sold and bought a farm North of Blackfoot in 1 9 1 8. Ferris' mother died when he was four and he would walk three miles down to Moreland while the older brothers and sisters went to school he would stay at the store with his Aunt Nettie and return home with them at night. He graduated from Moreland H igh School. He took m usic les sons learning to play the v iolin and he sang a lot. H e played baseball, basketball and wrestled for Moreland and they wouldjust play the neighbor ing schools of Ri verside and Thomas a few limes a year. He attended Idaho State U n i versity where he played the viol in and wrestled. He became q uite an accompl ished musician playing the violin, saxophone, clarinet and the piano by ear. He played with a dance band called "Twi light Serenaders". His father ran a lot of sheep

and he tells o f riding h i s horse alone while vry young from the farm t the range. He marned Zelda Williams on Apnl 1 6, 1 927. Zelda started school i n Logan and then attend ed school in Blackfoot. Zelda loved to dance and I i ked the Charleston and the Flea Hop. They ad a player piano at their home and all the kids would come there to learn how to dance. Ferris and Zelda have two daughters: Mary Elaine Jones was born July 1 8, 1 933. She married Dale E. Jones, Nvember 2?, 1 955. They have t hree chi lqren: Linda M e rn l l , Doug and Holly. Julie Ann Martin was born February 1 8 , 1 94 1 . She married Larry Martin August 1 2, 959. Thy have six c h ildren: William Lane "Bill", Lesh Ann Travis Dee, Robert "Zay", Ryan McNeil "Mc", and Christine No'el. Ferris was manager and center fielder o n one of Black foots First softball teams a!led 'Bes. Ferris and Zelda also used to partIcipate In Mmstrel Shows. . Shortly following their marriage they built a homl: on a forty acre farm west of Blackf oot. They later sold this farm and bougt a larger farm on the edge ofthe desert..They milked cows, raised beets, fed lambs and rals d potatoes. They are members of Moreland Third Ward, L.D.S. Chun ;h. . They farmed until they re lred. hey h ave enjoyed their retirement. Ferns golfs J.ust about every day. Zelda bdongs to t he: Ladls Wool growers . They have si>ent their wmters In a num ber of places since rcurl!ment t?ut are always glad to get back to their home In Bmgham County.

19

37

ROY CALVIN WHEELER FAMILY

Roy Calvin Wheeler was born 2 1 September 1 903 at Foster's Bench in Mapleton, Idaho to David Wheeler and Ida Weierman. He was the 3rd child in a family of 10 children.

1973

Thanksgiving

Roy attended school at Moreland where he met his future wif Annie Ulilla Grimmett. Roy e and Ulilla were married 1 7 September 1 929 in Blackf oot, Idaho. Annie Ulilla Grimmett was born 3 January 1 904 in Moreland, Idaho to Hyrum Alberto Grimmett and Annie Christianna McBride. She was the 4th child in a f amily of 1 4 children. They lived in Moreland and raised their f ami ly: Ann Irene b. 23 September 1 927 md. Norman Anthony Peterson 24 January 1 947; Bert O. b. 1 4 May 1 930 died 1 5 June 1 930; Nola Rae b . 1 4 May 1 9 3 1 md. Cyril E . Van Orden 3 May 1 950; Roy Jay b. 1 4 June 1 937 md. Margo Ann Black 1 8 November 1 960; Joy Karen b. 9 December 1 94 1 (unmarried) Roy Calvin's parents moved to Moreland f rom Mapleton, Idaho in 1 907, out to the old Loy place. (Present home of Lois and Lamar Olsen) As a young boy Roy herded sheep for the Wil liams brothers. He also worked on a ranch in Cascade, Montana. In his first years of marriage he farmed and raised sugar beets. Roy also was an apprenticed carpenter for the Union Pacific Railroad. Worked on the B&B Gang (Bridges & Building) crew run by Curtis Tompkins. In later years he was a carpenter con tractor and built many houses in this area. Roy also worked as a carpenter at the A.E.C. for 20 years until retirement. He spends his retirement years raisi livestock and going to the auction sale each Fnday. Ulilla always had a special talent for nursing sick ople, although she never had any formal trainmg. She spent time as an assistant to Dr. Mitchell as he came to the homes to deliver a baby or take care of the sick. Ulilla worked f or many years as a cook in the school lunch program both at Moreland and the Snake River Schools.
The favorite recreation of Roy and U l i lla and their faml y are the many camping and fi shing trips ou t to Lost Ri ver. Roy and Ulilla spent the majority of their mar ried years in Moreland (the present Max Ander son place). They moved to their present home i n R iverside i n 1 9 62. U l i l l a became i l l with cancer and pascd away 1 4 Jan uary 1 9 8 1 .

38

40

'--

Over the years Moreland has had several names. It started out to be Riverside (everything this side It was then called Bryan after William Jennings Bryan. The democratic canidate, in 1 896 whose

of the River) .
....

- stirring speeches extolling the advantages of free and .... unlimited coinage of silver which meant cheep money and eazy payment of debts through inflation . This was .... music to the ears of thousands of western and southern "- farmers who heard him speak in person. As I researched I also found notes here and there ....

that it was called Keever, Idaho. The following page is a docunent of proof. Then it was named Moreland, Idaho . It took some doing to get it changed to Morel and, but the later name has stuck.

41
......

. . . -:,-.-------:- ---

MISS FLORENCE

I.

WHEELER

I DAHO

..,I. :;':"'1)1 . ;' :/J'

41

D,ar S lII t , r :

You have been

1n

e ,l e o t e d a ft a miee i onary t o labor

the We. t rn S t p t , .
Should

thaI"

b e no ba

reaeonable obetllo18. t o hinde"

you trom going a r rangemanta

.ou l d

pl,aevd to have you ..ae your early a date a.

to e t a r t trom t h i s 0 1 t , at ae

AfT 1 1 , t , 1 9 l A .

g;-.:
Pre. ident o t t h e Churoh o t J e aus Chr 1 e t ot La t t e r.da, Saint s .

42

H I STORY WR I TTEN CAMP Be fore s i de o f

n. S .

OF BY

MOR E L A ND . J AEL

I DA H O

H ATCH B E L N A P

S Y R I NGA .

B I NGHAM COUNTY

1 8 9 6 a l l t h e t e r r i t o r y w e s t o f B l a c k f oo t o n t h e we s t t h e S n a k e R i v e r wa s c a l l e d R i v e r s i d e a n d a b r a n c h o f t h e L . e s t ab l i shed t he r e w i t h C . E. L i l j e nqu i s t as C h u r c h wa s

b i s hop . The wh e r e cou l d as the far be as f i rst wa s eye bu i l t t he To s e t t l e rs no to sure l y to had f r om t he f o r e s i gh t t he dry R i ver . Three in beds t he Snake we s t . l ava and fa i t h No t h i n g mi l es s a ge f o rms . to to a bu t t he of and wa s sett le c a na l s a ge s ou t h t he po t f r om aga i n t i red on a l and

t he r e

wa t e r

i r r i ga t e

l and

unt i l

c a r r y wa t e r cou l d made a see to green

Snake

R i ve r t he

o u t l i ne of l ava

brush It

va ] l e y . ho l e s t he s e

nor t h great

t he

j agged

we r e

crev i ce s as an

s h ow i n g t h e l av a b e d s

u p h e av a l

in al l

t he peop l e

we r e s u p p l i e d w i t h w o o d

abundan ce

o f c e d a r g r ew t h e r e . T o t h e e a s t abo u t f i ve m i l e s t he r i ve r wo u n d i t s w a y amo n g t h e s a g e , f o r m i n g a g r e e n o u t l i n e t o t h e eyes to of t he e as t . s pecu l a t o r s cobb l e a c o n s i d e r e d wo r t h l e s s wa s home s t e a d e d t he rocky by rose and l and cove r e d an wi t h have first se t t l e rs . T h i s wa s The very l an d to t he soi l s o u t h was as wa s f i l ed the Ca r y A c t t he P ro j e c t . fer t i l e a l so

Wh a t and l arge

l ava s i nce

rocks .

Mormons who pr oduced

m a d e i t b l o s s om a s l i v i n g f o r t h em . In J ame s Snake E.

soi l

abundan t

1 893

t he

t owns i t e of t he sou t h of

of

Mo r e l and S t ake . and and

was nor t h

s e l e c t ed of Fo r t

by

Pr e s i d ent al l of and I . Th i s the t he H. wa s

S t ee l e

B i n g h am C. J. E.

wh i c h

i nc l uded of

R i ve r

Va l l e y Pe t e r

R i gby

Ha l l .

f o l l ow i n g A l l red . app roved The s e c t i on

bret hren : by Apo s t l e

B i s hop Heber

L i l j enqu i s t E l i s ha

R i ve r s i de ;

Han s

Ch r i s t i an s e n ,

B i ngham .

G r an t . cons i s t e d of e i gh t y ac r e s found i n

or i g i na l

t own s i t e

2 6 , t ow n s h i p 2 , s o u t h r a n g e . 3 4 e a s t B o i s e me r i d i a n . On N o v e mb e r 2 2 . 1 8 9 9 , f o r t y a c r e s own e d b y H a n s P . C h r i s t i a n s e n o n t h e
e a s t was s e l e c t e d and C h r i s t i an s e n A d d i t i o n . s i de own e d t he t he by Hyrum to adde d t o e n l a r ge d In we r e t own s i t e . t own a add ed t o t he On 1 5 Au gu s t . was of t own . Th i s wa s ca l l e d t he

G r i mm e t t total

1 8 9 0 . f o r t y a c r e s o n t h e we s t se I ected , and su rveye d . t o be

t h e G r i mm e t t and sixty Ad d i t i on , h un d r e d acres . f am i l y dur i ng

Th i s ad d i t i o n c a l l e d one

t h e s u mm e r o f on a

1 8 9 3 J o s eph W i l son H a t c h . who w i t h h i s

farm in t he R i ve r s i de Wa r d , bu i l t .

l i v i ng

r e n t ed

h i s s p a r e t i m e . t h e f i r s t h o u s e o n t h i s M o r e l a n d t own s i t e . Th i s w a s a c o t t o nw o o d l o g h o u s e . L a t e i n t h e f a l l t h e f am i l y mo v e d i n t o t h e h o u s e a l t ho u g h i t h a d n o d o o r s , w i n d ow s , o r f l o o r s a n d t h e r o o f w a s ma d e o f d i r t . T h e c r a c k s we r e c h i n k e d w i t h wo o d a n d w e r e p l a s t e r e d o v e r t h e w o o d w i t h mud . Th i s w a s d o n e d u r i n g t h e w i n t e r

43

MORELAND H I STORY PAGE 2

af t e r

t hey In t he

h a d mo v e d fal l in of use

into 1893 bu t al so his in a

t he

house . D r a pe r mo v e d p i ne C. J . t he and to f am i l y a bu i l t a f r ame The year . a l og year

Jos i ah has

hou s e . hou s e H an s Lat e hou s e is P. in

I t was st i l l t he

l o c a t e d whe r e

t he Edgar been a t he on

F j e l d s t e d home l og hou s e Du r i n g

i s n ow . s ame bu i l t s ame lot .

d i f ferent this t he

l ocat i on .

Ch r i s t i an s e n s ame fa l l t he eas t e rn l i ved

bu i l t of

bro t he r , d u g ou t

Ch r i s t i an s e n , Bert Gr i mme t t f i rs t

on

pa r t

t own .

T i mo t h y M i l l e r

A h i s t ory of t he M o r e l an d

t hese

p i on e e r s s h ou l d be

who bu i l t i n c l ud e d

t he

home s he r e The fami l y

on of

t own s i t e

he r e .

J o s e p h W i l s o n H a t c h c o n s i s t e d of h i s w i f e , M a r y Kn a pp Sm i t h , t he a d o p t e d d a u g h t e r o f E l i a s Sm i t h , and Amy K i n g , a n d t h r e e c h i l d r e n n ame l y , J a e l , in M o r e l and E l i zabe t h and d i ed Wa s h i n g t o n ; 18 Ha t c h wa s he was in In who i n s i nce and 1 902 its t hen who 1 908 , ma r r i e d O l i v e r M . B e l n ap a n d h a s beg inn i ng ; E l i as , who ma r r i e d Mar i e in when Fos t e r s he gave and who to n ow twin 1 907 ma r r i e d wh e n h e e i ght t he r e he b i r t hs Lake Ph i l l i p r e s i d ed first , in Mr .

Smi t h and

r e s i de s boys .

Grace ,

K i r s hge s t i n e r

O c t o be r ,

birth

l i v e d i n M o r e l an d u n t i l back as a " The to a B o t t o ms " and t he

191 1 ,

s e p a r a t e d f r om h i s w i f e r an c h a on wh a t He re he when Mrs . she f r om t own .

and we n t ma r r i e d wa s

t o Ame r i c an F a l l s whe r e he h a d a c a t t l e abou t l i ved whe r e Sa l t fi rst mi les 23 un t i l in he t ook

kn own

s e cond w i f e ass i s ted on in

s t r o ke 1923 . in 1 895

t ak e n

Pocat e l l o , mi s s i on to

died City,

Janua r y , to

H a t c h had ca l l ed

M o r e l and and U t ah ,

t ake

t rain ing

m i dw i f e r y and o b s t e t r i c s f o r wh i c h s h e wa s e s p e c i a l l y ada p t e d . 1 8 9 6 s h e r e c e i v e d he r c e r t i f i c a t e and h a s a t t e n d e d t wo hund r e d at c h i l db i r t h , keep ing a pe r f e c t r e cord of al l s he

mo t h e r s a t t ended . The Be r g u s ,

s e c o n d home and his

bu i l d e r was

J o s i a h D r ap e r . E l i z abe t h ,

His who

w i f e was mar r i e d

Emma Harry

c h i l dren ;

W i l l i am ,

E n g l and a n d d i e d 4 t h o f t h e M o r e l a n d c e me t e r y ; Mr . his at D r a pe r we n t w i t h c h i l dren whe r e Roy , Ut ah , ma r r i e d Mrs . un t i l

S e p t . 1 8 9 7 , t he Henry , Ru e b e n , o f peop l e d i ed . He in 1 933 Ann i e

f i r s t woman t o b e b u r i e d i n Lo u i e , An d r e w , a n d An n i e . t o Canada Then a 34 . Ro s e t he or he ab o u t mov e d 1 903 , to and whe r e l i ved M u r r ay ,

a g r o up and

U t ah ,

D r ap e r his

d i ed . death

ma r r i e d

s e cond

wi fe

T h e f a m i l y o f H an s P . B l ack , who died

Ch r i s t i an s e n c o n s i s t e d o f h i s w i f e , 1 909 , and was bur i ed here , and

June ,

f o l l ow i n g c h i I d r e n ; W i I I i am H . , who d i e d i n P o c a t e l l o , I d aho , M a r c h 1 952 , ma r r i e d E l s i e R i chard son , who d i ed in J anu a r y 1921 , of inf l uenza ; Po c a t e l l o , res ided i n and l i ved Han s I r v i ng , who ma r r i e d Sy l v i a Ta l bo t and r e s i de s in I d aho ; Chanc ey , who ma r r i e d Vio let Furn i s s and has M o r e l a n d e v e r s i n c e ; An n i e , w h o ma r r i e d V e r n a l L e a v i t t here P . un t i l her d e a t h on wa s t he February f i rst 20 , 1 9 29 . of t he M o r e l a nd

C h r i s t i an s e n

B i s hop

44

MORELAND H I STORY PAGE 3

Wa r d . H e f i l l e d a m i s s i on t o Denma r k and ma r r i e d a s e c o n d w i f e f r om t he r e , M a r i e J e n s e n , who h a d t hr e e c h i l d r e n . S h e d i e d and was b u r i e d i n Tooe l e , U t ah . He t he n mov e d w i t h h i s t h r e e c h i l d r e n , M y r t l e , P e a r l , and Ve r n a l b a c k t o Mo r e l an d . H e t he n ma r r i e d a t h i r d w i f e , M r s . M a t i l d e C h r i s t i an s e n , a n d mov e d t o H y r um , C a c h e Coun t y , U t ah , whe r e he d i e d . H e wa s b u r i e d a t T o o e l e b y t he s i d e of h i s s e cond w i f e . H i s b r o t he r , C h r i s t i an J . Ch r i s t i an s e n , M c B r i d e , who c ame h e r e i n 1 8 9 3 , h a d no f am i l y . and wi fe , L au r a

The f am i l y o f T i mo t hy M i l l e r c o n s i s t e d o f t he p ar e n t s and s i x I n Novemb e r , ch i l d r e n . The o l d e s t , A l l y , was a g i r l who l i s p e d . 1 8 9 4 , a b a b y b o y was b o r n t o t he m who was t he f i r s t b a b y b o r n i n M o r e l an d . T h e y mov e d t h e n e x t s p r i n g and n o r e co r d c an b e f o u n d o t he r t han t h e c h i l d ' s b i r t h . The r e we r e a l s o s ome f am i l i e s l i v i n g e a s t o f t he t own s i t e , who we r e i n e v e r y d e e d p i on e e r s and j o i n e d t he g r o u p on t he t own s i t e i n S pe c i a l me n t i on s ho u l d b e made o f t he f am i l y o f t he i r act i v i t i e s . Thomas C l a r k and h i s b r o t he r , J o s e ph , who ma r r i e d P h e b e and M a r t ha Adams , r e s pe c t i ve l y , d a u g h t e r s o f F e r r y Adams , who w i t h h i s b r o t h e r , L o t , we r e p i on e e r s o f R i ve r s i de . The C l a r k f am i l y he l pe d bu i l d Mo r e l and , a n d s t i l l r e s i d e i n t he i r f i r s t home . The r e we r e a l s o t he f am i l i e s o f M r . H o b b and M r . E r i c k s on . It wa s f r om t he s e men t ha t t he p i on e e r s p u r c h a s e d t he l umb e r and ma t e r i a l s for t h e i r b u i I d i n gs , a s t he y own e d a s awm i 1 1 u p t he Wo l ve r i n e Canyon . The r e we r e a l s o Pe t e r a n d Ed Swe n d s o n , u nmar r i e d men , wh o l a t e r ma r r i e d and we r e p r om i n e n t i n c hu r c h a c t i v i t i e s i n t he wa r d . Du r i n g t he f i r s t y e a r s o f s e t t l e me n t wa t e r wa s hau l e d f r om t he r i ve r f o r a l l dome s t i c pu r po s e s . I t was a c ommon s i gh t t o s e e a woman go i n g t o b o r r ow wa t e r u n t i l he r h u s b a n d r e t u r n e d f r om t he r i v e r w i t h s ome . E v e r y mo r n i n g t h e men wou l d t ak e t he i r t e ams w i t h b a r r e l s , t u b s , and any t h i n g t ha t wou l d ho l d wa t e r , and d r i ve t he i r ca t t l e b e f o r e t he m t o t he r i ve r f o r t he d a i l y wa t e r s u pp l y . Th i s was g r e a t s po r t f o r t he c h i l d r e n b u t was qu i t e a t a s k f o r t he b u s y homema ke r s . I n t he f a l l o f 1 8 9 4 , J o s i ah D r a p e r d u g t he f i r s t we l l . I t was dug a f ew f e e t t h r ou g h t h e g r av e l e d g r o u n d , t he n b o a r d s we r e p u t down s o t ha t t he g r ave l wou l d n o t cave i n . A f ew f e e t mo r e was dug , t h e g r ave l b e i n g b r o u g h t t o t he t op i n a b u c k e t by a w i n d l a s s bu i l t ove r t he ho l e . Then a t t h e d e p t h o f a bo u t t h i r t y f i ve f e e t The wa t e r was s t r u c k and a c l e a r s t r e am wa s p o u r i n g i n t o t he we l l . c a s i n g o f l umb e r w a s s u n k t o t h e b o t t om , a n u p r i g h t t wo by f o u r wa s r a i s e d above t h e we l l , a pu l l e y and a r o p e w i t h b u c k e t s a t t a c h e d t o bo t h e n d s , was f a s t e n ed t o i t and eve r y b o d y wa i t e d t o ge t a t a s t e

45

MORELAND H I S TORY PAGE 4

I n a l i t t l e wh i l e i t was c l e a r and c o l d s how i ng o f t h e wa t e r . i n l i k e mann e r . B u t i t was y e a r s b e f o r e a pump wa s pu t i n t o u s e t o ho i s t t he wa t e r u p . Now , a l t ho u g h t he t own h a s n o t a t own wa t e r S ome n o t s o s y s t em , a l mo s t e v e r yo n e h a s a s y s t em o f s ome k i nd . good , b u t a l l h a v e p l e n t y o f wa t e r and many have i t i n t he i r home s . I n t he s p r i n g o f 1 8 9 5 t he r e we r e a numb e r o f f am i l i e s c ame f r om B e a r L a k e , I d aho , and P l a i n C i t y , U t ah . The s e s e t t l e r s we r e compr i s e d o f y o u n g f o l k s a s we l l as c h i l d r e n and was t he b e g i nn i ng o f mo r e s o c i a l l i f e . M r . J o s i ah Dr ape r s o l d h i s home t o M r . H y r um G r i mme t t f r om B e a r L a k e , I daho , and b o u g h t a f a r m s ou t h o f t he t own s i t e on C a r y A c t L a n d , and bu i l t a h ome t he r e . H y r um G r i mme t t and f am i l y , c o n s i s t i n g o f h i s w i f e , Emma A . Pome r o y , who d i e d 2 9 Augu s t , 1 8 9 5 ; and c h i l dren : H y r um A l b e r t o , who ma r r i e d Ann i e M c B r i d e , a n d h a s a l wa y s r e s i d e d h e r e i n t he s ame hou s e w i t h ad d i t i on s t o t he h o u s e ; Ro s e l l e , who mar r i e d O l i n O c k e r man , mov e d t o G r o v e l an d f o r a wh i l e a n d t he n r e t u r n e d h e r e and i s s t i l l r e s i d i n g h e r e ; F r an k , who ma r r i e d Be r t ha B e n s on and r e s i de s he r e ; F r an c e l l e , who ma r r i e d W i l l i am Young , who d i e d d u r i n g t he f l u epi demi c . S he l i v e d i n C a n a d a and many o t he r p l ac e s , b u t a f t e r M r . Young ' s d e a t h made h e r home h e r e whe r e s he ma r r i e d G e o r ge Fe r r e l l and now r e s i de s h e r e . A f t e r M r s . G r i mme t t ' s d e a t h h e ma r r i e d H a n n a h S l i g h t , who i s t h e mo t he r o f e l e v e n o t h e r c h i l d r e n . Thoma s L i nd s ay , a l s o o f B e a r L a k e , h i s w i f e , H a n n a h S p a r k s , and c h i l d r e n ; P e a r l , who ma r r i e d C h a r l e s B r own ; O l i v e r , who a t o n e t i me s an g i n t he Tab e r n a c l e Cho i r and we n t o n o n e o f t he i r e a s t e r n t o u r s ; J ame s , who r e s i d e s i n Ogden , U t a h ; Ada , I da , and E z r a . M r s . L i nd s ay b e c ame t h e mo t he r o f f o u r mo r e c h i l d r e n and d i e d i n 1 9 0 9 , be i ng bur i e d here . M r . L i nd s ay r e ma r r i e d , h i s s e c o n d w i f e d y i ng i n 1914. H e t he n we n t t o C a l i f o r n i a t o l i v e w i t h h i s c h i l d r e n , whe r e he d i e d t h e 1 3 Ap r i l , 1 9 2 3 , h i s b o d y b e i n g s h i pp e d he r e f o r b u r i a l . The g r o u p f r om P l a i n C i t y , U t ah , c o n s i s t e d o f J oh n Eng l an d , h i s s o n s W i l l i am T . , J o hn V . , and M i l o w i t h t he i r f am i l i e s , and h i s s o n - i n - l aw , A l be r t M i l l e r ; J ame s En g l and , h i s s o n H a r r y , and t he i r f am i l i e s . A l ma a n d A l e x an d e r C l e me n t s and t he i r f am i l i e s . H e r b e r t B r own and h i s f am i l y . The s e p e o p l e b r ou g h t w i t h t hem an o r gan and s ome of t h e m had mu s i c a l and d r am a t i c a l t a l e n t , wh i c h l a t e r p r o v e d s o b e n e f i c i a l i n t he wa r d . As t h i s was gov e r nme n t l and , e a c h o f t h e s e f am i l i e s f i l e d on l an d ad j o i n i n g t he t own s i t e o r n e a r as t he y cou l d l i v e o n t h e t own s i t e , and s t i l l f a rm t he i r l an d s . A l t ho u g h W . T . and J o hn E n g l an d , H e r be r t B r own and A l be r t M i l l e r f i l e d o n l an d t h a t j o i n e d t he t own s i t e and b u i l t home s on t h i s j o i n i n g t he s t r e e t on t h e n o r t h o f t h e t own s i t e . T h e o t he r s b o u g h t l o t s whe r e t he y b u i l t l o g home s , e x c e p t H a r r y E n g l and , n ew l y ma r r i e d , who b u i l t a r e d b r i c k h ome f o r h i s b r i d e . As a g r o u p o f p e o p l e t he y d i d a l o t t o e s t ab l i s h a t own and a l s o a wa r d o f t he L . D . S . Chu r c h . The y share a p l ace i n t h i s h i s t ory .

46

MORELAND H I STORY PAGE 5

J o hn E n g l and and f am i l y , cons i s t i ng o f h i s wi fe , Laura Thu s an , an d M i l o , w h o ma r r i e d S u s i e G e d d e s a n d l i v e d h e r e u n t i l 1 9 3 1 , whe n h e move d t o Tyh e e , I daho , whe r e he n ow r e s i de s ; A l i c e , who ma r r i e d J o hn G r i f f i t h , l a t e r r emov i n g t o B u r l e y , I d aho , whe r e M r . G r i f f i t h d i e d and t he f am i l y s t i l l r e s i de s ; L i l l i e , who ma r r i e d E u g e n e L i l j e n qu i s t a n d r e s i d e d h e r e u n t i l h e r d e a t h on 1 4 Ap r i l , 1 9 2 2 ; A l t a , who ma r r i e d Ge o r ge S t ande r and r e s i d e d a t Thoma s , I d a h o , whe r e h e r h u s b and d i e d and l e f t he r a f am i l y t o c a r e f o r . S h e s t i l l r e s i de s t he r e . M r s . E n g l and d i e d 5 Augu s t , 1 9 2 0 . He ma r r i e d Emma G e d d e s , w h o d i e d 2 1 Aug u s t , 1 9 2 9 . M r . E n g l and d i e d 2 8 Apr i l , 1 8 3 2 . H i s f i r s t h ome was a t wo r oom l og h o u s e , b u t b y M r . Eng l and ' s l ov e o f f l owe r s h e b e a u t i f i e d i t w i t h many v a r i e t i e s o f f l owe r s and s h r ub s . H e l a t e r bu i l t h i m a b r i c k h o u s e and u p u n t i l t he t i me o f h i s d e a t h he made h i s h ome t he mo s t b e au t i f u l b y t he won d e r f u l f l owe r g a r d e n s he p l an t e d and c a r e d f o r . J ame s Eng l and c ame w i t h h i s w i f e , Ro s e Sm i t h , a n d c h i l d r e n ; H a r r y , who mar r i e d E l i z ab e t h D r a pe r . A f t e r he r d e a t h he ma r r i e d M a r g a r e t G r i f f i t h , a s i s t e r t o J o hn G r i f f i t h , who ma r r i e d h i s cous i n , A l i ce . T h e y mov e d t o B e ave r , U t a h , wh e r e t he y n ow r e s i de ; Ge o r g e , who ma r r i e d H a t t i e Ha r t v i g s o n and we n t t o O r e gon w i t h h i s f a t he r . H i s w i f e d i e d and he r ema r r i e d S ad i e ; B e l l e , who ma r r i e d Edwa r d B e n c h and l i ve s a t M e n d e n , U t ah ; V i c t o r , who ma r r i e d and l i v e s i n S a l t Lake C i t y , U t ah ; M i nn i e , Emma , Don C a r l o s , and Char l e s . Du r i n g t he e a r l y d a y s o f t h i s s e t t l e me n t t he j a c k r ab b i t s b e c ame s o t h i c k t h a t t he y p r o v e d a g r e a t me n a c e t o t he s e t t l e r s . The men a t f i r s t t r i e d ge t t i n g r i d o f t he m b y s hoo t i n g t he m w i t h 2 2 r i f l e s o r b y s n a r i n g t he m . The b o y s made w i r e s n a r e s and p l ac e d t he m a r o u n d h a y s t ac k s o r p l ac e s whe r e t he r abb i t s f r e q u e n t e d . Bu t i t s e e m e d t ha t t h i s made no s how i n g wh a t e v e r . The r ab b i t s c ame i n t o t he f i e l d s and a t e down g r a i n and g a r d e n s s o c l o s e t ha t i t l oo k e d a l mo s t l i k e i t h a d b e e n mowe d . T h e y a l s o a t e t he b a r k o f f t he y o u n g a pp l e t r e e s . S o many o f t he s e t t l e r s pu t o u t s ma l l o r c h a r d s and t he y i nd e e d had a s t r u gg l e t o ke e p t he b u n n i e s f r om d e s t r o y i n g t he m e n t i r e l y . The y wou l d e a t t he b a r k a l l a r ou n d t he t r e e s and a s h i g h a s t h e y cou l d r e a c h s t and i n g on t h e i r h i nd l e g s . The p e o p l e wr appe d t he i r t r e e s i n g u n n y s a c k s and p a i n t e d t he m w i t h d i f f e r e n t s o l u t i on s t ha t t h e y t ho u g h t wo u l d b e d i s t a s t e f u l t o t he pe s t s . T h e y wou l d c ome i n g r e a t d r ov e s a r ou n d h a y - s t a c k s and i t wou l d b e n o common s i g h t t o s e e t he s t a c k s w i t h t he h a y a l l e a t e n ou t a r ou n d t he b o t t oms and l oo k i n g s o t op h e av y t ha t t he y c o u l d b e e x pe c t e d t o t o pp l e o v e r a t any t i me . I n f a c t t he n u i s an c e s b e c ame s o i n t o l e r ab l e t ha t t he p e o p l e d e c i de d t ha t t he y s ho u l d c l ub t o ge t he r and do s ome t h i n g r e a l l y wo r t h wh i l e t o r i d t he ms e l ve s o f t he d e s t r u c t i ve c r e a t u r e s . S o t he y t ho u g h t o f t he i de a o f h a v i n g
d r i ve s whe r e t h e y wo u l d d r i v e t he r ab b i t s into a fenced corra l and

s l au g h t e r t hem . To do t h i s t he y had to wa i t un t i l w i n t e r and when t h e s now was d e e p e n o u g h t o make i t d i f f i cu l t f o r t he an i ma l s t o

47

MORELAND H I STORY PAGE 6

r u n o r l e ap f a s t . A t f i r s t t he y had t o s e c u r e r ab b i t w i r e f e n c i ng and f o r m e d w i n g s s p r e ad i n g o u t on r i g h t a n g l e s f r om a c o r n e r whe r e t h e c o r r a l was f o r m e d . T h e n t he who l e c o un t r y wou l d b e c a l l ed o u t t o he l p . M e n , wome n , and c h i l d r e n wou l d t u r n o u t . T h e y wou l d d r i ve s l e i g h s and s ome r o d e ho r s e s wh i l e man y wa l ke d and e n c i r c l e d l a r g e a r e a s wh e r e t he y d r ove t he r a bb i t s b e f o r e t he m . T h e y c ar r i e d h e avy c l u b s w i t h wh i c h t he y t r i e d t o k e e p t he r ab b i t s f r om go i ng b a c k and t ho u g h many go t away t he y d r ov e many b e f o r e t he m . The p e o p l e wou l d s p r e ad o u t i n a s o r t o f f an s hape g r a d u a l l y dr i v i ng t h e r a b b i t s t owa r d t he e n c l o s u r e . Many we r e k i l l e d on t h e way t o t h e c o r r a l b u t wh e n a t l a s t t he y g o t t he ho r d e s i n t o t he c o r r a l , i t was an awf u l s i gh t t o s e e t he men and b o y s g e t i n and s l au g h t e r t he creatures . O f t e n t i me s t he I nd i an s f r om t h e r e s e rv a t i on wou l d b e t h e r e w i t h t h e i r t e a m s and s l e i g h s o r wag o n s a n d f i l l t he i r wagon b e d s f u l l of r ab b i t s t o t ake home t o e a t . We won d e r e d h ow t he y c o u l d d o t h i s a s s o many o f t he r a bb i t s we r e a f f e c t e d w i t h wat e r y bo i l s . The y had t o u s e t h i s way o f e x t e rm i n a t i n g t he r ab b i t s f o r s e ve r a l w i n t e r s , a n d i n mo s t o f t h e s u r r o u n d i ng c o un t r y u n t i l i t s e em e d t h a t t h e y we r e a l mo s t gone . Howe v e r , t he r e s e e m e d t o b e many o u t on t he d e s e r t , b u t t he y don ' t c ome i n v e r y c l o s e n o r d o s o mu c h d amage a s t he y o n c e d i d . J ohn V . Eng l and , s o n o f J oh n Eng l an d , and h i s w i f e , Emma S t e wa r t , a n d c h i l d r e n ; L o r e n a , who ma r r i e d A l v a B e n s o n and r e s i de h e r e ; E l va , who m a r r i e d Thomas J o l l y and l i v e s i n M o n t ana ; Ed i t h , who ma r r i e d Ge o r g e J o l l y l i v e s i n I d aho Fa l l s , I d aho ; M a r g a r e t , who ma r r i e d J ame s H a r p e r and move d t o Rupe r t , I daho . O t he r c h i l dr en we r e b o r n l a t e r . W i l l i am T . Eng l and , s o n o f J o h n E n g l an d , and h i s w i fe , E l i z a Gedde s . and c h i l d r e n ; W i l l i am , who ma r r i e d M ab e l Whe e l e r and l i v e d i n g r and f a t he r Eng l and ' s o l d home ; L u r l e an Whe e l e r and Au s t i n Wh e e l e r , b r o t he r t o M ab l e , and l i v e d i n t he J ame s E n g l and home . H e r b e r t B r own and w i f e , M a r g a r e t , and s o n , Haro l d . No mo r e i n f o r ma t i on h a s b e e n f o u n d o f h i s f am i l y a s abou t s i x y e a r s l a t e r t he y r e t u r n e d t o O g d e n , U t a h . A l b e r t M i l l e r and w i f e , E l l e n Eng l and , and s on , Ea r l . The y r e s i d e i n B l a c k f oo t , I daho . A l ma C l eme n t s and w i f e , Ann i e G r e e n , and c h i l d l i ve i n Thoma s , I d a h o . A l e x an d e r M . C l eme n t s and w i f e , S a r ah Thoma s , and t wo c h i l d r e n , F l o r e n c e and C l a r e n c e . A s t h e coun t r y d e p e n d e d on wat e r f r om t h e r i ve r o r o t h e r s o u r c e s t o i r r i g a t e t h e i r c r o p s , a c ana l c ompany wa s f o rme d c a l l e d t h e P e o p l e s Cana l Compan y , and on t he 1 3 Novemb e r , 1 8 9 4 , a r t i c l e s o f i n c o r po r a t i on we r e f i l e d w i t h t h e p l a c e o f b u s i n e s s de s i gn a t e d I t ' s f i r s t d i r e c t o r s we r e P r e s i de n t C h a r l e s E . a s R i ve r s i d e . L i l j e n q u i s t , S e c r e t a r y , I s s a c A l l r e d . J o hn E n g l and , J ame s E n g l an d , J o s e p h W . H a t c h , a n d J o hn H o r t on . Th i s c an a l wa s t o b e g i n a t a po i n t kn own a s Be r r yman and Rog e r s o l d d i t c h , a bo u t t we l ve m i l e s e a s t a n d n o r t h o f M o r e l and . i n s e c t i on t we n t y- s i x , t own s h i p o n e , s ou t h o f r ange 3 6 e a s t Bo i s e me r i d i an , runn i ng t hence i n a s ou t hwe s t e r l y d i r e c t i on a l on g t he s u r v e y r u n b y R . Ro s e , c i v i l

48

MOREL AND H I STORY PAGE 7

e n g i n e e r , and t o b e c o n du c t e d t h r ough and on t h e a r i d we s t o f S n ake R i v e r a s f a r a s Ame r i can Fa l l s .

l an d s

l y i ng

The r e was ano t he r d i t c h c ompany w i t h a d i t c h h e ad n e a r t he P e o p l e s C a na l . T h e o r g an i z e r was M o r on i S k e e n s o f Ogd e n , U t ah , and as b o t h d i t c h e s we r e t r y i ng t o pu t wa t e r o n t he s ame l and t he r e The S k e e n s Comp a n y a pp a r e n t l y h a d we r e b a d f e e l i n g s b e t we e n t he m . t h e mo s t mon e y and c o u l d h i r e b e t t e r t e am s . T he y , t he r e f o r e , c au s e d t h e me n t ha t h a d f am i l i e s t ha t d e pe n d e d o n t he m a g r e a t d e a l o f t r oub l e , o f t e n f i l l i ng u p t he d i t c h a t n i g h t and h i n d e r i n g i n o t he r way s . T h i s c ompany s o l d t o t he Abe r d e e n - S p r i n g f i e l d Cana l I t r u n s a l on g b e s i d e and Company and t h e d i t c h h a s b e e n f i n i s h e d . o f t e n c r o s s e s t h e P e o p l e s C an a l but t he o l d s t r i f e i s l a c k i n g and t h i s c ompany c o o p e r a t e s wi t h o t he r d i t c h e s f o r t he good o f t h e f a r me r s . P r i o r t o t he i n c o r po r a t i on o f t he c omp any , t he m e n h a d d o n e I n 1 8 9 6 t h e d i t c h wa s comp l e t e d co n s i de r ab l e wo r k on t he d i t c h . f a r e n o u g h t ha t t h e t own s i t e cou l d h av e t he n e e de d wa t e r f o r g a r d e n s wh i c h we r e p l an t e d and f r u i t t r e e s and b e r r i e s we r e s e t ou t . The y c ame f r om t he P i on e e r Nu r s e r y , J ame s E n g l and a c t i n g a s t h e i r age n t . S i n c e t h a t t i me t he d i t c h h a s b e e n e n l a r g e d and f u l l y comp l e t e d . Mo r e w a t e r s t o c k h a s b e e n a d d e d o n i t . I n 1 926 a l l r e c o r d s o f t he c an a l we r e b u r n e d i n a f i r e . The s t ag e and f r e i g h t r o ad r an d i r e c t l y t h r o u g h t he t own s i t e f r om B l a c k foo t t o t h e L o s t R i ve r Coun t r y . The s t age c o a c h e s we r e h e av y wag o n s w i t h s p r i n g s b u i l t i n i t l e n g t hw i s e , s o t ha t ove r t h e bumpy r o a d s t h e c o a c h c on t i nu a l l y r o c k e d f o rwa r d and b a c k . I t was e n c l o s e d and t h e d r i v e r and l ug g age we r e on t o p . I t was d r awn by s i x t o t e n ho r s e s . The f r e i g h t wago n s we r e l a r ge and awkwa r d t h i n g s d r awn b y t e n t o s i x t e e n h o r s e s and on l y o n e l i n e w a s u s e d t o G r o c e r i e s a n d o t he r h o u s e ho l d gu i d e t he m , c a l l e d t he j e r k l i n e . e s s e s t i a l s we r e t a k e n t o t he L o s t R i ve r C o u n t r y and h u g e l o a d s o f s i l v e r bu l l i on wa s b r ou g h t b a c k as a r e t u r n l oad . T h e s t ag e s t a t i on w a s a t t he o l d Jo r d an home whe r e H e n r y H ammon d now l i ve s . On e day a s t he s t age pa s s e d t h e home o f W i l s o n H a t c h , a l i t t l e g i r l t r ave l i ng w i t h h e r mo t h e r , pu t he r head o u t o f t h e w i n d ow and s a i d , " O h , Mama , l oo k a t t he p r e t t y f l owe r s t h e s e p e o p l e g r ow on t o p o f t he i r hou s e s . " O n i nve s t i g a t i on , i t wa s f o u n d M r . H a t c h had a f i n e c r o p o f we e d s g r ow i n g on h i s d i r t r o o k ./) T he s e f i r s t y e a r s o f s e t t l e me n t we r e t r y i n g on e s , a s t he me n had n o way t o e a r n a l i v i n g on t h e i r own l an d b e c a u s e t he r e wa s n o wa t e r av a i l ab l e , s o had t o ge t wo r k whe r e v e r t h e y c o u l d and t ha t me an t go i n g s ome d i s t an c e f r om home . M o s t o f t he m wen t a b o u t t h r e e T h i s gave wo r k m i l e s n o r t h o f B l a c k f o o t a n d p u t u p hay o n s ha r e s . t o a l l men and l a r g e b o y s . The D r a pe r f am i l y mov e d u p t h e r e d u r i n g t he hay i n g t i me and M r s . D r ape r c o o k e d f o r t h e me n . Wh e n t he f i r s t c r o p o f h a y was i n t h e s t a c k t h e r e we r e b e r r i e s t o p i c k on s ha r e s .
49

MORE LAND H I STORY PAGE 8

Th i s wa s h a r d wo r k , t r ave l i n g e i g h t m i l e s t o t he r an c h o f Edw i n Wa t s on , l o c a t e d no r t h o f B l a c k f oo t , p i c k i n g r a s pb e r r i e s f o r a f i f t h . t h e n home bo t t l i n g t he i r me age r s ha r e and r e p e a t i n g t h i s un t i l t h e e n d o f t h e b e r r y s e a s o n . He r e t he who l e f am i l y c o u l d he l p and d i d , a s f r u i t w a s i nd e e d a t r e a t . A t ano t he r p l a c e n e a r t h e r i v e r n o t s o f a r f r om M o r e l and , a man h a d a l a r g e t r a c t o f goo s e be r r i e s . T h e s e we r e a l s o p i c k e d f o r a f i f t h . I n t he f a l l a M r . L a l e y b e r t y h a d a p a t c h o f po t a t o e s p e o p l e ga t he r e d on s ha r e s . The y we r e a l s o p i c k e d u p f o r a f i f t h . The y we r e v e r y s ma l l and t he f a m i l i e s we r e poo r l y c l o t he d f o r s u c h wo r k , bu t a f ew o f t he s c r ub b y p o t a t o e s we r e g a t h e r e d and w i t h t he a b u n d a n c e o f w i l d r ab b i t s , t ha t we r e v e r y t h i c k , t he s e p i on e e r s l i v e d t h r ou g h t he f i r s t f ew y e a r s . The r e we r e a l s o o t he r d u t i e s t h a t o c c u p i e d t h e i r t i me , g e t t i n g woo d t ha t was n o t s o h a r d t o g e t a s t he l ava b e d s we r e cove r e d w i t h r e d c e d a r . Th i s was h a u l e d a n d a f f o r d e d f u e l t ha t i s u n s u r p a s s e d . A l t ho u g h c e d a r wood wa s p l e n t i f u l o n t he l ava b e d s i t was v e r y hard and dang e r ou s wo r k . The c r a c k s s o s t e e p and d e e p t h a t many an i ma l s we r e l o s t b y f a l l i n g i n t he c r a c k s and I t was a l s o h a r d on t he wagons and t oo k an b r e a k i n g t he i r l e g s . e x pe r t d i r ve r t o g e t d own o f f t he r o c k s w i t h a l o ad o f wood . As t he wood was hau l e d i t b e c ame s c a r c e r and i t t oo k 2 d a y s or mo r e t o g e t a l oad . As no w a t e r was t o b e f ound n e ar , i t h a d t o b e c a r r i e d in barre l s . Th i s was t he on l y f u e l f o r a f ew y e a r s and t oo k a l a r g e pa r t o f t he homema k e r s t i me . As t he who l e f a c e o f t he c o un t r y was cove r e d w i t h s ag e b r u s h , f a rm i n g c o u l d no t b e c a r r i e d on u n t i l t h i s was r emove d . Th i s was d o n e by d r ag g i ng h e av y l og s or an o l d r a i l r o ad r a i l ove r t he b r u s h , t he n b u r n i ng a s mu c h a s po s s i b l e , t he n p l ow i n g and r ak i n g up t he r ema i n i ng b r u s h and r oo t s t ha t we r e n o t b u r n e d a t f i r s t . The f i r s t s ha d e t r e e s on t he t own s i t e we r e e a r n e d t h i s way , b u r n i n g s ag e f o r M r . Thomas Bond a n d i n r e t u r n g e t t i ng c u t t i n gs o f s hade t r e e s f o r pay . A l l h e l p e d a t t h i s wo r k . Women and c h i l dr e n t ak i n g p i t ch f o r k s , s t a r t i ng a f i r e , c a r r y i ng t he f o r k f u l l o f l i ve f i r e and s t a r t i n g mo r e f i r e s , a v e r y ho t d i r t y j o b , but t he l an d , whe n c l e a r e d wa s v e r y f e r t i l e . The s e p i on e e r s d i d e n j oy t he ms e l ve s i n t he on l y way po s s i b l e , t ha t o f v i s i t i n g w i t h e a c h o t he r and hav i ng l i t t l e c ommu n i t y d i nn e r s . F i r s t o f t he s e was C h r i s t ma s d i nn e r 1 8 9 4 , a t t he home o f J o s i ah D r ape r , t h i s b e i ng t he l a r ge s t home , c o n s i s t i ng o f t wo r ooms . H e r e we r e g a t he r e d t he f am i l i e s l i v i ng on t he t own s i t e , I t wa s no t t he abund an c e o f t he f ood n o r a l s o a f ew l i v i ng n e a r b y . t he e l abo r a t e s e t t i n g o f t he d i nn e r t ha t l i n g e r e d i n t he memo r y , b u t t he l ov e and f r i e n d s h i p t ha t was f o rmed a t s u c h g a t he r i n g s . In a l l t he r e we r e a b o u t t we n t y- f o u r s a t down t o t h i s f i r s t C h r i s t mas d i nn e r , a r a t he r l a r g e c r owd f o r s u ch a s ma l l home , bu t i n t ho s e d a y s he a r t r oom c o u n t e d mo r e t han h ou s e r oom . A h e avy l ad e n f r e i g h t wagon pas s e d t h e home o f C h a r l e s Fu l me r ,

50

MORE LAND H I STORY PAGE 9

h i s s ma l l s o n r an i n t o t he r oad and wagon p a s s e d o v e r h i s b o d y . T h r o u g h s o me m i r ac l e , t h e b o y was p i c k e d u p w i t ho u t any i n j u r i e s .

The s t age s t a t i on was mov e d f r om f a r t he r o u t o n t he d e s e r t a t a p l a c e c a l l e d Roo t H o g , t o t h e J o r dan Home whe r e s t ag e h o r s e s we r e k e p t t o b e c ha n g e d a s t he s t ag e s p a s s e d t h r o u g h . Thomas J o r dan k e p t t h e s t ag e s t a t i on u n t i l t he r a i l r o ad was b u i l t .

I n 1 8 9 6 a po s t o f f i c e was e s t ab l i s h e d b y t he n ame o f B r yan and H y r um G r i mme t t was t he f i r s t p o s t ma s t e r . He k e p t t he po s t o f f i c e i n h i s own home . F r om h i s home i t wa s r emove d t o a s ma l l b u i l d i n g a t t he c o r n e r o f h i s l o t . T h e ma i l w a s b r ou g h t b y s t ag e un t i l 1 9 0 1 whe n t he r a i l r oad b u i 1 t a b r an c h 1 i n e t o M a c k ay wh i c h p a s s e s t h r ou g h Mo r e l an d .

N e p h i M c B r i d e was t he f i r s t ma i l c a r r i e r , c a r r y i ng t he ma i l f r om t he r a i l r o ad t o t h e po s t o f f i c e . I n 1 9 1 4 Mrs . W . C . Merre l l was appo i n t e d p o s t m i s t r e s s and t h e o f f i c e was mov e d t o h e r home , I n 1 9 1 6 t he po s t o f f i c e was and M r . Mo r t e n was t h e ma i l c a r r i e r . a b a n d o n e d f o r a r u r a l r ou t e and was r e e s t ab l i s h e d i n 1 9 1 7 , u n d e r t h e n ame o f Koe v e r w i t h A . P . B e n s on as po s t ma s t e r . Th i s wa s t he p o s t o f f i c e , u n t i l h i s d e a t h i n 1 9 1 9 , abou t o n e y e a r , a n d h e was a l s o t he ma i l c a r r i e r . Then W . C . M e r r e l l wa s appo i n t e d po s t ma s t e r wi t h Ab r ah am H a t c h , a s t he po s t o f f i c e wa s hou s e d i n i t s p r e s e n t l o c a t i on . In 1 93 5 Mrs . G r an t Fo rman was appo i n t e d a s s i s t an t p o s t m i s t r e s s and t oo k c h a r g e o f t he o f f i c e wh i c h i s s t i l l u nd e r h e r s u pe r v i s i on . M r . H a t c h s t i l l c a r r i e d .t he ma i l .

I n t he s umme r o f 1 8 9 5 , a g r ou p o f me n we n t f i f t y m i l e s up Wo I v e r i n e Canyon and h au I e d l o g s to bu i l d a me e t i n g a n d s c hoo l hou s e wh i c h w a s comp l e t e d s o t h a t s c hoo l was he l d a f ew mon t h s i n

1895 .

On t he 2 3 Ma r c h , 1 8 9 6 , J o hn H e n r y S m i t h , r e p r e s e n t i n g t he P r e s i d e n c y o f t h e L a t t e r -Day S a i n t s Chu r c h , and J ame s S t e e l , P r e s i dent of t he B i n gham S t ake P r e s i de n cy , we r e at t he o r g an i z a t i o n , w i t h a l l memb e r s o f t h e c h u r c h t ha t wou l d b e i n c l ud e d i n t he new war d . T h e o r g an i z a t i on and o f f i c e r s o f t h e wa r d we r e a s f o l l ows , a s n e a r a s r e c o r d s s how , b u t many a r e no t c omp l e t e : H a n s P . Ch r i s t i an s e n , B i s hop ; J ame s E n g l and , F i r s t C o u n s e l o r ; A l ma I n t he C l eme n t s , S e c o n d C o u n s e l o r ; C h a r l e s P . Swe n s on , C l e r k . S u n d ay S c hoo l : Thomas L i nd s ay , S u pe r i n t e nde n t ; A l e x an d e r C l eme n t , F i r s t A s s i s t an t ; J o h n V . En g l and , S e c o n d A s s i s t an t , and L a u r a C h r i s t i an s e n , Secret ary . The R e l i e f S o c i e t y : Ann i e C l eme n t , The M u t u a l I mp r ov e me n t P r e s i den t ; Mary C . Monson , S e c r e t a ry . A s s o c i a t i on : C h r i s t i e n J . C h r i s t i an s e n , P r e s i d e n t o f Y o u n g M e n ; L au r a Ch r i s t i an s e n , P r e s i d e n t o f Y o u n g L ad i e s ; A l i c e E n g l and , Coun s e l o r , and M a r y H a t c h , S e cond Coun s e l o r . The P r i ma r y : R o s e

51

MORELAND H I STORY PAGE 1 0

C h r i s t i an s e n , Pre s i d en t ; S ar a h C l eme n t and M a r ga r e t B r own , Coun s e l o r s . The wa r d was c a l l e d M o r e l and . T h e we s t s i d e o f S n a k e R i ve r w a s d i v i d e d i n t o t wo wa r d s , R i v e r s i d e a n d M o r e l an d . M o r e l an d c omp r i s e d a l l t e r r i t o r y n o r t h o f t he r o a d r u n n i ng e a s t a n d we s t o n e - h a l f m i l e s ou t h o f M o r e l and t own s i t e and we n t e a s t a s f a r a s t h e r i v e r , we s t t o t he d e s e r t , n o r t h t o t he l ava b e d s . T h i s wa s t he n t he M o r e l an d w a r d un t i l t he G r ove l and w a r d was o r g an i z e d when t he ward was d i v i d e d and a w a r d o r g an i z e d o n t he e a s t s t ar t i ng a t t he o l d s u g a r f a r m r u n n i ng d u e n o r t h t o t he l av a s , t he r ema i n i n g t e r r i t o r y i s s t i l l M o r e l an d Wa r d . Ou r m e e t i n g h o u s e wa s a l o g bu i l d i ng c o n s i s t i ng o f o n e l a r g e r oom t h i r t y b y f i f t y f e e t , hav i ng t h r e e w i n d ows o n e a c h s i d e , and a r a i s e d p l a t f o rm or s t a ge i n t he b a c k and I i g h t e d b y c o a l o i I l amp s . T h e wa l l s we r e wh i t e was h e d and t h e p e op l e s a t on home made woo d e n b e n c he s . A l l s o c i a l s , pa r t i e s , d a n c e s , and f u n e r a l s we r e h e l d i n t h i s ha l l . T h e f a l l a f t e r t he me e t i n g hou s e was c o mp l e t e d , a g r o u p o f men we r e wh i t e was h i n g i t . A t noon S ad i e E n g l and , d au g h t e r o f J ame s Eng l and , b r ou g h t ove r a b i g d i s h pan f u l l o f h o t b u n s made i n t o s andw i c h e s . T h e y r e l i s he d t he s andw i c h e s e x c l a i m i n g o v e r s u c h g o o d s an dw i c h e s t h e g i r l had made . A f t e r t he y we r e e a t e n i t was d i s c ov e r e d i t was r abb i t me a t g r ound u p and f l av o r e d w i t h a l i t t l e b a c o n t o make t he s an dw i c h e s , bu t i t was c o o k e d s o we l l a n d f l av o r e d n o n i c e l y , i t t a s t e d j u s t a s we l l a s i f i t had b e e n wha t t h e me n t ho u g h t i t was . T h e f o l l ow i n g a r e s ome o f t he p i on e e r s t ha t c ame t he y e a r t he war d was o r gan i z e d and s o o n a f t e r . A s r e co r d s we r e n o t t ak e n c a r e o f , a comp l e t e l i s t i s n o t ava i l ab l e . And r ew C . J e n s on a n d f am i l y . H e was o r d a i n e d a pa t r i a r c h ab o u t 1 9 0 0 . M r . Co t t e l l and f am i l y . A . R . B e n s o n and f am i l y f r om P l a i n C i t y , U t ah . The h i s t o r y o f M o r e l and wou l d n o t b e c omp l e t e w i t ho u t i n c l ud i ng t h i s man a s he wa s t he embo d i eme n t o f hono r and k i ndn e s s . H i s c h i l d r e n have f i l l e d r e s po n s i b l e po s i t i on s i n t he s t ake and i n t he wa r d , and h i s y o u n g e s t s on i s n ow t he B i s ho p o f t he wa r d , b u t n o n e h av e b e e n l ov e d a n d r e s p e c t e d l i k e t he i r f a t h e r . H e was o r d a i ne d a p a t r i a r c h H e d i e d i n M a r c h 1 9 1 9 , and l e f t a p l a c e t ha t n o o n e h a s in 1 90 5 . b e e n ab l e t o f i l l . H y r um And e r s on who b e c ame one o f t he f i r s t me r c h an t s . Wa r r e n L i nd s ay and f am i l y , who have d o n e mo r e t o make M o r e l and wh a t i t i s t han any o n e pe r s on who has l i v e d h e r e . C h a r l e s Fu l me r and f am i l y . C h a r l e s R i c h a r d s on , Ge o r g e M o ye s , O l i e M c B r i d e , P e t e r H a r t v i g s o n , B . H . I ve r s on , J o h n R o u s a n d f am I l I e s . G e o r g e M o y e s wa s a mu s i c i an and h e l pe d t o f u r n i s h mus i c a t d an c e s and e n t r t a i nme n t s . He p l ayed a bas s v i o l . R o y B r own and G e o r g e H e n r y L I nd s a y . Ge o r ge H e n r y L i nd s ay wa s a v i o l i n i s t and p l ay e d f o r t h e d a n c e s . Mr . P r o gn e r , M r . O c k e rman , Hans G r e g e r s o n T <;> r v e l H e mme r t , Ab r am H a c h ' W i l l i am Cu r t i s , W i l l i am M i l e s , L a c o n i , M I l e , Rod e y S a z e y , W I l l I am P a r k s M i l e s , who w i t h h i s w i f e c ame , t h I S ch I l d r e n i n 1 8 9 7 , be c ame i l l , d y i n g Ju l y 1 8 9 7 . t o VI S I , H e wa s t h e f I r s t p e r s on t o be bu r i e d i n t h e c eme t e r y , wh i c h was

52

MOREL AND H I STORY PAGE

11

se l ec ted one - h a l f Dav i d

at

t he

t i me we s t

of

his of

deat h . t he

Th i s

p lot was

of

g r ound bought W.

one by

and t he Sr . ,

mi les

t own s i t e Evan

c h u r c h , s u r v e y e d , and p l o t t e d f o r t h e c e me t e r y . Gr i f f i t h , these hou s e s after . no t he p i c t u r e s h ows , wa r d made he l p e d to d an c e s own Ge o r g e wi t h and B a l dw i n , Jones , c ame to J am e s C h a pm a n , Gedde s , me e t i n g who c ame Thomas Jordan , t he i r c l ear t he D e x t e r Kn i g h t , s age brush

J o hn G r i f f i t h , Ge o r g e he l p i t

E n g l a nd . Ro b e r t home s , t hose

O l i v e r B e l n ap , bu i l d for easy

f am i l i e s ,

mak i n g

T h e r e we r e go to t hen , so

o r o t h e r e n t e r t a i nme n t s amu s eme n t . The They l ad i e s d i nn e r s l o n e l y ho u r s . They

to put

t he r e

o r g an i z ed p r e pa r e d , t h a t we r e spent busy away away two t he to

s i n g i n g p r a c t i c e wh i c h on t h e i r own p l a y s , s e r v e d on for a we e k t he l ong in

pass many he l d ,

dance s , in

a n d wa r d s o c i a l s . me e t i n g hou s e . t he t he me a l Th i s dur i ng and was in the i r and

a s e v e n t h o f M a r c h w a r d r e u n i o n wa s t ab l e s t he in e n j oy i ng af t er wi t h , s t ove s fa l l l as t t hemse l ve s . had t he y to we n t Howe v e r , s e rved . have hou s e t he No wa s

b i g hot

A who l e t hen

day was it

l ad i e s we r e u s ua l l y k e p t c l e ar i ng been One me t h o d t he has done or In

advan c e p r e p a r i ng been st i l l t he to

feas t

a l t ho u g h s e rved men t he

year l y

reun i ons . wint er i n wo od

heat out

mo n t h s .

cedar s coa l he ld

b rough t

enough

t h r ou g h Our

t he w i n t e r . s c h oo l first

burned . t he was me e t i n g H y r um ho u s e a l r e ady The

first The

d e s c r i be d . s choo l

s c h oo l

t e acher

G r i mme t t .

2 8 was o r g an i z e d t h e 8 J u l y , 1 8 9 5 . Janua ry 2 7 , 1 9 0 2 , t h e d i s t r i c t w a s e n l a r g e d a n d on 1 8 J u l y , 1 9 0 6 , s t i l l a n o t h e r add i t i o n w a s m a d e t o t h e d i s t r i c t . 1 2 J u l y , 1 9 1 1 , i t w a s c u t d own

d i s t r i c t No . to t he o r i g i na l Wray t he t he to s i ze . and Mr . G r i mme t t moved In l og t au g h t f r om t he t he s c hoo l t wo years , and he t hen bu i l t or John f am i l y of t he he re Hyrum , s c hoo l U t ah , wa s

b e c ame

s c hoo l s i de

t ea c he r .

1 90 0 a one
hou s e In and t he

r o om b r i c k

bu i l d i n g wa s d i v i ded , the

Mot h i a s Benson s e v en t h e i gh t h we r e : g r ad e Edwa r d

t ak i n g t he younge r g r oups a n d John W r a y t h e advanced g r ad e s . The t he

and e i gh t h was L.

1 90 2

f i rst of Jae l of

g r ad u a t i on o f t he e i gh t h M o r e l and

he l d .

f irst

g r ad u a t e s B i s ho p and

g r ad e Wa r d ,

Benson ,

present

t he

F r a n c e l l e G r i mme t t , S ome next was A. so l d mo v e d P. to bu i l t to t i me on after

O l i ve r this a

M e a d B e l n ap , one r oom t he a

Hat ch . ho u s e t he wa s f r ame l og r o om f r ame of bu i l t ha l l to was t he was was

f r am e

s c hoo l a so l d The

t he b r i ck t he He

one . c hu r c h bu i l t t hree

Ab o u t b l ock it a nd

four and

ye a r s

l ater

l arge r

c hu r c h

r o om

Benson . we s t

into made

res i dence . a s c ho o l and a

br i ck t he

H y r um G r i mm e t t abou t The

into bonded

a dwe l l i n g in

and t ha t

mi les wa s

for

par t

dist r i ct .

distr ict

br i ck

bu i l d i n g

e r e c t e d , h a v i n g f o u r c l a s s r o oms , b u t n o b a s e m e n t . Th i s was u s ed f o r a n umbe r o f y e a r s . A g a i n t h e b o n d s o f t h e d i s t r i c t we r e r a i s e d T h i s w a s m a d e o f y e l l ow b r i c k and and a mo r e m o d e r n hou s e b u i l t . cons i s t e d o f r ooms , wi th an u n f i n i s h e d b a s eme n t w i t h a f u r n a c e a n d e i g h t c l a s s an of f i ce . The state t he n d e s i gn a t e d it as an

53

MORELAND H I S TORY PAGE

12

accred i t ed The f i rst

h i gh

s c ho o l . Leora

W i l l i am Ba r t l e t t c l as s Wray , c on s i s t e d V e r l and

wa s of

t he

s u p e r i n t e nd e n t . G r i mm e t t , and T h e l ma

g r adu a t i n g

E dwa r d

V i o l e t G r i mme t t , Fo rman . A few ye a r s

C h r i s t i an s e n .

pr i or

to

t he

wo r l d wa r s

s t r e am o f

home

s e e ke r s as it t ho s e to t he i r whe r e cause , we l l s , Fo r to and was t he m

c ame t o B i n g ham Cou n t r y , M o r e l an d g e t t i n g t he mo s t o f t h e m , j o i n e d t h e d e s e r t t o t h e we s t and n o r t h ( whe r e a p p e a r e d t o i n e x pe r i en c e d in t he c l i ma t e of ou r coun t r y ) a wo n d e r f u l b u i l d u p hom e s and mo s t o f t h em h a d e n o u g h mo n e y t o f i n an c e p r o j e c t s fo r a f e w y e a r s . T h e s e p e o p l e c am e f r o m t h e s t a t e s t he r e t hey about was f i l ed 3 e nough on r a i n fa l l dese r t , c rops to i rr igate t he i r c r ops and e i t he r a m i s r e p r e s e n t a t i on t he t he in bu i l d i n g mo r t g a g e o t h e rw i s e h o me s , yea r s and ge t buy i ng by real e s t a t e me n o r huge s um s and buy t he fenc i ng good . s om e o t h e r d r i l l i ng t he i r Th i s of l and . l ed t he

p l ace

t h rough ,

spend i n g

mach i ne r y , we r e home s , Then

unu s u a l l y

en l arge

t he i r

mo r e

f a r m i n g mach i ne r y , so i l

bondage .

fert i l i ty

e x a u s t e d a n d w i t h t wo d r y y e a r s , t h e home b u i 1 t a s ma l l t own n ame d T a b e r , w h e r e c ommun i t y , hous e s a l l be i ng but at is present , s o l d or t he t here and is have b e e n s t o l en and

s e e k e r s we r e b r o k e . They t he r e was a f l ou r i s h i n g a Ra i l r o ad s i gn by s pu r . of t hi s The ever

just

t h e on l y bu i l t

i mp r o v e d

ce l l ar s

c i s t erns

t he s e

p e op l e .

Th i s was t he cause for a l ot of bus i n e s s c om i n g t o M o r e l and . D u r i n g t h e s e y e a r s , t h e r e we r e 3 s t o r e s , 2 me a t m a r k e t s , a l umb e r yard , and we r e a i mp l e me n t lot of of h ou s e , b a r be r wa s we s hop , to to we r e 3 b l acksm i t h The our to al l s ho p s , i l ls . ou r g a r age s , of as a a S i d ewa l k s p l ace ho u s e s l ay e d we r e bu i I t rent . cure s oon t own boas t ed

C h amb e r

Comm e r c e ,

wh i c h and

ordered

ou t

t ake

coope r a t e d v i l l age . A f t e r t h i s g r o u p h ad a y e a r o r t wo o f g o o d The s e p e o p l e we r e v e r y c r o p s an o t h e r g r o u p c ame f r om K e n t u c k y . poo r a n d d i d n o t go we s t , bu t r e ma i n e d i n t h e t own whe r e a s h i g h a s

f am i l i e s

l i ved

in

s ma l l

r o oms ,

wi t h

very

poor

f o od ,

and

not

ve r y g o o d c l o t h i n g . He r e t he y s l e p t , b u r n i ng s age b r u s h b e c a u s e i t wa s e a s y t o ge t . M a k i n g q u i t e a b u r d e n on t h e R e l i e f S o c i e t y and chu r ch be fed who l e in and ge n e r a l . c l o t he d . of cove r e d A l t hough Then these wi t h t he t he y we r e epedem i c died not of LDS peop l e one t he y had out of to and t he t he i n f l uenza b roke co r n e r mo r e t h an

f am i 1 i e s wa s

peop l e unke pt

un t i l

c e me t e r y

g r ave s ,

20

dy i n g

f i rs t year . Wh e n t h e d r y f a r m i n g c e a s e d t o y i e l d , and t h e f am i l i e s mov e d awa y , t h e b u s i n e s s f r om t h a t s o u r c e l e f t t h e b u s i n e s s o f t h e t own w i t h n o o u t l e t , s o na t u r a l l y s t o r e s and s ho p s we r e c l o s e d , b u i l d i n g s we r e u s e d f o r dwe l l i n gs , h o u s e s , o r o t h e rw i s e a b a n d o n e d . The C h amb e r of Comme r c e ceased to f u n c t i on , t he brass band d i s b and e d , t h e n t h e d e p r e s s i o n c au s e d t h e p e o p l e f r om K e n t u c k y t o g o t o a l a r g e r t own w h e r e t he y c ou l d g e t wo r k . L e av i n g M o r e l and abou t whe r e i s an a s s e t i t was b e f o r e to ou t t h e boom , except a g o o d h i g h s c ho o l wh i c h c ommu n i t y . s t o c k e d o n e r o om i n h i s home w i t h m e r c h a n d i s e

Robe r t C .

Geddas

54

MORELAND H I S TORY PAGE 13

i n abou t ou t s ome of

1 900 .

L at e r t h i s was in 1 903 . nai l s , In coa l ( c a l i co ) , dress of

t aken ove r t he oi l , f i rst

by O l i v e r B e l n a p who w e n t s t ore and a t he r e f ew we r e about

bus i ne s s

bo l t s o f c l o t h , c an n e d Eve r y c h i l d

sugar ,

sugar , I f

sal t , o t he r

f l ou r , s t r ay e d

and any

goo d s , had a

axe l t he

greas e ,

art i c l es .

s ame b o l t .

t he y had

one cou l d have An d e r s o n by Mr .

i d e n t i f i e d t he m b y t h e i r d r e s s m a t e r i a l . No one got I n 1 9 0 3 W . P . L i nd s ay a n d H y r um r i c h f r om t h i s me r c a n t i l e v e n t u r e . bui I t a and f r ame Sons bu i l d i n g is n ow and s t ocked In he it wi t h H y r um Co . gene r a l An d e r s o n and 2 t he for a ye a r s t h i s was l o c a t e d whe r e t he l ar g e l av a r o c k s t o r e own e d 1 908

me r c h a n d i s e ,

L i ndsay

l ocat ed . wh i c h In

w i t hd r ew f r o m t h e b u i l d i n g wa s about l arge t own s . of At and and feed one it his In we r e was a on r an was poo l to t he 3 ye a r s

f i rm of

L i n d s ay An d e r s o n M e r c h an t i l e Benson , Mr . a store . r an he L i n d s ay wo r k e d 191 1 to t he

l eased t o c l e r k i ng t h at

a P. in

f o r abou t r e t u r ned , be s t in in

wh e n t he b u i l d i n g b u r n e d d own . rock s t ore

in B l ackfoot

bu i l t t he

c o mp a r e d and

f avo r ab l y

l arger way a b i ns ,

F r om t h i s h e h a s b r an c h e d ou t mi l l s , Mr . i ce h ou s e , f o r me a t s , und e r at

and made ad d i t i o n s d e p a r t me n t , s t ock and 1 936 . shop

i mp l e me n t

coa l

l arge re fr i ge r a t o r t i me wa s to

a n d p e r i s h ab l e v e g e t ab l e s and i n - l aw b o u g h t of L i nd s ay N o v e mb e r is n ame It this

f ru i t s . s t ore t hen

L i nd s ay ' s and

b r o t he r t he

i n t he We l k e r ,

ope rat ed L i n d s ay son

c h an g e d

Sons .

b e i n g man a g e d

by Mr .

L i n d s ay

o l de s t 1 8 99 of

Jesse

t i me , a

Thomas

Furn i s s on

bu i l t

b l acksmi t h was ve r y he bu i l t to 191 1 . in so i l . a

whe r e a l so

p l ow s t he r e hard in He a

s h a r p e n e d and lot ho r s e s store sold in t he r e

ho r s e s In his

s h od . ab o u t de a t h this

Th i s 1 90 2

p r o f i t ab l e as I t was s t ore and

r e p a i r n e e de d fee t . un t i l to t he wa s and a of was so

t h i s g r a ve l y ove r

pu t

groce r i es this t h en

t u rn i ng

t h e b l a c k sm i t h s ho p a Mr . a J o hn s o n who was

h i s son , The back

Ge o r g e . and opened

Octobe r

s t ore about Then d own . his used hand l e Th i s bu i l t

bu i l d i ng

l i ved

t he

r o om

f r on t , t he

ope r a t e d ag a i n s t wa s s h op

for it . torn

3
it l ot his t he wa s bu t

year s , burned Char 1 es whe r e he a l t h hor s e t he own e d t he s e

a l t ho u g h t he C r ouch a l mo s t f a i l ed , s ho e i n g by Mr . we r e

s t r o ng

s e n t i me n t

ground had any was A P. on l y t he

b 1 acksmi t h l ar ge as

bu i l t k i nd it no t

rat he r

b l ac k sm i t h wa s One a u t omo b i l e s h op g a r a g e was

s ho p

on

b l acksmi t h i ng a b and o n e d cement to of p r o f i t ab l e . b l ock

car r i e d

o n unt i l

t he n

b e c ame cou l d bu i l t .

al l

bus i ne s s . W. t he In L i nd s ay

l arge one s

L i nd s ay .

Other s t ores s u rv i v e t i me had such f i rst t he

a n d s h o p s we r e

d e p r e s s i on . appe a r s t op and or t he it d i f ferent wh i t e was used t ype s W. for s i ck had of P. al l and and this

ma r c h F i rs t

t he r e wh i t e as a

veh i c l e s . i mpo r t an t

al l t he

l umb e r

wag o n s he a r s e

t he n

t he

t op .

b ou g h t

o c c a s i on s , ch u r c h

whe n

anyone was o t he r s

h a d t o be t a k e n t o a d o c t o r
br i ng v i s i t i ng

a l s o t o t h e RR s t a t i o n at B l a c k f o o t
to our t own . Soon

l e ade r s

s t y l e o f c a r r i a g e a n d o t h e r s go t ho r s e b u g g i e s . T h e n c ame t he au t omob i l e . T h e f i r s t o f t h e s e wa s b o u g h t by F r an k Gr i mme t a n d C h a r l e s C r o u c h was s o o n a f t e r . The s e f i r s t cars c a u s e d a l o t o f

55

MORELAND H I STORY PAGE 14

interest let o ld amu s i n g frequent s t ar t ed b r e ak i n g

and and

men go s o me

t ha t

had

t i ed

t he

l i nes

a r ou n d

t he

dashboard The a man t he used .

and Many mo s t go t neck Of

dobb i n

home

found

t he s e

c on t r a p t i o n s

di ffe rent .

a l mo s t

t r ag i c into turn an

i n c i d en t s s ome t h i n g . to s t op un t i l so

occur red . At t he one gas t i me at wa s

t h i n g w a s wh e n t h e d r i v e r wan t e d t o s t o p he w i l l e x c i t e d a n d run f o r go t of wh a t 10 to mi l es and t r ave l e d

ye l l w h o a

and t h e n g e t

s pe e d

ho u r

c o u r s e h e d i d no t wa n t t o g e t t o o f a r f r o m home s o e v e r y o n c e a n d a wh i l e he wou l d go p a s t i n a c l o ud o f du s t , t h i s was r e a l d u s t a s there years we r e no grave l ed oi l ed Now t he or paved we r e Bu t al l roads , bu i I t the bu t rut s and of bump s . t own t own up a t he A f ew wi t h and and vas t It deep -' later roads conne c t i n g ma i n par t t he

B l ackfoot . fo l l ows can took wi t h be

h i g hway

mi sses year

t h e RR in in a

t o S a l mo n . a l mo s t go to t h e t i me

even t he s i de in l ow back , and spent

roads a r e bu i l t The r e t own in roads is to

t r ave l e d day to

car s . t he

d i f f e rence al l dus t

t ha t peop l e B l a c k foo t t he n in

go i ng

1 896 . hub

and fa l l

we r e

s umme r rea l

and

s p r i n g mud . ere c t ed c l ose

I t was

b l e s s i n g when a

s u g a r f a c t o r y was

e n o u g h t ha t f a r me r s c o u l d r a i s e be e t s and o t h e r c r o p s . T h e g r ave l y g r o u n d i s a d a p t e d t o b e r r i e s and a l f a l f a . T h e s e c r o p s y i e l d we l l here . A ca l l e d for coa l c om p a n y Mun s o n year s . car c o mpo s e d Bros . The s e l o ad . of me n The i r J. H. and L . so l d C. Munson be i n g and J o hn Beu s e to buy

Thras h i ng

and We l l

Dr i l l i ngs

Comp a n y t he

ope r a t ed

many

a l so

coa l ,

f i rst

by t he

t h r a s he r wa s

r u n b y s t e am g e n e r a t e d by

wo o d or c o a l . The d r i l l i n g of we l l s wa s a bo om a s dug we l l s c a v e d i n s o s oon . T h e y we r e o n e o f t h e f i r s t t o e n g a g e i n t h i s b u s i n e s s . A u gu s t Th i s t i me . t he wa s As 29 , P. t he r e of 1 895 , was t he no f irst who de a t h on t he in s he t own s i t e hea l t h was an the o c cu r r e d . for in s ome t he On f r om a we r e t he d i ed new

Emma

Gr i mm e t t

had

been to

poor

ceme t e r y W i l l i am t he

se l e c t e d Marks

bur i ed aged

R i v e r s i d e Ceme t e r y b u t 27th of Ju l y , Utah , no to for O r an g e v i l l e , t ract bur i e d hay wi t h wi t h died a

later and

r e mo v e d

t h e M o r e l a nd Mi les , of many

C e me t e r y . man

1897 ,

au t h o r i t i e s whe r e As t h at for up and

wa r d s e l e c t e d peop l e mo v e d to

g r o u nd

c e me t e r y done . men t he

ye a r s

s u r ve y i n g cook one for

t he Draper pu t

fam i l y

f i e l ds wh a t

hay- - E l i z abe t h was bu r i e d in

E n g l and t he

wa s w i t h

t hem , mu s t

ev en i n g been

s h e was

s t r i c ken very

s u d d e n l y and

have

appen d i c i t i s

c e me t e r y b e i n g t h e f i r s t woman to b e b u r i e d t h e r e . I n 1 9 1 0 t he c e me t e r y wa s s u r v e y e d and p l o t t e d . M a n y g r a v e s h a d t o b e mo v e d a s t h e y we r e on t he s t ree t s , but Bro . Mi les never was a l t ho u g h E l i z a b e t h E n g l and ' s had t o b e mov e d . B e f o r e t h i s n o t mu c h o f a r e cord was kept as peop 1 e in a n ew coun t r y seem to forge t t he r e co r d ke e p i n g . I n 1 9 1 4 O . M . Be l n ap wa s appo i n t e d s e x t o n o f t he I n 1 9 3 6 t h e c e me t e r y c e me t e r y a n d a mo r e c o mp l e t e r e c o r d wa s k e p t . w a s t a k e n o v e r b y t h e s t a t e and a c e m e t e r y ma i n t e n a n c e d i s t r i c t creat ed . O. M. B e l n ap , H . A. Benson , and Ve r n a l L e av i t t we r e

56

MORELAND H I S TORY PAGE 1 5

appo i n t e d b y Gov . R o s s a s C e me t e r y Comm i s s i on . I n 1 9 3 7 t he p r e l i m i n e r y s t e p s we r e t ak e n f o r i mp r o v e m e n t s . I n 1 9 3 8 a n e l e c t r i c pump i n g p l an t was i n s t a l l e d and p i pe s l a i d and g r a s s p l an t e d , w i t h wat e r on t he c e me t e r y a mo r e e x t e n s i ve b e au t i f i c a t i on p r o g r am i s be i n g wo r k e d o u t . H e r e t he mo s t o f o u r p i on e e r s s l e e p . S ome c om i n g f r om C a l i f o r n i a and o t he r po i n t s , t o be b u r i e d i n t he c e me t e r y b y o t he r l ov e d on e s . I n 1 9 3 8 t he r e we r e mo r e t han 4 0 0 g r ave s . Whe n t he r a i l r o ad wa s e x t e n d e d t o t he L o s t R i ve r c o un t r y . t he r a i l r o ad c ompany p r om i s e d a d e p o t t o t he t own i f t he c i t i z e n s I n 1 90 1 wou l d b u i l d t he t r a c k a n d s i d i ng t o hand l e t he b u s i n e s s . t he t r a c k was b u i l t b u t i t was n o t u n t i l abou t 1 9 1 7 t ha t t he d e po t was f i n i s h e d , whe n t he t own was a f l ou r i s h i ng c o nd i t i on and t he Comme r c i a l c l u b s pon s o r e d a c e l e b r a t i on and mu s i c was t h e o r d e r o f t he p r o g r am . I n 1 9 3 8 t he r a i l r o ad s o l d t he d e p o t t o a f a r me r and At i t was t o r n down and hau l e d away to be u s e d a s a dwe l l i n g . p r e s e n t t h e r e i s a p e t i t i on t o h a v e a b u i l d i ng e r e c t e d b y t he r a i l r o ad b u t t he f u t u r e w i l l t e l l whe t he r t he t own w i l l have a d e po t o r n o t . Abo u t 1 9 0 8 a t e l e p hone l i ne was b u i l t a s f a r a s t he t own b y a c e r t a i n numb e r o f p e o p l e a g r e e i n g t o u s e t h e p h o n e s . T h i s was a g r e a t b o o n t o t h e t own and o f cou r s e many mo r e have t he u s e o f t h i s mod e r n c o n v e n i e n c e . B e f o r e t he e v e n t o f t he r a i l r o ad o r a u t omob i l e , t he man who r a i s e d h i s own me a t had t o do h i s own s l aug h t e r i n g and i t was qu i t e a j ob . T h e f i r s t h o u s e bu i l t f o r t h i s pu r p o s e was b u i l t b y L e s Robb i n s who had b e e n s e l l i n g me a t i n P o c a t e l l o f o r s ome t i me . Th i s mean t mu c h t o t he f a rme r s who r a i s e d t he me a t and t o t he c o n s ume r who b o u g h t , b u t t he b i g j o b was t he man who t r ave l e d a l l n i g h t , t he p r o s p e c t o f hav i n g t o d i g t h r ou g h s n ow and s l u s h t o g e t h i s l o ad t o P o c a t e 1 1 0 w i t h o u t s po i l i n g . W i t h t he adve n t o f t he a u t omob i l e t h i s was c ha n ge d . A l a r g e pa c k i ng p l an t n e a r B l a c k f o o t c o u l d hand l e a l l t he an i ma l s , s o t he s l au gh t e r h o u s e we n t t he way o f o t he r p i on e e r e n t e r p r i s e s The L . D . S . c hu r c h wa s n o t t he on l y o r g an i z a t i on t o b u i l d a me e t i n g hou s e and w i e l d an i n f l u e n c e f o r t h e b e t t e rm e n t o f t h e A Commun i t y c hu r c h was o r g a n i z e d and a b u i l d i n g e r e c t e d . peop l e . Th i s f l ou r i s he d and b e c ame an a c t i v e c ommun i t y a f f a i r u n t i l a f t e r T h e p e o p l e cou l d t h e n a t t e nd c hu r c h i n t he au t o c ame i n t o u s e . B l a c k f o o t and i t wa s d i s o r g an i z e d , t he ho u s e b e i n g s o l d f o r a dwe l l i n g . Abou t 1 9 2 5 t he c omme r c i a l c l u b , by s u b s c r i b i ng t o a c e r t a i n amoun t had t he e l e c t r i c l i n e e x t e n d e d t o t he t own . Th i s was i nd e e d a n a d d e d c o n v e n i e n c e a n d many peop l e h a d n e ve r h a d e l e c t r i c l i gh t s i n t h e i r home s b e f o r e , s o t h i s wa s a r e d l e t t e r d a y . One man had
57

MOREL AND H I STORY PAGE 16

t he w i r i ng see t he t i me and h ewan t e d C h r i s t ma s c hu r c h bu i l t . a for a con c e r n s

done a

and real

t he n

p l eased at to

as

chi l d , cou l d home after and

pu l l e d Th i s h a ve and g ave a t he y he

t he did

s t r i ng for whe n l i ght s

to

l i ght had it . Eve

g o o n and o f f t hr i l l one be of F r an k 1 927 , to

his

p l e asure . his

s ome ever for t he

know h e wi red fi rst

l i gh t had we r e

G r i mme t t

t he

pu t

in

t he

ho l i d a y

occas i on .

E l ect r i c i ty he re t o t he At idle and

o t he r

bus iness as m i l k f i ne when for a

chance

e s t ab l i s h e d

che e s e It t he a l so

f a c t o r y was s t i mu l a t e d many 1 937 hau l ed

Th i s was mo s t g r ad e In used Bi l l 1 932 as Jr . of

p r o f i t ab l e ca t t l e .

cou n t r y r ou n d abo u t t he r e t he are of

wag o n s g a t h e r e d be t t e r herds . it wa s

t he m i l k for da i r y t he Th i s a wa s chee se

q u i t e a d i s t an c e . present and un t i l Bi l l c l osed

factory Rut h t he

m i l k was t he r e

t o B l a c k foo t . t i me , A was

b u i l d i ng was born in

fa l l l i ved

dwe l l i n g .

Hun t

bu i l d i ng . own e d A by J am e s whe r e Pend l e b u r y a good ce l l ar and is sons in a l so

l arge this

po t a t o near

w a r e ho u s e was t he

e r e c t ed an o t h e r A beet

t he

r a i l r o ad done . s ame

d e po t

bus i ne s s

s h i pp i ng wh e r e

p r od u c t

l a r ge

po t a t o

f i r m do e s is

bus i n e s s . he r e and in t he Fa l l this is a

d ump

a l so

Id e a t ed

very

busy The

t own . me mb e r s of t he LDS In church It 1 938 h av e is t he to D. to b e gun be a new chape l of to be and wi t h

e rected b l ock t he

on

t he

c hu r c h is t he on

s q ua r e . t he g r ound

con s t r u c t e d t he is

c e me n t Yancey

faced

wi t h

br i ck .

found at i on was f inish Benson t he

f i n i shed B i s ho p

ma t e r i a l have Go i n g

bu i l d i n g ,

Brot hers C l aud

con t r a c t ,

E dwa r d

a n d Ge r a l d

Ch r i s t i an s e n

counc i l e r s . in M o r l an d b y D r . and R ob e r t wi t h and

A c i nde r b l o ck Hamp t o n , El l is. s t rong b l ocks . of A l ar g e is

f a c t o ry has and of t wo

been e s t ab l i s hed l oca l men , Leo wa s and has c i nde r s is red but

B l ack foo t bed made . c e me n t

Johnson

vo l c an i c The b l ock

pu r c h a s e d make f ine

ad d i t i o n o f

af t e r is

t he c i nde r s just

a r e c rus hed ,

a n e x c e p t i ona l l y b u i l d i ng ou t l oo k . t he U t ah l og cab i n on

b l oc k Th i s

company 1 934

s t a r t i ng

a br i ght

I n Novemb e r P i o n e e r s wa s t o hou s e ou r

t h e C amp S y r i n g a o f S i nce t h at and t o h o l d

t he Daught e r s o f have bu i l t in . It is a

o r g an i z e d . f ew r e l i c s

t i me we

mee t i ngs

l ocat ed

t h e b l o c k w h e r e t he c hu r c h bu i l d i n g s a r e and i mp r e s s e s t h e p a s s e r s by of t he cour age o f t he mode r n p i on e e r . It t ook a l ot of p l a n n i n g , t h e Comm i t t e e was h e a d e d b y G e n e v i e v e H ammon d L i n d s a y and Lu l u G r i eve s E l l i s . T h e C amp i s i n d e b t e d t o t h em f o r t h e way t h e b u i l d i n g w a s f i n an c e d a n d a v o t e o f t h a n k s i s due t he m .

58

An "I

excerpt

f r om t h e

aut obi oqr aphy

of

C l aude

B.

Goinq

p u r c ha s e d a 4 0 a c r e p a r c e l i n M o r e l a n d , I d a h o a n d U n c l e C l E l l a and I h e l p e d me t o b u i l d a h o u s e f o r my b r i d e . ma r r i ed i n t he S a l t L a k e T emp l e o n 2 nd Ap r i l , 1 9 1 4 a n d o u r l i t t l e W e w o r k ed l on g a n d b e c ame a h a v e n w h e r e we l i v e d f o r man y y e a r s . Cut f o r t h r a i s i n g c r ops

I

aude

were

h ome

h a rd

and s t o c k e t c . anot her 30

When our f i r s t of

d a ug h t e r , to our

Edna , h ome

was and

born

purchas ed

a c r es

I and

c l os e

a I so

h ome s t e a d ed 6 4 a c r es i n t he h i l l s a t P a r a d i s e V a l l e y a b o u t 4 0 mi l e s a w a y and n e x t t o a r a n c h o f B i s h op En g l a nd . W e r a n o u r s t o c k t og e t h e r

T h i s k e p t me v e r y bus y and I w a s a w a y f r om h ome a l o t i n t h e s umme r . o f t h e t i me , l e a v i n q my w i f e w i t h a l o t o f r e s p o ns i b i l i t y a s we t h en had f i v e c h i l d r en . I n 1 9 2 7 I p u r c h a s e d a n o t h e r 40 a c r e s by t h e home p l ace . Then c ame t h e de p r e s s i on and we w e r e i n s e r i o us
T

t r oub l e . h ome my s t ock

I n 1 9 30 and

so l d 70

t he

p l ace get

in

the we

hi l l s mone y

to

t ry

and

save

t he al l

p l aces ;

but

co u l d n o t the w e r e ab l e years have f eet . In ho l d i n g year In 1936 a a l ong .

s u f f i c i ent whe r e rent the

and had

to sel l

a J o

ac res to t i me

were abl e hund r e d s h e e p on t i me p a ymen t and s o w e w e r e a b l e t o s t r uq q l e I n o w s e t t l e d d o wn on t h e homes t e ad a n d s l o w l y g o t b a c k o n my 1 930 t ha t I was appo i n t ed for t h en ten t he in a S c o ut Si l v er 1953 . Mas t e r Beav e r in for t he t he M o r e l and 5 year

1 i ved . W e w e r e w i t h o u t a d i me . H o w e v e r , we f a rm a g a i n f r om t h e mo r t q a q e c om p a n y a n d i n t w o I n 1 9 3 1 a f r i en d l e t me t o r e d e em o u r p l a c e .

Ward work .

p os i t i on and

years

and

r e c e i ved

and

10

s c ou t

badqes he

ou t s t an d i n g

I w a s s u s t a i n ed a s 2 n d C o uns e l o r t o B i s h o p B e n s on a n d h e l d t h e
unt i l p a s s ed awa y

p o s i t i on

I n 1 9 4 2 o u r s e c on d s o n , S t a n l e y was c a l l e d i n t o t h e A rmy a n d was s t a t i o n e d i n t he P a c i f i c I s l an d s . H e r e t u r n e d i n 1 9 4 6 and w e n t i n t c p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h me o n t h e f a rm . B u t i n 1 9 5 2 I p u r c h a s ed t h e i n t e r e s t back except We t h en a

I

t h e s t o c k and h e m o v e d t o P r i e s t of we our had f a rm bu i l t of In to our e l d e s t our s on t hat for

River s on , S t an .

i n N o r t h e rn and

s o l d mos t h ome

Gera l d

I d aho . w e moved

into

was

e l e c t ed di r e c t o r b e i ng a c t i ve l y

t h e Dans k i n D i t ch C o in I the I 1 942-3 at

in 1952 of

and

s pent

14

yea r s

enqa qed Snake was

d i s t r i bu t i on wa s also t i me

wa t e r of

and

ma i n t en a n c e of the c a n a l . a conc r e t e dam a c r o s s t h e S outh T o wn of Di t c h the Co . Up p e r y e a rs and Di r e c t o r s For our

supe r v i s e d t h e c on s t r u c t i o n P r e s i dent on the s ame Board

River . the

of the

of

Snake -

River 1 956

P r o t e c t i on on t h e

Un i o n . B o a r d o f Di r e c t o r s v e r y mu c h .

e l even

1 94 5

I was

for

Coope rat ive

C r e ame r y

and

e n j o y ed

tha t

pos i t i on

E l l a and I t o ok a t r i p t o N e w Z e a l and i n 1 9 6 6 , v i s i t i n g t h e o l d h ome a n d t h e f am i l i es l i v i n q t he r e . M y , wha t a c h a n g e h a n t a k e n p l a c e i n t h e 5 5 y e a r s t h a t h a d e l a p s e d s i n c e I l e f t m y N ew Z e a l a n d h ome shores . E l l a H um p h e r v s G o i n g . h o r n 1 4 J u l v 1 8 9 4 ; pas s ed away 2 8 O c t 1 9 67 a t h e r h ome f r om c a n c e r . C l a u d e B e r t r am G o i n g , b o r n 1 7 N o v . 1 8 9 2 ; p a s s ed a w a y 1 2 M a r 1 9 6 in the P h o en i x A r i z o na a i rpo rt f r om a heart att ack .

59

MOR ELAND Mo r e the in l and , s e t t l er s and January a we

MOR ELAND mo r e l and ,

MOR E LAND that wa s

MOR E LAND a t t ra c t i on t oo . for t he ear l y Phy l l i s and I and

t he

f o r u s a s no t - s o - ea r l y s e t t l er s

3 o l d e r c h i l d r e n w e r e l o o k i n g f o r a h ome i n t h e B l a c k f o o t a r e a of 1 9 6 7 . We wa n t ed a p l a c e f o r c h i l d r en a n d a l a r ge
Eve r y r ad i s h were of t oo . of the acre h ome t hey s h owed A us wi th tha t we a " l arge " us ga r d e n wa s we mo r e had a to or up pa t c h . l oo k i n g l and , R i gh t The s i de of F i na l l y for . the mo r e t hey h om e the l an d s h ow e d M o r e l an d t oo We t he f i red and

g a r d en . l i ke wha t who l e

wa s n ' t w a n t ed . in wa s

co s t l y were old up . to

wi th

c l ose a foot Bu t l ook

s c h oo l , t wo at to , Ferd and thi s t ha t He ou t

acros s the

s t reet wh en it

Mo r e l a n d l oo k

s c h o o l ho u s e . all

f ur n a c e w a s t h i n g s we l e an on . Wray ,

scary w i th P i oneer

f l am e s b e l c h i n g s t ock Gran t bu t a f r i en d s Secr i s t , core

f u r na c e f o und . Bi l ly

t h e grea t

l ea r n t he i r

f r om a n d

I r ememb e r H e n r y H ammo n d , J e s s L i n d s a y ,
Eng l and , Abe Ha t ch of Al l g o n e n ow and h ear t

An d e r s o n , s i de o f mov e d of

Ph i l

w i ve s amon g

o t he r s .

t h e c ommun i t y . t h e bu t c h e r bu t drops and away

Vern and V i o l e t shop . ba c k f r om t i me I

C h r i s t e n s e n h a d a home l ov e d f r e s h c a r r o t s . t i me . no But even wi th s t a l wa r t s , l o n ge r r a i s ed or tha t old do and We t he n e w Al l our mo r e be I on a to

u s e d t o be

Wa l l y B e l n a p

has

t h e s e s t a l wa r t s g o n e w e h a v e a n ew g e n e r a t i o n o f o l d - t i me r s to s c h o o l ed The wor l d c l ose Mo r e l a nd , have Ph y l l i s i nto bu t and are Mo r e I a n d but

n ewcome r s here . in to days o f you .

mo r e sent

c h i I dren not

born

and

i n Mo r e l a n d a n d i s mu c h on our a and or

t h e w o r l d t r a i n e d by a l l as c l osekn i t is the s o much good ma d e we d i ver s i on s secure s e em "old" l i fe F r om

e a s i e r now the t i me

f r i endsh i p s to h ow As see

pace of and and the

fas t er w i t h

o b l i ga t i o n s essent i a l r emembe r the way . mon t h . p i gs , T rou t d i ck " good days . r ec i pe

our

mo r e

e x p e r i en c e . youn g at bi g a ch i l d garden . in I

paren t s

g r a n d pa r e n t s

s ur v i v e d on

very and

r ememb e r We had

s u rv i ved f r om B e a r Good

$25

Dad

wa s

jani tor

T h a t c h e r H i gh s ea son . wa s

S choo l .

had 2

cows , and old No t that t ho s e Th i s an

ch i c k en s , creek , c ou l d but Bet is s t a n dby

f i sh

r i ve r old

and ducks and deer when no t h i n g The b e ma d e f r om f l o u r f o od . your

I a l s o r ememb e r
s erved de l uxe

r e l i ab l e

e l se

ava i l a b l e . and is a

" l umpy

a n d wa t e r f o l l ow i n g and

l i k e mu s h . v e r s i on f or t oo . it

s u rv i va l s ome of

i n c l ud e s e g g s a n d s p i c e s w i t h m i l k a n d s u ga r . p a r en t s of LUMPY f r om R i t a Wr i gh t B l a c k f oo t . D I CK

V e r y de l u x e

g r a n d - pa r e n t s a t e

MOT H E R ' S

2 QUAR T S OF M I LK
P EAS . LUM P S BOW L S S CALD T H E M I LK . ARE AND EAT W I TH IS

EGGS

2 C U P S OF F L O U R

M I X E G G S A N D F LOUR TOG E T H ER T O FORM L UM P S T H E S I Z E O F PEANUT S OR ADD T H E LUMPY M I X T U R E AND S I MM E R UNT I L T H E THE MI XTURE S U GAR . ADD VER S I ON . ) IS T H I CK . S POON I NTO IF N U T M EG AND C I NNAMON COOK E D T H R O U G H AN D CR EAM AND A DELUXE ( TH I S

DES I RED .

Z e n i t h Ba k e r

- Mo r e l a n d , I d a h o

60

B R I EF H I STORI CAL NOT E S ON : BLACKFOOT AREA B i n oh am c o un t y wa s crea t e d and approved by the Te r r i t or i a l

Le g i s l a t u r e i n J a n u a r y

1 8 8 5 . A t t h a t t i me i t c o n s i s t e d o f t h e u p p e r t wo - t h i r d s o f t h e ea s t e r n t h i rd o f s ou t h e r n I d a h o . Much o f t h e e a r l y s e t t l emen t o f t h e coun t y was c o nn e c t e d w i t h t h e f u r t rade

traf f i c . Th e s e w e r e u s ed f or tran spor t a t i on r ou t e s for the

f ur

t r ade ,

s e t t l e r s , i mm i g r an t s t o o t her a r ea s , ma i l ro u t e s . s t a g e c o a c h e s a n d p r o s p e c t o r s f or t h e va r i ous c o l d a n d s i l ve r r u s h e s i n t h e o t h e r part s pa r t of of the the c ou n t ry . area La te r on , ag r i c u l t ure b e c ame the an i m o r t a n t e c onomy . i n dus t ry . and B i ngh am Coun t y me t h od s , and b e c ame an It cen t er

of

f l our i s h i n g po t a t o modern i z e d

T h e r e a r e ex t e n s i v e po t a t o f a rm s w i t h i mp r e s s i v e i s pos s i b l e in [J: t a t o

e q u i pmen t

p r o c e s s i n g a n d p a c kag i n g i ndu s t r y a s we l l . po t a t o wa s r e sp on s i b l e and B i n gham percent o f m i l l i on a i res per cap i t a o f a l l h i oh e s t

tht

the

t o orea t e x t e n t f o r I d aho h av i n g t h e i g h e s t t he s t a t e s of al l

t he

U n i on , in

c o u n t y hav i n g t h e

rat i o

t h e c ou n t i e s

I d aho . I t i s v e r y l i k e l y t ha t much o f t h e l i s t e d we a l t h i s i n l a n d a n d equ i pmen t . As t h e r a i l r o a d was comp l e t ed t o B l a c k f o o t i n 1 8 7 9 a n d t h e n on t o B u t t e . Mo n t a n a i n 1 8 8 1 . g r ow t h i n t h e a r e a e x p a n d e d a n d ma n y change s a s soc i a t ed w i t h a s t ab l e commu n i t y evo l ve d .

THE MORELAND AREA Mor e l a n d a n d t h e f i rst that a r ea . wa s hou s e s r e s u l t ed Wa t e r in the c l o s e r a r e a wa s more po s s i b l e Cana l " " Pe op l e s s e t t l e d a f t er R i v e r s l a e . by a cana l bu i l d i n g to for t o br i n g i t em i n head . wa t e r but t he The The we r e made s e emed pro j e c t l oc a l l a nd

t o be

the cruc i a l

s e t t l eme n t .

good w i t h h i eh

s a e e b r u s h above

a ma n s

the

f i l S t

f ew ye a r s a l l t he wa t e r had t o be h a u l e d i n wa g o n s b y ba r r e ; a n a t ub s f r om t h e r i v e r , and t h e c a t t l e h a d t o b e d r i ve n t o t h e r i v e r to dr i nk . The f i r s t we l l i n Mo re l a n G w a s d u g by h a n d i n 1 8 9 4 . M a n y o t her we l l s d e ep . The Mo r e l a nd . f i rst The p o s t o f f i ce s choo l wa s named a " B rya n " in and l a t er we r e d u g by t h e s e t t l er s and mos t

we r e 3 5

feet

c r mo r e to in in i t

c h c.: :1 g e d
bu i l t

h o u s e wa s

ro om bu i l d i n g a n d w a s To s ave f r e i gh t a package a t a tha t wa s cos t s

1 904 .

I t had a

l a r oe b e l l on t op .

La t e r

1 9 1 2 t h e b e l l wa s p u t
t i me b e c a u s e t o rn t he

t h e a t t i c o f t h e n ew s choo l hou s e . wa s cheap e r t h an f r e i qh t waoon .

t h e br i c k s d own

f o r t h e n ew s ch o o l w e r e s e n t b y ma i l and r ep l a c e d b y a n ew s c hoo l ,

Wh e n

bu i l d i n g wa s i n s t a l l e d on

t h e be l l

roof of

t h e po s t o f f i ce a n d i s s t i l l t h e r e . As t h e t own e x p a n d e d and d r y f a r m s we r e e s t a b l i s h e d a t l e a s t 1 1 bu s i n e s s e s wer e on t own , i n c l u d i n g 3 s t o r e s . 2 m e a t ma r k e t s a n d 3 b l a c k sm i t h s h o p s . We s t i l l h a v e 1 s t o r e a n d 1 b l a c k s m i t h s h op . t h a t i s now P a t K l a s s e n ' s o f t h e d r y f a r ms f d i e d c. n o. t h e e c onomy f a l t e r e d . Farmi n g m a d e a b i g c ome b a c k w i t h t h e d e p we l l i r r i ga t i on added t o t h e cana l s i n t r; e a r e a , b u t t h E. c 0m. : r c i a l '1, bu s i n e s s i s mo s t l y i n B l a c k f o o t o r n l L- r e d i s t a n t c i t i e s . Emy l e- ym e n t. i s s t i l l ba s e d m o s t l y i n a o r i c u l t u r t t u t ma n y l o c a l Y E: = ; C t : ; : s } : V E i n Xo r e l a n d a n d wo r k a t t h e I N E t C' Y _ E: c r b y c :' :."": u ;l i t : E. c One o f t h e me a t m a r k e t s wa s t h e bu i l d i n g
mor e

home .

T h e c ommun i t y s h r u n k a s

61

MEMOR I ES OF MORELAND by t he GO I NG FAM I LY Edna Newcomb , Dor i s B owman , e l a Rogers & Vera Fu l l me r a s di c t a t ed t o s i s t e r , Joan Co l eman

Ge ra l d ,

O l d M or e l and Church
We recal l the two p o t - be l l ied s t ov e s , one at each end of the c h u r ch a n d t h e w a y t he y m o v e d t h e benches a r o und t he ou t s i d e i n o rd e r

The t o d a n c e i n t h e mi d d l e . adul t ' s coats a n d s l e ep i ng da n c i nq . Ge r a l d one the of t h em w i t h reca l l s of t ha t the t he

b e n c h e s we r e u s ua l l y a l mo s t f i l l e d w i t h c h i l d r en as t he o l der f o l ks had f un

be f o re

e l ectri c i t y

c ame the

to gas

thi s

c ommun i t y , fil l nea r

t he d u t i es gas , to

d e a c ons w a s t o l i g h t t hem , chu r ch .

l ower

l an t e r n s ,

p ump t h em up , l i ght

t hen r a i s e

t h em b a c k up

c e i l i ng

UNDER
c ap s ) r ock .

The s t a q e s e emed t o h a v e g r e a t memo r i es t h e s t a g e i s r e c a l l ed wi th ho r r o r . s ome t h i ng ol d of off t he s e ( wh i c h t h e y They on a of f our un d e r put It t he one b l ew g r and s t a nd . " t h i ng s " the went rock

f o r a l l ; but one a c t i v i t y I t s e ems s e v e r a l o f t h e b l a s t i ng du r i ng another into t he G o i ng und e r and i n ches the it of stage wi th dus t

y o unq b o y s f o und c h u r ch ,

l a t e r f ound o u t w e r e hi t

e x p l oded

and b l ew s eve r a l

or f i ve

c h u r c h and

f i ngers

C a rm M cKn i g h t .

Gera l d

" r u s h e d " h i m t o t he d o c t o r i n h i s bugg y p u l l e d by a h o r s e . me e t i n g h a d t o s o mu ch dus t inside .

The c h u r c h

b e d i smi s s ed b e c a u s e i t w a s impo s s i b l e t o b r e a t h e w i t h

The New Chu r ch t h e c h i l d r en f r om t h e s c h o o l a c r o s s t h e s t r e e t w ou l d c ome o v e r and r un a r ound o n t h e f o rms a n d f o o t i n gs . I t s e ems t h e r e a r e s ev e r a l s c r a p ed k n e e s and e l b o w s f r om that exerc i s e .
W h e n t h e new chu r c h was b e i n g bu i l t , The c a r p en t e r s f r om M o r e l an d who w e r e h i r e d t o w o r k on t h e c h u r c h were pa i d The exercises year . f or hal f of of t he i r t i me a n d t h e t he are f i rs t other cl ass ha l f to was ho l d 5 5 th don a t e d . g r a d ua t i on this

c l as s in the

1941

was

c hu r ch .

They

ho l d i ng

thei r

r eun i on

The O l d Beet Dump

An o l d b e e t dump w a s l o c a t e d b e t w e e n t h e t w o s e t s o f t r a c k s n o r t h o f t h e o l d G o i n g p l a c e and s ou t hwes t o f t h e o l d G e r a l d C h r i s t i an s en I t w a s a t l ea s t 3 0 f e e t hi gh . The w a g on s w e r e p u l l e d up o n t o p l ace . i t b y ho r s e s . One s i d e o f t h e w a g on w a s l e t d own and t h e b e e t s w e r e dumped o v e r a 1 4 X 1 0 f o o t s c r e en t o c l ean t h e b e e t s t h en i n t o a t r a i n On e d a y L e e Ch r i s t i ans e n was g o i n g up t h e d ump when o n e o f h i s car . h o r s e s ba l ked . H i s w a q on b a c k ed down and r an o f f t he s i de o f t h e

62

dump ,

t i pp i n g

his

beet

rack

ups i d e

d own

on

top

of

him . The

He

was

f o r t un a t e t o on l y h a v e one l e g b r ok e n i n t he a c c i d e n t . r a n a w a y w i t h t h e f r ont runn i n g g e a r s o f t h e w a g on .

horses

One d a y s t a n " P ug " G o i ng and a f r i e nd , R o be r t ( B i mmi e ) H a r k e y w e r e p l a y i n g u p on t he o l d b e e t dump . A v e r y s t r ong w i n d c ame UP a n d T h e y w e n t runn i n g a f t e r i t a n d w h i l e t h e y w e r e b l ew s t an ' s c ap o f f . doing so , the wind b l ew the ent i r e beet d ump d own . Bi shop B en s on ' pl ace , A n e w o n e w a s t h en c l o s e t o t h e dep o t . bui l t f u rther eas t of

THE Eve r y year they

OLD GRANDSTAND
or gani z e d by Abe H a t c h w i t h ri ders , o t hers C I aud e to

h e l d a r od e o ,

as s i s t i n g . C l a u d e a n d G e r a l d G o i ng w e r e p r omi n e n t r i d i n g P i c k -U p and G e r a l d t h e b u c k i n g h o r s e s . The r e w e r e no f en c e s a r o und t he a r ea s o t h e

ho r s e s w ou l d h a v e

T h e y w ou l d be t i e d t o t h e t r e e s i n t h e g r o v e un t i l t i me t o b e r i d d e n . t hen t ak e t h e h o r s e s t o t h e a r e n a , snub t hem up b y o n e man c h e w i n g t h e h o r s e ' s e a r wh i l e t w o o t he r s t h e ho r s e w a s s t i l l had on to t h en there . One d a y cou l d ab out ride t ha t One to up , of f . and E l mer The a h o r s e buck e d tha t Gera l d of f . any horse one . Gera l d and r od e They C h i ck a horse d own got f r om the and hi l l s was that b e l onged t he ho r s e b u c k ed bucked Gera l d Dad h a d s a i d e a r l i e r t h a t h e of f . S o a f t e r t h e h o r s e had The guys g a v e h i m a bad t i me ride the horses ready for t en s a dd l ed it . T h e r i d e r w ou l d mount w h i l e l o o s e and t h e r i d e r had two p i c k - up ho r s e if he men was us u a l l y b e i nq snubb e d . s e c onds . t he to get They ' d t u rn i t They of f t he

r i der

bucking

sti l l

f i n i shed buck i ng ,

D a d r o de s u c c e s s f u l l y .

t i me

W i l l i ams . him guys

r em o v e d P r o us e

Ger a l d ' s

s ad d l e ,

s n ubbed put

sadd l ed

on him on t h e

qui c k l y t o the

c a ught the

t h e ho r s e ,

r emoved Chi c k ' s s a d d l e , horse ,

Geral d ' s l a ught e r

s a dd l e b a c k a p p l aus e

on h i m and of

Gera l d rode away

c r owd .

G e r a l d c a n r ememb e r t ha t w h en he w a s a v e r y sma l l b o y i t s n owed on t h e f o u r t h of J u l y . Th e y s t o p p e d t h e b a s e b a l l g ame and w a t c h e d as t h e d o l l a r - s i z e d f l a k e s f e l l a l l a r oun d t h em .

Sto res i n Downt own M o r e l and

MORRE L L ' s L I ND SAY ' s POOL HALL S T ORE STORE , r un by and POST OF F I C E , by l ater own e d by Grant For eman

l a ter Gus

own e d

Stan Going

LUMBER YARD Furn i s s by Ea r l It Fa rns w o r t h t hen also had a cafe l ater b y R a l ph in R obins CHEE SE FACTORY r un b y G l e n o r by i t . owned P a l me r and q a r age FARNSWORTH ' s MERCANT I L E own e d

CEMENT B L OCK FACTORY B L AC K SM I TH SHO P S , on e

by

Bi l l y

Bl iss of

and hi s

one

by

Joe

F i ance .

SERV I C E STAT I ON
TRA I N DEPOT BEET DUMP

George owned by

F u rn i s s d i d a l l Percy Fi sher

horse

shoei ng .

63

SPEC IAL MEMOR IES OF PEOPLE

J.
put or

H.
in eat

AUGUST I NE w a s one of
a or l arge c o ok app l e wi th . The

t he of

f i rst

s et t l ers even

east eat

of

orchard

B en Dav i s w ou l d n ' t

app l e s .

They

Mo r e l and . He w e r en ' t g o o d

catt l e

t h em .

ANDREW BENSON l e a d t h e mus i c and a l w a y s wa l k e d b a c k and f o r t h a c r o s s

the s t age whi l e d o i ng so .

CHARL I E CROUCH u s ed t o s e t o f f t h r e e s t i c k s o f d yn ami t e ev e r y f o u r t h

of Jul y at 4 : 00 A.M. He did this for y e a r s a n d y e a rs

B I SHOP ENGLAND w a s t h e o n e who h e l p e d C l a u d e G o i n g q e t a s t a r t a f t e r

he mov e d o v e r Cu t f o r t h . here f r om New Z e a l and to l i ve with his Un c l e C l a ud e

GRANT FOREMAN w a s a l w a y s r e a d y t o he l p any o f t h e k i ds who n e ed e d hi s

hel p .

NEPH I FOREMAN ( Grant ' s dad ) w a s r ememb e r e d f o r h i s d a n c i n g . HAROLD GUEST a l w a y s c o u l d " f i nd " a n y o n e ' s k e y s f o r a n i c k e l . GRANDPA HATCH w a s g r a ndpa t o e v e r y on p. .
qu o t e s c r i p t u r e f o r hours . We a l l r emembe r h ow he c ou l d and l et

H e a l s o c a r r i ed b i q

r o und p e p p e rmi n t d r o ps

H e us e d t o have a h o r s e wh i c h he g a v e f r ee l y to t h e c h i l d r e n . He w o u l d bug g y wh i c h he u s e d to g o t o t h e t r a i n to g e t t h e ma i l . any of t h e k i ds Later who wan t ed he c a r r i ed to , it us e in a it . He t h en m a d e hi s back . a cart to t h e ma i l . pack on

carry

ABE HATCH w a s t h e o r g a n i z e r a n d manag e r of t h e f o u r t h o f J u l y r o d e os .

He also l ea d and the s i nging wore in church . boot s . had the to be careful He a l ways wore hi s ha i r in a but c h cut a l wa y s c ow b o y

GEN L I NDSAY w r o t e t h e NEW S o f M o r e l and and we a l l

what we did or our pa r en t s woul d read a bo u t it in

pap e r .

GRANDPA L I NDSAY c a n be r ememb e r ed s i t t i ng a t t h a t hug e r o l l - t op d e s k

at t he store .

REED McKN I GHT us ed t o t r y t o g e t Edna t o mak e c a k e s & t h i n g s f o r him

whi l e she have t i me was w o r k i n g f o r so Reed wo u l d his take f ami l y . his Edna w ou l d t e l l eye out and him she put it d i dn ' t on t he g l ass

c o un t e r un t i l Edna wo u l d a g r e e t o mak e h i m a g o o d i e . mi n u t e f o r h e r t o s t a r t mak i ng s ome t h i nq .

I t t o o k v e r y f ew

LOU ROBB I NS w a s c a l l e d t h e ma y o r .

He

was

the

g ame

w a r d en and

for

years . r e ca l l s

Edna r ememb e r s c l e a n i n q hou s e f o r t h em on i r on i n g hi s s h i r t s f o r 1 0 c e n t s an h o u r .

Sat urdays

Eva

SCHOOL
W i l l i am

PER SONNEL :
( Bi l l y )

Ed

B i n g h am , Lon i d a

Leora

Wray ,

01 1 i e

Wray ,

Staf f o rd , B e l n ap

Bar t l e tt ,

B e n s on ,

Ad e l i a

G r i mme t t

64

HISTORY OF MORELAND TOWNSITE

The build ing and growth of the town of Moreland and the surrounding a rea is closely interwoven with the Latter-d ay Saint C h urch activ ities a nd the con struction of the People's Cana l . I n the summer o f 1 8 93, John England came from Pl a i n City, U tah t o look over the vacant l and west of Blackfoot, across the Snake R iver. He invest igated the ma tter of setti ng water on the l a nd for irrigation and located what he con sidered a good place on the river to tap it for a ditch. Violet Christiansen reca l l s how Morelan d got i ts na me. " . . . One of t h e Apostles came from S a l t La ke . . . i nto t h i s country and the sagebrush was so tall . . . he stood up on the seat of t h e buggy and he sai d , 'this is more land a n d h ere we' l l m a ke a settlement.' " In h is h istory of Moreland, J ael Hatch Belnap wrote that "during the first years of settlement , water was h a u l ed from the ri ver for a l l domestic purposes. I t was a com mon sight to see a woman goi n g to borrow wa ter u n t i l her husband returned from t h e river with some. Every morning the men would take their teams with barrels, tubs and anything that would hold water, and drive cattle before them to t h e r i ver for the d a i l y water supply. This was great sport for the chi ldren, but quite a task for the busy homema kers ." On Novem ber 1 7 , 1 8 94, Herbert Brown and John England took a team of horses and went a bout t wo mi l e s north and east from t he townsite and plowed the first fu rrow on the right -of-way chosen for a ca nal. They plowed a furrow for about a m i l e in order to hold the right-or-way wh ich was on public land. A few weeks later they procured some l u mber and took it to the site for a head gate on the river. Most of the settlers worked on this cana l , which was cal led "The Peoples Cana l . "

Early Moreland Home of McBride Family Neph, Elizaheth, George, Ma ry, Virgil

65

Jael H a tch Bcl nap d escri bed the fi rst well which was dug by Josiah Draper
i n 1 8 94. " I t was dug a few feet t h rough the graveled g round, then boards were pu t dow n so t h a t the gravel would not cave i n . A few feet more were d ug, the

gravel bei ng brou ght to the top in a bucket by a wind lass built over the hole. Then at the depth of a bout thi rty-five feet, water was struck and a clear stream was pou r i n g i n t o t h e wel l . The casing of l u m ber was sunk to t he bottom, an u pright two-by-four was ra ised a bove the wel l, a pulley and a rope w i t h buckets a tt ac h ed to but h ends was fastened to it and everybody waited to get a taste of t he water. I n a l i tt l e whi le, it was clea r and cold, showing others that t hey too m i g h t h a ve w a t e r ; a nd m a ny more wel ls were dug i n l ike manner . But i t was yea rs b efor e a p u m p was put i n to use to hoist the wa ter up. By 1 9 36, al most e ve r yon e h a d a systcm of some kind, some not so good, but all had plenty of w n t e r a n d m a n y had i t i n t heir homes." W i t h t h e h e l p of Fra n k Bea n and Fred T. Du bois, a post office was esta b l i s hed a s " B r y a n " Post O ffi ce. I \ y rl l m Ci ri m m et t was t h e first postmaster. It t ook con s i d e r a b l e t i me a n d pol it ica l i n fl ue nce to get t he name changed to " M or e l a nd Post O ffi c e . " T h e l ma C h ris t i a nsen wri tes " Long a go in 1 904 . w hen t h e ea rly sett lers bu i l t a fou r-room school house, t h ey chose to a do r n i t s top with a bel fry tower, purchasing a l a rge bell for i t . T hi s be l l w e i ghed 4 50 po un d s. S h i pped here b y ea rly ra i l road , it w a s instal led i ll t h e be l rr y 011 t h e top o f t h e n ew red brick bu i l d i ng. " I n 1 9 I 2 . w he n the red brick bu i l d ing was torn down, a new yel low brick one look i t s place. Th e be l l was removed from its towered sanctuary to the attic top of t he new bu i l d i n g w here it resided for 57 years. " I n 1 9 66. a d ecisio n was made to tea r down t h e old school bu i l d i n g and con s t r u c t a n e w modern sc hool . The bel l was consig n ed to Lester Belnap. "M cmoria I a n d dcdicat ion services for the preserva tion of t h e bel l were held .J u l y 24. 1 96 9 . a t s u nri se. 6 : 30. in front of the loca l post office in Moreland. "T h e be l l wns t hen h o is t ed to t he top of the M oreland Post Office, where it s t i l l resides. a s y m bo l of t he con t i nued in terest i n educationa l progress of Dis t rict 2 H . " J . H . Be l n a p desc r i bed t h e sta ge and frei g h t wagons t h a t ran d i rectly t h roll g h th e t own si t e to t h e Lost R i ver m i nes. "The stage coach was a heavy wago n w i t h s p r i ngs bu i l t in it lengt hwi se so t ha t over the bu mpy roads the coac h con t i n u a l I y roc ked forwa rd a nd back . It was e nclosed and the driver and l u ggage were on top. I t was drawn by rrom six to ten horses . The freight wagons were l a r g e a nd a w k wa rd t h i ngs d ra wn by ten to s i x teen horses and o n l y one l i ne w as Il sed to g ll id e t he m ca l led t h e jerk l i ne. G roceries a nd ot her household esse n t in Is were ta ken to t he Lost R iver cou n t ry and huge loads of si lver bu l l ion were b rou g h t back as a ret u rn loa d . " I n t he fa l l . a M r . La leybe rty h a d a patch o f pota toes people ga thered i n s h a re s . T h e y were a I s o picked u p for a fi ft h . They were very s ma l l and t he fa m i l i es w e r e poor l y clot hed for such wor k . B u t a few o f t he scru bby pota toes were gat h e red a n d w i t h t he a ou nd a n ce of w i l d ra bbi ts t h at were very t h i ck, t he se pi o n eers l i ved t h rough t h e fi rst fe w ye ars "There were a l so ot her d u t ies t h a t occupied t hei r time. Find i ng wood was n o t h a rd as t he l a va beds were covered w i t h re d ced a r . This was h a u l ed and a fford ed fu e l t ha t is unsu rpassed . A l t houg h plen t i fu l , i t was a very h a rd and d ;'l n gcrous wo r k . The c r a c k s were s o st eep a n d d e e p t h a t many a n i m a l s were lost b y fa l l i ng in t he cra cks a nd break i ng t h ei r legs. I t was a l so h a rd on t h e wag o ns a nd t ook a n e x pe r t d ri ver to get down off the roc ks w i t h a l oad of wood . Wood beca me sca rcer a nd i t took t wo d a ys or more to get a load a n d s i n ce no wa tn w a s fo u n d nea r hy. it had to be ca rried i n ba rrel s. This was t h e o n l y fuel for a few yea rs a nd t ook a In rge pa rt of t h e home m a k ers' t i m e . "
.

66

A lthough the set tl ers were mostly Mo rmons, a com m u nity churc h , spon sored by a Lutheran fa mi ly, bu i l t a meeting house and wielded i n fl uence for the better ment of the people in those ea rly days until the advent of the a utomo bile. Their members then attended church in Blackfoot a nd the building was sold for a d we l l i n g . O n M a rch 2 3 , 1 8 96, A postle John Hen ry S m i t h o f t h e Church o f Jesus Christ of Latter-da y Saints ( Mormon) presided at the organization of the first Moreland Ward - an offspri ng of a l a rge Riverside Branch a l ready estab l ished, covering the a rea west of the river. At one t i m e More l a n d had th ree stores, two meat m a rkets, a l u m ber yard , im pl ement house, barber shop, three blacksm i t h shops a n d a cha mber of com merce. In 1 908, a tel ephone l i ne was bu i l t to the townsite. J.H. Belnap described the comme rcial progress of Morel a n d : "A few yea rs prior to the world wa rs, a strea m of home seekers ca me to Bingham Cou nty, Moreland getting most of them, si nce it joi ned the d esert to the west and north (and where, to those i nexperienced in t he c l i m a t e of our cou n t ry , it a ppeared to be a wond erfu l pl ace to bu i l d homes ) . Most of th em had enough money to finance thei r projects for a few yea rs. These people came from the sta tes w h ere there was enough ra i n fa l l to i rrigate thei r crops a nd t h rough ei ther a m i srepre sentat ion by rea l estate men or some other ca use, they fi led on the desert, spending h u ge sums d ri l l i n g wel ls. bu i l d i ng h om es, buying mac h i nery, and fencing t h eir land . For a bout t h ree years. t h e crops were u n usu a l l y good . T h i s led t h e m t o mortgage and enlarge t h e i r horne . buy more fa r m i n g machi nery and otherwise get in bondage . Then the fe r t i l i t y of the soil was e x h a u sted ; and with two dry yea rs, the home seekers were broke. They bu i l t a sm a l l town named Taber where there was a Ilou rishing com m u n it y . but on ly a rai l road spur rema i ns. The houses a l l have been sold or stolen a n d the only sign of t h i s ever bei ng im proved i s t h e cel l a rs a n d sterns bu i l t by t h ese peopl e." "This was the cause for a lot of busi ness com i n g to M orela n d d u r ing t h ose years. There were three stores, t wo mea t ma rkets, a l u m ber yard , i m plement house, barber shop, three blacksm i t h sho ps, ga rages, a n d a lot of hou ses were bui l t to rent. The town boa sted a Cha mber of Com merce, whi ch was to cure all our i l ls. Sidewa l ks were ordered laid out a nd we were soon to t a ke our p l n ce as a cooperat ed v i l lage. t\ fter t h i s g rou p had a yeM or t wo of good crops, a not h e r group came from Kentucky. Thesc people w ere very poor a n d d i d not go west, but rema ined in the town wh ere as h i g h as fou r fa m i l i es l ived i n t wo sma l l rooms, with very poor food a n d not very good clot hi ng. Here t h ey slept, burn i ng sagebrush because it was easy to get . Then t he epidem ic of i n lluenz:l broke out and whole fa m i l ies of t hese people d i ed u n t i l one corn e r of t h e cemctery was covered with u n kept graves, more than 20 d yi n g t he fi rst yea r. "When the dry far m i ng ceased t o y i el d . a nd t h e fa m i l ies moved a way. t he busi ness from that sou rce left t h e busi ness of t h e town w i t h no ou t l e t . so n a t u ral l y stores and shops closed , bu i l d i ngs were used for d we l l i n gs, houses. or ot h erwise abandoned . T h e Cha mber of Comme rce ceased to fu nct ion , t h e brass band disba nded, then t h e de press ion ('n u sed t h e people from K e n t ucky to go to a l a rger tow n where th ey cou ld gel wor k . leaving More l a nd a bou t w here it was before the boom, except for a good high school whi ch i s a n asset t o our community." A quote from an old news paper profi l e on M ore l a n d rea d s : " Moreland gi ves t h e ou t w a rd a ppea ra nce o f h a v i ng been a town time so mehow bypasses. I t has no t h r i v i n g s hopping ce n te r. no civic organ izations, no pol i ce force. B u t on t h e o t h e r hand. the tow n l ooks much the wiser for s t a y i n g t h e w a y it i s . There a rc no 4 : 3 0 rushes on the streets a nd h ig h ways. no pa rk i ng pro b l e m s . I f t h ere a re pro b lems. no one sees or hears t h e m . " 'Moreland Townsite' rema i n s a I:e n t c r of h i storil: i n t erest a pleasa n t I:omfortable l i t tle town for good fa m i l y l i v i n g.
Exerpts takenfrom 1Ii.tory o Moreland. II is tory o Morelalld Ward.f . alld Moreland f f School Bell. hy Th elm a Chri.Hiansen. 11i.I()rr o Moreland. Idaho. hy .Iael llalch 8('/ f nap.

Quole.<;f rom inlerl'i('wJ ... ;1 h T hrlma ( hri.Hiall.frn. Violel ( 'hr;sliall.fl'II. ami AI orie 801dwin. Church hi.f lor}' hy Cher;p II (1rl'('r. COII/I'i/ttI h I ' M a r{/ rr l R. Rohert.wn

67

438 1895

HISTORY OF IDAHO
Alturas and Logan counties were consolidated to form Blaine, March 5. Governor McConnell signed the Idaho irrigation district act, March 9. Lincoln county was detached from Blaine, M arch 1 8. Fanners rushed to Camas Prairie with the opening of the Nez Perce reservation to settlemen t, November 18.

1896

Violence flared up in the Idaho sheep and cattle war with a shooting episode, February 4, for which Diamondfield Jack Davis was convicted, October 28, 1898. Governor M cConnell called an irrigation congress to meet in Boise, April 2. A miners' meeting established the townsite of New Florence, April 5, at a location nearer to the new quartz properties. Two weeks after a miners' union organized, a strike was called at Delamar, May 1. Fred T. Dubois and the free silver extremists controlled the Republican state convention after defeating McConnell and Shoup, May 1 6. Lewiston Nonnal was dedicated, June . Fred T. Dubois and other national Silver Republicans declared their support for William Jennings Bryan as a Silver Republican candidate for president, July 20. Silver City miners organized a Western Federation of M iners local union, August 8. Refusing to accept William Jennings Bryan as the Idaho Republican candidate for president, the state committee reorganized to expell the Dubois faction, August 8. Democrats and Populists held a state fusion convention, August 21-22. to combine forces for the 1896 campaign. Idaho's Republican state convention endorsed William McKinley for president. August 26. so the Dubois-Sweet faction held a Silver Republican convention the next day. nominating Willian J. Bryan for president and William E. Borah for Congress. Frank Steunenberg-a Democrat who also was the candidate of the Silver Republicans and of the Populists-was elected governor by an over whelming margin, November 3_ Bryan carried Idaho by an even greater majority, but the Republican spl it allowed the Popu list-Democratic fusion to elect James Gunn. a populist, to Congress.

1 897

Silver Republicans and

Democrats

(the

two

largest

of

Idaho's four

political parties) combined to organize the legislature, January 4. but Fred T. Dubois (who had pushed out the Populists i n the hope of being re elected to the Senate) finally lost a long, closely-fought contest to Populist

Henry Heitfelt.

68

Written By Anthony Peterson or I l ans and Sons.

69

Fourth of July celebrations

7

By GEN THOMAS Feature Writer

MORELAND With the exploding of dynamite set off by Charlie Crouch and Johnnie Beus at daybreak until the "Home, Sweet Home" waltz end ed the dance at midnight, early Moreland celebrated the Fourth of Ju ly. Excitement ran high. Everyone participated. Patriotic themes and toeetherness prevailed. kesidents of the area at that time remember programs, races, pageants and ball games. "I remember the aftern oon Primary dances, " recaJls Lola Fisher. "We bad new dresses . " At 7 a .m , encouraged by the persistent l1n8ing of the old school bell by Lester Belnap, the menfolk headed for the barns. A good horse or bi cle , c WJY;t .f.'ry}_!.:.t, II je": m:d3t:z' . US5, ' and the parade was ready. e . presentation of colors took place 10 . front of an old grandstand built on the
. .

town square. Patriotic programs began at 10 a.m. and drew people from all over the Snake River ValIey. They would depict the founders of Democracy and America's struggle for independence. The flag was prominently displayed. Performances began with an opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegianc to the flag. Thelma Christiansen said they were known for long programs, "but they were worth it. "We always gave the people their money's worth, although there was no charge. The audience clapped and clapped and we just kept perform ing . " After one such performance, Delpha Thomas, mother of Jack and Larry Thomas reported that "she had gone to th program as a young woman and came limping out an old lady . " 'Th.; pro'dih" ht.;iJ th..: u",diiACC spellbound, broken only once when the person acting as the Statue of Liberty fainted. One, program

Their most outstanding pageant written by Gen Lindsay and Thelm Christiaen, was an evening perfor . mance gIVen JUSt at sunset on a plat form built at the old Moreland schoolhouse.
Hamson R. Merrill, a member of the general board of the Mutual Im provement Association from Salt Lake City, praised it as one of the finest Fourth of July programs he had ever seen. This was very rewarding to all who had worked so hard. Fo))owing the morning program the festivities continued. Different organizations had constructed booths from rough lumber and canvas, covered with red, white and blUe bun ting and crepe paper. They were .sitUciteU blltcir.. vi .he ujd &!'aildBUlDo. Each booth featured its own special ty: Strawberry soda and root beer , sacks of popcorn, popcorn balls!

featured Ralph WoodWard, a Jocal boy who became a professor of music at Brigham Young University, singing "My Buddy."

unified Moreland comJIIDD\tY .

,

double-decker ice cream cones and hot dogs with mustard. A huge metaJ trough filled with ice held watNmelons and pop. Thelma 's hus ban, Jim, and Grant Forman were in charge of the watermelons, "With their sleeves rolled up they sened c o u n t l ess wedges o f walp.:melon and opened hundreds of bott is of pop," she said. L' Jla remembers her duties as cashier because "some of the people didn t know how to make change. If someone spent $1 and gave me a $20 bill, I would count out $19 change. "Some workers would give back $20. plus another dollar. " T'lere were races for everyone, in cluding sack races, relay races, 100yarri dashes and many more. Lola, a YOU:lg single woman during the early celbrations, recalls that one contest required the men to race while carry i oman. One man, she recalls, ., : . ' IVh! up-Clnd ran aWilY With me . "The sad part i s t ha t he stumbled just before the finish line. We both fell

fla> on tbe ground, but it was f un anyway. EveryOne ha d a marvelous time. " Early afternoon matinee dances were held for YOW)g people. At 9 p.m. the adult dances, featuring quadrilles, Early polkas and waltzes, began. music was furnished by Grandpa Warren Lindsay playing the fiddle with his son, Jess Lindsay, on the piano. A band organized in later years featured many of the younger men of the area. "It was a big day for the kids," recalls Lola. The rodeo, which began as a church building program. continued in later years as a tradition. Enthusiastic au diences filled the old grandstand to capacity as cowboys from throughout the area entertained them by riding bucking horses, roping calves, team roping and other exciting events. Rodeo chairman Abe Hatch led the parade, and pet'iuuued it spec!alty act with his tramed horse bowing to the audience and posing in the "End of the Trail" theme.

r - -;-rr.arly residents sacrificed their Fourth of JuJy holiday working in booths, putting on pageants, playing for dances or sponsoring a rodeo out of a sense of patriotism. They also had to create their own entertainment. The LOS Church put on the celebra tions because church members view ed pa triotism as a religious commit ment. The celebration events were a way for them to express their patriotic feelings . Later, the pendulum would swing from "flag-waving" patriotism to realism. Opportunities to express patriotism would become lesa fre quent. Active participation by the residents made the early programs special, They were the players and as players, they felt like patriots. "You felt a part of the community," "The minute warm Lola said. weather came, the excitement began. We cUu!J hardly WlMt rot" ep.Jf:hr!l tion to begin. "Never since has our community been so qnited."
'

70

MOIm L i\ NJ)
The l\1 o r c l:l I I d W a rd i s all o u tgro w t h o f the Hi vendde Ward. During I I I P ea rl y y ('ar of I ll(! Hetl.l i l l l of t.h is t'o t l l1 try, a l l the territory W(,Ht of IIw Sllalle H i v e I' was i ll e i ll d ed i ll t h e RiverHidc Ward. gan to hll i l d UI I d i tc h m; l i n d m a lw t. h e i r 1 1Ome h ere. , I I I tile )w riod betweell l RB!) H l l d I SBO t . h e first settlers he The fi l't

.9 1 2

lI1il'lIcif! of the J)c,cW I'f.

By March t h e re were R u f f i c i e l l t m embers of t h e c h u rch to

fast.

j URti fy the creation or a WIl l'd, w h ich was d o n e on M arch 2B, 1 896

by James K Steel of 010 B i n g h a m Slake l ' rcRidcl l cy w i t h Hail S P.

C h riRtellscn Helected HH B i Hhop.

His Cou n e\orR were .Ta m eR g ng

ditches to lw ('ol l H t rllded werc thc Da l i Rld l l , Wcaryie\< , ' I'rcgo nnd

land and Alm a Clements H l l d C h a ri eR P. Swendsell a ClerIc Thomas Li ndsay waH Supt. of t h e f'u nday School w i t h Alexander C l ements a n d Joi l l t V. I! llgla lld h is a ss i stan t s an(l Lau ra Ch ristcnsen, Sec rctary. W i th t h e en'H U n g o f the M ot'ela n d W a rd w h i c h i nc l u d ed t h e mee t i n g IIOURC. t h e people o f t h e lU veI's i d e Ward wcre forced to lise the l i ttle sc h ool hOUHC on t h e r iver bank. The school d i s lrid was orga n ized ,J uly 1 8, 1 8!)f), a n d sehool was held i n the c h u rc h b u i l d i ng unW 1 !300 w h e n a l i ttle one room

the Lavaside d i t('\lC :l l I d t.he fi rst s(Wers i n l h i s eommu nily were living \I Iltler otW of t h eRe callais w h ich w e re l oca t.ed in thc sou thern

and e:ut (,1'11 part of the W a rd . A m o n g th ew f i rR!; seUl en; were Charles L i l .i e l l q ll il, ) f ans P. C I, ..i1<ns(, l I . C . ,J . C h riHtcllsCI I , I' l'
D u ri ng t h e H U m m e l' of 1 8!M , a group of m e n h eaded by two brothel'H, Moro l l i and I ,y m a n S k ee n , s u rveycd the A merica n Jt'lllls

rickson, Hobhs, E u gelJe Rm;;c, 1 1 . D. B ro w n and olh en;;.

L t

Canal and begllll wor\< O i l i t .

Th i s ('a nn l w a s to rU l' Il i R h wa tel' for I I I UJC As ROOI1

all the land Iwtwcen t.he Da m;ld n d i t c h a l l d t he Lava bec1H.

fall o f the sa me Y (,:l 1' 111loth c1' gro u p o f m e l l h eaded by .J o h n g n g'

as it was H ' d e1tI'll1 i J l ed fad t h a t w a ter co u l d be p u t on t h e l a n d t h e n

i land sUl'vc"ed a l l o t h e r canal a n d hegan WOI'I< on i t. also.

f.J
f,

MOl'eland---t h i s was i ll t h ( R U Ill ll1Cr o f 1 89fi.

homestt'IHlc l's bcw 11 lo RPt/ Ie t h e I.P1Ti t.oI'Y t l l n t i H now !OJown :-\R

'flw Moreland tow n s ite was sel eded hy a groU IJ o r men, Ronw

t as SOO))

of w h o m wel'(, .J o h n " ; n g l a n d , J I a l l R P. Chritellscn . C h a rl es K Liljenqu iRl, E l ij ah H i ng h a m , I . H. A l l r e d , Pres i d e n t Jnmes K Stecl and waR a p p ro v ed br J IdJCI' .J. (;I'HIlt. .fo h n g n gl n n<l was crc(li tcfl with scleel.illg the n al l 1 e "M()r(hl l l d " for t h e towflHite. The t.OWIl site waR Rltl'v(''pd a n d pl o tt ed br 1';ug(, I ) ( Hose, a H U l ' veyor who su rveyed 1 11 <' 1 '(( ) p l eR' ea n a l . Some o r til(' fi l'Rt. O t t e R t.o build h o nws
t h e t.o w n s i t.e waR l a i d o n l wer(' .lost' p h W i lso/J Hn te h , Josiah / )1':q)('I', f l a i l S P. and C . . 1 . C h l'istpllsen, .Jo h n E n g la nd , .J o il l t V. and M i l o Jt: l l gl a n d a n d o t h c r s . A s soon as t h e t.owllsit.e w a s
liS

l located . pJ'epa /'at.iolJ '\,(l'e m a d e 1.0 h u i l d a c h u J'ch OJ' meet i n g ItO\liW . as the meel i l l gR we!'( held i n t.h e l i lt.le log clt()ol house d o w n OIJ . the rivel' sou th o f I U vel'i d e. I n lhe fal l of 1 895 a l l the people i n

" .

I " :"; " " ; ;;.\ iI ..., ,+. ' ; .;I \if \' . ' \ \

,.: :

,.

,," ! ,.: t ' :

. t' .. ' .u . , , ), ,

,.

>\'

The l i t t l e In/! hOIl1{, or .Il1hn V, EII/!lnnd w a fl I m i l t i ll I H!l7 a n d " ' afl fl t i l l his hllm!' lllul he w n fl l i \' i ll J! in i t ill I Hili.

. the com m u n i ty e l u bbed togelher :11 1<1 W(lJ t to the Wolveri l l e Can ,on C' where tltey (,l i t H u d hH U l cd . ((lough }i l l e logR to b i 1d a lI i ee buih i n g , . t can be seen from tlte ptet u re . .I ltc,v got H l f t le Jellt l u mber !rom

briek b u i ld i n g WH e ndcd hy t h e Ri(l! of i t, t h e n t h e Rc hool was d i vided a l ld h el d i l l bo t h h u i l ( l i n gs. nol wed :l Ily I O l l ger I'ot' t h e Heh o o l . A few y ears l a ter, n llothcl' ROlllC't.imc IlIt.er niJOu\; 1 !)Of) 01' Hchool h u i ld i n g was h l l i l t n e x t to t h e bricl< onc and t h e c h urch was J!)()G, a m c e t. h lg h o u se' w a s eOllstl'ltt'tc(1 011 a lot. j U R t a e l'OSS from

as

.....

' With :

......

lotal enrol l m e n t o f (; 1 a n d a l l aVel'Hge da i ly att e ud al l e e . of 87. Luln Ira n l lllolld w a s the tea c h e r a n d I t er ala r:v was $-10.00 ' (See eHrl." Rchool) , . a month. With t.h e esla h l iH il i n g of th i s l() w n i te, l h e bu i l d i n g of the
II

the saw mill t h ere w h ich was opera tc!ci 1>;,>' Hobbs a nd EricksOIl , to complete the h u i l d i n g. A H o( ) t t m; th( ch u rc h houRe waR com. pleted it vms u sed rot' a Hchoo! wh ic.h opcllc(1 on ,J a n ual'Y 1 fi, 1 896,

t h e sehool h o u se a n d t l t i s I )(!('a m e lotow/I HS thc Morehouse Hall,

as

Benso)) ; wnR moved a n d rebu i l t i n to a h o me, w h i e h s t i l l stands t.o.. day. The t w o J i tt.le rOOllls werc i n s l l f fi c i e nt to hOllse

s h ow l l i n t h e p i ct u re, a lld t.h e log b u i l d i n g

WHH Rold to

A. P.

the fast

gl'o w i n g school pop u l a ti o l l so a fou l'-room hrick b u i l d i n g wa built for a Hchool h O ll He and t.he i i i t.le O l l c-room brick b u i l d i n g was sold to H y r u m G r i m meLl a lld n w d c i n to a h o m e . T h e l i ttle frame b u i l d i l l g wnR m o ved a b o u t t h ree m i l e s west o f t h e tow n s i te a n (l w a s ucd

meetillg h ()lIe a w l Uw pJ'ospcetFl 0 (' wat.el', t h i s com m u n i ty grcw

Miracle

of the /)escl't

:J l S

Moreland Difdrict No. 2H

CenRuR Report 1 R9S

A n <1 l cw --- 1 8 ;
'

O LI VJi!R I m L N A P, I lcllry- - 1 (j. A N D ln;W nJi!NSON, M a t hiaR--20 ;

Bel'tha---

'-01 tv

11', ; Ji!d warc1-8.

H A N S CI I RI STJi N S O N , \V i l l i e --1 4 ; Ir v i n- 1 2 ; C h au ncey-- :

HI ; A l l l l ie-- -8.
A . M . CJ , E M li;NT, Cl n r enee - l 0 : Flo l'e l l ee--K
-

T. A. CL]' M E NT, W a l ter- - 8 ; ThomaR- G.

- -

J ISSI ELLIS , .JeRRe-!J ; Hcl i l l da --G . JO H N EN GLA N D, Son ie--l!1 ; Jda--- 1 5 ; Lily _-1 () ; Alta----9. JAM 1o.;S E N G LA N D, Georgc --20 ; SlHl i e 1 8 ; Victor--- 1 6 ;
-

Belle-- 1 5 ; M i n nie
Mo)'eland C11I1llci.

1 2 ; I' m m a-l l ; Carle- -!I ; Chal'ley- G .

-

Courlesy M rs. Wayne Belnap.

as a Hchool hollHC

fol' m a J l Y yea l 'H, Imown as t h e lo'laftown School.

JOH N V. F: N G LA N D , SOl'cna- l O ; Trc s gic 8 ; El vH-(i, T1-lOM AS F U R NTSS, GURtus -_ H I ; Geol'gp - t 4 ; Fl'cd-1 2 ; 1Hr\ - --8 ; V iol ct --!}, J . C. Ji'U LMF:H. PCll rl- -1 4 ; I I o m c l ' -l a ; C h a l'1cH-- I O ; S ol o mnll-8 ; Fern-G. H A N S FHOGN I l{, A n ni e 2 0 ; G nmda--1 R ; C h riHtophcr 1 6 ; Ja mes- 1 2. HIHAM GRI MM [i;'I'T, RORelle-1 9 ; Frank- - 1 7 ; Fl'alltzel Ie--. l 0.

Moreland had the f i1':; l acercdited high Rehool west of the ri ver,

under t he HUPCl'ViHioll of Will ia m Bartlett, w ho taught there for

many yours. The fin;t Post O f fiee was establ islwd ill 1 895 and was k nown as the Ht'yal l POHt O f fice w i l h Hy rum C l'i mmett as post master.

...

ABRA M HATC I l - M a r lha- 1 5 ; Dode - l :! ; Abra m----l l ; Su

manda-8 ; J c rcminh-G.

Mail was delivered to the POHt O ffite hy sta ge until the rail road was b u i l l to Mackay, t h e n it was del i vered a n d pieked up by the rail road. In 1 !)J 6, thc Post O f fice was ahandon e d in favor of t.he
Uural Deli very bllt the dt.i:'.Cll H were Ilot pleased wi th t h i H type of sCl' v ico becallHc il w as i m pract ical to del i ver to a l l th e homes and . the mai l WH8 lost as it waH pl accd in tlte box e s 01\ Lhe VHl'ioUH C01' ners 8n ill ] D 1 7 . the Post O l' f i (:e was re-cstabI ished u n de r the name of Keever Post O f fic(!, w i t h A. 1', Henso l l as pos tmaster'. A fler his dea t h . W. C. Morre l l was made PostnlHstcl' a n d served lIn t i l 1985, then M rs, Gra n l 1o'orol11an w a s Illade postmistress a n d i f! still !lorv i ng ( I !H)7 ) . The MordHIHI I l a l l served as a C()lIIlll l t l l i ty eellter for m a n y
ycan"

J OSEPH "V . HATC H, .l ack-- 1 8 ; E l i a s l 0 ; Grace-8. PETER J I A IU> W I C [( S I' N. Sel ma--1 8 ; G URtic- 1 7 ; Harriet-
-

1 6 ; Charl es-l u ; Harol<1- t a ; Joh n

.

--

l t ; Mary-!) ; A rvi l - G.
.

THOMAS JORD A N , ga rle- -1 6 ; SlIsie-l 2 ; W i l fol'd-!) ; Eli j a h-7

EV AN J O N ES, J oseph-6. THOMAS LI N DSEY, Peanl ---1 G ; O ! i v el '-1 2 ; .J ames--l O ; gz

ra-!) ; Edi th-6.

W A mUN LI NDSAY, .J esRc- --- U ; Sol a-1 0 ; Maucle--7 ; Russel-5.

C I IARLgS LI LJ E N Q U I ST, V cra

.

--

7 ; W i I l i c--G.

\nl l the gro w t h o f Ute (!Ol\ l l \ l l l l l i l.y de manded more roo m lind new bu i ld i n g waH beg u n ill Dec, 5, l !)!W ,

a beLLer bu i l d i ng so a

undel' t h e d i l'(eti()11 0 (' .I a mes Y a l wey a Jl(I Hoy W h eeler.

On Ma r ch

C J. Ll L.T E NQ U I ST, EZI'a-- 1 7 ; Vidol'-1 4 ; Trllc<1-1 . G EORG g M OY ES, Geol'ge--H ; De l l a 7 ; T va---G. J . O. M cBH1 DE, Ol i v c r- 19 ; Annie--18 ; G eorge- U> ; Nephi
-

2a, J !)4 I , t h e \;IHt meeti llg was held i l l t h e () l d 1Vh)l'( l a l l d I I a l l mid

then i t waH torll dOWI I , t.o m a lw rool1 l 1'01' the new b u i l d i n g w h ic h was cOIl l p le ted li u f f i c icllf I y to hold the I' i I 'H t !lwel. i l l g 01 1 M a r c h ().

-t o ; Ma ry-G. HAROLD Mc Bltl DI, B U l'tOIl -7 , ADRI AN RUG E:It, Eugcnc---l 6 ; Gl'ovc l'-lO ; A n n i e----8. C E N IW R A STO D D A R D , .Ja nwR--U ; Dell a----!) ; C hal'les --6. J O H N W I LK I NS JoI1 l1--- - 1 2 ; Florence --!) ; C h n l'lotte-7 ;

1 !)tH , i\l t.he RI(,J'ea lioll H a l l as t h e t'h a pe l WllH \lot eomplete(l. They conti l l ued to hold meet i ll g-I{ here U l I tiI t.he C ha pel was completed and ded kated on .l a l lllHry I R, 1 1I42. w i l h H H l'old n. Lee offeri n g the dl!dieai.ory praye)'. The cOHl o f the I H t i l d i l l g wa:; $84 ,000.00. [f you would lil(e 1 0 l{ )loW w ho HOl l ie o f th e people were who h el ped bllild t l t i H rillc eOIll J ll l l l l ity, lite :; e h oo l cells us report fO\' 1 8!)8 w i l l i l l ll'oc\u('C t h e lll t.o you , as I.lw falll i l y I l H IIWS nre gi V(n w i l l I the t h i ld r()II's na l lles li n d age::;,

Or a

---

5:
. -

.JA M ES W l t A Y J a rnps --20 ; A 1 it'e---1 8 ; OrRoll- - 1 5 ; .J oRc ph- 1 2 ; Hy r u m 1 2 ; Lydia -!) ; Ji;stlwl' - - -7 ; G l'ov p.I '---G . .TO H N W R A y. --VCI'JJ(lI \ 7 ; MOl'o n i -().

H YHUM W H A Y--D H V i d--8 ; Enos--G.

A RTH U R W I LSO N, A l'th\ l l'---l ) ; Lucy---18 .

Chapter 1
-.-

MO RElAN D, I DAHO
1 920

"THELMA, why don't you come

to Moreland this weekend?

home with me

Now here I was-20 years old. I had taught one year of school at Wapello, part of the Black foot School System, on that nine-week summer school certificate. It was now void. To teach I changed I had since It again, I must renew that certificate. Tech at Pocatello--closer to home.

You would love it.

They are having a church dance Friday night, and my family wou ld love to have you come. Please think about it."
I had never been west of the Snake River,

my school from Albion State Normal to the Idaho chosen to sign a contract at District 48 of Bin gham County (Thomas) for the next year.

even though I had lived in the Snake River Valley for the past four years.
"I don't know, Medora, I feel as if I shouldn't. I know you have a large family.

Are you sure

promised an increase in salary of $30 a month. So what! I had never been west across the Snake River, the area in which I wou ld next teach. Here was an opportunity! I was young- wanted to have fu n--wh o knows? Medora had said she had two brot hers older than she, three were you nger--a ll liked to dance. So did I. "Oh, I When we arrived at the Grimmett home Friday afternoon, no one was there. know," Medora said, "everyone is 41t the square. There's been a ball game, I'm su re. That's where they all are. let's go." We hurried through two blocks dotted with typical pioneer homes surrounded by beautiful, large, old trees, then passed by the store and the post office. It was a warm, lazy, J uly afternoon. We immediately became a Excitement was in the air. One could breathe it, feel it, and hear it. part of it. So this was the Moreland Square.

that it would be all right?" "I want you to come. It would be ideal. You and I have contracts to teach at the same school in Thomas-that's only about eight miles from Moreland. You should get acquainted with us."
I would really like to go. I "I am tempted.

guess I can let the fol ks 'know all right.

I'll gol"

little did I know what effect that decision would have upon the cou rse of my life. We had met Medora Grim mett as we registered for summer school here at Idaho Tech. The year was 1 920. For the second time, Dad, the bank, and I sent me to college summer school. I had agreed to room with Irene Good, daughter of Judge Good of Blackfoot. close by. Medora's room was We liked Medora instantly.

Just four years previous to this time, our family had moved from the city of Murray, Utah, to a farm in Blackfoot, Idaho. I graduated from the Blackfoot High School in 1 91 9. My dad and I cosigned a note at the bank that summer which enabled me to attend Albion State Normal for nine weeks. This prepared me and gave me the certificate to teach for one year-1 9 1 9-1920.

Medora had mentioned it so often. It is difficult to describe my first impression of Moreland. I felt much
as

I did when I fi rst

came to Ida ho, as if I were being transported back into history to a time and place where my imagination, stirred by constant reading, had

73

- Moreland, idaho -

Old England cabin

..

THE OLD

MORflANO HAll 1904

1 94 1

Bishop England

Early windmill Bishop England's home

74

- Moreland, Idaho -

often taken me. The bal l game had just ended. Rivalry was still in the air. Families were stirring. The game had been a scheduled church baseball game between Moreland and Riverside Wards-keen rivals in the sports field. It had been close, but Moreland had won. I could tell by the excited greeting Medora received everywhere. Moreland Square was exactly that, a large square plot of land, park-like, centering the town in an atmosphere of activity, entertainment, food, and crowded, excited people. A one-room, lumber church edged the southwest corner. Three other borders of shady old trees outlined the square. j ust inside the trees on the east side stood a grandstand fringed with booths selling ice-cream cones and strawberry sodas. The baseball d iamond shaped its way through this grass-covered Moreland Square. nOh, there's True!! You must meet him and my other brothers. Come on." And I was being pulled towards two uniformed baseball heroes. nOh, let me get a picture of you with them. Truel and Harold, this is Thelma Park. I am going to teach with her next year." So here I was having my picture taken arm-in-arm with Truel Grimmett and Harold Clark of Moreland.

nOh, Grant, H i. I didn't see you." Privately, I think she had and steered us directly toward that direction. Two young men approached from out of somewhere. "Thelma, this is Grant Forman and his friend, jim Christiansen. Fellows, this is Thelma Park, my roommate from school." J looked into the eyes of Grant's companion. A broad-shouldered, clean-cut young man with hat set jauntily on his head. He acknowledged the introduction with a smiled "Hi." As the fou r of us leisurely strolled through the square, Grant and Medora caught up on the town's latest news. "How about the four of us going into Black foot and snatching a bite to eat and then coming back to the dance?" Grant suggested. "It's a weigh dance." "A weigh dance? A weigh dance? What kind is that?" this reaction from me. "Well, it's one where the fellow pays whatever his date weighs for his ticket-1 0 cents a pound." "Do you mean they actually weigh the girl in front of everybody? Well that cuts me out. I am sorry, but I won't go." This again from me. I was a bit on the heavy side, and I was not going to let a strange boy whom I had just met pay my extra, extra. "No, no, I real ly don't want to go. Count me out." Grant took Medora's hand, and Jim and I followed to Moreland's main road. A surprise! Jim ushered me i nto the front seat of a Model Our family stil l T Ford. I almost gasped. traveled by horse and buggy. I must tell you of events of that dinner date Looking back, I remember jim at the cafe. looked debonair and J was impressed. As we entered the cafe he removed his hat. Imagine my consternation! His rather large head with a receding forehead revealed a few blonde strands of hair swept careful ly across complete baldness! I swallowed hard. I had thought him so attrac tive. I have told my children through the many years which followed that J fainted dead away (it

TrueJ, Thelma, Harold

75

- Moreland, Idaho -

made it sound more dramatic). But conversation livened under the holiday mood and all was well. The next embarrassing episode also concerned jim. The waitress dropped a bowl of hot soup, spilling it across his shoulder and down his jack et-thoroughly drenching his shirt. Those tragic moments for him have turned into light comedy as they have been told through the years. One thing, though, this solved the dance problem. Grant and Medora went to the dance; jim and I drove around the Moreland community in his Model-T. I felt very comforta ble with him. We finally parked outside the church until the last strains of "The Home Waltz" were played. Grant and Medora had had a wonderful time. These were good friends--mem bers of the church of which I was proud to be a member, The Church of jesus Ch rist of latter-day Saints (the Mormon Church, as history named it). This Moreland episode sti ll holds magical moments for me. Although I did not know it at that time, an enchanting spell had cast its mystical scepter over the memories of this day. Here on a sunlit july day fate had introduced me to my destinies: Moreland, Idaho and James Loran Christiansen. "You're a great one," Medora's brothers teased her. "Bring home a new girl to our place and then let Jim Christiansen get away with her before we even had a chance." Medora and I talked into the early hours of morning. I learned much of the begi nning and charm of this rare little community which was even then only about 25 years old. I shall now interpose with portraits and snatches of its history gathered from here and there throughout the years since then. I shall include the interesting stories Medora told me that memorable night. Natives, who have caught the glamour and glimpses of the past, rehearse the efforts of those first settlers and their efforts toward hopes for the future. "Next morning we came down to what was to become Moreland, a townsite covered with sagebrush up to your waist, and you could-

n'l

see

Moreland for rocks. The streets were all

laid out, but you could not follow them for sagebrush like a dense forest." This description of Moreland-ta-be was dictated by Warren P. lindsay to his daughter, jennie L Williams. wasn't always Moreland." "It Warren P. lindsay

arrived in Moreland in 1 894. He also states, "We went through what we thought was the coldest winter we had ever experienced (1 898). We had to take the children all into one room to keep them from freezing to death."
As Medora told some of this history to

me, I began to recognize the essentials needed to overcome problems which faced these early families: (1 ) A water source (problem--getting the water to their land); (2) Men of strength, purpose, and courage (proble m--conquering the elements); (3) Home building (problem--danger ous, self-sacrificing life for the women fol k). The building and growth of the town of Moreland and the surrounding area are closely interwoven with these problems, the latter-day Saint mem bers and activities, and the construc tion of the Peoples Canal. An old feature article about Moreland has the following headline: "CARVED OUT Of SAGE BRUSH, SNAKES AND JACKRABBITS," with the following subtitle: "Early Pioneers too Stubborn to Quit." A quote from that article reads:
Asphalt streets and creaking weeping willow trees have replaced the dense sagebrush which covered the pioneer Moreland; but b.etween then and now much has happened. land has blossomed. The town hasn 't really grown much; however, the What speculators considered worthless land covered with lava and large cobble rocks were homesteaded by the Mormons seeking homes. This rocky soil produced an abundant living f them. or
'

It was about these people and their time that Medora and I talked far into the morning hou rs. Certain names of the settlers who established homes appear again and again in her history

76

- MorelAnd,

IdAho -

telling of Moreland. There were John and Hyrum England, Thomas and Joseph Clark, Thomas and Alexander Clement, John Bues, Hans P. and Christian J. Christiansen, Andrew P. Benson, Joseph Hatch, Thomas and Warren P. lindsay, john Munson, Hyrum Grimmett, John Wray, and others. Moreland was definitely a pioneer product. This town was taken up as a land grant from the government, and the original deed for it was signed by President MCKinley. Medora explains: [We are assuming Medora is now talking.] "On November 1 7, 1 894, Herbert Brown and John England took a team of horses and went about two mi les north and east from the townsite and plowed the first furrow on the right-of-way chosen for a canal. They plowed a furrow for A few weeks later Most of the about a mile in order to hold the right-of-way which was on pUblic land. they procured some lumber and took it to the site for a headgate on the river. 'The Peoples Canal.' "In the fall of 1 894 the first well was dug by josiah Draper. A pulley rope and bucket brought the water to the top. "With the help of Frank Bean and Fred T. Dubois, a post office was established as the 'Bryan' post office. Hyrum Grimmett was first postmaster. It took considerable time and politi cal influence to get the name changed to 'More land Postoffice. ' "Sagebrush clearing, treacherous cedarwood gathering from the lavas, rabbit drives, conquering the elements, building homes-typical pioneer problems were met and conquered. Indians came woodchuck hunting and camped on vacant sagebrush land. Stage and freight wagons to the lost River mines ran directly through the town site. "Strong women helped build Moreland Town site. land. They often joined husbands to clear the One petite Moreland lady, Anne Morrell, settlers worked on this canal, which was called

the community for many years were Mary Hatch and Elnora Hammond.

The womenfolk spear

headed many musical and d ramatic performances and encouraged dances and socials.

They are

probably remembered best for their hot get-to

gether dinners served family style at long tables. three stores, two meat markets, a lumber yard, an implement house, a barber shop, blacksmith shops, and a Chamber of Commerce. site. According to what Medora told me that night, first blacksmith shop, where plows were sharp ened and horses shod. It was located in the second block on the west side from the one which now contains the post office.
1 903, he built a store and turned the blacksmith

At one time, so I was told, Moreland had

three

I n 1 908 a telephone line was built to the town

I learned that in 1 899 Thomas Furniss built the

In 1 902 or

shop over to his son, George Furniss. Then later, Charlie Crouch built a much larger blacksmith shop on his property lot. He furnished every kind of blacksmithing until his health failed. The third blacksmith shop Moreland boasted was built by joe Fyans who came here from the east. His shop (since torn down) was north from the old Robbins place, on the west side of the main road, just in the next block. These are the three mentioned in the history.

joe Fyans was a tall,

dignified, military-looking man, an expert black smith who took delight and pride in his work and served the people of Moreland well. His wife, Mae, was a beautiful singer and added to the excellent Moreland choir that was directed by H. And rew Benson. The Furniss store was sold to a Mr. johnson who lived in the back part of the store. johnson opened up a poolroom in the front part, opening it for three or four years. the womenfolk. There was a strong sentiment against this business, especially from It was burned to the ground, and rumor whispered that it was some of the wives who burned it because so many husbands and young sons id led away their time there. "Moreland has always been a very patriotic

became one of the first women postmistresses of the Northwest. Two early midwives who served

77

6
com m u nity," Medora

- Morelana.. idaho -

told

me

p roudiy.

"We

m u n Jtles that casualties.

dot America,

Moreland

had its

a lways hold celebrations on the F o u rth of off at dawn.

July,

We a re p roud of America and have

begi n n ing with a booming roar of dynamite set This is usua lly done by J o h n Beus, with others assisting.

faith in her p romise."

Medora's Moreland gave m e the outward appearance of having been a town time some how bypassed. It h ad no th riving shopping center, no civic orga n izations, no pol ice force. But on the other hand, this town l ooked much the wiser forstayi ng the way it is. There were no

A p rogram is held in the

In the after

m o r n i ng, which i n d udes a rousing speaker. The hall is always p roperly decorated. noon, outdoor s p o rts are held which i nvariably indude a baseba l l game. The day concludes with a dance in the eveni ng. Our boys have gone to war--W orld War I-a nd l i ke other small com

4:30 P.M. rushes on the streets and h ig hways, no

parking p roblems. If there were p roblems, no one saw or heard them.

----

--.,----, . , .

---

----.

e gue. BACK: H. McKnight (.tv1gr. & catcher), J. V. Moreland Baff Team, Blackfoot Stake Wray (Cf), C. Christiansen (Capt. & 2B), Liljenquist (f), Grimmett (55), .R. Wray (P), VVh ee/er (F); fRONT: Farnsworth (FB), }. Jewell (P), Harper (Rf), England (LF), P Wray (F), and Clark (3B). "" ) /7 /-- . _, 1 --...L
;/ 'Y ,.... V":./ ;x..... . _ - _ ;", ...." - ...:.' v... . f
" ,./

M.&. t i

78

NOTES ON MORELAND written by

H. Andrew Benson
The building and growth of the town of Moreland and the sWTounding interwoven with the Church activities and the construction of Peoples Canal Co.
area

is closely

In the summer of 1 893, John England came from PJain City, Utah to look over the vacant

land west of Blackfoot, across the Snake River. He was f avorably impressed and decided to bring irrigation and located what he conmered a good place on the river to tap it for a ditch. Among other parties looking f land on which to establish homes were: Herbert D. Brown, Thomas A. Clement, or Alexander M. Clement, John Bond, Robert Love, John Bell, John Ramsour, Hans P. Christiansen,

his family here and stablish a home. He investigated the matter of getting water on the land for

Christian J. Christiansen, Andrew Peter Benson, Charles P. Swendsen, Ed Swendsen, J.W. Hatch, Thomas Lindsay, Josiah Draper, Hyrum Grimmett, Elmer Harris, Robert Wareing, Joseph Wareing, James England, Charles Richardsen, Jolm V. England, W illiam T. England , John Munson, and others.
Other earlier settlers on the "fringe" of the desert were Thomas Clark, Joseph Clark, George

Worden and Mr. Hobbs. These last named were not concerned in construction of the proposed ditch
as

they irrigated their lands from the Danskin Ditch but the became affiliated with the new group of

settler eh The new settlers f the need ofa community center and W 1 12 of the NE 1 /4 of Section 26, TWP 2 So., Range 34, EBM (80 acres) not having been filed on, at the request of Charles E. Liljenquist, Probate Judge Fred S. Stevens made application to the Commissioner of the General Land Office at Washington f the withdrawal from entry the 80 acres mentioned. or President Grover Cleveland by proclamation, withdrew the land from entry and designated it f a townsite. or Eugene Rose, a civil engineer, swveytXi the tract and divided it into 1 0 acre blocks. He made a plat of the survey but the plat was not filed for record until 1 898 under the name "Moreland Townsite".

Grant of the L.D.S. Church, in company with James E. Steele of Iona, President of the Bingham Stake, visited the community. John England, Hans Christiansen and others drove with them to a place just east of the tract which they had designated f a townsite. or Mr. Grant stepped out of the "white top" buggy, and standing on the left front wheel of the vehicle,
or he scanned the sagebrush stretches to the north and west, saying there was ample room f many or settlers. He asked those with him what name they would suggest f the new townsite and John England suggested jocularly the name "Moreland" because there was more land open for settlers. Herbert D. Brown recorded in his diary: 'On the 1 7th ofNovember 1 894, John England came me and requested that I take my team and plow and go with him. We went about two miles north to and east from the townsite and plowed the fust furrow on the right-of -way chosen f the ditch or or canal. We plowed a fiuTow f about a mile and then back, in order to hold the right-of-way which or was on public land. A few weeks later, Mr. England and his two sons, John V. and Milo England,

In August 1 894, Elder Heber 1.

79

Albert Miller and myself, went to a saw mill in the hills east from Blackf oot, (Wolverine) and hauled timbers 1 2"
x

1 2"

20' which had previously been sawed, to the site f a headgate on the river. or

These were put in place the same f " all.

During the swmner of 1 895, the people hauled house logs from Wolverine canyon and built
a log meeting house which was used as an all-purpose social center.

Commissioners had organiud a school district #28 and school was held in the house during the 1 895-

The Board of County

96 school period, with Hyrum Grimmett as teacher. The 1 896-97 school was held in the same building with W illiam Antony as teacher. In 1 898 John Wray was engaged as teacher and he filled Benson, Jael Hatch, Francelle Grimmet, and Mead Belnap. t it for a number of years. The first graduates from the 8th grade under his tutelage were Edward '

W the help of Frank Bean and Fred T. Dubois, a Post office was established as the "Bryan" Ith
postoffice, named in honor of Wm J. Bryan, a rising political figure. Hyrum Grimmett was named the first post-master. It took considerable time and political influence to get the name changed to "Moreland" postoffice. Andrew P. Benson f ollowed as the second postmaster of Moreland.

On March 23, 1 896 EJder John Henry Smith of the Council of Twelve apostles of the LDS
Church, and President James Steele of the Bingham Stake, held a meeting with the people in this Ward Which was presided over by Charles Liljenquist. On this date he was released and Hans P. Christiansen was chosen as Bishop of the Moreland ward with James England and Thomas Clement as counsellors. vicinity and organized the Moreland Ward. Previously the people had been members of the Riverside

Five men have f ollowed Mr. Christiansen as bishop in the community to this date: Warren P. Lindsay, William T. England, William C. Cutforth, Edward D. Benson and Willard Wray.
In 1 898 a group of f amilies purchased a large tract ofland lying just south of the townsite,

from AI. Whitten of Blackfoot. The group included the three Wray trothers, James, John and Hyrum, and Hans Frogner, William Mathews, B. M. Iverson, and Peter Hartvigsen. members of the Moreland Ward. The people have always interested in education and schools. In 1 9 1 2 the district established the first high school on the west side of the river with William Bartlett as Suprtintendent and Principal. He headed the school system f 23 years and under his supervision the school made or excellent progress. The Moreland school is now incorporated in the new Snake River School They all became

District.
To Warren P. Lindsay goes the credit f establishing the first general store in the community. or He continued to operate it until the time of his death.

80

Lorin Bingham
Born the 6th day of October 1893 in Huntsville, Utah. I gained all the schooling while I was there. I came to Idaho when I was 21 years old, old enough to homestead land. I homesteaded 360 acres out there. After we lived there a number of years we moved from there to Moreland, 43 years ago, the year Rosevelt became president of the United States. We had an awful heavey winter. We came up here the first part of April, the snow was to the hubs of the wagon wheels. We had 5 children. We went to church all our lives, especially since we were married. There was always a good bunch of people here to associate with. Our children did the same. They grew up with the young fellows around here in the Moreland Ward. There have been many changes take place since then and it brings back memories of the good times we had when we got together in the church house up here where they put on many entertainments. We tried to do our part in all of them. I've been a hometeacher ever since I was married with the exception of about 8 months one time, and I have been up untill the present time. We have taken part in many things here since we've been here, going to the Temple. At first we used to go down to Logan. Now that the Temple has been put up here, we've made it a point to go as often as we could. In late years we've not been going on account of sickness. There have been many men up here, young fellows, that have been a lot to me durring these days. Earl Jones is one of them. Arnold Draper, Willard Wray. I can name of dozens of them.... Dean Wheeler, Lester Belnap, Claude Goings, James Christensen, Grant Forman. All of these young ones have taken over, like Lloyd Merrill, Stan Going, and a few more around that are friends to anyone. I've been a member of the church all my life. At the present time I hold the office of a High Priest. In my younger days

81

after I was married, I worked in the Church; in the Sunday School, ward teacher, secretary of the Elders, and in a quartet with three other.-J young men. Following that, I lost my hearing catching cold, so I had to step aside for about 20 years and kind of struggle along. If it hadn't been for my good wife and family, I don't suppose I ever would have started back in. But meeting up with a man who showed me an earphone I got back into company with the rest of them. Went back to_ working in the Church in whatever they've asked me to do. Just like taking on a new life. At the present time our minds are mostly on our families. We have five children and they all have children. Three of them live here in Moreland, one in Idaho Falls, and one in Rupert, Idaho. One of our boys filled a foriegn mission, and the other two would have been missionaries, but war headed them off. When they came out of the arm, they were married. They're all raising families and have both held high church offices in the church. At the present time, the oldest boy, Dwight, is the finance clerk in the Moreland fourth ward. The other boy is on the High Council in the Minidoka Stake. Don was a Bichop for nine years and was released a year ago. The oldest girl, this is her third time for being presedent of the Relief Society. She lived in three or four different wards and each time she went, they put her in a President of the Relief Society. The younger girl over here oversees the music in the Moreland Ward. They all the many blessings that are ours and there's no place we could go where we could have better neighbors than we have here. We have fifteen grandsons, ten of them have filled missions for the church and
one of them beng a daughter which we are grateful for. Weare i
-

have families and all were married in the Temple. We are thankful for -

thankful for the many blessings that have been ours and for the health and strength we've had through our lives.

82

Genevieve Lindsay
My name is Genevieve Lindsay and I was born the 23rd of October, 1900. We came to Moreland in 1908 and my husband was a merchant. He worked in the store with his father. We also farmed. He raised cattle; they had a ranch in Cascade, Montana and they raised a lot of grain and livestock, but his brothers and their wives went to Montana and they lost out and came back to Moreland. Some of the most important events, we used to have rallies, political rallies in the old church and some of the disputes became very h ot and heavy and heated between the political canidates. There were two factions were both leaders in the community and they would get quite excited and worked up over the political times. We used to have people who would come and talk at out political rallies and they were always held

here; very, very strong republicans and very staunch democrates. They

in the old church, and old frame building built in about 1 8 96 or 7.

And the church events . . . we didn't have T.V.'s or movies. We had make their own entertainment. They had their own drama socities and they put on plays and they had the old-fashi oned dramas; the villain and the heroin and different ones who had some ability would take these parts and they were local home theater productions and very good . That was the type of entertainment. Then th e celebraitons on the 4th of July and Christmas time. They would go out to the lavas and get cedar trees and gring them in and decorate then in the old church house and everyone participated and it wasn't a commercialized time of entertainment like we have today. There was a flood here. Jess Clement could tell you what time. It was when water came in off the desert and covered all the area out where the
cemetary is
now.

silent movies, but not like we have now. The people in this community

It didn 't cover the cemetary, but all that low-lying

land joining the cemetery east of it and right up to the crossbars of the telephone
83

poles. It was a real flood Jess Clement has pictures of it and he could tell you the time. I'm just not certain of the date, but Jess Clement that lives out there in your ward can tell you about it. As far as I know there was only one fire that I remember and that was in the 1920's there was a house that burned down that was down the east-west Moreland Road. It belonged to the Christensen's and it was a frame house with a wooden porch or veranda and it burned down one night. That's the only real fire that I recall ....And inventions; there was a blacksmith shop in the early days of Moreland and Charlie Crough was the blacksmith. He was an oldtimer here. He used to run sort of a garage and he had one of the first cars in Moreland. He used to do a lot of blacksmithing and working horseshoeing and he, I don't know if he invented anything or not, but he was a worker. Dh, he invented things for his own convience and fixed his car. He'd take old parts of cars and fix them up and always could get any old car to run. He had one of the first cars in Moreland. Life in the early days of Moreland, everyone was poor, that is that they did't have much of this world's goods. They had to depend on their neighbors. They worked hard. They didn't have any modern machinery. They llsed horses and slip-scrapers and they did all their farming the hard way. They never expan ded into the great areas and acres that we have now. They raised cattle, and farmed. They raised sugar beets and potatoes on a small scale and there used to be a rabbit drives for the farmers because the jack rabbits would come and get into their haystacks and so they would have big rabbit drives in the early days and they'd build enclosured, fences, wirenetting or somthing like snow fences only it
would be wire n etting and they'd make big enclosures and drive the

rabbits into those enclosures and then they'd beat them to death with clubs. I can remember that. We used to get out there, what was once

84

desert. Very few people had any cars. They went in horse and buggy, wagons. In the winter it was sleighs. They used to take the children to school in sleighs, but most of the time there were no school buses. They had a small heating stove in the end of the sleigh in the winter and people would heat rocks in their old wood-burning ovens and try to keep warm, and the people would go out to the lavas and get cedar wood and bring them in. They'd spend three or four days going with teams and wagons. Groups of families or relatives would go together and go out to the lavas and cut down cedar trees and it made very good wood. It was rather difficult. The teams sometimes, the horses would fall in the crevices in the lavas and they were difficult times. They had to haul barrels of water on their wagons. But they enjoyed their home entertainment. Every holiday like the 4th of July they would have a big celebration. Christmas time they had programs and when they were raising the money to build the first addition to the church, there was the old school over there which has since been tom down. But they would have big celebrations and events in that to raise money. They would auction off things. People would donate their best livestock and their pigs and farm animals and donate them and they'd be auctioned off to raise money to build the church. All the people who gave a full days work for the full days pay and they all helped one another in illness and in good times and of course the ones that influenced me most was the Lindsay family because they were leaders in this community. They ran the store and Grandpa Lindsay was the 2nd bishop in Moreland and was instrumental in getting the old frame church built and he was a man of honor, integrity and he helped spearhead the getting of electric power in here which came in 1927. We didn't have electricity until 1927. The Englands, and the Wr ay s and the Crouches, and the Ellis' and Grimmitt's were all
,

called

85

among some of the first families in here. Hyrum Grimmett was the first school teacher in Moreland and he was a staunch Republican. Andrew Benson of the Benson family, they were democrats so the two would cla sh in their ideas at these political rallies I nlentioned. But the most important changes that I've seen are in transportation, communication, buildings, the reclamation of the desert by underground water irrigation and the coming of the modern conveniences and all the different modes of inventions that have made our lives the way they are today, from the early horse and buggy days to the jet age. This has all happened that I can recall.

RTlT L n Nr.

" N 1I.'.l'T flN

It ln't bettlef'elds nrl l!unH th.,t I\lqke a nnt;ion p:ral.?t9 Or clanking rms ov mrch\nR man O P90opl, of stter It i8nt DQp;ontt"y 01' r.>ot..rel ...h'ro m1.r-h,t .'lnCl tr-iumnh ri.de, F'or klngdom1 are not b'l'.lt on WAX", O}." notte-.n;" feo on urine,
It's ttis ItQs wh 0 little h oll'!es 9.giimt t;ho (iatth W'here pet'we and lQ'Ie abice l"uggad hills lind qt!iet fields 8r03S the (;ountr-YAtde chlldren trudging orf to schoolt eure and cleap and g8y own the r tflht to chIldhood s '.1 And, t.ho right to l'lnh aod play ..

rts stony fields l\nd littl br'ooJc'9 wtt.h hlduen 8.ga-caln gprings; It r s tender songs of youth nnel love thnt some den; mot.her Rings; ltts love of home ana firesi.de l1.p.:ht; it's sweat 9.no faith and tollo. The souls of men who earn their hi-eo.d from sun and rain and .a(Jtl It's churches built on quiet streets; tt's winding roads and downs; It r S B!l.pple orchards in th sun flnd pros oarous cheerful towns; It's cattle on a hundred htlls tn pt'lfltures grael.l Bnd aweet And ha::>piness the.t sets ill seal on faces that. you meet .. Itis something c1eepe still th&n thlsp beyon.r. our thoughts Ilnd keen . " .. The faith that sees the good thet lives wtthin the hearts of men; A women glad to bear 9. chiln pr'o1;ected by her mster It's hOMfI and lov ann little ftelns that meka (:I nttou gI'P.Ett"
..

86

Violet Christiansen

On February 2, 1925 we were married and we lived most of our lives in Moreland. He farmed for a good number of years and for the last 25 years he worked as manager of the potato warehouse unti1 he retired. There's many important things that have happened during my lifetime. Years ago when the people first came to Moreland, they went up Wolverine Canyon and hauled logs down to build the first church house. How Moreland got it's name was one of the Apostle's came from Salt Lake and they came in to this country and the sagebrush was to tall, and he stood up on the seat of the buggy and he said, "this is more land and here we'll make a settlement." On November 22, 1899 the townsite was established and my husband's father, H. P. Christiansen gave 80 acres on the east side and my father's father Hyrum Grimmett gave 80 acers on the west side for th(: townsite. This is how the town was established. In 1893 Wilson Hatch was the first man that was here in Moreland and he had the first hOUSE and it was up here on the corner where Sister Mary Johnson lives today. Josiah Draper had one over on corner over here where Kilbet's live. This is where my Grandfather Hyrum Grimmett came and this is where he bought his home. It was the only well that they had in Moreland. People came from all around to go there and get water for their homes and their irrigation. Then the ward was established. First it was in Riverside. The Bingham Stake took in all the country and Bishop C.R. Lilenquist was the bishop, 1st counselor I.H. Alred and 2nd counselor Hans Peter Christiansen . This was approved by Heber J. Grant. From then on the town grew and they decided that they ,,,ould establish a ward here in Moreland and Hans Peter Christiansen vv'as the first bishop with Alec Clements, and Josiah Draper as his counsel<lfS. Many things started happening then. M any people hegan

87

to come in and the first post office was in my grandfather Grimmett's home. Then finally they built a little room on the corner his lot and that's where the mail was brought to. My Grandfather Grimmett was also the first school teacher. They built a one-foom school house and here he taught all the grades of school in that one room. Later they divided it and Mathias Benson and John 'Wray were the teachers that taught the school then. Then as melTlbership grew, the school grew bigger and then they built the big school in about 191 1 which they tore down last year. From the first graduating of the High School was myself, Ed Grimmett, VerI on Christensen, Leora Wray, and Thelma Forman. When this town was first established there was so much sage brush and it was so tall, a man could neady lose himself if he didn't know his directions. So they had to have lots of rabbit drives. If you've never heard of what a rabbit drive is, or if you've never seen one, it's quite an experience because they build a 3-comered fence and then everybody, horses and wagons, and people on foot with clubs get together and they drive the rabbits to a point and then they run them into this corrall. Then they kill them. It sounds terrible!!! The first Bishop that I remember is Bishop England and he was the Bishop for 30 years here. He did a lot of the progress that went on here in this country. The first mail carrier was my Uncle Nephi McBride. In 1914 Mrs. W.C. Morrell was appointed postmistress and then it was moved to her home and then later in 1935 Mrs. Grant Forman was the postmistress and it was right where it is now. But it's very interesting. At one time in Moreland, there were 2 blacksmith shops, 1 pool hall, and a cheese factory, a garage, a lumber y ard 2 stores, and the post
,

office. The main street was real bus y with all these things that they

had. People in those early days, I can remember when I was a young girl. it was very interesting because
88

they had to make there own entertainment. They'd put on plays and shows and they'd be taken from one ward to another and it was real interesting the talent that came out of them. Real fine to go to. I know one of the fires we had when our home burned d own . We'd been Dlarried, I imagine 7 years, and our home was burned down and everything we owned was burned up in the fire and this was one of the fires I remember very well. Several years ago we had real disastrous floods come in off the desert in the spring. The spring thaw would
as

come rea] quick and the water would rush in and it did a l ot of damage it came off the lavas and through the country. At one time we did have a cin der block factory in Moreland, too. That was one of the inventions. Life in the early days here in Moreland was real interesting because everybody shared, what one had, it was what someone didn't have, that's why we all shared. So it made life real interesting. We were very sociable with one another. Because I have over th e years that I have found real outstanding and have helped me to do all the things that would make me a better person . I had been married, I ca n't think ju st how many years, bu t I was called into the primary and I had 6 children and three of them were not in school yet.

lived here all my life, my life has been influenced by quite a few people

I w as very i mpr e sse d because Bishop Ed Benson and Sister Hatch hau
cal1ed me into the primary because at this time I wasn't very active in the church because I'd had my family and I'd had them very fast and th ese two people have really influenced my life for good. There have been so many people, it would be hard to name them all. But we have had so many wonderful bishops and so many people that have influenced our lives. When you look back over it, it is real wonderful.

Some of th e most important changes that we've seen here in Moreland

is when cement came in an d the ditches. The canals were

89

built so people could prosper and do what they wanted to do. Because this is a farming country and without water we would be at a great loss. The canals and things have helped us grow and m ade us better people.

This is an authentic'

"'-a8o-::
1.

spelling as it. aa " "

.

-. -":.'-':

waahda"" "recip"l:'t' in its original .ln:_.ffOr...: t e;.:tour generations Ji::

',"?:_'.:.
_.. l
"

Bild a fire in backyard to he et kettle of rain

w ate r. 2. Set tubs so smoke will not blow'in eyes if w in d is

pe rt .
'

3.

Shave one hole cake of soap' in bilin water. '.. :

. : ,": ." .":,,,'

4.

Sort things, make three piles, 1 pile white, cullord, 1 pile work britches and rags.

1 pile

5.

Stur flour in cold water to smooth, then thin down

with bilin water.

6.

Rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, then bile,

rub cul10rd but don't bile - just rench and starch.

7.

Take white things out of kettle with broom stick handle, then rench , l8W and starch. Spred tee towels on

8. !L
10. 11. 12. 13.

grua.' fl-ower

..

_._-.'

. ,

Band old rags on fence.

..!f!!iY'::
beda.
'

Pore.

rench water .. on

Scrub porch with hot soapy water.

Turn tubs upside down. Go put on clean dress - smooth hair with side combs,

brew cup of tee - set and rest and rock a spell and
count b1es sin s .

Mrs. Ben Downey

90

Phil Wray

My name is William Phillip Wray, date of birth September 27, 1894 and I was 4 years old when I came to Moreland. My dad had a
farm and I worked on the farm until I was about 21 or 22 years old. Then World War I broke out and I spent 16 months in the army stationed mostly in Florida and Newport News. When I came home, I farm for a year and then my dad sold the farm then I went to work on the railroads and for the country and I did that for 20 years, worked different. We used to have a lot of dances. They didn't have church that we have now. We had a log one to start with, then they built a better one than that. I went to the school and graduated from the 8th grade, and started into the 9th grade and I quit then. In 1913 I went up to Rexburg and took a missionary course, me and Harold Clark. Neither one of us went on a mission. We just came back and went on working and working. 1948-49 I worked on the state highway and worked there 2 years. Then I worked for the country for 2 years, till I retired in 1965-66. I lost my wife in 1969 in a motorcar accident. Her and I were in it. I slid through a stop sign and got ran into. It broke

went hack on the farm for a while. In 1924, I got married and I ran the

for the country and different places. Life in Moreland at that time was

her arm and her leg and didn't hurt me any. She died 3 days later. I've California every winter and live with my daughter down there. I usually come home the 15th or 20th of April. The most important thing, I guess, is when I got married. Raised a family of 4 children.

lived around here in Moreland and raised a garden and 1 steer. I go tc

One lives in

California, two live in Pocatello, and one in Green River,

Wyoming. That's about what I l ive for is to see my children and grandchildren. And be happy in the church and work in there. I was working fo r the country, and the dam up there in Jackson County broke and came down. People got pretty excited. They
91

had an old bridge up there, the Porterville Bridge. There was four of
us

who sat up th er e day and night watching it to see if the bridge

would wash out. There was nothing we could do but sit there and

people around here down in Riverside, a few of th em moved out on the desert, away from the water. I stayed up there. My wife lived up here aways. She was about scared to death and I couldn't call her and tell her everything was alright. But there wasn't much water in that

one. It spead out so far, up above Idaho Falls, up through Lewisville and Men an . It wasn't much disaster to that. Then there was the Teton Flood. You know all about that. I've had a lot of good friend s and I
Jove it here in Moreland and I've always loved the people here in

rv1oreland. A lot of them are gone. Two or three my age have left
here now. They're gone. Harold Clark, when he died I went to

California. We were buddies all our lives. When I got down there and_
they called up and said that Billy England, my lifelong pal that just

lived

across

the street. We've known him all our lives. He was one of

the best pals th at I ev e r had in my life . He really help ed me out a lot. And I l ov e him.

A SPECIAL TRIBUTE

TO A FAITHFUL LADY---Ion8l Herrick

Our faithful Quilting Chaiman over many years.

V.T.

( anom )

"he stretches forth her hand to those in need. She garners and she gleans to feed the poor The poor in earthly goods, the poor in heart, The poor in spirit and those far apart fMm Human sympathy and as she rear-hes forth her hand --A Miricle-the It's filled with things which satisfy and from it too Earthly needs of those in want rit Comes endless Food to feed the spi 811-That is not And the heart;

to those downtrodjen 3he stretches forth her hand bosom, to her Souls apart and clasps them To her heart.

92

Kenneth Hammond My name is Kenneth Hammond, and I was born June15, 1910. I was born in Groveland which is to the east of here about 2 or 3 miles, known as the Groveland Ward and they now have several wards, but then it was one ward and we moved to Moreland in 1928, I with my father, grandmother, and three brothers. We lived on the place west and north of Moreland now known as the Boyce Benson place which is directly north of bishop Delwyn Ellis. We lived there until I went on my mission. I went on my mission in 1931 and I went to the Swiss-German-Austria Mission. I was gone for three years. We have made our living....my wife worked for the Westinghouse Corperation after the children were through school, so she could be home with them, and I started at Blackfoot Motor Co. selling automobiles which consisted of the Oldsmoblie, GMC trucks, along with Pontiac, and now we have one of the smaller cars that we sell. My wife and I were married in 1937 and we have lived in this place and we were married about a year or 18 months and then we moved to the place that we are now living in right across from Stan's Market on Parks Road. This place is known as the Ed Benson home. Ed Benson later was a Bishop of the Moreland Ward. We had one ward at the time and Ed Benson was working in the lumber yard. We had a lumber yard in Moreland and he was working there which was right south of the post office where the apartments are on the left side of the road going south towards Riverside. He got the lumber through the lumber yard and built this home and then he and Maud Lindsay, and the Lindsay was the Lindsay who ran the Lindsay-Welker store and owned it which is known as that apartment house there and then after it was built, they were married and moved into it. This was the home that they lived in, it must have been 65 or 70 years ago that this house was built.

93

Then we bought it from my Uncle Jess who was a son of Warren P. Lindsay who was the 2nd bishop in Moreland. They built the rock house down back of the store and we bought this place and have lived here and raised our children here until this time and we presently live in it. We have remodeled it and added on, but his is known as the old

Ed Benson place where he and Aunt Maud were married and Ed

Benson is Boyce Benson's dad. Boyce Benson now farms our old place_ where we moved to in 1928. Boyce Benson bought that and farms it and lives on it and in the meantime has built a new home. Some of the most important events, I guess in my life, are getting married and moving to Moreland. About the first Bishop I remember is. . .! don't remember, Hans Christiansen, he was the first Bishop, and then I believe Warren P. Lindsay was the second bishop, and then Bishop Cutforth and then Ed Benson, and Ed Benson is the one I remember most cause we weren't living here at the time. My wife's people were and my grandmother lived here at the time and her place was then known at the old stagecoach stop. The stagecoach used to come through Fort Hall and then it used to come to my Grandmother's place and then went on to Arco or to the Howe Valley. But that's where they used to stop and refuel their tanks with water and change their horses and that was my grandmother's place. Those are some of the things I've been told. I don't remember them exactly. I remember my Grandmother very well. My mother died when I was 12 years old. Then I went on my mission in 1930 and my father married that same year. My stepmother was Norma Jensen and they had one son. They named him Sam and he's a doctor now in Provo, Utah. The early days in Moreland naturally consisted in those days, we ran old-type automobiles the Model T's and the Model A's. Now we have the automobile, but they have changed considerably. I sold them for years and I remember people coming al on g and kicking the
94
_ _

tires and saying, "They don't make them like they used to!" There have been many people in Moreland who have intluenced my life. My wife could possibly be the one who influenced it more than my father influenced me, and then my Grandmother. My Grandmother raised the 4 of us boys until we were grown and my father didn't remarry until the year I went on my mission. Some of those people greatly influenced me. My uncle Jess, built the home that we bought and he . married my Aunt Genevieve who is still living and my Uncle Jess died

2 or 3 years ago and my Aunt Gen is now known as Aunt Gen. She
influenced me a great deal along with my grandmother. I remember as a boy, we lived in Moreland and my grandmother was raising us and lived there and we'd go out to her old place. In the meantime she had leased it to some people who were farming it and we would go out and visit the old place, then it had to be changed from then and they were farming the place commercially and trying to make a living that way but would travel sometimes in the buggy from Groveland and then a little later we had the Model T and we would travel there and then we moved from Groveland to Moreland in 1928 which was the place just a mile to the west of the old stage coach, Grandmother Hammond's place. I remelnber Bishop Lindsay real well because the year we were married, I worked for my Uncle Jess and Aunt Gen. and Bishop Lindsay who ran the store and they had quite an influence on my life. While I was helping there at the store a little while, one of the favorite sayings of bishop Lindsay was this: ... We had most everything in the store that you could think of, all the way from stovepipes to horse machinery and horse collars and old washtubs and so forth, but one of
his favorite sayings was: "You will remember quality long after price is forgotten." That made me try and make a q u al ity life for myself and
try to instill th at into the children and those with whom I would

95

associate, to have the quality long after the price would be forgotten. That was one man who influenced me a great deal during my life. Then

started working for Blackfoot Motor and

I worked there for 30 I worked for them.

years. Those people influenced me a great deal. The Smith boys, and Jim Bowman who owned the Blackfoot Motor and They had great influence because they ran a strictly honest business and sold the automobiles as cheaply as we could and give the service and the quality that we wanted people to have from their automobiles and could consider it among themselves as a good deal. We have seen several changes go on in Moreland because we have lived here most of our lives, so we have seen some changes in Moreland. They used to hold rodeos years ago on the square where the boys and girls play ball now. We would have rodeos to raise money to build our church. When we first came we had a long wooden building, and we had curtains that we would draw to seperate the classes and a large pot-bellied stove on each end of this frame building to keep us warm. The church seemed to be the center of most things that took place in Moreland. That's where where _

I learned to dance as the kids did in those

days. We used to dance and make our own entertainment and that's

met my wife was at one of those dances. We had lived here

-

about all our lives. Then we had those rodeos that were sponsored by the ward to raise money to build the church. We were here for the building of the first one, and the tearing down of the old one and part of the old building

I used as a chicken coop here until we built our

present stone block building to raise our chickens and we used to have part of the old first Moreland Church here as our chicken coop and then we tore it down and built this one. The rodeos bought some revenue and we built part of the church we now see and then a few years ago we added on. We praticipated in
96

those things to make little children and their parents a place to go to church and worship like we felt we should in a modem building. Then pot-bellied stove and coal. So those are some of the things that changed and were interesting to me. Living on the comer like this, we have witnessed the building of the store across the street which is known as Stan's Market for awhile and Stan sold it and it is being and the barbershop in it. He was just a kid when we came here, possibly wasn't even born. Since he opened it, I've gone for a haircut a time or two and he can do as good job as anyone in Blackfoot and I enjoy doing it. Then the road was paved. This Park Road used to be just a gravel road when we lived here, There weren't any other houses here except our house and the John Wheeler house where Grant Secrist lives today west of us and Billy England on the other side, and us and we were about the only ones on this street. There wasn't anything between here and the comer going east to the highway. The highway wasn't even there. Then we wound around a road and got

the gas line came along and we had heated with gas rather than the old

operated by Goodman's. We witnessed the building of the laundromat

into Blackfoot that way. The Harold Clark family lived down here and many on this corner. Then this road to the North of us is oiled known as the Parks Road and it goes straight out ot the desert. It's called a feeder road for a lot of people who live out to the desert who a few has been real interesting to look back on because they used to flood irrigate with what little water we had and water was very precious. Now they have wells and the sprinkl ers. If my father and gran dfather could see that, they'd consider it almost a miracle and the way things are done nowadays. That is real interesting to see changes.

the Abe Hatch family lived there, but other than that there weren't too

years ago weren't even there. It was sagebrush and the drilling of wells

97

Rather than run water down the furrow or hope we would get water to run down the furrow, we tum the switch and there we have water sprinkling out of the lines and sprinkling and irrigating the ground. When we first were on the place there while I was, before I went on my mission which was like I said west of my Grandmother's place, the Boyce Benson place, we watered under what was known at the highline. The highline consisted of a large flume which started in the -' McDonaldville area. Then it was a dirt dyke to McDonaldville and then they surveyed and put the old wooden flume in there and it had streamers in some places through the gullies form the rocks and on down through the gullies, the posts were at least 20 fet high and this

zinc flume was there, we called it, and that had to be patched each
spring to run the water through to irrigate the Parks ground. That's why it's why it's so interesting to me to see the sprinklers come in. We lived there and hoped that we would get water through this old zinc flume and the kids along with myself for amusement, sometimes we'd take out 22's and shoot holes in this flume and stand underneath it and let the water sprinkle and run down on us and we's take our showers and our baths that way. Then they'd have to be repaired. But sometines the wind would blow it, and the wind was very destructive on the things and our source of water. So water is the main item in my life looking back. Now it's so easy to turn the switch and get water. So those are the things that I look back on, that are very, very interesting, the way the roads have been made, graded and graveled, and highways built have been very, very interesting.
_

98

Thelma Christiansen My name is Thelma Christiansen and I was born on the18th day of January, 1900, so that makes me 76 in 76. I was born just at the turn of the centery. In the very first month of that year. I came to Moreland and I married my husband. I came before that to teach school. I came in the fall of 1921. We were married 2 days before Christmas that same year, in 1921. We were married on Joseph Smiths birthday and we have been living in Idaho, my husband and I together, for 55 years. He has been here longer than that because he came when he was only four years old. But together we have been living here for 55 years. Some of the most important events that I can remember happening of course after I came they added the gymnasium to the old school house that was torn down last year and that was quite an event in our lives. Our church when it was a big one story building we divided into classes by drawing a curti an and our stoves were big old round pot-bellied stoves that stood in opposite corners of the building. We had gas lighting, gas lamps that came down and I was in the recreation art of the Mutual activities and so they often had me coach the plays, the dramas that we put on at that time. We so enjoyed those because our very best friend might be the villain in the play or our cousin might be the hero and so on. And we enjoyed playing in those plays very much and they did them for the entertainment for the people. My husband was the dance manager when we had our dances at the hall and if men came with a little carousing instinct about them he had to tell them to leave and keep our dances in pretty good shape. I used to laugh at him because he would make the floors slick with corn meal that they would put over that old wooden floor. The people would fall down and everything else. He was the dance manager for a long time but you can see we had to make our recreation. We didn't have any
television and radios
99

anything like that. We had to make our own fun. What we watched, what we did. One of the important things in the recreation line was the baseball games and teams. We had a wonderfull baseball team in Moreland here. In fact, that is the way I met my husband. I went to a baseball game and met him. They were a winning team that day I know. We were one of the first to have a phonograph in Moreland. There were only a few telephones in Moreland when we got our telephone. I can remember when we first got married we lived up on the little house on the corner. It has been added on to now but we lived in the little house up on the corner. We could look out, we had neighbors across the road, but we could look out and see just a little dot. Way over here, and way over here, and way over here and they were just coal lights and so it was just a little dim light. It seems good to look out and see all Moreland is lit up with these big flood lights that they have and so on. It was quite a thing. So we were one of the first to have a telephone and one of the first to have a phonograph. I can remember that. It was quite an event when we had a well dug on our home. The neighbors would come and watch it. It was quite an affair to watch the wells dug at that time. My husband, and he should tell this but he is a little slower to talk than I am, and the men of his age-well all the men of the community would go out to the lavas north west of Moreland and get the cedar trees and it would be an over night affair. And they would load their wagons with barrels of water and tent equipment and things like this and of course they went on wagons to go, but they would tumble over these rocky lava roads out there and
they would have to pitch tent, make tent for the night. And they had

pulled by horses. And there are cracks out there it's quite a bad place -

to take water in the barrels because there was no water out there. Then they would take the horses away from the wagon

1 00

<-

with kind of a sled thing, a slide thing. They would go out and cut their cedar trees and pile it on this and pull it back to camp. They called them bank loads. He would go out and get his bank loads. And come in and load them again on the wagon, and then they would bring their wood in to the community and we heated our church house and our own homes with it. We did all of our baking, everything with wood, this beautiful cedar wood, that we burned in our cook stoves and over heaters to keep us warm. Our sons when they were just little shavers being delighted when their dad would come with a load of wood. He would chop it in the right size. And it was their job at night to bring in the wood and we would have a great big wood box beside the stove, and they would load up this wood box with wood. And that was a part of Moreland life. And of course we put up hay differently when they put up hay they had these big Jackson Forks and I'm sure you have seen them, that would reach down and take big bunches of hay and then they would pull the rope and put it over where they were stacking it and drop it. The men became very expert at doing these big beautiful round stacks of hay with this Jackson Fork and that ment that they had to cut the hay with the mower. They had to rake it with rakes and piles and then the kids, and sometimes the women, would go out and make piles of hay so then the men could go down through the fields with the wagon and they would pitch the hay up on the wagon till they got a whole wagon load and then one man would be up on the wagon and he make it so it was a nice good stack on the wagon then they would bring the stacks into the barn yard or the places where they wanted to use it and thats when they would use this big Jackson Forks and make this big stack of hay from the loaded hay into a nice place beside the barn. To make a nice stack of hay that was convenient, sometimes when they would be out in the field
101

pitching the hay up on the wagon they would get these big blow snakes that were so prevalent around. Course there're rattlers also but the blow snakes were as big as rattlers but they were not poisenous like the rattlers and they would frighten just as much because they were so big sometimes we would get those and would throw them up with the hay and of course we had to watch for that. My husband in spite of everything was a]ways a little afraid of snakes and how he dreaded doing this but they all did it, pack the hay that way. When I came into the community Bishop England was the bishop of our ward and Billy England his son just died last year. He has a young son that lives in Blackfoot. He was a very kind, very fatherly, very sweet dispositioned type of man. And we lived right across the road from him. He was a little better off than we were, and he would often, my little kiddies loved him because when he would bring home a _ box of cherries for them to can he would always call them over and get a hand full of cherries or a hand full of approcots or what ever, because he was so good to the children and to the Indians because the Indians still bothered up out here. My husband Jims mother said over on this lot across from us here the indians would always camp and they would camp there on their way out to get (I forget what they called them some kind of squirrel--Rock Chucks). They would get those to eat and they wou] d camp here and grandma Christiansen didn't have any girls so she would often be alone in the house. She just had boys and she was so afraid of these indians but they never did bother her and if they came and wanted anything she let them have it because she was so afraid of them. They would camp there every fall and every
spring on their way out to get Rock Chucks, that they ate. The 4th of

July (did Glen tell you about this?) was a big event in Moreland and the 24th.On the 24th they would reinact the comming of the Mormons

1 02

into Utah and then over on the square by the church they would have ..... th e camp wagons come in and camp in circles around on the square. Then over at the neighbors we'd hear the whoops and h ollers of the Indians and we'd have a raid . And you see again we would have to make our own recre ati on, and we had such a good time on the 24th of July. And sometimes when we sould have our Reunions an d dinners, they would bring an old sheep camp. That had a cook stove in it and pull it up to the back door of the one room church house and the women would cook the big dinner back in there and we would build a platfor into th e back door and we would set the tables down in the hall. We would have such good dinners and I can rem ember on e time I can remember that we wanted the men to do the serving. Some of the young men, my husband (we were just young marrieds then). We decided to dress the men up like wonen so we d ressed all our husbands up like women and they waited on the tables and served this m eal that we cooked out in this camp wagon . And they just were the best servers. They just really kept things hot and everybody was well seIVed. And we had so much fun because they looked so silly dressed up like women. That's th e kind of things we did in order to have a good ti nle. We never went just one couple alon e in a buggy or wagon . We always went in groups. A wh ole gang of us. In the winter when we had to go by sleigh, (we had a friend that lived out across th e rocks around this road out by Gary Ellison's in that more lava rock country or territory) they lived out there for just an evening of fun and games. Singing and laughing and we would go in sleighs too and we'd have just a good time going out there. Maybe it wou ld be bel ow zero, freezing cold, but we'd be in th e sleigh an d we would have quilts over us. We would sing all the way out and we had such a good time. So
we

had a good time even though we didn't have a television.

1 03

We didn't have cars. We didn't have radios, or anything like that, but we had a very good time. Now I told you about Bishop England, other men, Jims father and Uncle Chris Christiansen came in about 1 904 and settled in Mr. Lindsay Genevie's father in law built the store and he worked for him for a couple years. He was a very, very fine man. Mr. Merrill was the Postmaster for years and years when I first came to the community (he was an older gentle man). They used to have to go up to the train and get the mail. We had a train we called the Mackay train that went through there. The little old fellow that used to go up and get the mail had a little cart that he pushed with his hands like a hand cart and he would put these bags of mail in that and they'd bring back to the Post Office to sort and pass out. But we had a Post Office from the time I came to Moreland. My husband farmed for a good many years and I was teaching school when we came in and I was marred and he was farming, first we farmed up here on this corner. We had about 20 acres was all out here. I was expecting my first baby soon so I quit teaching and I never went back to teaching for 22 years. I stayed home and raised my family. And then I went back to teaching when my 2 oldest boys went to the service in World War II. And I went back and taught and I taught then till I retired in 1 967. My _ husband was a farmer and they used the point of a spike driven through the 2 by 4's. It make a prong thing on the bottom which scraped and leveled the land to break it all up. Then to make the furrows to plant their potatoes. They would take their little garden plow with one horse, you can see how slow it was. It was alwys our
-

good l uck, girls and boys alike, to pick up the potatoes in the fall.

Potatoes and hay have been our big crops. Cattle has been good in Moreland, sugar beets also. All our boys and girls harvested sugar beets. It was their job to pick up the beets by the leaves and cut
1 04

the top off and throw the beet up on the beet wagon. It was extremely
hard work handling those sharp huge kinves. It was quite the family

affair farming in those days. I can remember one year John asked me to block the beats. I would take a log handled hoe and about every so often I'd block out the beets. The kids would then follow kneeling down clearing the little beets around it and leave just one big beet. Now they do all this with m achinery. It was a slow poor way of doing things, but that's pioneering. Our old cedar tree out there in front of our house was planted by Jim's father. He brought in 4 little cedar starts from the lavas and planted them close together in a square. Out of the 4, this was the only one that grew. He planted it in 1904 so that Dlakes it now 79 years old. We're proud of this old tree. When we first moved here, we had someone push down all the old poplar trees that were around the place and one fell through the cedar tree. It was so symbolic of Jim's father, it's been so long a part of the home, we wanted to keep the cedar tree and now it's the oldest tree in Moreland. The space where the poplar tree fell through it has grown back and the hranches are thick with lacy leaves. Traveling for our troopes, they would put on plays at night. They were so exciting. We would get so excited when we knew they were coming. The Chitakwa came with a big tent. People were invited into their tent to see their prei'ormanccs, comedy, vaudeville, singing, dancing, lectures, were presented. Some of them very excellent. We thought they were wonderful. They were the outside world, the big cities.

105

lVJ a U U

'l K ro n

ri C B e1 1s UH " ...
_.

....

My name is Maude Benson and I was born in Paris, Idaho. But while still a baby, my father move to Montpelier. My father's father huilt a home oul of lumber that he hauled from the mountains. June 20, 1 896 we moved to Moreland from Montpelier. We lived in a little log hut built on the land where Ruth Hunt now lives. My father then bu ilt a house with lumber he got from working in the sawmills in Montpelier. He built 3 rooms but they where not finished when we moved in. This house was built north about 2 blocks on the land which adjoined my brother, Jess Lindsay. In the fall of 1897, he was stricken with typhoid fever and he was not very strong and he tried to get the rooms plastered before my sister Jennie was born. But it did not get dry and he hung ,agon covers up to keep it as warm as possible. Jennie was born January 10, 1 898 . The fall of 1 898 my mother was taken i n with typhoid fever and did not recover. She died leaving her 6 children. The oldest \vas Jess, 1 1 years old and Jennie, about 9 months. /tr. and l\1 rs. J oh n England took Jennie an d cared for her until1 she was about 14 months old. When I was old enough, it was my duty to keep th e m en u in g done. I had scarlet fever at th e age of 9 and Lola, my sister, said I frette d a good deal because I got behind in my mending. When Lola was 14 and I was 12 years old, apostle Goerge Albert Smith was there visiting for stake conference. At that time the conferences where held in the different wards. And at this time it was h el d in Moreland. We prepared dinner for him and he complimented us on our goo d homemade bread. While there, he noticed the mother hen had fallen in a large barrell in which all scrapes were put to be feed to the pigs . She p u t her head through a ho l e in the barrell, called her chickens and kept them near her. Even though he was in his S u n day clothes he rescued her fronl the barrell and used that as an

ll t ustrati on in hi s conference sermon

1 06

......

.....

--

......

......

--

of a mother's thoughtful care of her young. When dad was clearing the land of his first farm located north of the Th omas cemetery Lola, the boys, and I were taking our lunch and walking all the way, about three miles through the sage brushes to where father was working. In the afternoon, father sent us home, but we came crying and said there was something with long tails darting along in the brush which scared u s . They were lizards. When we first came here there wa s just one ward. Now there's four wards in Moreland. The first Bishop that I rcrnenlber was Hans P. Christensen. And W.T. England was a Bishup \vhile I was there. And father was a Bishop for a long while. My h usband was Bishop for eighteen years. When we first came here, they dug canals and used the water for irrigation which they took out of the Snake River. But now they dig wells and use sprinkling systems to irrigate the land. Fourty acres was the farm that we farmed and they plowed the ground with horses and cultivated it. But now they use tractors and put sprinklers on the land instead of watering it with outer ditches. In the summer my main occupation was gardening and we had a large enough garden for our children and some of our n eighbors. Also I did a lot of canning for us and the children because T di d not want to see the vegetables and fruit thrown away. I st ill enjoy p ul l ing up weeds whenever I see them, but will never be abl e to completely get fl d of them because they grow faster than I c an hoe them u p. At the time when we children were doing the work, we u sed t o go t o Aunt Hannah's place to find out how to cook and do things. Keeping yeast was a problem and we had to go to Grandma Benson's or Emma Hatch's place to get a start. We would put sugar in the botton of the bucket to pay for the yeast and they would just pour the yeast on the top of the sugar. After my husband passed away, I have liv ed with my son Boyce and his family. I help do the house work and

107

1 00 in th croc het afgh ans for fami ly and frien ds. I have In ade neady Ben son . I am S6last eight years. This conclude s the history of Mau de years of age.

Y OU.l1

G0A L

D oe s y our Bue l 1n l if e lay b id d en In a a r k and m i E t3 f o g ? I s y o ur l i f e ' s B t or wr i t t en Ike a l is t l e s s pi l o t ' s log ?

h i t h e r d o thou g o es t ? Ihere ' s t he pa th J Ou say ? .N o n eed t o s e a r c h fur tb er The o s p e l p O in t s t he way , V h o s a y s ou c a n n ot ha v e in l i f e The t h in g s y ou w a n t th e mos t .. Fa c h t i me y o u kn e e l a nd pray t o Him The l/ord b e e omes y our Hos t Kn oc k , and i t sha l l b e o p en ed . A S K , and i t sha l l be d on e . Im.pos s i b i l i t i e s are c on quered Thr ough tbtt Fa t b er and His S OD o N o ma t t er h ow b lea k the fu ture s e e ms , Or h ow d a r k t h e pa s t Y our fa i t h ad r e p elJ t an c e Is t h e on ly pr ic e He a s ks ..
S o if y ou l i v e w i t h shill illg hope Of t h in g s y ou ' d l i ke t o O e , Plac e y our burden s 8 t H i s f e e t , H i s he l p w i l l ma ke y ou f r e e

And when y our life is en1 ed , Y ou c an l O OK bac k w i t h pr id e , A n d t h e S a v i or H i ms e l f i l l w e lc ome OU , " C ome s i t her e by s id e .. 11

I,eora

Bergev iII

1 08

Hugh Baldwin I was born in Moreland on October 30, 191 1 . It's always been kind of a joke in our family, my mother used to tell me when I was young that the goblins brought me cause I was born on Halloween eve. I was born in what is now Edna Clark's house. My father, George A. Baldwin built the house there. It was a log house at the time with three rooms. I grew up in Moreland most of the time. We did have a dry farm down in Arbon Valley where my father and mother would go in the summer. Then they'd always came back to Moreland in the winter. That's what I remember, as a boy, before I was baptized or before I was 8 years old, is the moving back from Arbon Valley to Moreland each fall. I'd come with some of my uncles, Abe Hatch and Sim Hatch. They used to take horses and cattle down to the Bannock county from up here at Moreland. They'd take them down and take care of them during the summer and then bring them back in the fall and deliver thenl to their owners. I've always worked for myself. There's only one summer in my life when I worked for wages and that was the year I was married, I rode the highline ditch for 1 year. That was a canal the was built across the rocks about a mile and a half flum e . It was on it's last legs the year I rode it. It did run a couple or three years after that. But that was one of the big memories in my life was how that water ever got through those rocks in the old flume. It's a good thing they started to dig wells and abolish that flume about 20 or 25 years ago. But I've always made my living wi th farming and dairying. I started to dairy right after we were married and we left Moreland. We lived down in Pocatello for 17 or 1 8 years and that's wh e re I farmed and ran a dairy. In 1 958 we bought our home here anc moved back to Moreland. Theat's one thing we always wanted to d o a goal in our life, to b u y a farm and came back to where we were born . Both Marie and I were born here in Moreland. I've enj oyed living
,

1 09

here. When I was in High School my folks lived in Pocatello but I came and worked for my Uncle Abe Hatch and I went to my last 3 years of high school here in Moreland. We really had a good ball team and I was able to play basketball for Moreland High School. I'll never forget the superintendent at that time was Mr. William Bartlett, he was a strict man but I don't think there was a better educator or teacher in my life than he was. He was kind of a dictator. Anyone that _ ever knew him could vouch for that. I'm not stretching it any, but he was a well thought of man and also at that time Bishop William T. England was our bishop and he was a man that I'll never forget. He did a lot for the ward and the community. He was the bishop for a long time, in fact he was the first man that I can remember of that asked me to participate in the ward. I was called to work in the Mutual with James Christensen. Grant Forman was one counselor and I was the other. That was before I was married. I think I was 18 vears old then. I can remember some of the old times in Moreland when I first started school. The first World War was still going and I was in the first grade. I remenlber my first grade teacher was Miss Gommer. One thing that stands out in my mind was saving a little bit of money and buying a war stamp in school. I'll never forget the feeling and the joy, I was only 7 years old when they said the war was over and the armistice was signed. The people, it seemed then were really praying and it seemed to me they were more together than they were in the 2nd World War. During the early times that I remember too, is that there was no electricity. I know one year we had to haul water with a horse and bobsleigh and my oldest brother had to go and get 2 cans of water each night after school. He'd take this old horse. named Dan, and take him and this little drag and take it over to my Grandfather's well for water. My Grandfather was Abram Hatch.

.I

1 10

He was a great influence in my life. The way he l earned to read was out of the Book of Mormon. He didn't have any schooling. In his older years he could recite a lot of the Book of Morm on and Doctrine and Covenants. One time when we were working in the hay it started to rain and we all went to the house and he said he'd give 50 cents to anyone of us who'd learn the Word of Wisdom, the 89th Chapter of the Doctrine and Covenants. I was able to get the 50 cents. I could recite the 89th chapter of the Doctring and Covenants by that night. I remember it rained all day and I recited it and got the 50 cents and then I spent it for a dance ticket. The old town has changed some, but the streets are in the same place. There aren't any sidewalks but there is a big change come to this town . In the last 20 years, we moved back here now it's been 1 8 years . . . the biggest change, I'd say was in the way people take care of their homes and buil dings now along with the modern conveniences that we have to live with . We have nicer furniture.

A lot better way of travel.

We have good roads m ost places.

Of corse, Bingham County has so much new ground. That's one of the big things that's happened in my lifetime in the last 20 years is the way the desert has been opened up with water, pu mps, sprinklers. I think that's the biggest thing that's happened to Morelan d even all of Bingham County. Of course there's other nice things happen, but

think this is the most lasting that people will rem ember is the change in irrigation and in the way farm ground is handled now compared to the way it was when

I was growing up.

We used to do all the plowing

with horses. Each man would have only 40-80 acres and try to make a living off of it. It could be done, but it was a meager livlih ood at the time. I have enj oyed giving this history as much as I can. The church has been
a

great influence in my life. I've always tried to live the

gospel as well as I can and I've enjoyed the Moreland ward. Of course, I was born in the Moreland ward and I expect to die in the Morel and ward . Thank you .
. . . . .

111

Marie Baldwin My n ame is Emma Marie Grimmett Baldwin. I was b orn in Moreland on Leap Year in 1912, But my grandparents were among the first settlers of Moreland, Hyrum Grimmett and his wife, Andrew P. Benson and his wife. My father's family, of course were the Grimmett's and they came around 1893 or 1 894. My grandmother's grave was the first grave here in our cemetery. She died here and was buried in the Riverside Cemetery, but when Morelan d got their Cemetery, her body was moved over here. Grandpa Grimmett was a school teacher here and he was also the first postmaster here. Grandpa Benson and his family came form Plain City around 1 895 or 1 896. So you see they were here when Moreland was first organized into a ward and they were the first early settlers of Moreland . My Grandfather Benson came from Denmark with his family and they came for their religion and of course came to U tab first and then to Idaho. He was a patriarch here in this stake , and at the time he died he was still the patriarch. He was also postmaster here and one of his sons. Uncle Ed Benson was a bishop here. We were raised in tbe ch urch and have always lived close to it; all our relatives have been good members and they have been good examples to me. When my folkes were married. shortly after, a few years after, the first car was first one to have a radio here . I remember wh en I was 1 7 or 1 8 of him having thi s radio set in our home an d people coming after church and filling in just to hear a few little words on that radio, because it was so mysterious that anyone's voice would carry so far. So these were all interesting things. introduced here in the Blackfoot area. My dad is said to have had the
_

remember when we first got electricity in

M oreland . We lived in the house that is just kitty-corner from the church . That was my Grandparent's home when they first came to M oreland. It was a log home and when my gran dfa the r died, then my 112

mother and father and family moved in with my grandm other and that was where I remember most of my early life, living in this h o use. I remember so well this home and what he had cut out as a hom estead
-

there. I don't think there was an inch of ground on that two acres that wasn't planted into something. At one time,

.....

drew a m ap of what I

remembered was planted on this two acres. There was all kinds of fruit trees, everything you could think of; berries---gooseberries, strawberries, raspberries, currents, and everything in a vegetable garden you could think of. Of course, he was D anishnlan and was very fugil and had learned to live on those things in the old country so when they came here that was the same kind of homestead he had. He even had a little smokehouse where he smoked meat and such wonderfu l meals my gran dparents u sed to have. I rememher as
a

little girl goi n g

....

to their h o m e and the Christmas m eals and j ust the everyday meals .

How wonderful th ey were; I stil l yet lov e Danish food having had it in my grandparent's home. My grandfather Benson died w hen I was 7
years old and it was at that time we moved into his h ouse. I remember
....

very well how the bonds were voted when the new high school was built and h ow people cheered because they were getting a 4 year high school. It was a lot of work for some people. There were j ust a few that didn't want it becaust they felt it would make m ore taxes than what they wanted to pay . But when the bonds were voted in, what a celebration we h ad. I remember that night we h ad a snake dance up an d down this old m ain street to celebrate that we were going to have

....

a high school . Then when the high school was built we started having

basketbal l games and h ow the people of Moreland loved basketbaH

....

games. They rcally did support their team. We had good high school
tim es. We had Jun ior Proms and g rad u a ti on exersizes and a J ot of this
is d u e to the work of Mr. Bartlett. I think he did more for our school

1 13

here in Moreland than any person in the history of Moreland. He upgraded the schools and I remember though he was really strict, I know I learned more from him than any other teacher I ever went to. It was through his work that we had all th ere good times in Moreland. My parents have lived and died here as my gran dparents and all their graves are out here at tht cemetery so \ve are real old Morelandites. I've always loved Moreland. When we've talked about moving back after we'd lived in pocatel1o 15 or 20 years, someone said, "Why do you want to go hack to Moreland? What is there?" There's just something about Moreland, this was where we wanted to come and raise our family and we've never been sorry. It's offered us everything and more than what we would want anywhere else. I remember just a few things as it is mentioned here ... a flood, but that was in 1 960. The snow melted too fast out on the desert and it came in and flooded some h omes. School was out for a few days because things were damaged an d th e roads and it took quit a little while to get them back in shape. l\-lorcland has heen a good place to live. As I think about the early dys. though, I think of how cold it was and how at one time all we had to heat with was wood we got from the lavas. There was a lot of cedar wood out on the lavas. And they used to go out with their horses and teams and bring that in. I remeInber when our oldest child was born, Karen, that was the first of September, Hugh went with his uncle out to the lava and brought in a load of wood for the winter. How hard it was to get it. Sometimes it would even cost the lives of the horses because sometimes they would fall into the cracks and couldn't get out. But it used to produce a lot of wood from the lavas. I remember out by the old church when the men \vould go out and get wood there wou l d always he a hig pj]c of cedar to burn in the hig stoves that were _ in each end of to o l d chu rch . I remebcr when I \-vas a little girl we lived
_ _

1 14

ab out 2 blocks from the church and I must have been 2 or 3 years old and

I begged

my m other to let me go to Sunday Sch ool that day and of

course we had to walk beacause we lived close to the church. Other peopl e drove their buggies or wagons. It was so cold that morning and

I final ly got to the church and I remember sitting there on the littl e
bench and all of a su dden starting to cry really loud because my feet were so cold and nly brothers and sisters wer e
so

embarrassed because

my mother h ad wanted me to stay home, but I i ns i s te d on going. There wasn't mu c h heat in those old chu rch houses then. There \\'ere
just drafts everyti m e the d oor was open. Of course wi th the bi g
st( )ve

in each end, if you were right close to th e stove you'd get \,'arm, bet if you were a little ways away you got cold. Moreland has ch anged now and through all these years, people have had a hard time making living and living comfortable. Now I don't think th ere is
a a

person in

Morel and who is really poor or hard-up or don't have no fuel or food

in th eir house. I think you might say of Moreland that eveybody is

1'-

q uite happy and comfertable and that's something to say after you 've seen th e way things used to he. When people had to do al l thier
washing by scrubbing it on a board . Then we'd hang the cloths out on

th e line a n d they' d freeze stiff before th ey'd get dry. Th en we'd hri ng
then in and have to dry them in the house anyway . I'm really happy f( )r

all the expt,;l iances

we've

had anu th ankful for all we've g one thruu g h

too.

bu t I 'm thanktuj to be l ivin g i n thi s day and age

] r em e m he r so

plain h ow they celebrated the 4th of Ju ly morning we were wakened li p by the loud blasts set off by Charlie Crouch . He was the one that
got the gun powder together and went over on the square and he'd set off the loud blasts starting at sun-up.
11 S

A lot of times we'd

sleep out on

th e lawn and knew those blasts would scare us hut as soon as it woke

up then

115

start to giggle because we knew it was the 4th of July then. An d they used to have a band. The Moreland Band marched down main street and my dad played the drum and oh, how pr oud I was. At Christmas tim e th ey use d to bri ng cedar trees in from the lavas. I rem e mb er every year they would bring on e in and even if we didn't have a stand, we'd lean it up in the corner and decorate and have candles on it and h ow ha ppy we were when someone would get up early and light the candies. These were all good times although they weren't the sho\\ Vle now have. We were married du ri n g th e d epression. H ugh and I. and a t one tinl e we m ade th e statement th a t \V " didnt kno,,' th ere ,-,'a s a depression becau se we h:- d n ever had any thing to nj uc h anyway so \\' C didn't actu ally know \VC were li"v'ing in a de r r(ssion until a few years la ter li n d we COli Id se e th at people w ere d oing better and had m ore job s and money around and then we real ized that we had b ee n thr o u gh a depression . Alth ough we h a d been deprived of a few th i n gs we didn't re ally fee] it like a lot of people who had a lot in the re lives to compare it with Our oldest ch ild, Karen, was b orn here and sh e is livi n g now in North Carolina v/ith her husband and family. He i s the Stake President there in Charl o tte. After Hugh was the ditch rider out on th e high-line for a se ason . we moved to Poc at ello and went i n to the dairy bu sin ess wi th his fath er and broth ers. We spent the next 15 or 1 8 years th ere and T n ars were a j t the. rest of our ch ildren w er e horn . Ahe who sti l l lives h e re in M orcand works at th e Dcsrct I ndu s tr i e s in Idaho Falls no\\', \' d n whu hdS s tay e d 01 1 the fa rm with Hugh a nd has his fal11ily he) e . Nick i s in I daho Falls w o rki n g at Brett's Mobile Homes. Brett i s Sue's h usband. Sue is ou r daughter. Nick taught senli nary for a few y ears. S u e and Brett of course live in Idaho Falls with their family.
'veld
'

1 16

T'im Jives in Idaho Falls and works for Farm Bureau an d h e an d Lori live there and then ] ail e
an d

Rick live here. We have 28

gra ncichildrn------ 1 4 grandaug hters and 1 4 gr ndsons.

Th is concludes the oral history of th e Moreland area compiled by (l l en n Fu lI er, tor my Eagle Scou t Service Proj ect. Completed th e :;Oth
d ay of December, 1 976. Typed by Jane Tcw.

MY

COUNTRY HOME

I want no part of city claims I l()ve my country home: I love the bigness of the sky. The blue of heaven's dome.
Ith W pride I view canals that brim ith W water from the Snake

That surges out to thirsty earth; My lawn becomes a Jake. spots my home: In dandelion small; In schoolbus stopped across the street, In forsythia flaming tall.
A yellow accent

The weighted trucks with wind-up whirr

Before the sun appears Compete in daybreak's rousing call Of crowing chanticleers. I love my neighbors warm salute Fresh loaves of whole wheat bread, An early morning, "How are things?" Is all that needs be said. I love the rocks, the trees, the land And springtime's sunshine glow. A haven here, my country home, In Moreland, Idaho.
tTT.Jn.. f3 117

When the railroad was extended to the Lost River country, the railroad company promised a depot to the town if the citizens would build the track and siding to handle the business. In 1 90 1 the track was built but it was not until about 1 9 17 that the depot was finished, when the town was a flourishing condition and the Commercial club sponsored a celebration and music was the order of the program. In 1 938 the railroad sold the depot to a farmer and it was torn down and hauled away to be used as a dwelling. At present there is a petition to have a building erected by the railroad but the future will tell whether the town will have a depot or not. About 1 908 a telephone line was built as far as the town by a certain number of people agreeing to use the phones. This was a great boon to the town and of course many more have the use of this modern conveience. Before the event of the railroad or automobile, the man who raised his own meat had to do his own slaughtering and it was quite a job. The first house built for this purpose was built by Lewis Robbins who had been selling meat in Pocatello for some time. This meant much to the farmers who raised the meat and to the consumer who bought, but the big job was the man who traveled all night with the prospect of having to dig through snow and slush to get his load to Pocatello without spoiling. With the advent of the automobile this was changed. A large packing plant near Blackfoot could handle all the animals, so the slaughter house went the way of other pioneer enterprises. The L.D.S. church was not the only organization to build a
_

meeting house and wield and influence for the be ttermen t of the

people. A community church was organized and a building erected. This flourished and became an active community affair until after the auto came into use. The people could then attend church in Blackfoot 118

and it was disorganized, the house being sold for a dwelling. About 1925-27 the commercial club, by subscribing to a certain amount had the electric line extended to the town. This was indeed an added convenience and many people had never had electric lights in their homes before, so this was a red letter day. One man had the wiring done and then pleased as a child, pulled the string to see the light go on and off at his pleasure. This he did for sonle time and had a real thrill to know he could have lightwhenever he wanted it. Frank Grimmett wired his home and had lights for Christmas eve 1927 one of the first after they were put in the church for holiday occasion. Electricity gave other business concerns a chance to be established here and a cheese factory was built. This was most profitable to the country around about as milk wagons gathered the milk for quite a distance. It also stimulated a better grade of dairy cattle. At present there are many fine herds. In 1 932 the cheese factory closed and the milk was hauled to Blackfoot. This building was idle until the fall of 1 937 when it was used as a dwelling. Ruth and Bill Hunt lived there a time, Bill Jr. was born in the building. A large potato warehouse owned by J amesPendlebury and sons was erected near the railroad depot where a good business in shipping this product was done. A large potato cellar is also near where another firm does the same business. A beet dump is also located here in the Fall this is a very busy town. The members of the L.D.S. church have begun a new chapel to be erected on the church square. It is to be constructed of cement block faced with brick. In 1938 the foundation was finished and the material is on the ground to finish the building, Yancey brothers have the contract, Edward D. Benson is the Bishop with Claud Going and Gerald Christiansen counsel ors. A cinder block factory has been established in Moreland by
1 19

Dr . Hamp ton, of Blackfoot and two local men Leo Johnson and Robert Ellis. A large bed of volcanic cinders was purchased and with the addition of cememt after the cinders are crushed, an exceptionally strong block is made. The block is red and make fin e building blocks. This company is just starting but has a bright outlook. In November 1 934 the Camp Syringa of the Dau ghters of the Utah Pioneers was organized. Since that time we have built a log cabin to house our few relics and to hold meetings in. It is located on the block where the church buildings are and impresses the passers by of th e courage of the modern pioneer . It took a lot of planning , the Committe was headed by Genevieve Hammond Lin dsay and Lulu Grieves Ellis. The Camp is indebted to them for the way the building was financed and a vote of thanks is due them .
_ _

MY TOWN

M-O-R-E-lrA-N-D speDs the name of the place I love to be. Pause a moment and set ye down and rn tell you of the people Of my home town. M-Is for the most delightful people. O-Is f the order of their Jives. or R-Is f refreshing thoughts and actions. or E-Is for their enthusiastic drive. lr-Is f their love for one another. or A-Is f their all abiding faith. or N-Is for their natural form & beauty. D-Is for doing all that the Master saith. M-O-R-E-L-A-N-D that speDs the name of my town, you see. You may travel north, so east or

west But this is the town I love the best. --..N" tHYna fIJ

1 20

 .
11
weeks.

)low tn .kt 1tiaU iBnx

.
tight

The hay box or fireless stove, can be made from any tight fitting box with a fitt i n g lid a nd witho u t knot holes . with fresh , clean hay, all arO u nd the c ooking utensils.

L i ne box with strong manilla pa per, then fill This filli ng must be renewed every two or three

or long grass, which should be packed several i n c hes thick

A pillow of hay loosely packed so it can be tucked in the corners and sides

of the box m ust fit inside the cover so that .it can be t i ghtly closed . The best utensils for cooking are stone jars or brown bowls which come over these plates or tin covers can b e fitted. In a s t h e y conduct the heat away instead of holding it.

.
Ii 11 11 11

in sets, a n d

T i n c a n s o r pai ls a re not re liable, The secret is to place food

A

the box while it is still boiling hot, pack tightly and exclude a l l air.

loose

packing that lets the air i n to cool the outside of the jars will c ool the food;

the refore, the necessity of closing a l l means of air getting i n or o u t .

Whe n preparing food for the hay box it should be made boiling hot, and left to boil for several minutes, the time varying a ccording to the materials to be cook ed . all cases the heat must fu lly permeate the meat or vegetables. The time fo r over the fire depends on the tenderness of the meat a nd the meat a nd t h e sh o u l d boil from three to five minutes. st ov e In

.
-

II

. -

cooki ng amount.

for a three pound piece o f meat 30 m i nutes should be a ll owed; vegeta bles a n d cereals
A nything that can be steamed or stewed c a n be cooked in t h e hay box and is m o r e nutritious t h a n w h e n hurriedly b o i l e d on a
.

A tough old hen ca n be safely left in the hay box ove rnight, wi th the resuit
R ice ca n be cooked in

that she has renewed her tenderness and can be noted on the bill of fare as "spring c hicken " .

40 min utes a nd will reach a size and fullness not in the same time ; i nstead of allowing a half- hour for the cooking of oatmeal, i f it is le ft
gained by ordinary cooking. Graham or corn meal mush will reach perfection
in ove r ni g ht , it will be a delicious jelly tor breakfast .

" II

. - '
. .:.!t

When ready for the box, the j a rs should be covered with cloth over which should be wrapped, a nd then quickly settled i n place and covered up with
hay. at

a pa per
a

pil low " r

. .
' ' -

When two or more jars are to be placed in the box t hey should a l l be relidy

-:ifr

of the box , and the cover closed over it.

or

are

one tim:, as the box m us t not be opened after the fi rs t closi n g . When the jars senled, the pillow should be t u cked closely all about the edges a nd thE: sides
The cooking will be q u i c k e r if a rug The closer the pack i ng the greater n e piece of
c

a rpet is t h rown over the box .

- ,

-.

amo u nt of hea t retained a n d t h e boilin g point having been secured there is nothing tur t h e f o o d to do b u t co o k .
Ma rie H og a n Trans u e

1 0 1 7 E. Li be rt y Wp.iser. I da ho

1 21

'ionttr Jian inx lflirelt.s.s <tLnnktru

Some foods as ba ked

This method cannot be used for broiling, frying or baking, nor for preparing any food that requires crispness, as the heat necessary to cook the food must be supplied in Cerea ls, fruits, vegetables or meats the food itself or in the water surrounding it. cooked in water, or steamed foods which are set in boiling water, such as custard or brown bread, arc the most successful . For many foods from

to

minutes boiling on the stove is all that is required, but

for cracked wheat, beans or mea t, a bout serving .

30

minutes a re required.

beans, puddings, or meat, may be cooked in the box and then browned i n the oven before The essential t h i n g in fireless cooking is to have the food heated to the The box is not boiling point and have the tig htly covered vessel filled with steam. to b e ope ned u ntil food is t hought t o be done. Cookbook recipes are used in this cooking as in any other, except that there is no eva poration of water and so a little less water is required. As you can use your own recipes I will give only the time required for various dishes. R o l l ed Oats: break fast . Navy Beans or Li ma Bea ns: One cup to three cups water; soak overnight, boil for O ne cup oats to

II it "

iI-

c u ps boiling water; boil for about

minutes a nd

pack in box for the night.

It will be thoroug hly cooked and warm enough to serve a t

30

min utes while breakfast is being prepared, then pack in box and they will be reacy

for supper. Rice: O ne-half cup to

2 Y2

cups water; if boiled

minutes will be done in

hours .

S a me for 1 qua rt o f rice pudding . Vegetable boiled

Soup: Made of sliced only 5 minutes and it will be

vegetables and small pieces of meat; needs to be done in 4 hours.

Dried Fruits and Nearly All Fresh Vegetables: be perfectly cooked in 4 o r 5 hours. Pot R oasts: t h rough a n d Tough
to r a gs

If

brought to the boiling point, w i l l

3
to

or 4 pounds in size usua lly req u i re a b out

12

30

minutes t o heat t h em

11

..

hours in the box .

chicken
"

can be beatif u l ly cooked in this way a nd there

is

no da ng' r of "c ooking

.
or

Al most any boiied

steamed dish may be cooked in the hay box, time req u i red depending A bea n pot is auout as I t is
n ot

upon t h e box used, the packing a nd the k ind of utensil used .

atisfaGtory as a n 'fthing one can get . thi will aid in reta i ning the heat. T O t he ca mping pa rty the hOlY box is alm ost a necessi ty . leGve her more free time to enjoy t h e c<lmp-out.

necessary to wra p the utensil in

ra per a n d clothes when it is p u t in the box, but if the box is not perfectly tight

11-

A real boon to the mother

who usua l ly has t o spend as many hours i n the kitchen as she does at home, as i t will

fJ)) -

1 22

JDlft in

124

Moreland Idaho
-

ost Office

125

126

Hyrutn Gritntnett
" '

J I (h"t. IX}) he was 111:lI'ricd to hnma Adelia I'P1ll('l"OV il1lhl' Fn(\owlllcnt Iloll<;(. ( I t thi ,, lll,lr I i:1g(' IH"s;l\<;, '-"("hll<; hegan a mo<;\ plt'asant cll1 d """l(1 \. l i f c th:11 was notahle for ils absolute t1hs(,lin.' oj" tl lrm o il. q\larreling ;Jnd qrife which lasted for 20 years. during. which 1 imc no noll' of
discord W;1S e\"l'l h ea rd. Emm:l ''''';JS horn I () .llIn. I R5 at Pro\'o, Utah 10 I-rnncis Martin and "TIl(' Ursu la Haskell Pomero\. Thev also were amol1!? I he earl icst pio nC'C'rs to'l Jtall'" Atwut I R7R IIvrllm's 1:11her bccame dissatis fied with the M()J"I1l01l church and j o incd the Reorgani7ed <. h u rch and mo v ed o l.an er, \\'VOIll i ng. f hrul1l and Fml1la went With the falll i ly Thin s d1dl1'l g.o \\ell for thy iri!11metts. in Wyoming. Hyrum \\'orkcd as a rre1!?hter haulmg g(lods. The family 111o\"ed hack and forth from l.ander to Dingle, Ida, . Ilvrul1) rC'a li ling h(' couldn'l progrcss deCided to "Itld \' I a\\' . such 8ct ion ta k ing hi III } years, as he ht1d al<;'o to provide th e living f()J" his family. He 1,lI1ght <;('!lOol in Dillg.lc (l n d also \',";lS :lrpointcd Tn';Jsl1rn or Hcar LaKe ('Ollll!\,. F 111111 a wasn't in good hea Ith 'S() I \ley decided to llH)\T 10 t h(' Snakc R i \Td 'ollnl n' C;(l in ",,'av I Rl}) the ramil\" settkd on I (,f) acrcs h(llight fronl .I(l"i ah I )rapcr, The H V rl I I11 (irimllH'lt f:lmiiv \\ere among the ' first settt crs in the Mordant! ;!iT;!. rhey lived in thc hOllse now ()\vned bv the ()scar K ol bet f"t1ll1i ' h'. The\' had onl\' Iw(, n l1('re m01lths when f mma d ied . (29' Aug. I 9:,) Hyrum teHight SCh(l(ll, was the first postm(l<;tC'r and was in volved in politics. lie and Emma had 5 childrcn: Hyrul11 Alherlo CiriIlll1lctt horn 24 .Ian. I Rn Dingle, ItI;Jho marri('d Annie ('hristiana 'I'kBridc di('d 19 .Ian. J %.1. Rose Fila h)rI1 23 Dcc I R7R Lander, Wyo ming married R.Jan. J 901 Ol in Wilford ()cker man tiiC'd 2R A l lg. I t)(,4. .1<,1111 Frant'is b'orll I) .lUll. I RR I lallder. WY(l mi ll g married 2() Sept. I ():' Ikrth<1 ('hristin(, Iknsf'n d i ed I) De('. I ()39. (,heste'r POnlcro\" bprn I f\by I RR4 Dingle. Idaho d ied 1'v1ar. 1 gQ2. Sarah Emma Fnll1cc1k h( l J'n 12 :\\lg. 188R I ;'lnde-r. \\'\'ol11ingll1;1ITicd 1st 12.1\111e 1l)()7Wil liam \\"allce Y(l1l1g ;'lT1d 2nd 12 No\". 1919 (icorge \\'ashi l1gton Fcrr('1 d i ed 25 Mar. 1937. ()n 17 .lUll. 1 R97 lhrum ll1(lrried Hannah ;\nn(' Sleight ;'lnd they r;i is e d a large f:1mily. lI\'rUI11 \':as rehapti7C'd into the L.D.S. church
" '

Hyrum and Emma Grimmett and family

HYRUM AND EMMA POMEHOY GRIMMETT

Hyrum Grimmett was born 6 Jan. 1854 in Bir mingham, Warwickshirc, E ng lan d to John and Sarah Passey Grimmett. That summer the fami ly saved enough. with the help of t ile Emigration Fund to come to lItah. Th<,), krt England in .Ian. 1855. He and his parents and family came across the plains from Council Bluff. Iowa in 1855. They only stayed in Utah a short time and then went back to Missouri until 1861 when they returned to the west. In 1865 the familv movcd to Bear Lake-Paris, " Idaho area so as to have more acreage for their livestock. As Hyrum grew older he went to school and had a thirst for knO\vledgc. He and his broth ers maintaincd the stock ranch in Dinglc and on

2 .Iui. I \)()9, l!r p<1<;<;('d ;J\\:Jy I \1:1y ,0.14 burinl in tht' l\1nrt'!;1I1d ("('flH'l('l"\"

:1nd

j,

127

IIYHUM CHlMMETT FAMILY

Hyrum Grimmett. an early settkr ofBingham Countvat Moreland. Idaho. was the son of John " and Sarah Passey G rimmett. He was born Janu arv 6, 1854 at Bi rmingham. England. His family saI led from England. bound for America in 1855. It too k 9 weeks to cross the water. They landed at Castle Garden. New York and then carne by wag on train to Council Bluff. Iowa. and from there on to Utah. Thev arri ved in U tah the J st of Octo ber. They settled in West Jordan. He mov('d with his parents to Missouri in 1860. then ha,k to Utah in 1862. Then in 1863 he was able to attend a summer term of school. He was so excited about school and became an excellent reader. and he always was an avid reader of eyery book he could find. He settled in Rear Lake County where they began some years of r('al pione erin . having roads that needed building and bridges also. Schools were established with a school term consisting of three months. They bought a ranch at Dingle. and Hyrum and his brothers took care of it. fceding the cattle and putting up the hay. He married Emma Adelia Pomeroy in 1875. They bought a homestead relinquishment in More land. They had a most pleasant and happy life. To their union was born 5 children: Hvrum Alberto born January 24. 1877: Rose Ella 'born December 23, 1878: John Francis horn .JUIl(, 15. 1881: Sarah Emma francelk born Augus t 12. 1888: Cheste r born Ma v I, 1884. In August. 1895 Emow died and Hyrum was married to Hannah Sleight in August of 1897. The first well drilled in Moreland was on his farm. He taught school the first year after the log building was built which served as both More land Church and school. The first Moreland Post Office was in his home. then later a little huilding was huilt on the corner of his lot. Ik had always

...

he had been county treasurer and had spent 7 ),C'ars st u d y i ng lav,' and passed the bar. He had a h('autiful use of the English language and could speak fluelltly. He lived to be 80 y ea rs old and away May 2 J. f 9}4.

been interested in education and al ways worked to improve the sch ool system. He was chairman of the Moreland school board for many years. He, like many of the peopl e of that day. had to learn many things. Hc said he had been cowboy, farmer. freighter, logger. river driver, carpenter, dentist. doctor, teacher, preacher. and lawyer, and he had sufficient skill to do all quite satisfac torilv. He had a ranch in the Blackfoot hills that thC' (:attlc were taken to in the summer. He and Hannah had I J children: Tr uel Arvina Grim mett, Archibald Thomas Grimmett. Wayne Waldo Grimmett. Medora Alice Grimmett Stir land. Edward Gordon Grimmett. June Estella Grimmett Garrett - twin. June A. Grimmett Monsen - twin. No rma J. (y ri m m ett Williams - twin, Carma I'v1. G rim m et t Oldfield - twin, Richard (y. G rimme t t. Mabrl Ann Grimmett. He helpC'd to huild the schools. churches, canals. and did a lot of car pent ry for the school and for other peo ple in the town. He built his two-story brick home from the bricks of the old rcd brick school that was torn down \\'hen the new yellow bric k one 'vas built. He was a bright, intelligent man and a loving father and husband willing to share his t ale n ts with ail. In his lifetime

Top: Hannah Grimmf.'tt. Bottom: Hyrum (;rimm('(1

Pj12d

'-

'-

.. .... . "

'-

cemetery was creaied

'\.vas m Oveu
i

she

to l\d) reu.md

- It

129

HYRUM GRIMMETI

Jan 6, 1854--May 21, 1934

In March 1895, Hyrum & his wife Emma decided to move to the Snake River valley, because of her frail health. They thought the climate would be better for her. Also her twin

sister, Ella Rich, bad just died and it had been a great shock to Emma. They purchased a relinquishment on a 160 acre homestead in Moreland from Josiah Draper. In May 1895 the family moved there. Hyrum moved his family in a covered wagon and a light wagon pulled with teams. This way they were able to take a few household good and some chickens. Things looked rather discouraging in their new home, as there were only 2 or 3 houses in sight. There were no fences and nothing but sage brush. Their well was the only one in miles.
On Aug. 29, 1895,

Emma passed away leaving Hyrum with four grief stricken children..

She was buried in the Thomas-Riverside cemetary. Later she was moved to the Moreland cemetary. The Moreland School District, #28, had been organized that summer and Hyrum taught school that winter as the schools first teacher. Hyrum married Hannah Ann Sleight in Parris on June 7, 1897. Together they ran the post office from their home until 1901 when the Mackay railroad line was built.
In 1909, Hyrum was a ditch rider for the Peoples

Canal and he was baptized in that

same

year on July 2. About 1912, he built a house out of red bricks from an old school house. Hyrum was among some of the first pioneer settlers that settled in the Moreland area.

130

...

..... I

L L L L L L L L

 "
, .) . :

No.
, '

2803; ,

FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE

TO

THE

11 ): he b 1 :J 0 k '" f gr5mm.eJ:. t . .Asl.9.:1 .ti_IJ, _ t :t j..1.1e. t :Jwnsi te :Jt, ;breland ..bingham.

.. ..

Counts.ldah'J

. :.

' . .i:q :1

'.

._. -

, ....

. ..;::

..

'......-,

..,.

-: . ...

- . .

'-;-:.-

....... ..

- --.,.....-7-'-' .... ----< ' ...

.._.. . .....,,.,. ..., -.. .

.. .

..... .

. ,.

: .. ;

'"

I
Ii
I!

No.l-

Ii

....

'

r:

'I

"' ...

-I i

Ii

The Uni ted stnt,e of lul'leric\. BI Will:i.um HcKi.nle.P!('::5l1erti:.

TO

Trrrlll-; (rim:1e tt

f}rantor.
"'*lIo:*******'"

(r3n tee.

-, ,

-I
DuteJ-Octobor 12th,1OO Consideration-Full Pnent Reoorde-March 3rd,1902 nt9 n.m. , in Book "it" of Deeds ntPnce 4)4 of tho !tenanls ofRinhm'l 0,onnt, I (1;:111 0-

Tho mY'S- of suction 86 in to',:nnhip 2 Boise Hericlian. cont;:!in;n 160 :-lores.

:JOl.. tl

of. r::m,()

34 ::::1st of

1 1
..,.

.-.__

.... _....... ___ _____ ________...... . _".-""'._._........ ..._.... _ ..., .._s___._. ___._.,.--.

133

_.

No. 2-

GR IMM1' TTS ADDI TIOil

TO

TH

TOWN Or' BOHF:LAJ'fl), IDAilO

Hyrum Grimmett aml HUIlIH.llL A. Gril'TlI"lett. his wife.

'1rntorn

TO

';nlOm concornc:l, (rall teo.

***

Do. taLl-Au<jt:i.o t Ie lL, 1:IOO

TIeconle(t-.AnC"llst IGt1t,IOO nt2 p.r'1., in Boo)': "2" of Plats atPa(;e 60 of the !ocol'ds of BinGhaM a(')nntl t IdnllO-

,\c{J1o..!lol10ed.-AnG'nt IBtlt.I!OO !'cforn r.eo.F.Gncon Cler] of ])iGtri(t f}ollrt

Binh CountJ,Idaho-Sealed-Rogn lAr-Wi fa separn tel;,/ e;[l!15 nod-

ITitnc3u-S.D.HilldrLl-

:
,I

DgSCHIPTIOIT and ItlMA.1iKS.

Plats the E of the E of the NW of section 26 in tonRhip 2 south of range 34 East Boise l!eridian, jnto l o t s , bloc}:8, streets and alleys as sh o ;..n 'by the annexetl pIn. t and cledictl ted to publ j c use the streets and alles nubjct to the c ontr o l of tho properly con
'

sti tutcd

authori tie8.

lote:-

The block ".lJ" of r1mmett'B Md(lit1on to hloIeland. lots 1 to 4 inolusive 1s i n oluded and embraoed wi thin the aries of the ahove desoribed land. Abutracter.

contoinhlgl

b:und-

134

i--
:i

I 1

'-

tj . ,!,<

arertifitate nf Abstracter
STATE OF IDAHO COUNTY OF BINGHAM

---SS.

The Bingham Abstract Company, Limited, abstracter of titles in and for the said County, does hereby certify that the foregoing abstract, consisting of pages

to

sets forth a true and correct

abstract of all that appears of record in the offzce of the County Recorder of said Bingham County, which in any way affects the title to the property described in the Caption hereof. Further, that there are no taxes due and unpaid; that there are no judgments or liens of record in the offzce of the County Recorder or in any Court of record of said Bingham County, which are a lien against fhe lands described in the Caption of this Abstract except as herein shown. This certificate is made to ld&ho

lrrigtltedJ .1I.Ear1y30th
day of

Lands Gompuny-

at the request of

Witness our hand and seal this

'-

'-

'f.'F'
: '.: .. '.'

Oct:lber. 1915-

1I 1 , ,[if..
at
:
, ..;

12-

M.

1 ' ,

"

. ' .

,.

;.

- -. ---

This certificate is hereby extended to . elude this 111 11 dayof at

I1over.,h0.r,lVH,M. and

10 : 00 11..

sheets added.

II
<

-'-:.::.:."': -:'.-

\1 I \ :,t1

135

,- ' -

Binghslll Connty
1_
:[. A. Benson

,County Auditor within and for Bingham County, do

nd

hereby certify that at a General Election, held in said County on the

day of November, A. D.192,

was duly elected

as appears from the official canvass of the returns of said election now on file and of record in this office and that_he is duly elected
Jus t 1. e
0

-:tmtt_ll
of
Foveober

pe

ILm:rrn
d Morel and _as aforesaid.
____

said County

f the : e a c e

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Offi' Seal, tl}is-.l2 th day
A. D. 192

A.

H ans Andrew Benson

H. ANDREW BENSON.
H. Andrew Benson. filling the position of county treasurer of Bingham county and making his home at Blackfoot. was born In Denmark. February is a son of Andrew P. anrl Matilda (Aaberg)

2. 18i9.

He

Benson. who were also natives of Den There he resided for ten years. Shurtleff. In 1896 he

mark. where the father followed the occupation of farmin until April. 1886. when he came to the new world. settling at Ogden, Utah. devoting his attention to farming in the employ of L. W.

came to Idaho. settling in Bingham county. and took up land near Moreland, where he carried on general farming throughout his remaining days. passing away in March.

1919. at the age of seventy-four years.

time of :lis (leath.

He was the postmaster of loreland at the

The mother is still Hving.

H. Andrew Benson was largely reared and educated In Utah. having been but ' seven YE'ars of age when he came with his parents to the new world. He completed
his studies in the Latter-day then took up the Saints Business College at Salt Lake City and after He and ward worked with his father at farming until he reached the age of twenty. profession '. of teaching. which he followed, for three years. a half years in afterward he spent two and

filling a mission to the northwestern acting as secretary of Later he took up bookkeeping In the fall of 1914 he was been reelected at each suc He is proving
a

states for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. the mlllslon. with headquarters at Portland. Oregon. elect'd county treasurer of ceeding election. in Blackfoot and was thus employed for several years. Bingham county and has prompt. so that he is

now serving for the third term.

most capable custodian of the public funds. election. In April. 1905. Stanton. Mr.

efficient and accurate

in the

discharge of his duties, and the endorsement of his course has come to him in his re Benson was married to Miss loa England and they have

become the parents of six children:

Lonlda. Ammon. Winston. Melvin. Ronald and he improved and which

While Mr. Benson and his family reside in Blackfoot. he is also the owner

of a good farm of eighty acres north of l-loreland. which is now cultivated through the offices of a hired man. Benson Is a democrat.

In his poliitcal views Mr.

of the Blackfoot stake. while formerly he \v as superintendent of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association. During the period of his residence in Idaho he has gained many friends who esteem him as a man of sterling worth.

He remains an active worker in the church and is chorister

137

HANS ANDREW BENSON FAMILY

Hans Andrew Benson, son of Andrew Peter Benson and Mathilda Aaberg, was born Feb. 2, 1879 at Nylars, Bornholm, Denmark. His broth ers and sisters were Annie Dorthea, Mathias Julius, Bertha Christine, and Edward Daniel. As they had joined the LDS Church, they emigrated April 6, 1886, arriving in Plain City, Utah May 4, 1886.

-"

w 00

Back Row: Winston, umida, Melvin, Ammon, Ronald. Front Row: Stanton, Andrew, Noel, Ida, Laurn

His father filed on land at Moreland. In the spring of 1896 they moved to Moreland, arriving April 26. 1896 after ten days hard travel from Utah, encountering rain, snow and muddy roads. During the summer they worked at vari or ous jobs on farms to get hay f their animals. They hauled logs from the Big Butte, forty miles away to build a home. During 1902-04, Andrew attended LDS Busi ness College in Salt Lake, studying business and accounting. He studied music under Prof. Evan Stephens, a prominent music master in Salt Lake. He was appointed Blackfoot Stake Music Chorister, a position he held for twenty-four years. April 5, 1905 he married Ida Addlinda England, daughter of Moreland pioneer John England. He taught school in a one-room school west of Moreland, called Flagtown. In a real test of courage, obedience, and dedication, though he had a wife and three children, (with another coming) he accepted a cll to be a missionary. He served as Mission secretary with Apostle Melvin 1. Ballard in Northwestern States for twenty-

seven months, returning home June 27, 1913. Son Melvin was born while he was away. He was active in Civic affairs, serving as Bingham County Treasurer for six years, 1915 to 1920. He served as Bingham County Auditor Recorder for six years, 1923-28. He acted for years, as bookkeeper and auditor for construc tion companies. He was Clerk of Moreland School Board for years. He managed his eighty acre farm at Moreland as much as his physical ability would allow him to do. At the age of twen ty-seven, he had injured his leg while working on the People's canal. This injury plagued him for the sixty remaining years of his life. His Church was his first consideration and he served in many offices. When his physical strength began to retard him, he sold the home and farm in 1947. He bought a home in Blackfoot and retired with his wife. On January 30, 1963, his wife. Ida, died from a heart attack. His mind remained clear and active throughout his life. On September 26, 1964, he died of a heart attack at Blackfoot, and was buried in Moreland Cemetery. Andrew and Ida were parents of ten children: Lonida, married Morley Randall; Andrew Ammon, married Rhea Oldham; Winston Low ell, married C10ris Butler; Melvin England, mar ried Leona McClurg; Haskel Arden, deceased as an infant; Ronald Lund, married Afton Hill; Stanton Floyd, married Marion Gardner; Still born infant, deceased; Laura Matilda married Jay Taylor; Noel Anthony married Patricia Smith. Twenty-two grandchildren and tive great-grandchildren also survived them.

""ali: ..Niorrell

Very little is known about

Walt. He and his wile Annie lived in the KUllz hom e north

Irom Max Anderson. They

had one adopted daughter. They warked together in the Post Olliee and Store. He was Postm aster when the Post Office being used now was built.

139

....

__

L_

..

. ,;::..". :
.

'10,; .,

HistoriC alscovery
-

Wheeler finds a bit more than old paint

By TERRY TETREAULT of The News
The building, built just after the Moreland railroad lines in 1912, previously stood where the present postal facility is now , said Belnap., "That was when the railroad nam ed the depot Keever, and so the townsite name changed ," said Belnap, " but it just wasn't ac cepted." In 1945, the townsite outgrew its post office and ratherlhan tear it down, Moreland's first postmaster, Hiram Grimmett, bought the building and moved it to where it now stands - next to Mo rela nd ' s first Post Office, Belnap said.

MORELAND - Max Wheeler Jr., found a little bit more than he thought he would when he removed siding on his house in preparation for some renovations. He foUnd Moreland's second Post Office. Wheeler bought the house from Moreland's oldest living native , Lawrence Belnap, 83, about 14 years ago, but didn't know of its history un til his work began last Monday. "We took off the front panels and there it was," Wheeler said, referr ing to the painted sign, "RE Cash Grocery, Moreland Post Office." Wheeler said he and his friend, Kevin Knutsen of Idaho Falls, think that the building had previously had a false front, much like the western movie sets, and the "RE" is actually a part of "MORRELL'S," after Walter Morrell, the original owner.

"It was just the front room of the Grimmett house built from logs of an old church," Belnap said. Wheeler and Knutsen continued re-siding the house Thursday after noon despite protest from Belnap. "I suggested he (Wheeler) repaint the sign and leave it as it stands, but he won't have anything to do with tha t idea," joked Belnap .

141

Naomi Forman
GR;\.NT AND l\AOMI FORMAN
Grant Forman was born April 1, 1901, in Heber City, Utah, the s on of Nephi and Sarah (Nelson) Forman. He attended school in Heber City and at Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. His family moved to Sterling in 1 91 7, then to More land in 1919. He married Naomi Ann Cheney

November 16. 1927 , in the Salt Lake L.D.s. Temple. Naomi was born June 14. 189 9. at Victor. Ida ho. to Thomas E. and Eliza Minerva (Hutchings) Cheney. She attended schools at Victor. the Albi on Su ite Normal, and Ricks College. While teaching school at Moreland. she met and fell in love with Grant. Grant and Naomi bought the Moreland Gro cerv Store. which also housed the Post Office from Walt Morrell. Naomi was appointed the Postmaster. Grant operated .he grocery store and served as Naomi's Postal Clerk. She retired from the Postal Service in 1962 a nd thev sold the grocery store in 1963. and bought a ho me in the Moreland townsite. Shortl\' after their retire ment they served a miSSIon for the L.D.S. Church in Green Bay. Wisconsin. The Formans were verY well known bv everv one in the community. Their service to the peo ple was outstanding. :Vianv men remember Grant as their Scoutmaster. He was unofficially called ,he "Mayor of Moreland" and was respected by all who knew him. young and old alike. His motto for life was "Keep happy. it's hard to cry when you are whistling." Grant passed away .-\ugust 2. 1970. Naomi continued to live in her home until her health failed and she moved bac k te Victor. Idaho. There she lived with her sister. Aretha Sherman, until her death August 23. 1983.

1 42

PATRONIZE YOUR OWN POST OFFICE

In Moreland
.

. .

IT IS THE ONLY INSTITUTION of FEDEHAL GOVERNMENT

\Ve off er many free s er vices to the public. Our hours of window service on regular week days are: 7 :30-8:00 A.M. 9:00-12:00 M. 1:00 P.M.-5:30 P.M. Saturdays-7 :30-8:00 A.M. 9:00-12.00 M. You will receive better service if you arrange to mail your parcels and buy your Post Office supplies durin g the time the office is open . In addition to the re gu l ar stamps, commemorative stamps, stamped envelo pes , post cards, aerograms, rolls of stamps and s t amp books are provided. vVe are also prepared to sell...
U. S. Savings Stamps Duck Stamps The governm en t does not extend credit on post office services and

Money Orders

suppHes. THE POST OFFICE IS NOT A SUBSIDY OF ANY

PRIVATE BLTSINESS.

IT rs A GOVERNNIENT INSTITUTION NAOMI C. FORMAN, Postmaster

LET US HONOR IT AS SUCH

MORELAND GROCERY
GROCEIUES, GAS AND OIL-AND COLD STORAGE

GRANT FORMAN, Pr01J1ietor

FORMAN'S GROCERY
MORELAND

143

Lloyd R. Nierrill

Llyd Roscoe Merrill was born July 15. 1931. at Cllfton, Idaho. to Ralph Douglas and Lucile (Stoddard) Merrill. His brothers and sisters are Douglas, Owen, Windsor. Aquilla, Jed. Clifford. Dona, Richard. Israel, Pauline. PaIT\' and Cal vin. The family came to Blackfoot. In 1936. A year later they moved to Moreland on a farm. which was then considered the edge of the desen.

LLOYD R. MERRILL FAMILY

Shane, Sharee, Rick and Darin. Marge.

Brock and

Lloyd attended grade school and high school at Moreland. He g.raduated with the Class of '49. the first graduatmg class from the newlY consoli date Snake River High School. He was active in n:USIC, scoC?1 activities, and all sports. He mar ned !'1arJone Rae Anderson on September 8. 1950, m the Idaho Falls L.D.S. Temple. Marge was born November 19, 1932. at Thoms, Idaho, the oldest child of Claus Albert and nsh (Wray) Anderson. She has one sisler. Manlyn, and a brother, Kenneth. She attended grade school at Riyerside and high school at Morelad, graduatmg from. Snake River High . Sco?l. III 1950. She was actIve m music. school actIVItIes and cheerleading. The Merriils have

been blessed with six children. five sons and one daughter. Bart L. was born December 12. 1952. He mar ried Glenna Watson on September4, 1971. They have four daughters. ShantelL Brandee, Shilo and Desiree. Sharee Rae was born Julv 6. 1955. She married Jay Covington August II :1977. Rickv Van was born Julv 25. 1957. He married Linda jones June 19, 1980. Shane Roscoe was born October 6, 1962. Darin A. was born May 17. 1966. Brock Cameron was born August 30, 1975. Since their marriage, Lloyd and Marge have lived in the Riverside and Moreland communi ties. Lloyd was involved in farming for a few years and on ovember 1, 1962, he was appoint ed the Postmaster at Moreland, Idaho. He pur chased the Moreland Grocerv Store from Grant Forman in July 1963. The fa-mily is still operat ing the store along with an eighty-acre farm west of Moreland. The family has always enjoyed and been involved in music. Lloyd and Marge have sung together at many weddings, funerals, and other events. Bart, Sharee. and Rick, with Jeff, Janis. and Kris Randall. known as the "Singing Cousins". performed up and down the valley at numerous events. The highiight of their singing was a record made in 1976. "These Are The Best Times". All of their children began singing and performing while very young. Lloyd and :Vlarge have always been involved in the community and their church activities. Lloyd was sustained as Bishop of the newly formed Moreland Fifth Ward in Aoril 1978. serving in that capacity for six years. . The Merrills believe that family togetherness is very important and enjoy being with their fam i1y and following their activities. "Life has been good to us and so. '.-\5 the storm clouds gather far across the sea'. We will pledge allegiance to this land that's free."
.

144

l..

L L L L L L L L L L L L
Bart, Shane, Sharee , Ric and Darin Marge , Brocand lloyd Merrill
145

Idaho Centennial stamp introduced in ceremony

By BRIAN LEE of The News
BLACKFOOT In the first ceremony of its kind in Bingham County. the United States Postal Service introduced lpcally a stamp commemorating Idaho's Centen nial, Monday morning. Postmasters from all over the county were on hand to take part in the ceremonies held in the foyer of the Bingham County Courthouse. Blackfoot Postmaster Carl Hess said this is the first such ceremony he is aware of, and he was pleased with the turnout. "We didn't know what to expect," Hess said. "We didn't know if there'd be one person or a hundred. Where you've never had a ceremony like this, you don't know. "One lady told me there was a 95year-old lady that attended, and three generations of a family that at tended," he added. Shelley Postmaster Carlos Call spoke briefly to open the event. "We think this is an important event," he said. "Idaho is an impor tant state. As we send these letters with these stamps on them, we're
-

showing how we think of Idaho." Aberdeen Postmaster Lynn Foster noted that postage stamps have a hiStory of honoring important anniversaries, events and people. He said he is pleased to see Idaho's Centennial added to these. "We're pleased that we can play a part in honoring the centennial of Idaho," Foster said. Bingham County Commissioner Vince O'Brien also spoke briefly, describing some of the changes that have occurred during the 100 years since Idaho became a state. He also commended the Postal Service and its new stamp. ': U's really something," O'Brien said, "We're proud to be a part of it." He was then presented with a framed collection of the Idaho Centennial stamps and postmarks; featuring the second-day cancella tion. Hess noted this special cancellation from Bingham County is available on a one-time basis, which should result in an increase in value for the postmarks in a short time. Foster gave a brief history of the postage stamp and told a legend of

how the first stamp was conceived in Great Britain. He noted that the first U.S. postage stamps were issued in 1847, and are now worth up to $21,000 to collectors in an unused condition. Moreland Postmaster Uoyd Mer rill introduced his son and nephew, Bart Merrill and Jeff Randall, who sang "I'm Proud to be an American." Uoyd Merrill joined them in singing "God Bless America," and they concluded the program by inviting all those pre sent to sing "And Here We Have Idaho." People lined up Monday morning to purchase the new stamp and envelopes and cards with the special second-day cancellation postmark. Postal employees were at the courthouse all day, beginning at 9: 30 a.m., selling the new stamp, as well as shirts, hats and other items featuring the centennial stamp. The special Bingham County postmark was offerea only until 11:30 a.m. Monday, but stamps will continue to be available at local post offices. The stamp has the state bird, the Mountain Bluebird, perched on a post, with a mountain backdrop, designed by a former Wood River Valley resident and artist.

146

Stephen W. Vanderkooi
S TE PHEN W I L FORD VANDERKOO I S t e p hen
194 0 Wi l ford Vande rKo o i

FAM I LY
was born October 29,

in in

Ogden ,

Utah

to

Wi l f o rd

and N e t a Vande rKoo i . Hi s and R awl i n s , and eng ine e r the the

He

has His

a brother Ma rk and

s i s t e r Barbara . Wyoming , f i reman and the

chi l dhood wa s Wyoming .

.

spent

Og den ,
wa s

Evans t on , a

f a ther

ra i l r o a d

S t eve of Air

a t t ended s cho o l

in Rawl i n s ,

graduat ing w i t h

class Utah Ai r

1958 . N a t iona l
he wa s

He

a t t ended
to

B . Y. U.
in

j oi ned

Guard .
called his in the

Af t e r

t r a in ing he came

wi th home

t he U : S .
to on

Forc e Ann

s e rve

N e t he r l ands
June

Mi s s i on .

Fo l l owing John s on daught e r Mi cha e l , f ami l y . move d the to Pac i f i c U. S .

re l e a s e , Logan life wa s

ma rry Jani c e

L.D.S . t oge t he r

Temp l e in Du r i ng ye a r t he

17 ,

1963 . the i r
yea r s the i r they Un ion for an and wa s with S t eve Cha rg e

They began the i r Nancy S cot t ,

Provo Utah whe r e the f o l l ow i ng

born .

S t a c ey , t he to In

and R ebe c ca we r e born i n t o s c hool

Af t e r Pocate l l o Ra i l road . Post

ended
summe r S t eve

in
for to

1965
t he wo rk

work the

f or fal l

S t eve
.

began

Of f ice

D epa rt ment
,

then

b e c ame

e l e c t ron i c s

t e c hn i c i an po s tma s t e r s

S up e rv i s o r
and t he i r he

of

Ma int enan c e , It thi s in

Supe rv i s o r of

Ma i n t enanc e D e t a ched Un i t s whe re he worke d

fac i l i t i e s . Af t e r O f f i ce r I daho . each day , to the Vande rKoo i s . spe c i a l

with

area

du r i ng wa s On of wa s

this t he

t ime

t hat of

b e c ame
.

a c qu a i n t e d

P o s tma s t er Ll oyd Me r r i l l g i ven t he pos i t ion

1992

and Mo re l and Postal was

Ope ra t i on s

As s o c i a t e .

D e c emb e r Post

28 ,

he

app o i n t ed

Off ice

in Mor e l and . P o s t ma s t e r ve ry c ommu t e s

On F eb ruary 2 3 , f rom Poc a t e l l o to the very

1993

he

a p po int e d t he Al t hough has of

o f Mo r e l and

S t eve the

Mo r e l and The us .

be come

important have have

peop l e

c o mmun i t y how we

b e c ome

We

appr e c i a t e

b e c ome

i nvo lved w i t h

c ommun i t y o f Mo r e l and .

1 4J

 00

......

'The Stephen Van derkooi Farrlily Mich ael R ebecca

L L._

Stacey

Scott l,arry Prescott

J anice

Steve

Nancy Prescot t

L
I

L L

L
I

I
L

149

Moreland Post Office proves to be popu lar

MORELAND .. The Moreland ZIP Code is familiar ta Only 'about 230 families, b u t hund reds patronize the rural post office here. "It's a busy post, .-Qffice becau se people would rather coine locally n ' go into town," sa i d Postmaster Stephen Vanderkooi. "But it's unique i n the fact th a t there is no route out of this post office. The Moreland townsite is completely surrounded by Bl ac kfoot routes." . The Moreland Post Office is small in size i f measured in square feet, but it serves a large area p o ulation, Vanderkooi said. )?, 'If there waS a way to eXpand the building, we cou l d use the bolt $pace," he sai d . "Because even though there is some ' tu mov er, there is a waiting l ist for those who would like to have a Moreland . post b ox ." Vanderkooi is the fifth poStmaster in the' 1 00year history of the Moreland. Post Office. "Abraham Hatch was the fi rs t, " he sa id. "And he used to walk a half mile to the tra in depot to pick up the mail for the early settlers." Lloyd Merrill re tired i n October a fter 32 years as
postmaster. Vanderkooi, a Poca tello native, started working in the Moreland Post Office in late November a n d became officer in chare a month l a ter.
. By Alice Elison ForThe Journal

"'u.

"Officer in ch<l rge i s " temporary three-month position," he sa id . On Feb. 20, he was sworn i n as Moreland postmaster. "This is pretty much a one- man operation," he sa i d . "But I do have a league replacement, Natalie Bergev in, who helps me out when r need as-' sistance." "There's a lot more than you'd think going on working in a post office," Bergevin sa i d . "It's not as easy as it looks. Even registering a letter takes a b i t o f know how." Bergevin, a homema ker, said she enjoys working with people and i t's a part-time job that al lows her to feel good about herself. She has been emp loyed at Moreland for "bou t 13 months. Vande rkooi comes to Moreland with 271 /2 years of posta l experience. "It's been a while since I 've worked a t the window," he sa i d . "And I enjoy working with the people here and the y are just tremendous. I've met so many fine people in the short time I've been here." He said he would l i ke to rema i n at Moreland unti l he is el igible for reti rement. "People say i t's fun to pick u p their mail," sai d Bergevin, "beca use they a re always greeted w i th a friendly, 'Hello, h o w are y o u today?' from the man behind their ma il box."

1 50

L L

Moreland 1 st Ward nm ary Raising the flag.

Flag Day Moreland Idaho

Morelan d 1 st \Vard Priman

2A

THE MORNING NEWS, BLACKFOOT, Idaho, Tuesday, March 26, 1 996

.Party' time in Moreland

'-

The u.s. Post Office in Moreland was the location of an open house Monda celebrating the y 100th anniversary of when the town of Moreland was laid out and a post office established. Postmaster Steve Vanderkooi and fellow postal employee Natalie Bergevin are shown putting up another banner at the post office honoring the anniversary.

MornIng News - BrIan "

1 53

James Oliver McBride

JAMES OLIVER McBRIDE FAMILY

James Oliver McBride was born 30 November 1 8 5 8 in Springville, Utah to Stephen Oliver and Margaret Elmira Sanford McBride. He was the second child of a family of 1 1 children.

Back, L-R: George, Conrad, Nephi. Middle: Elizabeth, Annie, Oliver, James Oliver. Front: Blanche, Virgil,

Mary.

He married Lisbet Petrea/Elizabeth Christian sen 1 4 February 1 8 78 in Logan, Utah. She was born 2 1 January 1 8 5 7 in Faardrup, Soro, Den mark to Peter Christiansen and Ane Petrine Petersen. Elizabeth's father, Peter Christiansen, owned a sawmill where James Oliver or (HOb" the nick name he went by) was employed. Elizabeth was cooking for the men and this is where thev met. They lived in Hyrum, Utah where 8 of iheir 9 children were born: James Oliver b. 2 1 March 1 8 79 md. Sarah Alice Farley Spry 1 8 September 1 9 1 6; Annie Christiannsen b. 1 3 June 1 8 8 1 md. Hyrum Alberto Grimmett 24 Februarv 1 8 9 7 ' Peter Conrad b . 1 2 May 1 8 8 3 m d . Olive Leona Talbot 30 March 1 907; George Henry b. 3 Sep tember 1 88 6 md. Florence Sarah Clement 30 June 1 906; Nephi Reuben b. 1 2 Januarv 1 8 88 was unmarried; Pearl Elizabeth b. 1 4 July 1 8 90 died as a child; Marv Christina b. 26 Februarv 1 8 92 md. William Alfonso Hartev 1 7 March 1 908; lanche Elmira b. 1 0 August 1 8 9 4 md. Morom Enos Wray 1 8 December 1 9 1 2; Virgil Mead b. 1 0 October 1 8 9 7 in Moreland md. Ida Louella McKnight 30 October 1 9 1 7 . In the year. 1 8 9 5 they moved their family to Morelan Whlh was covered with sage and very roky. WIth hls team and wagon HOB" (James Ohver) went to the mountains and cut logs and built his family two-room log house. I n later years Con and OlIver had a new rock house built for their parents (I t is now o'W"Iled bv Dio Packer and is one block south of M oreland Elem entarv' . School.). Elizabeth didn't live long enough due to her illness, to enjoy her new home an d on the 1 8 December 1 9 1 5 , she passed awav and is buried . in the Moreland CemeterY James Oliver was a woodsman hunter and fishennan. He got much of their J iing this way. He also worked and helped build the canals. On the 1 2th Januarv 1 93 0 he was struck by a car as he was getting off a bus in Idaho Falls, he passed away that same day and he is buried in the Moreland Cemetery. .

:mail <Larrirr
1 54

,- . ./

r
" ;:

.-'
,\ '

.':

' L i'r < j: ".F; _

.r

"

./

///
... f

f
i

!
\, \ !

\'-,
..... V1 V1

'>''-'...

"

"

""

,........,...... ."'...
._

. : y

' -,: ' 1r.':rt""

C'" corge J Ilizabeth PctersonMcBride 131anche

C _"onrad ' ' Anni e Oliver Virgel

Nep 'h 1 , J anl e s ( )livcr McBride M ary

AbraIn Hatch

ABRAM HATCH FAMILY mSTORY

Submitted by JACK HATCH Jack Hatch is the son of Abram Miles Hatch and grandson of Abram Hatch. Jack's grandf ather arrived with his f amily in 1 896. That was also the year the Moreland Ward was organized. In 1 9 1 1, Abram was superintendent of the Mutual organization. In 1 920 he taught the Book of Morman class. He was active in helping f orm the townsite of Moreland and owned property in the north
east comer of the townsite.

Abram hauled the mail between the post office and the railroad depot twice a day f or many years. The mail was picked up at the post office at 7 A,M, in a buggy pulled by a little mare called Shorty. In the evening he met the train at 5:30 P.M. to collect the mail returning from Mackay. In the wintertime these deliveries were made in a sleigh.
In the 1 930's, Abram wanted to go to Calif ornia f 1 0 days to see the Rose Parade. Jack or

was asked to carry the mail while he was gone. It worked out alright because Jack could deliver the mail bef ore school and pick it up in the evening after school Jack remembers this very well because Grant Forman the postmaster , had a big thermometer on his front door which registered 30 degrees below zero every morning. As it was winter, and the days were short, it seemed it was very early and very late when he picked the mail up.
Jack isn't sure how long his grandfather canied the mail but the depot was dismantled and II ath hauled away many years ago . As Jack says, grandf er couldn't tell him the year because he is 6f eet under now".

:JJtlaii (SarrLer
1 56

OlLAn D n D USTllS

- 0

158

It was a real blessing when a sugar factory was erected close enough
that farmers could raise beets and other could be crops. The gravely ground is adapted to berries and alfalfa. These crops yield well here.

A company composed of J.H. and L.C. Munsen and John Veuse

called Munsen Bros. thrashing and Well Drilling Company operated for many years. These men also sold coal, being the first to buy coal by the car load. Their thrasher was run by steam generated by wood or coal. The drilling of wells was a boom as dug wells caved in so soon.
-

They were one of the first to engage in the business. August 29, 1 895 the first death on the townsite occured . This was Emma P. Grimmett who had been in poor health for some time . As there was no cemetery selected she was buried in the Riverside Cemetery but later removed to the Moreland Cemetery. On the 27th of July 1 897 William Marks Miles an aged man from Orangeville, Utah died and the authorities of the ward selected a tract of ground for a cemetery where for many years people were buried with no surveying done. As the Draper family moved to the hay fields to cook for the men that put up hay---Elizabeth England was with them one evening, she was stricken very suddenly and died with what must have been appendicitis and was buried in the new cemetery being the first woman to be buried there. In 1 910 the cemetery was surveyed and plotted . Many graves had to be moved as th ey were on the streets, but Brother Miles never was although Elizabeth England had to be moved. Before this not much of a record was kept as people in a new country seen to forget the record keeping. In 1 9 14 O.M. Belnap was appointed sexton of the cemetery and a more complete record was kept. In 1 936 the cemetery was taken over by the state and a cemetery maintenance district created. D.H. Belnap, H. A. Benson and Vernal Leavitt were appointed by Govenor Ross and Cemetery Commission .

159

In 1 937 the preliminary steps were taken for improvements.

In 1938

an electric pumping pl an t was installed and pipes layed and grass

planted with water on the cemetery a m ore extensive beatification

program is being worked out. Here the most of our pioneers sleep.
Some coming form California and other p oin t s , to be buried in the cemetery by oth er loved ones. In 1 938 there \ vere more than 400

graves.

lHl i l t a ra i l rna (l fro I n"l n0 1 .' .Joh n W, M ack l1y v.as , R i ver , \\" h (rc the tCI, mllUS to the m i l l cs 0 1 1 Big Los t ow nel s of the was rep ort ed tha t the 'n nam ee1 1 his hon or, II. " , 'Idv anc e on ' 2r: , 1\T l lle pal Cj ., ) 000 1 11 , ( , 'Wh i le K nob Cop per eral y ears , l . ," . " ' ll fo r ' 1 l 1' S ."(',r V l " C " Sev , fre igh t as an i lld ucc mel Ab el deen, and:. u n f rom Bla ckf oot to ' 1 a ter ano the r ll n e \\" I S r " to St An. str uct ed l'o m J dah o F\l 1 i n 1 899 a l i ne 'was con n paClfic, } U mo ",a s acq l l l l'ed b' the tho nv, Th is b r anc h . est > , ' . to \0 I el or, I (hho and w l; l i nes wh ich later extend ed
' ' ' " . < ' " , c

'

lackfot

na. Ye llow sto ne, Mo nta

i1 1

160

- r--

- --

Gas 25 .9

\ I ....

Warren P. Lindsay
- ----

\ 1
I '"-

. ---_._-- _---

..

.------

- - - - .

- .

_ -. . .. .. . ... . . . . tl!.... . ..... ...a -..

,-.-.

Lindsav
./ , w -. - -. -. __ -. -.. .. -. --

Nettie

i General '

Lindsay-Welker Co.
Go ods and N otions
Me rch andise, Dry

ple and Fancy roc i StaFresh and Cm'edGMeaeries ts l and Co ; l

a l Phone :l6:

;-

H2

.
_ _ __ _

l\IOIm LA \)

: : WA nO .
.

i"loi"lo..i"lo.."Ni6J...i"lo...... .... Vh

.;
I

I ,

:
I

, I

LindRY, bo rn in : h n 'y .vllle, U t a h , J u l y 22, 1862, ; ; , , ( dE'd w i th pnn'nl.s when t w o yt'a r,9 of a g e t o Bear Lake Coun, l y, 1dr, h o, w ll Pl' e he sppnt IllS you t h fi nd e :J I'ly mnnhood enga ged I i n 1 :J 1'J.l<'r. t ly and s a w m i l l worle LiJlli:1ay (' o rliP to Bingham COllnt y I n 1 804 W I t h a brothel', Thomas
Parlr:.

r
I

! correspondence
county
. \Vn ITt' ll

Clla n t

WARREN PARKS LINDSAY, 89, pionf'lr MOI'f'land 1111'>1'- ,

who drives his ('a r daily nnri t::t l{f's cat'P of t l l (> hl l; i I lPS' ,

'

in

of his general store. HI" I'llmf> to Hi ngh,J n l 1894. See accompa nyi ng story. Bll l i p t i n St:lf! ['I I(,to

hi!'hojl of I h f : MOl P] a n d \\, u l d ("I' tell ,Vt" ar,. 1 ,', 1 '1 903 hE' opt>lIed It IJlP,',: a , " " " I o l , : i l I ness A,p.(\ for 48 years IHl:l
lE'ooer, :JE'rvillp,

.. ..

f1'l

..

i ; ,

II
I
1 62

I /

('A I ' t o t hl' .'J o;'(' I':I II , 0 1,1 \ l illr i llp: ('orE' (,f t li" ( OITp:l l " 'Jj o l Oo" ,,-1' :1 li o l InVOI( . I I f" , l i p I' :1 1.,. 1 " I i ll C O ! , I Lindsay, filing on !level'ol t racts ('('1 1 1,'<1 o bo u l. WGl'lrl f f : J ' I':1 D I l , 1 i of IU lid in the Thoma:l al'ea , Moved ('on n i t.ionl; :t l oll1i(1 h i ll l ' I : ; 0 . t y.'d I ' h i:'> fami'ly from Be a r Lake in in t he V/<lo\ <lel11';(,1':11 101 1 1 vCot e:; f,)r , 1 Rf,(j 10 Morel/md, whIch at that t h e Ill O I l I't'l al't l ll" l : l III I ':ii l ) H I' t im", W O " just a sag e bl'U8h flat h o r; n l w u .,, ; \ 110.'1'/1 " lilo\i ll/; foctOl y., j l h v;;ry lew buildings, the on l y in (,Ol11l11lll1it y l!pv"lol,r,-.e n l . well b"ing o n t li e Hyrulll GrilllI .illtl5ay ' \'n i r. :>tl'l lnlFntaJ in . m<'f t pbcp wh i c h furni,'lhed wa t e r I co m p a n y wi l h t hp l a U' J. K \\'1 1 'Ol' [,('t t l" I':; frulll fllil!!fl around, ! Iiams in fll''''ull n t h p I ll<l(t fl am Lin<1r.oy Rhippeu a small carload Rivel'!lil1e l li l " " l g h M',I"(' I Ll r, ( i , Ii .. of luumber from Bea r Lake Va l- !:ervect a:l , ; I .. n: o t t hp l,-.) ) r,(ll h o a l'd , Iey to bu i l d his five room ho m e in 1911 and H I1 2 when t he preent , high sc h oo l was bui l t , derlr of t h e o n t h e Moreland townsite, in whiC h ' h e s t i li iives, I Peoples Cana l C"mparoy 1"01' a He r ec a ll s the first winter here ' numb('1' ot" ycarn, abo \\'1 1 1 J.: p(j 11 w a s o cold t h e dish l' l':g f ro ze In w i n l p r in hnih.linR : l i e ('onaL P I the oven, Canvas wagu n . covel's i m o t (, rl the row('1' 1 1 111' ('011",: I'IwUc we re used for partitions ' i n t h e t o MOI'eland in 1 D:!7 ; built an eig! hou.e, A pig they tried to fatten, ' WJm ro(')< ap a r t me n t hnusp f w h e n l{illt'd h a d a small pan fuil of tf'fI('he l'!] a n d llc.;!ht I'd 1\ i t h grll "'el In its stomach. Han nin g Ii l l d huiltli llZ of 'i'!' The fl1'9t whIte top buggy in the others, Linllsay loves nlll!.lic a CCl1 l 1 ll UllIty WIlR "Owned by h i m , : early <lll yr> ht1'1' I 'lny.'oI nP. I (. W3:1 both a civic and church ' fo\' clalll'ps, ol'f.a n i ?l"c i 1\
I

,I tll:'

I t amed I l l S 1 I 1 t t' rp:lt , I I t h ,.- IJ I " " I ",<,"'"3. I Now at S!,) ,VP!U';, of H i' '' II.' d r , v,..'.

lil 'il - /

I I I
/

'I

-..-..-. -..-..-.. -..-. - - - _- --'f

Moreland J1 ( C a sh Grocery I
i i I
I

You r Money Goes }1'a rther H ere

i i i i i I I i i i
i

r , I-"-"- -; ;o-s"-"- -"-l l C:;ry I , '"

'\III'NJ\,"o" .... .... .......
,

::

. . r .! r r ...r _ ..................

Lindsay- Welker Com p any

General Merchandise
Fres h and Cured l\lt'ats

::

SERVICE STATION

Studehaker D ea l e rs
WITH A

S E RV I C E

S M I LE

Staple ( ; rllceries

Soft Drinks

.- ,.- ..- ..- ... - .. - .. - ..- . . - ..- ..- ..- .. - . .-..- i

rI'

i !I , !
I

I .=:======:=_=_==.=
PH ON to: 1 1 4

A l ways Satisfaction

I , I I I I I

i
I

YOUI' MOl/ clI Goes Farthe1" Here

.

fI'

Staple Groceries

Soft Drinks

Fan and Feed M i l l

, . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . .___..

l'.""'."."""" ""'.Y.v.-.hY."."""

COA L

A ND

G E N E ll A L

SlJPPI.IES S'r. <\ I ' L E A N I >

L D. ROBBINS
COAL

"SE E US FIRST"

rI'

LIn dsay-WeIk er Com pany

Genera l Merchandise
with EId r i c

'

i I i
!

GN
POTATOES

Repairing

Moreland Auto Service .

J . F. G 1U M M ETT, /'/'(lp.

,:
:

:
,

Fully

Eq u i ll llt'd

1I I
rI'

! !

I:t' f r i "t'ra t u r:; for I'n:;h all41 ( 'Im'd h' a t s

I I I . .__ - -"--'_-"-"-'_"-"- '-'- 1

'

J .... ..

..

'S ..

fI'

" 'IOCR' ....

"

=-

FA NCY

More l a n d Phone

563- 1-2

Idaho

.. - ra.............ra.........y.............................

:(

.:

..

Moreland

Idaho

, '

....... J

FISHER BROTHERS' SERVICE STATION

Studebaker and Erskine Dealers
Fo?' Your Satisfaction

"

Coal and ( :eneral SuppJtes Staille a nd Fa ncy ( : mccries

"

THE

.. w
MOR E LA N D, I DA H O

I, !

j I !
I i
:

WELDING SHOP
WE WELD A N YTHING BUT A BR OK E N H E A RT
.

Phone 599 R I I .. . rI' rI' ......."..... . -; ... . . LA..""VVJ.............

:: :: fI'

.j.1. ._..._ .
I

! I

I,

! ' ! l O N E r;(i;:- I :

I I I I
+

"

l\1 u rt'lalid
___ _." _ .. _.w_.w_

I daho

..

._._.r_

._.u_..
.

\ - ... I:

_......

'"

-. - .
..-.. .

.. -..

--- ...
.. .

.- .
.

.. -.. -.

Moreland Cash Grocery

Your Money Goes FU1'thcl' Here

Staple Grocel'ies Soft Drinks

LEON gets the best care for his car at FISHER SERVI CE STATI ON Phone O l 68 R3 Idaho

Moreland

T E X A C O
- ,

- .. ,- .

..; .'- :::: -'-':::: : '; :

.... *

;ao ,.

. \

&?ze &UC iI

q<Zc!Jcepz-y
_ v.......

Moreland

idaho

:}u-IfePv
M O R E LA N D G RO C E R Y
---000--

SE RV I C-EMORELAND IDAHO

.:'I i i', G I'illlllleU-" I" this :\ !;CCond halld store ?" Lolll --" Y es, sir," I r, Grillllllett--"\V ell, I w:tnt O l l t' for lily watch. p l('asl', .. 1 64

--

hresfiirig Grain
-

"ake

September 22. 1944 Go No Alb e

0 _
o Tee

on

James Christiansen fS farm

hristiansen Bergevi Bingham

enson

bert

el ap

- : ....

r- :-

, ": .... . ,..

""

-!. p'

. ,.

Alber B ergev On on Pic

'

is th eshing
s

ac

e.

re

take

by '

gran son

elM.

_Albert Bergevin
0...;

My association with Mr . Albert Bergevin was his threshing machine and th e threshing crew. He had a seperator with a 30 inch in cross way. It would plug up the machine. AI got a new machine saying, "Lets see you plug this on e up. " We never could do it. He was always going to build himself some false teeth, but he never did . grain or peas. In order for the farmer to house a large enough crew he
.....

header. Rich Merrill and I, if we got tired would throw a grain bundle

with a much bigger header. He would get on top and laugh at us

AI would pull his machine onto a farmers place. Then thresh

would trade work with all of the neighbors in the neighborhood . It took at least six teams and wagons and four pitchers in the field to keep the machine running. The wagon drivers would unload their wagons into the seperator two at a time. One on each side of the machine. Sometimes it was difficult to get your horses to stand still by the moving equiptment while the bundles were being unl oaded. Two people were required to sack the grain as it came out of the machine. Some of the neighbors were the Arne Grimmetts, R. D. Merrills, Lemon Jorgensons, Lehi Andersons, Ken Ricks, Elij a 10rd ons and Herb Adams. The women would feed the crews lunch. It was a big feed . They all had their specialty, each year you could pretty well tell what lunch would be depending which farm lady did the cooking. The men all washed up in basins outside on boxes or tables before lunch. It was good times. We worked hard but had a lot of fun, enjoying each others company. It would take over a month just to get your threshing done. Clyde Hammond

1 67

-J

-J

Albert Be rgevin

-J

I r

Irene Bergevin

Irene and Albert rith missionary

168

in front of Mesa Temple

THE MORNING NEWS , BLACKFOOT: Idaho, Friday. December 6. 1 96'5-:. 1 I

" " i ' . , '.

" :

..

" $

. . , " ,. '

;. , __

"

'-:-r

Don Bergevin ad justs the a i r control -with his left hand as he heats a. piece of 1ron in the hot .coals at his Moreland
-

PRESERVING A TllADIl8N l

" ns News -,I<athY SI1.cI.ton '

blacksmith shop. Sinc aking over the snop; Bergevin has seen cha'Oges in his traditional work.

Doa' Bergevln' kep$ up ti'lacksmlth :tradltle n

. ' . ; :1.

169

By CHERIE HARPER Feature Writer

"Under the spreading chestnut tree The village s mithy stands : . . . His brow is wet with honest sweat, He earns whate're he can, And looks the whole world in the face, For he owes not any man . " Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in the 19th-century poetically described the work of "The Village Blacksmith." In our day, blacksmiths are scarce, but the tradition of the village smithy lives on in the l ife and work of Don Bergevin. Don was born in Beach, N . D . , the son of Albert ( Al l Bergevin and Irene Rundle. At the age of 5 he moved with his parents to Idaho. AJ had a job sharpening steel in the m ines in Clayton: He worked with Frank Grim mett. who talked him into moving his family to Moreland, claiming it was a "Garden of Eden . " A I eventually opened a blacksmith shop in Moreland. "I rea lly a dmire my dad when 1 think that he built both the shop and the rock house that stands beside i t during the Depression, " says Don. "All of the rock was hauled in from the desert, and he built as he could get the materials. We still live in the rock , house, and the shop I use is the one Dad built, although more space has been added . " Don grew up attending local schools and learning his father's trade from long hours of work in the shop. "I remember helping Dad set the tires on the old wagon wheels . " Don said. "The steel rims would loosen with wear, and so we would take the rims off and heat them up red hot . " "The best thing t o build the fire with was sage brush. It really makf's a hot fire. So I spent a lot of time out on the desert gathering sagebrush . " "When the rims were hot w e would set them back on the wheels. Then we cooled them down with water and they would shrink to fit tight on the wheel again. " After Don took over operation of the shop. he said arc welding came in. "It sure made our operation more simple," he says. "When they built the starch plant I was about 16 years old. I got to work welding machi nery together as i t was installed. I worked all through spud harvest and then since we weren't through. I worked a few more weeks after the school vaca tion was over . " After graduating from Moreland High School in 1942, Don worked full time in his father's shop before enter ing the service [or two years during World War I I .

" I was in the Navy on a sea plane tender in the Okinawa campaign. I t was a rough ca mpaign," Don recall ed. "I was a ship fitter on the ship that tended the sea planes off Okinawa. "The most terrifying thing that hap pened was when we were nearly hit by a kamik aze pilot. Don said he returned home in February 1946 "and in August of that year I met Leora Wallace from Wapello. Her twin sister Leola set us up on a blind date." The blind date must have been suc cessful . They were married four mon ths later, on Dec. 8, 1946. Don's father built them a little house 8 feet wide by 20 feet long behind the .stone house in Moreland. And the newlyweds lived there for eight months. The Bergevins then moved to American Falls for 15 months. Don worked in a machine shop and Leora gave birth to their first son, Dean. "In November, :n years ago, we moved back to Moreland and lea sed the shop from Da d," Don reca lls. "Our work then consisted mainly of repair work on farm equipment and buildings': We also sharpened a lot of plow shares . "I would fire up the forge and have a mountain of plow shares to sharpen. It would take at least two months in the spring and one in the fall." Time, he says, eventually changed his work. "The plows used to be angled so they cut like a knife and had to be real sharp , " he says. "Now, they are like a scraper, and when tht:)' get down so far, they just throw them away and get new ones. "There aren't any plow shares to be sharpened now, and it's a good thing. Plows now have up to 10 shares, I don't know how we could keep up with tha t many. " During the time he has operated the shop, Don has witnessed a revolution in the development of farm machinery. "When I started, they were just get ting out of horse drawn eqUipment, so my first business was converting machinery to be tractor drawn," Don said. "We tried to make the machinery more efficient. I started welding two, two-row potato planters together so that four rows could be planted at a time. After a while, the manufac turers caught on and started making them that way. "Now they can plant up to eight rows at a time." The Bergevin's have three other chi ldren that were born in Moreland : Dale, Terry , and Linda Hahne. Fami ly has always been very important to them and the children grew up learn ing their father's trade, bringing the skills to a third generation. All four . graduated from Snake River High School and then went on to college. Terry and Dale both work as welders now, and though Dean graduated in mechanical engineering, he still has a shop he welds in. "We now have 13 grandchildren with two more on the way , " Don pro udly states. Another thing which has been very important to the Bergevins has been ' their relilPo . .I, "I was convertea to the LDS faith before joining the N.vy, " Don recal ls, ' "and Leora was J3ptized in 1955. Since then, we have been very active in our church. "Living there by the railroa d ' tracks, w e have been in three dif fel Ilt stakes and four wards." Don has been very generous donating time and labor in helping construct both the West and Nor-... thwest stake centers . "Dale served a mission to England , and we went through the temple at that time and were sealed as a family.. for all eternity , " Don said. " That was : a very moving experience . " Although Don's work with the [arm community has kept him very busy at times even reqUiring him to work" out in the fields after dark using an acetylene torch for light - he still has found time to develop other talents, and interests. "I love to fly , " Don enthusiastically says "Both Leora and I have our private licenses. We ha ve owned three airplanes and tried to make our flying a family affair. . "Leora was not too exci ted about" learning to fly, but once she got a hold of that wheel she just wouldn't let go. .' She is as enthused as I am . " Don is also excited about Leora's talent for oil painting and has become quite an art critic. Their home is . decora ted with many of her paintings and with two beautiful an tique por traits o[ Don 's mother and grand father. "The picture of my grandfather won a blue ribbon at the fair in the an tique division, " Don stated . Don plans to keep the home fires ' burning, and the shop open for at least a few more years. He is quite content to continue his job as the village smithy for the farmers of Moreland.
. ' .

170

Albert Bergevin and George Farrell The Bergevin home in

/
, ,

Moreland when it was a Texaco Gas Station.

-l
...

\ { i ;'

Frank Baldwin F'arm

171

Moreland Grocery Sharee Marge Lloyd

Brock

When Taylor Roscoe Merrill

1 72
was

born.

BU I D I G T H E PAG E H O M E and

I M O R E LAND

, . , ,,

E C O N OMY BU I LD I NG S U P P L Y

TilE
Do u g

RETURN TO BLACK FOOT

mo v e d
at

f o u ll d

1'1

i ll t n

i t .
pu t
w 11 S

M o t h e r s W t' r e
MO l C I R n d

h o u s e t u l e l l t ( l l l W i l s o Tl S t l (' e t 11 ll d t h e f n m i l y w il s $ . ( l (l . () O fl l l r l h o t h A S 1I1 1"1 1 1 c n f c WI'I ,S h o u g h t for

to wo r k
N

r U l l n i l 1 , for Tru st

i t .

secu r ed

f rnm

l d n h o n fl ll k
11 li d

pu rc

h f\ S (> d

S ,1 . ,<i ( ) n , ( ) ( ) .

l\

h r (' e
/\

Cl c r '.'
I ( l :1 1 1

pi ece

0f
l ,v r l ll

1 0
n

hu i I d
t he

fI

h n lllf,' , f i rs t

$ (i

f i n i s h ed
fl t

of 5 0 ()

g r o u ll d
\H I

. () n

E l emen t n r y
wa s

fou r t h

g rRde

Thnyne I II
t he I'1 l 1 d

f i n i s lw d
J une

g r n<\ e

i ll

n l R c k f oo t . ac ross ren t ed

h O ll s e

h e l o l l g i l l lo!
l lle

t o Mnud e
s i te .

h (' ('en l e r
t

nen son

v R c a t e cl
h o me
f ) n 1I

j ll S t
W Cl "

s l r e E' t
lII() " e d

f r o O! o u r

h tl i I d i n g

g H g r e e d I () h tI i I d t h (' h ( ) 1I S ( ' tl fl d I e II d t il (' l' h i I rl l' (' 11 w h i I f.' fI g I (' ' Ill e I I t w fI s IlJI.' t 1l 1 1 ! l I h e I W ( l M o t h t' J ' S 1 11 1 1 I h (' C 11 f .. . T 1 1 11 t i n A I' r i I . 1 q (, "7 . I h e P ; qu' r rl lII i I Y III 0 V f> r 1 i 11 t ( ) 11 1 1 (> fI \I t i f 1I I n e IV II 0 111 e . wh i c h t h e y h Fl t ! h u i l t I'I l lll o s t e n t i r e l y I h e> lII s e l v e s ,
hu i I t .
Po II II n n il d D u r i ll g
t he

n e n s o ll

i nt o

w ll i I e

hnu se

W Il S

So

l he

he i n g

fa l l
t l lll e .

() f

I q ( (i . )

M 11 c

M c f fl d d e n i ll
I'I ,S

w i d o w Cl
Ii

second

I ll r g e

ex t en t .
en

Wi t h
ood

T h e>

t wo

Mo t h e r s

cnn t i nued

d i ed

l e ;l \' i n g
r \l n

\lo t l l e l
(' A f e
l11 11 d e

t n

t he
t l l l" l..' e

t il
[l

.1

I J O I l IH I

f i l l i ng

g () ( ) <1

r e a l l ,v

Rod

IH o S p e r (l u s

h u s i l l t' s S

(Ju t

of

i t .
t h e ,\ '

lI e e d e d .

Tile

(, OIll" I U l l i l '

t lH>

j oy

t he
t il e

t W ill '"
l i l t,

s ( , E' l II e d

t n

cook i ng

f!lund

t il e r e .

and c o n c r e l t.' f l o () r () f t i l e h n u s t.' w II i I e> t h e i r r ) A d w 11 S h tI i I d i n g . T It e ' \\ e r e r A t h (; r ' s a d d e n t o f i n d t i l e> h o u s e n e a r i n g c o m p l e t i o n i J e c 11 u s (' t l l e ' w o u l d I n s (' t he i r t r i cyc I e 1" i d i n g a n' A T I t e w II 0 I e f Ii III i I y Io! ( ) I t o It (' I p \\' i t h c e m e n t . d r i v i n g Il A i I s . s b i n g l i n g . f i n i s h i n g . P l1 i ll t i n g a n d e t c , I t f 0 I FI l l . T h e It ( ) lJ S (> " n s t r u I \ h e C ( ) III e n h () III '-' W R S 11 g o o d e x p e r i e n c e R o d h il S b e e n 1'1 h o m e l o v e d I1 n d e l l j o y e d h v t h t' w h o l e f ll llJ i I y ,\ II < l lllf.' w h e r e (l ll y ( ) n e W I1 S n I w a y -, W (' ] C O ll i E' ,
Du r i ng
mon t h s

I l () u <; e

was

he i ng

c o n s t r u c t e ci .
m i l es
( I ll

Pau l

each

li n d

(I

t r i cyc l e .

T il e y

rode

ma n y

t ile

I)e l i s

, '

, J O I C Il e' \\' .1 S I ' li t i n \ ( ' H e R d S t ll l' t , She s t Cl r t l ' d f i rs t Q r lule i n I (I f , ':' , 1 1 1 (' f i \, (' P a p e c h i I d r e ll s p e 11 t t he )' e " t 0f t h e i r s c h 0 0 I y t' a r c; l i l t " i <, I ) i s t r i t' t , T h e y h R v e h a d III li n y g o o d e x p e r i e n c e s i n s c h n o l . T I I I' ,\ ' h <1 \' {' a l " o h 1'l d m (l n .v g o o d t e (\ c 1 1 e I' S (\ II d f r i e n cI s t () h e I p t h (> m il l \1 1 \ t i l e 1\' 11 ,\'
HeRd

T h e f Cl I of ]CH, (, . 1 . ' lI n c; t :n t (' d f g rade . Ii II c1 .r 0 I (' II (' S t a r t e d f i r s t S c hon l Di st r i ct . The I ) i c; t r i c t h a <i p r o g r A IIl . J () I e l l e h Hl FI t t (' l I d e d K i n d e r ,Q .1 r Fe r ry , R u t h e r f i r s t - , r 11 d c t e A (' h l.' r f e I
t h i r t1 StA r t .
Af t e r
t he
P l d l1 t l' 1 1 1'I I' \' e s t

i f L h

g r .'l d ,, .

T ll f n- n t:'
L IIe II " W S rl fl

grade

i n
n

<; t A r t e d t e ll
t
c;

w ll i l l'

I i

\' 11 (, 11 1 i n ll .

h ','

I I e e (I t, d

\'

! t e rl d

s t ;n t ", d k e R i \"(' r
,c.; t (l r l

i ll !!

( l

i ll
h I:'

n O I l Tl e r <;
P II \

i 11 t

(1

P o u g.
mi l l s see

i l Cl u l e d

11

I tl t

\I f

t he
1\ <;

l u m b e l' i n

for

t he

i n

t he

w (l n t t o b u y S O Il l (> l u m b e r . s () l J o u g s e l l t h e m S O ll i e a l l d g o h A C k Cl f t e l' a n o t h e r I () (l d . Ve r y S O O Ii h e f o u n d h i m s e l f f U J ' l I i " h i Il 2 ri l l k i nds of h u i I d i ll m (l t e r i Cl l. s t o e \' e r y o n e (l n d f o u n d h i rn s c l r i n a I u m h e r y (\ r c1 h u s i l l e s s . S () l il t It e p r o c E.' s S f) r I I I) f tI <; I' U 1 1 1 1 i II il ;1

,l ,

S a l mo ll . p i I eS 0f

r <l n h n , l u m h e I'

t he

f a rme r s

wou l d
Y Cl r d .

h O ll s e

f l O Ill hy .

s i t t i ng

t " (' wou l d

They

pn s s

t hey
" t

t he

I ll m h e l
0

wo u l d
I'

\\'0 u I fl

1\ II d

1 74

cn fc .
mn t e r

hu i l d i ng

h n \l s e

i n

E c o n o m ' g r ow
WO r k e d

i n l ..., .

Bu i I d i ng
p r o s p (' J '

new

h Il S i I l P c; .c; S tI p P I
\.
.

t I \ I>
T h I.'

I' n rt '

W fl S
W il S

e s t n h l i c:; \ t c d

i IlW .

.1 I l d

<: ' I l i n !!
,,

ti n d e r

And

Th i s

n t .
Mn

to.

U 1\1 h e l n

h l l c:; i l l e s s

Y n r II

h u c; i

(' < :;

t he

h 1 1 i I d i IH !

t i t l e

of

t h il l

l i l t,

C ( ) n \ i 1 1 U e rl

who l e

\n

f n lll i l .\

I n

m n r r i n g t' .

Lowe l l r e R I l .v

r c II . 1 ' 1 (l . M" t h t.' , I ' ;) t' .1 g a i I I r ( ) lI l 1 d a 11 0 I ' P n r 1 t i l l i t Y f n I ' T h i c; t i lllc t n n f e l l n \\' f l ol ll ( i l' n l l i . I d r dw . h y t h e I l Cl m e o f R . H i x . T I H' \' WE' r e IIl R r r i e d fl ll < \ c:; h f? Jllo v e d \ 0 ( i r a ll t . Thn t I e f t n I I I I I '.' i I I t h ( ' h .' I p :I t t I I (' e n f (' .
I u III h t' I'
Yn rd
W .1 C; c; . ' :

i n h \ I s i ll e s s A I c; () . s t r u c t e d Cl n d s o l d t () S e v e r (\ I l in g (' h tI s i l l C c; c:; (' c; <; II c h n s I\ .c:; s o c i a l e d ( I . . (l t' e r y . :\ m e r i c n n Po t a t o . S U Tl s p i c e d I I l L' e l l' . Th i s wa s fen l l y rl () o d f !'l m i I ' h u s i n e s s h e c n tl s f' i t k e p t n i l l h e k i d s h u s y II l l d t h e ' l' o u l d n l s ( ) e ft r n s o m e Ill o n e y . Du r i n g nile o f t h l e p a l l (' \ Ill R k i n g <l n y .:; . T h n y n e w n s l i P ", on A s t a ck of pH I l e t s nnd fe I I off n l1 (\ h r o k e II i s n r lll . Sn h (, s u f f c r e ll il f i r <; t h r o k e n h l..I n c . I I i " h i g t h i n g w n c; I I s u n l l ' g e t t i n g h i t i ll t h e h e a d w i t h n h a l l h il I o r c:; om e o t h e r u h j e l. t n l l c J g e t t i l1 s t i t c II e s . T h n t h a p p e n (:' c l 1 h r (' l' n r f 0 1I r t i III e s w h i l l' h ' \\' a s g 1 () w i ll g up. " I\ n a c c i d e l l t \ llO k i l l g f o r n p l n c e t o h a p p e n . W il e:; h i s IlHl t t o ,

The

(' inC:' d

i\

pn l l e t

hus i ness

s t n , t e (1 .

l ()

.i I I .c;

I' n l l e t <;

k e ('

W l' (, C

r ow i n

c n ll

"

Du r i n g
mo n e y P Il J l e t i ll t n
0 11

t he t he
P (l g e

yea r s

of

1 (/ o R
fo r

R u s i TI e s c:; .

h u s i n e .e:; s
ed Asse fl

h .v t h e 1 1 11 III e ts . I . 01 1 00 w s lI i t
w

nnd

J <l h 9 . (l r

Do u g
and

h il t !

r V i ct r
h '

" e g .c:;

t ed .

I I ('
\V i

q u i p m (' l l t
lc

i l l v e ll t l.) l ' .

pn r t n e r h f\(1 TlI.l t
r :l w

i n
P 1I t

t h l'
,1

Thcy

we r e

n .

runn i ng b u :s i n e s s

nnd

wha t
go t

he I
('

f i gu r ed
re
<:;

f i l
I)

i'I n i ll s t

cl l' t' i d e d
ti S

wn s

hn l f

i l l U' r e s t

I II
Q C'

gn I I y

ved

i 1 110 1I t

h i 01

t he t t i l l g il ll ' t h i l l
c:;

fO l

'!i 2 <; . O O O . O () . f il l \ 1 l 1 s i l l (, S <> , Thn l f i n a l l .'

.
( )11

to

c:; o me

t hd

f r o III

t he

I 11

1q7O .
h o III e .
The

q u o 11 S e I

h u i I cl i 11 g b u s i 1 1 1 e:; s
rt I s n n

s i le

n t

r \I I I t i III e h I.) 0 k k e (' p e r f II r t ile w n c; IlIlT t_ h I I (' t l E' r l II ' fl r d h il s i 11 e s S I t I U III h (' I h a v e t h to' b u s i 11 e s s s e t 1I l' :1 t H i v e l s i d ' 1\ t i e fI c; t w (' L' I \ U I c1 f i l l d s t) lll (' t i me t o b e <: I ( ) .c:; e d W i t It 1 h E' I U III h e r h e r e It t l I I e I l l l u S ( . w (' e n 1I I d 11 t e v e n h a v e S u n c l fl ' w i t h O ll t h u s i l 1 e s <; .
S li P p l y .
L' it f e \\'(1 r.; fi l l c1
.

Y R r (1

Rt

R i ve r s i d e

The

a n II

11 a IJI e

t It e

Wn

c () [\ S t r 1I c t {' d 1110 \' e d I ) \' e r \V R S

;1 I

wn s

t h (,

sn I d

h u s i ll e s s

T l n n IH l

t' h ,1 n .I! ' r 1

t he re

o II t
\.l

r 11 U r
()

Il C r ('

h e C' n III e

P Il g e

t h ('

<;

I t

WR S

s o me w h e r e fl ( ' <: i tI e n t . t he
J 1.1 I

neAr
The

h u m p c cl
p I

head
i t

r i d ing head on

RYi

II g

s o f t \ l l\ I I .
on

b l ack t op

e ll e

k no c k i n g

t he

he r

n f f h fl I (\ I I (' (! . h l Cl c k t o p . She

\r i l h n n n t l! ':' 1 I n il d ( . h u r e l l g ( ) t ) 1\ a l i t t i e f r i e ll el s h i k e FI II d w :\ <; nl t he Chu rch . She h i t a c; p e e cl h u rn p . t It e h i k e t i p p e c1 () v e r . FI n d " " E' II i t h (' r

t l l i c; l i lli e
t hn t
(,

f f\ 1 11 i I y

wn s

I.) v e r

.I

at

ol

e ll

IIl f' t

t tHo

M < ) r t'

W FI S

s c r a t l' h e c1

up

qu i te

h n cl l y

n i s I.) .

t h i r t y m i n u t e " fl f l Ahou t i t i n g a n d h e c a III (' cl i s I.) I ' i e 1\ t e d t a k e l l t o t h e e m e r g e n c y r O I.) tn I'\ t h e r R n d s a i d . " Y o u k n o w . i f Y O ll h a v e h fl c1 t h i s c h i I d h o m e i l l h e e l

v 0 III

er

The
t he

e t t i n g

he r

h O Ill (, .

<; h t'

<; t fn t e d

we r e fl l l r l

cl tl c t n r \H I S C f\ I l e d a T1 cl s h e W il S hos p i t n l . T h e d n c t o r (' x n m i l l e ti
r e s pons i b l e
p a r e ll t <; .

nn t

fi t

!l

hn l l

f i e l d" .

' O l1 w o u l d

T h i c;

w n <;

1 75

-...J 0"'1

L.

1 78

HISTORY OF SNAKE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT #52

In the early 1880's, courageous settlers crossed the Snake River near Blackfoot in Bingham County, to open the edge of the desert and lava beds along the west side of the river for farming. It was one of the last areas along the Oregon Trail to be settled, but these early pioneers hoped with the help of the mighty Snake and irrigation, they could turn this desert into a rich, farming area. Canals were dug, land tilled, and homes built. In no time at all, small communities of people huddled together and began church and school activities. In the next hundred years, this part of Bingham County was to become a rich, agricultural area. The numerous small groups of pioneers eventually came together in five main hub communities: Riverside, Moreland, Thomas, Rockford and Pingree, which are now the mainstay of Snake River School District #52. This wide-open part of the Snake River plain was virgin territory; when the settlers of River side decided in 1886 that their children needed an education, they organized the first Snake River School District #20. This new district encompassed almost all the current Snake River School District. This area along the river and into the sagebrush and lavas was wild, fresh, full of animals, and beautiful to those who had the vision of what it might become. Almost immediately the area's population began to grow and with it came a transportation problem that plagued the school district for the next 50 years. In the 1880's, if you lived more than two (2) miles from a school, your chances of getting an education were rare. TilL' Snake River School District #20 would, therefore, go though a metamorphosis as lhe population increased. Taxes were levied and in the summer of 1888, the men of the Snake River School District built the first school near the river in the Riverside area. It was a one-room, log build i llg and the first teacher was James W. Wood. He had 48 students that first fall in grades 1-8. The population grew rapidly and the district was divided in 1893, 1895, and 1897. Each division generated a new district and in most cases a new school. By 1898, the area seemed to be bustling, the Riverside townsite was formed, and a new school building was built
011

property donated by L. D. Wilson. This new school was built across the street from the present Riverside School. The next endeavor was the building of a new, four-room school across the street from the Riverside
L. D. S. Church in 1904. It served the community until 1921, when a new building was con

structed along Highway 39 in almost the same spot as the old building. This new building

had central heating, indoor plumhing, a gym, and classrooms for grades 1-10. It was lIsed \llIlil !')tlS. whcll liac plcclll l{ivCIidl' Schllill \\,;I hllill. ItllI lilll\' \\":-.idclIh III:IY 1\"IIICIiI her that the oIlier huildings at Riverside h ad a hell that rang at X:()() a.I11., 12:00 IHlOlI, ,llId 4:00 p.m. These hells could he heard th roug hou t the community.

179

In about 1895, District #12 was formed. This district comprised the Wilsonffhomas area. The first school was a one-room building with a dirt floor built on the Werrick property. Hazel Vesie was the first teacher. During the winter of 1897, the citizens of the community built a new, log school on land donated by A. E. Wilson. In 1902, a new, brick building was constructed on the same site and was soon called Wilson Corner. This building was up dated and still houses the present Snake River District Administration Offices. By 1893, the Moreland community to the northwest of Riverside had been carved out of the desert and was being nurtured by the waters of the canals from the Snake River. In lR95, the Moreland District #28 was organized. The first school was held in the log church huild ing and Hyrum Grimmett was its first teacher. In 1900, a one-room building was con structed beside the log church. The students sat on home-made benches and worked by coal-oil lamp light. In 1904, the first two buildings were sold as homes and a new, red- brick school with four rooms was built at the same site. By 1912, the red building had been replaced by the first half of a new, yellow, two-story building. Additions were made, and by 192 4, the first graduating class of the accredited Moreland High School graduated five semors. With the coming of electricity in 1927, the building received more classrooms, a new gym nasium, and indoor plumbing. The present building was constructed in 196], with an addi tion added in ]973. This new complex replaced the old, yellow building that had served the community so well. In approximately lR96, the first school in Rich, a small community along the river to the southwest of Riverside, was held. Classes were taught in a little, one room, frame building near the homes of the Martin's and Sanford's, with Mr. Sam Oliver as the teacher. Th'is building was unsatisfactory and cold, and for the next several years the people of the com munity built small rooms next to their homes to house the school. The school moved from the Sanford's to the Caldwell's and then to the Merrill's. Etta Morrison was the teacher at this time. A log school was eventually built on the north side of Ferry Butte Road at 125() West. When this land was sold, the school was moved across the road and was held there until 1910, when a new building was erected at Pingree. The families that lived near Tilden Bridge were still some distance from Pingree; a small. lava- rock school was built on the Joel Rich farm to accommodate the students in this area, This school was known as the Rich School building, and school was held there many years. The building was abandoned when roads and a bus system were established so students could be transported to Pingree or Thomas. In Burrell Basin, the area that later became Rockford and Thomas, District #48 was estab lished in 1902. A little, wooden building was erected near the People's Canal. The first teacher was Carrie Simpson. The students sat on long benches and had no books. In 1904. when the Thomas townsite was laid out, it was situated between Wilson District # 12 and Rockford District #48. Both of the existing schools were overcrowded and something had to be done. District #48 built a school on the town site. It was a two-story, two-room, rock building; school began there in 1907. Lillian Larsen and Wilford Johnson were the first leachers in grades \. X.
A new building was constructed in 1913, at Roc kfo rd and improvements
,

were

made in

180

1927, when four rooms and a gymnasium were added. This building served the Snake River
District until 1973, when a new school was built on Highway 39. In 1914, the two-room, rock building at Thomas was torn down to make room for a modern, four-room building with a central heating plant and a playroom in the basement. The Thomas building served as an elementary school until 1929. when it was converted to Thomas High School. Later a gymnasium was added on the west of the building. In 1956, the original four room building was raised. but the gym was left standing and a new Junior High building was erected in its place for the consolidated Snake River School District. Im provements and more classrooms were added to this building in 1958 and 1963. Mr. James Pingree established the town of Pingree in 1903. He had an ambitious plan and high hopes for a large city on the edge of the desert. The city plan featured large city blocks and, in 1909, a grand hotel and an up-to-date store were built and completed, made of black lava rock. That fall, the first school class was held in one of the back rooms of the new store with Perry Reddick teaching grades 1-8. School continued in the store until 1913 when a new school was built on the present site. Mr. Pingree's plan did not work exactly as he expected; within two years he had moved on to new adventures and business deals, leaving his name and a few people in the small but growing community that was to become the last part of the present Snake River School Dis trict. Additions were made to the school and in 1920, it boasted a gymnasium and eight class rooms. There was a large basement with three rooms. This area was used as a playroom, furnace room, apartment for the janitor, and eventually a lunchroom. The classrooms were lighted with coal-oil lamps and the gym with gas lanterns. There was a bell that rang for the community to hear at 9:00 a.m., 12:00 noon and 4:00 p.m. Outside, there was a gray, frame, horse barn and hitching post. There were two, yellow brick outhouses with four-hole accommodations. The school yard was surrounded with tall sagebrush and huge lava rocks where the children loved to play. In 1935, the Pingree School burned, caused by an overheated furnace, and in 1939 a new building was constructed. It was a one-story, brown-brick building with four classrooms. There were eight grades and two years of high school taught. The new school was much smaller than the old school but did boast new lavatories, a gym, and a stage. An addition of two, new classrooms was made in 196 1. Through the years, there have also been three other areas in the present Snake River . School District that had school for a year or two and disappeared because of population shifts andlor the advent of more modern transportation. On the desert west of Rockford, in the areas of Tabor and Midway, schools were built. However, dry farming in these areas was doomed to failure and settlers soon had to aban don their homesteads and schools were closed.
Thc!rc! was also a school and district called FlaglOwn, located about three miles west of

Moreland on

dry piece of land near the railroad tracks by the People's Canal. This school
181

was known as Flagtown, due to the fact that if anyone wished to board the train near the school, they could flag the engineer and get a ride. This school was used until 1921 and was then abandoned. In 1948, the State of Idaho requested districts in the State to consolidate. On March 8, 1948, a consolidated School District #52 was voted in, joining together all schools from Moreland, Riverside, Thomas, Rockford and Pingree into a single school district. There were elementary schools in Rockford, Pingree and Riverside. The Thomas High School be came the Snake River High School. This school district, under the leadership of dedicated superintendents, faculties, and school boards, became one of the most progressive school districts in Idaho. The first day of school, the students from Moreland sat on one side of the room and the stu dents form Thomas sat on the other. A contest was held to name the new school district, and a student, Wayne Van Orden, was the winner with "Snake River". ago. It wasn't long until a new high school was built in 1954 on
a

Little did Wayne

know that he was bringing this school district full circle back to where it had begun 60 years

small hill in the center of the

district on Highway 39, thus truly consolidated and joining the district. This was a two-story. brick building that was remodeled in 1961 and] 968. The district continued to grow and prosper and in 1980 another new high school was constructed on land adjacent to the old one. This building is modern and uniquely colorful. At this present time (1990), the high school is experiencing a new phase of remodeling with the addition of eight classrooms. Snake River School District #52 is comprised of four grade schools: Riverside, grades 3-4, 270 students; Moreland, grades preschool-2, 354 students; Rockford, grades 2-4, 205 stu dents; Pingree, grades K-2, 139 students. The building at Thomas is now a Middle School with grades 5-6, 415 students. The old high school is the Junior High with grades 7-8, 390 students. The new high school houses grades 9-12 with 590 students. There are 2359 stu dents as of March, 1990, in the district. Those pioneers of] 00 years ago would be amazed and proud of what their dreams have generated. The Snake River School District community is a growing, vital part of Idaho, and its education system.

Written by Aartje Crumley

Sources of information:

"Miracle of the Desert"

By Thomas H. Williams

"Bingham County History" Vol. I By the Bingham County Centennial BookCommittee "Bingham County History" By the Bingham County Historical Society

182

a pioneer community one of the first considerations was

The first settlers on the Moreland Townsite came in 1893. As wa usu l e e educatIon children. On Julv 8 i895 School District #28 was orgaruzed. The first e e mentary school as eld i the log church building - one large room 30 by 50

EDUCATION IN MORELAND SCHOOL DIST. #28 h

f: 0\

1st Moreland School 1904. Tom down 1912

feet. White washed walls with three windows on each wall, with a raised plat form in the back, it was Moreland's first school. The children sat on homemade benches, coal-oil lamps lighted the room. Hyrum Grimmett was its first teach er. He taught for two years. John Wray, a newcomer, then taught for two years. In 1900, a one-room building was built beside the log one. The school was now divided into two sections, John Wray teaching the upper grades and Mathias Benson the lower group. In 1902, the first class to graduate from the eight grades were: Edward Ben son, Oliver M. Belnap, Jael Hatch, Francelle Grimmett. In 1904, bonds were passed and a new red brick school was built on the same spot beside the log church. The other building had been torn down. The new red brick building housed four classrooms. It had no basement but it did have a belfry tower on the top, for which they bought a large school bell. In 1912, the district was again bonded. The first half of a new yellow brick two-story building was erected. It had an unfinished basement, four class rooms on the first floor, three rooms and a gymnasium on the second. In 1915-16, ninth and tenth grades were added with Miss Brady as teacher, and a science department with a lab was begun. By 1922, a commercial depart ment had been instituted. By 1924, the first graduating class of the accredited Moreland High School graduated five seniors: Edward Grimmett, Leora Wray, Veri and Christiansen, Thelma Forman and Violet Grimmett. In 1927, electricity came to Moreland and the school now knew inside plumbing. That same year the back part of the yeilow two-story school was built, and the high school had a new gymnasium with elevated gallery seats. Many, many students of this area received all twelve years of their education
in this building. Consolidation was promoted. District #28 was disbanded. Moreland educa tion became a part of District 52. March 28, i 948. The Moreland High Schooi Eagles gave way to the Snake River High School Panthers. We honor them

both. Compiled by Thelma Chrisliansen

1 83

....a

00

FLAGTOWN SCI-IOOL
Unlike Whittier's "Schoodays." the one room schoolhouse that I attended, is not still standing; it has long since been torn down. but the memories linger on. It was located about three or four miles west of Moreland, and was known as Flagtown District #64, with grades one through eight. Its school board members were: Oscar C. "Si" Johnson. Brigham "Brig" Robinson. and Charles F. "Charlie" Lamb. It was a frame building with three windows on each side, north and south, only one door, located in the east end, and in the center of the west end stood a large pot-bellied stove with a tin around it. Wood and coal were the fuel used. and the chore of bringing it in was assigned to the older boys, as was the task of carrying the drinking water from Johnson's well, located just across the Aberdeen railroad branch track. The water was brought in buckets, and a tin dipper hung on the wall above the water bench. Everyone drank from the same dipper, and the more finicky of us made sure no one leaned over the bucket when they drank. I've been told that in the earlier years some teachers overdid the discipline act, and on one occasion a whipping with the lines from his buggy harness was administered to Calvin Bradley by Mr. Watson. Needless to say, Mr. Watson was not a popular teacher and was not re-hired. Mrs. Queen was well liked. She lived in Blackfoot and drove a horse and buggy from Blackfoot the first year she taught. She would take two pupils home with her each weekend until each child had a chance to make the trip. In those days it was a treat to spend a weekend in Blackfoot - a house with inside plumbing, a sink, and water in the house. My goodness, how nice! I guess my very favorite teacher there was Arch Grimmett. Long before we heard of field trips, Mr. Grimmett, on Monday morning would tell us that if we did our lessons well and had our homework done for the week, and if no one had to remain after school, we would take our lunches and go adventuring, as

he called it. Believe me, the pupils policed each other, and in good weather we were all ready to go. Sometimes we walked to the edge of the lavas. Some rode horses and would take turns letting the smaller ones ride. Other times we drowned out gophers along the canal bank, with a lecture on how they ruined crops and how burrowing holes along the banks could cause weakening and a break in the canal with water pouring out on the crops. There was no crop insurance then. I witnessed several such breaks during the time I lived there, living such a short distance from the canals. It was a sad day when our little one-room schoolhouse was abandoned, but good memories still linger of our little schoolhouse by the side of the road. Etta

together all schools from Moreland, Riverside, Thomas, Rockford, and Pin gree into a single school district. There were elementary schools in Rockford, Pingree, and Riverside. The Thomas High School became the Snake River Jr. High, and Moreland High School became Snake River High School. This school district, under the leadership of dedicated superintendents, faculties, and school boards, became one of the most progressive school districts in Ida ho. The first day of school the students from Moreland sat on one side of the room and the students from Thomas sat on the other. A contest was held to name the new school district, and a student, Wayne Van Orden, was the win ner with "Snake River". By Wilson T. Harper

Johnson Ellis. Born December 21.1911. History written May. 1976 On March 8, 1948, a consolidated School District #52 was voted in, joining

Old Flagtown School near Moreland

1921

In Memoriam
>'

EU)OHADO, 198

, . ,

mbit,dinn
TO

truest

John Wray
TIlE twenty-sixth of ()vem

"\IIL II.
years, alld
aliI'

H.

GHDL\IETT

Chairlllan of the :-i('hool board for 1IIIllly loyal and faithful friend, whosc lIntirin g

Dedicated
to

hcr,

our ml(\st one of supporters. He

H!7,

de a th rellloved from
aliI'

hest

and
Be

Ilnd devotion to duty did so lIH1ch towllrd

the establishlllent of our high school, \I"e appreciatively dedicate this, the sue of ELlJOUJ\DO.

cfrort, dear foresight,

was

teacher,

Superintendent William Bartlett

To whosl' sixteen years of lo yal Ilnd untiring efl'ort,,- the school owes its successful develop lIIellt. service, In sincC'I"l' llpprccilttion of his faith fill we, the students of thc i\!ol"elalld

bOllrd Illelllber, friend, ane! leader. c/Hlse of

(irst is

his k ind and

gl'1l t Ie disposition,

his melllory will long cOlltinue to he all impiratioll to those who loved him, and

WhOll1 Ill'

served

:-iO

faithfully and well.

......

00 V1

ffi

ELDORADO 192 7

G*ffi

th e

High School, dedicate this secon(L eclition of

E ('DORA ))0

3ffi

ffiffi(

'A BIT OF HISTORY'

by Dale and Leah llardy
We can'1 hdp. hut think that education is the key factor tha t b roug ht u s thr ough the wars that Wt!'Ve had since our graduation and played a big part, even though we all played or walked a different path or part of life. We've had World War n, K orea n
,

Viet Nam. Granada. Panama. and the latest So we pu t togeth er this little history On e of

crisis--the Persian Gulf Desert Storm.

of Morcland High School and the Moreland art!a. About a century ago. the area was sagt!-hrush and undt!vdopcd. the L. D. S. Apostles was here and said.
"

Th is is more land and we'll make

Bt!fore

a settlement." Du ri ng this settlement there were no wells or canals.

.

wells wer e dug the settlers had to bring water from the Sn a ke River and th ey drove tht:ir livestock to the river. It was not unusual to sec them. going toward the rivt:r with a wagon full of barrds. tubs, etc. for water and th eir livestock following. In 1894-5, Morc lan d School District was established.
-

There were fo ur

fa milies living in a two room ho me- they were very poor but ver y deter

mined. The tirst school was in a mee ting house--built of logs hauled from Wolverine Canyon fifty miles away. In 1900 a one room brick school was In 1904 the two buildings were It built beside the log building and classes were divided by curtains. The fir st

eighth gr ade g raduating class was in 1902.

was used for many years.

sold as h o mes and a new red brick building with four rooms was built.

Once again bonds were raised and a modem y ellow brick school was

built.
an

It was two story and had an unfinished basement with a modem

.

furnace. eight classrooms and an o ffi ce

In 1912, the stat e designat ed it as

accredited High School. William E. Bartlett was the superintendent for

23 y ear s and was instrumental in the education system.

for plays.

It took from 1912

to 1927 to add the gym. other classrooms and study hall which had a stage
Since that time we have had Thomas Ch eney Theodore Hanks.
.

Lorenzo Parker, Lee Murphy, an d Emil Larsen--all very capa b le men. They consolidated the area schools in 1949. The new district was named Snake River School District and the tirst classes were hdd in 1951 in a new
bu ilding
.

This new district consisted of Mordand, Tho mas

Riverside.

Wilson, Rockford, and Pingree ar eas.

In 1966 ou r old yellow brick school house was tom down. The Moreland

School bell that hung in the old hrick build ing was pr esented to the Moreland Post Office on July 24, 1969. It is now on top of the Post OUice for all to enjoy and is rung on July 4th aand 24 t h of eVt!ry year.

186

No. of Dny. Pre.cllt No. of DRYS ALselll No. of Time,; l'Hrdy No. 01 Miuutes Tllrdy.

PER CENT. IN STUDIES

Music .... HislOry Itendiug. ::!peJlillg .

Grllmmar.... ueogrllphy Arithmctic l:'cuffilluship Compositiuu Phy.iuiogy

GENERAL AVERAGE
,\llCllfiullCC PUllet Illllity cholttr."lhip ' Ucp'Irtmclll

, NClltll\!S .

...... .... .. ... .. .. .

.. . .. .. . . . .. :.'" . . .. .

o( )0 ,\II'. 1,,1,', 1\"1'11.-11 111l'

\\"'II,h-II'" \\"'!I,kll "II.-I'1UI'" rallg I,..f"l'!' 1 gol 111'\"':'

1)('11

187

......

WILLIAM AND LAURA BARTLETT

William Bartlett was born August 12, 1881 in Almy, Wyoming, the son of William J. and Char lotte Robertson Bartlett. He was the sixth child and the first boy in the family of nine children.

00 00

William and Laura Bartlett

Although teaching was his third choice as a profession, he was never sorry. It gave him the opportunity to help many people. He had firm convictions and very high ideals which some times made him appear to be misunderstood. His life motto: "Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well" is somethng he lived by to his dying day. William Bartlett died September 6, 1959 at the age of 78. Laura May Bartlett passed away April 6. 1964, 81 years of age.

When it was time to choose a profession. finances played an important part. His first choice was to become a lawyer; second to become a doctor; and third: the one he pursued - to become a teacher. He graduated frm the old Weber Academy in Ogden in June, 1904. He continued to attend summer school and took examinations in additional subjects until he obtained his life certificate in October, 1916. He taught one year in Garland west of Ogden. In 1905 to 1908 he taught at Woodville. In 1908, he moved to Shelley where he was principal and superintendent for the next four years. Leaving Shelley in 1912, he moved to Moreland as princi pal. While there he built up a four year high school which was given full accreditatIOn in the Northwest Association of High Schools. He was in charge of the schools at Moreland for 23 years, leaving in 1934. He was elected County Superin tendent of Schools in 1934, a position he held for four years. He taught at Basalt and Victor, Idaho before leaving the teaching profession. While teaching at Woodville, he met Laura May Montague of Panguitch, Utah. They were married in June, 1907 in the Salt Lake Temple and were blessed to share each others love and companionship for fifty-two years. She was a faithful helpmate in everything her husband did. Four children were born of this union. JUlia, married Norman Kurtz and resides in Walnut Creek, California. They have two children. Wil ma, married Darrell Yost and now lives in Seat tle, Washington. They have two boys. Woodrow, married Gladys Reed. They have one daughter. Woodrow passed away in 1971 in Ogden, Utah with a fatal heart attack. Melba, married Keith Adams. They have two children. The\' now . reside in Groveland. Though teaching was a full time job, church work was very important to him and took up much of his hme. However, he found time for many other activities. A few of these were: writ ing poems and plays; organizing and directing theatrical groups; prompter for square dances at ward and public halls and, speaking at more than 300 funerals. He was interested in politics and was chairman of the Democratic Party. He managed the State Liquor Store in Black foot for two separate terms. During the war years, both he and his wife worked at Hill Field Air Base in Ogden, Utah. Returning to Black foqt. he wa" a Police Judge find Justice of the Pd.,,, .. po ."".. he lL.",..1t thl ..."e ofl.." .,.eatt!.

William Bartlett
William Bartlett came to Moreland in 1912 as principal. Though teaching was the third of three choices for a profession, it was one he thoroughly enjoyed and excelled in. One of his accomplishments he was the most proud of was seeing the High School at Moreland become a full accredited four year high school. He was not only the principal of the twelve grades but taught classes also. Although not a person active in sports, he coached the high school girls basketball team. They practiced after school and since many of the girls were from the Riverside-Thomas area, he quite often drove them to their homes after practice. He worked hard almost every day and night being very active in church as well as school, dramatic work, and political activity. At that time, both the high school and the community had dramatic clubs which he coached and acted in as well as writing two plays which were well received throughout the surrounding communities. During the summer he worked on the family farm in Kanesville, Utah, helped irrigate in Moreland, pitched hay and attended summer school to further his education. He obtained his life certified allowing him to teach in any school in the State of Idaho on October 10, 1916. As a faithful church worker, he served in many positions, both in Moreland and Stake callings. He was ordained a Seventy and remained that through his lifetime. He was approached about becoming a High Priest, but the brethren of the quorum asked him to stay and continue as their teacher. In his early boyhood, he learned to analyze and think for himself, and could not accept as binding, statements and doctrines made by anyone until he had found the proof of them. He thoroughly enjoyed his Theology classes but this trait must have upset the classes. One time he was asked to teach a class on Catholicism. Not knowing anything
189

about this church, he enrolled in the investigating classes so he could learn of their doctrine. He and the father had many disseusions and became good friends. Since his son had married a Catholic girl from the east, this also helped him to understand her believes. Mr. Bartlett was always avalible to serve the people as he talked at several patriotic celebrations, hundreds of funeral, church gatherings, Because of his seriousness many people didn't see his sense of humor. He new his students called him (Billy Bartlett) behind his back. He just snliled. On Halloween, the family was not to be in the (out house) after dark. For some unknow reason, the morning after Halloween it was always found relocated on the School House steps. There where four children born of their union and all where raised in Moreland and graduated from school here except the youngest. She was in the eighth grade when Mr. Bartlett ended his teaching career in Moreland in 1934 after 23 years. That year he became County Superintendent of schools. commemorating 100 Birthday, Superintendent William Bartlett is In the Bingham County Idaho, voulme 2 a pictorial

PTA meetings, graduation exercises, and political ralleys.

pictured in the Moreland Graduating Class of 1914 and also states:

"A dynamic personality, a master teacher, strict disciplinarian, an

ardent promoter of educational progress, he became a vital force in the vision and advancement of the new Snake River School System." Mr. Bartlett died September 6, 1959, at the age of 78. Both he and his wife, Laura, are buried in the Moreland cemetery.

1 90

iver
JriviOv

An EalLfy Molte.tand Sc.hoal

191

PI/lK;REE
!n 1913
a yelloJ brick,

11

room

rho()l

Ins

huilt;) Pin:,]rce.

Jlere were apartt:ll?nts in the Pinqrep. and the Riverside School Ilherp. tem:hl;!t:"s

and their families liv. The Pi n:;rt'P. playground

fo r over 40 years.
I,raS

covered wi th sil9'bru!':h, tumhlp. Hds,

was

ilnd lava rocks

In 1952 grass

l anted on the Pingree School grounds.

The Pingree School vas lighted w i th coal oi l li'lmps un t i l 1935 ihen they fin a l ly
got electricity.
1n

1936 the Pingree School oorned do.m,

ci'lused by an over heated furnace and a

new school was built the same year. The Pi n;r2- School had 2 years of

High

School

[or

a fI" y'ars.

ROC't<FORD

In 902 the Rocford School District #48 was established. TtlI' first Rockford school
\;;i):"'l

on the west side of the Peoples Canal

North side of the Thomas Ro;:,d on the In 1906 a two story, two room,
and
s

Ernes

and on the

Merrill property.
was

lava rock elementary school

built

a Thomas

torn d own in 1914.

nM'l

In 1914 a 1n 1913
rooms a

four rODr.l bricl elementary school was built 'lt Thomas .

l,ras

. 1927 four

two room brick clpr:Pntary !'chool a gymnasium

I.rd

built at ROCkford.

In

a nd

Cldded on.
was

Th::? old De :;er et School let of Rockford

\1h,r
as tl

it .IoCiS used t teach the

overflow

students.
faily.

IOOvP.<i to thf! Rockford school grounds Lat.er 'ias it 'ias also llSM The old Deseret School is now

hc (or a teachers' or janitors'

the home of Helen McRride Morgan at l038 W 300 South

Riverbend

Rd.

Tne Rockford School:m(; ';'hjma Schuol District #48 was forJrP.d from Tabor School District 59/. Midwuy
Tilden.

(nrnr

i\tDr.1ic Cit.y)

Dist.rict #68, and the Rich Sr.hool near

Rockford 8th graders produced an Annual called the Rocket each year under the direcidnof Mr.
",-ere

pdced

and Mrs. Clarnce Stroh in the l a te 30's a nd early 40's. 'They

a t $.50 each. JOClsl families could only afford one Annual . itr.:'
"dS O:1e>

The> "7 year"

of

t,hc misq-j,;

t.tld('nts lIfrerpd.

Tim students had i'Crrnission to have 1'1 pc><lllllt 5holJer on thei r teacher each yar. Then one year ni1rra Rkh Wxlge 'no her slu(}f'nts put the} r hp-ads drnm on thei r d1sls. !>he hild s\lf'r i nrI I tin t,ucint:s wi th :'l peanut sho.....:r. noc:[ord had
a

vpry s;:>ccia 1

Rhylhm Rand.
;"J

Rocford ",,;seG stllclents

i n -'Uq(' ..., ca llpd "rriJrl:er 1::0 .":" hy

11 thl:' st\ldents. but durinl the

192

In PilrJy ddys '''(Inen I:!r n:"lt. hircI III drivn ttl" !;rhonl bll!;<:!. \;.<lI .jr. CJnd S(nior f;tllI"rILs Ilrm:0 ttl!' bllS0S,

The' Thomas Elementary School.became the Thomas High School in Alice

1929.

at 'l1lornas High School. In

Broadhead

Miller was

the

only graduate in the first gradua ing class

1936

the fi r st school bus

I,raS

bought.

foC'

Distr i ct #48.

Its seats 1IeC'C 4

raJ of seats that went the lenfth of the bus.

The last graduating class of the Thos High School vas in

1948. 30,

The Thomas High School is having its fir.st All High School Reunion June

1990 at

the Thomas High Schoo l site (Snake

River Hiddle

School )

RIVERSIDE AND WILSON In 1888 the "large" Riverside District one mile south of present tite.

#20

built a one room log school located

In 1894 because of over-crollding. Riverside District District #2 was formed. Riverside had nJ schools built in All

#20

vas divided and Wilson

1888,1921,

and

1965. 8:00
a.m.,

the old schools had a !2:oo .., and 4:00 p..

belL in their belfrys that rang at

and could be heard for miles.
WClS

9:00

a.m.,

The old Riverside bu i l d ing

torn dOlm in

1967. maintance
of

The old Wilson School is now used as the Central Office, and blses.

In

1895 the

Moreland School

District

#2 8 was established.

The first school was a log cabin built by te COImIlJlity [roro logs from h'olverine. In 1900 a one room bric!< schOOL was built side of the log school, and school was held in bot.h buildings. In 1904 the first 2 buildings were sold as homes. and a new red brick school with 4 rcorns was built.. The rel a nd School Bell hung in the red brick school and the red briCk school. On Ju l y 24, 1969 the Morland Office. It is on top of the July 4th a nd 24th each year.
School Bell vas presented to the Horelahd Post

Post Office for all to enjoy and is rung on

In 1920-21 there vas a one room school at Flagtolm just west of More land with Emma Butt Paul as the teacher. A "punch" weed grp.\J
on the old t-tlrclanc! playground th3t punched the playground l1s and even uorked into the soles of the students shoes.

In

when the first super sonic boom

1960

Albie Fresh

was

in the furnace
was

room

heard.

The old school shivered and sh00.

fi ri ng

up the old Moreland furnace

Teachers had students put their heads doVIl and s t a y in tha i r seats I.:hile they checked on emergancy procedures and Mr. fre5h hurried out of the basemr.nt in shock to
see

which part of the building had Called in.

193

SNAKE RIVER SCHOOL D I STR I CT In

#57;.
i ncluded Ping ree ,

1948

the Snakp. R i ver Distr ict was formec by coi n i nq two r i va l h i gh sclls The new Di str ict #52

'homas and Morel and .

Roclford ,

Thoma s ,

Wi lson , aivers ide , and Morel and .

l\ contest \laS held to nane the new School Dist r i ct with \-Iayne Va nOrden suani tting the w i nning nan-e , Snake Ri ver . In 1 957 Lois Taylor who was our Di s t r ict Music Spec i a l ist put on an Al l Distr ict Musical r::xt ravanganza . In 1 966 the Snake R i ve r School Di str i ct resented an A l l Distr ict fbotenany . Snake River -Teachers of the Yea r " have been Franc i s Yamada 1982-8 3 , Michae l K i ng

198 3-84 , Boni ta Painter 1984-85 , Gary E l i son 1985-86, carolyn Crawford 1986-87 ,
Wi l l i am s 1987- 8 8 , Marty Ell i s 1988-89 , In 1952 Snake River Pul.'ll ic I,ibrary org;m i zed librarian after whi ch the l ibrary \rns named . The SUpsr i ntenden ts and Co leen Marro i t t 1989-90.

with

Thc l Ma

Christiansen

<l e;

thP

of

Snake River have

Laosl i , David Mcla ren , Blai r Wi ld i ng , and El zo TIle Thomas High Schoo l ' s rmsr.ot and whi te . purle and gold .
wa s

been Ori n Wa rdle , \i te .

laVerne Marcum, Darre l l

the Bobca t and i ts schoo l colors lIere red

Moreland High ' s mascot was t he Eagles and

thei r

school colors were

Snake R i ver High School s mascot i s the Panthers and i ts colors

are the whi te f rom 'I'homas High and the purple f rom More l an d High Schoo l . TIle new Snake R i ver High School
ImS

bu i l t i n 1 981 .

Coach Wi l l iams holds the record in the Uni tf"!G States for the rrost llinng Coach i n Amer ica for 404 \l i ns . Snake R i ver has had state Debate Cham;>ionships i n 1969,

R iver has had State Baske t ba l l Ch,,"pionships Volleyba l l Team \iaS State "1mps i n 1976 . HOI' WNl ,t The School Lunch st.ar tc .od as grapefru i t , i n the lilte 30 ' S

in

1 958 ,

196<'1 , and 1990 . Snake 1 969 , and 1985 . The G i r l s

\lhen the government gave surplus

came spaically .

goverruront conr.od i t i e to 6uppl i ment the> students cold l unches w i th foods such ras i ns , prunes , and ch i l l i

which

1'he PrA orga n i zed the School Lunch program . At. Moreland

t.he ?TA n i sed

the rronl'y to bu i Id a c i nder block lu nch

room

beh ind

so tnc cook :; had to h0.i1t the wilter to do the d i shes ':lefore everyone cou ld ea t . The PTA dug the lunhcs .
a

the old Moreland schoo l b" i l d i ng . J

There \le ren ' t enough d i shes for the studC:?nts

ba s emen t room l o house Rockfords lunch prog ram.

The R i vers i d e School

l.unch

proqrar:1 began by the roo thers tak:ing turns prepa r i ng

At f i rst

th!:' coo:s ' l a nn('d t.h i r oun Mo "nus . fp.cn t.he ;tuden t.s throuc;'1 t.he y2il r .

They canned

foods a l l sunr.er to

At f i rst the l unches va r i 0d f nm 5<: t.o 1 5t ;I i th milch of t.he food:; bc:? i ng suppl i ed by the yovernr:1Cn t . Some pa t rons pa i d for thC' chi l d ren ' s l unches '.oI i th produc t. s t.h<lt they hd . sflck of jYlt3tOCS . eggs or

1 94

L
L
i

I ......

I I

I 4...

1 95

.:;

' ... ,

"

WrLSO \ T. H A R P

1 1 L
V N C

15 t

rY H 7 \\ r \ l..() L.\ . i :\ ':'r : H :\ E L _ : E : ) -.;: . : : :-: ...

. ...

( ..

GEO:YIETRY

. :'IERICA); LITERATeRE ;' 'J

--'

TY P I );G

HOSiE EC

.J
AG.

1I1 11C fll 'I

Scenes Around SCHool

L L L L l

L et

liS

S i n :!

Oi

O u. r

p rmsf'S

to

Snake R i rer l/igh

I ,

1:1:

200

CA FETERIA

HOP

.-l

, I

jf o ot b alI jfa c e s

I --

--'

I
I

W2

 - -- - -' -- --r -'" "

:-

....J !
;

\ \

\j r

I \ \"---'
.'

l\",

, ---...

t\
\

oo ,

i/

"

Idaho
I . ,

l-

'--

-....

,_/

VE R ! L
l\

'.

.,

/ \\ ,-

r,.

- --

I-

, --

I( ; "I

' f"o
/

..... _ _ .

. . .. . . . ,

. -

:"' /.

. . _ . , .. .. ... _ .....

....

- .

:.0

.... ." ,y "

.:.-= -. -. ,,"
. , _ ... . ,

'0

:...: ..... C' ...,.., ..... < -I' _

'""' ro s
... . _

C0CPS- :'-

------J " .. .,;..

::

('

''''' 0 . '-;

.:

--J .:

MOJn:f.A N Il H I G H

M----

firowth of the [. H. s.
t he wholc ye;lr ;I nd n:cei v ed cred i t s . These were Be rtha Crouch a n d E v a Christ i l l sen. I n 1 1 3 - 1 4 four recei ved cred i t and the follo w i ng year t h i rteen. In 1 9 1 5 - 1 6 the n u mber decreascd to fi ve a n d i n c reased the next year to s i xteen but again (d l off to eight i ll t ht: fol l o w i n g year. In I 1 H- J t h i n ccn linislH:d t h e terlll a n d t h e nex t year eig h t ee n , a n d nne morc the mcceed i n g ye;l r . I n 1 2 J - 2 2 t h i rt y -sev c n wcre gi vcn c red i t .I nd t hcn clmc t h i r t y - n i ne, w h i c h j U lllped to s i x t y - n i ne a n d sc vcnt y - n i nc in t hc nc x t t w o yc.lrs. The school )'e;l r 1 2 5 - 2 11 found n i n et )' e n t i t led t o c n:d i t , w h i c h i nc reascd to onc
h ll n d r.:d t w e l v e in J '} 2 6 - 2 7 , .\ lld 1 0 I .\'.I in 1 '.I 2 7 - 2 H . This Yl';lr Jinds our tOL.t ! e n rol l l llcn t on.: h u ndn'd fi f t y -on.:, s o i l

ACK

in 1 J 2 - 1 3 our h ig h school had i ts beg i n n i ng .

On l y t wo students rCllu i l lcJ

is

c v id e n t c ha t o u r

gro w t h h;ls been gr.ldu.1 1 ;I n d pnlll.l ne n l . Thl' f.lc li i t y h.ls i n C l'easl'd f rom o n c c o s i x a n d the course o i s t u d y irom F n g l ish I , A l gcbr.1 I . I l is lOr y I ;I nd I ' h )' ic .t I ( ; eog r.l phy [() i n c l udl' t h i n )' subjec t s to S;I ), not h i n g o f c x t r.l -c u r ri c u l .lr ac t i v i t ies. Our science depa r t m c n t i w e l l c'l u i l'pcd for iliolog y , (;ener.11 Sl'iencc, Zoolog )' , a nd P h y si c s. In f.ll: t t h e h i g h sciHH,1 in spec to r 14.11'': lIS cred i t for h a v ing onc oi t hc be., t The cOlllmerc i .d dep;lrl llll' n t I u s c'llli pp.:d I .lboralO rics ior t h ese scien ces i n t h e t a lC.

i x t c':ll t v pc w r i t e!".s, t w c n t y boo k k l'e p i n g dnl, s, .I nd l .l k es t he f u l l l i me o f O I l C te.lcill'r. A I.lrge g Y ll l n .l S i l l l ll has made possi ble I he devcIo pmcn l oi t he sl,i r i t of a l h l c l i cs , a n d o u r bas k e l b a l l te.IIIlS h a v e becol1le k n own t h rougholll I d aho. Ten n i s, v o l l c y bJ I I , d a m' i n g , p h y s i c a l c u l t ure, e t c h a v e becn i n d u l ged i n .IS w e l l as I r .K k a llli licit! c v e n t s . A l l w e lH:cJ to e n l c r (,)(ll b.d l ulIllpe l i l i on i s e'l u i pnH.'n l .Ind .Ill .Idd i l ion [0 t ill: Lind l Y fur we have s i x l y or scvcn t y h u s k y buys n d y .Ind .I n h iulls 10 get sLl r t ed in t h i s pvr l . :a The E n g l ish J n d M .l l hcnurio depJrt lllen l s I t .1 \,C 1Il.ldc excel lent progress. The same is truc of the Foreign I .Jllgu;lges and t h c Soc i J I Science. The Public Spe.l k i n c 1 asscs h a ve Jone e x c e p l i o n ;l l i y wcI l . N o .l l l e lllpt I u s been nude 10 d o sh ow )' wor k , b u t t h e c m p lusis 11;ls b.:cn p l .lced on get t i n t h e t hought a n d e x prcs i n g i t i n tcl i igel l l i l' . The Music l >ep.l r t lllcll t is a ned i t to a n )' schoul .I n y w here. The orches t ra has m.lde wOlllkr f u l progress, ;I nd the g l ee c l ubs h a v e done e'! u;t l l y w e l l . P i a n o J n d v io l i n ! .:SSO IlS n u l' be had un der COIll PC CCIl [ i n s t ruc tors ou tside o i t h e sc hool hours. The great .I im of t h is dcp a r t m e n t h.ls been to dcvelop an .I ppre.:i a t i on o i goud music. We luve .Ipp rlc i .l l e d t h e pat ron.lge uf neighburing d i s t r i c t s . They h.l ve g i ' ln u s Ill J n y of our best s t uden t s . I n return w e have cnJeav orcJ to m;l ke t he ;1 l 111osphere of thc school u p l i f t i n g .In.! bl'l ie\'e t he rc i no Illorc w huI esome school ;l t lllosl'hen: 1 0 h.: fou n d . Wle a r.: proud of o m Li n k i n g g i v I' n us by t hc high school i m pl'<: tor .I nd .I pprc c i ;I l ': t h e fol l o w i n g words of his report to t h e SLICe bO;l rd of ed u c a t i o n . " A l l l (:;lchcrs hold d eg rees i wm cul legcs i l l iour s l .l l .:s . . . . w i t h lIclessf III c :>. peril'lIce, and t r.lilled i l l t he i r spcc i fi c l i n es . . . . The S u pl'r i n t e n d e n t has sen'ed s i x t ee n )'e.lrs Jnd t h e t y pe o f te.le h i n g a s w c l l a s t h e school at mospherc s h o w t h .ll t h e long t e n u r e i s w e l l descl'\'ed. "An .I ppn:c i a t i v c l 'olllnHlIl i t )' .I nd loy a l sc hool bo.l I'd add, 1 0 t h.: l i ne s p i r i t of t h i s sc hoo l . "

204

 Hg

\!.!.,
town.

The m embers were talented as w('1l as eager to work and th rough their efforts made the Orchestra a great success. They provided Osmond, our En:rIish and music teacher.
a

Hih School Orchestra b('an its career in the year 19" 24 under the leadership of sI r.

exct"llent music for all t e school parties of the Yl'a r hesidt"s numerous social events i n the Tht" also ga\"(' few programs during the schoo! t<."rm which were gr('atly appre
a

ciated by the student body. With the close of the year most of the Orcll("st:a. The followin:r year proved to be

membC'rs

raduated,

and

thus hroke up the

dead letter so far as or:ranir.ing an orchestra

on

was concerned, because they were not able to jret the necessary instruments to constitute one. The Orchestra began for the second time in Hifrh School history Belnap , week of September, 1926, with the followinjr enrollment of students and instruments ; Karl C obbley, t rombone ;

Ina Fack re ll , Dan Thomas, Claud Robbins, and Alvon Hansen, viol i n ; Harold Emma Benson, Bernetta Robbins, and Evah Grover, piano ; Myron
This

Thursday of the second

Cobbiey and Ray Hammond, cornet ; Clora Van Orden, and Lester Hansen, banjo. group, although very inexperienced at the beginning, has made rapid progress.

A few selections have been rendered by the Orchestra in chapel much to the entertainment of our student body and visitors. furnished the music for danCing. The Orchestra was weakened somewhat when
it

At the Sophomore and Junior party last fall the Orchestra four of the pJayers dropped out : Ina

Fackrell, ;\1ron CobbJey, Lester Hansen, and Clora Van Orden ; nevertheless, they made a good showing in tbe length of time permitted for practicing. as beginning, next year should b e very successful. With the work of this year

- 21 -

205

_____

- - - -, ' ) H I( ; I r -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - l O R K L A - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - - - - - -

'''f1 .\"!'

\VOl' LIJ

H ,\ I' I'r:X

I F-

II ugh disagl'l,<,d with Ell a'? ElIllna didll't giggl<' ;\ Iari" T, ever tal ked bacK to a t('adl('r ? Elvin was !i('ell a n d not hl'llrd ? :\lyrtk C l l t her cu rls o ff ? ," O l'llllL ('() u l d n ' t daTlCl' ( Gareth couldn't g<:t h i " (;l'olll d ry ? :\Iarie n . took l i fc s e r i o u s ly ? ( ' U Illl' co u l d n 't say " I don't kno w " ?
\' e rn o n had his lessons ? " t.' ra didn't haw red hai r ?

Bel'l l i (;t' could n't pai n t ?

,J'

s t op blushing ? be seell wit ll()ut ," O rIlla ? Ph y llis hact black hai r ? H Oll l(r pll'llsl'd liss Sheldoll O l l ( ' ( ' 2 I-I a r old 4u i t the ordHstnt ? This grou p of s t u d i o u s S o p l lO l l l o res nut ill the :\lu reland H i g l l SdlUo l ?
H a lTY would
( ' arlllU would

w c n'

206

1\I01(ELA N V 1 I 1 ( ; H

M--

Se ln illary

RegJrdless of these un foreseen obstacles, t he Sem i n J r y , w e feci, Being new we have had ro proceed slow l y and c a u t iollsl y , t h erefore, t h e mi lestones o f o u r progress this year Jrc not i nnu merable. However, w e fed j us t i )' proud o f c h e start w e h a v e nude. The parents a n d thc st uJents have l' O o pc r a t ed splend id l y anJ l o y a l l y , and to t hem we ascribc t h e success of M o re l a n d ' ; ti rs[ Sem i n .l r y . . I ll s t how nillch good has beeJl accom p l i shed t h roug h t he Scm i n a ry this yeJr woulJ he h a rd to S.I )' o t t h e prese n t [ime. \ I t s res u l r s cannot bc durred w i t h nu t h e m a t i c a l e :u c [ n CSS upon c h .l n s and llJaps a .. c . l n t i l<! re s u l ts of s u hjec ts l i k e I a n g u .lge, history a n ,1 SL" lCIKe. We LI J l n o t usc t h c Ica rn i n g c u r v cs of t he psydlOlog i s t or the i n t e l l igence tests of t he edllc.ltor to d c t e rm i ne t h e prugress or lI1e n l .d , t H U S o f the s t uden t . To me a su r.: t h e n ul t .. of Semi nary t rai n i n g is to lI1caS l l rc t he spiri t u al and n o r ma l deve l o p m e n t o f :s OOI'S a n d g i r l s. S u c h de v e lopmen t ca n o n l y bc durt ed o n t h e m a p o f l i fe as traced b y t h e l i ves oi t h ese bo)'s and g i r l s in t h e i r hUllles, t h ei r c h u r c h , and t heir conl/n unity. Those l i v es w i l l b e good o r b a d i n proport ion to t he t r.l i n i n g g i v e n t helll i n y o u t h . The)' w i l l be bea u t i f u l a n d w o r t h y of emula t i on o n l y to t he ex t c l I l t kl l t h e)' h.l l' e I ca r n ed [0 a pprec i .lte t h e good .Ind the v i r t u o u s in t h e i r y o u t h . Suc h Prom i n e n t edu;lt ors h.l ve recug l l i /.cd t he d .l ng er of " Llc t " ed l l c.l t i o n o n l )'. k no w l cd,.;e di vorccd irolll mora l .l Ild s p i r i t u al t Ll i n i ng is nOl on l )' melc"s hut d e l r i l l H:II LI L They lu v e le.l rn.:d l h '\ [ t h e m a t lri'I I ;Ind s l' i rit u ;d Il l m t g o h .l l l d i n h a l l d . .1 1 1.1 l h .l t hot h .Ire necessar)' 1 0 .1 w e l l rou ll dld, l' o i l l pi c t e e d U l' ;l l ion, The l I o n , . J a llle. .J . 1 );I \' i " Scc ret .lry of I . abor, SJp, "To pu t JIlora l i t y on a n ) , It i s rd igion ( spi ri l u a l t Li i n i ll g ) t h .1 I t h i l l g b u t .1 re l i ..; i o u s b,l s i s i s t o b u i l d o n s.ll1d, g i v es v i sion, s t rc ll g t h , i n s p i Lll ion . .1 1 1.1 w i t h l l u l i l wc are no t h i.ll g , " Moral l'd u c a t ion could b e t J uglir i n school a llll o i t e ll i" But w i t h o u t I he spi r i t u .d l);l' k g ro u l lli u c h nlOr.l I s .In llor Ii nd t r u e ex prl'ssi o l l , I t is I he phll t , w c p r i /.c t h .1 t IIced our C .l rl'. So il i, w i t h I h e Y U U l l g , l'\ oJ,od y nced, r o t r a i n hi SOli to be \' i c i o u s , I .cI h i m go w i t h o u l t Ll i l l i l lg .I llt! h e w i l l be I h,l I \\, ,1 )" of h i s o w n ac cord , V i r t u e has to be l"Itl t i l' .l I ed, ;llId we C ,I I I IIn'er u .: n: e d i l l I l l a t i t we I.l i l i ll o u r spl r i t u.d cd u c ,l I ion, " N u pc op l e I u s e v er f ou nd .1 p u r d )' i n l el l e c t u.d educ.l l ioll " I l o u g h i ll i t sd f . !\ Ill.In
Ius Li ken big s t r ides forward. nu l' he e v er so h i g h l y ( u l t i l' ;l l l ;llld Y'l'I be .1 b,Id l" I l i / e l l . 'd A , I m l i l u l ions, w here ( .ll" I > m;lY h e Ic.lrned . o u r >choois J r l' won h )' o f a l l p r .li,e, B u t LI C b arc nut every t hi l l g , t ) l I e m i g h t p.l d -. i l l lU h i s h e a d e v C\"y Lll't .111.1 r e I lIe l e r c v e l l g l i l l l p> c t he k i ngdom o f t r u t h , " due decpens I he I I I I m;1 l I ()nscioll > l ll:ss, I h .l t i n spi r es t h e h U ll \ a n soul, .lnd g i v e s (lIl': .1 v i sion of t hc eter n i t ies," President Coo l idg l' ,aid t !u t u u r ell l i re SIK' i.1 1 schoo l s f.liled 10 prol' id,' 'p i ril u a l c h a rt ered i ll s t i t u t io " , oi le,l r n i n g w o u l d b e t re.lson, n u t oll l y a n d Go d , "
III III

IKE

lo Y new organization the Sem inary has encoun tereJ Jifucu lties d u ri n g i t s fi r[ .

year . t MoreiJnd. I

rbi!lt;

" I wuuld p l e J d for

.1

cuncept ion

of

ed u c a r i o n I. l rge enu u g h to t.l kc i n t o i t sdi e l' c r ),

f.l b r i c wou ld he ill j eop.l r d y if t h l' ' ' / ' or

our

t Ll i n i n g

fur

t he Y l l u t h oi t h i, 1 1 ,1 1 i o n ,

t u r l l b'l d.. t o t he 1ll.l r eri.d .1 1 1 .1 lIeglec t t he >pi r i t u . . t were fo u n ded . bU I

l o Ill J , 1

I he ca use for w h i c h I h ey

The I . a t ter V.I)' S'l i n t S C l Il i l l . l r y pLIl"l'., i n t h e rc , l l' h o i t h e boys .lJld g i rl > o f t h More la n d J l i g h School .1 ' l , i ri t u .I I .\ I 1 d II Il1Ld ed U Ll l i o l l , 1\ 1 .1 1 1 )" h.l l' e .I \.. ell . I d \" .l n t .lge 1\ 1 .1 )" lie)" I ,'e,Ir b r i l l g .1 1 1 illl: re.l\Cd cn of it I h is ye ;t r :I l i d , w e hope, pro fi t ed t hereby, rol l me n t a lld .1 g reat.:r i n t .:re't to i l s door"
We d u n k I h s t a ff of t i l.: Eldo r.ldo ,\lId I h e t u d e n l
"I

hod y ior t h i > l ' ri \' i l ege o t

l x pres., illg our .I p p ret i,1I i O I l ; t l l d good II' i l l

I h ei r 'l'k l Hlid YLI rbol l k ,

207

THE MF !\ S TJRl"

h y C u t" , ). L ynn Pe " .r on

F r> i end , D o 3 '.Iu me l:l S Ul'e l'ill tl W i th a b a r ome t. e r ! C a n. y o u un d e r s ta t'll: The law of gra v i t y B y t e t l ng T he fr e e z i ng po i n t o{ mud A t I t R gr e a t e s t d n t t y ?

Thore 1 s ni.., G od B y kn o"", l e d ge ; ,, r uJo a ? F r i 0nd .' F .T..a mlne your t o o :4.1:1

'f a d t F o;r 6 !.' G<.ld Yrm MUA t f orm Y<'ux plRn T o the ns ture Of G od H i. me e l f ; N o t the na ture of marl The on l y ka y I s tha t f orgo tt eu f a oul t ] Thn t. pul s e s thro u'{J,lI you N ow A nd then F lud tng the hand A nd t a r t l i n g the mind : S p i rl t I t s e a l1 6 J
,I

If' r t en d : You w i l l no t f i nd G od thl'ough m1 " t. n ken t oo 1 8 W ho \>1 e 1. ghs Q s t one w l t;h W i th B me a ur ing t ape ? F col.f'

208

--

.....

, .....

L I
L

L
,

Ambrose Brown Verland Christiansen Jess Clement Esther Johnson William Bartlet Harton Tanner Alfred Jacobson Ammon Benson Lula England Margaret Carter Nellie Tanner Zelm a Wheeler LaCoie Robbins June Grimmett Irene Lilinquist Mary Foreman Mil dred Williams Alfred Ellis

210

L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L
21 1 L

Arson Calister Kenneth Spranl Fran cell a Calister Edith Clark Mr. Bartlet Ammon Benson Lois England Mary Forman LaClole Robins June Grimmett Julia Bartlet Evert Goodwin Bill Turpin

21 2

8th Grade Graeluation

back row Emma Grimmett, Englanel, Carma Grimmett, Mr. Bartlett, Pearl Walton, Basil Paulsen, Howanl Hafine,
front row

Very Jones, Calhline Paulsen, Grace Belnap, Norma Grimmett, Jaunita Caldwell

214

I '-

--

I
"-

21 5

Ullia Wheeler Grimm ett Russell Forman Mr. Bartlet Glen Crouch Nellie Clark Martha Tanner Lola Gri eves Gladys England Lula Grieves Delbert Robins Ed Grimmett Allie Wray

2 16

Nora Cranch Freeman Furniss Mr. Bartlet Hazel Belnap Lorin Hatch Vernal Christi ansen Carmel McKnight Darsey Clark Faye Fyans Helen Jacobsen Edith Clark Lois England June Grimmett VirgIe Sorenson --------- McBride Lois Woodward Julie Bartlet Ella Grimmett Llyle Thorpe Mark Miller Golden Anderson Ferris Williams Bert Cu tforth
--

218

t
1, '
I

"
i" " \F ; '
:
" :>

-.:
'

, tf

'li.
N

" t,

I. ot"

''. , .

\0

. of her personal effe cts to dem o ns t ra te th m any good folks hac: thei r humble begillaIng i;} More land, Shown here are, ba c k row, left to right, Mabel Wheeler England, Lloyd Anderson,(owlIer of Pyramid P ress in Ogden), Rosella Clem ent Hall, V I rgll M , Brlde, Raymond L l ljenqu!st (pre sident F reiglitways Van L I ne), WilHam B a r'tlett (22 years an eduotor), Or!.on C ronch, A rch Grim mett, Genevieve Ham mond Lindsay (Moreland correspondent), pnd G race Clark Isol1 (Rive nitle), F ront row, left to righI, Jam s Christiansen, Hevella W ray F (,re m an , Deltha Willi a m s Thomas, Ida Seve rin, Edi t h England Jolley, M i n nie C rouch W a rren and Je:.:11 Mc Knight.

1912 G RADUA TING C LASS

--

M J reland corre spondent GeneviHe Lindsay dug this old photo out

'1.

;) ,

tv tv o

Front row Virginia Mcrrill ,-------l'homas, Effie .Pol atis, Clark---------, Lois l'homa s Second ROV\l Edn a Clark, EJla Whc eier, M a ri e Bbaldvvin, Id na .Eldr i dge,", -----Park,
..

Sharo n Elison . Julia Bradshaw

L_
_

L_

L_

'

. ....

I '-

I -

Ea!!les
v
i..-

Champion Ban 1 945

.'"

team

"-

""-

I '-

New Snake River Ball Team

22 1

",, '

r
.1"'

-'

I ......

Edna Clarks school class Can you find Clair Packer Spence \\lilliam s Gord on Taylor Max Anderson Sr.

--'

--'

222

. , -"''' .. ,."
)

" .w

... .

... ....

.J

t
..,"" h.

3 4 Keith Thorpe 5 Ifnn Benson 7 8 9 10 Don Bergevin 11 12 Lorraine Wray

1 Margaret Ellis 2 Ruth Anderson

IBeverly Rainsden
w

14 Don Bingham 27 15 Noel Benson 28 Dean Williams .I 16Donna Jorgensen 29 17 30 Donna Williams 18 31 19 Thorpe Cooper 32 Rose Ferrell : m Larry Thomas ' 21 Betty Thomas 22 23 Keith Kofeod 25 Cherrlll Wheeler'll 25 26 George Ferrell 38

: :

'

I
J

,
J

224

Section 2

SNAKE RIVER SCHOOL

DISTRICT #52
In 1884 the first settlers in th e area had loc il t ed west of the River; t h en in 1 885-86 severa I m o re Bingha m C o u n ty C o m m i ss i o n e r s for il s c h oo l families came to m il ke thei r h o m e s, p et i ti o n i n g the erecting of the schoolhouse, so i t w as ready for the
'

ensuing school year.

the Snake R i ver School District #20 i n t he f,, 1 1 of described b y the com m issioners ilS fol lol\'s:
it

district. A census of the sch oo l- a ge person s w as likel y t(lken, t ho u g h the n u m b er s n o t prest'ITed , and a p p a r e n t l y i t w a s l ea r n e d th a t il s u ffi c i e n t number existed , fo r the co m m i ss ion e rs o rg a n i 7. e d 1886.
The b o u n d il r i e s of t h i s d i s t r i c t w e r e

Commencin ilt a point where the l\'l't side of

R an ge l i nC' thi rty-four rl'ilchl'<; the Sna ke R i l"l'r. l i t t i t:' west of w h e re C h ilse Rich n o\\' l i l'l""

thence nnrth t() a given point, t h en cl' the sC' c t i o n l i n e

Mo rel a n d u n t i l i t T<.'ilcill's Snake R i l't'r

be t w el'11

R i l't' r s i ck (l n d

l'at '1 101

(l btlut
,1

Snake River School Di str ic t #20 The m i n u te' S of the Board of

(Riverside) Trustees record :

mile north of the bridge, t hence sou th down thl'

ri ve r tn the po i n t of b(' i n n i ng .

Se p t em b e r 1 5, 1 888.
Sc ho o l District #20 let h o use i n s i d e

To i n i t i il t e a n orga n i za t i on for c re il t i n g il ll d on 3 January, 1 887, met at the home of

-

handling the il ffairs o f a school, a group o f pers()n

J.C

, Slilck

Pa rso n s , R . N . Pa r s o n s (l n d J . e. S l il c k . On 1 7 Janu(lry, 1 887 the t r u s tee s met (l n d a g reed t h a t a ten mill tax should be le v i ed on a l l property \-v i l h i n the described d i s trict, t o p ro \' i d r m o nt'\ for t ill'
constru c t i o n of a c h o o l h (J l1 s (' a n d
}a n u <l r y 2 7 , 1 8B7, sch ool . Th ey deter m i l1l'd a n d et <1 n e k c t i o n d<l v ,
'

and el ec ted a th ree person boa rd o f trustees: L A .

a n d o u t a n d ba n k i n g up a l l t h ree or d er; f i x i n g t h e roof on the s c h oo l h o u se , h a n g i n g a d o o r o n s a m e <l n d cr u bb i ng t h e fl oo r . The B oa rd a g reed to furnish the l u m ber and the l i l11 e , a lso to p<ly t h e toll for
b u i l d i n gs i n gO(ld s c h o o l g r o ll n d ( y e s , S l -l ) f o r
h a lr l i n g tlw s a m e fro m t h e l u m b e r v a rd to t h e

for b u i l d i n g two out-hotlcs; p a i l; t i n g the school

H. L<ll l a bcrtv have a con tract

T h e Bo a rd of Tru stees of

O1l'ra tl'

(l nd t o p <l y H . L a l la b e r ty 5 1 4 d o i n g t h t' w o r k . T h u s , t h e fi rst

lIe.

f or 1 11 r p Oe o f \ o l i n g on I I ; l' schoo l tax; <l nd \l o t i .' I\Trt' fort h w i t h ],(l"ll'd . On the appoi n ted d <1 y and a t til(' home of .I.e. SI,lCk, "

m(ljority votl' of tlwe p,uticip<l ting a ppnn'l'd t hl' tax levy.

'

Now they m u t ;) I\' <l i t tlw w l k c t i o l l o f the t (l X k'\'Y, Iv h k h co n u n1 l d onl' 'l'M. D u r i n g the s u m m e r o f I S R R , h ()\\ e \' l r . l h l' m e n o f t il l'
I l o lll l' r

w i th J<1 I11l'S W, Wood , to t('ill'h the s c h ()(ll , w h i c h o p en e d October 1 st ilnd dost'd Nm'embl'r 6t h , the s a nH' V('(lf. Th e n umber (If p u p i l s enroi l ed W <lS fortv-eig[, t (30 n i r l s a n d J 8 <> bovs). TIlt' a l ' l ra gl d a i l v a ttend a nce was t wen t v. \ ' '

Ull11 piclcd <lnd fead y f(lr

s c h o o l h o u s e \ V e s t o f t h e S n a k e R i l' c r w a s I RHH, the lilhlrd con t rJ c te d On Septel11bt'r 22,

ri v er botto m f(lr the p l <1 n n l' d b u i l d i n g .

i n t e n d e d s c h oo l h o u se . M r . E m e ry

district Cll t (Inti h a u le d w t l ol1\vood I l lg f ro l l l t ill'

Sl'\'l'Il, ill l d i t i s not s u rp;ising thil t the term was f such ;; hll l t d u r il t i o l1 , w i t h m p u p i l s i l l o n l' s m il l l
'

t il R o c q u l' he we d the log s (l l1ct fi t t ed th(,111 , ( N o t e , this I11Jn pro\'ided t h is ex p ertise fpr m ; 1I1 Y of thl' Ipg h o m e
of t h i s ( (I m m u n i t y o f t h .) t l' il r l ' p e r i o d . )

Lal labe r t y d OllJ ted t h e gr(ltll1d f or t h e s i ll' ( I f t ill'

sc hool ing for m a n y of them.

r o o m a n d <I I I e i g h t g r a d e s : p e r h a p s, t h e f i rs t Thc l H9() school cenSllS fo r Sna ke Ri \'er School I )i t ri c t #20 rL'H'd l s these fa m i l y S U Tl1<l l11CS

T I l l'

com m un i ty cO(l p c r<l t e d i n t i l l' p r e p ,1 l',l t i ( l l ) il l1 d

21

\ \' I h l l1 t h e d i s t r i c t , v\' i th c h i l d ren il t tcn d i n g schoo l : , ::;. 1-. i\d a l11, i .o t t A d a lll s, A l i sop. N. Christenson,

living

[(lIm C ra h a m , W i l l i <l l11 H . H o w e l l , L . D . W i l son,

225

J
M r s . E . E . W i l s o n , Emery L a R o c q u e , H o m e r La l l a berty, M r s . R . Wa tson,

J.e.

1 900 1 90 1 1 9()2 1903 1 904 1 905 1906

Lil lian Potter Ada Chadwick and Anna Scott Anna Scott 6 months Nannie Don Carlos Carrie Simpson

Slack, W i l l i a m
.

Cra wford and D.F. Keeler. I n this y e a r there were fifty-two students (29 boys and 23 gir l s ) T h o u g h a d i s t r i c t w a s orga n i zed a n d a schoolhouse b u i l t , the popu l a ti o n i ncreased so A g a i n a p e t i t i o n w a s prese n t e d to t h e c O ll n t y c o m m i ss i on ers t o d i v i d e t h e d i s t r i c t .
,

rap i d ly tha t conditions were wholly i n ad eq u il te. Some

Ethel Wilson
Mrs. EX Bean and B.E. Steele

District #12
1895 1 896

opposition w a s given i ni t ial ly b u t owing t o the gre a t d istances w hich the children had to tra vel, and the overcrowd edness at school, the d istrict was eventua lly divided. For i n s t a nc e , in 1 892

Hazel Vessie Hazel Vessie and Lila M. Si l l

District #2 District #28

1 896

there were fifty-nine students, but on l y fou rteen of whom l ived within two miles of the schoolhouse Ob vi o ll s l y
,

1 896

Miss Lottie Scott Lul u Hammond and Daisy Jones

balance of the students had a greater d istance to

v i a t h e n e a rest t r a veled roa d .

t r a v e l t o get to s c h o o l .

By J a n u a ry

the

( Note: The fo regoi n g \-vas excerpted from Mimcle

4 , 1 84-l

(If Illl' Oeserl

W i l l i a m s , Thomas
. -

H. Published by

o rg a n i z e d from or m e r g e d w i t h t h e (H i g i n a l

Riverside District #2 had been formed.

<l u thor i n 1957 p p 1 31 1 32 . )

In t h e e n s u i n g y e C Hs t h ese d i s t r i c t s w e re

Di s t r ic t #20, t h e n i n the consol i d a t i o n o f 1 4.+1'1,

the nevI' Snake River School Di s tri c t #52. The Wilr

o f c o m m e n c em e n t o f s c h o o l o r d a t e o f t h e

these f unctio n i n g schools \-\'ere cons o l i d a ted in t(l

RIVERSIDE SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 2

District #2, by 4 ] a n u n r y 1 894; W i lson, Di s t r ic t # 1 2, th e fal l of 1 895; MorelJ n d , Di s t r ic t #28, F i

org a n i zn tion of t h e d istrict is n s fol lows: Riverside,

1 8%; Pingree-Rich, D i st ri c t #40, 10 Ja n u a ry, l R44; a n d Thomns, D i strict #48, 1 8 J ;lI1 u a r y , 1 902; the first Sna ke River D i str i c t, #20, i n the fa l l of 1 88n.
EARLI EST SCHOOL TEACH ERS

J<lnUilry

IN EACH D I STR ICT

(Note: A l l of the teachers for the first District #20
sch o ol a re l i s ted si n ce no teachers a rc l isted a fter 1 900. f{lr the ot h e r d i s t ricts the), a rc l isted only T h e l <l te r tl'<1ch ers w i l l bl' l i sted u n t i l 1 897, w h e n the B i n g h <1 111

records h e g i n .

C{lu n ty

tea c h e rs ' Ri\Tfsidl' School District #2

w i th e<1c h schoo l . )
Di stri c t #20

1 888

J a mes W. Wood <1I1d W . H . Cherry

l INO l S91

1 889

A . H . McEl ro\'
Sela !\. Ak e rs <lnd e l , H<l H Ollck Lizzie Swigert ,md M iss A . 1 ..
D . Bel l T<l v l n r E l la A.

M . Sill

fo r c i n g n e w TOa d s to a d h e r e t o t h e s e l i n e s . Com m u n i ty centers were

<l

till' l <l n d , p l il c i n g fences a l ong the s ec ti o n l i nes ,1I1d

The mea n d ering mnds throu g h the

s<lgebrush

were r<lpid ly d is<1 FlPl'a ring as settlers moved upon

heing considered, a mo ng

l sn 1 8% 1 897

t h e m , t h e sC <l t tl' rl'd co u n try s i d e k n ow n a s

L . D . W i l son <l n d

I i \'ersidl', located west o f the Sn<lke River. Hence, M r . E ri c k s o n bot h d on a t e d

wns

John

C(lWl'l1 .3

m o n t hs te rm

1 <l Il Li s , <l ll d l i k e l y o t h e r s , w h i c h wen t

i n to

the

1 898 1 894

Louis C a rd Ill'r Edna G i l lespie

2-'1

present site of the Ri \'ersi d e townsi te.

The school house

o n e m i l e south of the
H o w e\'er, i t w a s

t o w n s i te and somew h<l t (,<lSt.

226

decided to construct a new schoolhouse upon t h e townsite. O n J u ne h , 1 H9, a meeting was held for that purpose. The school d i strict W.1S bonded for five-hund red d o l l ars, with which to construct the building on the southwest corner of the forty acres dona ted by M r . W i l s o n .
Thompson, S.

RIVERSIDE SCH OOL DISTRICT #2 TEACH ERS

I HHH-1 INH
I Hl.)7- 1 9H 1 9()()-1 9() I ] 90 1 - 1 9()2 1 902- 1 901 Zad a Smith, Dorothy Peterson

Lottie Scott 3 months term 1 899 Fal l

Helen Graham

School t r u s tees, E. E .

F. Ad"ms and Lott Adams met the

Frank J onii l1 l A.C. Miner A .c. M i ner, A l i c e Bitten, Sa l a ry $25 per month. A.C. Miner, Ari ta Porter A .C. M i ner, M il l ie Christensen D. H. Sed gwick, Mrs . Lucy W i l son,
M d u d e W ilson M rs. I .u l ,] h S m i t h , Li l l ie A nderson M rs . L u l ,l h S m i t h , M r s . Lken ton

citizens of the school d istrict to plan the b uilding of the school. Agreements specified : the structure
wou l d be 20 by

-10 feet and 12 feet to the square in

d imensions and tha t " shi ngle roof with one-h.l l f pi tch would finish the structure. Notice was gi ven t h a t the old schoolhouse was the new b u i l d i n g. O n e s pec i i i c .l t i n n was th.1 t the
a cce ptl d con t r.Ktor m ust iurnish .) 1 1 ma tl'ria ls and
'

1 9(H-1 lJ05
1 l)()5- I l)Oh 1 9()h- I l)07 I lJ()7- 1 9IN I lJ( )l)- I l) 1O 19 1 ll- 1 11 I I 1 9 1 1 -1 9 1 2
1 9 1 2- 1 9 1 1 I II \ 1- l ll 1 -1

for sJ le and bids were i n v i ted for construction o t

c o m p l l' l l a l l lH' c e s s a r y w o r k c o n n e c l L' d w i t h

'

c . L. M yers I 1 ,1zel Snydl'f, M a r t h a Snyder, Anna

co m p l e t i n g t h e b u i l d i ng for $5(){) .1 nd to be d lllll' w i t h i n iort ), d.lYs o i cO IHmenCl'Jnl' n t . O n e b i d w .) S o i il- red w i t h i n t h e s pl'l' i iil"] t i ons, .l nd M r.

M . D. Bowen, Hazel S nyd e r , M a r t h a Snyd er, Ann,] Kiefer

J ,S, Beene, Ed w,ud Bing h a m ,

,HHi a c c e p t e d , b e i n g E . A . Wi lson,

con tr,l l'tor, sa t i si,] c tori l y co m p l e l t' d t il l' structure w i t hin t ill' ,] l I o t l L'd t i l l H', Ill uch t o t il e p i l-,I S U I'l' ut the trustves. School opelled i m nll'd i,]tdy io l low i n g ,KCl'pt a n C l' of t he b u i l d i n g in N o v elH lw r , I H lJH for ,] s u ccess iu l o fwr.) t i o n . I l o w e v e r , t h e il l i l o w i n g school Il'r m , a iter t h e census h,] d been t,] ken, i t

M rs.

J .s. Beene

C. W . Doxey, Z.llia S m ith , Isabelle C.llllpbl' l I ,

M rs.

J 'earl Berl i n

1 9 1 -1- 1 l) 1 'i 1 9 I c:,- 1 9 1 h 1 'l l h- 1 9 1 7 1 9 1 7- l lJ I H

1 11 I H- i ll I l) 1 9 J '1- I LJ2ll

L . W . Tollllil ll, M rs . Pearl Ber l i n ,

Mrs. M ,]bel Felt

I . .W, Tol m a n , M i l dred Parker, Mrs. I 'l'.] r l Berl i n , Mrs. R li t h Reg,l Il Mel v i n I son, Syl v i il Smi t h a m , M,Hcl' l l u s Ch,ud, M rs, R u th Regan Ml'h' i n \ slln, Bessie Potter, Leta Wells,

was d i scovl'rl'd t lll're were ni nL' l y -eight ch i l d ren lli

SChOll I age--a nd " la s, onl y the one l i l l i e roOIll .

C ro w t h o f s c l l o o l p o p u l a t i o n co n t i n u l'd to

ra pid ly in crease so t h a t t h e l l)()() cenSllS s l l llwed

I{ uth R.]gan
Or ph ] Ham p ton, C u i nevere Kot ter,
,

1 1 0 ch i l d ren. L i k d y at this l i llle ,lnother room \V,J:,

d d ded to t h e Ri verside schoo l . I n 1 902, t o bri n g SOllll' rel ie f t o overpllp u l ,) . l i on, Dist rict #2 \va s d i vi ded, cn ',l t ing District # 1 2 . The next move for Distri l't R i v e r s i d e LDS C h u r c h .

A n n Pow e l l , C lenLiora Ma lcom

Orpl1,) 1 1 ,) m p to n, Ann Po wel l , Lucile Snyder, C I l'lldora M,,\col m I l)20- 1 l)2 1
1 '12 1 - l l)22

#2 was to co nstruct

I I,l I'rison bon, H a zel M u rd ock, Mrs. C r,Ke C. bon, Veti,l T,] y l or I l <lI' r i s o n b o n , J o h n W ra y , E d w a rd B i n g h ,] IH , ' j',] y l o r

a 11l'\\' iour-room schoo l h llllse on ,] sill' west llf the I t W ,b ,] t W l l - s t o r y b u i l d i n g, w i t h two roOIllS ups t ,l i rs ,]nd t \vll d l l w n , erected i n I lJ()-1. T h i s schllo lh ouse W,IS in use u n t i l 1 921 , when t h e red brick b u i l d i n g \\,,]S Clllbt nll'll'd on v i r tlh] l I y the s.] m l' si ll'. T h i s SChOll I W ,) S .1 m o d e l' ll s t r u c t u re , w i t h ce n t r,] 1 1ll',l t i ng, i n d oo r p l u m b i n g, b u i l d i n g W ,] S in i t s I ,) :-. t :-. t .lges
,I

M r s . C r .H'e I s o n , V e t i a

I ll22- l lI2-1 1 '12-1 - 1 "2 ')

I i .Hrislln I slln, J o h n Wra y , Ollie W ray, l .l'l l n ,] W i l l i a m s, Fiiil' T,lI1ner,

I I .nrislln bon, J o h n Wr,lY , Ol l i e Wray, r-. l r:-. . ( ; r,l(l' bon

g'lll n ,] s i u lll W h i l e t i ll'

1 112')- 1 '12h

M r :-. . I rl' ne E V cl n s , L e o n Cl W i l l i cl m s,

,1 Ild w i t h d ,]SSrOll llls Ill\' g r,] d l':-' 1 - 1 0 .

01 ( l l n s l rlld i l l n , ( [ ,] s s e s \\' l' r e h l' l d i n l h e :-. Ill <l l l I . J )S C h u r l' h

b u i l d i n g . The Ri\'l'rsidl' :-.clwlliho usl' (on t i n lll'd i n u s e l" 'l'n , ] i t e r t hl' I lI.H; ( l i ns o l id,1 t ion b , t i ll' nl'\\' Sn,] kl' R i " l'r Sdwol lJi:-.t rict
I

I I Mri:-.on bon, M r:-.. Cr,Ke /sll n , M rs.

\V i l l i,l I11S

C. T. J o h n s, L e n n ,] W i l C u x , Le o n a 1 l)26- 1 "27

1 1 ,1 I'rillll bon, M rs. C. T. John s, Albert

V. C ,l I11 P ,

#c:,2.

I . l' l1 n ,1

Wi lcox,

l . 1 1 u i s ,]

Ibid,

Al il'tld" II( n'I' / lIVI/ .

p p . 1 12 - l ll l

W i l l i.l l l b

: HiIlS",,1I1 <. 'Oll l l l l/ l', 'IIII'I I I II,'/ / /i.;I , lfll /lotlk, I 'Ill'),

p.

'i 'i )

22]

1927-1928

Harrison Ison, Mrs. C. T. Johns, Mrs. Leta Ison, Mary E v a n s, Louisa Williams

WILSON SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 12

1928-1929 1929-1930 1 930-1931

Harrison Ison, Mr. C. T. Johns, Dwain Davis, Mrs. Leta 150n, Mary Evans Loveda Barker, Harold A l lred, David Ward, Mrs. Rhoda Hill, Mrs. Leta Ison Lym a n D. M o r re l l , H a r o l d A l l r e d , David F . W a r d , Elea tha Wilson, Leta Ison

1 93 1 - 1 932

Eleath<l Wilson, Lois P . Madsen, Betty Bruce

1 932-1933

B l a n c h e R o b b i ns , H a r o l d A l l re d ,

Paul

M u r d o ck , B l a n c h e

Robbins,

E l e a t h a W i l s o n , M rs. Lois M a dsen, Betty Bruce

1 933-1 934 1 934 1 935 1935-1936

Joh nson, Hortense Bonha m

D. W. D a v i s, Lois M a d sen, E ! c a t h a

Wilson School #1 2

D.W. Da vis, Al eth<l W. Johnson, Mrs.

Lois Madsen, Hortense Bonham D . W. Da vis, Lois Madsen, E l e a t h a W il son J oh nson, Hortense Bon h a m Bitton
1 936-1937

sm<l l l one-foom l o g school housc w i th Wearyrick.

was d i v i d ed , establishing

In t h c fal l of 1 895 Ri" cfside School District #2

District # 1 2, Wilson. A <l dirt roof

w a s b u i l t o n t h e h o m es t ea d o f W i l l i a m W .

La M a r W i l l i a ms, Ingrid A n d er s o n , R u b y S t a n d e r H o r t e n se B o n h a m Bi tton. ( N o t e s a y s see n e x t p a ge, which lists under Jnt. 26: O.E. H a nsen,

Two yea rs Iilter, in a n t i ci pation of h a v i n g (l better buil ding for the child ren, cottonwood logs were cut for the new school to be built on a plo t of ground dona ted by A.E. Wilson on the northwest corner of his property. It was finished in 1 898 and became known as the Wilson school . Fami l ies with children a ttend ing this school in
] 898, according to the Bingham County Marshall's

1937-1 939 1 939-1940 1940-1941 1941-1942 1942-1943 1943-1944 1 944-1945 1945-1 946 1946-1947 1947-1 948

Dan Thomas, Robert W. Snapp, Wilma Bartlett, Hortense Bi tton D . D. T h o m <l s , R o b e r t W. S n <l p P ,

Lorine GilL Irene B. Polson )

Deaune Peterson, Norma Christensen. Denning, Helen Bonham

D. D. T h o m as, Kei th W a i te, H e l en

Cr a w fo r d , W . C . D a v i s , N . T. Ta i l o r, H e b e r , George A. Da vis, P . Murphy, A . E . W ilson, A.V. S.J ohnson, J . H . S t a n d e r , J . A . C a m eron, W . W . Parson, Ana Tyler, Robert McMurdie, J.H. Allread,

school census report, were:

J . H . A c u ff, J . B .

C . C . R i c h , M rs . Lou i se W a usey, L o r a M a r t i n ,

D. D. T h o m a s, K e i t h W a i t e , H e len Denning, Dorothy Nelson D. D. Thomas, Bi l l i e McNabb, Gwendolyn Jones, Lula Cammack Lois Madsen, Prisci l la Ha tch Priscilla Hatch Orva Bailey D. D. Thomas, Gertrude Straushaugh, D. D. Thomas, Leta 1son, Lois Madsen, D. D. Thomas, Leta I son, Lois Madsen, Leta 1son, Li l l ian Lim, D. D. Thomas

H u r d , W .T. D u n ca n , C . E . H u n t , ] . H . J o h nson,

J . N . P u c ket, ] . H . C o n d i t, O . A . Pa rson, H e r m a n
Boehm, Hans Peterson and P.]. Fjelsted. The enroll ment increased rapid ly; therefore, a new two-room brick schoolhotle was erected and fi n i s h e d in 1 9 lB. T h e r e w ere fo l d i n g d o ors This

between the rooms to be opened i n case of larger g a t h e r i n gs, p u b l i c m e e t i ngs a nd dances. cla ssroom school was b u i l t . gymnasium was added to it. school bui l d i ng, too, w a s s o o n ou tgrown a n d a four In t h e 3 0 ' s a

Da niel D. Thomas, Leta 1son, Esther

Miles

At the Idaho consolidation in 1 948 the Wilson w a s boarded up and stood empty except for

Then when the new District #52 fou n d their h i gh school board room i n a d equa te, they opened the
20

one yea r when Blackfoot used it as an overflow.

228

Wi lson school once aga i n for st or .1 g e and for the district's cen t r a l office. From Bingham County School Records

I 930-JI
1 91 1 -33 1 913-36 1 93h-37 1 937-38

T h o m a s K. B a i le y , N e l l i e Ta n n e r ,

C l adys P.) fsons, Mignon Michaelson Thomas K. Bailey,Nellie Tanner,

M i gnon M ich.1elson, E la ine Anderson
Hook

Bi IIgll/ll1/ COli I I ty f I istory

a nd Excerpts from

L E . H od ges, M i l d red St e ffell s, Elaine L.E. Hodges, G . A . H igginson, Evelyn

Erickson, I d a E lsbernd

Published 1 940 p.270 A rticle by W a i bel' Anderson

A nderson, Vergl e Blilckburn

H a ro l d M. Sackett, Ingrid A n derson, R u b y S t a n d e r, H o r t e n s e B o n h a m

l3 i I t011

WILSON SCHOOL DI STR I CT #1 2 TEACH ERS I S97-lJ8 I SlJS-9l) l Hl)9- 1 900

M.,y L SCl\ t t Sar.1 M . 1r t i n J . W . M yl'rs Lizzie L Kl'nwr E l l .1 C i bson

4 months

1 938-39 I lJ39-40

H a ro l d S a c k e t t , I n g r i d A n d e rs o n , E l izabeth j ohnson, Connie Clilrk H . M . Sacket t , Ingrid A n derson, R u b y S I .1 n d e r , E l i z a b t d h J oh n s o n , I rv e n C h ristensen, LeOra Ki rby

1l)(}(}-O I I l)O I -02

1 902-01 1 901-04 1 904-0) I lJ()5-0h 1 906-07 I lI07-OH 1 905-1I9

E.I'. Jo ire

h months I lJ41l--l 1 I lJ-l I -42 I lJQ-41 1 943-44 I lJ4-t-4S I lJ4 )-4() 1 946-47

j osil' t\c l I i i J osie I\c lI if, I n.1 J)urh.1 m

H . M . S a c k e t t , Robert Sna p p, V i v i a n D. urin glol1, El mil Hea ton H . M . Sa c k e t t , R o b e r t S n a p p , R u b y 1 1 .1 I1sen, 1: l m .1 Heil ton

FS I{ed d i r k , M .lllde Weigel

C . B . I{edd i e k , M rs . C . B . Rl'd d i rk
M. 1rgMl'I Cisn." Bl'Ih ( ;(.' rhMt

C.1rth I k l n ., p, rlm,' i n e N i e l sen, Rose

W right, 1\".1 Sh i p pen eMt h Be l n .1 p , R a e H .1 m i l ton, M a r i e And erson, Vonte l l a S m i t h No ll'.lcl1l'rs l i sted for Dist. # 1 2 j a mes j l'nsl' n, M . u ie A n d erso n , Ruby 1 1 .1 I1tt, Von tel l .1 S m i t h M r s . C M I I\ n d e r s o n , M e l b a C h r i s t i a n s e n , M .u \' l' l D . C h r i s t l' n s e n , J . M.1 rion W r.1Y

m i ssing 1 . . ( ; , Wl' I l s , M.l lIdl' I{ icl'

L.e. Wel ls, F d n .1 Olsen

I lJIJlJ- 1 O 1 9 10 - 1 2 I LJ I 2- 1 :1 I l) 1 J- 1 4 1 9 l 4- 1 ) 1 9 1 )- 1 h 1 9 1 h- 1 7
I lJ I 7- I H I lJ I H-20

I:dn.1 O l son, I\ l ice Blom q u i st N . I ' . Ceyer, E m i l y Bond W . I I . Kel ler, I\ l t.1 Eng l.1 I 1 d W . l f . Kl'IlL'r, M rs . Cr.1ce M oyer N o r m il n M c i n t y re, Es t l w r Sm i t l w m , Non,l To 111 fl f.. i n!-> h.l Il c i s C M l s o n , ! . l' l I n ,l 1 1 .1 1 1 , hl n.1 Ib rf.. e r l . e o n .1 1 1 .1 1 1 , h,l JH'l'!-> <.'.n l s o n , I\ l1 n .1 B l omq u i s t M rs . M .H)' 1\ . Cro o k e r , l .e l .1 1 1 .1 In b y , H e l l'n M d l .m, Fr.1 IK l'S To l m il' M rs . C r.1 Cl' I i o i s t o n , M M i e S w .l l1 n , I l plell

j . M .1 r " i n W r.' y ( l ' r i nr i p., I ) , V i c t o r A .

C u !-> h m .1 n , Fr.1 I1 k i e A . W i x o m , M a r i e
!\ n d l'rslIll

I LJ211-2 1
1 92 1 - 22 1 92 2 - 2 1

M el I .m, ( )r V .1 1 i .1 1 1

M rs . Cr.1n' I i oiston, On.l 1 / .1 1 1 , Cl IT i L' S u t t on, M a r i e Sw.1I1n T h o m a s K. B ., i l e y , j u d i t h N p l s o l 1 , A nn.1 H .1 1 1 , Or\'.1 1- 1 .1 1 1 R o n .1 l d F . C a m pbel l , j u d i t h N e l s o n , I\ n n 1l a l l , On'.l 1 -1 .1 1 1 B.1 i ley F " .l n

1 923-25 I lJ25-2h I lJ2h-27 I lJ27-2H 1 928-29 1 929-11 l

F. j o n es , M .1 lw l E. J O I1l'S, I\ n l1

1-1.1 1 1 , M rs. Or".l B,' i ley 1:\,.111 L J OI 1 l'S, Cen i l'\"l' I ' i x ton, C I .lllys I '.usons, E r m .1 T.,)' lor l).l n W . l lI n l l' r , C l n i l
' " '

l' I ' i >. t o n ,

CI.1 d ys I '.H!->ons, M i l l i e I .l'l' l).1 1 1 W . I l l I n tl'r, N e l l i e T.1 I1 11l'r, C I .1 d y s

I '. 1rSllnS, l . ul' l l .l C h ri s l l'nsl'll

27

229

RICH-PINGREE SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 40 RICH SCHOOL

$500 for the b uild i ng and $200 for the furnishings.

Ettil Morrison was the teacher a n d she lived with the Rich fa m i ly schoo l .
.

The school was the community

center for church and social gatherings as well as C a n d l e s were w h i t tled on the floor to When the school make i t smooth for dancing.

section w a s sold the sch o o l h o u se w a s moved d irectly across the road on the south side. The building served as a school until the railroad came in 1910 and a new schoolhouse built at Pingree. in the southeast corner of the d istrict, n e a r the The school at Pingree still left many child ren

Ti l d en Bri d ge, a long d ista nce from ei ther the

Pingree or Thomas School; so in 1 913, a small rock building was constructed on the property of Joel H. Rich. This was known as the Rich schoolhouse and school WilS held there for many years. It also served as a social center for the churches. W illiam K e l l e r a n d L y d i a W i n k l e r w ere a mo n g the
Rich School #40

teachers. When the roa d s a n d the school b us system

were esta b l i shed, the s m a l l school was discon

The a p p r o x i m a te d a t e o f t h e f i r s t s c h o o l conducted here w a s 1 896, i n a s m a l l one-room frame building near the homes of the Martins and the San fords, with Mr. Sa m Oliver as the teacher. Because of unsatisfactory conditions at the school, i ty determined to move a on e ro om log house from
-

t i n u e d a n d t h e c h i l d ren a tt e n d e d P i n g r e e a n d

Thomas schools. Na mes of some of t he early settlers in the area w hose c h i l d re n a t tended school in 1 900 were:
Heber

it was soon abandoned. At this time the com mun

c.c. Rich, George Davis, James Tho mp so n

Lorenzo Martin, William Stanford, Joseph Merrill, J o h n P u c k e t , W i l s o n W e l s h , E. P i q u e t , H e n ry Lucherine, and A l bert Smith.

t he Big Alkali Flat and joined such onto the Sa nford

home where school was held for a short time. Subsequen tly, another school site became J part of the Caldwell ho me
.

ized their efforts by br i n g i n g l og s from the river and erected a two-room house with one room used for a school. School was held he re for only a few months. The nex t year still J J10ther b u i l d i n g was constructed of pine logs, hau led from the mou n tains o n to the property of Josep h Merri l l . This became a two-story b u i l d i n g, with the lower a rea used as a school and the upper area as bedrooms for the Merrill boys.
The do wnsta i rs

The ne ig h b ors orgJll

PINGREE SCHOOL

.. . :

place for c o m m u n i ty acti y i ties. precinct took pl a ce .

I t was in

WJS J l so a 1 898, J t

o n e of these school h o u ses, t h a t \' o t i n g fo r the It has not been determ i n ed whether tJX money was u sed for the m a i n tJ i n i n g of t h e school J n d teachers' sa laries. However, the teachers l i ved with va rious fa m i l ies and th e film i l ies F'a i l accord ing to the number of child ren t h ey h ad a ttend ing school. In 1903 another school 1Nas completed o n the
Pingree 5chool 1937 #40

school section on the north s i de of the roJ d. Log s were ha uled from Ba n no ck PC<l k illld l u mber for the hand -ma de desks from B1<1ckfool J t J cost of

p r i o r t o 1 9 1 0 ) a l a r ge w J r e h o u s e fi l l e d w i t h
2S

r<l i l roJd be tween l3 I a ckfoo t (l n d A be rd een ( j u s t

During the peri o d of the c on s t r u ctio n of the

230

m a t e r i ,l i s for d e v e l o p m e n t of t h e en t e r p rise WilS locil ted a t t he site w lwre t h e to w n s i te of Pingn'l' w o u l d be loca t e d .

As the d re a m of a flourishing city d i mi nshed, so d i d t he need for a la rge schoolhouse, so the new brick b u i l d i ng, completed the next year was a four roo m s c h ooL hou s i n g a I I e i g h t grades a n d t w o years o f high school .

One M r . J a m e s P i ngree o f

Ogden, U t a h , n o t i n g t h e poss i b i l i t i es of a g re a t gr o w t h a n d f u t u r e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h i s a re a , esta b l i s lwd h i m se l f here.

A bea u t i fu l d epot W,lS

At the s t a t e conso l i d a t i o n i n ] 948, P i n g ree

beCil lne a part oi the Snake R i v er School District

constructed nca r the t rilcks and a four-story hotel was erl'ctcd of the I a \' a rock, w h ich was av,l i l.1bll' in great a bu n d a nce. M r . Pingree il n d s u pporters constructed il s tore, d i v i ded i n t o four sections a n d p l a n n ed t o h o u s e b u s i n e ss es t h a t w o u l d i n d uced i n to the com m u nity. The iu t ure a ppeil red bright, for the A berdeen S p r i ngfi e l d C a n a l C o m p a n y was colll p l e t i n g t h e deve lopment o f i rrig,l l ion w a l L'r for t h i s h u ge tract oi silgebr u s h - covel"l'd dOlll il i n . t h e land. T h l' c o m lll u n i t y p r o s p e r e d a n d ,1 s c h o o l f,1 ( i l i t y W,l S l'st,l b l isllL'd i n the sou t h p ortion o f till' store, w i t h M r . I . B . I{ L'd d i c k t ill' ii r s t lL' a c i w r , i n struct i n g .l l l li g h t gr,l d es. tL',l c i l L' rs \\'l'rL': Four l l f Ihl' io l l owing M r. T u r m a n , M r . I I .Hrison, M r . Once w ,l ter W,lS ,1ssured, sl'lIlers w()u l d be enCllll r,lgl'd to take u p

#')2 and t he Pin grce School housed only six grades. The Ui nghdl11 County School ce nsus of 1 9 1 0
l i st s t h ese fil l11 i l ies w i t h c h i l d re n i n t h e Pingree s c h oo l : A d r i e n G r i m a u d , B e n Ha n s e n , J . H . W e a v e r , H . C . C . R i c h , W i l l i il m H o r t o n , S . P .
C r il h ,l l11 , J . A . C a r m o n , I s a a c B r o w n , A l bert

bl'

I l urrislon, John Uurriston, D.o. Sull ivan, J.E. Baker, A l m.l C l u ff, o.B. Red d i ck and S.V, Clevenger. ( N oll': SonlL' i n formation bl'sid es Bingham Coun t y records h,ls be l n l'x t racted from h i stories o f Ruth
'

It M c P h l' r S l l n ,1 n d E l o d i a G r i m a u d , B i n g h a m Cou nty Centen n i a l d n d I l i story books.)

SCHOOL D I STR ICT #40 REGISTER O F T EACH ERS

Tl'rm:- I IL'gi n n i ng:
I HIIII

I l l' my h'l'rson ,1 I1d Ek.l I1Of Jones.

By
1 ,1 \' a

I lJ 1 1 ,1 ii nl', )'l' "ow b r i c k scllllol holl:-l', w i l h

roc"

iront

porch

\\' .l S l' ll n s l r u c l l' d

10

,ll'Cllll1 11d,l l L' 1 1 lL' g ro w i n g I 1 l l lnlwr o f sl udents.

Fd i t h f )llwd
' 1 hl' rl'sl' M ,l isl'r

I I \\' ,ls .1 l.nge onl' - s l u r y b l l i l d i n g l' o n l ,l i n i n g f o u r I ,Hge c \ ,l S s r O O Il1 S .l I l d l ,l l l' r ,1 g Y l1l n .l s i l l ll1 U psl,l i rs. There were I h rl'l' mUllls in I hl' b.lsl'l1ll'n l , l'''L'n ,1 t h rl'l'-ruol1l Il"l l'l ll'rs ' ,1p,l rl nll'nl , . 1 p l 'l ) ' roOI1l ,I nd
,1

I l/( )( )

I II(l 1 11m
I l)()

l Ilt I I

Ll l a'i lIy bl'l' l : t lll'1 W i bull

1 : 1 1 ,1 rvlurri:-'l l n

s t u r ,l g l' I'\ HI Ill I h .1 1 1 .l l l'r \\' ,I s U S l'd ,I S 1 1l l'

tvl nt 1\,

Spl'l'r:-

Fred S. I{ed d ick C I ,1 fe E. J,lCkson 1 l)(l7 fS Red d ick 1 90H M rs. EX Ik',l11 I l)(lll I ldl'n Q u i l len
I l)(lh

I II(l')

l u n c h rool1l .

l l w rL' \\',lS ,1 iso ,1 11 ,1 p ,l rl nlL' n l

tIll' I l l l'

j,lI1 i l or IH',H I h l' f u rn ,h.l' rtlll l1l . frolll ,1 boi I e I' .

S I l',l lll 1 l L',l l C,lllH'

( N lltl':

TIll' l i st llf tl'.l e l wrs t h ro u g h

1 9()l) d e notes
From I lJ lO to

() u l s i d l' \\'l'rl' I \\'o 1ll,1 I d l i n g )'l'l Io l\'

ll'.1 l'ill'r:- frum 1 1ll' Ridl SdlllOI oll l y .

brick ollthllllSl' ,1 I1d ,1 h.l m ,lIld hitchin g posl c h i l d ren's horsl's. gas l a n tl'rns.

fm till'

,1 hou t 1 l/20 w l ll'1l b u s routl's were est a b l i s hed i t

I . ights \\'l're co.l l o i l l a l l 1 ps ,l I1d

w i l l sho\\' b l l t h I{ ieh ,1 Ild I ' i n g rl'l' tcdci1l'rs. t l ll' n' \\',1:-. uSl'd . )
,I n

From

Two Il'.lll1L'rs W l'rL' i n i t i ,l l 1 y hired ,1 1

1 '120 l ll l l y P i n g rl'e t l',Klwrs l'l\l'l' pt i n l',lSl'S where o v e r f l o w ,l I 1 d t h e r u r,l l school was

Ihis schoo l : Crace r,l lI kOI1l'r ,l Ild Adl'l I,l J osl'p hson. The c h i l d rl'n enjoyed p l 'l y i n g in t ill' 1,1\',1 rock imd tUlllbl ew l'l'd cove fl'd school y.ud . TherL' WilS ,1 p u m p th,lt hild to be p U l1l pl'd long ,1 I1d h.ud w i t h h a nd o\'cr t ill' spout to gl'l
,1 ,1

1 l) 1 1 l- 1 1 0 . 1 1 . Rl' d d ick Roy H og.1boom

I l J l l - 1 2 A i l l'Il T u r m,1 I 1 , M ,ll' Cwskn'y
I l) 1 2 -

d r i n k . U n for t u lhl tl' l y ,

t h e wil ll'r w a s sOlll l' l i llll'S C l l n t a l1l i n a lL'd il n d t h e c h i l d ren bur pl'd g,lSll l i nl' 11I 1lWS. llll'rl' \\" lS ,1 b\1 ,\ 11 open Sl'Wl'r, I\' h idl 11lll'n b l l'\\'
.1

Ll

I l L'my h e rslln, E l e,1 I1lll' J ones

\ l) 1 1- 1 L! I',l I W r j l l n l' s , E t h e l C.l m p b e l l , A d e l e ( ' u nil'r, C r,lcl' F,l l I icllllL'r

I lJ l - I 'i L r .l l' l' LHl k l ll1l' r , 0 1',1 1 I{ i e h , E u l,l l i l' U.

Il'rr i b l e sll'nch.

rvl L' 1 h od isl ,1 I1d 1 .,l t l l'r-d ,l) S,l i n l l'ollg rl'g,ltilllb d n d ,) U n i ll ll S lI n d ,l \' S e h l lll i ,1 1 1 n1 l' t ,l t t il l ' schl)( II housl'.
I II I \n') ,In l l \' l'riw.lt ed f u rn ,let' l',HI Sl'd
.1

1 ',lgl', A lkll' Currier

I lJ l 'i- l h C r ,l l'L' F.l u k o n e r , A d e l l' C u r r i l' r , M a l'

fi rl'

S,lI1d l i l l , A l1 n ,l Col l i nl'

I l l l h- I H Cl'orgl' I 'I I H - I ')

w h i c h d l' t rl l \' l'd t h l' SdWll l . housl's ,1I1d thl' b,lsl'll1l'nl l l t till' cI.lssrllllnb fill' t i ll' rl':-t l it t il l '

R ,l i l r l l ,l d Sl'Ct i O I l

W. R o b b i ns,

E I I .l I{ obbin s, Sa d i l'

IHltd were

u:-'l,d ,b

Sm i t h , W . I I . K l'i ler

\\' . 1 I. "l' l lt-r, l \' d i ,l r. W i l l " k r, U n'r.l D.

Sld fl' l b , S.l d i l' S m i t h

\ l \ l r.

231

191 9-20 Lydia Winkler, Grace R. Angel l , Elv era Steffe n s , Lois M e r l e R e y no l d s , E . E . Reynolds 1 9 20-21 R u th Raga n, Iva B. W oo d , Ruth Henderson, Lucille Park, Cor<ll M<lrley, Annabel Farnham 1921 -22 V . H . H o l s t o n , Loi s Re y n o l d s , L i n d a Banman 1922-23 Pratt Hawkes, Bernie Morgan, Charlotte Hawkes 1923-24 A. T. G r i mm e t t , Ber n i e Morga n, Fern Carlisle 1924-25 Lowell A. Da lley, Jua n i ta Brown, Sara Scholes 1925-26 A lice Beach, Bertha W o m a c k , Louie L. Cushman 1926-27 S . R . A n d e rson, Argel A l l e n , R<l m o n a Anderson, Louie Cushman, Leor<l Wr<l )', Murl Hansen 1928-29 Ray B. Curtis, V . L. C h ri stensen, Leor<l Wr <l Y Belva I-I<lrt, Norma Steffens, Murl
,

1 93940 R. W . Kinney, J a c k L. Smi th, LaVerne Jones, Helen Thomas, Freda Mary Lowe 1 940-41 E a r l W i d d i s on, Thelda T h o m p so n , Weld on Payne, Thomas 1 941-42 Delbert R. Ha nks, Robert Gooch, Katie Ha nks, Helen Thomas 1942-43 Del bert H a nks, Theron Atkinson, Ka tie Hanks, Helen Thomas 1 943-44 TX B a i ley, Orva Bai ley, Opa l Hansen, Edna H<lllsen 1 944-45 L u l a C a m m a c k, Orva B a i le y , T heron A tkinson, Helen Williams 1 945-46 Orv i l l e K. B y i n g ton, M a r i a n A d a m s, Grace Moody, Grace Byington Elva Tayl or, H e l e n

1946-47 G race M . M o o d y , M u r l L. S te w a r t ,
LaVerne Wood ] 947-48 E d n a P a u l , Gra c e L. M o o d y , M u r l L . Stewart, Dean 1 . Atwood

Hansen. Mon<l Campbell (part of yeM) 1929-30 Albert Virgil Camp, Lewis W. Jones, Lola Ma thes, M a rg u eri te Ve J l e<l s , Mina Conrad, Naomi Forman, Leona Gord on 1 930-31 Leona M . Hi nes Gordon, M i na Conra d , Lewis W . Jones, Ronald B . Wilson, Fern Harris, Marguerite Velleas 1 931-32 M i na Conrad, c.c. Evans, K<l therine C. Eva ns, Fern Harris, R i ll a C<lrl i l c, Leon<l Gordon 1 932-33 C l i f f o r d C. Eva ns, Ea r l B o n h <l m , Ka therine Evans, Ruth Jensen (Pi ngree) Rilla Carl i le; Dor<l Will i<lms (lich School ) 1933-34 Clifford C. Evans, E<lrl C. Bonh<l m , R u th Ann Jensen, Rilla Carlile, Katherine Evans (Pingree), Dora W i l li<lms (Pingree Rur<l l ) 1934-35 Scot W i l l i a ms on, Leon<l rd M a n w <l ring, Ka therine C . E v a n s , Ruth A n n B a i l ey, Mildred Wright ( pingree), Dora Williams ( Rur<l!) 1935-36 Katherine Ev<l ns, Ma bel W a l ker, A l i ce Broa d h ea d , Leon<lrd Manwa ri ng, G<lrth Be l n a p , B l a n c h e H u m p h r e y , D a l i c e 1936-37 W. W. Sargent , M u r I F. Ste w a r t , Ethel Ha nsen, Sop h i a Bittinger Sargen t, R i l l <l Carlile Larsen 1937-38 Woodford W. Sa rgent, M u rJ F. Ste \...a rt, R i l la Larsen, Sophia B. Sargent, Barbara Rich 1938-39 R. Dwaine Madsen, LaVerne Jones, Boyd Taylor

THOMAS-ROCKFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 48 THOMAS, ROCKFORD, MIDWAY, DESERET, RICH SCHOOLS

Thomas School (Rockford)

#48

Thom a s - Rockford School Distri c t #48 w a s established 1 8 January 1902. The first schoolhouse was a li ttle log building serving the people of the t w o com m u ni ties. Rockford was first known
as

Burrell Basin. We know that school W<lS held there before 1902 for that was the year that the Thomas L.D.5. Ward was orga ni z ed at a meeting a t "the old schoolhouse".
30

W. Earl, Sophia B. Sargent, Rilla Larsen

232

The first teacher on record was a M iss Hazel Veisi. The first trustees of Di strict #48 were E. T. M a l c o m , N . R. W e s t a n d D. J . M u rdoc k . O t h e r teachers l i sted were M a y L. Sco t t , S a r a h M a r t i n, Meyers, Lizzie Kener, E l l a Gipson, E. P. Joyce

THE THOMA S TOWNSITE SCHOOL Page 1 48, Mirae/e of TI,e Desert

When the Thom as townsite was l a i d o u t in I Y()-1 on t he border of the two school d i s t ricts Thomas, District #-18 a nd Wi lson, #1 2-it created a nother problem. It w a s between the two existing schoo l s ; one o n W i l so n corner a n d t he o t h er i n Uurrel l Basin. As soon as t h e site was established, In,my persons com menced building homes there. A ch urch build ing was started . A movement was bl' g u n to co n v i nce pa t ro n s of b o t h d i s t r i c t s to conso l i d a t l' ,md con s t r u c t a b u i l d i n g c o m p l e x su iiiriently l a rge a s to accomodate the total needs nf the new d is t r i c t . T h i s proposa l, however, d i d n o t move forward; people of t h e extremes o f the t w o d i s t r i r t s W l' fl' m u c h o p p o s e d . A n o t h e r propos '11 ""lS for each district t o ret a i n i t s schools fur l' l e m e n t a r y s t u d e n ts, b u t t h a t toget h e r t hey wou l d support a cent r a l school for older students. This had foll o w i ng enough to call an election, but sllch res u l ted in defea t and no consol i d a t ion on e i t l1 l'J' b '1 S i s . Do w n t h r o u g h t h e years si m i l a r proposi t ions werl' p l aced upon school balloting, b u t a l w a y s t h e s a m e re s u l t , d e fea t . F i n a l l y , s t a t e w i d e con so l i d a t i o n m o v e d t h es e d i s t r i c t s together in 1 Y-!H. M ea n w h i l e w i t h con d i tions of crowded ness pl'lguing both districts, District #48 determined to do son1l't hing; w here i n , it was decided to erect a bu i l ding on the townsite, even though it w a s on t h e ed gl' of t h e d i s t r i c t . A t w o-story, tw o-room rock bui lding was constructed w here the present d a y Snilkl' Rivt'r J u n ior High School now stands. TIll' b u i l d ing
,

}.w.

a n d F red Re d d i c k . The f i r s t s c h o o l h o u se w a s moved t o the site of the Wilson school a n d then to the Cushman p lace. In 1906 a 2 story 2 mom lava roc k b u i l d i n g w a s co n s t r u c t ed o n t h e T h o m a s townsite. T h e Aberdeen-Sprin gfield c a n a l a n d the ra i l road b ro u g h t more s e t t l ers, schoo ls beca me o v e rcro w d e d a nd in 191 3
.1

4 room b r i c k

schoolhouse was b u i lt a t Rockford . Thl' next year, l Y l -1, till' 2 mom Thomas school was torn d own and a new -1 room school w i th a playroom was built. Th ree ot lll'r schoo l s Wt're iunctioning in the district. Tlwy we rl' T.l bor ( i n
. 1

private home t he

f i r s t y e a r ) a n d M i d w a y ( r u re y ) b o t h i n t h l' nnrthern part oi District #-1H; a lso Deserl'l, located

5 miles north west of I<ockford . Tabor and Midway

each pet i t ioned for new d i st ricts, Tabor #59 and

M idway #68, ta k i n g the Ra i l road Tax a w a y from District #4H. W hen d ry fa rming fa i led in the are.l these schools Wl're abandoned . In t he ] 930s Dist rict #-1H petit i OJ1l'd to a n nex the regions a ga i n to regai n t he lost rai l road tax. The Dl'seret school was a l so abandoned a nd the b u i l d ing moved to the Iock ford school site fm
,m

overilow . I n l 927 fOll r new classrooms .1 nd .1

gymnasi um were a d d ed to the I<oc k ford school and t he Dl'sl'rl'l school b u i l d i ng w a s uSl,d ior a teacherage. In 1 929 t ill' Thomas l'lementary school l1l'canll' the Thomas High Schoo l . A l ice Broad l1l'ad was the on l y gra d u a t e t he f i rst Yl'M. Thomas b.l s k e t b .l 1 1 pl ayers tr.w e l l'd t o t h e I<oc kford gym n.l s i u lH to

W.1S

rl',l d y ior occ u pa ncy by the fa l l

o f I LJll6-but no ll'aci1l'rs ior t h a t season, s o school W,lS lk l l Y l'd for il ye.H. In the f.l 1 1 lIf 1 l)1l7, Li l l iiln Larsen ilnd W i l ford J (lh nson w e re h i red a s tt'ac h e r s . Soon J o h n son

practice and play thei r g.1 I11l's. A Bi ngh.l IH County Ath letic Associilt ion W,1S iOrl11l'd with sclwois frol l
t h e .Hl' a a n d f r o m 13 l a c k io o t a n d S h e l l e y to promote spmts ,mJ mu sic. In 1 9 35 t h e R i c h S d Hl o l c l o s e d ,1 n d W ,l il n m'xed to the d i s t r i r t . W I 1 l'n J1w t o r i zed busl's began to be lIsed to t r,1 J)sport st ud ents , t hose from District #4U, District # 1 2, W i l son ,1I1d l 'ingn'e C.1I11l' to District #411. In I Y4 H t h e T h o l11 ,l s , Roc k ford , M o re l .l n d , l'lmsol i d ,l ted into S Il ,l kl' Ri vel' I ndl'pell dent C 1 as A School District #52. Taken irom Artic les of C l arenn' Stro h ,
Hil/Xhlllll CO/ l I l t. l/ l l i /( l/'.'l Hook , I lJlJ(}

J'e s i g l1l'd , b u t M i ss I . . usl'n c o n t i n u e d for t h e

re m.l i ndl'r of t he school term, Il'achi ng a l l o f the gr,l lh's. I n the i,l l 1 oi l llllH M 'Hy Thomas and F r ed R e d d i c k \\' e r e t h e t e a c h e r s a n d they

e igh t

co n t i n ll l'd t l" K h i n g i o r s e v e r a l e n s u i n g y e a r s .

,md Jo hn Wr.l ) .
,

Other tl'.lCl1l'rs \\'l're: N . I'. Ceyer, Mathias Uenson th'ercrowding pl'rsisted and a nother a t tempt
\\',lS

I< i v l' r s i d e , W i l so n , ,1 nd I ' i l l g n'l' sc hoo l s w e re

f.l i 1ed. H l'nCl', by 1 9 1 -1 Scholll District #-18 erected a l'd i fice

WdS

m.llh, to merge schllols ior rel i e i, b u t such

four-room brick b u i l d i n g ilt a cost of $B,UIlO.IlU. The constructed by M r. J ames A . Ca meron,

.

Cilyle & I u by W i l l i.lJ11

be ing wl' 1 I b u i l t m d (lJ1l' oi thl' best schools in the

cou n t \' at t lw ti ml'. It \\'as torn down to IHilke mom .1 t

233

for the new Junior H i g h School of District #52. TIll'

construct ion of a g y m n a s i u m a l ong s i d e o f t h e brick edifice, however, was n o t disturbed, a n d such

1 922-23

H il rrison C ro w e l l , W a l l a ce Packham,
M a r t h a V il n Ord e l1 , M rs R u t h D i x o n M e l v i n I s o n , M r s . Le t il I s o n , V a t i il Til y l or

was retained for continued lise of the new J u nior High. (Ibid:

Miracle of tile Desert, pp.

148-151 )

I IJ2:\-24

Mel vin Ison il nd M rs. L('til Ison; W i l l i a m s , M rs . Lois Rey n o l d s , Swa n n il nd Ethel Cerri ns

Nea l

Marie

THOMAS-ROCKFORD DISTRICT #48 TEACH ERS

From Bingham County Teachers Record 1902 ] 904 ] 905 ] 90h 1 907 1 90R 1 909

1 424-25

Me l v i n l son, M rs. Leta Ison a nd Leon e

And ('rson; Neal Wi f l iil ms , Effie Tanner,

Ma rie Swann, Ethel Per ri n s ilnd El mer Bl'an, Mrs. Tanrwr 1 925-2(-, M e l v i n Ison, M rs.

Ca rr ie Simpson ] 903 Carrie Si m pson. Perry Reddick

L u cy Dean W i l ford Joh nso n

Leta I so n ilnd Leone

El m er Bea n , Nea l

A n d erson;

G.

Maude Carruth, Li l l ian Larson, M a u d t.'

W e ig le, W.]. Roa rk (one month) T . S . R e d d i c k , M a u d t' W ('i g l l Thom a s M . l . Be n s o n , H a nna Mary Thomas, I sa b e l
"

W i l l i a m s , A l b e r t V . C a m p , G l il d y s Perrins and Milrie Swann 1 426-27 Georgl' E l m e r Ul'an, J . L. W r i g h t , D il i s y Wd1ster, Mon nil Ca m pbe l l a nd G l a d ys i'errins; Eld red K n i g h t , il n d Leone A nd e rson

M a ry

Lil fil M ur d oc k

1 9 10
191 1 -1 2
1 9 1 2- 1 3 1 9 1 3- 1 4 1 91 4- ] 5 1 9 ]5-] 6 ] 91 h- 1 7 1 91 7- 1 R

N.r. Geyer, M a ry Broa d head , Ka t herin e

H ei nan

1 427-2H

Wayne

L. C h e ney , T h o m a s K. Bil i k y ,

M r s. Or\'a H il l l , Monna C il m pbe l l and .I ll l i e Ba r l \t> t t E l d r ed K n i g h t , I . l' Ol1 il A n d er s o n , I . l' a t h a S p r o u l il n d R i t a Da\' i l's
1 42H-2l)

N . r . G e y e r , E m lllil S n o w , K a t h l' r i lH '

Heinan M . J . Benson, John W r a y , K a t her i ne Hcinan, Em ma Snow M.J. Benson, Dora Bond,

T. K . Uil i I l' y , V l' ril M u r d o c k , M a r i e SWil n n, A n n H a l l ; E l d fl'd Kni g h t, Don

Mill' Sil nd l in,

Ruth Bil il's

Fra nk Smith, Em l11a Snow, Mill' Sand l i n , R u t h Ba l es Fra n k S m i t h, K a le M yers, Luci l le Oa\'is, I l)2Y-JO

C. Spi lr k s , Ll'lIlle A n d l'rson a nd R i t il Dav i l s

'

A . w . C l i nger, Wa yne Stou t, Olive Beck, Thomils K. Ba i l ey, Theron H a l l Bil i l l'y

E. C l a r k jl'iln
,

Melvin Ison
H il r r ison I s o n
,

I'a rk, I .eolll' A n d erson il l1d M rs . Or\" a Li l l i a n S a m p l e

,

Besse 1 4JO-J I

P(lttcr, Crace F<l ll koner, Helen H i l l

A . W . C l i nger, C e o rge 1 .

1'0Wl, 1 \ a n d

0.5. Sil rt i n, M rs. 0.5. Ma rtin, Hilrrison

Ison, H e len H i l l , j e n nie Wood m a nsee, Joy

Cl'nev il'vl' B. Po wel l ; C . A . H i ggi n son, DlIn il l d C. S p il r k s , V i rg i n i il M \ l r g a n , 1 4 1 1 -12 A . W. 1 .t'\lne And erson a n d L ois M . England C l i n ge r, C e o r g e H. P o w e l l ,
' .

L. M a c A r t h u r , E u l a W e l l s , E "' a

C herri ng ton .
1 91 8- 1 9 J e n n i e S t e w a r t , H . u r ison b o n , C rac e W o m a c k , M r s . M a r g a r('t S i m m o n s , M y r t l e N i t.' i sen , Pl' a r l Q u a n t rel l , E u l a W e l l s, 1 9 1 9-20 E. Mrs. Mary
i l rO,l d lH' a d ,
F.

C e l 1l' \ il' ve 1 '(I\o\, e l l

Da niel O . Thomas, C . A n s o n H i g g i l1 s 11 n ( p r i n c i p a l ) , I o i s
.

E n g l a n d , V i r g i n i a M lI rg il n , A nderslln I lJJ2-J."1 A . W . C l i n g l' r , M v r t l e P ,l c k l' r , C . A l1 s o l 1 En l a nd 1 9J1-ll C . A l 1son I l i gg i n s on ,

. '

Lt.' o n il

Ed ward Bin gha m, Ed i t h A I \"Ind

E d w z ml B i n g h il l11 , Wilma l;off, Hil rrison Ison, I rene Cood,Sa mu eI Bl'l's\lI1, Al ic(' Snyder, Mrs. Crace C l a r k IS\ln 1 42()-2 1 E d w a r d E . B i n g h a m , T h e l m a La rso n , M r s . W i l m a C a nl l' w n , T lw l m l I'.H k ,
,

De u e l , G . !' .
,

I l i gg i n son

0.0.

T h o m a s , / .c o n e A n d e r s o n a n d Lois

C I ,Ht'n Cl' S t ro h ,

R u t h Va n B l iu icoll1 Med ora C ri ll l nll'tt,

.

A l i c e i l r O ,Hi ll l',l li , I l o ll l' A n d e r s o n , A . W . C l i n g e r , C r ,l n t ! ' a c k e r , M y r t l l' Dellel 1 91-1-15 C . A . H i ggi nso n , C1arl'nn' S t r o h A l i ce
,

Anna Howilrd, John Wrily

1 92 1 -22

M rs.

W i l rnil Cil Oll'ron, A n n e H o w ar d ,

La V e rn J e n sl' n , I u t h

U na Sor('nson, E l m e r C . Bl'il lll', A l i ce Snyder, Van Blil ricorn

B rO .l li h l' il d , K e r m i il Pe r r i n s , Lui Bonhil lll , G ra n t Packer, C kn d a / 'owe I I

C. I l t' len

234

1 935-36

E a r l C . Bonha m , Reed G . A n d e rson , M a u ri ne K i n g h o rn , C l a re n ce S t r o h , M a b e l W a l ker, A l ice Broa d head and Katherine F. Evans

Wi7--1H

CG. Busby, Dorothy A l len, Irene Gale, Dona l d H ob b s , E. C h l oe M a t h i e, W i lliam T. Ma thie, Paul Rowe, Chester Al l en, G . A . H ig g i n son, H a nn a h M .

J.

1936-37

E a rl C . Bo n h a m , R e e d G . A n d erso n , B l a i ne H u n ts m a n , H e l e n M o r ga n , C l a rence S t r o h , Bernice W iebe, Al ice Broadhead, Ca therine Evans and Mabel Walker

G a l e , G lenna Nelson, M arion Ada ms, Florence l3Iackburn, Mignon Watt (6)

1937-38

E a r l C . Bo n h a m , B l a i n e H u n ts m a n , Reed A n d e rs o n , Helen M o rga n , Cla rence Stroh, Venna Harper, Bernice Wiebe, R u t h Barnes, Catherine Eva ns

TABER SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 59
P u rsuant to the fil l i ng of a petition in behal f of m a n y school - a ge fa m i l i es w ho h a d settled in a d ry ia rmi ng a rea west of M orel and, Thomas a n d R o c k fo rd , t h e B i ngham C o u n t y com m issio ners d i v i d ed Rockford School District #59, by creat ing Ta ber Sc h o o l D i s t r i c t #59. had
con ve ned

1938-39

Re e d G . A n d erson, Blaine H un ts m a n , M rs. Cath e rine Sackett, Lorenzo Lanter,

C l a r e n c e S t ro h , R u t h B a r n es, L u c y J<lcobs, M<lbcl Stroh, Barbara Rich

1 939-40

R l' e d G. And erson, H .C. Carlson, LL'll n

J . Castleton, K a therine Sackett , Cla rl'I1Cl' Stroh, Mabel Stro h, B.ubtlra I{ ich, Helen Young, Lucy J a cobs

W i t h the sharing o f

some school f u rn i s h i ngs a n d s u ppl ies, s t u d en t s

one year in a home, but now on 1 4 t h

1940-41

j . Castleton, Bet t y jo j eppson, C l a rence

Stroh, M ,] bcl Stroh, I-Ielen Young, A d ,] Coffin, Selena Spa rks

D. Ga rran Brian, Ha lden G u n ne l l , Leon

o i J u ly, 1 '::l 1 -1 the n e w d istrict w e n t forward w i t h e rec t i n g a -1 0 ieet b y 6 1 1 f e e t t w o -room fra me

T ow l lsi te. Fu nd ing and maintenance of the district

s cho o l ho us e, loca t i n g same just s out h of the Taber

1 9-1 1 --12

P<l ll i

W.

I{ o w c ,

W a y nc

J oh nson,

would

CO

ll1 l' pr ima rily from revenue taxa tion of

Kenneth M a y n a r d , LOll Peterson, BL'lh Ged d es, Cla rence S t ro h , M a be l S t roh , A r t h u r Park, Leah Dance, Annie Gill1l'rt
1 942--13

r .l i l roa d .1 I1 d ! c l e p h on e l i n e s , w h i ch p a s s e d t h rough t he new d i s trict e n rou t e t o t h e Lost River

R a ng e wes terl y .

Mrs. J ack son , Mrs. Kel ler a nd

)',lU l W. R o w e, T lwl m a Bi l l i ngs, M a l' C u t l e r , S t a n fo rd H .H r i s o n , B u r t o n Thorne, C I ,] rellcc S t roh, A fton Swenson, Della lew, La Ruc A t wood, Leah Dancc

J . ydi ,] W i n kler were some teachers at this school, w h i c h housed u pwards of 100 st uden ts for a few tl'nns.

TIll' Cerro Crilnd com m u n i t y develo ped soon

a l so

1943-44

P a u l W . R o w e , O l i v a M a r t i n , I{ ea M a d se n , S t a n fo rd H a r r i s o n , B u r t o n T h o rn c , C l a rence Stro h , M a b e l S t ro h , Hell'n Cun lL'r, I lene Rowe

a iter T a ber,

need i n g s c h o o l fa c i l i t i es, a n d

pe rs u cl s i on w a s made and acce p t e d for c h i l d re n t here t o annl'X w i t h Taber.

WIll' retls, I'or a few yea rs t hese com muni ties

was d

1 9-14--15

P a u l W . R o w e , E l l i s W i l l i a m s , M ,l l' Wi l l ia ms, Lora ine Sm i t h, Garth Bl'l n.] p, j ,]ckson , W i l ma i3a rncs, Va ud i s C.U Il'/' , Carpen ll' r, Vonte l l a Smith M i n n i c J u n l' s , C l a re n ce S t ro h , F a Y l' R u t h H ogga n , M ar i c A n d e r son, J ca n

t h r i \'L'd w i t h adeq u a te moisture a nd good wheat prices (Ta ber big whea t ship p ing center for a
or

iew ye ars ), b u t in the l a te teens a two

ll 1 o v l' d a w a y .

three year

d ro u g h t cycle d i s h e a rt ened m a n y f am i l ies, w h o B y I n7 t h e s c h ool c l o s ed , t h e b u i ld ing W,]S so ld Jnd t he district a ba ndoned. (See M i racle of t h e Dl'sert pages 1 52-53) The Dl'serl'l School build ing, located five m iles
l I ort h .I nd west oi Rock ford , w a s establ i shed i n 1 9 1 6, ,I t w h ic h M iss

1 945--16

J os e ph T. C u l l c n ( s u p e r i n t e n d en t ) , H a n n a h Da i n es, Don J o nes, Ik rn i l'ce Randa l l . Ross T. I\lil'lsl'n, W i l m a D,] i nes, V.l ll d is CH ter, B.lJ'btHa R i c h , F l o rcncc Blclckbu rtl

L yd i a Winkler a n d a Margaret

C i esblw h t taught ( the l a s t - n cl m e d to later become

1 Y-1h--l7

c . e . B u s b y , Vl, l d ,] ) ' e k r s o n , M i n n i e
J o n e s , R o y L a d d , 1 ' ,l lI l R o w l' , R'l y
H . ud i n g , F l o l'l' l h'e B l a c k b u rn ,

Tholll,b, V,l lI d i I ),I IKl',

H e ll' n

1 1 ,1 I l 1 l ,l h B,l I'lIl',

("ml l l l y ) . This d ryf.Hllling sett lement d i d not last I lmg, ,1 Ild the school was u lloc c u pied, to be mo v ed I I I Illl' k l ( )rd Ill)' U S ,l gl' . ( l'l' M i racle of the Desert
f),l gL' 1 4'J . ) .n

c o u n ty s u pe r i n t e n d e n t of s c h o o l s of B i n g h a m

W i l l11,l B,l I"I ll's, I . l l l V d B. W i l dl'

235

TABER SCHOOL DISTRICT #59 TEACHERS 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 1 916-17 1917-18 1918-19 191 9-20 1 920-2] 1921-22 1922-23 1 923-24 1924-25 1925-26 1 926-27

MORELAND SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 28

J ac ks o n

No #5 9 li sted b u t #4R (T a b er ) M a r i o n

Mary D. jackson, Lydia E. Winkler Milo ]. McGee, Sad i e Smith H ampton, M a ry E . K ing. Mary King. W.H. Keller. Mrs. R.D.5iesser. Mary Siesser Andrew H o fmeister
Florence Berg

Mary Jackson, Mrs. F l oy G. Hug h es Floyd G . H u g h e s ( re s i g n e d ), O r p h il

Mrs. jessie F. Sutton

Hazel V. Tompkins Ida Morgan

Morelimd Schexll #28 began 1 9 1 2--completed 1 927. HOlls(' 12 grades Clt one tim!.'.

FUREY

or MIDWAY SCHOOL

DISTRICT #68 TEACHERS 1 916-17

1917- ] 9

Ruth Van Bl a ricom S.M. Sturgill

FUREY or MIDWAY SCHOOL

DISTRICT NO. 68
a n ot h e r c o m m u n i t y d e v e l o p e d (I S C e r m a n s p ea k i n g a n d o t h e r e t h n i c fa m i l i e s t r i e d t o establ ish d ryfarming (lnd pr(l ctin.' i t sllccessfully. By 1916, a pet i t io n was fi l ed to establ i sh <l school district, gran ted a n d called Furey ()f MidwilY, with an ass i g n e d n umber sixty-eight. Mr. Thomas Wi l l iams in his boo k " M i rilcle of the Desert,' sp ea k s of a few fa m i l ies borrow i ng 53,000 w i t h w h i c h t o c o n s t r u c t il o n e - ro o m b u i l d i ng i n which t o ed u cat e seventeen p u p i l s , ra n ging i n a g e bet\-vcen s i x il n d a d u l thood. The first te ac h e r tried unsuccessfully to bring toget h e r these folk, instructing i n En gl i sh llsing the basic "Little Red H e n. Others tr i ed and i n a few years, this general d rough t had b rou g h t fa i l u re to this com munit y and sc h oo l was c\()sed.
"

In the same general a re;'! on the d esert, sti l l

The fi rs t set tlers on the Morela n d townsite c a m e i n 1 893. A s w a s u s u a l in a p i o neer comm u n i ty, one o f the first considerations was the ' ed uca tion pf the children. On J uly 8, 1895, Sc h ool District # 28 was organ ized. The first elem en ta ry school was held in the log chu rch b u i l d i ng--one la rge room 30 by 50 feet. White washed \-va lls with t h ree w i n d m,v s o n e a c h w a l l , w i t h <I r a i s ed p l a t fo r m i n the back; it w as M ore l a n d ' s f i r s t school. The c h i l d ren sat o n ho memade benches, w i th con i-oil lamps l i g h ting t he room . H y r u m Gri mmett \vas its first tt'Clcher. lie ta ught for two years. john Wray, a newcomer, then taught for two year. In 1 900, a onc-room building was built besidc the log one. The school was now divided into two sec tions, J o h n Wray teach i n g the upper grildes il n d Math ias Benson the lower group. 1n ] 902, the first class to gra d u il te from the e i g h t grades were: Ed"vard Benson , Ol iver M. Belnap, Joel Hatch, and Francelle Grim mett. In 1 904, bonds w e re pil s sc d and a n ew red brick school was built on the same spot beside the lo g c h u r c h . The o t h e r bu i l d i n g h a d been torn down. The new red brick build i ng hNlscd f()lIT classrooms. I t had no basement but i t d i d hilve a be l frv tower on the top, for w hich they bought il lilrgt' school bell. In 1 91 2, the d istrict was aga i n bo n d e d . The first ha l f of a new yellow brick two-story build i ng
ws

erected .

It hild an u n fjnished bnsel e n t, fou r

.

classrooms on the first floor, th ree rooms nnd a gymnnsium on th e second fl oor

236

W i l l i a m B a r t le t t beca m e s u pe r i n t e n d e n t i n
1 9 1 2 . H e was a dynamic man, a master teacher, a

1 902-1 903

Forest Trego, 8. L. Nutchell Mae Cr us k y, Robt. Benson

M a e C ro s k y , M.

1 903-1lJO.I 1 LJO-t-1 9()5 1905-1 LJ()6

J.

Henderson, Mr.

s trict d i sc i p l i na r i a n a nd an a r d e n t p ro moter o f ed uca tional progress. In 1 9 1 5- 1 6, n i n th and t en t h gra des were added w i t h M i ss B ra d y a s t e a c h e r , a n d a s c i e n c e dep a rt m en t w i t h a l a b w as b e g u n .
By l Y2 2 , " By
l lJ06-1 907

Benson, Perry,

Andrew Benson
M . j . Benson , Mae Croskey, Vaughn

Pe r r y , D. H. S e d g w i c k , A n d r e w
Benson (add ress Brian )

comme rcial d epar tmen t ha d been i nsti t u te d .

1924, t h e first grad u a t i ng c l a ss of t h e acc rl'd i ted

j o h n W r a y , A n d re w B e n s e n , C l oe H cHris, M rs . C. M . Stetler 1 907- 1 90H j o h n W r a y , La u r a B i r d , R u th B i r d ,

LOllfette Hov ey (?)

M o re l cl l1d H ig h School g ra d u a ted fi ve sen iors:

E d w a rd
GrimmL' t t .

G r i m m l'l t ,

Leora

W ra y ,

V e r l il n d V iole t
1 9()H- 1 91l9

Christia nsen,

Th e l m a

for m a n

and

j oh n W r a y , A nd rew Benson, M a ry
Banklwild, M a thi a s Benson

In 1 927, electric i ty callle t o M oreland .md the

school now k n e w i nsi d e p l u m b i n g .
W <l S

T h a t Sill1W

1 9(1lJ- 1 9 1 11 I lJ l ll- I LJ I I

j o h n W r a y , j a mes G re e n e , M a ry
Sel'ly, Nin.) Pool, Da vid W a tson

yea r the back pMt nf the yel low t w o - s t or r St'hool b u i l t , .1 n d t h e h i g h s c h o o l h .l d a n c w At this I lJ l l - l lJ l 2 1 9 1 2- 1 9 1 1

hl u r

j o h n W r.1 Y , M . J . B e n s o n , D a v i d
W .l t s o n , M r s . I d a W h e d e r , P e a r l

g y mn.l s i u m w i t h c l eva ted g .l J 1 e r y Sl'ats.

t i m e, 1 927, t h e school b OMd consisted 0 1 Lesll'r Be l n a p , c h a i r m .1 l1 ; j o hn W r a y , t reasurer; I i . A . C. Les l i t' W i l l i .) (l1s. SlI pl' r i n tt'l1lk n t B.l rtl et t leit t ilt' dist rirt .1 lter 21 Benson, c l erk; N ic l s C h r i s t i .1 I1sen, W . T. F n g l .1I1 d ,

M i l l ick

john Wra)" M .

J.

Benson, Ol ive Karp,

M il l l dl' S. Rudd W. H. Keller

W i l l i ,l lll B c Ht le t t , j u a n i t,l I{i ch, Helen

l{ i c h c H d s ll n , Sc Hc1 C r i m ll1 e t t , R a e
jl' n ki n s W ,
,

Y l'<1 rS of s l' r v i cc in M o r e l .l n d in 1 9:\ .

I lJ1:;-:\9 l lJ40-42 I lJ41-46 l lJ6-4H Tlllll11<1s Chency

H . KellM

sliperin tentknts fo l l o w ed h i m in t he ncxt dec.llk.

l lJ l 1- I IJ l

W ill H . 1 3 M t l e t t , Helen R i c h a r d son,

M r s . K c1 1L' F. S u t t o n , Rae j e n k i n s ,

Lo re n zo R. I 'cHh'r
Lec M u r p h y E m i l Lusl'n often made t 'Hl g h t oi iou r c \ .l S Sl' S . t r u s t l'l'S 1 9 1 5- 1 9 1 6

W i l ford Bl' I nap, Laura G a umer, W . H . K l'l le r joe A. Ste w a rt

I lJ l -l- l lJ J "i

S U 1L' r i n \ e n d l' n t s Mention m u st be

W . H . B .u t l e t t , M rs . Kate F . Su tton, I k k n R ic h a rd son, W i l ford Be l n a p ,

I{ a e

Teachers s.l l Mil's were low, ded ir.l t ion \V.1 S g rl'.l t . o u t s t a n d i n g in t h e i r ex tl'lHi ed e ffor t s and l o n g service to District # 2H:
I l y r u l11 C r i m nl l' t t , W .

J l' n k i ns,

La u ra G a u mer, H a ttie

Chu t e W. M . Bar t l e t t , Helen R i chardson, M il y R i c h c l d s o n , R h o d a C o l l ey , La u ra

r

T.
1 9 1 6- 1 9 1 7

Eng l a n d , Fd wMd l3el1snn, l .eslL'r Bl'ln.l p .

M,l Il)"

C,) tl l11l'r, C o l u m b i a P o w e l son, j o h n

W r.l}'

m a n y s t u dl'n t s oi t h i s ,Hl'a reCl' i Vl'd ,1 1 1 t w e l v l'

ye a rs of t h e i r l'd uca t ion i n t h is one b u i l d i ng .

C n n so l i d a t i on \\'.l S p ro m o t ed .

Will , H,utlett, Andrew E. A nd e rson , L. M ,l m i e Brad y M al' R i c h a rd s on , Laura C ,l lI l11 e r ,

FO li l ge r

w a s d isb,l n ded .

D i s t r i c t # 2H M o r e l .l I l d ed lI C,l t i O I 1 bec,1 I11 l' .1

) 9 1 7 , I IJ I X
'

H e l l' n

Shoe l ,
,

Betrand

p.ut oi Di s t r i c t # :;2, M ,l rch 2H, 1 9-1H. The Murl'l.1 I1d H i gh St'hool F,) g l l's g,1 \ l' \\,(1)' tu t he SIl,l kl' R i q ' r High Sciluol l 'a n t ill'rs. W e IHln!ll' t h l '1ll bl l t h , CUl11 p i kd by Tlll' l m ,l Christi,l n sl'll
!lux I "i"i, M l lrel,l Ild, l d ,l hll

W i ll . Ibrtldt, I .. C . W i l l i 1 I 11 S 0 n , Rita W i l l i ,l In s (ll) , j ,l l ) l' k n k i n s , I l t' r m a A l lw r t s l l l ) , 1 . 1I c i l k C r,l i 1a m , Ll lI r,l ( ;,l ll l111'r

I 'J I H - 1 9 1 9

W ill ,

H.1rtlett, M ,lbe l C . M M t y n, j a ne C l a dy s 13.

,

j e I ) k i I ) , I 1 .1 I t i e A . M i t t U Il , I . U c i I e
( ; r.l h,l l11, /-:IV.l Ch e rr in gt o n , I ' fl'i Ift'r

M O R E L A N D DI STR I CT
I HlJ7- I H9H

28

TEACH EI{S

j o h n W r'ly :l months

I lJ l lJ - I IJ21l

W m , B c lrt l e t t , j o h n W r l Y
,

Es t h e r Cwyn

l HlJH- I Hll9 j o h n W r,l )" i,l l l tl'rlll 1 Hl}lJ l lJ()()- 1 4( ) ) j 0 h n W 1"1 Y 1 9() 1 - 1 91l2 j o h n W r ,l )
"

j o il n s ll n ,

N e l l ie

M c1 t h i l',

W i l l i <1 111 s ,

L u c i I l l' C r .l h " m ,

EIva

M.l t h i.)S Bensllll

C h e rr i n g t ll n , M rs . Be rn i ce Q u c e n ,
W i l l i a m e M \ , Bertha Wood
:v;

237

1 920- 1 Y2 1

W m . l3 i1 r t i l' t t , B e r t h a W oo d , .k s s i L' A rl11 s tron, G rilCt' HL' ndl'rson, Est her J o h n s o n , E l v i ra J o h n so n , W i n d l'ss C r i t e s, M r s. LL'tta
1 l).I I - l lJl2

Z i n a [J, Lea M ilstl'r, Lo v i d il Benson, J u l i a Bartlelt W ill . B a r t l e t t , 1 ) 0 11 C. Corbl' t t , V i v i ill1 Bus ter, J u l i a E, na rtll'lt 1 l)2- I Y:n W ill l3 a r t l e t t . I b r o l d C h r i s t c n s e n ,

Pil ll i

B r u m fit'ld, E m m a

M ur d o c k , H il r o l d C . C h r i s t e l1 s e n ,

B u t t , M rs. Ha rtmiln, l i sted : Morl'li1 l1 d

] 92 1 - 1 922

E. E. Bi nghilll1, Lo\' i d il

A rch G r i m ml'lt, And rew Hofmei ster, W i l l i a m Bartlett, Adil Lilrst'll, L u c i l le S u n s t wlll . Lea h Tow n sl' n d , Tlwl m il Pa r k , jose G e d d e s , Lu c i l l e T h o m a s , W i n ti l' s s C r i l l' s , C H o l y ll Os t m o , Ll'nil l d

Bensol1, ! .(,(Ira W r<l)" 7.i l1il Leil M<lster,

\ )011 C. CorPL'tt, E. E. Bi ngh<lll1 , Lcor<l

W r<l Y , Lov i d a BCllson, j u l i a Bil f t ll'lt, Fra ncis Wil1 ters
1 l/,ll- l ll.l.t

Gt'ddC's

] 922- 1 <J2.1

W i l l i a m ILH I l t- 1 1 , M ,l ll (' 1 I l .n l h- l l , F l on' n ee I l il Y l's, M ,H y l . l',l l lll'r lll,l ll , Leona i .< 1rson, I I o I"IH' , i . u c i l l' l ' .l r l-. , A d ,l

Will . I \ a r l l e t t , W" l d l'n M a t i l'son, F.

S, Ml'l1lo\'e,

E.

Dol rrc l l 1'.11 Ill l'r, fly ron Bl'rry, I .ou ise

F. B ingha m , Lellr<l W ray,

] 9n- 1 Y2-!

F. E. Binghilill W . A . l3il r t ll'tt, W. r. I i evrl' n d , F d n ,l !'erke l , M rs . Cil I I i L' M ill' Coons, F. L.

B i n g h ,l III , A d ,1 I . .H S O l l , IH ,1 n d w Robb i n s, L u c i l le I ' a r k , Ll'oni1 1 1 01"11(', Sigrid joll llsnl1

I ,(l\, ida Bl'I1S0 11, j u lia BMt ll'tt

I lJl.t- l lJ15

Note ",1 \'S Dist # 2H, I n d , Morl'l,l l 1 d , T. E. ( ' hl'll!'\', prine. TI ll' odl l r l'

C.

1 1 ,1 Il ks,

S,l ll1 1ll'i ,. Stoill', Sonll,l Kill nl')"

Mary

Sponberg" . WeslL'Y Curtis, Lucile Bel \ , Milrgard Ormon d , Mil rg.1 ret Thomas
I lnC:;- l lJl(,

I Y2-!- I Y25

W i l l i ,' 1ll l3il r t l l' l t , W . L u l u A l bL'rs,

I . . O S ll l o n d ,

M < 1rion Flem l111'r, M M\' Lou isl' LllIIT,

1'. E, Ciwne\', T. C l I allks, S, J . StOlle, elMa I l u n tC'r, M<lry B. I l i d gson, S h i r l

Loos l i , f \ <l ro l d I 'l'Il'rsol1, Luci l l e 13L' I I , I .i /z)' Thom as, M rs.

E. E. Bing ll.lll1, W . A lfred

Ll'L' ,
1 '1.1<>- 1 9,17

I lowel l , B l a nche Rob b i n s , Ill''''" N ,H1 m i Clwlll'\'

I Y2 5 I <J2('

T, V , l I il n k s ,

S , j . StOI1l' S . j , S t o n e , lJor o t h y

W i l l i il lll Barllel t. W. I .. Osmond, M.HV I .lluise Lowt', A l ma I /opki ns, M .ni,l I l

W i l l i il m s, A r Iel A n d rews, R a y m o lld M M t i n , M rs, H e k n MOorl' StUIlt', S h i rl Loo s l i , ( ' <l c k l' r ,
) ln7- l lJ.1H

ric m I1H' r , E . E . 13 i 1 1 h il m , W . A .
Howl' i l , O l l i e W ray, AdL' l i ,l C r i lll 1lll' 1 I , Beh- a I .L'e
! Y 2(,- 1 <J27

H ,H o l d i . i z / i t,

I ' l' I l' r s (l n , T IH l nl <l S ,

I k k ll A d l' l i "

W m . B< 1r t l l' l t . A l l11,l I l opki ns, M,l ri,l Il F l e m m L' r , M il r giHl'1 I . L' oll i lrd , A . C r i m l11 e t t , Cel i il Jenson

Cri ml'tt Bel n a p T , V . l I a n k s , 1< 'l y nl l l n d M il I' t i n ,

Dp l'll t h v W i l l i a m s , A m y Ke(lfsley, j , A . S i l n' s t l' r , E l l i ( l \ t B u d g e , R il l p h S m i t h , V i r g i n i il l o r gens(' n , I . ( l \ i d il Iknson, M a x i ne I<i cl', Effic

T.

E . E. B i n g h a m ,

IN . A .

H owl'i l , Ol l i e W ra \' , A d e l i a C r i m llwl l ,

1 927- ! Y2H

L. Stl'wart J,

W ill . B i lrt l l' t t , E l i z " be t h M a i m , /\ . T. C r i m n1l' t t , A l berta M. S I ll' ld on, ,\ 1111,1 I\L' l h' W i l s o n , M . A rl i n e 1 I 0 \\ .H d , A d c l i il C r i m nH' \ t , l . o \ i d ,l B e n s o l l , Ol l ie W r a y , L F. Bi llghil lll

1 411'- I lJll/

1. V, 1 1 ,1I1ks, j, !\ r l h u r Sil vester, El l i o t t

B u d ge , A m y Keil rs \ ('\' M rs. 1 1 l'1l'11

B u l l o c k , h l'ivll W h i tl', I<'l l p h Sm i t h , V i rgi 11 j ,l l prgenst' n , \ .(11' i d a B e n s o n , M ,l \ i l le Rin', ( ;,l\' I IPIl lll,lI1
l 'I\'J I 'I-lO

1 l)2K- ! 92<J

W m . I\,l rl ll' l l . Dor,l M. S!l' \ l'n..;, N l ' l l il' BO'l t w i g h t , A. T. ( ; r i lll llH't l . N o r m ,l .k n s o n , \ .ll\' i d "

N o . of Dis I c u t o f f , h u t t h i s g ro u p's ,l d d n'ssl's ,1 I'l' i, 1 1 Morl'l.1 ll d . 1 .o n' I l / ( 1 1 ' ,1 r kl' r , S u p ! . Ilt- t h C o r d o n ,

E. F . B i n g h il m , U l l i l' \-\' r ,1 \ ,
lk n s o n , A d e l i ,l C r i m m l' 1 1 .

1{ ,1 ,'

1\1 ol'l' i "on, f )l'\\,l'V ( ) Isl' n , M iI \ Si lO\\"

Frances B . St,l f fllrd , W. I . . Ikn )..; ( lll

1 929- ! YJO

V n d l' l l a V i c k l' r s , l . a V o ll S t il l i i n g s , ( ;ordon l .OIl', V i rg i n i " Yorgl'llsen, C,l\' Bp l1ha m , M ,n i nl' Rice, 1 .1 l\'ida Bl'nson I lqO- l lq l 1 0 lT n / o R . l '<l I' kl' r , \' ,l Il e sa B a r k e r , T h ( l lll,l S T ( l o l l e , I k w c \' O I "C I l , M il X
<) 1 1 < 1 \\' , \ u c i l l e A n d l' r SO I l ,
.

W m . B a r t l e t t . N or m ,l k n se n , Nl'l I i l' B ( l ,l t r i g h l , R o y t-.k ll l o \ e , 1\1 ,1 1" i 1 1 ,1 C ril h a ll l .

F. F. B i ngha m , I .eoril \Vr,1\',

1\ 1 ,1"ll'r,

Fra ncl's I'. St.1 ffl lrd, li n ,l I .c"

1 , ( l \ ' i d il IknsPIl 1 9O- l lj.l !

W i ll , r3.1 rt ll' l l , fl, A, Men lpH', N l'l l il' ( . BO'l t r i g h t , h ' il M i l ll e r , C . \V l' b s l l ' r Tuckt' r, E . F . l l i n g h ,l lll , i . eor,l \\'r,l \ ' .

l i n d s ,, \ ' , 1 ,1 \ 0 11

S t .1 1 I i n g s , C iH t h

A d l' l i i'

I h' l n ,l p , Do n n il I<l' i d , hl l l ,l hl l l nH' r , 1I11' l m,l I 'l'll'rson, I .p\' i d ,l Ill'nS(l1l

238

1941-1942

Lorenzo R. Parker, Vernon Bennion, Lucille Anderson, Jay Russell, Adelia Lindsay, Dewey Olson, Irving And erson, Vernon Morse, G a r t h Belnap, Donna R e i d , R u t h K l i nger, Thelma Peterson, Leonida Benson

FLAGTOWN SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 64

1942-1 943

Lee C. Murphy, Dewey Olsen, George

S t r a t fo r d , A n n a S t u c k i , M i l to n B . W e s t o n , D o r o t h y K e n n e d y , C a ra Zirker, B i n g h a m , R u t h C . Pa r r i s h , R u th Vernon M o rse, Marlin

1943-1944

Klingler, Ella Ma thews, Donna Reid

Lee C . M u r ph y , H a ro l d T h o r n e ,

G e o r ge S t r a t fo r d , R u t h R i c h a r d s , M i l ton B . Weston, M a b l e H a nfo r d , M i l d red S m i t h , T h e l m a C h r i s t e n sen,Pri ncipa l , Verla A ustin, Lola Shirley, Donna Fu l lmer, Lois Th omas

Flagtown School

#64

1944- 1 945

L ee

C.

M u rphy, M i l d r ed

s u p t . Jesse Smi th,

G.

U n like Whittier's "Schooldays", the one room schoolhollse that I a ttended, is not still standing; it l inger on. It WilS located about three or four m i le s west has lon g since been torn down, but the memories

Stra t ford, Ha rrell A . Thorne, Ma ble H a n fo r d , Ruth Richa rds, Thelma Chris tensen, MCifY N y e , M a rj i e S m i t h, V e r n a R ee d , Donna Fu llmer, Edna Hansen Lee C. M u r p h y , M i l d r ed S m i t h , Thel m a Chris tensen, Ga rth B eln a p , Marjie Smith, Arva Stander, Verna M . Ma ry N y e M i les, C l i fford M o r r e ll , Reed, Fern Scoresby, Laura Patterson

1 945-19-16

of Moreland and known as Flagtown District #64

w i th grades one t h rough eight; the school board

1946-1947

O r v il

B a i ley, E v a W i n m i l l , l . o i s Emil
L a r s o n , C l il ril

members were Osca r C "Si" Johnson (m y father), Brigham " Brig" Robinson and Charles F. "Charlie" Lamb. It \\, .1S a frilme build i ng w i t h three w i ndows on c a c h s i d e n o r t h a n d s O ll th , o n l y one d oo r
!oc<,ted in t he cast end and in the center of the west e n d s t ood a l a rge po t - be l l i e d stove w i th a t i n chore of b ri n gi n g i t i n w a s assigned t o the older
boys as was the task of ca rry ing the d rinking wilter i r o m J o h n s o n ' s vv e l l l oc a t e d j u s t a c ross t h e

M a d s e n , Da l l a s H e p w o r t h , R.1 L'o l a Johnson, La r s o n , T h e l m a C h r i s t ia n s e n , Ca r l Minor, D" le Robbins, Garth Bel n il p

1 947- 1 9-1H

C.

a ro l l n d it, f u e l e d w i th wood a n d c o a l and t h e

E m i l J. Larson, A l l11il Ba rclay Nelson, G a r t h Be l nap, T h e l m il C h r i s te nsen, C l a r.l Lnson, Dill e Robbins, Virgini'l L s o n , Don n a L o u M e r r i l l , Dil l i b u H e p worth , Rayold J ohnson, Barba r., Cook York.

A berdcen ra i l road branch trilck.

T h e w a ter was

bro u g h t i n buc kets and a tin dipper hung on the

w a l l ilbo\'e the water bench. Everyone drank from

the same d i p p e r and the more finicky of us made

sure no one

Icilned over the b u c k e t w h e n they

d ril n k .

T h e b a n ks o f the A merican Falls C a n a l was

il bo u t il

h u nd red fel'! from the schoo l house and a

ro,l d wound p ast the fro n t a n d south side of the and the rules sa t dmvn by the teacher were strictly bu ild ing, but p u pils were forbidden to play there,

()beyed. T e <1 c h e rs

w h o taught there were a ."Mr.

W .' [s(ll1, N . P . Geyer, M a thias Benson, H . Andrew

( no rl'la tion), B c rn iece M. Queen, Arch Gri m m ett

il n d E m ma B u t ts. f've been told that i n earlier

Benson, Joe Stewart, Ed Keller, Johnny T. Johnson

239

years so m e teachers overd i d thl' d i sci p l i nt' act ,lilt! on one occasion a wh i rr i n g w i th t l w l i nes from his buggy ha nwss was a d m i n i s tere d to Ca l v i n Brad lt,y by M r. W atson; need less to say M r. W il t son \ViiS not a popu l il r teacher lind was not reh i red . M rs . O u een w a s w e l l l i k e d .
S lw l i v e d i n

M il ny t i m es M r. C r i m nw t t suppl ied t he t rt'<1ts. I k W<lS il grl'il t !cil c h l' r lind best of lI l 1 --il fril'n d . T h e schoo l ho u se w a s t h e cen ter o f C(l l ll m u n i t v

.l c t i \ i t y il nd nlll n y s c h o o l p ro g ra m s <l n d p l il )' s

were given lind il l l t h e pilrents in till' schoo l .

Cill1ll'.

Pie sociil l s , box suppt'rs and dil nCt's wen' hl'ld A t till' square d a nces m )' fil t her Si J ohnson p l ilyed t h e fi d d l e a nd h e and Ed C a lbrll i th cal led for the d il IKl'S.

B l a c k fo o t il n d d ro v e il ho rse il n d b u ggy fWIll Blackfoot t h e fi rst year she taught; she would t a ke two pupils home w i t h her each weekend u n t i l each c h i l d hlld il chance to m a ke t he tri p . I n t hose day i t w a s a t rea t to spl'nd a weekl'nd i n B l a c k foot--a house with inside p l u m bing , a sink and wall'r in the housl:', m y good ness, how nice! S h e a l so h il d ca n a r i l' s , g o l d f i s h a n d she took.
a

S u n d a y st' r v i n's

w e rt'

h e l d t h e r e a l s o; n o

p"rt inrl<H rl'ligion, but reil d i ngs frolll the biblt' iln d
re l i gious stIngs were sung. A f ter th e d ist rict was IIbsorbed by M orl'Iillld il school w a gon rou tl' WlIS estil b l i s l1l'd and O\'er t he yeill's "'ilS d ri v e n by R u ss I v ie, Abe I ll I tch, 1 ),1 \'(' Th o r p l' il nd J i m C h r i s t i il nsell. It "'liS II sad d il )' w l w n o u r l i t t l e
Ollt'

d a rkroom closet w herl' she d eveloped t h e pict ures Later she and Iwr h u s b a n d J i m b u i l t a She and t w o- room hous!:' in Flagtown pro p e r t y t h a t \\' a s known a s part o f the o l d Spraker p lace
Jim had a baby girl w h i l l' tlwy QlH'l'n . I g u ess m y v e r y fa v o r i t e tea rill' r t lw rl' \\,,) S A rc h Cri m nwtt ( a brotlwr o f Norm,) W i l l i a m s). l i t'
.

rooIII WilS

il ba nd o l ll' d , but good Illl'mori's s t i l l l i ng'r of our

l i l t l e school house bv the side of till' mil d . I I)' U t il Joh nsllll E l l i s born 1 2 / 2 1 / 1 9 1 1 , w r i l t t n M a )' 1 976.
'

l i H'd t h ere and a s

she WllS b o rn i n May t hey n a nw d h e r Fil i r v M 'ly

rod e a h or s e from M llrt' l a nd to F1 a g l \ l \\ n.

'

l i t'

occasio n a l l y gil \'e m e t h e il ssign rnl'n t of hl'l p i n g grades OJ1l', t w o lind t h ree, h eil r i n g t h e i r rea d i ng il l1li watch i n g and correcting a r i t h l1ll'tic p rob l e m s worked a t t h e b l ac k bo n rd , (I was i n gra d e fi \l'). Of
co urse,

F LAGTOWN SCHOOL U1STR lCT #64 TEACH ERS Till' o n l y I l'il c i 1l' rs l i s l l' d fo r f l a g t lHv n <1 S
Di st r i ct #64
ilI'l'

1 had t h e book w i t h t h e lInS Wl'rs. L o n g b d o r l' we lll' i Hd o f f i t l d t r i p s , M r .

,

for t he yl'ilrS I lJ I 6- l lJ I H, b u t frolll

IV i Ih thl' w lw t'Hl g h t ,l t Fj ,l g t o w l l il n' ,1S

t hl' h isto r)" 1 ht' I l a mes of tc,l C l ll'rs I isted M o rl' l ,l I l d s d Hl o l fol l ows:
1 9()4 1 9( )6 1 9( 1l)- 1 I 19I 1-12 1 9 1 2- L \ 1 9 \:1- 1 4 1 9 I - 1 6 1 9 I 6- 1 H 1 9 I H- l lJ 1 9 1 1J-2(l I lJ2(l- 2 1 1 42 1 -2 2 1 422-24

C r i m mett, o n MondllY morni ng, wou l d t e l l L I S th,)t

if we d i d ollr lessons well and had our

IHlllw work

d one for the week il n d i f no one hll d t o re lll,l i n a fter scho o l , w e wou l d tll ke o u r l u n c h es a nd gll a d ve n t uring (he ca l l ed i t) . Bel i ev e me, t h e p u p i l s polin'd t'<Kh o t h e r ,l I l d i n g o o d w e a t h e r w e W l' r e ,I I I I'l'il d y t o g o . Soml'li mes w e wil l k ed t o t h e edge o f t h e l il \' il s , some rode hors('s and wou ld take t u rn s let t i n g t he sma l ler ones ride. Other t i mes Wt' d ro w ned o u t
il

& l lJ()5 M. Benson, /\ n d rew Benson.

And rl'w B'nson. Dil\'id Wil tson M. J . i3l'll son W . f I . Kl' l I a r J ot' A . St('I\' ilrt I .vd iil W i n k l e r D i s t rict #64
I.

T. J o h n son
M. Queen ( l i s t ed

g o p h ers a lo n g t i l l' cil n il l b,) n k w i t h

It'd u rt' o n

Bl'rnicc M . Queen

h o w t hey f u i ned t h e cro ps il nd hoI\' b u r row i n g holes a long t h ' ban ks cou l d caUSt' weil kt' n i ng ,md crop s (no crop i nsllril nCl' t h n). 1 w i t ill'sst'd sen'fa l such
II

I k r n i ct,
M o rt, l a n d )

with

a brl'il k i n the cilnil l w i t h "'liter pouring out on t he

Flll lllil Ihl t t ( l isted w i t h M ore l a nd ) A rch Cri lll llll'tt ( l i sll'd w i t h M o re l ,l I1d ) Sigred J oh nson ( l i sted w i t h M o rcl a n d )

such brea ks d ur i n g the t i m e I l i v ed t h ere, l i \' i n g

s h or t d i sta nCt' from t h e cil n a b.

O t h e r t i m e s w e s t u d i e d w i l d fl o w e r s li n d
\\'l'L'd a n d somet i mes \\'l' h,l d (,lll l k l l U t s , rll,) s t i n g

p o t il t o e s i n

m a rs h m a l lows

t ill' h o t c o l l s , ,l il t! \\' e i l l l' r ..; ,l n d wh ich was <I I rt,,) t <1 <; you didn'l gil
,

10 t h e store ('very d a y <IS

I l O \\' .

240

242

. '

. .g. . .
.

..,
.

..

THE

OLD

MORELAND

SCHOOL

BELL

The above

old

school

bell

is

placed

the

post

office. the

It

stands as of this for

a monument to community education. who

pioneers so

stood

strongly

July Lester its the

19

1966 the

Board

of

Education

consigned

the

bell to

Belnap.

whose foresight and In consequence July

community

interest arranged for the bell to

presentation. Moreland

community

24.

Mr. 1969.

Belnap presented

Many

of

the be

older

generation

recall

its

clear

ringing

tone

which could promptly children at

8:30 a.m.

heard

over the and

wide country

side

every morning as it beckoned the

at regular intervals the noon hour .

back

from recesses and

Housewives set

their clocks

and children hastened at its

sound.

The

bell is

a symbol of and

punctuality patriotism in leaders in the and

cooperation.
a

community whose played parts

teachers

drama of

pioneer

education.

243

- James Loran Christiansen there was deep disappointment in his heart. far did you get in school? one?" "Tell me more about your school life. How Did you have goals

11

and what were they--other than the engineering "Well, I began school in Moreland in 1906,

and my first-grade teacher was Mathias Benson. I graduated in 1914 from the eighth grade. Mr. Bartlett, who came in 1912, was the- principal

and my teacher. good one. were added."

In 1915-16 ninth and tenth grades

He was strict, but he was a

"Wasn't he the one that taught you The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott and made it so interesting for you?" J must tell why J asked that question. Once Old four-room schoolhouse in 1904 at dedication of school bell in tower bell was removed from its towered sanctuary resided for 57 years. Mr. Bartlett, then newly to the attic top of the new building where it

when Jim and I were driving somewhere I began ture, Lady of the Lake. quote. Jim immediately picked After that we often

to repeat a quote from a particular piece of litera-. up that quotation part and continued the entire entertained ourselves doing the same thing with bits of poetry. to school in 1904, bonds were passed and a new red brick school was built beside the log church. I have included here a sketch written about the Moreland School bel! that was preserved as a symbol of the kind of education promoted by those early settlers of Moreland: A rich heritage of appreciation and grati tlfde for the early and continuous interest in - education shines out from the old school bell resting above the post office in Moreland, Idaho. Long ago in Two years before James Christiansen started I was so surprised!

installed but a long time superintendent, was the official ringer of the bel/. Each school morning at

8:30 o'clock it re

minded students and parents that it was nearly time for school. Again, at nine o'clock, the day's activities. it summoned the ppils into the school for These began by everyone Sometimes the lining up in front of the schoo! to march in with disciplined precision. were allowed to ring it. for the school. Nothing delighted some of the boys or girls more than for them to have a chance to pull the heavy rope to ring it. The clear, custodians, Gran.dpa England and AI benson, It became a symbol

1904 when the early

settlers built a four-room schoolhouse, they chose to adorn its top with a belfry tower, purchasing a large befJ for it. This bell weigh ed 450 pounds. Shipped here by early rail

sharp tones of the beJ/ tolled out many times on historic occasions in the history of More land and its schools.

road, it was installed in the belfry on the top of the new red brick building. In

1912 this buildings was torn down and

The

finish the tenth because his father left on a two year mIsSIon. He was needed at home to help Imagine, 16 years old! run the farm. He never

Jim completed the ninth grade. He did not

a new yellow brick one took its place.

244

MI$ION ACCOMPLISHED: Members of a Moreland community committee who effected installation of a historic school bell on the roof of the Post Office there look up at their accomplishment Wednesday. Official dedication ceremonies for the bell were SCheduled for 6 a.m. today, Pioneer Day. Committee members were: chairman Les Belnap, Genevieve Lindsay. Adelia Belnap, Thelma Christiansen. Blackfoot artist Marlin Bingham prepared a plaque explaining the history of the bell. Others in the photo, all teachers, former school board members or descendants of pioneers involved in Moreland area education, are: Wallace

he being the chairman and Genevieve Lindsay,

The Bell

wa:consigned

.....-.-- ,-"

t o' Le ster Be i nap in l%.

'I,J

....

.-

... /
.

:/..

l'i- . f'-.. t "

-

Belnap, Grant Forman, Harold Clark, Jim ChristiallSEm, ' Lindsay, Dwight Bingham, Boyce Benson and Gary Grilllil The legend prepared by Bingham says the bell "st<Uids monument to the pioneers of this community WIIO ::;tw strongly f or education." The bell was consigned tv L" Belnap by the district school board in '1966, and Hemal! gave the community officially today. The bell was not only U::>t call children to schOOl, but signaled community and -:1,: meetings and was such a "symbol of punctuality" that r.OUSi;\\ could set their clocks by it. -News Photo by Tom rL
, - ,

He formed a citizens'
......

.._.

..... .....

..

".... _.

committee,

Adelia Belnap and Thelma Christiapen. in the cormnittee the obligation and r-loreland townsite.

right to preserve and properly display the old bell

emOI'ial
July 24, 1969,

He drei-.l up a legal contract of trust granting to this

11 ,{ "iv

and dedication services for the preservation of the bell were held
at sunrise, 6:30 A..in front of the local postoffice in !oreland.

C
The

Pa

Lester

and daughters Citize s Committee and eight former trstees!and sons

..

B elnap,

named grantor,

presented the contract

to the gathered citizens.

of

trustees signed /
the

,...

signed contract and the bell Forman,

(with a plaque prepared hy Marlin Bingham) to,Grant It was a solemn memorial to education.

acting postmaster--to be its guardian.

The contract reads in part: "Whereas the grantor believes the bell is symholic of the sacriice and seryice given by the founders of the community in the helief that the opportunity to learn and work, the love of country, and freedom to

worship Cod transcends all other pursuits;

Now therefore to perpetuate

these ideals and to memorali7e those nohle citizens who gave the community this leF,acy, this hell is dedicated and donated in trust." oreland Postoffice, where it still

The bell was then hoisted to the top of the resides,

a symhol of the continued interest in educational progress of District

28.

Education
fort u ne ran decre as e, no crime destroy, no enemy diellate, no desp o tism enslave; at h ome a friend,
o('i('( I' \'iftu', blilcltion

is

companion

which

no

IlIIS

a broa ll an introduction; in solitude a solace; in all ornament. It c ha stens

vice, gu idl'

and g i ves grace and government to gl'niu, Edul'ation ma v cost financial sacrifire and mental pain, but in both m onev and life value it wi ll
repay CI'l'rv cost one hundred-fold,

A Teachcr'fj Prayer For Strength

That I may give the best I have to give ,
And so hy service live; Dear God, I pray for strength for each new day,
By MARJORIE F, JOHNSON

That I may grow, as children show the way,

The hearts that follow to a worthy goal,

For strength of bodv, yes - but more of soul, r\ strengt h of spirit that can clearly guide
For s tren gth of m i nd - to know that w ha t J teach lhe will to deeper knowledge, always reach

He isn '( sure or whefe t() ,\.!o Or I"hat lw ()u\.!ht to do J I is hopes ranl' t hrollh a d():en fields ,\ltllI:llh his skills arc rcw ,\nd lIllless s!:meolll' lends a kmd To lIide him Oil hi s lI'al' There mal' be Olll' more prohlem child \"hose keep l\'l' all lllust pl\',
To sit down with hIm n()II', ,\nel find out what he likes to do :\nel where he lin's, and hOIl" for there's a place for l'I'l'rl'()Ill'
So \\'hl'

Whither

Thl'n give again, truth mul t ipl i ed;

To gil'e them more again;

" knowledge I h a ve mastered, yet retain

llot

lakl' a

little timl'

,\

The name of T cacher earned , and so to kllOlI Let me havl'

peace \\'ithin

I (umble to learn , courageous to forget

For strength to see wh en 1 h a ve failed to m\'self, without

--

grow,

Plus a joh that he can d(), If a friend would on h' shOll' the lI'av That friend might well he I()U,

, tr l' ngth to count the Ullseen r,,11. I (al'e faith that there are children, groll n to men, \\,llO'I'e taken strenl!th of mind, of heart, of ,(lui hom me, that tile\" in tu rn shaJi give agaill,

regret

246

AUTHOR

UNKNOWN

Dear Cod, I pray for strength for each new day,

Amen,

DEDI CAT I ON OF r1Er10RI AL

WHEREAS the Grantor hereafter named aoquired onership of the bell that for many years as used in the sohools and toLLed out the historio oooasions in the MoreLand oommunity AND WHEREAS the Grantor beZieves this belZ is symboZio of the sacrifioe and service given by the founders of th3 oommunity in their beLief tha; freedom of orship, to Learn and ork the opportunity

the Love of oounry and the sanotity of the

home transcends aLZ other purauits; NOW THEREFORE to perpetuate these ideaLs and to em-

orialize those nobLe citizens who gave the oommunity this legaoy this beLL is dedicated and donated in trust to the undersgned CITIZENS COMMITTEE to be heLd preserved and properLy displayed in the Moreland townsite for this oause. DEDICATED THIS 24th day t989.

of JULY

1-

247

ODE TO THE MORELAND BELL

FOLhG,

If ycur ever

70,

you ill recall what is the

I'm about o tell.

Noreland School House bell

One syr::bol that's beer. through it all It seems to me it was always there, wbenever there was news to spread, of babies,

in spring and winter time. that bell would always chime.

It announced the birth That old Think bell became

and rang out on

Eolidays.

a friend well worthy of our; 'pra.ise.

back with me of the old school house and I'm sure you'll-temember well,

How we all lined up to march to class, No matter what was going on, every

when Bartlett rang the bell.

kid would run pell'melIJ

lli knew we couldn't hesitate,

when Bartlett rang the bell.

I think the last time that old bell had anything to say, Was August five in Nineteen Seventy when Grant Forman passed away.

Yes that bell tolled out our sorrows,

our pleasure and

our pain,

It would truely be no stalgic to hear it ring again.

rybe if we close our eyes and just meditate a spell, Just for us, and for old time sake, we'll hear Bartlett ring the bell.

DING BONG

DING BONG

DONG BONG

Authe-

DS30

Will:ams

248

School Bell reminds Lloyd Merrill of old days By EUNICE POLA11S Feature Writer Moreland-Lloyd Merrill still gets a lump in his throat as he rings his bell on the Fourth of July and other special occasions and thinks of good old days gone by in his favorite town. When the old Moreland school was demolished the bell was taken off the top and was consigned to the Moreland community on July 24, 1969. Now the "old school bell" is placed above the post office. It stands as a monument to the pioneers of this community who stood so strong for education. Many of the older generation recall its clear ringing tone which could be heard over the wide countryside every morning at 8:30 and at regular intervals as it beckoned the children back from recesses and at noon hour. Housewives set thier clocks and children hastened at its sound. The bell is a symbol of punctuality, cooperation, and patriotism in a community whose leaders and teachers played parts in the drama of pioneer education. The Moreland area is a good place to live and raise a family, Merrill says. Growth and change have taken place in the time that the Merrills have lived here. The Merrill family moved berre in a horse-drawn wagon when be was only 6 years old, so he has witnessed the great strength of the pioneers of this area. "People have been so good to us and we consider everyone our friends," he said. "We thank them for their kindness and support to us and our business." While in high school, Merrill and Marjorie Anderson noticed each other at the ballgames where he played and she was a cheerleader. After t he y married in the Idaho Falls Temple. They have been blessed with six chi1dren, five sons and one daughter, Bart, Sharee, Rick, Shane, Darin and Brock. and north of Moreland, and cleared sagebrush to begin farming. These were hard working, but happy years with thier young family. The sound of coyotes and frogs still sounds like music to them. In 1962, Lloyd had an opportinity to apply and test for the position of Postmaster in Moreland. After receiving this appointment they purchased the Moreland Grocery Store from Grant Fonnan and have been in this employment and business for 25 years.
years," he observed. "Many Spanish families have moved into our community. We have

They lived in Blackfoot and Riverside for a short time then moved to the desert, west _

"Great courtesy and respect has been shown to the postmaster of Morelan d through the.

friends."

found t hem to he very honest and we ap precia te them for this and consider them to be true _ Many good and exciting things have come about through their years of m ar ria ge and

with their family. Music had played a very importand part in the lives of the Merrills. Lloyd's

famils very musical and he learned music from his mother and father. He sang \\itb

brothers and

sisters from the time he was

8 years old.

Marge joined right in with the family. She had been trained well also through her school years and her training was given to their children at an early age. From operettas and plays to weddings and funerals, the Merrills have participated in many through the years. Their children began singing duets and trios at an early age. lbe three older children, Bart, Sharee, and Rick, joined with their cousins, Jeff, Janis and Kris Ann Randall, children of Blaine and Pauline Randal, to fonn the "Singing Cousins," who have performed up and down the valley and in Utah and Las Vegas. A highlight was a recording by the Singing Cousins called '''These Are The Best Times," made in 1976. Lloyd's sister, Pauline, had a big part in promoting the cousins and has been very generous with her time and tallent in helping them. She has accompanied all of the family unselfishly for many years. Each of the family has taken their turn in sports, from Little League to college. Lloyd has always participated in sports as well as coaching Little League baseball, soccer, basketball and is now seIVing as vice president of the West River Little Leagus Association. Lloyd and Marge have enjoyed traveling to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah to watch their son, Shane, play for the BYlJ rugby team. Marge says that rugby is an exciting game but it is too rough. She has been a sports widow for 25 years, but is proud of her family. The Merrills have always been active in the LDS Church. Some of the positions that they have held are ward and stake dance dirtctors. Marge has seIVed as Relief Soceity president, Young Women President, Stake Relief Society board member and is currently serving as the music director in the Primaty. Lloyd has seIVed in two elder's quorum presidencies, two bishoprics, 11 years as a high councilor, bishop of Moreland 5th Ward from April 1978 to Januaty 1984, and is now the Young Men president and Explorer adviser. Their children have been very active in the church also. Three of the boys have seIVed and has four daughters, is now seIVing in the bishopric of Moreland 5th Ward. Sharee selVes Rick is married to Linda Jones. 'They feel that the Lord has truly blessed them with the important and good things in life and in His kingdom. missions to Brazil, Philadelphia and Mexico. Their son Bart, who is married to Glenna Wats(

her ward in Vancouver, Wash.,and supports her husband, Jay Covington, who is in a bishopric

251

2 52

253

254

HISTORY OF MORELAND WARDS--CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY-SAINTS 1896-1986

Moreland is a Unique Mormon pioneer town. Its buildings and growth are closely interwoven On March 23, presided 1896, ' with church activities.

Apostle John Henry Smith of the LOS Church

at the organization of the first Moreland Ward--an offspring The first bishopric chosen A log was: Hans P. Christian They

of a large Riverside Branch already established covering the area west of the Snake River. served from sen as bishop with counselors James England 1896-1899. By long room, and lighted served until 1904. taining one coal stoves 1904 thy had by gas. the personalities of the wards and thus it They

and Thomas Clement.

meeting house. was built in provided a needed,

1895 and two

new lumber church con heated by

divided by curtains when

Bishoprics division Mathias

influence

was with five bishoprics who served through the years before any (until 1954) was made in this original Moreland Ward. Lindsay, Christiansen. were in order: Benson, 1899-1907--Warren P. bishop with counselors

Oliver Belnap and C. J.

From children years.

1907-1927 William T. Christiansen, grew up,

England was bishop families that

with counselors Cutforth. during Native those twenty made

Christian J.

John Wray and William C. proposed

married and began their

When the Blackfoot Stake presidency so many people protested it

the release of

Bishop England,

postponment was

until people were convinced it was time. The new Williams. outgrown. music and building bishopric J. from 1927-1933 were: William C. Cutforth, Leslie had been rung with a new bishop

with counselors C. For

Christiansen, Edward Benson and C. recognized that the old had shaken

These men laughter began to

land-mark hall devotions, feet.

37 years,the old hall had echoed and with dancing be considered. O. Benson became bishop

Plans for

1933-1951: term and new brick Lee suh as great wa

Edward

with counselors Leslie mo ed after a short a

Williams and Gerald Christiansen. replaced the building was erected.

Leslie Williams On January 2,

by Claud Going.

During Bishop Bensons tenure hard work,

1942 Apostle Harold B. creative projects of the Bishop was the time

dedicated

building--constructed by much sacrifice.

Benson died in office. 1951-1954: Willard S. Wray presided as bishop, Boyd Williams and

depress ion.

an annual rodeo and

This

Each building is paid for before dedication.

Dean Wheeler as counselors. bulged at the seams. new boundaries outlined

For three years the

newer brick building was divided with was organized.

Division came and Moreland Ward and a Moreland Second Ward

255

Page 2 1954-1962: serving with Larry Thomas. 1954-1966: changes John L. Moreland the Second Ward(new) : Dean Wheeler bishop with 1962 when boundary Benson and him Moreland Ward: Boyd Williams, bishop and counselors

were Jack Hatch,

Grant Baldwin,

Calvin Wheeler and

counselors Dwight Bingham and Lamar Olsen until released Smith. On Decmber 31, bishop counselors"

Sustained were Boyce L.

1962-1973: Lindsay

1962 the Moreland Ward was reorganized Paul

with Dean Williams,

with counselors Darrell Gneiting,

and Elmer Lamprecht. Moreland Second Ward: Ronald Bair Bishop Don Bingham with counsel Harper. membership with J. Merrill, Marvin Areil

1966-1975:

ors Darwin Rainsdon, December created a new Wray bishop, D. Ricks grown was 30,

and Wilson T.

1962,

juggled boundaries serving three

and growing organized

ward.

Moreland Third ward was

counselors housed

and Larry Clement. began and

Though fairly recently built, wards that Hunter.

with him were Lloyd .

the out

structure

had alternate service times.

Reconstruction dedicated

on March 3,

1968 the extended church building

by Elder Milton R.

1966-1975: Clement Wallace Belnap, March west of the Williams 1,

as bishop.

Moreland Third Ward was reorganized wi h Larry J. Delwin Ellis, Dean Gibson and Gerald Larsen.

Counselors serving with him were Charles Fullmer,

1970 Blackfoot West Stake Allen F. Marvin

a completly rural stake lying Gayle

Snake River was organized ' Wray

from Blackfoot, and Blackfoot

South Stakes. and J.

Larsen was sustained as president with C. as counselors. was reorganized with R. Laverne

1973-78: Marcum, Wenden Waite, In Ward.

Moreland First Wad Van Baldwin,

bishop.

Counselors serving with hime were:

James Wheeler,

Shirl Elison and Robert Kesler. was divided, to forming a new Moreland Fourth members on South

1976 Moreland Ward Its boundaries and part

reached out

include Riverside

Pioneer Road

of Moreland Second. Bishop Clifford Wray with coun

1976-1979: selors Furnis'3. 1975-1979:

Moreland Fourth Ward:

serving with him

were Keith Strickland,

Richard Bono and Nolan

Moreland Second Ward:

Stephen Larsen,

bishop with

counselors Gary Love and Darlo Bingham. 1975-1979: Moreland Third Ward: Bishop Delwyn Ellis with coun

selors Bryce Ellis and Gary Elison.

256

P age

3 1978 Blackfoot West Stake was divided organized as a new stake.' R. and the Laverne Marcum as coun

On April 30,

Blackfoot Northwest Stake selors. C.

was called as president with Dean Williams and Larry Clement West Stake created Lloyd R. this time: 1978-1984: Robert L. Moreland First Ward: James D. Wheeler, with Elwin Murdock and Arnold Dance membership. made as counselors.

Gayle Williams was called as President of the Blackfoot Ward was as wards at Moreland Fifth, Leavitt

boundaries were adjusted so that a new ward, to meet mounting Merrill, bishop were Changes with Rex McNair

Chosen to lead this new ward were and Dennis of established

counselors.

in leadership

bishop with

Smith and Van Baldwin as

counselors. Charles Fullmer, bishop and

1979-1984:

Moreland Third Ward:

counselors Larry Martin and Carl Capson. J979-1980: Moreland Fourth Ward: Keith StricklandL bishop bishop and T. died with counselors

Layne VanOrden and Nolan Furniss as counselors. in office and in 1980 Paul Lindsay T. Layne VanOrden and was called as Nolan Furniss.

Bishop Strickland

Moreland Second Ward remained in the Blackfoot West Stephen Dalley. was sustained as Darwin L. Youn

Stake.

In 1981 and

was

called as Bishop with counselors .Gary Larsen with counselors Stephen Dalley,

Bishop Young moved to Boise in 1983 bishop

and Ronald Bair Michael Strick

land and Brent Gamble.

In

1984

changes

in

bishoprics

in the

Northwest Stake were: with counselors counselors Berkley

Moreland First Ward: Moreland Third Ward: Wray and Michael Larsen. Moreland Fifth Ward: Godfrey and Randy Jones. August boundaries First Ward, 1986, reached

Elmer Lamprecht bishop Gary Elison,

Robert Kesler and Thomas Strickland. bishop with

Dennis Leavitt

bishop with counselors Lyle

Ward boundaries

were

reorganized in created.

the Blackfoot The new ward's the Riverside The bishop for

Northwest Stake and the Moreland Sixth Ward

out and included many members from

Moreland Fourth and Moreland Fifth Wards.

the new ward Wards:

was Robert Acevedo with counselors Farrell Wray and Changes were also made in leadership of other Moreland
T.

Dwight Gardner.

Moreland Fourth Ward: Carlson and W. Packer Moreland Fifth Ward:

Layne Van Orden,

bishop

with

Donald D. with Clair

Terry Hatch as counselors.' Bishop Dennis Leavitt was retained

and Bart Merrill as new counselors.

257

So
shelt.etits
o

ends
OVE'r

this

time

in

the of

history of time the As great

the oak

Moreland cas its

Wards

from and

to

J986.

Over

this

period

church

shadow and by

1896

does

living. 23,

flourishing

its people

much

as a

tree broadens Ward the

stretches dividing the

branches. years those This ago,

the

family now

multiplies function.

ttle

1"'

Mrch

reor1e ",'el-

i onp('r 5
thp.y

ey.pres stood

church. 1896, over ear 1 y and

Out
1 ate, 100

of that beginning Moreland six and wards those knew here great way gone,

originating on To More I and heartaches. of

gratitude. unfaltering the

Those pioneers faith, of

problems and their

steadfast.

church

was

bulwark.

,ie"5e

of duty,

life,

and the sp.irit

progress

nvisioned condensed

future. with the of setting rocks, of Long-Ago jackrabbits, out It their with the concludes
,

This
nd

history began of purple

-

t'loreland,---an

expanse

sage,

gl-avel early

hungry

howling coyots, where stretches craggy arms and caverns to couch those
ith

lava beds reached homeseekers. Modern era.

the

initia ion men

of

a new,

progressive

churches

flave

I,m i que

and

effec ti ve

additions and LOS finds

l.-md.

br?en

of

pro j ec ts

abound.

l,.eaders

are and dot

integrity.

seminaries and stake centers Moreland churches AND church-bulging our hearts today

Thanksgiving, happiness
A

1986,

the

blessed with congregations.

eocp

and

contentment. goes souls deep up of

prayer the the

from this

As

slow file to

disappears generation

And

Pledge

those pioneers.

Compiled

by

Box

Thelma

Christiansen Idaho

December

155

1986

Moreland,

83256

258

Moreland Ward ' s HistOJ)l Continued Moreland 1st Ward 1984-

Elmer Lamprecht

lY87-94 - Van Baldw i n

Bob Kesler and 1110t1laS Strick1cmd Austin Moses and Kim Dnw
Mike Hawks

1994-

Thomas Stri ckl a nd

Brent EJison and Rick Tew

Moreland 2nd W ard

1975-

Steve Larsen

19821 <)RJ q8I ()<}5-

Darwin Young
R on ald Bair

Darlo Bingham and Gary Love then Craig Barton Gary Larsen and Stevcn Dalley

Stephen Dalley and Michal Strickland th en Brent Gambell

Brent Ciambell

Dennis Taylor

Dennis Taylor and I,cc Gregescn Ralph D<llJey and (Jary I ,arcn

Moreland 3rd Ward 1984-88-Gary Elison Berkley Wray and Michael I _ a rs en

J 988-90-Craig (joodwin
199095-I3erkley Wray

John Grimmett and Paull jndholm

Kent Hewson and Kim Cox

19q5

John <l rimm ctt

Kent IIanson and Zane Clement

Morchmd 4th Ward

1980-86-Paul LimJslly

1 <)6-92-T. Layne VanOrden

T. lavne Vr)Orden nd Noi:-m Furniss Donald D. Carlson and W. Terry Hatch then
259

1992-

Rex Young

.Tim Bennedict and Rex Young Don Carlson (lnd Jeff Secrist

Moreland 5th Ward 194-86-Dennis Leavitt Lyle Godfrey and Randy Jones 1986-89- Dennis Leavitt Clair Packer and Bart Merrill 1989 94-D. Carl Capson Robert Wray and S teven Dance

1994-

Bryce PJlis
Wayne Martin and Blaine Atkinsun

Moreland 6th Ward

19861988-

Rohert Acevedo Ferrell Wray and Dwigh t Gcudner lohn Moon Darrell Fackrell and Robert M. Jenks

then Dwight Gardner

1994Lyle Godfrey

Clark Wray and To ny L. Watson Stake Presidencies I 987-l)5-President Larry Clement

Monte Ray Bow m a n and Lloyd Merril1

J 995

President Devon Shipley Gary Korth and T. Layne VanOrden

260

L {.\IS

M'ft(!,LtJ)tdJ ;:dCihO
#tore/and War'd {!}"fJiiX /J!. e d "arc. It c2J, I f 9/P

Af..eel/

k$e

at

262

L-

i-

L
L

L
,
L...
I.....

'BISb'brl.s flom 1__"1920: 'Back' row (L-R), Osmond Bucl\a } Wiluam8.id.lJFnlnk Heese. Fron(row: r:rank Parkinson, Edwin n W I.

P=:;;;;:::a=='.

263

,,c

THE MORNING NEWS PROGRESS EDITION, Wednesday, March'13, 1996

BY LOIS BATES News correspondent

LOS ward marks anniversary

and stake conference was being held at Riverside. The following

A hundred years ago this land was a tract of sagebrush, gravel, rocks, bungry jackrabbits, stretches of lava flows, and coyotes that howled. Today there are modem

and businesses that dot the land. March 23; the Blackfoot First Ward of the LDS Church will be 100 years old. It was Sunday, March 22, 1896
churches, homes, farms, ranches

day, Monday, Edwin Watson became the fltSt bishop of the First Ward. In 1885, this area was the Bannack Stake, it became the Bingham stake in 1895 and the Blackfoot Stake in 1909. Organized Jan. 30 and 31, 1904 the Blackfoot Stake's Wards were: Tilden, Blackfoot, Basalt, Moreland. Groveland. Lost River Branch. Riverside, Taylor. Thomas, Shelley, Woodville. Howard Branch and Rich Brancb. The church grew and Moore was added in 1906. J ameston. 1907. Black foot Second Ward, 1909. Wapello 1910, Rose 1915, Sterling and Arco 1912. Aberdeen 1918, and Pingree 1925. Branches added were Springfield in 1916 and Fort Hall in 1920. In the early days the first ward meetings and Sunday school were held in private residences. For two years they met in tbe home of Elisha Bingham and later in the Edwin Watson bome for three years. The Blackfoot branch held their meetings in 1895 in the u pstairs room of the Cottrell Lumber Co., at 67 Southwest Main. The stairs leading to the room were on the outside of the building. The first ward buil ding was located on the corner of North Shilling and East Washington streets. One cold January morning. the custodian made a fue to warm the church and went home to do chores. They said it was a sad day wben the saints watched their cburch bum
"Holy Smoke," Tbe tabernacle (now the civic auditorium) was used for tbeir meetinas, then a buUding across from where c ity ball is DOW, the EaU Puneral borne . It is told the priesthood meetings were held in the backroom with a corpse. Then

down aod Bisbop Jepson was beard

to exclaim,

the Progress Hall was rented, this was above where M&H Office and Boo,! Store is tIy. .

264

- 0

f ,

'. .

26 5

IV 0"1 0"1

,.

It

The Old Moreland L. D. S. Churchou5e (Picture taken abt. 191<; in Moreland, Idaho)

L.

Lookin g Northeast
. .

L..

'-. ...-.

---- -.- ------

.... -,.y y ... . . ----

i,

==: ----- .-."'_::t ;:.: .:: ." . 7 ;: ; f l -;----;:Jt

- - - "- - -

_"k""-_ -'''' ____

----"

....

---- . .

___ ___

'---" '-C'''"'-'"'{t';-'\--':::' 11 '"*.-:f .' "' -"-+-f-"-'>:"').!l\""A,

. ....

-.<.;; : 'f"1 ;
_:"

-\\i./l::r- , .:t-
. -

,-=--:; --, .. '\ '

--

,-"

--'.-f'f___.".

;t'
'

'

.4."

.#

"

vv li!:.. 'I "

'.'

,\....

'I.-'ii' ,
, .. ,

1-'" .iI?/J- 1
.... ..

MOl'IIEH'S DAY GATHERING ... M"thers of Moreland gathered for this earlyday group picture taken outside old frame LDS. Church III Mo re l a n d . Church was subsequently replaced with more modeI'll structure which Is presently In process of being expanded and model'llized.
!LL:'._.
_":":-":'._It..,
.

4Z(",_ .--

"L;

N 00

":"""""""-"-""""""I'"'''''''''''''''-'''''

.. ................_..............................

-PROGRAMPreliminary Music " We Thank Thee 0 God For a Prophet" Choir and Congregation Invocation Sextette Warren P. Lindsay " Prayer Perfect Donna Merrill
"

DEDICATORY SERVICE
of

Lonida Benson and Verna Lindsay

Song

... . _.

......... ........... . .. . . . ...... . . . . . . . .........................

Moreland Ward Chapel

4+"

il
Ii

Cherril Wheeler

Mary Olsen

II

Arva Stander

Melba P arker

Ii

Marvel Christiansen String Trio Beth Christiansen Lonida Benson "Traumerei" Dewey Olsen

Report Regarding Chapel Building Bishop Edward D. Benson Address .. President Joseph E. Williams "Bless This House" Choir Address and Dedicatory Prayer '" .. .. Harold B. Lee Representative of General Authorities Song ...... "The Spirit of God Like a Fire is Burning" Choir Benediction William T. England

January
I

18, 1942

Song

7:30 P. M.

l
t I

269

BACK

Harrison McKnight Vern Wray

ROW left to right:

Chance Christiansen Bill Lilenquest Maroni Wray True1 Grimmett

Austin Wheeler

FRONT ROW:
Jack Jewell
J ames Harper

Earl Farnsworth

Billy England Phil Wray Harold Clark

270

Moreland Ward Choir Notes H. Andrew Benson When the Moreland Ward was organized March 23, 1896, no choir was organized but Herbert D. Brown was sustained as ward chorister. He acted as chorister in all the organizations---such as Sunday School and M.l.A. He continued in this capacity until called to fill a mission to California in the late 90's. After his leaving there was no regular ward chorister but James Chapman from Porterville (Rose) when present would lead the singing in the Sacrament SeJVice. Some of the singers in the community when present would be called to the front of the hall below the stand to form a nucleus in the renditon of the songs. H. A. Benson was sustained as chorister in the Sunday School in December 1899 when Brother Chapman was present in the sacramental services would be called to lead the singing. Some of those who were always willing to come to the "front" to help with singing were: Annie Oement, Rose Christiansen, Emma Hatch, Louie England, Ida England, Keturah Lilenquist, Ellen Miller, Milicent Chapman, Carrie and Laura Wray and others. Also George Msyes, Thomas Lindsay, Charles Crouch, M.J. Benson, George A. England, H. A. Benson, and others I do not call to mind. We had no organ and the only way we could pitch the right range for the voices was by the proper pitch for the hymn to be sung. When Bro. Brown returned from his mission he immediately got busy and raised funds for an organ. He secured the agency for the Bridgeport Organ who sold an instrument to the ward for $65.00 charging no commission. Bro. Brown was the only person in the ward who could play the organ so when he wasn't present the organ stood silent. He induced John England to purchase an organ and he gave Ida England five lessons on reading the staff and from then she studied closely the instruction book which came with the organ. As soon as she could play a little she was sustained as ward organist and played for Sunday School and the Sacramental meetings. (I am not sure of the dates of the above). Bishop Lindsay was always enthusiastic about music and late 1 898 or 1 899 he came in contact through some of the general authorities of the church with a German convert living in Mayfie ld, Utah who was well versed in music. His name was Adrian Ruger and after some help from the church he came to Moreland. He was shortly sustained as ward choir director and Ida England continued the organist. There was no formal organization of the choir except those who had been helpul as I listed previously are considered as members. There was no field in Moreland for a music teacher and Bro. Ruger not having command of the English language his ability to carry on soon wanted and it became necessary to release him. It was early in 1900 that H.A. Benson was sustained as leader of the choir and Ida England continued as chorister for over 20 years. having his assistant chorister Ernest Anderson. During the period as the ward grew new members from tbe young people were asked some of them I recall: Lola and Maud Lindsay, Linerquist, Lilly England, y.

--'

2hristiansen, Alice Wray, Genevieve Hammond, Henry Hammond, Hattie Hartvigsen,

Laura, Julia and Wilma Bartlett, Jessie Lindsay, Abe Hatch, Sam Hatch, Gene Lilenquist, -'

Wilford and Harry Jordan, Hattie Jordan, Henry and Lester Belnap, a.M. Belnap. Lorena

England, Docia and Mattie Hatch, Orson, Minnie and Bertha Crouch and many others.

Drganists and associates during my time as chorister were Ida England Benson, Jennie

Lindsay Williams, Jennie Williams Frame, Vere Belnap, Lonida Benson, and Julia

Bartlett.

Ti U.ou-m
No one knows the hours we spend , a tear to wipe , a heart to mend . To a sad si s ter we give a big smile , or just to visit a lonely one for a while .

A brand new mother to teach ,

a lost li ttle lamb to reach. No one knows the hours we care , try1ng to let others knOll we 're there'. One sister just slamed the door , another one cried , " The third one said .
"

No one cares any more "

I don ' t need any help "

and kicked her child who let out a yelp .No one knows the hours we cry , to help others we really do try . To love , to care , to help, and to te ach , that one special sl ster we try to reach. To care for the sick, lil babes to tend , a whole day of our time do we lend . But of all that. we do and all that we say , 1f we helped one slster, 1 t was a good day.

272

. ,..., '"' ..., .-

-..I

t: :=

-/ /
,

2:
-

:-. o

, .

rrhe M orel an d Sunday School of OJ 9 "1 4. Gra ndpa ( hristian scn center front
wa s

superin tendent Alec Clement an d Jesse l.indsay seated left

and right of him were his con nsl ors.

l
0

l -_

CH BUILDING FUND EVENTS THAT WERE HELD TO FINANCE THE CHUR to build the brick church A rodeo was held every 4th of July in Moreland to raise money ence out of parked cars to make an arena for house. The community members would make a f cow boys got on then he would holler the rodeo. Jack's dad would snub up the horses until the use if they bard to hold o "Yippee" and turn them loose. It seemed like the riders tried very As the years went o It became a bit the ground it was gravel and it wasn't a soft place to land. tradition on the 4th and 24 of July.

Crouch and some eU Every morning on the 4th of July, even when it f on Sunday, Charlie sun came up. It would wake of his helpers would light off several sticks of dynamite just as the be a patriotic program at people up for miles around. Then as the day progressed there would in the afternoon. As special about 1 0 A.M. Then foot races, horse races, ball games and a rodeo can do. Marlin Bingham events Jack's father had trained a horse to do most tricks that horses rider when we could the rope and he was good at it. Boyd Williams was a good trick could get him to do it. After we outgrew the town square the rodeo moved to the county fair grounds. Some times we had two night shows. When Boyd Williams was Bishop and Jack was one of his
5 .00 dollars and they were good buckers. It was a good show.

in

councilors it was a amateur rodeo. Dad rented horses from the Indian reservation. It cost about

put on rodeos in Malad, Arimo and surrounding towns. It was something he liked to do. He liked the challenge of taking an outlaw horse and
see

When Jack was young his dad always had an interest in rodeo . He had a rodeo string and if he could control it.

The Blackf oot rodeo would often fill the grand stand. Money was taken to the bishop's house, dumped on the floor. Then pennys, nickels and dimes were sorted ready f deposit. For or f like it was a good venture to make money and also provide entertainment. It was good elt entertainment but a lot of work. several years we were able to net f our to five thousand dollars for the church building fund. We

the ward built the shutes and corrals to hold livestock.

They didn't have portable shutes, so we had to build our own. Fifteen or twenty men from

The 4th and 24th of July also meant a lot to other small communities like Riverside, Groveland and Thomas as each community celebrated in their own way. My experience in this ward has been good. I've held a number of church positions but f elt inadequate for every position I held. But I was glad to be able to serve. May the lord bless everyone in their righteous desires.

275

a .
'"0
cd cd

..J

-J

, "*!i'

..

--.

276

, -

L L L L L L L
(

277

...J

II

Stake Play
Lindsay, Earl an d Juliet Jones (Seated) Wilson Harper Austin and Lurlean Wheeler, (standing) Thelma Christiansen (Standing holding book)

Eight people from Moreland took parts.

-J

Roy Schwabedissen, Var

I --

-J

I i

,. ..'A " "

-J. I

280

.-

...... k

C 0

..c

0 1.1') "'0 C
......
-

,.... "'" ......

::;.
0
ro

i-<

....

"-'

- -,

i
L.

I .....

I \

00

'-'

\C 0\

I.-

U
t. ..

, -

,.c

CC

.....

$. i'-

c.:
'-

.....

L.

i .....

W ho fl m I ? /I; c hi ld o f G o d !' fA I-' f.n" 3 ()Cl T h :r m lf3', h lrJ h i c h tr' u l y fl h o u i.d :J ll i ne 1 n tllU'llb e rl e s s hue R r 'I' ll:'';' l n n n 1. e b e u t y of e t e r o lj .1. t. r u t h 'J ,

I
284

VI

QI ... 0..

:E

cp QI n :J'" :::l \0
(j) QI
-+ -+

......;

0 .... QI .0
c III

......;

0 0
:J QI -+

:E QI
...
c

(j)

o
:::l VI

.....

Cl) c... .....

CI>

"T1 Cl> CI> -+

rQI [J 0 QI :J Q. m

"0

"Q..
roO
c...

(j)

c... VI

0 ..... N CD Q. .....
0 -0

ij. 3
..0 C
cp

<.

Z
m

:e

c:
'"
r-

0 0
, 0"1

Z Gl

-f

i') w

.p

.j>.. .j>.. (j) "T1 :+

"0
0 0

w 0)

b
0 0

i') 0-

it> i') CJl i') 0 0 0

Ded ica ted

Unto The
March 3, 1 968

LOR D

Moreland Wa rd

Church or Jesus Ch rist of Latter-d ay Saints

More l a n d Second Wa rd

More l a n d T h ird Ward

285

I\J 00 m

&tMA ?ltlJetm 7/<d nte't

'

LIVING FORMER BISHOPS OF MORELAND

''''' ,
t.

..
Willard S . Wray Marvin Wray Dean Wheeler Boyd

N O W

MORELAND WARD

S E R V I N G

E.

Wililallls

Left to Right - Counselor Darrell Gnel/ing, Bishop Dean Williams, Counselor Paul lindsay

Born October 2 5, 1 902, in Holden, Utah, to John Edward and Margaret Teeples Hunter, Elder Hunter was schooled early in gospel precepts by h i s fa ithfu l parents. Elder Hunter after some i n it i a l college c l asses taught school

and Clerks, Kenneth Hammond, Jess Clement and Don Swenson

MORELAND SECOND WARD

in the wi nters and continued his own education d u ring su mmers. When he fina l ly received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Brig ham You ng U n i versity, he had been a p r i ncipa l i n Nevada, headed two Utah j u n ior h igh schools, and had served as p r i nc i p a l of two sem i n a r ies. Elder H u nter married Ferne Gardner of Le h i i n 1 93 1 , a nd they have six
ch i ld re n . a posi tion at t he l.ogan Utah I n sti tute o f R e l i g ion a nd entered a l i fetime of He taught seminary w h i le he pu rsued h i s P h . D; then he accepted
teft to Rig"t - Don Bergevin. Clerk; Brent Gamhle, Ronald Bair. Counselor; Darwin Rainsdon. Counselor

Clerk;

Don

Bingham.

Bishop

research and writing. With i n j ust a few years h e h a d w r i t ten for many Western America h i s torica l Journals, his h istory of Utah had been chosen as-and sti l l is- a text for Utah schools, a nd he had written several noteworthy books of Church H i story. and h i s search for truth and its promu lg<ltion took on new d i mensions. On April 6, 1 945/ Elder Hunter was cal led to the F i rst Counc i l of Seventy, Now
on

MORELAND THIRD WARD

the subject

22 books and hundreds of articles l a ter, rather than hav ing expended " h i s tra in ing f r u i t lessly", Elder H u nter has created a lasting memory f o r h i s l abors.

David

Left to Righi - Gary Elison. Clerk; Larry Clement. Bishop; Cherles Fullmer. Counselor Williams.

Clerk; Elden

Perkes, Clerk; Walla,e for photo

Oeln.p.

Counselor;

nol

available

r HISTORY OF THE CHURCH I N MORELAND

term i nation to b u i l d . B ishop L i ndsay a rmed w i t h pick, shove l , and square rYiurked off the ground a n d beg a n to work a lone. Soon help came from a l l
q ua rters o f the w a rd . With the ward i n debt a nd n o funds, t h e y secured cred i t from a B l ackfoot l u mber company and proceeded to b u i l d . Snow w a s

. . /

. "

; -*,.: -:'::t ;:(;'7: :.::' :

,,;

-.:1 " ,; 4

on t h e g round w h e n operations began. T h e people da nced i n t h e completed

c i a l oblig atons had been p a i d . This new h a l l mea s u red 34

bui l d i ng that Christmas Eve. When Bishop Lindsay re t i red in 1 907, a l l f i na n

x

70 feet a nd

contai ned o n l y one room d i v ided by curta i n s when necessa ry --- heated b y

coal stoves - and l ighted by gas l ights.

vember, 1 907, a n d rema ined bishop until Marcil 1 3 , 1 927. Most of the o l d e r
c h i l d ren d u r i n 9 this t i m e . For n e a rl y 3 7 years t h i s o l d frame h a l l echoed its devot ions, ran9 w i th l a uqhter and mus i c , dncl shook w i t h d a nc ing feet. S i x

Wi l l i a m r . Eng l a n d bec<1me the t h i rd bishop of the More l a nd Wa rd, No

members of t h e present More l a nd wClrds g m w u p , n 1 u rried . a n d reared the i r

of those y e a r s were presided over by W i l l iam C. C u tf o r t h , fourth b i s h o p . . -

1 92 7- 1 9 3 3 . B i s h o p CuHorth recog n i7ed t h a t the pe o pl e h a d outgrown t h e

old landmark.

FIRST LOG MEF.TING HOUSE 1 896 - 1 904 A d ishpan of hot sa ndwiches f i l led with g ro u n d rabbit mea l fl avored

On M a y 2 8 , 1 93 3

Edward D. Benson was a ppointed the n e w b i s h o p

o f a grow i n g Moreland Ward. C er t a i n prom i nent members began to urge

w i t h a l i t t l e bacon was part of the f a r e brought by Sadie E n g l a n d to feed the

from Wol ve r i n e Canyon fifty m i l es away f r a med this b u i l d i ng of one l a rge room :30 x SO feet. It hild
il

group of men w h i tewa s h i ng the f i rst meet i ng house in Mor e l a n d . Logs ha uled

r<l i sed p l a l form or stage i n the back a nd was l ig hted

2 3 rd of Murch, 1 896, John Henry Srn ith, Salt L.ake C i ty C h u rch a u t hor i ty pre s i ded at the organ ization of t he f i rst More land Ward. Hans P . Christensen
WdS

by coa l oil l a mps. The peop l e s a t on horne-made wooden be n c h e s. On the

00 '"

Nand recrea t ional ce nler for this pioneer com m u n i ty u nt i l 1 904.

ents as second counselor. T h i s log b u i l d i ng served a s

ordained bishop with J a mes r ng l a n d as f i rst counselor and Alma Clem

c h ur c h ,

scll001 house,

I n Sep tember ,
land, and counselors
a

1 899, Warren Parks L i ndsay, second bisl10p of Mars

M a t h i as Benson and Ol iver Be l n a p -- began to p l a n

n e w Moreland h a l l . Seeing the need and agai nst opposition, but with de-

THE OLD MORELAND HALL 1 904 - 1 941

for a new, more modern building. Plans were made, com m ittees were form ll1ce-m a k ing projects were l aunched. An original bid of ed, a nd u n i que fini

VedieattJlUf f)'UJ
M A R C H M O R E L A N D, ORGAN PRELUDE CONDUCTI NG
. . _ _

new Moreland Church measuring 8 1 80 sq.

early autumn of

$29, 000

was made and b u i ld i ng activities commenced in

1 939.

By

1 94 1 ,

a
_

3,

I DA H O Kathleen Barcl ay
Moreland Word

1 968

ft. was completed -- one of the

most modern in the stake at that t i m e . On J a n u a ry

1 8, 1 942,

- - - - - - - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Harold B. Lee,

Organist,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .. . . _ _ . . _ _ .. _ _ _ _ _

Council of The Twelve, dedicated this chapel to the service of the Lord. I n

Dean Wi l l i ams _ _ _ _ .. Page

1 95 1

W i l l a rd S . Wray was sustained a s bishop. For nearly 3

OPENI NG HYMN

_ _

_ _ _

..

..

_ _ ..

..

118

Bishop Moreland Ward

-

Congregation

years Bishop Wray saw this new chu rch bu lge at the seam s . On July 7, 1 954, a new ward was born. More land Ward was d iv ided. More land Second Ward was created W i th Bi shop Dean Wheeler as bishop, Bishop Wray was ta ken into the Stake Presidency and Boyd W i l l i a m s became bishop of the More l a nd Ward - a ward with new boundaries. SACRAMENT I N VOCATION

Conducted by Ella Hammond, Moreland Ward C horiste r

Kathleen Barclay, Organist

"NOW LET US REJOICE"

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .. ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

E. E. Bingham
Word

SACRAMENT HYMN

..

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Page

Velma Belnap, Organist

More land 2nd

-

Congregation

"GOD OUR FATHER H EAR US PRAY"

Conducted by Annett> Bair, Moreland Second Word
._ _ _ .. . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _

Chorister Three Moreland Wards

.. _ ..

By Aaronic Priesthood Womens Chorus

Bette

MUSICAL SELECTION
Kathleen
Peterson ,

_ _ _ _ _ .. _ _

"HOL I N ESS BECOMETH THE HOUSE OF T H E LORD"

Sally Baldwin, Arva
_

Willi ams, lila Baldwin, Koren Keller, Norma F urn i ss, Cilrol Mafia lindsay. Marie

Barclay,

Accompanist,

Morel.nd Rae

Ward Lamp

recht,

Baldwn More land 2 n d Ward

R EMARKS REMARKS REMARKS

_ _ _

B ishop Don J. Bingham B ishop l.arry C lement

Moreland 3rd Ward

..

_ _ _ _ .. _ _ _ _

B i shop De an W i l l iams
Moreland Warcl
_
. .

VOCAL QUARTET

..

. . .. .

_ ..

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .. _ .. _ _ _ _

Male Q u a rtet

THE CHURCH THAT SPROUTED 2 NEW WARDS

Ag a i n a d i v ision took place. At a spec i a l sacrament meeting in the tab ernacle on December 30,

Garth Belnap, Jesse Griffiths, David Dance, Boyd Bolnap

"BLESS T H IS HOUSE"

Velm. Belnap, Accompanist, Moreland 2nd Ward

REMARKS REMARKS REMARKS REMARKS

. _ _ _ _ _ . . _ _. _ _ _ . .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Bishop Dean Wheeler B i shop Boyd W i l lia m s

President J. Marvin Wray

_ _ _

__ _ _ _ _ _

.. .. .. _

.. __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

1 962,

the More land T h i rd Ward was created with

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

President Wi l l ard S. Wray

Idaho

J . Marvin Wray as bishop of the new ward. Aga i n , boundaries had to be set. An outgrown structure now housed

I NTER L U D E HYMN

_ _ _ _ _ _ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Page

wards. A bui ld i ng project had to be

"TH E S P I R I T OF GOD L I K E A F I R E IS B U R N I NG"

Conducled b y E l l a Hammond

Velma

Belnap,

Organlsl;

213

Fall.

Temple

Presidency Pianiat

Congregation
Barclay,

Kathleen

started. Today marks the conclusion of that project. Changes in bishoprics have been made. Progress is ev ident. Arc we large enough now?

SPEAKER AND DEDICATORY PRAYER CI.OS I N G SONG

-

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

01 the First Council of the Seventy

Elder M i lton R. Hun ter

- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Moreland

"THE BATTLE HYMN OF T H E REPUBLIC'

Conducted by Luclllo Benson

Luann

3rd

Ward Ch oir

Lake,

Organist

BENE DICTION

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Joseph

Dawson

Moroland 3rd Ward

POSTlU D E MUSIC

_ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Luann Lake

Organist Moreland 3rd Ward

LOUIS J. ELLSWORTH Contractor

BLACKFOOT IDAHO WEST STAKE CENTER

:J)eJicalion Services
MO RELAND 2nd WAR D SU N DAY SEPTEMBER 22, 1 974
I

THOMAS WAR D CHAPEL

&

MOREIAND 2nd WARD

On .J u l y I I . 1954 the uril( i n a l M oreland Ward was divided creating the More land 2nd Ward. D"an K Wheeler was sustained hishop with Dwight L. Bing ham a fil'i't Coulls(lor an d A . La M a r Ols!'n as seco n d counselor and Grant For m a n . ward clerk. 'I'll(' wards i n the M o r e la n d comm u n it.y gr<'w and flourished for eij.tht and ollehall y<'ars thc>n Oil j )c>c('mhc>)' 30, I !JG2 it was lH'c<,ssary to organizl' anoth!'r wa r d . thus the Morl'land 3rd 'Nard was created. The changing of wUl'd hounciaries necessitated the reorl(a nizlltiun of the Moreland 2nd Ward. 1 )wight L. Bingham and A . LaM a r Olsen were re\eltsed as counselors to Bishop Wh l'!' ler lind Boyce L. Benson lind John L. Smith were slIstained us his new counselors. wit.h A . La M a r Olsl'n us ward clNk. Bishop Wheel<'r continued 011 as bishop of the M oreland 2nd Wnrd until September 18. 1 966 when h e was re 1(,lIsee! having s!'rvcd as bishop o f the 2nd Ware! for 12 years.

havt' givell.

and arwin Hni nsclon liS spcond counsf'lor and Brl'nt Gamble as ward clerk. In May o f 1 !J68 B rf'nt Gllmblf' was l'/'I f)ased as ward clerk and Boyd B. Belnap was slIs l n i n(d. Honald B a i l' was lalpr rel <'asl'd and R a l ph Barlow was slIstained as sl'cond counselor. Brotlwr Darwin Huinsdoll moved to 1st counselor. Brother Ralph Burlow ll1ovcd t o '\'c-xas in M uy of 1.972 and Wi l s o n T. Harper wus sus t a ined to rpplacp h i m . Thl) mf'll1hcrship of t h !' M o rc>lunci 2nd Ward arc grate. ful for t h e two finp bishops we haY( sprvl'd Ulld('T and t he l ead e rsh i p they '
,r' //
.....; ... ' . ".,

Bishop Don .J. Bingham was thpn slIstailwcl with Honald Ba i r as first counselor

';1'

..'.

N 00
B U ILDING D U R I NG CONSTRUCTION APRIL, 1 974

DEDICATION SERVICES
N I.C o

BLACKFOOT

MORELAND 2nd a nrl THOMAS IDAHO

WAlmS ancl WEST STA KE CENTER

SEPTEMBEH 22, .1 974

STA K E PRES IDENT ALLAN F, LARSEN CON DUCTING

Prelude and Postlude Music

Barhara Larsen

Choir and Congregation . . . . . . . . . . . . "Come Listen Lo a Prophet's Voice" Invocation Stake Choir
:,

Bishop Don Bingham "How Lovely I s Thy Place" Cheryl Dygert, accompanist Don 'l'ew, director

.J , HlCHAHn CLAHl(E Hegionlll HClll'csenlativc of the Twclve Chun,h of .'l'S U,. Christ of LuUer-day Suinls

Speaker Speaker Speaker Speaker Stake Choil' . . . . . . Message of I nspiration and Dedicatory Praycr Stake Choir Benediction

Lloyd Merrill 2nd Counselor ,J, Marvin Wray

Broth('r Iarkc a\tpodrd H ieks ColI('A"(' lind nyU w h e r(' 1 1 1 ' rl'cl'i v(,d his B.s. in marl(l't i n !(. [n t he sprinj.( of 1 973 11<' w a s honol"<'d hy th" H icks Col lege alum ni. anel r('c('iverl a DistinguislH'd A l u mni Award.

Brolher Clark( is en('rnl manag-el' of ti l(' Boise J n t ('rmou n t a i n A('oey of M u of N('w Yorl, I n sura ",', Compan.v nnd i s I I nat ivE' of Hexhu rg. I d a h o . He is t lw son of ,J. Holnnd and Nora Clar kI'. H" 5(' r\'('(1 in t ill' Navy during World War I I and fill ('d a mission to Sou l h Africa. Upon his return. ho ma rripd Bar ha m J('an l{t'"d of H i ril' and I Iwy are the ]>llI"('nts of ('igh( chi ldr,' n .
l u al

1st Counselor C,

Gayle

Williams

Prc!li dent Allan F, Larsen

"BIC!lS

This House"

Stakcs.

riclian Idaho 8tal'. On A p r i l 1. I !l74 .J . Hil'hard Cladw was St't a p a rt as II He gional Rep f('Sen t a t ivc of I he TW('lv(', and asgign ecl to I he Blac k("oot lind Heno

His many church servic!'s i ncludc J'."tJA. SlI ndny S c ho ol and Seminary t (' a cher. HE' Hl'rV('d in t il(' Boist' I d a h o Sla l{(' IVlission Presid ency. Hc has betn hihop of t wo wllrds i n Boisc and a ('oun8('lor i n f l IP 8Ial, l'n's i d ('o('y 10 Pres. Va\lhn F( 'at h ers l o n " hdow ht' was takt'o i n t o t h e pr('s i d i n hishopric. Thl' stak!' was lIH'n divided a n d Brolh!'r Clark" was mad., prt's irl('nt of I h l' Ill'wly crea(ed Me

.J , Riehard Clarkc

" Lord's Praycr" Bishop J ohn

Brother Clarl<c has won h onors for outgl anding nccom p l ishm('nts ill his l>II s iOl'SS and hilS he('11 gu""t sp('ak('f a l ('olJ" I-!(' and hllsines,; cOl1w.' n t iolls across thE' I J n i t t>(1 Stat('s. This past summer h" WIIS i nvi lN\ to partic i palp in the Stanford Exc('ut i\'1' l'rog-ra m. which wal; an <' ight -w('('k s t u d y roliP of olltstanding busi
I I<'SSI11I' I \ of t h(' world.

It

Will iams

Th,' b l ac k foot wpst Stake ( n ow k n o w n a f JH' B la c k foot I daho W('t S t n k ! ' ) was organized M a reh I . 1 970 li t a j oi n t ('ollre ... 11", o f 01<' B 1 a ('kfoot a n d B l a c k foot South St all cs u nd P r I h " d i n'di(lIl of Aposil,' Howard \V, I l u n t PI' and M y , "," W. Romney. R<,gional Hl'pres<'Il lativ,' of 1 11(' '] ' \\', l l' e, Th" I1<'W sta kf' was com posed of e i gh t wards, Thl' M O I'{l lIn<i . M or! ' l a n d 211d, a nd 1"1 01'('11111<1 :1rd W a rds came fro m the Blackfool S t a k e and t il<' P i n g n " " H ivl'rsi<i,'. H i v"l'sidl' 2 n d . Th omas , and Thomas 2nd Wa rds ('lInw from I h (' B l ac kfoot Sou t h Sta ke" H ISTORY OF THE BLACKFOOT IDAHO WEST STAKE A l lan F, Larsen was s u s t a i n pd as l'resio('nt w i t h C, G a y l .. W i l l iams as l si Couns!'lor and .1. rvl llrv i n Viray as 2nd COll IlR('lor, Pr('sid " I l t La!,"'n h a d I)('"n serving as President, o f Blac Jd'oot Stakl' w i l h P resident W ray as onl' of h is counselors, P res ide n t W i l l iams h ad h"('n s('rv i n g in t Il!' Blackfoot SOll t h S l a k!' H igh Counci l . A t,('m po ra ry stak!' o ffice was s<'l up in I h ,' old R " l i " r Soci ...t \, room in the Hiversid,' ch ap,,1 u nl i l ('om pl<'lion of an a d d i ti on on t he Snak'p H ivcr Se mi nary , The a dd i t i o n i n d ud!'d a n l'x t ra "'ass room w h ic h was o"cu Ilied a s a stak" office a n d high council room o n S"pt"mlwr S. 1 970,

Two evellts of h istoriclli i nl ('rcHt occu rn'd d u ri n g ,'ady 1 !)7 L The Blac k , foot So u th and Blackfoot W!'st, Stak!' a n noul1('l'd Gil .Jan u a ry 1 :3. I !n l the joint purchase (If a 1 0 al're c am p si t e i n the S('l iars Cr(,.,I, a l'!'11 a l t lH ' top of Wolv('rill(' Canyon, TIll' purchasf' price of $5400 was " h a r!'d ('qually hy tIl<' t h re e stakes, On M a rc h 28, 1 97 1 I h l' slnkt' pr!'si(J.ney a n nou nced chang" s in ward houndari,s to define t h l'lll mo r(' cka rly alld to " lj u a l i z l ' wa rd popu l a t ions, The Thomas 3rd \ Vard w a s cl'ea l('d i n Ill<' pro('('ss, Hardly a year h ad passed aft,'r ('fea t i ol\ of f i ll' Blal'kfoo( W"st Stnk" Whl'lI f I,, Blackfoot. So u th Stake made applieatioll to h u i l d a new slnkp ccnter, f ol l ow ed closely by t h l' Blackfoot S t a ke, Sine" this 1 <'I't BIlI'k root W" sl S t a l' to su pp o r t the o l d Blackfoot Tahernaelt' alon('. t h l' slnkl' pH'si<i" IH'y fo l l owed su i t . TIlt' n ew Blackfoot W" st Stak" C('n\('r was to how;(' t h !' 1'vl ol'(l n nd 2nd n n d t ll P Thomas Wards a n d h(' hu i l t n/'ar ",h(' f(' th o>;" t wo wards a lld t l", H i \,('rsid .. 2 n d W a rd j o i n e d o n Piolleer H o a d , T h e " st imah-o COqt was $700.0GO for the b u i l d i n ;.: p l u s $35,000 for II s t a k( a t h l e t i c fi l' l d , '1.'1", s t a k l' wo u l d 1H't'ci 10 raisl' $ 1 02,000 h c for(' consl ruction cou l d h ( ' i n a n d $ I :n.ooo hdore ('o m p kt i o n "f t h e hu i l d i n g and athletic fi t'l d , The plan was p r(' st' l It !'d to I l w B i s hop s of t h , st a k e for I h ei r approval on D ec e m be r 26. 1 97 1 und 10 t Ill' s t a k , nll'IllIW l'sh i p for thf'ir appro va l on J A n u a ry Hi. 1 972,

a base for religious freedom and m a t erial ind(Jpl'ndence. All of 'you h a ve ma de a SlIpreme cOl1 triiJ u t iun

Blaellfoot I daho West Siahe /l'ill hdp liS II) realize the IL'OlIder lui heritage we have /wen I?il.'en. Our forefa thers lab ored h ard t o huild
of the to brill/{ into

7'hi. brief his tory commemora t ill/f a gn'at I'pell/ ill the ('arly life

reality a great drea m .

t o your sacrifice and devotion. 7'0 all of YO II Ice ll:iLL

This beautiful

s /. ah' cenler
elwr

/ l 'i l /

s t and forever ([s

tes t imony

BuildinA' co ns t ru c ti o n was pl ag ut'd w i t h d i ffic u l t i"s, Con t i nu ed subzero weather fOfl' i ng su"p<'nsion of w o rk u n t i l "pring, But by then bri" k masons wer(' so scan'C' t hat Ilw wa l l s ('o u l d n ' t lIP start('d un t i l m id Scptclllhf' r. 1 97:1, F rN ' zi n g w('a ther sloPP" d co ns t ru c t i on again in .J a n ua ry 1.974 w i t h th(' walls of I h e cul t u ra l h n l l and onl' w i n g ('o m p l " t "IL Th<'n. w lH ' n work was ge t t i ng w('l1 IInder way again in t ilt' s p ri ng, u g l' n t'ra l c ra ft s strike slowpd ('ollslruet i o n so that the dt'd ication pla ll lwd for A u gus t 25. 1 974 was postponcd u n t i l St'ptember 22. 1 974,

Max Call was mploY('d as arc h i l I'd und w h i l l' h e was designing t h e' h u i l d i n g . til(' st a ke raisl'd th .. r<'<tui n'd m i n i mu lll starlinl: cap i t a l . s('nd i n g th" l ast part to the Church F i nallciul l >l'part lllent 011 .J u n(' I. I Y72, By Oc t o b(' r. t il(' p l a n s were compl"\('d a n d approvl'd And E l lswo r t h Constru c t i o n Co mpa ny had won th" bu i ld i n g ('onstruction ,'ont raet fo r th,' l ow bid o f $670.800. The ground bn'a king ceremonies were con<.iuct t'd on Nov('m h,'r 4 . 1 972,

be

grafe/Ill.

Blackfoot Idaho West Stake Presidency

hit I'ariy in D,'Cemher that YIar.

N u:>
......

N N

Front row, left to right Clerk. Veri Waddoups and Dole Murdock Back row, left to right: 1 st COUMclor George Katscollc-s. Bis hop Arnold Demeo, 2nd Counsolor Art
K.lloy

Thomas 2nd Ward

TIll' Thomas 2nd Ward was o n: a n i )l. 'd Ol'lohf'r 24, 1 9;'4. G('orge A . Pet erson was "\IlailH'd as hishop w d h H o mf'r Evans as f i rst (,Dlinselnr and A l v on Han "" n as seeond cOll nselor. Th"ron Da llt'(' and M v ro n BartIC's wpre t h e clerks. ' EIIg" IIC' H i ggins anel A rnol d Da lll' " I"',,ame fir s\. and 5('<:011(\ cOlln s "lo rs as the y<'H I'S passI'd .

HlSTOHY OF THOMAS 2nd WAHD

On 1'1'1 arch 28, 1 97 1 the Thomas :1rrl W a rd was orga n i z l,d w i t h ovcr 100 peo)!lc [rom t il/' 'l"holnas 2nd Ward h l'l p i n g t o form t il!' 1l11'llllwrship o[ t h e new w nrd . A t this t i m l' A r t h ur Kelly j o i n ,'d t h e h;shopril' i n t il(' Thomas 2nd a s second cOIllls('l or wilh Brottwr K u l s !'nn.'s as firs l . V!'TI \Vaddollps w;" 5ustai n('cl as ward d('rk r('plac i ng Ron<1ld W h i t i ng. The populat ion of our ward is now
ahout 400.

On August 25. 1 963 Bi sh o p 1'('[('I"son was r(''''aI'd and Arnold ,1. Duncc WU3 sust ai ned flS bishop. with A. ,I" lTv HanS('n first ,uuns .. lof a n d Georg<, A. Kat s!'all('S ns ,.,'('ond. M y ron Ba rtH'S a nd nal .. tvl u rdo("k W(' I"<' I h l' ward c11rks. La rry Lpath n m Sr. lat!'f repla c,'cl M y ron Barnes. Honald Wh iti n g became ward c l r rk wh,'n hroth,'r Ll'a t ha m mnv('d from tI", wa rd.

..

Su nday I ll/' 3rd day 0(' M lI r("h 1 !174 . B ishop Fi . . l d i n l( a n d his two cllulls('lors W('f(' 1"I,I,'"s!'<I. S u s l a i lH'd a. our 1 I ( ' x l hishop was HohNt H . Ch rist C'nscn. H i s two cOlllls. .lors a r e ( 1 I ('nll V a n Orcll'lI and Dal" \V. I\l a r l i ll. 'I'll!' Thomas 3rcl 'Nard is striving 10 mn k !' 1l" W l"<'I'ords and S ( ' I"\'(' tl\(, Lord i ll a n v way t lll'Y aT!' askcd. F'or \V(' know only t h rough :o:.(,l'vi('( 10 o u r l' 1 (,HVI'llly FaI I H.'" can we g r ow spi r i t u a l l y a nd r('cl'ivl' t h " blcs i l lgs Ill' has i ll ston' for /IS. his ("hillln'n.

On the 28t h day of M a r c h , 1 97 1 t il<' Thomns l sI and 2 n d W<rrcls w('re called 10 ttl!' Sluk,' Tulwrnal"i(' for II speeial mc(' t i llg. At I h is mcd i n g Ill<' Thomas 3rc! \Va rd was organi z('d. M a rion O. Fi!'l d i n g was sust a i n ed as h ish op with Don C. Curtcr as f i ffit C'ounsptor n n e l n a i l \Va l t a ('collcl l'o \l llsploJ', '],his was a V('I'Y 'p('('inl a ll d h u mhling ('X l ll'ril'n,'" for t lws,' hrt' l hn'n. to o rg a n i l.l ' a IH'W wa rd wil h01l1 a hudg.,t and I,'", o n mak r::1Is tn work w i t h. '1'1", I wopl,' tln'w tog<'thcr in I I n ity al ld slIpporkd till' bis h op r i c 011<' h l l ll d n '" Ill'r(" 'II 1 . 'I'll!' Thomas 31"(1 Wa rcl I)('cal1l(, u progr," siv(', sp i r i l u a l group o[ s a i n t s U n d"I' Bishop fie l d i ng 's ",,,d('rship. I I !' was I"v",1 by a l l a(.:.'s. t il l ' hah i " s. p r i m a ry ("hildr" n , t he you t h . young marri" ds. and I h " " I d!'r nlt'mh.'rs .',p" c i a l l y loolH,d f or wa rd to his special smil., li nd hnl\(I,hnk, ' l'neh w(',I<.

THOMAS 3rt! WAnD

Front row, left to right: 2nd Counselor Dolo Martin 1 st c::forRG: s(: Back row, left to right: Ko lt!\:MS rk :r:l( Bolnap

Thomas 3rd Ward

C;;j:" rB:kf!'d Slt:Eli(ljon

Back row, I.ft 10 rlghl: 1 st Counsel Of' Jamos Wheeler m So lo!iOIdu" Waito

Moreland Ward

MORELAND CHAPEL

HlSTOHY OF MOHELAND WAnD III I K!H 1-1 ('1",1' ./ . C ra n l o r I ll !' ( 'oll n .. i l " r I h, ' ' I\""I\'(' i n company w i l h Pr('s. .Jallll's K Sl p('I,' o f 1 Ill' B i n :d Hl Ill S l a l(' \' i s i l ('d I h(' M o n l n n d rm'a and Iwld a lll (,pt i n J.( w i l h tI . . , ,<'II I " rs I L P. ( 'h ri s l ian'.I'IL r-,'l o n ' l a l1ci \ fi rst h i s h o p , .John E n J.( l u n d and ol iwrs, I ( p a s l, , d t lo p I >"I.' l h n'l1 w h a t nanll' t lH'Y l o ad 1 0 sU/-:g','sl for a lown, I n t l o c ' d iSl'lIssion w h i .. h followcd, , J o h n J': ngland slIggC'sl C'd t h e n a m C' " M ol'(l n n d " Iwen l l s , ' I I I f'1'I , is Illor,' l a nd h" I'!' for a s<' l t l C'lIl c n t .

I n I !);l:l Edward I ) i ll'nsoll wa.; s l l , l a i neri a I I . . . " , ' \\' hi.;hop of I hl' I( ro w i n l! wa rd , I l a ro i d B L, , ' , ",'('( ' n l l \' lIst a : I " r I I ll C I l l ! " ' 1' 0 1 1 111' ('olll]('il o f ' 1 \vt' l v l' ,
\Vi l l a rd S, \Vra,v wa.; s l I " l " i ' l l '( \ a h i h o l ' in h u l gp at HI(> (a nl:-. O n . J u l y 7. I n:-)/I a IH'\\' " " I'd " 1' I ' " I ..d w i l h B i s h op 1 h-:," E, WI",!'I .. ,' al t I,, wa" t a k('n i n l o I h, stal-, pl'l'sid('ne' :lItcl l Io,\'(1 1\1 01'l,lalld \Vard w i l h nl'W IH>lI IHla ril's,
ci('d i , ' a t ud t h is nH'pt i llg IUHI"i(1 io t ht' s(' r v l ( ' ( >

W i l l i a m T, Elll(l a n d , t h i rd hihop of Morpland . s('ry('d from 1 D07 to Moreh 1 927, S i x " f I h osp Y",, ,''o WI'I'(' p r" id('d "v" r h y \V i l l i, , 1 1 I C. ( ' u l fo r l h who ('('cog n i z('d t h(' I JI'oplt' had I I l I l l(roWII t l ,, o l r l l a n d Illa rle

\Va r n ' n Parks Li lldsay. s " ( 'l I n d hishop of M O I'(l a ll(\, w i l h ('ollll('i IPrs M a l t h im; ll(>nson a n d O l ivI'I' 1 l" l lIal', pl",,,wd a IlI'W M o rl'la n ( \ . . h l l l'('1 0 hOllsc' to rl'pla,,'.' t lH' old s l rlll'l lll'l' Illad . . of l o;: h a u l l'd I l'olll \V .. lvc'l' i ll l ' ( '''"),0",

01 t il ( ' Lord.
I !):i l

1,,'I Ill , nih" p W i l l a rd S \V ray \V i l l i a ll l s I "'Callll' h i ' h o p of t il ( '

\Va ...; horn -....

l i n d ,aw f ll(' IH'W dllireh

i\l uft'lanci :l1d

\VaS

In Nov, 1964 Co u ns El o r A r i ,1 D , l1 i('ks mlw('d find Larry .J . (;1('m",,1 WIIS called to tI)(' hishopric, Excava l i n,:: for t l,, r('mod l ' l i n,:: I"'giln M a rdI 2!'i, ( f)(i5, W a rd meeti ngs WNt' hcld i n t ill' Cu l l u m l H a l l . A l l t h l'l'I' wards dl'cliellt NI t hpnlsC'lv('s to the project, III J U IW o f 1 9liG, Up, \V ray was ('a II I'd al'; 2nd counselor in I ll(' Stllkl' Pn'sidC'ncy and Larry .1. CI(,lllcnl was sustainl'd a hihop w i t h e,, " n sl'lol's W a ll<,('p ,}, B !' l na p a nd Cha r l (Os S, F u l l m l ' r, On A pril 20, 1 %9 \VallaC'(' J, 1kl nap mov('(1 and D('lw y n V, E l l is was sll s l a i 'll'd as ('olln!'"lor to Bishop CIf'nH'nL M (mlwrship readlC'r1 :'29 nlPlIlbl'fS u nd 1 :1 flllll i l i l's o r R7 pI"pl .. w" r" sev('recl from our south" rIl bonjpr to t h e M O I'(lll ncl 2 n d Ward, c a u s i n g' d rat ie r('o rga n i
N UJ
O n ,July 8 , 1973, Charll's S, Ful l nH'1' was n ' l " a s('(1 a n d 1 )" 1111 \V, ( ; ihsoll was sustai ned IlS counselor, On A u/-:usl I I , I mt . lvl o r< ' i a ncl arcl Ward is in /-:ooe! hands, til(' nW lll l ll'rs h i p is activI' a n d I!rl l w i l l g i n t h .. work 01' t ill' Lorel, Sine,' its ('I'('ation as a ward. appl'o x i lm l t d y G:.l haw' SI'rv('d in fu l l t i m " mi.sions anel 2U IH1VI' I.:prvlrl i n tho .n i l i fn r v c" rtJi," zotion, On Jan, I G, 1 972. II n nOU I](" ' llll'nt was n l l (l" of t i l l ' propo",'" S t a " " Cen ] ter for B1aekfoot \.\,1 ('sl S t ak l' , Till' nWIllI"'r"h ip vol!d t o support i t .

Moreland 3rd Ward was erealt'd DC'c, 30, I DG2 II l1ckr t il(> d i rt'c1ion uf PH'S, Willard S, Wrny, Ca l l " d as b i s h op was .1. M a r v i n Wray w i t h ('ouns"lors Lloyd H. M e r r i l l and Ariel D, l1 icks, E a r l y i n I !JG1 p l a " s w('re mnde' 10 n'mod,,1 and add t o t lH ' m C'p t i n /-: hOtlse, A t t il(' S e p t . 1 964 Wa rd C"" !',, r!'n('I' M cd i ng a co m mendation was r('ceiv('(1 for I h (' con f('rC'J)c(' at t('ndance of 68%,

HISTORY OF MOHELAND 3rt! WARD

Aain a d i vision t ook ph" ' I ' H I a p('('i a l .... n c ri1 IlH'llf IIH'l'f i u:! i n the- st : l k ( , t n l )(r nllel,', id o .. . land : rd 'V ,nc! \\'a ( , I'('at ,'<1 \\' l l h , I . M l l r" i " \\' ray as h i l o o p, 1\ 1 1 o u t g row n st rud u r< ' n o l\' how('rI 1 1 0 1'1 '1' wa rck " h u i l d i ll)! pro j','1 \1', ,, s l a r l ,'d a n d i l l l\Iarl'h 01 I >JG I I , , ", n l od .. I , d .. h u rl'h h O l I S I ' was d ( d i .. al l'rI hy Eld('1' M i l t on H. l I u l1 l 1-r. F i r t Council of :-;(,\'I'nty,
/

Front row, left to r1ght: Jack Thon'los, Dee Joroonsen and Don BaU

Moreland 3rd Ward

1 st 8C:tnr;:'r Ig:im Bi sh op larry Clement 2nd Counselor Dean GibJon

N 1.0 ,J::.

front row, left o right: t ht Counsolor Leon Morrill Bishop CIHford Wroy 2nd Counsolor Ray Carlson Batk row, left to right: Molvin Spooner, Roy Schwobedossen, Burko Poole and Jack Cornia

Riverside Ward

RIVERSIDE CHAPEL
A HI STORY OF RI VERSIDE WARD
The first pt'ople to s,,!tI1' ill Ihe H i vl'rsidc an'a came in 1 884 - 1 885. Some of t.lw first families to scU ll' t h i" area i ncluded thc' S l a ndrr. the Wilsons, th e Adams. and the La Rocque famil ies.

The R ivprs'd" 2nd Ward was orl':H l l i z('d ill th l' SOI/t.h f3 1ackfoot Stake (III Dec. 1 8, 1 !166 and officially hegan to funct ion as a ward on J a n . 1 . 1 967. The stake p)'('s ' d,'nt at. t hat l i me w as P n's. Lawn'llI'(' T. Lambert. with C. D ea n Packer alld Da rrell Wilson as counselors. HISTORY OF H I V EHSIDE
The firsl bishopric or tl", H i v,'rsid,' 2nd Ward was as follows: H. E1berl God rr('y, hishop; D . Bel t o n Hatch, 1st coullselor; DOli A. M :lIl gu m , 2nd counselor; E mNY M. Belnap. ward clel'l( ; KpnllPlh Christ('nsen. executive secretary ; and l)pwitt Puesl. financial d"J'k.

2nd WARD

A new ('hapel was h p gu l l SoO I l after and complpted i ll 1 !);;2. Tlw H i v l'rsirle Ward continued 10 grow and i n 1 9(;6 I IH' wa r d was d i v i d , d to mak" t h e H iv('rsid" lind th" R ivf'rsidf' 2nd wa rds. In I !)()!) a IWW add i t i o n was "drkd to tlw h u i l d i n ;: s i g n i f y i n g t lw continued growth and prol:n'ss of tt." ward. A t pTC'sr'nt t ht' two wards have a total nwmhr'l'ship of approximatt'ly 900 memlwrs.

The Ri vl'Tside Ward grf>W and a rol l nri I hl' I lI rn of t h , ('(' t l t u ry. 11 framp hall was t'f('Cted i n a lov"ly groVl' of t \'(('. This hall slood ",lwr" t il(' pr('H('llt cha pC'1 now stands. al t h o u g h many of th(' I rp(, havp h"," r('mov('d. Th is hall s('rvcd til(' wa rd nwm\)C'rs u l l l i l J 9!jO wh(,11 it wa dC'stroY('d hy fir('.

Thl' community grew lind in 1 88G. t h e> H iv('rsid(, S ch oo l was organizpd. In 1889. a Riv('Tsidf' hranch was form," a lld was conn('cipd to I h e> Basalt Ward. A ward was latC' r organi ?l'd in 1 8!):! and shMl ly aft pT in I HVG. II to w n s h i Jl was selectl'd a n d laid out.

On April 2, 1 9(;9, a 94-YN\f-oJd formpr bishop. Fra n k Holverso n , of the River side Ward a n d ml'IIIIWN; of the presC' n t H i versid .. 2nd Ward, broke ground for a new addition to t.hl' wa rd meet i nl( housp. Aft!'r much hard work and many rUlld-raising activiti('. our n pw add i t ion was dNlieatt'd by W i l l iam H. Bennett o n August 26. J 973.

O n ,) U Il< ' 2 . 1 971. 0 11 (' or th" II P W nH'mh<'fs. Hohert Acevedo, was sustailled as 2nd counselor in the bih""l'i(' whell KplI,wth Christ l'llsell was released due to plans of moving o u t of I ll(' ward and Brot h,' r Lyle Godfrey was sllstai ned as 1 st ('ounsl"r in his pIal'''.

TIl(' o ri gina l hishopric was r,,\Pas('(1 Oil M a rdI 2R, 1 97 1 , and replacing it was Em(')' y M . Bel nap as hishop; K p n n t'l h C. Chris\('nsen as 1 st counselor; and Lyle M . ( ;ocl f,..y as 2nd counselol'. In this sallie IIIPetillg till' ward u nd er t oo k some 01 lwr chang('" i llvolvill/( boundaries. This ('h ange movf'd Rome o f our very loved memhers 011 t h ,' Wl'st to til(' Thomas \Va rrl and w h i l p WI' m issprl them greatly, t h osp \'If' r('('('ivl'd froll\ OIl' T ho ll\ u s \Vard on t lH' sOl l t h anrl Moreland 2nd on the lIor t h sid!' have Iw('onw act ive d !'a r nwmhers of the ward a n d are appre ria ted lind loved by a l l .

r e t Ff k;)' c ::. l r h; a: Andt!'non and Homer Andcrs..on Bock rowl left to rlghl: l st Counselor lylt! Godfre v Bi5hop Emory Bclnnp 2nd Counselor Rober' Oc vado e

Riverside 2nd Ward

'J-:-'

PINGREE CHAPEL SEMINARY BUILDING

was mnd(' i n t o a w[lfrl of th(' Blackfoot S t a k" hy Pre's. ,Jam"s Duckwort h , w i t h t il<' fir"t bishop be i n g Ezra S. Buchanan w h o s(' rv('rJ for 17 y " ,tr;\. I t was under I l is hop Buchanan thnt the ward pur eliasI'd l"I,e l'inl;)"('" Hol(') and ,. .. n\(1( I('I<-rI it i l l t o a "' Hl reh. Couns(')or who S(>fv<,o with B is h o p Buchanan W('f(' l a n t h us Barlow S r .. Del h('rt M. Packer, H. C. C. Hieh ,I r . . ,J('ssC' T. ]'v1 os('s a n rl F rn 'H"is Cammalk.

011 s,'p ! . Ii, I !J?O t ill' P i nf!r,' Bra n c h

H ISTORY OF PINGREE WARD

011 A pri l 2. 1937 Hulon F. Ca m m a c k was sust a i nC'd as hishop. I-Ie also served for 1 7 y('ars. At t h i s tilll<' hl' w as cnll<'d on a m i ssion to A u s t ra l i a . CounsdOl' serving IInrlC'r Rishol> Cammack w(' r < ' I va n ,J. A t wood, M elvin A. Larson, 1.0rellZO S. Calrhwll and W i l ford E. H okan()Il.

011 J a n u a ry 1.7, / 965 Clyd" A . N " ihlll'f was made hishoJl with t he fol\owinr, serving as coun ('lor.<: Earl Ta/:l'rt. JlIY COl'llpli8on, Mllx Young and Lllvlln ; K. Elison. Bihop Ndhaur served for 8 yeflrs.
I n t ht, 54 years Pinre(' has bcen a ward, Wl' have hael 5 hishoJls. 1 R counselors and 7 wa rd c1crks. W( haV<' 1ll'longl'd to th(' lliack foot, South Blackfoot Ilnd at t il(' present t ime, the Blackfoot West Stake.

Our prf'Scnt hi.;hop, Uddl Lloyd. was chosen liS bishop Ronllld K . Gihhs lIml Ray F. Cammack lIS cOllnHclors.

o n ,Jan.

1. 1973 with

On Sr' p l . 12. H 154 1.0r('n7.0 S. Caldwl' l I w a mao!' hishop. Bishop Caldw('ll sl'rvcd for I J y ('a rs . It W<iS u nrll'" h i s (prm of nffic(' t h !' p l a n s for t h e nw cha pel werl' sta rtNI. Couns('lors srving w i t h h i m w ('r(' Thomas L. How('l I . { Jrll'll Lloyd, and l J a r ris J ) . Scott. Thc presC'Jlt l'in/:r('l' Chap('\ was dl'dicat ('rl Fph. 2 1 , 1965 by I'r(,8. Lawrl'l1el' T. La m h er t of t il<' Sou t h Blackfoof Stake.

TABERNACLE

..,

N V1

OtoI.. R

Bock row, left to right: 1It Couluclor Ronald Gibbs t l o Camn,ack

Front row, left to right: Ellis Atwood cmd Reed Brown

Pingree Word

N 0'1
Lell 10 right: lst Counselor Don Polatis

Thomas Ward

Bishop John William, 2nd Counselor Murray Hammond

BLACKF OOT IDAHO WEST STAKE CENTER

T h " Blackfoot ldnho West StakE' CentN pichlfC'd ahove w a s b u i l t t o house the M o re land 2nd and ThOlnl1S Wards as Wl'1I as t h e stake hous!'. It was con st ructl'd a t a co"t o f $670.800 pxclud i n g t il(' pi p e orgun and t h e adjacpnl "ta l' nlhl .. t k fi('ld. M a x Call was tl lf' arch itl'ct a n d E l l s w o r i h Construction Co m pa n y th . . prime ,onlractor. Cnnst rud ion 1)('1(1In w i t h grollnd hrc'ald ng ecr('lllo n i,'s on Nov('mll"r 4. 1972. The f i n ish" d huilding was dcdicalf'd on S r p t r mh('r 22, 1974. Many other i n t <resting fn('( concern i ng its const ruc t i o n can hl' found in t.he H istory of l3Iackfool Idnho Wt'st Stakt' t'isl'whC'cc in this booklet.

Thomas Ward was first organi zeci N ov('mb" r ao, 1 902 hy P residt'nt n. L. Byhce o f t h e B i ngham S la k e Prf"idelH'y nne! assistt'd by his eOllnspJor, A. J. StAnger. ,John R. Wi l l i a ms was sustain('(l as bishop with ,John Standpr and J u lius Noack W i eounselors. T h i t(yfivr familirs made lip thr warcl w i th a population of 208 persons. The f i rst meeting was held in t h e log gchool house at Wilson. Subsequent b ish o pri cs wC'n' Bishop Ph ili p 13. DancC' on Ap ri l 24, 1927 with Neils A n df' rs o n and Leo D. M u rdock as l"ounselors. Oll)('r cou nsl'lors laler wcre David Noack, Erwin Evans, Thomas H. Will iams w i l h ('lerks T. H. Al lrcd. Charles Sjoslrum and Wil l iAm Turpin. In Novembcr of J 94 1 LC'Roy Dance was madl bishop with Christian J. Polalis ' and Alma M errill as cou nselors. Clerks serving were \Vi l liam Turpin, Cla rence Portf'r and Robert V. Jackson.

HlSTOHY Ol" THOMAS WARD

STA KE PRESIDE NCY

On May 23, 1 965, the ward w as reorga n i zed wilb J o h n II. Williams as bishop, w i th M ax Watt and M u rray I-Iammond n eounselors. Suhsf'(j u(' n l counselor w as Daniel J. Poll1tis. Clerks who have s(' rved are: G a i l Watt, Don App legate and Lawrence Stander.

On October 24, 1954 the ward was divided, form ing the Thomas 2ncl Ware!, with C . Gayl' W i l l iams as bishop, Ldloy Goodwin and Hoberl V. Jackson as coun selors. Subsequent clerks were WC'ndell SlandC'r, LaMar Jackson, and John R. Williams.

On March 28, 1971 stake n'orl(R nization of boundaries formNI three wards Thomas 1 s t, 2nd and 3rd Wa rds - liP to the present time. ThC' new wa rd eonsisled of 8 families Crom Riverside, parl of Thomas 2nd and part of the old Thomas Ward.

1 sf Counselor Darwin Rainsdon

Front row, left to right: 81shop Don Bingham 2nd Counselor Wilton Horpor

Back row, loft to right: lost.r Tracy, Boyd Bolnop and John Fuller

Moreland 2nd Ward

Front tOW, lefl to right: lst Counselor Gaylo Wil liums, President Allan F . l C'l rsen and 2nd Counse1or Marvin Wroy
Back row, left to right: Robert Stovenson, Dean Mackley, Rohort Smith and Keith Strickland

N EW BU I L D I N G DATA
A R C H I T E CT
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

John Di xon

CO NTR ACTO R . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norm HDmmond, Assoc. ST A K E WA R D F I N A N C E CO M M I T T E E C H A I R M A N . . . . . . . . . . . GDry E l i son

F I N A N C E CO M M I TT E E C H A I R M E N Moreland 1 s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lou is Lambson More l a n d 3 rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boyce Benson Moreland 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don Jones Moreland 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Sm i t h Ri verside 1 s t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DD Lon E sp l i n & Dean H i l l R i verside 2 n d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Da l e Scott

BU I L D I N G P L A N N I N G CO M M I TT E E Dean Whee l e r R obert Acevedo J. Ma rvi n Wray Charles F u l l m e r Lay n e Van Orden Darre l l Wi lson R E C R E A T I O N F I E LD P L A N N I N G COM M I TT E E

BLAC K FOOT I DAHO N O R T HWEST STA K E C E N TE R

J. Marvin Wray R o bert Acevedo Dean Wheeler Kay Barbre B u rke Poole Clair Pa c ker Boyce Benson Da rrell Fac k r e l l
TOTA L COST O F TO T A L COST OF TOTA L COST TO S U A R E B U I LD I N G
. .

TH E CHURCH OF J ESU S C H R I ST OF LATTER DAY SAI NTS

. . . .

.
. .

.
. .

.
. .

$
.

1 ,338,34 1

R EC R EATION COMP L E X . N O R T H W E S T STA K E .

. . .

1 29,493 322 ,000

I
September 28, 1 980

Ded icatory Service

F E ET O F

B U i L D I N G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 25,000

ST A K E M E M B E R S H I P . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 , 558

IV \.0 '-J

Moreland 3rd Ward Moreland 5th Ward

STA K E P R ES I D E N T'S M ESSAG E

The dedica t i o n of this b u i l d i ng is the c u l m i nation of a l o t of p l a n n i n g , hard work and sa cr i f ices on the part of many peo p l e from the N o r t h west and West Stakes. In behalf of t h e stake p residencies, h i gh council ors a n d

Bishoprices of t h e two sta kes,

I e x p ress ou r deep apprec i a t i o n f o r t h e

d u ri n g t h e

BLACKFOOT NORTHWEST 5T AKE PRESIDENCY

1 .6 :t. COUYt.6 e-f.OJt Ve.an WdUam.o
PJtident R . 2 nd.

moral and f i n a n c i a l support received f r o m the membersh ip p l a n n i n g a n d construction o f t h i s beaut i f u l e d i fice.

T h e f i n ancia l s a c r i fices made by many i n div idua l s is only representative of the deep s p i r i t u a l strength and co m m i tment members of the two stakes have sh own toward the work o f the Lo rd.

Lav eJtne MaJtQum Co uYt.6 e.f.oJt LaJLJty C.f.em ent

As we prepare to dedicate t h i s b u i l d i n g to the Lo rd, may we ponder the sign i f i cance o f this o r d i nance . t h i s i s His House . . May we f u l l y u n derstand that, hencefort h ,

. hal lowed and consecrated for the strengt h e n i n g o f

His K i ngdom o n t h e ea rth . President R. Laverne Marcum

I I I GH COUN CI laRS

GeJt.a.f.d LaJL.6 en VeMad WcdeM Mo nte Bouman Vean Whee.f.e.Jt RobeJt:t Ac.ev edo UmeJt LampJL ec.ht

Paul Und.oay John Mo on Dean Gib.o on GaJty EU-O 0 n U<.c.hae-f. A. BUg ht Vean Po.f.cttu..

"'-

I
"'-

'--

t-.

L
"-

299

BLAC K FOOT I DAHO N O R THWEST STAK E

w o o

BUILDING DE DICATION SERVICES Septe mber 28, 1980 7:00 P.M.

if

O J

PRE L UDE MUS I C PRES I DI NG . CONDUCTI NG . . PILM . R.

Jane,t WW-<'CUll11 L a v elLI l C'. AfCl/Lcum L aMY c.teme.ltt

.Y

T H E SP I R I T O F GOD LI K E A F I R E I S BURN I NG
VERSE 1 The spirit of God l i ke a f i re is b u rn i n g ! The latter-day gl ory beg i n s to come fo r t h ; The visions and blessings of o l d are returning_ And angels are corning to v i s i t t h e eart h .

PILe.J.J .

Stahe Cho.i./L OPENI NG HYMN " L a the. Mo untcUn..6 S hout n Oll J o y" . Dav.<.d wa.t.i..am"s ( Co nduc..ti.l1g ) Jan.e.t WftUamJ.J a nd S heM!} CaMoil. ( Accompal1y.i..Jtg ) I N VOCAT I ON . . . Pfte.J.J . . Rob e/tt Ace.v e do Dean WJLi..coM

ACKNOW LEDGMENTS .
VERSE 2 The Lord is ext end in g t h e Sa i n ts' u n derstand in g, Resto r i ng t h e i r j u dges and all as at fi rst. The knowledge and power of God are expan d i n g, The ve i l o'er the earth i s begi n n i n g to bu rst . CHORUS We ' l l sing a n d we' l l shout w i t h t h e a rm i es o f heave n , Hosanna, hosanna to God a n d t h e Lamb ! Let glory to them in t h e h i ghest be g i ven, Henceforth and foreve r ; Amen a n d amen !

REMARKS RE MARKS REMARKS C.

B hop L.to ljd ,\ je.l!.JUl.t

B .06 hop Challte. !J FuR.-tm r! ft Gay.f.e W.i..U) amll , P'Le..S . B.f.a ch 6 o ot WQ t Stake

REAIARKS

R. L av eJtlle /aJLc.um , PILQ.6 . B.ta c.1z 6 o o.:t '\/o lVtltwe;.,.t Stalze

r'te/.) .

DEDI CATORY PRAYER

R . L av (')L n e ,1/aJ1CWll

CLOS I NG HYMN " /I OJ.J w1.nah An.th e.m"

. .

S talze. C/W.{.ft/ Cu Itg ILe gaUon Dav.i.. d (().U Uam,s .. ( Co I1duc..ti..ng ) Ja 11. e..:t W.i.. il..i..am-6 and S lte.My Call/LO U. ( Ac.c.o mpaJ1 lj.i.. l lg J

BENEDI C T I O N .

B0s IlOp Dwn WI1 ('. <! t C 'L

U ll /ie Jv!J PaJL/z..i.. ng

,I/oILQ .tami 3ILci and Hil (()aJtd E.tde.!LS

,I(()/Le.ta'1d 3/td and 5 th (lJcuLd S ('v <! I t ti L' S I l I l I

BISHOPRICS

BISHOPRICS

MORELANV L il t . L il t . Ca un . R.o b eJLt Sm,(;t:h B-iA hop Jame/.) Whe.el.eJL 2 nd . Ca w't . Van Batdt..\!,tn

MORe LANV 5th . 1 ll t . Cowt . R.ex McNa-UL B-iA hop U.oyd R. M eJlJr.,{.U 2nd . Cawt . Venn-W L eavtt

MORE LANV 31Ld . L il t . Coun . LaMY MCU!tin Kw hop CiwJLie/.) Futfm(J.Jt 2nd . Coun . CWLt CapM n

1 -6 t . Co un . K . L ea lt MeJrJUU B.w hop Ra bat L . Stev e rt-6 o n 2 n d . Coun . Chad W . Vance ( B-iA hopJU.e. du.JL.tng e.o rt-6 tltuc.t,{.o n ) B-iA hop GMy Kouh 1 -6 t . Co c m . A . Vean Mackley 2nd. Coun . MMiz. O . L eavLt.-t

RI VERS I VE I t.

MORe LANV 4th . Layne. Van Ollde.n l1i-6 ho p Kwh StJu.c.I,iand 211d . Coun . Nolan FWLn-W -6

1 -6 t . Coun .

Rl VERSIVE 2 nd . 1 -6 t . CO UIt. Pau..t Robe.tLtll o n B-iA ltop BWne T . Randill 2nd. Co un. Vo natd S e.ot-t:

TWO AND ON E-HA L F Y EA R S O F PROG R ESS

On Apri l 30, 1 978, the B l a c k foot Idaho N o rthwest Stake of t h e Ch u rch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sa i n ts was organ ized by Elder Ca rlos E. Asay of t h e F i rst Quorum of Seve n t y . It was formed from the 8-year-o l d Blackfoot West Stake at its quarterly conference . These 2 stakes are N entirely rura l . No incorporated city or v i l l a ge l i e in their b o u n daries west of Idaho's Sna ke River. Agricult ure-oriented, each stake conta i ns o n e sma l l post office, several cou n try stores, a n d a f e w service sta t i o n s a n d welding shops. The newly-created Northwest Stake i s an i n teresting one. It sy mbolizes the growth and progress of the L.D.S. C h u rch. Appro x i mately 3 m i l e s wide a n d 1 0 mil es long, i t comprises 6 wards. A t the t i me i t was organized, the me mbership totaled 2338. In contrast, the original Blackfo ot Sta ke, fore father of these 2 stakes was fou n ded i n 1 904. I t s borders covered a vast, newlysettled region stretch ing beyond She l l ey , Lost R iver, Aberdeen, Fort Ha l l , and Blackfoot areas. Its membersh ip was 2500 - just 1 6 2 more than this "brand new" Northwest Sta ke. On t h e last day of Ap r i l , 1 9 78, former bishops of the B l ac kfoot West Sta ke were chosen to d i rect t h e new Northwest Stake. Susta i n ed a s president was R . Laverne Marcum w i t h Dea n Wi l l iams a n d la rry Clement as Counselors, Robert L. Steve nson and t h en Darrell Loosle as executive secretary , and Emery Bel nap as Stake Cl e r k . These are men of i n tegrity, vision, and leadership. Organ ization from the stake level bega n t o function immediate l y . Members of the H i gh Cou n c i l were called. Officers of Stake Au x i l iary Boards were staffed and ready t o serve. Both spi ritUal and recreat ional out l i n ed programs were adopted. Progress began. Six wards, i ncluding the newly-formed F i fth Ward, created with the new stake, were to be supervi sed and d i rected. Only 2 ward chapels dotted the area . Moreland Chapel a l ready h oused 3 wards. The Chapel at Riverside cou ld only maintain 2. B l a c k f oot West Stake generously shared t i me and bu i l d i n g space to accommodate sta ke conferences, leadersh ip activities, and temporary ward housing. Everywhere overcrowd i n g ! Successes ca me ! Nine days before the Northwest Stake's f i rst b i rthday, A p ri l 2 1 , 1 9 79, ground-brea k i n g ceremonies were h e l d for a new Stake Ce nter to be b u i l t o n l O y,. acres a t the south corner o f Pioneer R o a d a n d the R i verside Moreland Highway. When whi spered gru m b l i n gs about this l ocation began to circulate, Bi shop Dean Whee ler, ch ai rman of the bu i l d i n g com mit tee, responded, " Have you ever wondered why t h i s choice grou n d has not been snatched up by development promoters? Al l around it are hous i n g projects, n e w homes . wh y ? " Th en h is profound answer, " T h e Lord preserved i t for us. Th is is where it was t o be ." The f ir m o f John Di xon and Associa tes designed the structure. N o r m Hammond Construction Company was the prime contractor. Supreme con t r i b u t i on s and hard work by members of both sta kes created a be a u t i f u l rea l i ty from a bright drea m. The center houses the Moreland Th i rd and F i ft h Wards. A u n ique recreat ion f i eld has been added a n d nea rly completed. In these 2Y2 years of growth, there have been t h ree changes i n the Bishoprics : Riverside 1 st - B i shop R o bert L. Steve nson succeeded B i sh o p Gary Korth ; Moreland 3 r d - B i shop Ch a rles S . F u l l mer presides i n p lace o f Bishop Delwyn Ell is; More l an d 4 t h - B i shop Keith S t r i c k l a n d foll owed Bishop H. Cl i f ford Wray . Two and one-ha l f years of Progress I A r i ch heritage gleams from the i l l umined shaft tower of this beautifu l Cente r . May the tes ti mon ies and devot ion of r ighteous members e x pa n d its g l o w to everyone.

BLACKFOOT WEST STAKE PRESIDENCY

1. Coun . Etwin W . Mdock PfteAide.n-t C . Ga.yle. Wd..tia.m6 2nd. Coun . Aftnold Vance.

H I GH COUNCI LORS

Vcuw.;in L . Young Ro b e.1tt V. Jack o n Ma.x. V . Wa-tt Moftga.n Van Oftden LaJtfty L eatham , Jft . Wili on Hcvr.p Vt.

Stanley WiLUam Van,i. e. V. Thoma/.) J eJfJl.. y Twig g Vanie. T. Pol Ro ya AlileA L yl e. Pete.M o n

Pe aple ae Mal),ellftd

3 04

I '-

r-

r '

--

--

Hom e from war.

Sweethearts
Elnora Hamm ond Midwife Many babies in Moreland were

delivered by her. A big catch

308

Henry Hammond

Henry and Erma Hammond Big Potatoes

Jeanne Clark Siddoway

My big beautiful hat was Abe's Sunday go to Meetin' best 20x beaver Stetson. My head was were loaned to grand entry.
me

Queen of the Hatch Rodeo in about the year 1938-39 held in the Moreland town square.

small we had to put f olded newspaper in the hat band lining. Th white beaded buckskin gloves

so

by Mrs. Herb (Fannie) Adams. Abe even had to loan me his own horse f the or

be a part of it.

The Hatch Rodeo may have been small but the Hatch family put on quite a show. I was proud to

309

',

Abe and Lol a

regi stered quarter h orse stalli on

J ack Hudson

Abe Ha tch and Slim

Jack .I-Iudson Stallion

:,

---Ab e

Hch an d Slim

..... ,

Take a bo\v

Abe

Hatch and Slim

End of the trail

Bert, Ralph

p,

Abe and Lola

relyn, Russel , Jack,

31 1

-"

--'

....

teacher.

busy SC:hedu le -assi:sted_ by h i s. wife, Ruth . who is. ,a Lso a sc ho'o l ..

.

an Io . State. Univetsityc professor, organ izes -h.is p{ident,

BUSY SCRmUU

' R" LaVerhe

Marcum:

LOS Northwest Sta ke

I'hoto """, esYRoger.tilll

"

31 2

After his discharge, they moved to Victor, where Laverne taught and was also elementary principal. Wanting a higher college degree, he returned to Brighan Young Univer sity at Provo, Utah, majoring in secondary education and ad ministration. He graduated in 1949 with a bachelor's degree and started to work on a masters. The family reloca ted in Driggs, where Laverne taught history, government and physical education and was assistant principal. In 1950 he became superintendent of the Teton County schools. Each sum mer he attended BYU until he com pleted his master's in educational administration in 1953. In 1955 he became superintendent of the Snake River School DistriCt. He continued attending college summer school, working on his doc torate. In 1966 he took a year's leave of absence to work on his doctorate at Utah State University at Logan and in 1968, after completing his dissertation, received his doctor of education degree. "Ever since I have known him, he has had personal goals to achieve," his wife says. "The goal of a doc torate took him 25 years, but he made it ! " Laverne recalls sacrifices Ruth made for his education. "She spen t 18 summers basically alone with the full responsibility of raising the children. Some summers I attended colleges in Utah and commuted. The summer of 1960 I was totally away from home attending the University of California. The sum mer of 1963, 1 was still further away - at Columbia University in New York City. "The only way we have been able to achieve what we have in our l i ves is through the support that my wife has given in whatever commitment we have made. The same is true of the children . " I n September, 1969, Laverne started teaching at ISU as a pro fessor of educational adm inistra tion in the master 's program, a position he still holds . Except for the brief teaching ex perience at Cedron, Ruth inter rupted her teaching career while concentrating on homemaking and bringing six children into the world. In 1961, si e resumed teaching the sixth grade at Moreland. In 1966 she transferred to fifth grade at River side, where she is still teaching. She also attended summer school at ISU until 1969 whe n she earned her B.S. in elementary education.

When Laverne was Snake River superintenden t, he hired Nolan Mecham as eighth grade math teacher and coach. By 1 966 Nolan was head high school basketba l l coach. "If it weren't for Laverne, I would probably have been forced to leave the district about that time , " Nolan recalls. "Some o f the patruns had concerns about my attitude toward coaching. There were two training techniq ues that they ob jected to, and 1 wasn't even aware of the discontent. " He remembers Laverne calling him into the office, explained the problems with the patrons, and helped him make some necessary coaching changes . "Laverne would always hear you out," Nolan says. "If you had a concern or problem , he'd listen. Sometimes he'd agree, and sometimes he wouldn't. But you always knew at the end that you had a friend. " Nolan is now prin-

cipal of the Snake River High School. Theo Perkes, principal of the P ingree-Rockford Elemen tary School, was one of Lavern's students in the ISU master's pro gram in administration. "One of the most important things I learned from Laverne was the necessity of effective com munication in the school-setting between a d m i n i s tra tors and teachers and parents , " he remembers. Theo has also been im pressed with Laverne's knowlege of Idaho school law. "He took a sab batical last year ," Theo says, "and authored a manual on Idaho school law Cor the use oC administra tors in schools across the state of Idaho." An active member of the LDS Church, Lavern has served as scoutmaster and teacher of the young Aaronic priesthood boys and as high councilor in the Blackfoot and West stakes. In 1973, he was installed as bishop of the Moreland 1st Ward. He chose as his first counselor Jim Wheeler. "Although I was much younger and less experienced," Jim recalls, "Laverne always made me feel that my opinion was very valuable. He influenced me in so many ways. He was very we)) organized and so committed to doing everything well. " In 1978 when the Northwest Stake was organized, Laverne was called as stake president and Jim Wheeler was sustained as the Moreland 1st Ward bishop .

313

before his death, wherem he tells of the time when he was about 13 and wanted badly to attend the National Scout Jamboree i n Valley Forge, Penn. Teaching his son industry, thrift and independence, Laverne encouraged Ray to work to earn the necessary money, promising that for every dollar he earned and sav ed Laverne would match it with anther dollar. Ray reached his goal and attended the jam boree. Bob m entions two lessons he has learned. " Be on time. In fact, be early. It is a sign of respect for those with whom you work . " And "Experience is essential to success. Dad helped m e understand hat you can gain from both negatIve and positive experiences ; however, that I should always try to find the positive and use it to build on and make myself wiser and better suited for future challenges . " Sue remembers being rather strong-wil led , but learning the im portance of free agency. "Dad usually gave me his <?inion and ad vice and left the deCISIon up to m e . H e had a way o f usually being right . with his advice, and I learned It was better to follow the advice, than to live with the consequences of my wrong decision s . " Sue also gained strength, com passion and empathy from her father's example. She reca lls when they lost loyed oes, woul d watch . him go qUIetly mto hIS office, and knew he was grieving deeply ; but then he would come out, and be the one to buoy everyone else up . " Pam has been impressed with her father's genuine love for everyone. "I don't remember him ever talk ing someone down or back bi.tin his associates or friends. ThIS IS a characteristic I have tried to put in to my life . "

"

Kathy remembers her father taught them the spiritual value of faith. "We were taught that whenever we had a problem , we were to pray about it as a very im portant step; but then we must have faith that it would be worked out. Dad always had an added step in there, though. He always counseled us that we must do everything we could do, and not just hand it ove to the Lord. He always stressed domg our part . " Kevin says "there are many things that are important in life, but only as a person is able to integrate good values into his . life, does tru e . learning come. ThIS IS what It means to be 'an example . ' My father's example is the greatest single value he has taught me." . Every child mentioned theIr father's emphasis on the impor . tance of a good educati on "Together with my mother, dad placed college as a hig priority f his children and has remforced thIS ideal constantly," Kevin says. . Laverne has received honors 1 0 his work and community service. He has served in many offices in local, state, regional and national Education Assoc iations, includmg president of the Idaho Ed Ication Association and preSIdent of the Idaho Suv'rintendents ' Assoc .a tion. He has been active in Rotary Club, serving as president i n Driggs, and a mem ber i n Blackfoot and Pocatello until tea ching con flicts forced his resignation. A golfer and fisherman, he also belonged to the Toastmasters Club for several years, during which time he was regional ( southeastern Idaho) educational vice-president.

As stake president, Laverne em phasizes to the 2,666 state mem bers the importance of setting goals . His first counselor, Dean Williams says, "Goal-setting is one of the greatest things he has taught me to write them down and then follow through. Also he is a real organizer - always prepared. I have learned that I had better be fully prepared when I go to a meeting with him . " Discussing goal-setting, Laverne stresses "Goal-setting is only a means to an end. It is a way to get people where they want to go. Goals don' t mean anything unless you decide to achieve the m , and discipline yourself so you CAN achieve them, and make a firm commitment to do something about the m . " He has one major goal he would like to see stake members embrace: "I would like them to have the goal of increaSing their testimonies and living the com mandments - with the ulimate goal to receive exaltation in the Kingdom of God." Mable Atha y , a w i d owed neighbor to whom Laverne has been "home teacher" for many yea r s , pra ises him for his observance and caring. "He was out of town several years ago when I had hip surgery , and he called long distance several times to inqUire about my health. Another time I decided to get out in my garden and try using my rototiller. He heard the motor, came to see what was happening and took over the tilling. Another time I started to rake my yard, but had to leave on an errand. When I returned, he had finished my yard work. He has always gone the 'ex tra mile' to watch over me, and see that my needs are met . " Laverne' s teaching influence, both by example and precept, has been strongly felt by his own children. Ray w rote a pa r t i a l autobiography several years ago

314

'

.
w
......

U'1

' " Willard Wray 'a lso' has two Wil lard C. Wray was born March brothers a nd two sisters living. '31 , 1913, to Hyrum M. and Estella They are Clifford H. Wray of River Smith Wray at Riverside. He grew side who is now serving an LDS Mis up on a farm owned a nd operated by sion. with his wife, Loraine, in Ius father. He attended grade school Scotland ; Marvin of Moreland ; and two years of high sch()ol at . Mrs. Rulon Cammack ( Iris) of Riverside. He then attended the Pingree ; a nd Mrs. Jack Draper junior and senior year of high ( Edna) of Shelley. . school at Moreland and graduated His occupation has been a cat with honors . He was active in tleman and farmer. He has loved sports, music and drama . He serv- this occupation very much and is ed as captain of the basketball s till engaged in farming associa ted team, participated in school plays with Wray farms. and operettas and placed in the President Wray's main interests state oratorical contest. He won the have been his church and his fami Balfour Award for Scholarship, ly. He is very' proud of both. He has Loyalty and Achievement. held many positions in the church He married Janet Clark on Nov. for which he feels greatly blessed. 22, 1933, ' in the Sal t Lake City LDS He served in the Groveland Ward Temple. They have five chil<;lren : Sunday School Presidency for two Hobert Williard, who is married to years and as a Counselor to Bishop Michael Johnson of Groveland for Gertrude Williams ; Betty Janet, who is married to Keith Kunz ; three years. He was released from that bIshopric because of his move Itodger Hyrum, who is married to Jeanie Gneiting; Clark Smith, who ' to his present home in Moreland. is married to Janis Kunz ; and ( This was the home where Janet Richard Adams, who is married to . was raised and lived all of her life Kathleen Daw. All of their children until she was married.) He purchas have been married in the temple. ed this home from Janet's mother. Twenty-eight grandchildren and President Wray then served as a counselor to Orson Packham in the three great-grandchildren have been added to the family circle. Stake YMMIA. He held that position

Special to The New's '

Willard Wray,: 'c "

" ,'J ' l '

'

'

.
,

'

'

.I . 1

'

"

'

'

'

"

. ,

" '

"

Willard Wray

w
......

0'\

President " ' Vr"!:!y has been in for approximately two years and .. then was released to serve on the terested in ciVll . service. He served High Council. He served there for on the Snake River School District three years. The last year he served Board of Trustees for two terms, on the High Council, he and his wife has been a director of the Danskin Janet were called to be temple of Ditch Company and served as ficiators. He took care of both Chairman of the Board of County assignments, which required that Commissioner for six yea rs. While he spend two nights a week at the a county commissioner, he assisted temple in addition to his High Coun in the organization of the "Idaho cil activities. He was then called to Association of Counties . " He retired serve as bishop of the original from his position as commissioner : Moreland Ward. (This ward con after two terms. sists of five wards now. ) He served President Wray loves the Church as Bishop and also took care of his and he loves people and working temple assignment for almost three with them. He has always said, years. He then was released from "There are only two kinds of people " both assignments to serve as in the world, those you love and counselor " to President Parley A. those you don ' t know . " He (irmly believes if you know a person, their Arave in the Stake Presidency. He served as a counselor in the good points will outweigh their Blackfoo Stake Presidency for four weak ones . He truly loves everyone years and was then called to serve he knows. On the Aug. 27, 1978, he was or as president of the Blackfoot Stake. He served as Blackfoot Stake Presi dained a Patriarch in the LDS dent for eight years and was then Church by Boyd K. Packer. He is called to serve as a counselor to assigned to the Blackfoot Idah9 President Parley A. Ar1:lve in the Northwest Stake. He still officiates Idaho Falls Temple Presidency. He at sealings and marriages in the and his wife Janet, spent a very en Idaho Falls Temple. He is renowned joyable five years in this position. for the special advice he gives Janet served as assistant temple young people prior to performing " matron to Lila Arave. marriage.

I.

'--

By CHRIS JACKSON of The News

MORELAND Elizabeth Erickson will celebrate her 94th birthday Sun day with an open house at the home of her son. Wallace Ericon, on Parks Road half a mile outside of Moreland, from 3-6 p.m. Eliza beth was born in Sweden in September 1890 and came to the United States when she was 17. "My family joined the LDS Church through the missionaries and they ad vised us to move to America , " Elizabeth said. "We COUldn't all come at once so my father and oldest sister came to Murray, Utah, when I was about 15, and my {ather worked in the smelter. "Then my mother and four little ones came in the spring and in the fall, (about two years after her father came and a few months following her mother) my sister and 1 came to America ." The family came to America in in stallments due to lack of funds. The missionaries helped finance the trips of her father, an older and a younger sister, and Elizabeth, but not for her mother and four other children. They later repaid the loan, Elizabeth said. "I felt , was coming home," Elizabeth said. "My family was waiting in Utah for us." Elizbeth said the boat ride over was not enjoyable. "I don't know the name of the bumpy boat, but I'm sure it must have been its last trip." The two sisters landed in Jordon, Canada , then took a train to Salt Lake City. Neither could speak English when they arrived. "Living in Sweden we worked hard," Elizabeth said. ' " worked out doors, alway in the fields. When I was 13" I went to work for another family for two years. Living in America was so much easier." Elizabeth worked in homes as a maid and learned to speak English through her work. "There was no more outside work after coming to America. I never want to go back to the hard life in the old country. " In Utah, Eliza beth renewed her ac quaintance with Emil Erickson, a missionary she had met in Sweden. They were married in Central, near Bancroft, Aug. 12, 1912. The couple homesteaded in the
-

Egbert of Ridge Crest, Calif. ; Vema Lewis of Burley ; Gladys Michaelson of St. Charles ; Roy of Pocatello ; John of Kona, Hawaii ; and Glenn, Allen and Wallace, all in the Blackfoot area. "Then the war took all the boys. When the boys got back things began getting better. " Elizabeth worked hard on their farm, milking cows and raising laying hens. She milked cows until she was 85. Emil died in 1962. Eliza beth likes to travel and has been to Hawaii twice, California, Il linoiS and Utah. "I like plane rides better than the boat I came across on, but it's nerve racking to change planes." She also visited Sweden in 1977 . "I hadn't lost my language. I had kept in touch all these years with relatives in Sweden . " One of the biggest changes that af fects Elizabeth is social security. "My grandparents and folks never had something like this. they always had to work to survive. " Eliza beth enjoys her Hoover washer and her television set. She marvels at modem medicine and has a pacemaker that was installed in "It ( the pacemaker) is guaranteed for 15 years so I got a while to go. "There's lots of surprises in this world," Elizabeth said. Elizabeth has 30 grandchildren, 60 great-grandchildren and eight. greatgreat-grandchildren. She learned to cook after her mar. riage. "Back in the old country I had to work outside so 1 didn't do much cook ing. "We used to eat coarse food like oatmeal, mush, potatoes and lots of fish. "Even after we moved to America my mother did not make desserts, " Elizabeth said. But Elizabeth learned to make desserts and each Sunday makes a dessert for the family dinner she shares with her son, Wallace and his family. Some of the . recipes Elizabeth is sharing with our readers came from Sweden. The Swedish Limpa is a rye bread recipe.
1978.

318

to school, the family moved to Pocatello. where Emil was a housing contractor. The family moved to the Moreland area in 1931. Due to the depression, the housing business was bad. "We needed to go farm so we could feed our family." The couple had eiht children: Orla

The Cardamom Buns are a hard roll Poca tello Creek area for a few years. known as Skerpa in Sweden. The rolls When it was time for the children to go are toasted until there is no moisture

The two dessert recipes are two favorites of Elizabeth's. The cheese cake recipe is a very fluffy concoction. Elizabeth said the lightness comes from getting the can ned milk very cold before beating it to

left and eaten cold. It's good dipped in hot chocolate or with butter, accor ding Eliza beth.

with an open house Sunday for her 94th birthday at the home o f her son . Wa l lace Erickson. on Parks Road from 3-6 p.m. El I zabeth st i l i enjoys creating desserts for fa m i l y dinners on Sundays. She Is a stiff consistency.
SWEDISH LlMPA Rye Bread 2 pkg. d ry yeast our 2 c. rye n 1h c. shortening 2 c. boiling water 1 4 c. sugar / 1 T. Carroway seed If.! c. warm water 0/ c. dark molasses 4 2 tsp. salt 4 to 4lh c. sifted flour 2 T. Anise seed Soften yeast in Ih cup warm water. Com bine the rye flour, molasses, shortening, salt and 'sugar. Add boil ing water and blend well ; cool to lukewarm . Add softened yeast. Gradually stir in enriched flour to make a soft dough ; mix well. Turn out on a floured surface. Cover and let rest 10 minutes. Knead until the is smootb and satiny, about lO'inimtes. Place jn a lightlt greased bowl; let rise in 8 warm place until double, about I lh to 2 bour$. Punctl down and cover and let rise until almost double again, about 30 minutes : Turn out onto lightly floured

BIRTHDAY

94

Morning New - Steve Phillips

-

El i zabeth Er ickson of Moreland wi l l be honored

sharing some recipes from Sweden with our readers and favo r i te dessert reci pes. El i zabeth came to Amer ica i n 1 9 0 7 when she was 17 . then add the beaten eggs, salt and Cardamom . Add enough flour to make a soft dough. Let rise until double in bulk. You may then make cinnamon rolls or a plain bun. Bake 15-20 minutes in a 400-degree oven. CHEESECAKE 1 c. boiling water 3-oz. pkg . lemon Jell-O 8-oz . pkg. cream cheese 1 c. sugar 3 T. lemon juice 1 large can evaporated milk Add the boiling water to the Jell-O. Add 3 tablespoons of lemon juice. Place the Jell-O mixture aside. Cream the softened cream cheese and the sugar. Set this mixture aside. In a large bowl whip the very cold evaporated milk until it's very stiff. Add the cream cheese mixture and then the lemon Jell-O mixture. Crush 7 large graham crackers. Melt 1 cube of margarine and combine with the crackers. Press the crumbs into 8 9- by l3-inch pan to torm a crust, reserving lAo! cup of the crumbs for the top. Pour the cheesecake mixture over the crust and top w.ith reserved crumbs. Refrigerate for at least 3 hoUrs before serving.

surface and divide into 3 equal parts, 2 eggs form into balls and cover and let rest 1 c . butter, not margarine for 15 minutes. Shape into 3 round 1 tsp. cream of tartar loa ves on a greased baking sheet. 1 tsp. soda Cover and let rise about 1 hour. Bake 1 c . oil at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes. 1 c. powdered sugar 4 c. flour SWEDISH PANCAKES Cream the sugar and butter, then 2 eggs add the eggs and beat until light and Ih c. flour fluffy. Add the oil and mix well . Mix 1 c. milk the soda, cream of tartar, powdered Dash of salt sugar and flour . Add to the egg mix 1 tsp. sugar ture. Roll on a well-floured surface to 1 tsp. oil Y 4-inch thick. Cut in rounds and bake Combine all the ingredients in a on an ungreased cookie sheet at 375 blendeJ'l and blend until smooth. The degrees for 8-10 minutes. mixture should be the consistency of cream. Bake on a cast iron griddle CARDAMOM BUNS that is quite hot. Lightly grease the 2 c. scalded milk griddle for each pancake. Pour a Ih cube margarine small amount of batter in the center of 4 heaping tsp. yeast the griddle. Lift the griddle off the hot If.! c. lukewarm water plate and tip until the batter covers 3 eggs the griddle entirely. Bake until the 1 c. sugar edges of the pancake appear to be I heaping tsp. salt slightly pan!=ake is almost 5 to 6 c. flQl\f . . t burn it 'or make I heaping tsp. freshly ground Caro set,:but rJOt it d8'tk bl"()wn. se a long spatula to damom tum the pancake. Bake on the other Soften the yeast in the lukewarm side just slightly. water. Melt the margarine in the scalded milk. Cool to lukewarm. Add SWEDISH BUTTER COOKIES yeast mixture to milk mixture and 2 c. sugar

dr)':;t

w
......

1.0

W I'-' o

-1'

' qrl
.

,Hatborl : . , . , ;15"1!fbci JatClMaryJB, :'Mun80fHor::,;. lapanlbOml>ed!ittDecl;,Wben;,the ,, Blackfoot from,th Stewart;Ho.over A : See Munson " pge .2A [ ": : . 7;; Pos t . o. of;:tbe , Amenc,an 1\ He;st x lsi nye8tslfin rthe\'service Legion: He took , basic
at ort;- CQster.',.Michlgan to. be a , ' 2 f l , l ':; ' ; I r !I ., ( ' " His outfit, was seot to Stillien ',: rsland and joined a convoy of 100 ' . or more, ships headed to Africa. .,,28 days. and, I, was ,. :I . , "It took w8S:attached to seasick c:veryday." Fuzz reCalled. " ,Dlvision ,and . ': Five days after we landed, ships , . ' ,. ' . ' . .lRt.bc; sery;' .w M:;t9.!PeUloti. the ,PbiUppines< , -&tere 'oade( twltb German and , ' 4 lij\\fas"QverseasJorf 81" Italian prisoqers and we' returned " ;:' (us* andnv a: A19nms Hei b\S\wi(e !-oisJ live" with them back to Boston:' e\i I i:. . .. ;j : They a4 : br?Qbt back 3,500 ' :. , . ' prisoner$ ;and dist ributed them in .,' ; camps, throughout the U.S. Fuzz ;' took: ' ,remained at . Camp Atterbury, : : ,GeI1Il{UlY; and . Indiana to guard prisoners of war .' . army \ during I , while they worked in factories and "l 1 wl l' tji IO iMountaln'Pl,:iSlbni p qtup,.UOh} -o f}{lapau\f:Het , fields outside the camp. Some of ,. 'He s ftveyears') ln itbO:Iet'dh lYe4:Ul ,c19ry!Medal and tbel the prisonrs came to Blackfoot , t . N' . . Occupatlon,Jfedal before: and the Getmans were kept at the v leavlnlll th liletvlceJn August of, fairgrounds'; ' Italian prisoners were
. I '.J

h ' ,If" .,.

"

"lH-:; '.%'" ,

IKHWUCI(the ',' ' iP481' He diea 'Aug .27.18S: . ' ,f:j boused at, a, scbooJ, i Fort HaH ;, eed.l;l>etter: known, 88 .Fuzz . wbich bas since,been deo'lOsh. " c liq\"i', i' vlng coll}ded ,: J Itl ..Jl t.lrai'!fnorth . of ; wiiSf i drafted .int9 the U.S .,Ay . Another one of tizz's duties . ' . . JaIl;: 23"" 1943 and was stationed 10 was to pick up soldiers wbo bad . ' IaC1Cfi _. 1', 1. ' L ,"" 'the U.S. Okinawa. Hls story follows.! " . '. . gone AWOL (Absent Witbout . . 1. H.as . J Fuzz ' remembers leaving . ,, ve) and accompany them back;
. .

;1 /
".

S Q'i'i1\J!;'1 ;YJ;;.1 ff:;t(),jwrl;effo'tt:;:, :; ' d

. .'. --

. ,...!_ ;

_ .

'

.. ' ' . t \';,'I.,., , ':;-:!' ,-Ivli. .. '."\ "i

J
..

.' . ' .' . . if, ' ljI ; ;lm'iin' \ i > U\

_ Il ,: "

'

..

. {'i' .. ..... ..

1941

: military poliman;:

':

23'

fiis.

'tralnfrig

'

; '.."

.\ ' . .. '

tr

iReeaiS8ltAlhe' ! J:

t 4'P

t-o '

iYl fr o i I\ , 'J

li

.j

t- , ,, : . , . . .

Reed 'Fuzz' Munson during WWII

, .... /\ ...1 " .
I . "

2A

THE MORNI NG NEWS, Blackfoot, Idaho, Thursday, ; overntMr:9 . N .;, J1199S.'lW 'Y ,. .. }.
,oll ' s " "

.r : .

: . "\. . . ... . . , ......\

.,., . . ".,

. . . , ;'''

'li , , > ''i\li 1l'{!;":" ' ))';V"'!lJ

MiJnson !
..

:.'::, ; ; _\ t i { . I .

wounded. We bad 'to set on our Okinawa taking care of the sick hours 1X.=fore we could go and wounded until be shipped out . to set up a field hospital. Fcb. 21, 1946 and was discharged Wc):treated both,the 1apanese' and as aech1 S.,Jrom the 88th .Field . A ... ...... . .wounded >!- !}t>, '\' < l ,; :i ': h "" <j, ' " , "'" '.a ,,. .. Homlta1 " .. S";: ':.';i:\.:' .,1"1":'. ..t h . ' ', . , ,- , ; .. ... l1lI I I! "'} . l...1.i" 1J DO
. .:. _ _ .... . . . . 1 . . )_ , " .

11

W N N

, ,

infan trained at Camp Horn in the Arizona desert. (Note: Of the five Munson boys He was shipped overseas from that were in the service together , Camp Beale, Calif July 1 1 , 1944. durin WWII, two are still alive. They bad more training at Hawaii Reed s story was in Wednesday and GuadaIcanaI. "00 the island of and this is the story of the other Palau we landed on the beach at living brother.) Angaur and took that island in four Floyd Mu nson received the days. Then we went across four Bronze star for tbe serv ice he miles 10 the Island of Pelilu 10 help contributed during WWII. It was the Marines, said Floyd. presented on the Island of Pelelu in He described Pelilu as three miles wide and five miles long. The the Pacific after spending 95 days on the front lines. Japanese had an airbase there. Floyd had been working i n For R&R he was sent to New California when tb e Japanese Caldonia and then to the bombed Pearl Harbor. He came Philippines and the Island of Leyte. borne and was drafted June 1 8, After Japan surrendered, Sept. 2, 1942 with the U.S. Army. 1945. be was sent 10 Japan for two After training at Camp Rucker, or three months. He returned to the States aboard a supply ship landing Alabama. he was sent to Missouri for medical training for two months at S an Francisco and was and rejoined his ou tfit, the 8 1 st discharged as a T-4 Sgt. at Fort
.

BY LOIS BATES News correspondent

Fl'oyd M u ns,o n" eac,O.e d br.o'n ze star

, :
- . ".. " . - , ,'" . "

,'

WlIdcat Division. The army

_,

.,.

.'

"__'"0'"

,'".'

'

. ....... .... "" ; 1'

.. .. ... ::..r-' .,,;..

_ " ....). ':''

: '

Floyd Munson
Lewis, Wisconsin. Nov. 29, 1945. This great-grandpa said, "I am proud I was able to fight for the freedom ," e enjoy today."

......

"-

......

- Gr.ry h is look ing at pictures takeo of her in 1 939 whn sne " was chasen Miss [datto Potato . at. the .;f.?lstern ' .

REMJND dJ r-ASr 'GJ,OaY

" ,. . ...

W ef

323

...J

was cl:)psen as Miss Idaho. Potato . Gerry, posed fo-r ' 'several pict ures with potaoes. pri ze bl:llls and the. . "t:iovern or' of Idaho .C.IA . Bottolfser.L antt Main's
..

MISS

POTATO

Gerry

at I 6 ,

governo r. tewls Barrows: The iotatbes Gerry is . '

... . ...;:..

3 24

She was first, only Miss Idaho Potato

By CHRIS JACKSON of The News
MORELAND - Gerry Wheeler has the distinction of being the only Miss Idaho Potato at the Eastern Idaho -Stil-te Fair. - In 1939, Gerry was in a beauty pageant with nine other girls spon sored by the Daily Bulletin ( Morning News ) . Although finishing second, she was chosen M iss Idaho Potato and had several pictures taken with prize bulls and potatoes and so on. "My picture has been in several farm magazines with prize bulls and such but my name has never been with the pictures , " Gerry said with a smile. "In the pageant my name was Miss J .C . Penney, since they ere my sponsor . " She doesn't remember who chose her as Miss Potato or even what day it happened. "I remember that the governor of Idaho, C.A. Bottolfsen, and Maine's governor, Lewis Barrows, had a potato-picking contest. The potatoes were planted right in front of the grandstand and they were huge. The governor of Idaho won but he really had to work to win," Gerry said laughingly . Gerry, . who was 16 and a senior at Moreland High School in 1939, recalls the fair as it was in the late 30's and 40 's. "The fair was pretty big then and there was a parade everyday with floats, horses and Indians in their traditional costumes . " She said, "The night shows in those days were really elaborate. I remember one year they had water follies ( in the fairground arena) with fountains and all. : "The shows were put on in the after noons and evening and almost like a circus . There were trapese artists and bear acts and once Monty Montana and his rope tricks. " : The fair used to run the second week in September and begin on Tuesday . " I felt sorry for those water follie girls it was so cold outside, " Gerry said. "In 1965 we almost didn't have a fair due to a blizzard. I think that is

TO SEE , IN

83

"'H'H"""'''''

when the fair was moved to a week earlier. The concession stands and carnival has doubled in size, according to Gerry. Gerry parents were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jones. Her father farmed 40 acres of potatoes. "People couldn 't believe my dad farmed that many acres in those days. That was a big farm. I picked potatoes for both my dad and hus band." Gerry married Deau Wheeler in 1940 after graduation and he was also a potato farmer. Only now he farms about 200 acres. "I used to take the potato pickers out to the fields and take them lun ches, " Gerry said. "It's a lot different now . " She admits she's thankful for modern technology. The couple have eight children and 33 grandchildren. A locket was the prize for taking se cond place in the pageant and has been lost over the years. Elaine Hor rocks took first and th $1OQ prize money.

325

JOSEPH ELMER WILLIAMS October 1 1 , 1 892--March 9, 1 950 submitted by

Dean Williams
We would be remiss ifwe did not include in the history of the Moreland Conummity those who were statesmen and civic leaders. One such person was Joseph Elmer Williams. Born in Beaver, Utah on October 1 1 , 1 892, Joseph Elmer Williams moved to the Thomas and then to the Moreland area in 1 9 1 2. While operating a 1 00 acre farm. and a sheep and cattle business, he was also a leader in church and civic affairs. Elmer served many positions in the L.D.S. church. He served as second counselor to Bishop John R. Williams in the Thomas ward from Aug. 27, 1 9 1 6 until Apr 27, 1 924. He was then called to serve as President of the Blackfoot Stake YMMlA He was then called to serve as a member of

the Blackfoot Stake High Council In 1 930 he served as second counselor in the Blackf oot Stake Presidency. In 1 934 he was reassigned to first counselor. On March 2 1 , 1 934 he was called as President of the Blackfoot Stake and served in that position until Nov, 27, 1 949. He was ordained a Patriarch on Nov 27, 1 949.

As a Statesman, Joseph Elmer W illiams served as State Senator from Bingham Comrty from 1 938 to 1 950. He was majority leader and President Pro Tem of the Senate in 1 945 and 1 947.

On Feb. 25, 1 950, he collapsed on the last day of a specia1 legislative session in the Senate Chambers of the State Capitol in Boise. He was taken to the St. Alphonsus hospital where he passed away on March
In 1 947, Ebner suff ered a coronary heart attack but he continued to remain active.

9, 1 950 at the age of 57 112 . Surviving him was his wif Vera Louis Williams and six children: Marsden Williams (who e, also served as a State Senator f the Bomevi1Ie District 29 f six terms). Vera Mae Harward, Boyd or or Williams, Donna Robertson and twin brother, Dean W illiams (served as prosecuting Attorney f or Bingham County from 1 956 to 1 966), and Max Williams. Grand children and Great Grand children number more than one hundred fifty. Many people, from sheepherders to statesmen praised Senator Williams. The governor of the "Senator Williams was a very close friend of mine. In Addition to the personal bereavement I feel, I fully realize that his passing constitutes a great loss to the state ofIdaho. He has served our state long and well with no thought of personal reward."

state at the who served as a pall bearer at the funeral service, had this to say:

or he worked unceasingly to safeguard those interests. He worked constantly f the things be believed were right. I know ofno public servant who had a higher sense of duty toward his constituents .In the church he was devoted, steadfast, honest-his conscience always clear. He was honest."
326

President J. Reuben Clarlc ofthe First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day spoke at the Services, said this of Senator Williams: "He was a great character. He was never f ooled by appearance. He was devoted to the interests ofhis state and to his conummity and s
Saints who

intenectually

WELCOME PLAYMILL
W
elcome, friends, to the Playmill Theatre, and to the city of West Yellowstone. West Yel lowstone is a year round vacation land featuring genuine Western hospitality. We want to make your visit here an experience you will remember for a long ti me. This season marks the twelfth year the Playm ill has provided sum mer enter tainment to vi sitors of West Yel lowstone. You may be interested to know that our cast comes from many parts of the United States. A common bond most of them share is member ship i n The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Mormons). As members of this church , they adhere to standards qu ite u nique in this world of "new morality. " Their code includes abs tinence from liquor and tobacco, and a commit ment to observe a high moral standard. Many of the cast has attended Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho, which is owned and operated by the L.D.S. Church. The cast mem bers have parti cipated in the fi ne arts programs in various colleges and universities which wel l qualifies them for their roles here at the Playmill. Sincerely yours, these wonderfu l young people after tonig hts ' per and wi ll make plans to come back and see us agai n.

to the

4(!)
-"';L\1 1 \)

.' ,

We invite you to become acqu ai nted with

formance. We hope you enjoy our entertai nment

3 28

Bry,.,.. :n fj.... Id?!h" on Apn 4, 1 919., ne Is th .. son of ':, 1 "";m"' ! ;"l l'-,I( ( ;(W"'nnT Jame. c; Flol"'lce J

.<\!i.. Fnklin Larsen: farm!':r. :'npment ' 4' _ ..ar. >lte ISlntOT.
-en.

(liTi:V\

In ! f 1. T c;erM!:i <!'l ,it::e-president of the Pot() .. Growlr,,] ;;r<1 l'ketin I\s<;O('.;' for one Y"';lf. he s '' Ie' ..;l,!rl :?res;dent f'f that resp.t,,!A firm and servM it D thr,.,uq" 1 966. Dvri'19 .at p!e.. <>idt:ncy. the ( cmny WitS reo ("" 1llnlzeff arvl it ti!1e was cha nged to the P"t<lt0 Growers of c; l,:,.;otho. L -,tr in 1 97 1;' Alla n ""5 award th P"j,)to GT'Cl'Wer'S >laO of r'T)t' Award. " t h<> t ....: u tM. board .....rtled 1'I-.ice " h"irml'!n nf th"," txvord for almost two of ti!rl5e six . He Is ''Jrrently n,rl'c;ident and princiole stC'('t:bider of the Rocky "" Ollntl'!in "VIrhinl"ry Comp"Ir'Y.
,f the W<"o:t"m FamW'J'S Assn<:iaoon, finn

Mer meeting if! l1igt - hool, he later mrrr!.ed Barbara GracP Fl'NlOOd on " me ?4 942 and on farm tlfflT Blackfoot, Idaho :--"-:v mised ttw:ir sn children.

Berk.ar>d

From t Qf;Q thJT'1Jgh 1 97 ';. he wa s

("11'

A a ,.; tk k> s --"dr. ""::In I,:>r<:"" c;:> if! exe<:utive capa :ities on (\I. dic;trkt. <;>It"!. ?rni natior 'Il levels. H
His arl '\"e participation includes: senr.ng
as 00

the Teton

presi<Jent of U pper c;.,*e River Valley Underground Water User's \ssociatio:1, ",nd as Repub6cao precinct ('<'tTlmitteeman in """o,... Jand. Idho for one year. Also before hi!'i yeaTS in (he legislature. Anan srved as president of the National Potato C(" .mOI.
Mr. i.;IT"'''n hl'!S o
::\",1 11 1 r

leaks Boy Scouts of America Council.

cf three hr, .,,!'i (!'ii x yo>l'!rs) . . . which s a 10" , than any other chainnan Ixfore him. In t 9" he ),
was

Reven\l

rlou">e of Pp""C;ent<ltjves since 1967. As ()o"lrrn<ln of the TaX<\tlon Committee, he 5erv

re!Ced rnembr of the Idaho

hel'!1thy lengtt .
period

A Mr. ' ''''!''Sen tells r.,f his s!?!tinq days i!!'i Sr ker of the House: <;
Repr- ent<ltives and has 5efVed successfully since that time. ..s

f'!"<1 to be Speaker t.f the House of

"e !' rlifficult . . . Th'" Ji!:..H;l!S were sk('ntklll. au <; I'm 11 <:onservat:ive. ", The non-Mc,rl"!\() ns (":1lT1<:erne<i, rn..,"u!'(' I'm 11 Mormon. And the r!)l's('rvam.....s col"Virn:e<f that they'd 'won 1'1 batt!< but Io!'it 11 Wl'!r.' TIlat's all

r.-e 00t tnJ 11M ("oo!idem:e; and as an the mem of Hoose well l<now. it s proven quite succes: fur to both the Idaho leqisll!ture and the Hou!';e merrrbers !'.
enthusiasm ' ht")ld for t e govno:-sh1p It ie; thi.. tlllst and c0nce UI3t is the foundation for n

changed

now.

of the GI'I' St;;lt of idMo,-

" Spker Of The, H(Y.ie

Republican

for GOV'ERNOR
" lp- , .

"Speaker Of The House

"

If you'd
-,

Th; "0 paid for by alot of people who'd like to see Nlan Larsen as Governor of Idaho. Don Berglin Treasurer,

JlV tt) DOrt the larsen for Gove. rnor Campaiw , , . ' ." : ' " ,.. "'::- "Vo" 5245 Boise. Ida)." r ; i':5

"He' qot '1 way of bringin' peoPIt:: i.,etheF."

for

GOVERNOR

329

Republican

"'> '.lc; -., w w o .) ,-. .

. : "; ; . \ " .

,n

"

( :1;- . ;.

'-.
'"

,. "

.: .: -:; -:; .:: J:'? ',.:

7-.':

.", __

: :,:>.;.,.;x:,; :,, y\

,;.
'

.
<,

ii:l ' , .' " "!:. ,Wi "t :'" . \ t P;Jj.l{W . .I.;'.\> {I .t .. i . th\) ',I- ,.:
,f<'

: : 1 :.

"' : '

. "

-. .. , 1 '..' }

',

. ; ,' 'I' f.;!'

OOKING UP HISTORY

- Vear and loraine E l l i s checl< Bingham unty records dating bacl< t o 1 895 wh i l e trying t o find the

h i story qf the big. red barn In the bacl<ground. The barn dates back further than the county. however.
_ _

L _

Morning News - Ron Wlnn

of The News

B LARR Y HASHMAN y

Landmark red barn coming down

medicinal
the harn for 11 d a i r y supplying m i l k to Black foot and Pocatello. l ip ;J I'" ", , ; 1 1 !h ho!.l'. \'.' h ! r h went I n \ .ora lll P , \ l i d \' l'a r E l l 1 i ll 1957, whpn th('v hec a me thp seventh owners of t he p-ropcrty . The house. which bUrtlpd down whilf' being remodeled in 1%0, hrings back fond memories for Lorai ne . " I t was q ll l t e a n en('ha n t i ng old house , " sht' s a i d . describing the porch and t he ba i c ony a nd the archi tec t ure -,- not to mention the creature com fo rts. " There was a copper still u p i n the attic " The ra i l road c a me in 1902 and bought a co r m' r of the Ericson proper ty fo r $:111 The Riverside townsite was liuilt on lalld donated by Ericson. who se tt led thp lIor t h side of the highway, and Le\l is W i lson , who settled the south s ide, Each m a n donated 1 60 a cres, Loraine n'cou nts, "so, tha t's what made Riverside." The b a r n . a ft er being used as a dairy, was used for keeping race horsE'S and later for sheep by the six owners who set t led there ahead of Lora ine and Year E l l i s . " I t was mortgaged a nd sold a nd lost." Lora i ne sa i d . In 1 9 19 , a fa m i l y n a m ed Starkweather lost the place on a $30,000 mortgage when the Bank in Blackfoot fai led. "A lot of people lost their places when t hey went broke," Loraine reca lls. Loraine and Vear Ellis bought the place i n 1957 from M ichael Barclay , the sixth owner of the property. The couple d i dn ' t move to the farm to live, howe\er . llll t i l l lr.;j " W e owned it quite a while before we moved on i t , " Loraine said. " I t was terribly r u n down when w e got it. " Loraine described the place in 1957 as scattered w i th deeaying out bu i l d ings , junkpiles, old trees and caved-in cellars . " I t wasn't hard ly a place ..... here anybody would want to move until we got it cleaned up," she sa i d . "So, we just started a gigantic clean-up. " I guess we ha d the place a bou t as long as anybody ever had i t . " Loraine a n d Year l i v e across the road from the old barn these days . The farm was turned over to the cou ple's two sons. Ronald and Lonnie. in 1978. m a k i ng the sons the eighth and n i n th owners of the land. Ronald Ellis owns the part of the property with the big red barn on i t . Last week. work began t o tear down the structure. out of fear it had become a safety hazard. 'A new m i l khouse ha s. becn bui l t next to the old barn, which has been used recently only to store gra i n and wood . During recent h i gh winds, Loraine s a i d . the decision was made to raze the b u i lding " w hen it star ted hlowing l i t tle pieces of it do ..... n - we were afra id it might behead someon e . " I t ' s just out-dated a n d i t 's just not good for a ny t hing except for sen t i mental value , " The barn i s being torn down plank by pla n k . The t i m ber is being sold . W i t h such care being taken, Lor a i ne

BLACK FOOT - Tlwr(' were once distilled spirits in the bo t t le Ron E l l i s fwnd in h i s b a r n this week . But the disti lled s p i r i t s were d rank for purposes only . of c.u rse - a long timp ago. According to a la bt'l on the hot tie. tey probably warmed a cold night in

Fi nding a n 18Y7 bottle i n t he Ellis birif shouldn't be too surprising. oowever. s i n c e the barn w a s built Bore than a decade before that. :r he big . red barn on Clark R oa d in 1 895. d a t i n g as far Bingha m Cou nty records go. Uiraine Ell is said to sea rch ha c k fur r'ihan t ha t . t h e f a m i l y would ha ve .,s& county l i nes . ::ttJi!' was Oneida County in the 18!$;!;stie noted. '; barn was also s t a nding i n 1885, i1\l5e there was a newspa per of t(tWe: (ound in the w a l l of the old

1197.

Iti:fj:ils

, anding

: tbraine notes an advertisement in thf(riewspaper descri bes the wonder oLthe age - an ice crea m freezer w&:tHhe ad claimpd "would freeze ie in 30 secon ds . tbey were stretching i t . " with a laugh. was built w i t h teams of horsps, from WJne Canyon. The foundation w:i$:;i1lade of southeast Idaho lava rocJc;.(tas built by the first owner of the:j:JIioper t y, Isaac E ricson, who used

.ti1le;:

s :'nIit:t,,rn hitiJ(ed::by

:;It

timher,

Stanr<l<I

<- : . > .

noted many thi ngs are being found in the old red w a l ls - i ncluding square nails and pegs :Jsed to hold t h e \\ a i l s up. There w i l l be m i x ed feelings for Loraine when the old barn is gone probably by La bor Day. " I feel kind of sa d . " she sa id. " But, I guess we have to let our sentimental ideas go for more modern build ings . " She noted the barn w a s - and s t i l l is - used as a landmark by travelers. "A lot of people would get los t , " she said. " I t was built before a ny good roads or were hee. so it did serve as a landmark for a lot of peo ple. "There have been people say they a re sorry to see it going because it is such a l a ndmark. They still say 'out by the big, red barn . ' " While goi ng through the slow pro cess of tear i ng the big, red barn down, however, Loraine a dm i ts she is hop ing more than discarded distil /('d spirit bottles w i ll be found in the walls. " We've always heard the story there's $80,000 hidden in there somepiace , " she said. She said the story goes t h a t a pa rt ner of one of the first s i x owners got $80.000 from .a local ba nk and hid it in the barn. He died soon afterward , The money to this day ha s never been found. "Tha t 's a story that ca me down w i t h the place," Loraine sa id, wat c hing some more Wolverine t i m ber come off the old harn. " I f we find it, we're not going to tell a n y body . "

(
,

railroads

w w
.....

jtV ' /J! [1,

'/;k

Q.cJ UuL-LC j;lj (

tXa"'j1l C'l;U
U j
/1

&J -1 / ) /) do. . ,...//-k "l.. '7 1C--- UG:-4-<'0( -... i...ti" ..rl ':j<-W :; G::. 'II./J h'L.A r7 (J olc.L( c6
w

.
v

--C. _ A t7 O l. . LU

h "l ./ I(/) )

/I

J ,;J C J .) ?t./ (.,...,.t:.:.t<., :;J I. /u, e,p( ./

1

+4

i2vcJt.

Blac kfoot , Idaho

UNTUR.Y MEMORIES
ed
spirits

:.

tieasures being found inside the wa l ls of a barn

bott le

! , Square nails and a distill

1 8 97 are among the

,'5

dated

safety

' 1'.HY
concerns.

coming old

down

plank

by

p l a n k . however. in an e ffort to save whatever treasures are in those photo on page 9 . wa ll s . See related

qark Road. i s c o m i ng down this summer ou t of

bel ieved

to be a century o l d . T he El l i s barn . on

332

L L L L
L
I

L L L
L
1

L
I

, Idah o You ng Woman contestant is eag er to meet the com petition

AlIce EII80n Post Register
represent Idaho in the National Young Woman of the Year con test Saturday in Mobile, Ala

"Becky" I...arsen of Moreland will

MORELAND - Rebecca

buna.

The Snake River High School , graduate was named the state w i n ner l a s t N o v e m b e r i n Moscow. The Young Woman of the Year is the new name f the or Junior Miss Program, said Lar-

sen. The orpnizers want to stress this as being a scholarship p gram for outstanding young women i nstead of a beauty pageant, she said. "The f ocus is on the inner girl instead of the outer girl." This year's theme i s "Emphasis on Excellence" mean that we should never settle on being mediocre, she said. They encourage girls to be best they can be. "I espccialIy like the fact that the orpnizers want what's best f us and encouraae us in things or

like not running out and buying new wardrobes," she said. The contest is disassociated with pageants because the only awards given are scholarship money and medallions instead of crowns, banners, and robes she said. The 1990 national winner will receive $30,<XX> in scholar ship money. One of the changes means that participants will no longer wear f ormals, but will wear tea-length

... CONTEST, Beck p.

C
test

ONTE'ST
Page 8-1

'

', ., : : ' r "

, ;:or :J!mng

From

dresses and

hats for most of the con

In the past the girls were judged on poise and appearance, today it's presence and composure. One major diff erence is that each girl delivers a 20-second statement that expresses her f eelings and personality, she said. There will be two preliminary nights bef ore the final night on Satur day. Other categories being judged are fitness, scholastic achievement, talent, and a personal judges interview, she said Larsen will be playing a piano or selection, "Autumo," f her talent The piece was written by a woman composer, C. Chaminade, who lived in France during the period Larsen's great-grandmother was alive. larsen same. Larsen is one of Steven and Susan will be wearing her great-grand Larsen's I I children. Number 12 will mother's dress. oUowing the com Blackf oot and Snake River have be born the week f two of the best Young Woman's con petition. Larsen was one of Snake River's tests in the state said larsen because our valedictorians this year and will the community sponsors give some f of the most generous scholarships. major in secondary education at Brig She received a total of $ 1 ,850 for ham Young University in the fall. winning locally and $2,900 in scholar ships from the state. The rules specifY IUIow IOIIlebocly wbo'. made your this money can only be used for edu life better, happier or more laterest cation costs, she said. IDa? He or lite milbt make aD later Scholarships are given f each seg esHat SaUy pro1Ue topic. TeU the or ment of the contest, so more than just city editor aboat tbe perIOD. Call , the the winner and attendants receive 521-1800 .
-..... '

achievement She said she f eels at a slight disad vantage because she has never taken dance lessons. However the 5-f oot, 7inch blonde does play basketball and voUeyball. Her two older sisters encouraged her to enter the Young Woman of the Year contest because both had parti cipated in Junior Miss competitions. "They said I would learn things in the contest I couldn't get anywhere else," she said. "They also recommended f orgetting about competi..Jig and con centrate on enjoying the association with others and doing my best perf or mance,"she said. larsen has given about 20 speeches since receiving the state title she said. She said she has had a to write a dif f erent talk for each of these because no two speaking assignments are the

334

By of The News
....,

ttui.IS Jl\.SOr(
-

BLACKFOOT - Cook fol' the day last Tuesday at the Blackfoot !"h'e Department was Rick Tew. "We take tums cooking," Tew said. "We decide what we wallt to cal. i n lhe morning a nd every on e had a hankering for a ha mb urge r casserole . " So the designated cook also is the one that does the shopping for the day, "1 usually buil d it < the casserole) at noon and. then put it in the oven ahout 4 p . m . , " Tew said , The firefighters a1'e allotted $6 each pOl' day fol' food. I , Cooking is just one of the many abilities of lhe firefighters who work " 24 h ou l'S on. The 17 offi cers arc divid ed into two crews of six and one crew of five, on a ninc day rotation, kcep ing the county c overe d at all ti m es .. Crew members Tuesday night . tohn Pugmire, Kevin Gray an Glchn Wright. One ' member Carlos Mercado was sick a nd John K luvel's was on vacation. Firefighters put in 216 hours a month compared to a 160 hours by most people, said Pugmire, a 14yCHI' veteran of the department. So cook i n g is one of the many skills that deve lope d by the team a re members. Included in the menu was hominy arid a ea bbage dish made by Pugmirc and a cherrY cobbler for de ss ert made hy Tew. Tew said nutrition is considered with each meal, tr y ing to keep it balanced, yet good. Most of the recipes are, from "old family ravorites, " Pugmire said. Therefore many of the ingredipnts co me from mem ory and aren't writ ten down. The chefl'Y cobbler was made in a Dutch oven a nd was something Tew, who had worked for the department for 10 years, had learned as a Boy Seoul . The firefighters cover a 1 ,200 w squa re mile area that s t re tc hes r'om w Spl'ingfleld to Goshen n.oad to the U1 For t Hall townsite to m ile ma rker 102 north on Interstate 15 and Sh e ep tra il Road south. Wright, the newes t member of tile crew, spends his days at the Rockf(>rd Fire Station, coming into B l ackfoot for dinnel' a nd Lo sleep.

WCI'C TCW d

'FAM l l Y

RECIP./T - B l ackfoot firefighter John Pugm i re crushes some crackers i n tp boi l ed caboage and a bout one-h a l f pt. of Half & H alf, m ;-ljg'" an o l d f a m i l y favorite recipe t.ha t has become a favorite ; Y the f i re department. iii

I'AQrninA News - Chril Jackson .

Most of the firefighters ' have merency Medical Te hniciall cerlIfication, so not only fIre calls <;an disrupt dinner ot a night's sleep, but a lot of other emergency eaUs. "We respond to about 11 ,000 calls a year on fire and ambulance," Gray said, who has been w i th the department for three yeat's. Most of the officers also hold down part - tim e jobs. "You couldn ' t do this or f the money , " Gray said. " I don 't think you'll find anyone here who does n ' t like it," Pugmire sa i d. Pugmire drivs truck for heavy constructi on ; Tew is a c arpenter ; Gray has. a delivery service and raises calves ; and Wright fAt'mS with 'his rather. Wright also goes to school SiK hours a week for EMT training.

Most ine married or a t least have a girlfriend since thy make "great husbands," acc;ordmg to Tew. Wright seconded that saying "we even do windows." , The fil'efighters uSllally eat l eftovel's the next day for lunch and riot many eat breakfast, Tew said. Thoe that don't cook are elected to do the dishes. The follow ing recipes are from memory and m'e usually enough to feed the six men with some leftovers for lunch.

B l a c k foot f i refightr Rick Tew shows off his D utch oven chetry cob b l e r . T h e recipe is o n e h l earneq as a Boy Scout. The cobbler reci pe is easy and del lcious.
Sprinkle bacos o n top pI.. sour cream 3 cans cream of moshrQom soup Top with tater tots to cover Bake at 350 f01' 1 hour.

C H EItf{Y COBBLER

Mominy NlWS - Chris

Jackson

2 l bs. lean hamburger 1 pkg. Lip ton O n i on Mushroom Soup m ix

IIAMBUIlGER CASSEROLE Ri(k 'rew . Layel in a 13: b y 9-inch pan

John Pugmire . This is an old family favorite, Boil cabbage and when tender dt'ain waleI', add : Bulter to flavor About % pI.. Half & Half 1 pkg. of cl'ackels to absorb Half & Half Rlck 'rew Line a Dutch )Ven with tin foil. Prepare a boxed yellow cake mix and pour il1to the bottom of the .. .Duteb oven. _ Add filling - eherry.

CABBAGE

CHERRY COBBLEIt

and

w w

L_

L_

L -.-

L-

L-

L-

r-

r "

r- -

r -

r-

r-

r -

r-

r-

r-

r-- -

r-

---

r-

--

Retirement from EG&G in 1987 did DOl slow Clyde Hammond down be discovered a whole DCW world wben be began scuba diving. He became certified tbe year before retiring in 1986. "My younger brodlcr Don, woo bas l ived in Kwajalein in tbe Marshall Islands the past 14 years, got me interested," be said. Clyde, now bas 350 recorded dives. "Yau bave to keep track of your dives, recording the time and depth and weather," remarked Clyde. He bas dived to 1 3O-foot depths, but feels there is a lot more to see at 30 to 60 feet He bas bis own diviog gear and
-

BY LOIS BATES News correspondent

Moreland grandfather dives all over the Big Blue Pacific

pOOto b albums are ftlled grap
be bas taken.

Ham mond explores the undersea world

lIIKktwater camera. The Hammood with lots o colored underwater pictures f away from home." He listed places and informatioD about. He was impressed with the Grand Ca dives, lava tubes at Hawair Catalina was different and bad big whales. Tbe San Juan Islands area was a little chi1Iy and bad different " corals and a big octopus. At Palau, be saw SOO barracuda and manta rays. He bas dived 1 1 times at Cozumel, Mexico; two at San Carlos Bay, Mexico; (our times at Hondorus; and five at Kwajalein. O ther sites include, Jamaica, Belize, Britisb and American V irgin Islands, Dominican R blic and the Dutch Antillies . e bas scuba dived in Redf lSb Late. Jenny Late. Twin Lakes and Lake of the Woods here in the weSL A veteran of World War n, be served as a medic in the U.S. Air Force aod stated, "a memorable dive I bad was at Trock Lagoon in the South Pacific. This is where a turning point of the war was made

"It's really a wOOle DCW world," be commented. "No matter where you are, every sight is pretty. The colors arc just like a flower garden, ooly the colors are animals. The coral, groupees and other fish arc part of a beautiful world. I have swam with Reef and Gray sharks with DO worries. There is a policy, if you don't know what they are, don't touch them." Clyde is 67 years old and a grandpa. but you woo' t f md him in a rocking chair. He has been scuba diving all over the world and said be is P8J1ial to the Caribbean as "it is only four or five fligbt bours

li

and in my dive. I saw nine sbips that were sunk. After SO years, it was a ship graveyard covered with colorful coral. A beautiful sigbL" Qyde and his wife Wayoette, try to make five trips a year and always manage a Sunday bus sightseeing" tour. Waynette does not scuba dive. Sbe al ways accompanies ber busband, and likes to snorkel "We have met many people. made good friends of many nationalities." they said. But both agreed it was always good to return to their bome in Moreland. "I am going to dive as long as I can, as long as my bealth will let mc," Clyde said. To keep in shape. be swims one mile every day at the Blackfoot Swimming Pool. Future plans are to return to

Hondurus.

"'There are a lot more islands out there to investigate," Clyde said.

w W -..J

"

IEWS, BLACKFOOJ lo, Tbu 'Npv. 10, 1 994- 3A . -

-Clyde Hammond reI8rid has diving 1 1: timeS in - Cozumel. MexIco and IS geal8d up to go -agam.
.. -.. .

'

' -

UomIng ..... -

.-

338

. - - ::8 I:r

Centuries before Santa Oaus away ' with com mercial moved to the North Pole, he ism and I want to stress roamed Europe, says a Moreland woman. the right spirit of life Waynette Hammond celebrates during the Cluistmas by sharing her 14 por givjn celain Old World Santas and days. ()?D their stories during the holiday Waynette Hammond season. "Friends call ahead, then bring their families, church groups and was written," she ' said. "Presi scouts to my home to the dent Abraham Lincoln commis Santas and hear their stories," sioned one of the best known she said. "It takes about 15 min- artists of that time do the il., utes to tell the stories and then I lustrations." invite the children to ask quesEuropean immigrants came to America for religious freedom , tions." . H ond is a florist, seam- and created a dif ferent priestly stress, cake decorator, landscaper image of Saint Nick. "These pea and porcelain doll maker who pIe shortened his long priestly hAB combined her artistic talents robe to the short woodsman coat to create the collection of Old of the Americas," she said. Hammond is able to tie toWorld Santas. She began making her Santas gether many Christmas traditions four years ago and nas added to with her Santas. her collection each year. She has "Queen Victoria was respon researched . the legends to help in 8ibleJ bringing Christmas trees : indoors and starting the tradition her designs. . "These are character Santasi of singing Christmas carols," she they aren't e><act copes from said. Other traditions are not as well photographs, ' but they have the .f eelin of. the character," she known. said. '1 do one Santa at a time "In Russia on the fifth of De and while I'm doing 'it I get an cember, Lucifer is bound and has idea for my next -<me There is so to help St. Nicholas until Christ much baCkgrod .material to . mas," she said. Satan is called . draw rrom." Black Peter and the fifth is a day dement darke Moore who of gift giving." wrote the poem, . " 'Twas the nd says she ho H pes her Night before Ouistmas " upon dolls and stories will he p give l which the current Santa is based, people the spirit of Christmas. was well versed in Old World "People et carried away Witll Santas and combined many of commercialism and I want to Ulem to create the modem one in stress the right spirit of life and 1822, she said. giving during the holidays," she "Odin flew through the air said. and the Old English Santa For six years H ond has smoked a pipe," she said. been creatint) porcelain dolls and Moore was a professor of Ori- has a collection of 300 beautifully en. and Greek literature who dressed dolls. wrOli "A Visit from St. Nicho"1 love beautiful things and las' amuse children, but un- have fun creating them," she known to him a house guest cop- said. ied it and ave it to the press. H ond moved to Blackfoot "Moore s story w asn t il- when she was first married and lustrated until 40 years after it has lived here most of her life.

For The Journal

. I . t'opIL._

g et(

arrika

lo

h.. 7

and

f'

} .,
, ,/(; . '41

't '1

, w
.

see

amm

Joumal

photo by Kathy C6rgatell

Tree Pantasy.

earlier this month at Christmas

The Santas
were

Waynette Hammond holds a Victorian Santa, one of more than a dozen Old World Santas she owns. She shares the Santas and tales of various Christmas traditions wIth local residents during each year's holiday season.
on display

r I

"

..

ammo

amm

Hamm\\'1d's Old World Santa co" 1Ction spreads Christmas ,pirit

1

'

amm

'Moreland residents suffe r 27 cases of deadly brai n cancer since 1 980

LACKFOOT A Moreland man and his son are initiating a survey to deter mine why sO many Moreland residents B are dying of brain cancer. Rex McNair has noticed that there have been 27 cancer cases since 1980 in a Moreland neigh borhood on Perks Road . Ten residents have died in the last 10 years. They all live within a one-mile radius of an abandoned county dump referred to as the Moreland Dump. And most have suffered from brain cancer. Larry Martin is one of the victims. Martin will see k treatment for his brain tumor in Japan early next month, McNair said. The most recent death was of a 13-year-old boy who died last November of brain cancer, McNair said. McNair, a former Idaho National Engineering Laboratory environmental technician, and his son Dan, who has a master's degree in environ mental engineering, are surveying 18 famil ies who live in the vicinity. Nine of the 18 families have had someone in their family a fflicted with cancer, McNair sa id . .

J J

By Kathy Corgatelll
Of The Journal
-

"You start with water first and if tha t reveals nothing you expand to soils, herbicides and pesticides that are applied here," McNair said. "The d u mp is suspect because it was in op eration for 20 years and then covered in the mid-1970s. No one knows what went in there. It could have been anything." The McNairs a re conducting the survey for free and have enl isted the help of the Idaho Division of Environmental Quality and the health department.

The survey should reveal how deep their domestic wells are, how close they are to septic tanks and drain fields, how close they are to the county d ump and when they were drilled.

The McNai rs anticipate completing the sur vey in two months and will turn over their findings to the DEQ. Based on the survey, the DEQ will select wells to test, McNa ir said. Each test will determine if there are any carcinogenic compounds in the wel ater. Mc Nair guessed that only a few wells would be tested because of the estimated $1,200 fee per well. "It depends upon money and their budget c:onstraints," McNai r sai d .

More land farmer with cancer to trave l to Japan

A Moreland farmer will BLACKFOOT travel to Osaka, Japan, la ter this month in hop es boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) will rid his brain of cancer cells. Larry Martin, 55, had a seizure a few weeks ago and doctors d iscovered a tennis ball-sized tumor. He underwent surg ery in Idaho Falls, to have the tumor removed, but doctors said some cancer remains. "When a doctor looks you in the eye and says that you have a brain tumor, it takes the wind tight ou t of you," Martin sa id. "But then when someone tells you there's a cure, that gives you hope and it puts life back into you again." BNCT was developed i n the United Sta tes and has been p racticed in Japan for 20 years with a 90 percent to 95 percent success rate, Martin said.

By Kathy Corgatelll
Of The Journal
-

The Idaho National Engineering Labora tory was in line for funding the treatment, but the funding has been put on hold indefinitely, Mar. tin said. Martin will be injected with boron which is attracted to maligna n t cells and then be ex posed to a reactor which emits neutrons. The

He said if funding is approved the treatment center will most likely be located at Savannah River in South Carolina. Martin's treatment is sched uled Feb. 5 in Japan. But he will be examined before and afterward at the University of Utah Cancer Center in Salt Lake City. "They'll study my progress," Martin said. The treatment will cost $70,000 . , "Someone told me, you have two choices die or pay," Martin said .

neutrons break down the boron-fi l led malignant tissues eventually eliminated from the body through the bladder, Martin said. Martin has talked to two survivors of the trea tment who are completely rid of their can cers and was advised of the Japanese treatment by Idaho State University physicist Merle Griebenow. Griebenow has been studying tumors and the boron cancer treatment for nine years, Martin said. He has been told the treatment works on tumors of all kinds, giving cancer victims hope. Martin wishes funding would become ava il able to develop the treatment at the INEL He has been told the INEL reactor can perform the treatment in 90 seconds compared to six hours . n.

340

Moreland fi rew
Craftsman
(,)

. .

---'"'---'--. .

turns lodgepole pi n e to furniture

By Alice Elison
For The Journal
-

> ..

ler d isc ov e rs " h -

A Moreland MORELAND man has branched o from his fiiewood business to use some of his inventory to build furni ture. "I wondered if I could build a log bed, from Island Park lod e pole pine," Bret Parris sald. li y first one turned out nicely M and I've been building them ever since."

lf

Beds aren't the only furniture Parris build s: He has made log dressers and end tables, too. But his curio cabinets have also be
come popular.
If

suggested I build a curio cabinet for our mother," he said. "Now

everyone wants one.". Though he uses pine for his other pieces, he doesn't use it for the cabinets.

About a year ago, my sister

"Pine lumber has a tendency to w so I don'.t like using i t '; for cabmets." Panis says he has had no f0r mal training in woodworking, "but I'm good with my hands and I can usually figure out a way to do what I set out to." He built his sister's curio cabi net using a photograph as a . guid&t' pams doesn't stockpile his work. His mother's home is fur nished with some of his pieces and he uses this furniture for
.. .. .

Log furniture maker Bret Parris, front, 'a nd Rick Williams, left, peel logs with a draw what e customer . wants," he said. A cu s tom buil t bed takes about a week to complete A curio cabinet takes abOut two exactly
.

'1: take orders and try to build

12 hours for the glue to dry between' each step of construc

display.

weeks because it requires about

furniture. The ' beds "are con structed using dowels and glue He uses screws to build the

tion, :. Few

nails are used

in

Parris'

.,

tween $300 and $600, depending on whether softwood or hara wood is used. pariis has been in the fire.

Log beds sell for about $600, and curio cabinets range be

curio cabinets.

wood business for about 10 years, and says he ,?lans to con

l tinue suppying hiS customer$.

joys doing both.

He says' he has been . able to combine his two Jobs, and en

Dolly irnchanti'ng treasure

MORELAND - One of Moreland's treasures is an enchanting 9O-year. old Dolly. , . . . . Alta Zollinger's husband Al nicknamed her Dolly early in their relationship. Seventy years later the name still fits tbe animated lady. Dolly is a product of Honeyville, Utah. Her grandfather, Abraham Hunsaker, was c ommissioned by the prophet Brigham Young to colonize , Honeyville with his five wiv:es and 50 children. Her grandfather Grant, a Scotsman, had only three.wives. Following her high school gradua tion from nearby Brigham City, she attended Brigham Young College in Logan. While in her late teens she was called on an LDS Church mis sion to the Northwestern States. AI Zollinger first met .her when passing through her fath's ranch in Blue Cret>lt, then \VISIted her several times during ber mission, baving been statloned.during World War I in WaslllngtQn state. At conclusion of the war, Alta took a.lob as a telephone. Operator in Salt Lake City where she lived in the Beehive House. 'Alta and Al were marri,ed June 15, 1921;.in the Logan Temple. Home for the Zollingers was a dirt-roofed . .cabin 12 miles from Mackay above . the Mackay Dam. Al operated a ranch with 750 head' of hereford cat. tle. Alta's summers were devoted to cooking meals for the IS-man haying crew and maintaining an im maculately clean home. Her hus band felt her place was in the home raising their four children. Luxuries were .rare in the early . days of their marriage. Dolly car ried water from the creek, washed laundry 'with a washboard and churned 50 pounds of butter every . week which financed the family's groceries and supplies. The price of butter in the 1920s' was 25 . cents per poUnd. Dolly loves horses, possibly due to her father raising horses for the U.S . . Cavalry. Her equine favorite was Chile. The stallion , was imported from South America by a ' college. ' His tendency to b,ol(and nm away made him an unpopular moant, so Al was able to purch ase the animal. The Chilean bred horse had many alert Arabian characteristics. Ap paloosa . colOring, and an ' excep tionally .smooth gait. AI p ro tested at fIrst ab:Qut Dolly riding him, but she a s,tlp eri or . _ . the birth of their fourth child imminent, AI hauled . logs from the can yon and built .a ' 'modern' home for his family. This hoUse still stands and is hOl!le to,one ; ' e y con.

Feature Writer Northwest Stake

By ALICE ELISON

Al supplied the most modern conveniences for their home. Electricity was generated from Delco batteries stored in the basement. Alta had a real washing machine as well as the latest refrigerator, a model fueled by kerosene which gave off nauseating fumes. . . When telephones were available In the area, Al strung telephone lines along his barbed wire fences. Dolly rented a house in Mackay when the children became school 3ge. She spent five days a week in town while school was in session, then returned to Al and her mountain home on weekends. Church meetings were held in a room above the Stacey Store in Mackay, rented by the local sa ints . The ranch grew and Al ship the yearlin/:!s to Blackfoot to finIsh .out

AI passed away, having lost a battie with cancer nine years ago. Alta and her youngest daughter Jean still reside in their bome on Porterville Road. The lawns and flowerbeds are neatly manicured. Inside her home is an array of her beautiful ha diwork. She spends the hot summer days sitting on her porch crocheting colorful Afghans for,her family. . . ' Spry DC?lly raly misses church and remams active. She feels great 3nd lans to be around for a long, long time.

on. pasture on e Augustine place prior to .marketin. Therefore, when hners reti they chose to th Zol bw ld bnck home m the Moreland area m 1962. Neverthel y treat thselves to wmters m Phoerux, Ariz.

Alta and AI.Zol,linger '

': ..t.9. ,s.elf ' ' wlth ;'.

B=g t ,

" e ' ''' ' ':'- 'j a W ()' m n n , -h'-'''' a t u re A re " , " ' '::':/'' ' : ib ' t.' '' { on "'T,be ;' ; .;"J <me' '! Oh ow'(1)
"

. " ('

By CHRIS JACKSON of The News

BLACKFOOT - Pingree will get national attedtiof/ as two entrepreneurs will be featured on "The Home Show" after Christmas. Julie Jackson and Elaine McNair have taken a hobby of putting photographs on material to create a lasting 'memory as well as heirloomS and turned it into a busi" ness. . A unique business is run by the mother and daughter out of the Jackson home on Sheeptrail Road. Jackson said the scout from 'The Home Show" not only had trouble finding Sheeptrail Road on the map, ' but Pingree also. This isn't the first time the couple has been f eatured ' nationally, but the f lTst time on televisiori: Jackson 's Camera Crafts is presently displayed oil two Better Homes and Gardens craft magazines tIlat grace the shelves wherever magazines are sold. The craft business is displayed on the back cover of Christmas Gif Ideas anti the inside of the back cover of t . . Holi a Crafts. dy

orde.rs and enjoy gelling the variety of letters frQm those wanting the he\rlo?nlS. " !. . 11le designer pIllows that feature the umque photos are creat by Dec SharP, who also has a nationally rec ognized horne business in Pingree ,called Pillow add Lace, JackSon said. Lois Olsen does the quality hand quilting and Janice CarlsQn pieces quilts and is very creative in the quilts'

'

;< ,

."

designs, Jackson said. Jackson Camera Crafts' is, a family busi'ness WiUl In 1989 Jackson's Camera Crafts got a two-page sread in the 75th ahniversary edition of McCall's mag- . Jackson's husbati(l" Stacy, nd cildrell,: y'l, lO al!d ' Sharee; 7, helping. Nathan jS oqlS' 21 mOQths old ,and azine. ' " would psibly like tq get hito the .act. " The two will also be featured 1n the Natiollal Country . McNair's husbad, R", is very, spportive and SOl), , America magazine in the April 1992 issue. Dan, is a chemist who ,helped corate the chemical pro- ' The idea began when Jackson saw the idea and cess. Angela also assists in the business; and daughter wanted to send a photo to her boyfriend on a pillow. It took McNair and Jacksori two years of research ' Brenda is in Boise. , ' McNair and Jackson said they aren' t only mother arid , and a lot of adjustments to get a product they were daughter, but also good friends and each have their own happy with. . " sti'engths' - McNair is very creaUve and Jackson has the The actual process started in the 18008 and was used . for hoUse blueprints, according to McNair. The house business sense. . -. . , The ABC "Home Show" informed ffie couele they plans were printed on doth. . , wouldn't have much notice,'and to be r eady to leave 'There was a renewM intMst in the 1 9708, but it's basically a lost art Jackson ahd McNalr have reviveq. quickly. The trip to be on The Home Show is totally Whell the couple was featured in McCall'S, tlrey ' pllid for. . McNair and Jackson ' will fly out one chty and be feareceived 7.000 inquiries, and have had requests for their tured the next day. product from as far as Germany, Scotland and Uniq ' . "They only book people a week ahead," Jackson Caria . . said. hit's aneai opportunity and we're excited." " , get so many w9nderful letters from peo le alld M,cNair said what she and her daughter have i ','the we love it,"-McNair said. American dream." The couple usually send a short note iil each of the ,

n, THE HOME SHOW - Elaine cNarr and Julie Jackso featur ed" on the ABC "Home both' .of Pi ngree, Will be Show" sometime 'after ,Chrisbnas for their uiq\:te photo craft. The mother and daughter were told to be ready tb leave on short notice ; since the televis ion sliow o nly books a weeJi ahead.

'

, c ...."
.. .. " t-;::,

",;f

,s a
. .

' .. "fi ' " .. ... .

:!'"

",,>1 -'

,', "", .. "1\,",,- . ..... " <1'01 ' 1;> ... " .. , ...

'

... ,.

,* :

.,. . . ..

",.

"

"

'.

i.-

--

\ ......

34

Williams.... l;::e J?a:gEf.:i

and,sen.d.,theJCe$hllome fD,::mj:\e. and two children who were living with her parents." Williams .said the truck used to transport goods and men was driven by Dud Blackburn of Black foot. He added . George Ezell was one of the older people and a for ,
.

with C. C. C. .at the begiiining

, ' ,' ,

have

receive d work at a potato ware

from the _t; it was- :necessary to ':proof 'of employment. WilIiams was released when he b u in Mtireland. o se 'ne, second Jncideiit that clearlY stood' out in W illiams's mind was one w involved a black bear.
._....J_ _ .,.l. _ ,, :II .., ,

of Je.,.'He. spent an njoable summer-there and to be released

...

,;

Williams said his most cher ished memories were of the trips' he and Holt took into the mountains and into the valley. There was a crystal clear lake where tlley spent

mer Deputy Sberiff of Bingh County and Ray Miller, wbo QPel" ated a barber.sh9P in ,Blackf oot for many years; worked in the C.

C. C. with Williams.

__

"We had a pastry cook who

.. . '. ..

many hours fishing. "This was Williams Lake and .at that time there weren' t any estab lishments there; Now there are many and the lake is lacking, oxy
g en and the . fish are dying off,"

left it for others to use, said W illiams. He and Holt were able to have the lake aU to themselves and he said the fishing was almo s t unbelievably good. "We trolled in the boat with spoon spinners and when we'd book one 'Of those sil very beautiful two to tbree pound trout, they would come up out of the water several times trying to shake the hook. We could hear the spinner rattle, it was a wonderful experience." Wmiams said he thinks he went

added. An unknown man had taken a wooden row boat up to the lake and
without a door and window," he

Williams said. ''The only sign of civilization was an old log cabin

D ad can I pl ea se drive the ca r!

346

Enthusiasts stretch water ski ing season

Water skiing is not necessarily a summer sport, say two Blackfoot men who stretch their water skiing season from March to November. "People think we get cold, but that's because they don't understand dry suits," said Tom Strickland, a Blackfoot businessman. "A lot of times I have on a heavy coat along with my street clothes underneath the suit." Dry suits are made of a nylon fabric with a polyurethane coating to make them watertight. They cost about $300. Also, the suits are buoyant, so a lif e jacket is not needed. Strickland and Bob Kesler, a Blackf oot grocer, sa,y they usually start skiing in March, but last year they went skiing at Massacre Rocks State Park near Amer ican Falls on Feb. 28. Bob Kesler for the Post Register "It was a nice summery day, so why not?" said Tom Strickland of Blackfoot ' glides across the water on. the Snake River near the Idaho Falls Kesler. Strickland, who started stretching the water ski LDS Temple. Clad in dry suits, Strickland and a handful of other people ski from early March
Post Register Alice EII.on

To the limit
' j

to late November.

See SKIING, Back page

UJ ""'"

s,

Idaho
in

Pos t Re

SKIING
From Page 01
seaso n 1 0 years ago, said that one year they sat and waited in the boat for the ice to move enough 80 the could ski on the American y Falls Reservoir. "The water temperature is usually about 40 degrees when e start skiing, but I have skied In water as cold as 35 degrees, " he said. By compariso n, the water temperature reaches about 75 degrees during the summer . . Skiing season started the middle of March this year on the Snake River in front of the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Strickland said he went out f the first time March or 16, but Mike Adam from Ririe went a few days earher. Strickland and Kesler say they ski four to six times a week throughout the summer, but with spring weather conditions they say they are only averaging once or twice a week. "Ideal skiing conditions are windless, warm days," said Kesler. But early skiing has its draw backs. Strickland said there are no docks put out yet to start from so all starts are "deep water" which require starting in the water. "My hands get cold while I'm skiing be cause they are wet, and the air chills them even though I'm wear-

a six-buoy professional slalom course, but early skiing is basically "free" skiing. This year they say they have found a new skiing activity, riding an air chair. An air chair is a single-strut hydrofoil which was developed in 1 990. More than 2,500 units ha 80ld to date. Basically it is a chair attached to a custom-de sigiled ski with a seat belt an toestrap bindings. The hydrofOIl glides through the water and al lows you to fly up to three feet above the surface of the water, Strickland said. One of the biggest advantages of the air chair is that is can be rid den at low speeds in choppy water when water skiing "isn't the best," he said. Adams owns an air chair, and says it retails at about $750. Adams Strickland, and Kesler were first introduced to hydro-foil ing in Febra 1990, uring a midwinter vacation to Arizona to ski the Colorado River. But the first hydro-foil they tried was dif f erent in design and not as easy to ride as the air chair. "We're still not that good at it yet," said Kesler. "But I think we'll eventually. cat<:h on. Th h8!d part is controllmg It when It hits the water again after having been up in the air." The season ends either when the snow f alls or the river f reezes, Kesler said.

gloves. th " say they prefer skiing

Itlen

348

L r l N I

Music Maestro, Please

T H E K O R Y KAT S E A N E S S T O R Y : I D A H O FA R M B O Y

By Steve Moser

C O N D U CTS A S Y M PH O N Y

ments has ceased A hush hasf allen over The cacophony o tuning instru f ness-like manner, baton in hand He
Kory Kalseanes in the 'home o the Utah Symphony 'Abravanal Hall in Salt Lake f

he is, striding onto the stage in a busi

the audience. Anticipation is peaking.

Suddenly, the applause starts. There

podium. In front ofhim are the 60 or so members o the orchestra, instruments f read All eyes are upon this man who y. and the concert hall filL'I with the resonance o a f symphony or chestra in fullperf or mance.

bows to the audience and ste onto the ps

raises both hands, gives the downbeat

City.

Kory Katseanes (74) is assistant con- : And she made him practice. ductor of the Utah Symphony and plays ' the violin in that orchestra. ''I'm one of the fortunate few to have the opportunity to do both," he says. How did an Idaho farmboy tum an avocation into a highly-specialized oc cupation? And how have his feet re mained firmly on the ground to avoid the eccentricities generally associated with symphony conductors? Kory was born and raised on the family farm west of Blackfoot, Idaho. His mother played the vio gan taking lessons from her. lin and at age eight Kory be But there were other things to occupy and helping out on the young Kory. They included school activities the greatest gift. My parents saw to it that I

farm. "To me that is

had a balanced life." Still, in the Blackfoot performed at weddings, funerals, school as semblies and in music festivals.
area, "everyone knew I was a violinist." He

"Music can be a prof ession, and

a wonder ful one, as I h a ve f ound out. But like everyone else whose avoca tion became their prof ession, there are aspects of being a prof essiona l that are more like the work place than like fan tasy. What really helps is to have a

RICKS C

1t9E

G E

remember some of the that concert. I was really moved." What are the differ

the program. I can even

"I can still remember

hearsal conductor for Richard Strauss," Kory says. Since becoming an assistant conduc tor of the Utah Symphony in 1987, Kory has appeared with such great artists as The King 's S i ngers, M a rvin Hamlisch, Maureen McGovern, Chet Atkins, Ray Charles, and the Kingston Trio. He con ducts a significant portion of the children's concerts that the orchestra performs around Utah. Working with dance companies he has conducted performances with Rudolph Nureyev and Friends, Repertory Dance Theatre, and the T win Cities Ballet.

sequences of events in

ences between playing or conducting?

"Playing the violin or any instrument in the or chestra is more person

all involving. You listen y

as you sit there and play

to what goes on around

"One of the things that 's always been heavy on my mind when I 've stood up to conduct was to not give the impression that my contribution was more important than what the individual musicians (do.) Having sat in an orchestra f many years, or I 'm real sensitive about that. "I try hard., when I do my movements (of conducting) not to be intrusive in the music. But I end up doingjust kind o what f comes naturally. And the conductor needs to. That's part ofthe perf ormance: to look like what the music is calling f or." "There 's nothing like the sound of standing in front of an orchestra. It is a know of musically compares. "
I

you. Y try to mix your ou sel with the whole. f "As a conductor it is s imply a wash of sounds and entrances and tempo. Y ou are so concerned with getting the right tempo and keeping tempo and get ting entrances: the dy namics you worked out in rehearsal."
Following a Church mission to Zurich, Swit zerland, Kory returned to graduate from Ricks in
T p and middle: Kory Katsealles conducts the Utah SymphollY ill o

tremendous exhilaration. Nothing that 1

Katseanes has taught at Ill inois

1974. That summer he attended th e Music Academy o f t h e West where he befriended the late Maurice Abravanal,
I

a pops cOllcert at Ricks. Bottom: Katseanes as a violillist with the Utah S ymphony.

Wesleyan University, Brigham Young University and Ricks, where he was honored in A ward for the Performing Arts. He also gives parents who want to know if their child is
to "learn to love music for the right reason,

1992 by the alumni with the Eliza R. Snow

world that is meaningful and fun. "

M arriage to the form er Carolyn Landes (70), golf ("I'm an absolute freak about golf'), coaching basketball and soc cer to be with his children, ages 8 to 1 7, and working on his home in Salt Lake pro vide outside interests for this 41 -year-old. At age 10 Kory started traveling to Rexburg for music lessons with another farmboy-turned-musician, Dr. La M ar Barrus of the Ricks music faculty.
In 1 970 he enrolled at Ricks. During

maestro of the Utah Symphony. While at tending the University of Utah in early 1 975, Kory auditioned for the symphony and was accepted. Becoming a member of the symphony while still attending school "was kind of unusual," Kory says. "That doesn't happen anymore." Kory 's first exposure to conducting came at Ricks where he was concert mas ter of the college 's symphony orchestra and was asked to take over one day dur
ing Dr. Barrus ' absence. That led to a con

private violin lessons. When encountering musically talented, Kory advises the child

You learn to be a musician because you love music. Let it find you."

not what you can make out of it someday.

Bowing deeply, the conductor steps off the podium and leaves the stage. The orchestra members are standing out of
res pect. Continued applause brings the

that school year, the Utah Symphony made

ducting class taught by Irwin Hoffman at the Ricks Summer Music Festival and study with the late Josef Rosenstock in Salt Lake City. "This man had been a re-

conductor back on stage where he accepts a s pray of flowers. He leaves the stage again. The applause dies down and the audience begins to file out. ...

one of its regular appearances on campus. For the young Idaho farmboy it was his first exposure to a symphony orchestra.

S U M6 ' S P R I ;-'; G

1 9 94

J J

:8 Post Register

THE WEST

Teen-ager steps in for injured father to harvest potato crop

Wade Wheeler became the man in charge two days before potato harvest began this fall when his fa ther was injured in an accident. MORELAND - A 17-year-old Moreland youth says he doesn't plan to make a career out of farming, even though he has proven himself capable of the job. Alice Elison for the Associated Press His father Jim Wheeler broke his leg in f our places when a piece of f ann equipment f ell. He spent the two weeks of harvest undergoing three surgeries on his leg. tion. "My neighbors stepped in and helped get things started," said Jim Wheeler. "They did a good job and they didn't get much help from me. " Cory Wheeler, Wade's oldest brother, a student at Utah State University, helped out f or the first two days and on weekends. But oth erwise the Snake River High School cornerback and saf ety ran the operaOtherwise, Wheeler said he ran a windrower when he wasn't "fixing stuft'. " The harvest was completed on schedule. "We did 250 acres in two weeks and two days," said Wade Wheeler, the fifth of eight children. He was the most readily avail"I'd been watching and knew how things were supposed to go," said Wheeler. "When my Dad was home 1 was able to radio him in the house for anything 1 needed to know." able of the four sons since Cory is in college and Caleb is serving an LDS mission. His younger brother Seth, a high school freshman, broke his arm f our days before their father's acci dent. "Football practice was rough, " said Wheeler. "It was either at 8 to 10 in the morning or 8 to 10 in the evening. Coach Harrison was really understanding if! couldn't make it. " Wheeler remained a key team player throughout the school's har vest seaso n games. Besides wrestling and f ootball,

With 100 cows in a cow-oili" oper ation, he says he may have his work cut out for him.

The f amily 's f wheat was plan all ted at the time of the accident, Wheeler said. But his next ma jor project is weaning calves.

Wheeler also plays on the school's baseball team .

"It's something I'd never do again," said the state champion wrestler. "1 don't want to be a fann er. lt's too stressful."

"I'm thankful for all those who have stepped in and helped," said Wheeler's father. "But it's times like this that I'm awfully grateful that my sons f ollowed me around and knew what had to be done."

w V1
->

w V1 N

:...\.

l;i g.lhic.p l$J1lUi ng'djo.u';br(g plijn- QtQI_ ijdl.'

MORELAND -..: The tradition of taking the family into town to see the Christmas lights may be changing. Fainilies may want to head into the country to see inno vative decorations. "Out this way there's a ways between houses," says Berkley Wray, a Moreland farmer with an imaginative light display. " And this far out you've got to have something to see." Wray's lighted tractor about seven miles . northwest of Black foot on Highway 26 has wheels that appear to tum. . It's I;lack by popular demand. "We didn't do it. . for a lew years, but a; lot offflenqs got to' asking about it so we did it," he said. But Wray says he could have a

;"_- mm; an "t.f!i " -':'-" " l... ' "' -:o
.

'

- '''c. . ;

..

'!

" 'I ' .

A "" .5 'Sunday; December' 25. 1994

, i:. j' .

. ' :. *t . /.'."

by Alice Elison

problem if . there s a Christmas took about.4o h.<?urs to, do/' ' " snow storm this year. " Wray 'says he dOe$n't use "We decorated tlle tractor I use strings of lights. on ' the tractor. Each light is mountd in a sepato push snow with," he said. This is about the sixth year the rate holder instead. . . family has had a tractor on dls": "We didn't plan on doing the tractor this year until the Christplay. . The four-wheel drive John mas season hit," he said. "Then Deere 8630 is lighted with 350 we ended up going to Idaho Falls bulbs. An , accompanying bill- for more holders- and Pocatello to . board-sized greeting card has get the right. color of lights. about 350 bulbs and 150 lightS are BestdeS "I Wrays, many other strung between the card and trac- Morelcind'area' homes have colortor. . " l.. . ' . . . '' Wray doesn't take credit for the . l ': and Kenea LeaVItt tell sj idea. His father, Marvin, saw It the' h ry'behind their Christmas tractor decorated with Christmas lighti. Ui . . " , ' ' ; .' . lights in another section of th . . ago w!iS the first country and decided to try it iri Christfuas for Joel, the youngest of Moreland. ., . .. " , <' ; . ' , .)'. , . ti1e )O yitt. child;r:en. He had " I ttook about WO' hours .th." 'beeIl b mcortieauy bijrid and the first year to: put the thmg togeth,, / docfcil rec:c} nd : Cfui.stmas er," Wray said "But I wrote . ';; lights to,heJp'Stiitiuliite hi,s Sight. down the iristritctions once we got "1 had picked up a lot of lights it together and. this year it only at a garage sale that year," says

Sevexfyears

Kene:,> .Ansl we pu iip." . Today Joel' has his' Sight and until he was school-aged, helped put up the lights.' . ' J "Every year I say I'm nbt going to do the lights again," she said. "But we always do, because it's bet:ome a family tradition. But if you think we have a lot of lights on the outside, we have abt as many on the inside." The Leavitt home is near the junction of Highway 26 on Moreland Road. Another home on Moreland Road near the Highway 39 junc tion is a favorite of children of all ages. It's known as lithe house with a smile," because lights de pict a happy face on one wall. "Our dad wanted people to know how happy our home is around the Christmas season," says Matt Jones, son of John and Vic Jones.

l..

1
L

L
, , I

,>

GL'ARK lIOitFsrEAD - "Balrlet . DriScOll ' ,Clark holfls a p8in of the GIa:rk Hif in. the uea DOrtheasi of mlaekf as' -

mother's hicenteDpial trimined withs !ace'... . ' .;., . ' .,. , .. .

she her

::

353

By LOIS BATES News Correspondent

BLACKFOOT - Today, JuJy 3, Idaho is 101 years old. Harriet Driscoll Clark has taught Idaho history to Riverside fourth graders for 30 years. She attributes her desire to teach to a former teacher, Clarence Stroh of Pingree. "He told such interesting stories and made Idaho bistOl")' come alive," she said. To celebrate the Idaho Centennial the students held an Idaho-Hoe Down, baked potatoes and learned pioneer games. Her pioneer ancestors arrived in the area in 1879 after driving cattle from Utah to the lush grassy bot toms of Fort Hall where they established the f ll'St cattle business at Horse Island - land now covered by the American Falls Reservoir. Her great-great-grandmother Minerva Wade Hickman ran the "way" station for the Holloway Stage Line at Ross Fork. Mrs. Clark stated, "'!bere is not a y day that goes b that I don't think of my ancestors, ho they crosaed the w p lains and the sacrifices they made for us. Llove Idaho and when I look over the hills into the valley, this is home to me 1 " Everyone knew and liked her dad, Martin A. "Bus" Driscoll. He was a cow puncher, bronc rider, roper, a cattleman and dirt farmer raising beets and spuds. Her mom, Faye Wride, was teaching school at Sterl ing when she met and married "Bus." She will be remembered as a devoted county officer of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. "My parents taught us eight kids to work, work well, be honest and if not, we were dealt with. Growing up we used 'hand power' to cut seed potatoes, thin beets, hauJ beets and barvest potatoes. Some afternoons we went swimming in the canal. " Her husband, Tom, retired from the Union Pacific Railroad, but keeps busy with 25 acres in pasture where they live; 220 acres in hay and

said Mrs. Clark. "They were very important to our family. Every spring we went to McTucker Spr ings. It didn't matter how cola it was, we picniced and all the neighbors wouJd come." She is shar ing picnic recipes her mother prepared. Beat 3 eggs Add and mix: 1 cup sour cream '1 to If.J cup water or milk depen 4 ding on the richness of the cream. Sift together and add the following ingredients : llh cups flour 1 teaspoon soda 1 cup sugar lespoons cocoa 2 tab lh teaspoon salt lh teaspoon vanilla . Pour into baking pan that is greas ed and floured. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or unW done. Caramel froItiag % cup brown sugar % cup white sugar lh to cup lh and '72 or sweet milk Cook on medium beat until firm soft ball . Cool and add rounded tablespoon butter and vanilla. Beat and when color begins to lighten, add coconut and chopped nuts. Spread on cake. CABBAGE SALAD mely cut up cabbage 4 cups f '1 cup mashed onions 4 Mix togetber and beat unW hot the CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM CAXE

up,

nine Jrandchildren. "Picnics were part of my growing

"

grain on the new Arco HIghway and summer ranges cattle at Paradi8e on his father's old 68O-acre homestead. "This ranch was the most important thing in the world to my father-in-law, Harold Ames Clark. He said it must stay in the Clark name," she said. The Clarks have been married 41 years and are the parents of Jack and Tracy of Blackfoot; :Janice Zabriskie of Idaho FaUs and Marta Viero, Antioch, Calif. They have

following: lh cup salad dressing 2 tablespoons sugar t ab l e s p o o n s vinegar 2 lh tablespoon celery seed lh teaspoon salt Pour over the cabbage. Place a lid OIl the salad and place in the refrigerator. This salad should be made abead to allow it to cool. Make ahead as it will keep for several
'1 4

teaspoon pepper

days.

together and spread over the

apples: % cup oatmeal 0/ cup flour . % cup brown sugar If.J cup butter lh teaspoon baking powder 'I teaspoon salt . '72 teaspoon soda

APPLE GOODIE Mix tc)getber 3 cups peeled, sliced apples 1 cup sugar 1 heaping tablespoon flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon Place in greased and floured baIt-

Bake in 350- oven 20 to 30 minutes unW apples are done and top ping is golden brown. Serve hot or cold with lh and lh cream, whipped cream or ice cream. 1 cup pecans 1 cup almonds Place in larJe bowl or pan Place the following ingredients in sauce pan and cook to bard, f JrID CARAMEL POPCORN
2 quart popped popcorn

ball.

Ilf.J cup sugar lh cup white com syrup 1 cup butter Remove from heat, add lh teas poon vanilla, stir in soda. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla . Stir and pour over popcorn and nuts

3 54

THE MORN ING NEWS, BLACKFOOT, Idaho, Tuesday, May 28, 1 996

3A

Atop Mt. Borah

Paul Lindsay on Mount Borah, J.uly 4, 1 986. It took him two hours and 47 minutes to' climb up and two , hours to .climb down. This ' was the best time he has ever climbed to the summit of . Borah; The elevation is 12,655 feet.

"

MornIng News -'

'

W. Paul Lindsay, Moreland; has climbed to the top of the highest peak in each of the lower 48 states. His goal is to climb each of the highest mountains in all of the 50 states. He didn' t make it to the 14,000 foot level on M t . M c Ki nley i n Alaska when he had to turn back for medical problems. Mt. Whi tney , 1 4 .495 feet i n California is the higbest peak h e has climbed in the West and MT. Britton Hill, in Florida at 340 feet, is the lowest in elevation. Paul returned last month from the' Appalachian Mountain in the east, where he climbed the highest point in N. J., Va., W. Va., Pa. , Del. and Md. Last year he climbed the h i ghest peaks i n n i n e southern states i n cludi-ng Tenn . and both Carolinas. He was hesitant about choosing

News correspondent

BY LOIS BATES

Li ndsay tackl es mou'ntai nel1s tasRs

i

a mountai n that was the most scenic and said; "Oh golly. I'd hate to say. Mount Rainer is unique with its snow cap all year-round and back east the foliage is beautiful." Commenting about the Grand Teton he said. "people thi nk the Grand . Teton is the highest mountain in Wyoming but. Gannett Mountain in the Wind River Range is the highest." He has climbed the Grand 'Teton "a couple of times." He has also conquered Mt. Orziba on the Carribean side in Mexico.' Paul was not always interested in mountain climbing. His interest grew about 15 years ago (give or take) and he then began climbing at the age of about 46 years. He hikes as well as ppels when necessary.

Idah o ' s Mt. Borah. here i n southeastern Idaho h a s been c limbed by Pau l . "a co uple of dozen times or more" he stated. In fact, I tia:ve six people oming from Alabama to climb Mt. Borah next month."

To keep fit, he jogs at least five days a week.. He is a member of the natio n al or-ganization, H i gh Pointers Club of America. A grandfather several times. he commented, " my 'grandchildren have good laugh about me climbing mountains and they do wish me we)).': Future plans include a trip to Hawaii to climb the highest mountain there.
.

355

, --

, HAltV:ST TIME
,

- , Marie .Pan-is roP More.lam:f was' checkif;lS some corn she Wa rcbs!ng jiJ;st .for supper fr9m a roaqside trll'ck farr:n:er'" :Fircla'y ' afternoon. Tbis is a busy time -ror tru e: ldarlllers,

5pu

. "

..

gardeners anq 'canner.$, :I:his truck farm stand on fHghwCl,Y 3 ' west :of Blackfoot." featur.ed ,green
. " '.

"

J .

<: ,. ' ;. :g News - Cr.,;s l.ks

' i .

'.

p,otatOes ndinore.

Beans,, : -s.quash, .Garrots, cucumbers, .tQmatoes, .

3 56

(Poetry Inspired by Reli e f Society Leaders )

"THE BIRO ' S NEST

---T helma Chri sti ans en

I fo und it by our c edar tre e ; I li ft it ' s frag:t le With careful hands

form., A nest of twi gs entwined with feathers soft Tos s ed down by wind and devast ating storm. Self-gued, insi de , a tiny fragent shell Bespeaks o f love once warmed by love and c are , nest ,

Of Fat':1er bird, who left abandoned

there .

As bircL.ings taught t o fly des ert th9'1'!

As mother bird on 10nelF branohes . sW!!lfs .. Can she

I hear a s o ft ened ehatter hi gh abaTe

'rhe nest I ho ld - -the mournful cry- Re-anchor self t o face oncoming days 'Z

GRATITUDE
For the i ence beauty that we see

De ar lord, we tr.a. 11k Thee graciously. For the dews o f morning and wa. 'T"T'ling sun, We thank Thee for every one , For the spring With its showers and gentle bree z e , For SlL "Ilmer heat a.'I1d s hade of tree s , For autu n colors and changing s c enes , Fo r the homeward flight of bird on the wing ; Dear lord , we tha "l.k Thee for these things . For wir.t er ' s bl ket so soft and clean;

F r the e arth so filled with wodrous o delight s ; For fa""li ly a"'ld fri ends and night s ; bad For Th y comfortig peace when we are s ad , We tha. k rhee graciously. 11 --Nol"'ll a J. Wi lli a"'!s glorious

Treasures o f knowledge o f good and

357

( Po e"'s 1. '1spired by R. S.

CulturaJ... Refine"lent )

HIGH POWER C.LEAlHNG

--by Naomi

Fo rman

My old vacuu ws not doing the j ob , Thi s I guessed But was not sure

But Managed

and s ent the agent s away

Unti l at last I had to s ens e my need- Hi gher power To clean the floor Si gned contract fo r the sweeper Then how it cleaned Deep_.-.

Year after year , Last year mi s s ed

down to the root s .

I committed self to exc ellence I had so very far to go. So poorly equipp ed was I . I di d ,,", o t fully reall ze how weak
Refused all offers of help- Year aft er year . At length a Prophet t s voi c e pi erced my heSEt needed much higher power

'IITaomi & Gra. t 1'1

Forman

To

Covena'1t ed to fo llow Hi s example Fogive as I would be forgiven, With Hi s power and my good works To love my neighbors as yself

Puri fy my

endless soul.

T SWI NG

Swa f'Cl"lor nly in the wind, Gently rnoking, empty Of flowing hair and bright
red stooking It 11884 to holdo

May I att ain such excellence- Cleans e the depth o f my Eternal Soul .

Ethereal handa aeem to be

Phaatcm 'f01ce8 Ol"ying-<> "lfow: 1.t Q e my turn Bow 1t 98 mine" Pl ...sant memor ies of ". happy time I t gD.-ve to them o
a le s I on fr am ewing; All our l ive s doing ' a j o> l thinr. And when our d.ays of memor ies a.:r 0 ;';re I' We oan .nt ly rock and sine ; Anci think of all t happinc as We he lped 'to br ing fo thoae we lowd ----Etta Ellis 358 the

tuggi%2g t hug1 ng

Per ohanoe

take

Etta Ellis

(A few sample poe'!T\s -- which grew from

R. S. Cultural

Arts )

HARVEST

Le t us exp re s s our g rat i t u de F o r t h i s l ove l y t i me of yea r J The H a rvest has been gathe red i n F rom f i e l d s b oth fa r and nea r .

The l ove l y shades of Aut illnn Are u she red i n t o v i ew . And a l l the t rees a nd bus hes Have put on the i r b r i ghtest hues .

-t ..
-

S o now we fee l a re newed l ove F o r home and f r i e n d s and ki n . And p ra i se the Lo rd i n j oyfu l s o ng And i n p rayer g i ve Thanks to H i m .

-----N o nna J . W i l l i ams

359

OLD HOUSE
There she goes !

( Dec 1977)

The kitoher a.. "1d the

little back roo - -gone now--How dark the naked timbers --splintered by the wreckers callous blows -So long they bore the wei ght of roo f and girder- like Atlas holding up a world-A precious world---so soon forgotten . look, there ' s the s agging flo'QI'--irn. th worn door-si 11 , sti ll clingi:ng . They s eem to s hout in dusty strangled voi c e-'!We ' ve known the burden of a mi llion footsteps ; The dragging tread of sorrow; feet of j oy " . Ah now, the last o ld pane s shattered- How many tim es it framed a baby ' s fac e ; And sunbeams glanc ed through the dancing

Or Jack Fro st sculpt it wi th his r:lajic

kni fe . The hands that hung the ros e-tv.-:i.ned ,
paper---

caught by little fingers

tatt ered

The slender wai sts w1 th ribbon s ashes tyed- _ beaus and gals --No s t algi c days are only rne",ori es- goodbye , old hous e - You too are just a dream. Th"'EiMA ( Aug 1972 ) YJ. s s you! Tho s e laughing eyes that crinkle

---Ora Kofo ed Packer

with good nat ure ; Or mi st in empathy for a fellow

creature . Tho s e words , that li lt or deepen with emotion;

Your voi c e has plU!l'l.bed our soul ! s

d e ep sec ret places , vmile reading ,vords of other ' s deeds a.. '!1d grac e s .

1-Je ' ve lived the stories ,

as you t ve

spilled their magi c--Expre s sig feelings true , charged The auti es of the eart h ; the dra",.a ! s with devotion . tragi c . You t e ach with studied art and underst anding .

And s t ud ent s , old and you.. , take your commanding . 1'lg Cementing ti es ' twixt teacher , wi s e , and hearer .
Influence ' s magnet circle draws u s nearer,

360

....

A FEW OF THE Ul :r SISTERS WE RD-mBER WITH LOVE

f oy Ransom Wells , 49
. . -... .

-Ulilla Wheeler, 77
. . )

....

......

Gladys Williams Belnap

Gertrude Eva McKnIght

....

L L
'-

Erma L Perkes

Barbara E. Larsen

361

lJ-en

EIiabeth Erickson
(Bor n in Sweden)

Elnora mother, "My a practical Hammond, was . She would nurse and midwife the doctors to do go out with help. what she could to es she and Dave Sometim to burY Wheeler would have sing those who had died, dres ing-out the body and and lay , " she giving the services said .

Martha Parks v.

HAT LADY - This is Edna C l ark, Moreland, ' '''''-''- -

._ --

Elno ra Ham mon d

362

J.

".

J.

_ 1

Viole t Ella Grim m Chritiansen, 71,

Christiansel

L L L
Phoebe Minerva West Justesen

Jorgensen Marr Sif!1psn' gensn,

ZELMA

J.

"NETTIE" OCKERMAN

June GrilllJllet

Luei lie Merri 11

Kimber Le Thomas Violet Chri stiansen RACHEL MARTIN

Mabel Martha Van Orden Parks

m.

Dawson 363

I<'nn .... '11

7)[:t.I/f (]r/

c:prvil'I>C (n.. AN,,!;,.

Belnap

. Mrs. Tasman Gibbs Cornelison

t

LURLEEN CLARK CLEME7

Lorena 'Benson Cornelison

'" _ . .

---l'iary Edw ards , 8 5

Ruby L. Rainsdon., 80

MORELAND - Lola Margaret Fisher. 89. Moreland. died Tuesday. Nov. 12. 1991. at her home folIow-

3 64

fil 4 e fae{te

366

L
I

\
, I

......

9JrriiJec irv
I '--

DV/arch 1895

lfanUfJ

eurW

fJJordand

'--

L
I

i
!

'-

L L

L.

L L
I

L
I

I.fJ..u.

FLOR.f.NCE
-

IJLEX

EZ ROSELLfi "'

CLIl R EN (!.' 5I1RIJH-fn,n,u-.

GfRTR ,

THOMAS.

ALEXANDER MORAIN

CLEMENT AND SARAH

Alex wrote (and Louise Clement typed) the following recap: "I was born old my Parents moved out on the farm about 2 miles from town. It seemed a great deal farther than that to my brother Alma and I, as we had to walk to school, and pass right by the Indian camps in what was known as the 'Plain City Big Field.' But they never molested us at all, it was only childish fear, but about this time there was an Indian Scare; some white person stole a buffalo I attended the district school and have them treated. robe from the Indians and it caused quite a disturbance. about 16 years old. My eyes became so afflicted I had to quit school

31

Aug.

1866

at Plain City, Utah. When I was about 7 yrs.

months each winter until I was

When I was about

Indian just lately and

when we arrived at Pocatello they told us a white man had killed an they didn't think we ought to cross the reservation, but we crossed OK without being st()pped until we came to the toll bridge at Eagle Rock, which is now Idaho Falls. We went to Medicine Lodge, came back to the Land office which was then at Oxford and filed on some water. I took an active part in the Deacons Quorum and was ordained an Elder on the

18,

Father and I came to Idaho by team and

was in the superintendency of the Poplar Sunday School and Trustee in the district schoo l . We decided our little home was too small for us so we decided to move to Idaho. I came up to Blackfoot the latter part of June

1887

in the Logan Tempre. I was ordained a Seventy

17

of Nov.

1886.

I married Sarah Thomas 27 Oct.

Nov.

1889.

and had a look at the prospects of making a home in this which is filed on our l and

1894

now Moreland. In Sept. Andrew P. Benson and I came to Blackfoot and

184, and worked on the canal the remainder of the fall. On the 19 Mar. 1895 I moved from Plain City and arrived in Moreland 29 Mar. 1895. Mrs Clement (Sarah Thomas) and the children came on the train about 3 wks. later. We calculated it would take 1 yr to get water on our land but it took 3 yrs. The
Sept. first thing we had to get was some barrels and haul water from the Danskin canal. I spent the summer hauling house logs out of the east m oun t ain s , and building the house that Harold Clark lives in now and we worked all the following winter on the canal. Sarah tells that "Mary Hatch and I were among the first Relief
Society Teachers. We used to attend Sunday and Mutual meetings. We

16

had
368

small dramat ic

club

in our ward .. . Rose

Christiansen

wa s

meetings and well attended. I went to meet ing s so often my second

pres ident of the Primary. I wa s second counselor. We had very nice

I
I

talking as though he were preaching. Stand there for a half hour or longer ... My husband had typhoid and (for) my oldest sun Clarence those were trying times. I was standing out on the door step one evening. I heard a noise sounded like a child crying as it came nearer than half a block. I knew it was a panther. Next day we knew it was because it

son Ezra, 3 year old, would get the book, get up on a cha ir and start

-I

killed a calf, a short distance from our place. And ate a meal off the calf. The men saw where the calf was eaten and the tracks of the panther. Church My husband went on a mission for the Latter-Day Saint

most of the time. The Indians used to call and beg for things to eat. We were 9 miles from Blackfoot, the nearest town. Next came two mountain lions. One was all I saw and that was enough. It came in the middle of the night (just after Alex had left on his mission). Reared it's paws up on the window sill, put it's nose in one corner of the window and sniffed clear up to the top and around and where he started from. It was bright moon light, it threw its head around (and screamed). Then dropped back down on the ground and walked away. The next exciting thing was two lions at midnight chased our dog in the cook shanty right by the door. And he had got behind the gruff VOice, come out of there:' One lion walked close passed me. and ' starteJ off. The dog screamed in agony. I called out come out in a

years. He went to Illinois. Myself and family were alone

ft. from me, just a wire screen door between us. They had

..,stove.

And h. r.we a terrible yelp our dog tip. I calid in a

-I

gruff voice. The second one came out and followed the other one. I was scared stiff...After that we got our home established, and there were more settlers around there, we began to live, and we were glad it was all over with. From then on we had splendid times."105 They built a church house that doubled as a school and a ward was established Stake Presidency. Hans P. Christiansen was called as Bishop with James England and Alma Clement as councilors. Alexander Morain Clement was a councilor in the Sunday School Presidency. The 'first

23

March 1896 'by James E. 3teel of the Bingham

10SFamily History, Joane Pearson.

3 69

post office was established in 1895 and was known as the Bryan Post Office with Hyrum Grimmett as post master. The Post Office was renamed "Keefer" in 1917 with A. P. Benson as post master. When they were digging their well, the curb was caught and Sarah stood on the curb and shook it and when it dropped about three feet, Alex fell 21 ft. to the bottom of the well and it never hurt him at all. Alex cured so quickly because Sarah gave him a piece of her tasty shortbreadrecipe?

2 C.

FLOUR,

1/2

LB.

BUTTER,

CUP

SUGAR,

1/4 TSP

BAKING POWDER, 1

TSP VANILLA, 1/2 CUP NUTS. BAKE. EAT.

ENJOY (WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF FALLING DOWN THE WELL).

"When the ward was organized I was chosen to labor in the Sunday School Superintendency with W. Thomas Lindsay and John England. England. The next th ing I did was to drink too much barreled water and as Sarah got out of bed with a nice little baby typhoid fever, and was in bed for three weeks. The 2nd ."ear I put in a small crop and got water from 'Lavaside Canal Co. .' We decided, to move out onto the farm; so we built another log house on the farm and began to raise some pretty good crops. On 16 Nov. 1903 I was called to fiil a mission to the Northern States, Southern Illinois Conference. I returned home 15 Sept. 1905. I was called again into the S. S. Superintendency with R. B. Robinson and Neals Christensen and later with Jess Lindsay. As our boys were large enough to run the farm I worked with the paint crew on the railroad. now live in.
,

And was School trustee with

Hyrum Grimmet and James

I went to bed with

Next, we built the frame home we

We spent the winter of 1914 in Mesa, Arizona, with my mother and two brothers. The remainder of the time I have just laid myself on the shelf and am getting very rusty. Perhaps you don't think we got into some pretty tight spots, I will tell you about the terms I bought my first wagon in Idaho. This was in Oct. Iwent to C. W. & M. Co at Blackfeot and I said, 'Mr. Smith, my wagon is completely give out and I have come to tell you the terms I can pay you half next fall and the other half the next f,?,II.' He said,
.

I suppose not' but as I said before 'I just came to tell you my

terms', and he looked at me two or three seconds and said 'You can have the wagon.'''10S

370

1osPERSONAL RECORD, Written B

Alexander Morain Clement at

SARAH THOMAS AND ALEX M. CLEMENT

-'-"--

ALEX, JESS, EZ AND CLARENCE CLEMENT

Jesse

a..nd

LUrletn

LURLEEN

VERDA

:JEsS

LARRy

;rESE LER,OY OLMENT a,nd LlJ.RLEEN CLIIRI<

I, Jesse Leroy Clement, town of Moreland, Moreland, Idaho. Idaho which is five miles west of Blackfoot, ; was born November 4,

1906

in the little Idaho

on highway twenty-six.

Our home is one mile "north of the highway at

I was the seventh child of eight children in the family of four boys and four girls. My first memory was a spanking my sister and I received. The rest of the family was helping the carpenter build our new pome not far from the old log house we were living in. brushes. back end. One noon hour while they were in for dinner, my sister and I decided now was our time to use the paint

and we did, and WOW that was one of our hottest lessons on the

My second memory to stay with me was when my baby brother died of pneumonia at six months old, He died in the new home. and I was four years old at the time.

Our town of Moreland had one of the first school houses outside of
Blackfoot. then we would be taken in a wagon or buggy. to school and back every day.

So, I had. the opportunity of walking one and a half miles If it was raining or snowing too hard, I hadn't been in school

many days when I was sitting on the steel pipe guard rail that was set in the cement to keep kids from falling in the stairway pit going down to the basement room. It also let light in the basement windows. I had a hold on both sides of me, but I lost my balance. as I couldn't touch the cement with my eet. Blackfoot in the old two-seat, Laura Gaumer in The winter of the cement, and my older sister walked my home. I fell forward

I split my chin open on

I was then taken to

white-top buggy to get it sewed up. My first school teacher was

I didn't go to school for a ew days.

1912,

from Blackfoot, Idaho.

1914

when I was eight years old, DIy father and mother My two sisters and I enjoyed the train very much.

Becember 24 and

rented the farm out for one year, and moved by train to Mesa, Arizona

We came back during the 4th of July to get out of the hot Weather.

25.

My two uncles were hauling electricity and water to irrigate w&th. materials from Mesa to the dam, with four head of horess on each wagon. buggy to see the work that was going on up in the mountains. 'I)ey talked mother and father into going with them in their white-top We were

While in Mesa, Arizona, they were building the new Roosevelt Dam for

following the wagons up one of the stttp mountains. One of the horses stopped and wouldn't go. Dad it 1m with the whipo He started backing and trying o turn around until the buggy was off the road. going down and jumped to the ground which scared the horse. The horse stopped, and Dad ran to the horse's head until one of my uncles backed his wagon
the

mountainside.

By then,

mother put her

aand on the horse's rUJl!p

back to the side of us.

longer neck after that. to 'Plav and work.

He put two log chains together so they would

reach the horse's neck and took off.

I know that horse had a six inch

After we carne back from Arizona I settled down

373

One time I was going across the pasture with boots on and a

shovel.

so close that I hit him over the Read w'th the shovel as hard as I could, and then headed for the fence as fast as I could go until he

The bull started to scratch the dirt and bellow at me. It wasn't a large bull, only 15 months old. It started walking towards me, and I finally decided I had better try to make the fence. by then, he was

fence. I rolled undar the fence and looked to see Cly the bull didn't I found out that the trail was too slippery, so he hit me againo settled for the hat.

I almost fell and lost lIy hat, and I found out hit me in the hindero that I was only going Balf as fast as I thought I was from. there to the

In the spr ing of 1925, a Saturday night, I was introduced to a girl about my height with auburn hair, a few freckles, and was jolly. Her I thought about it for two weeks, and then made name was Lurleen Clark. Almost a date w'th her. Well, I got with her quite often after that. every Saturday or Sunday night and every Wednesday ni8l' that I could I went to her home. We ware married December 17, 1925 in the Logan, Utah Temple.

( The

above history was in grandpa's Olm words. The remaining history was information collected and given at grandpa's funeral on 1Iu.6. 1./ /Qf'; by his granddaoghter, Kerry ClEtlDent Palmer.

land and a" ill:Ue w.b,i1.e SI!t.11 They carr ied and hauled water for li Grandpa said M y wH., the first year before getting a .ell drilled. Lurleen, did her share and almost all of mine, whUe I was working on the faI'lll or other things. We will rem8lllber the drilling of the well for the rest of our lives, as it was so pl.asant from then on not ha.ving to pump th e water by hand." They enjoyed th18 home for

Grandpa and Grandma lived in Moreland where they had forty acres of

were born and raised. Their son, Larr y Jay Clement, was born March 1931, and they were really happy about it. Dr. W.W. Beck came frail Blackfoot, and delivered. him in their home.

25 year s

and this was where their

children

28,

Grandpa said "When Larry was six months old, I had a chance to buy in on a truck line froll Ogden, tlfah, to Pecatello. I thought at the time, I would sooner drive than eat, so I rented the farm to my brother . We
moved to Ogden, utah for fifteen months. My appetltv had changed by II that time so much, that I moved. back to t farm where I could eat. Their first daughter, Verda Fay Clement was born August 4, 1935. had a.uburn hair, like her mother. '!bey aar so auch. She

epJoJtki

BinghaJII Memorial Hospital. which the,. were thrllled. a.bout.

'!beir second daughter, Carol Jean Clement, was born June

6, 1938

at the

Then the y bull t a lovely new brick home on thi8 same treasured. spot o Grandma drew up the plans jU8t like they wan ted an they all helped the carpenters build it. They ve determ ined to pay cash for the house so
they worked at farming, rdlking cows, at the the rural mail route. So they had reason to be

sugar factory, and drove very proud of it.

374

They built the ir new home with half the basement into a rec reatio n room which had a pool room and square dance floor. They always had fun soc ial i zing with friends and square dancing and playing poolo It e s p ec ial ly helped to pass the long w in ters as they didn ' t h av e te le vision or many radio programs.

Their first car appreciated and

was proud of.

was

a 1927 C h evrolet

Roadster which

Grandpa raally

Grandpa owned. and operated farms in the Moreland and Taber area. They milked 12-15 cows by hand and he always en j oyed his horses, Old Kim, Dic k, and Bello He raised grain, potatoes, and hay . He was one of the first farmers to clear the desert land. He always worked hard on the farm with his w if e and children a longs ide h1JR. He had great pride in watching their crops m ature and get harvested. Even through his last years when company would c om e to v isi t he would load thEIII up in the car and take them on a tour of the family farms, eq uipmen t , and cellars. He would in troduc e th8lll to farm he lp and ha.ve a good time.
go to Yellowstone Park. He'd take the cper and th e friends or grandkids to have a memo rable and enjoyable time. He really en joyed fishing and also look ing for bears. I remember going and count in g the bears eac h tillle we went to see how mB-'ly we could see. Grandpa told us th ere was a time whan you co uld go to the park and pitch a tent and have bears wandering through your caJllpsite and not think much about it. He said one even walked into his tent one time. We have old pictures of grandpa and his family feeding the bears r ight out of their hand. When Grandpa was 11 he recalls a trip to Yellowstone with his family. It was a real highlight in his growing up years.

boat and

Grandpa loved

to

eith er

roads were dirt and the ruts were so d p that people tore their spare tires off their cars. His fath er got so tired. of driving in the ruts and the dust so he pulled over and told Jess to drive. He drove all the rest of the way up an d back home. No one had drivers licenses then. Me was real excited to drive the family to Ye llowst on e Park.
'nle My dad, Larry, remembers his mom let out a yell from the house, "We're being invaded by ants ." Grandpa ran to the house and found an army of ants coming up the steps and into the house. Grandpa told dad to

hurry and get 5 gallons of gas which he poured on the rug, the steps, and all the way out to the garden where he finished dUlll ping the rest of the 5 gallons on the ant hill they were cODling from. All at on ce Grandpa had a bright idea. I'll fix those ants once and for all, he said, as he pulled a match out of hia pocket, lit it, and dropped it on the ant hill. Quicker then you could blin k an eye, not only was the ant hill on fire but so was th e front step and th e front roorr. c arpet . Instead of more gas the y needed water to put out the fire. Grandpa was (He so embarrassed he said "Don t t you ever do a foo l trick 1 ike that'" probably doesn't. appreciate us telling that one on h1mQ)
Grandpa always loved
a stray cat

that

around their place.

would show up.

cats.

He couldn't re s i st feeding and caring f or It wasn't unusual to eee 7 Dr 8 ts

375

Grandpa was a member of the People's Canal Board for many years and
served in various positions in his ward.

Grandma passed away on h eart attack.

adjustment. He tried to stay involved with his family which helped. He later found companionship with &ina Allred who Bad also lost her husband. '1hey w&re JIlarried. on April filled each other's needs.

'Ibis was a diffi cult time in his life.

October 14, 1974,

at the age of 65, following a It was quIte an

28, 1979,

and they loved each other and

He loved it so much. I know even and not want to come home even then. these past few years Grandpa and Dina appreciated having Zane so close by to help out and drive them to different family activities. Verda marr ied Charles Roberts and they were blessed with three children, Janet, Kevin and Kelly. Verda recal ls that one n ight when Grandpa. was driving truck to Utah, he left in the day and there was a bad snowstorm. He got going and the cOIle on home.
He came haae and everyone was in bed asleep,

Zane especially would go and stay sometimes up to a week with them

The grandkids always enjoyed staying overnight at Grandpa and Grandma's.

storm was so bad that he couldn't make it through, so e jUflt decnded to So he went intcv so he thought,

well I'll just be real quiet and not wake anyone up.

the bedrooJl and slid into bed. and was going to sleep and Grandma woke u p

and was just petrified because she couldn't figure out who this was in bed with her. She remembers how shook up Grandlna. was. Verda also rea embers Grandpa .orking their tails off.
He was a. hard.

rows and rows of cars and everyone cOIling and dancing.

She remembers down the lane there was When sh e was young she grew up thinking that grown-ups don't go to bed. She thought

could go down and help them out.

rain because she knew she could go in the house and have a. rest. She also looked forward to the winters 'because they'. sit around and play cards, She would and get together and have 60 auch fun, playing as well as working. also learn how to square dance because if a couple showed up and they were short one, she would learn the male part and the girls' part, so she

worker and he'd IlOr k along side o f th_.

She'd always look forward to the

that was part of aaturity that you didn't have to go to sleep any more. Because she'd go to bed. at night and Grandpa. and Grandaa ' were up, -and sh.'d g et up in the aorning and they were STILL up! f1gured grown-ups didn't do MY more. So that's something she

Dad

and roll th8111 up and put them.lln the garage Mee he .wanted. 8'fW,Uing When Dad was in sports in b1s taken care of and his yard to look just right.. supported him and ha.ti high school years they went 8Terywhere with him and
so

Valerie, Kerry, Zane, Michelle, Shannon, Tate, and KiJIlra. Dad rEftftem.bers Grandpa's honesty. He was always so honest in al l his dealings. He wanted to make sure and not own anybody anything. He was such a hard and r elax, he always wanted to get up worker and he just couldn't s1 t idle and get out doing something. He always took care of everyth1ng. He took care of his yard and it vas always so pretty . He took pride in taking such good care of everythin g and lIaking everything stay in top shape. Dad recalls that he'd. even go out at night and gather up &1.1 h is garden hoses

(Larry ),

marri ed Marllyn Hiea ana they vere blessed. with seven children,

gh

love there and closeness.

Carol married Roger Lent and they were blessed wit. f our children a Darin, -Kay .. Lisa, and Marko She remembers her Dad as being so loving and caring. She said that whenever they had friends over her parents would always make them feel so welcome. Grandpa. would always want them to C13e .dmm and play pool or get into a. card galIIe. He didn' t just send the friends down there, but he had to go down and he was just one of the friends, tooo They

I want her to come with me. " He would take her hand and theytd go for a walk in the field and stroll through the field together lland in hand. And that' s a special memory that she

always got together when the friends came. She rEllllembers her nickname, Sa.PllO that he used to call her. She said he would come in from the

yard

say "Wbe:reo s Sappo?

has 0
problems which was probably the pr ice he pa for working so hard a.l1

Grandpa enjoyed good hea.lth JIlost his life until he started having hip

his life, until lately when his hard worked body just wore out o This thought reminds u.s of Grandpal The privilege to "ork is a gift, "nle power to work is a blessing.

and The Love of Work means SUCCESS.

Larry remembers his folks living one block east and north of the church. The men would be out in the fields working a few miles north of there during the day. They worked out a communication system. His mother, Lurlee would have a metal dish and spoon handy_ If they
heard one strike, it meant things were okay_ If they heard two strikes, it meant she needed help. If they heard three strikes, it meant dinner was ready and "come and get it!" Larry said that this had
was

to have been the first two-way radio system!! It

amazing how clear things could be heard

Shan, and Tate. He has lots of memories of clearing acres of brush by hand, then upgrading and getting to use the fancy H tractor and then the M tractor. He has appreciated the support and help of his wife through the good and the bad. Moreland continues to still be a great place to raise
more Clement posterity!!

Larry has continued to farm the Clement homestead through the years and has been able to add several farms since. He has enjoyed being able to work side by side with his sons, Zane,

7a,ft.. La.rry Za..ne. 5httn Vo..Je.rie Marilyn J.(,'mra. Michelle

-. " ,

./ J

Kerry

Buildi"1,

+he "ne.w ho';', II (side. l>( Berl- Grimmell)

378

Larry and Mctrflyn5 -first-

horne

------- -------,---- ------- ------

., Larry C'Jel"ne/l f - MariJvn 'J</cks ,

Larry a.nd.

h /5

horse.

__

'"

t_

- .

379
I _I.

xCKPLI fr H I STORY

OF lEf>TER BELNAP

r-

r-

r-

r-- -

r-

r- -

r-

r ---

r ---

r---

r-

--

r-

r-

..

--

Back

Row:

Boyd, Wallace, Garth, Karl, Vera.

J B(.re r Belno.p ah1.f Iv

Iq/J'f

I-ETE.R !-\N?

COMPANION. S&..QN.l:> MISSION.

M I SSION,ARY

p..

LE.$TER

",,<::,E. \ 5

i-ESTER. BE-L:--.J.Ai->
i"'\ ISSloNt>.RY

L[5i'ER'S

FIRST

Pi(.TUR. 10,07.

VlARRJE.:'>

AND (.RYS-:-AL ,:c 3-NAP

C::'T03ER. .30.

;G\C7

i.-f.5iER. FAi"'lILY

BELNAP \qA;S

382

OLIVeR

AND MA.RGAR

E x cr I) I.) ft" vh

LIFE HIS'roRY OF LESTER BELNAP

Edy)Y Mo e 1tJ.i1.J'P;'orteel;
I was bom July 25, 1888, in Hooper, Weber COWlty, Utah. At that time , nw father, Oliver Belnap, was on a mission in Virginia, and my mother, Margaret Ann BelnaP. was livins: in a neighbor's lltUe house near his residence.

built a one-room lo house on a Father came to Morelani t Idaho in 1897 and of Interior la1rl office J.n Blackfoot, lot he bought d irectly fro m the Department attorney's fees, as I . remember. He and he paid $1.25 an acre for the lot, plus ' stayed with the Mannings t to l-loreland moved the family, except for baby Hazel, who Hore from Hooper, When we came to in 1898 t I being 10 years old at tile time. I t was rrry job to walk behind the cow a milk cow. we brought two out.:rits t and witil us. but she began to feel her ani keep her coming. Grandmother Belnap came she fourrl she had ca.ner of the age coming on ani returned to Hooper. There, the r:l.ver and we I helped my dad Get cot tonwood logs off of s tomach ani died. I t had a wooden floor ani a large wooden buil t another room on to the house. . We'd take our wheat to town and nour bin that would hold 1000 pounds of fiour We Id get all of the germade and get it grourxi into fiour and germade and bran. price for grinding. bran back but half of the fl ou r was kept as the for a whole year. the bin so we would have enough fiour
Father married Anna Barba ra

We'd fill

active in the church. He was made a counsel or in the Bishopric in l-ioreland, and held many other church positiona. He was also a member of the school board in Horeland ani served some time as a justice of the peace.

five daughters,

Luenberger on June 6, 1901. To this union came Lilly, Henrietta, Alice, flor a , ani Olive. Dad was always really

t.ber,-PPJ2tY51:l,t his third wife, Anna Luenberger t to live with him in When , l'lorelarrl, I sed wi.th those people for anited out to 'vI. T. England. wa ttleR'1' F board ani room. I worked for them for 11 years of rrry life off and on. The England's were very good to me. During the winter, I had to get up and milk as many as 8 cows ani feed and water all of the stock before school. When I came home from school, I pumped water with a hand pump for nearly two hours to wat er I slept in a Ii tUe shanty on the side of th eir house that had cows and hor s e s . no heat. I ate wi th the Englarrls and at night, after chores, I would study rrry sch ool word or read a book before I went to bed.
When I was 12 years old I was ordained a deacon and was made a conncelor to the president of the deacon's quorum. ily responsibilities as a deacon con sisted of taking care of the meetinghouse for a week at a time. Two deacons would share the duties of chopping the woed, filling and light ing the coal oil larops , ani cleaning the building after mee tings Our church was 24 I x 30 I wi til three windows on each side, three coal oil lamps for light and a pot-bellied stove for h eat

If

In the early years that I worked for Bishop England, the community would stock to his place and I would take them out on the desert and Then lId bring them back to England's and the people would herd them all d ay . pick them up, milk them ani bring them back the next day. We did that in the Also summer bec ause the farmers wouldn I t have E:nough hay left to feed them. some of the farmers would send their horse,s out in the evening after t,;1ey had The horses would g r az e in the de s e rt all nigh t worked all day planting crops and then weld rmmd them up early in the morning.

bring their dry

W e" - ii;d';d th t.he nglands r they treated me as one of the family. They always ad a g ood a chicken dinner and in those days we had. lots of Wl.ld game. e c g and shoot ducks geese and sage hens and I remember before they had allY game Fact of the matter is, the laws at all. ever Uled more than we could eat. first time I bought a fishing license, I was entitled to 50 fish.

urke

-i;

",ihen I was about 14 years old, my brother t i"lead and I took two wagon loads There were five of dynamite out to the Pahsimeroi Valle y to the Patterson Hines. outfits in the group. Heads load was 3500 OUl'Xis am mine was )000 pounds. Earl Furniss and rrry brother, Wilford, age 11, went along driving the camnissary wagon On the first night we camped at 18 mile hill. We got the next morning to ani started out with the freight wagons. We left Willord am Earl put out the fire and load am by the time they were ready to leave , wer e a mile or so on the I looked. back am I could ee that the kid were having trouble with their horses. It went on a few minutes until the horses started to run away. When they got down there in the Tilden Flats t those horses One of the horses went took off full speed ani we couldn't get out of the way . to one side of rrry wagon am the other horse went to the other side and rammed the tongue of the wagon in the runaway into the back endgate of my outfit, through two boxes of dynamite and into a third. We all stood arourrl with the hair raised on our necks and nobody said a word. When we finally got control and returned to our normal ccni1tion t we got some cedar wood ani the tongue

up early

up aupplies road.
.

Furniss

ani got our wagons back together. The dynamite did not explode and nobody was hurt. When we got out to the mine, the foreman asked what had happened. to our wagon arxi when we explained, he asked if' we had any caps on that wagon and we told him no. He said to us that if we had , we wouldn't have been there to tell the tale. the whole bunch of us, horses and all . we It would have were quite humble about it and thankful that we'd had s ch an accident and at the same time, everybody came out okay.

there wired up

us

us

killed

ances every For enterta inment in the early days of l-1oreland, they held d or ;:)ometimes a travelling troup would come in and put on an act Friday night. use, meetingho a show. When I was a deacon if I had the responsibility for the Otherwise. I stayed home and worked. free. then I could go to the activity a wagon or I walk When I was old enough to date, I went to a lot of dances in In the wintertime we went into Blackfoot, to the skatl.ng if it was in Morelanct. etc. -we also had spelling bees and the w c;nnen had swing bees, rink in a sleigh. IIA she was always involved l.n the muSl.C and the H After Hom and I were married, I Id had their own group to put on plays. vaudevilles. and minstrel ShOWS ani Vole always had bas etball and baseball games. We also get in on it that way. We Id have a speaker come in and had a big celebrati on on the Fourth of July. And on the Twenty-fourth we l d set off explosions and have patriotic programs. two of July. all of th e people dressed in pioneer fashion an:l divided into they One group acted as the pioneers and the other as the Indians groupS.

They fired blank shots and then they had a mock scalpmg. would have a war. They did this right out on the square and they would Somebody pulled off a wig. l oked holler and bellow and sh oo t those blanks and it was 50 well-developed it ? like the real thing. _ _

,lUST THINkING AlOUT MO

Ju 1.,.. 1,

1988

by Vtr. B.ln"" Whit. t iv ing

in More l and on th.

ma i n road

1 ittl. old - tar - p a p .r manslon,- Dad was work i ng for B ishop W. T. E ngland . H i s wag.s were 130.00 a mon th. Six of u. re 1 lYing on $15.00 a month, and the other half of his earnings w er go i ng to pay back the loan
i n the

north-w.st corner on the

for his miss i on. Our family consisted at the time of Karl, Vere, Gar th, He'en, and Mom and Dad, but we didn't know we Mom fixed sey . ra l .v.nlng meals where we had one were poor. sl ice of bre a d with tart w ate r on It. Tart water was warm I learned to water w i th s ugar and v inegar to season It. cle.n up my dish and Dad took get along on what we had. to supplement
his income,

scraper pulled by two horses to bu i ld the J rem. mb . r one team ran away Aberdeen-Spr i ngfi.ld Can a l . pulling a scrap.r past the 01d h ome . He knew much hard work and taught It to us.

running a tongu e

on odd job.

suc h as

Later, O ad filed on 160 acr o d rt e ntr y ground north-west of Moreland where we lived a fw y e ar s . We plant.d a all garden th.r. and wat.r.d it from the well . The pack-rats harye.ted It, and w. found the produ ce in a box on the back of the gr&nry lev.raJ da ys later. While liv ing ther e, Mother drove a hor se &nd bugQY to Morel and, about six miles. to take kids to Primary. She took the shot gun along , and on the way h ome she saw a Jack Rabbit stand up beside the road . She had us si t down in the bottom of the our buggy, fir.t meat and then she in a long wh i l
ge

.hot th e rabbit,

which we ate for

resourceful

and grateful .

l ava. and also burn.d

con.ervat i v

We h a uled c.darood from the bruh for Tuel--we learned to be

We learned to be

A few years

lat.r
for

barr. ll of w a ter

the hor se. and us to drink mos t

went

with

Oad for

wood .

We took
,

a to do

and of

about washing d i sh and h. said to just wa.h h i s dishes. I learned to hav e a .en of humor. On on. tr i p we had to th. lavas, a bl IZzard ce up, and he had to walk twenty two mile. home to k.ep warm. Wood was our only mean. of fire for cookino and to keep warm. While living in Mor.land on the north-w.st corn.r on th. main road in th. little o1.d t&r-pp.r m an sion , - Dad was work i ng for BI.hop W. T. E ngland . H i s w a g. s w.re 130.00 a month. Six of us re 1 lYing on $15.00 a month, and the oth. r . h&l of his . ar n lng 5 wer 90tn9 to pay back the loan for ha. ma lon. Our f am ily consisted at the time of Karl, Vere, Garth, Helen, and Mom and Dad, but we didn't knew we were poor. Hom fi x e d .ev.raJ .v.ntng m.al. wh . r. w. h ad one .lice of bread with tart wat. r on it. Tart water was arm water wi th sugar and vinegar to ason it. I 1 rn.d to clean up my dish and get atong on wht we had.

course the hor.es drank

0+ it .

asked him what

Oad took on odd jobs to suppl.m.nt his Incom., such as running a ton gue scrap.r pulled by two hors.s to build the Aberdeen-Sprlngfi.ld Canal. I r.m.mb. r on. team ran .way pulling a Scrap.r p as t the old hom H. knew much hard

I have been a deputy sheriff for about six months and several times I have

where the children p,o to ani from the school, and there had been epidemics of childhood diseases every fall when we would start school. I came back in from

I also have worked in the fall of the year for the fish and game department. I wanted to tell another couple of things served 21 years on the school board. that I am grateful for and proud of that took place while I was on the school board' in District #28 in Moreland. I went out and examined the disposal. station

making mY observation of the outhouses and I told the board it was time we did This would overcome the something about getting electric power into I,joreland. conditions out there that the kids were exposed to. We talked it over a little bit and they asked me to go down to Pocatello t o talk to the district manager and see what could be done about it. So I went down there the next day ani I

I met a man, a ilr. Brown t the district manager, for the Idaho Power COrnpa1'\Y. told him how things were up there and asked him if there was anything we could do to get the power out here. He came up to Horeland the next day and I met him at the Lindsay Store and we drove around among the people to see if we would
raise enough contracts to justify bringing the power in here. enough people accordin,;; to' their re:ulations except for 500. fe signed up I called the

board to:ether and gave them my report and one of the other board members made a motion that the district supply the $500. We signed a contract for the school am in a few days t we had things moving, holes dug, and a line brought into

Horeland, am we got the power into the school house and put in the imoor toilets and that did away with the explOSion of those children's diseases almost completely. 'oje found that to be a very r;ood move. Another thing ,that I acted as a citizen and won is that one time I was approached by a man named Hr. Voight. He came to my place one morning and said He had to line up 150 he was lookine for a place to put in a cheese factory.

cows to support it and so I took my team and a flat top buggy and drove him \{e were two or around Rose, and Grovelarrl, Thomas, Riverside and Horeland. three days getting it done but we finally got enough cows lined up and he put that cheese factory right on the main roai. into Moreland where Vern Christensen

B i! hor:'/

Be! J ft1 t

D rL

at that time, one of the trustees and they sent to Denver for a bell. I was up to the depot when that bell came and they lifted it off onto a wagon and hauled it down to the school house, and with a block and tackle, they hoisted it up to the top of that new school house, a two-story brick building. When they consolidated the dis tricts, I made application for the district to deed me that bell. I wanted to o they gave put it up somewhere and keep it as a memorial to the District ff28.

I remember when we built a school house,

);Jo s t (Jfr/eJ, e l father was, ic: r Bl YLap

it to me, but then I got a letter saying tey wanted it back so they could use it. viell, 1 waited a year t and they never used it so I went back and told them I wanted that bell. I got 1 wanted to get that ,jone while I was still here. a citizen's committee arrl they an attorney to draw up a draft that wouldnake all Signed the petition that the bell would stay in Moreland and could not be Then allace and LeRoy moved out of there with any less than a lOOfo vote. Hunsaker and I went up on that school house and put a block and ta ckle on that We thing and put it on the pickup and took it over to Wallace's residence. 1 accosted put it. left it in hiB garage until we could find :l good place to
Lloyd Merrill to see if' the Post Of'f'ice Department

The inspector came out and looked it over and couldn't up on the Post Office. I had five or six copies see any problems so we went ahead and put H up there. of this citizen's committee paper and I gu!SS we had around 50 or 60 pEople They are active as a committee and I have a copy here and r-:el'rill has sign it. we got that bell has one and several people of the committee have a copy of it. in here with the citizen's support and it 'oelongs to the people of Horeland aoo We've had the scouts get up nobody can take it out. without the 1007b vote. tQre and raise the flag and had ceremonies and a reporter from the paper came That's how it happened there was a write-up about it in the newspaper.

would let us put the.t bell

aa
,

THE 1-1ARKET CRASH OF 1929 AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION

an

essay written by Lester Belnap

Following 'w orld War I , which began in 19 14 arxi lasted until V Day , November 1 1 , 19 18 , prices on all commodities rose on the market beyom our expectation . With our fighting forces returning , home manufactur'ers not making equipment for war , unemployment , irrlustry closing down , arxi other factors caused a stalemate in de mand in our econoIY\Y . During the war , demani for farm products rose to new highs in proportion to meet the demarrls on account of the war . Industry and manufac turing for military requirements set a new pace of standards for acquirements both for military and agriculture . Farm prices held very well until the late 1920 I S , industry was coming out with new machinery , automobiles I etc . , am things began to get ahead of demarrl . Our national economy seemed to get out of control . Then came the market crash of 1929 . Deing a farmer am a rancher I I , with others like me , were caught in the middle of one of the worst depressi ons of recollec tion . Feed lots were loaded with aJ.l kirrls of meat arrl poultry and there was no market . Supply got ahead of demand . Prices of beef cattle dropped from $ 29 per hundred-we ight to as low as $ 2 . 25 per hun:lred-weight , and hog s the same . Wheat sold at 50 a bushel , other grains in proportion , eggs lOt a dozen , butter fat 1 1 a pound , hay went from $ 20 a ton to as low as $ 5 a ton , potatoes at 5 per hundred -weight . Hany fanne rs hauled potatoes out on the land for fertilizer . I bought a cellar full of potatoes at 5 per hun:lred-weight , about 2000 , 100-pound sacks , and fed them to the cattle and hogs . Nany pe ople went broke , taxes went The gov unpaid , schools operated in the red , and merchants clOSed their doors . ernment did help the cattleman and aJ.so the hog feeder by paying $ 1 . 00 per each weiner pig they destroyed and as I remember , about 7 for each cow but the hide was retained by the government as I remember . During the 'w ar , I hired out to the Carsten Packing C ompany of Tecoma , wash ington , in connection with bond feedlots near Blackfoot , as a shipper . My oper ation consisted of hay , grain , sugar beets , and pas ture ; livestock of dairy cattle , beef , and h ogs , and a few horses . After the crash , I did some buying of fields in the fall from farmers for grazing and some buying of both cattle and hogs . This kept me in the market during the depression . In about 1933 or 19)4 , the government started a program under President Franklin D . Roosevelt . I t was called the W . P . A . , Works Program Act I ani the P . W . A . , Public Works Act . The people in this area hauled gravel on the roads . There were other activities that provided a small income and had an e ffect on the market . People began spending their wages for household ne cessities . They did not produce and prices began to rise . By the end of 19)4 , the price was up to about 8 a pound on cattle , hogs were up to $4 . 1 5 per hundred-weight and other commodities in proportion . By 19)8 , beef was up to l i a pound . For an example , I bought 54 hogs we ighing 180 pounds each for 4 . l5 , and the day after I recieved them , the market rose 25 per hundred-weight for ten days straight . All meat animals rose from then on until the government put a ceiling of hogs at 14 per hurrlred -weight . But the CEiiling price was removed within two or three years . By 1940 , prices on farm products were about normal compared to supply and demand . Corrli tions in general were ab out normal to the supply am demarxi , which in my opinion , is the be st barometer we have in balancing our national economy . There were many le ss ons learned during the depre ss ion such as thrift , storing food . clothes . etc , first aid , what to do in an emergency , mechanics , veterinary service , and machinery repair , breaking and shoeing hor s es , and having your own garden .

387

I .I

jo

HCJ1ENTS TO REMeMBE R W I TH MY [)AQ

by By man s de gr e e s , h on or s , no su p e r or c ou l d be s t h ad no s t a n dar d s , book s a has He a Dad he Gar t h not an y
c

Be I n ap we l l no big e du c a t e d- - n o no pol i t l ca l doc t or s or

was i n

n o ma . t e r s tal en t s . sh oo t of down

d e gr e e c ou l d age

d i sc i p l i n e , a

d i p l oma of f i c e s ,

wr i t t e n , r i de

te ach

Gosp e l

Doc t r i n e hen the and i n h ad

exp l a i n l o ts

t h e p r i n c i p l e s of
f r i e n ds , an was he h ad to

a s we l l Gop l ol d , h i s

as s

h or s e , h e h ad book s , h e , h e c ou l d f i h w i t h t h e
a s mo s t . the f or He c ou l d and a w i th boy , to own to do do be s t , me n had and h e

you n g l e ade r who

gi r l s, He

wome n , sp e c i a l ab l e to to him Da d s we l l h i s

and

i n sat i ab l e a good

de s i r e p e op l e

others . a n d was s t an da r d s

Es p e c i a l t y , gi ft j ust

r i gh t .

p e r su ade p e op l e he

a t t r ac t

be c a u se

l ov e d i n the to

f i rm goa l s an d h i g h h i s f e l l ow man .
go s p e l . o t her s . He Hi s l ov e k n ew to the

be t t e r

e du c a t i on c ou l d of HI .

wa s

p e op l e . be i ngs .

p owe r

an d

exp l a i n

I t

gos p e l was in

e d u c a t i on of h i s

p e r su a s i on strength

and

i n f r om

h i s

c ame

his

ab i l i t y

u n de r t a n d f e l l ow

3 88

Chapter

JAMES LORAN CH RISTIANSEN

First Memories TH E 1 920 summer school d rew to a close.
It Weeks passed by. Falls Canal each We dated often. day through

- . -

His workj

was midway of the last week. Most of our tests On Friday we would check out of

other than the farm, was to ride the American autumn, looking for leaks and problems. just a ditch rider," he said. my boarding home and my school. arrive after school hours.

were over, but I had one more to go tomorrow, Thursday. school. Then it was home for a brief few weeks before begin ning my new assignment to teach fifth and sixth grades in District 48, Thomas, Idaho. campus. I rene Good and I walked out across the leaning against a tree and trying to "Campus girl seekers," I I had met on the I caught I rene Jim

summer and

"I 'm

But it took him pasl

He timed il

so that two or three times a week he would

Mr. and Mrs. Tanner,

who boarded me, came to know Jim pretty wel l.

look nonchalant were two young men who caught my attention. thought. Jim Christiansen, Moreland Square. And then I recognized that one was whom His Danish build-the tip of

Mr. Tanner liked Jim greatly and approved 01

him, too, as my "beau." Because Mr. Tanner was

like a second father, he scolded me--oh, how he

scolded me----when I accepted two or three dates

from others. Even some of my more knowledge Adabelle Wheeler, leatha Sproul, and others,

his hat, his slow smile--yes, I'm sure. disappeared.

able school kids-Dan Thomas, Homer Evans,

my breath with a smothered, "Oh, oh." I walked forward alone.

itroduced his friend, Henry Hammond, and tried to stumble out an alibi. I hoped, and knew, that he had come purposely to seek me out. night. o'clock. Before he left, we had arranged a date for Saturday He would pick me up at my home at 8

going on between Miss Park and the American Falls "ditch rider."

began to hint that they knew that something was

January permitted me to wal k the th ree-quarters Then came Marchi dying blasts! drifts, blizzards.

The winter of 1 920- 2 1 was an open winter.

of a mile on dry roads to the Thomas School. Winds at 70 miles an hour, snow,

Old man winter blew his

You know, my father always had the bad habit of poking fun at any boyfriend that I brought home. "Dad, please! Please, don't find anything to ridicule in this young man whom you will meet tonight, because this is the man I am going to marry."
me to say it.

J i m kept our midweek date

anyway. His Model-T had old-fashioned, button down, isinglass curtains for windows. them.

Oh, how

the elements hurled their freeZing breaths around

Can you imagine my saying

I often told Dad and Mr. Tanner that Jim

that? To this day I do not know what prompted But it worked; Dad never did poke The nearest he ever came was to Knowing Dad, I fun at him.

and I sit close to each other to keep from

freezing.

We were worried that night, so we did not go light was stil l burning. J i m tu rned off the engine, 389

call him my "Danish beau."

far and came home early. Mr. Tanner's kerosene

believe that was his acceptance statement.

- ,am" loran Christiansen -

but when he tried to start it again-perhaps close to midnight-it would not even turn over, crank or no crank. Mr. Tanner's light was now out. He jim sent me in, and then he walked all the way home--n i ne or ten miles-to Moreland. must have run or he surely would have frozen. "What on earth happened to jim's ca r, and where is he?" greeted me at the breakfast table. "Why didn't you have him come in and stay all night?"
"I did not even suggest that," I said. "Your

taught and p racticed. Both mothers were queens of their homes. Each was neat in appearance,
a
_

a good cook, excellent housekeeper, and had deep love for her family.

j im's mother was

president of the Relief Society, my mother was a dedicated Relief Society visiting teacher. Sister Christiansen had poor health. Mother seemed

strong and robust. Each father p rovided the best that he could for his family and maintained control and direction over them, a patriarch in his own home. Perhaps the similarities end there.
--

light had been put out, and I knew that you wou ld then have to stu mble in the dark to find the lamp to light it agai n." Mr. Tanner never forgave me for allowing jim to walk home in that cold weather.
As we

jim's family consisted of four boys; mine was a family of five boys (the oldest deceased when only four years old) and five girls. Surprisingly enough, Jim seemed to accept my home more readily and comfortably than I did his. jim loved and respected his home. He and all the menfolk in his household never entered the house without removing their shoes-even their dress shoes on Sunday. respect for h is mother! a very spiritual tone. It was habit and His was maintained in

walked to the door to survey the snow-covered car and surroundings, there was Jim at eight-thi rty in the morni ng. take me to school. Through the rest of that winter and th rough out the following summer of 1 92 1 , jim and I dated regularly. I was required again to attend lucille (lu), my Jim summer school at Idaho Tech. His brother Gerald and he managed to get the Model-T started in time to

His mother was tall, prim,

correct-almost austere--i n man ner. Sometimes

I felt as if she were judging me and I did not

quite measure up. His father was warm, natural, and responsive-my ally from the awe and stiffness which I felt. jim's family worked togeth er and prayed together. church together. My home was much more earthy; however, one established with a high moral sense and a lot of laughter. My family worked together a nd Jim's family attended

sister, and Medora and I went together.

always had a ca r full of would-be teachers to deliver on both ends of the week. As we laugh ed and talked together, I came to know some of jim's history, to know h i m better, and to respect him. We attended Moreland dances, church, and celebrations often. He began to call me "Thel," the nickname my brothers and sisters called me. But most of all, as the summer unfolded, like a fairytale romance, jim and I became sweethearts. Within that year, when he bid me good-night it was with fond kisses and "I love you, Thel." And I knew deep within my heart that he was my forever jim. We found our homes, as we visited them back and forth, to be quite different. Yet there were many similarities. Both homes were Mor mon farm homes. All four parents were products of early pioneer families. Each home was a place where fundamental values and virtues were

played together.

My father smoked a corncob

pipe, which kept him from full activities of the Church. My family sent us to chu rch. Ours was a noisy, festive, unpredictable, cordial group. Jim's was a quiet, precise, controlled, cord ial one. In his home we were Ja mes and Thelma; in mine we were Jim and Thel.
"Ah,
me,

therein lies the difference."

Shakespeare. As I now record bits of Jim's early history which I have gathered piece by piece from him and other sources, I shall pause now and then to retouch the coldness of statistics with feelings

390

- James loran Christiansen -

9
as

and events that surround and enrich the telling. ja mes loran Ch ristiansen, resident of More land, Idaho, was born july 1 5, 1 899, in Hyrum, Utah, to N iels and Lucy (McBride) Christiansen. He was the second son in a family of four boys. The Christiansens moved to Moreland when James was only four years old. He received his name as recorded in the records of the Hyrum Ward in The Church of jesus Christ of latter-day Saints in a blessing by Elder Ole H. Rose on September 3, 1 899, in Hyrum, Utah. jim told me that he was named for his maternal grandfather, James McBride, who died May 6, 1 899, not quite two months before he was born. J im's mother was so proud of the name James with which he had been blessed. She had really always insisted that his friends and everyone cal l him by the name "James" and never, never "Ji m." One day when jim and I were visiting with his family in his home, his mother very quietly, but quite pri m ly, said, " Do you think you could call him james? one we love." I realize I answered rather quickly but honest It's his name you know, and

and lucy McBride. Aunt Laura,

J i m loved Uncle Chris and They had no but several homeless

he called them.

children of their own,

children found a home with them. Jim began his schooling in Moreland Septem ber 7, 1 906. He came from a family that believ ed strongly in the public education system. Jim had several certificates of perfect attendance, in spite of his frequent attacks of quinsy. Jim told me often about his school years. He remem bered each and every teacher that he had and how he hated to miss school because of these oft-repeated quinsy attacks. doctor book. definition:
Quinsy is an inflammation of the tonsils in which an abscess forms within, behind, or beside the tonsil. The throat on one or both sides is greatly swollen. The tonsils may touch in the middle line, or one may be so swollen
as

I had never heard

of "qui nsy" so I looked it up in our old home Following is the descri ption and

to push the palate over to the other side. The glands of the neck enlarge,

ly, "Oh, no, no.

james.
a

There is much pain, and great difficulty in swallowing. and the patient can scarcely open his mouth. The fever is very high and prostration extreme.
As Jim told me of his experience with this

Rea lly, I could never call him

I could call him Mr. Christiansen much Through all the years ahead, she

easier." What a snoot I was. I must have been trial to her. never asked me again. Even Grant Forman and

Henry Ham mond told me that if I wanted the Christiansens to like me I must ca ll him ja mes. My influence must have been of the devil, for even they gradually bega n to ca ll him jim. was jim to me. "j ames was my good baby. for. So easy to care James rea lly He spent a lot Gerald (his older brother) was more sickly He

disease, he mentioned every one of these symp toms and effects. His school grades must have suffered. Yet, I was often surprised at his know ledge in some subjects. "I had my tonsils out when I was 1 5, " he said. office, Dad took me into Dr. Beck. There, in his Dr. Beck just tipped me back on a

and cross and difficult to tend. came to be Aunt laura's baby. Uncle Chris."

straight-back chair and peeled them out. Many, many times in my quinsy attacks the pain was so severe that the doctor would lance the ab scess. throat." Consequently, my tonsils had become angry, tough, deformed ones and scarred to my His tonsils grew back again. Jim was a natural bleeder. Often our dates interrupted
by extreme

of his young child hood with Aunt laura and Uncle Chris (Christian john Christiansen) had come to Moreland with the early sett lers in 1 893. H is influence lu red and encouraged Niels and lucy (J im's parents) to come in 1 903. The two Christiansen brothers had married sisters, Laura

together were bleeds.

I felt so sorry for him.

nose Naturally very

391

10

- James
so

Loran Christiansen -

fastidious in his d ress, he would be

embar

rassed and uncomfortable when he was with me. Danskin Ditch which runs in front of the old lewis Robbins. His U ncle Chris confirmed him He was baptized August 1 , 1 907, in the

Christiansen, and then later, a priest, all recorded in the records of the Moreland Ward, Blackfoot Stake. He
was

teacher February 6, 1 91 5, also by Christian J.

an active Boy Scout.

lewis Robbins home in Moreland, Idaho, by Elder a member of the Church on August 4, 1 907.

"Most of my life," he added, "I have spent working very close with Dad and Gerald (his older brother). I liked farm work but I really wanted to be an engineer on the railroad. I like to drive things-anything with wheels." He went on, "I was the teamster of the farm. I liked to take care of horses and drive teams." I n fact, he told me about going with a Stoddard fellow--a cousin, I believe-out to Mackay on a freight wagon. This fel low let him drive and then taught him to drive a three- team combination with a lead horse and a jerk line up in front. Excite ment glowed in his eyes as he explained what a lead horse was and the skill needed to drive with the jerk line and the many lines to the horses it demanded. "On the farm," he said, "I have driven anything that we owned which ran on wheels--wagon, hay rakes, grain binders, and, of course, the Model-T." He was the family chauf feur on all trips, vacations, and family reunions. "I worked for a summer on the railroad as a part of a maintenance group in Wyoming when I was seventeen. When the work was com It needed my pleted, I came home with an application form to apprentice as a railroad engineer. parent's signatures-both of the m-because I was underage, but Mother would not sign." "Why wouldn't she sign? that it was your dream?" "Oh I am sure that she did. feeling that she was right. She certainly acted out of love for me and on her strong She was afraid that the environment I would be in would not be good for me when I was that young, that it might influence a green Moreland farm boy in the wrong way. And who knows, perhaps she was right." But I could tell each time we talked of this, that he had never completely lost his shattered dream. The tone of his voice, the far away look in his eyes as he tal ked, and his reluctance in speaking about it indicated that Surely she knew

I would like to place here a few incidents Perhaps we can catch a glimpse of the The stories he told

which he told me about his early school life and years. boy ' he was and the effect the times in which he lived had u pon him. made it apparent that he knew work-hard work-and that his pleasures were simple and few. The boys were to be aware that their mother was not strong and must always have their help. "Do you see that sagebrush and gravel stretch by the Grimmett d itch across from our home?" he asked. "When I was just a kid, the I ndians came every year and would camp there on their way to the desert to catch woodchucks for winter storage." I shuddered-not at the Indians but at the woodchuck idea. "Mother would be so She scared. She would nearly always be home alone. All her boys had to work in the fields. food, water, trinkets." I asked, "What did you do to have fun? All you ever tell me about is work." He told me about comrades-Johnnie Eng land, Johnnie Griffiths, and a few others. He told me about his dog and of his love for horses. "We rode horses, scoured the lavas, and played marbles and kick-the-can in the evenings. played baseball with the younger team. the catcher." There was pride in his voice. I I I was always gave the I ndians anything they wanted-

sensed early his special love for games and competition, but it seemed these came seldom to him. If he led a lonesome life, he never seemed to realize it. He loved the activities of the Moreland Square and his beloved Mormon Church. by Christian J. Christiansen. Jim was ordained a deacon January 1 6, 1 9 1 2, He was ordained a

392

- James Loran Christiansen -

11

there was deep disappointment in his heart. "Tell me more about your school life. far did you get i n school? one?" "Well, I began school i n Moreland i n 1 906, and my first--grade teacher was Mathias Benson. I grad uated in 1 9 1 4 from the eighth grade. Mr. Bartlett, who came in 1 9 1 2, was the principal He was strict, but he was a I n 1 9 1 5- 1 6 ninth and tenth grades and my teacher. good one. were added." "Wasn't he the one that taught you The Lady
of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott and made it so

How

Did you have goals

and what were they--other than the engineering

interesting for you?" I must tell why I asked t hat question. Once when Jim and I were drivi ng somewhere I began to repeat a q uote from a particular piece of litera ture, Lady of the Lake. Jim i m med iately picked up that quotation part and continued the enti re Old four-room schoolhouse in 1904 at dedication of school bell in tower bell was removed from its towered sanctuary to the attic top of the new building where it resided f 57 years. Mr. Bartlett, then or the official ringer of the bel/. Each school morning at 8:30 o'clock it re minded students and parents that it was nearly time f school. Again, at nine o 'clock, or it summoned the pupils into the school f or the day's activities. These began by everyone lining up in front of the school to march in with disciplined precision. A rich heritage of appreciation and grati tude f the early and continuous interest in or education shines out from the old school bell resting above the post office in Moreland, Idaho. Long ago in 1 904 when the early settlers built a four-room schoolhouse, they chose to adorn its top with a belfry tower, purchasing a large bell f it. This bell weigh or ed 450 pounds. Shipped here by early rail Jim com pleted the ninth grade.
yea r
miSSion. newly

quote. I was so surprised! After that we often

entertained ourselves doing the same thing with bits of poetry. Two years before James Christiansen started to school in 1 904, bonds were passed and a new red brick school was built beside the log church. I have included here a sketch writte n about the Moreland School bell that was preserved as a symbol of the kind of education p romoted by those early settlers of Moreland:

installed but a long time superintendent, was

Sometimes the

custodians, Grandpa England and AI benson, were allowed to ring it. f the school. or Nothing delighted some of the boys or girls more than for them to have a chance to pull the heavy rope to ring it. The clear, sharp tones of the bell tolled out many times on historic occasions in the history of More land and its schools. He did not It became a symbol

road, it was installed in the belfry on the top

of the new red brick building. In 1 9 1 2 this buildings was tom down and

finish the tenth because his father left on a two

run the fa rm.

a new yellow brick one took its place.

The

Imagine, 1 6 years old!

He

was

needed

at

ho m e to help

He never

393

12

- James LOI"an Christhansen -

attended school again. Moreland must have been like millions of other small communities that dotted the map in World War I.
1 91 7- 1 9 1 8.

Downey, Idaho, in a wagon.

I drove the team. It

We had oats and hay and a plank we could . place across for an extra seat in the back. was getting dark. took us all day long--from early morning until it . We had to stay all night. Another thing I remember is that Brother Warren : P. lindsay, who owns the store, bought the first white-top in Moreland, and bought the first car. second one." "What about the horse and Charlie Crouch had the

Their sons were called to serve in Jim joined the army. Sickness

kept him from overseas, and he received his honorable discharge after a month or two of hospital care. I met him. "You are lucky, Jim," I said, "to be one of the few young men in Moreland to have a car to drive when you want." "Yes, I am. I know I am. Yet, I can remem ber when I was just a kid, our family rode in a lumber wagon pul led by a team." Jael Belnap wrote in her early history of Moreland the following: In the march of time in Moreland there appeared the different types of vehicles of W. P. lindsay bought the first transportation. First all had lumber wagons, then the white top. white top. It was used for all important oc Jim's shoulders were still carried in a soldier's erect, straight-back position when

Frank Grimmett

you have a fancy buggy and a horse?"

; buggy days, didn't I

did. They had spiffy buggies with dashing smartstepping horses and colorful whips to make them one winter on the railroad. trenches.

"No, I didn't, but Harold Clark and Phil Wray

real ly race," Jim added. "I worked out to Mackay f. Before I worked there, I worked at But I At Mackay we dug i

Kemmerer, Wyoming, during the winter.

! l
I

i I

worked on the farm until I entered the service in August or September of 1 9 1 8 and got out just before Christmas at Fort Douglas, Utah. sick at Logan, Utah (temporary training center), . with an ear infection, and it prevented me from being shipped overseas. helped Dad again. States Mission. I went to see Gerald at When I came home, I
I was

casions, such as a hearse, or when anyone was sick and had to be taken to a doctor, also, to the station at of carriage. buggies. Then came the automobile. caused a lot of interest. These first cars Men, that had always Blackfoot to bring visiting church Then some obtained horse and leaders to our town. Soon others had this style

Dillon, Montana, where he was on his Northern All I ever did was work on the farm until I got married. In the winter we hauled ice, working for Chance Christiansen. We sawed it off the river and stored it for Clark's Ice House. I worked on the Peoples Canal during the winter. We hau led 1 50 tons of rock and deposited it the other side. the west side of the river and then 75 tons
on on

tied the lines around the dashboard to let "Old Dobbin" go home, found these "contraptions" different. Amusing things happened. The most frequent one was when the driver wanted to stop. He would yell "whoa"-then get excited and often run into someth ing. One man forgot Sometimes how to stop, so at 1 0 miles an hour he drove

I worked two different winters.

We hauled rock above the dam and then would pack enough to anchor the pier. "I went to grade school and passed every year. I can't remember all my teachers, but Miss laura Bird was one; also H. Andrew and M. J.
Benson, a Mr. Green, John Wray, and
Mr.

around until all the gas was used.

cloud of dust.

these car-owners would pass one another in a hour?) This was real dust as there was no
(A cloud of dust at 1 0 miles per

Bartlett.

Mr. Bartlett taught me in the eighth Mr. Bartlett

graveled or paved roads, only ruts and bumps. Jim continued, "I can really remember one time when I took Mother and Aunt Laura to

grade and one year in high school.

and Mr. Green were really strict teachers.

"Our ranch was out where Gerald lives. We

394

- James Loran Christiansen -

13
so

had to take cows out there to pasture. We had to do all the chores and be at work at the ranch at 7:00. We took an hour and a half for lunch for the horses. loaders. stacked. We hau led hay from the ranch to home using three wagons, two pitchers, two Dad ran the fork and Unde Chris I always took care of the horses and I learned how to be a

'It's right there under that table.' Ollie Wray laughing

I remember
was

hard he fell off the back

bench he was sitting on. And another time

when Brother Nephi Forman lost his teeth in the middle of a very d ramatic scene. At other times it was
so

tense, tears were wiped from our eyes, The villain never

but as the curtai n went down on the last act, we wou ld sigh with real content. got the girl. people were
so

Gerald milked the cows.

double-team and three-team driver. "I remember a number of hay-tip-overs along the side of the canal. We hau led all of the grain into the home place and stacked it. runaway once. I had a We had a team and a double

A" these things served a real poor. I remember when Aunt I can

purpose for us when travel was so hard and "I hear you give readings, Thel, and see you help in dramatic plays. our old plays. Laura gave readi ngs and was the leading lady in Gee, they were good. remember the handsome vi llain Albert Miller made and how we hated him." Those were rea l needed periods in Jim's growing years in an otherwise work-filled, stren uous, young boy's pioneer life. I grew fonder of him as I came to know his early years. It was about this time Medora said her mother asked Sister Christiansen how she liked me, and she answered, "I do wish she would not wear her blouses quite so sheer." Georgette blouses were popular at that time. Ah, me.

bed wagon with a spring seat, and we were going through two rail road gates which Dad had to close. Just before Dad returned to the wagon, a train came along and scared the horses. I can still remember Dad motioning for me to get off the seat and down into the wagon. they hit a ditch. railroad tracks. and hoeing. I started to do this and bum ped my chin bad doing so as It was the best I got down. There used to be lots. "I was scared to death of tramps along the "We raised beets. Lots of irrigating, thinning, When Dad was on his mission in 1 91 5, we irrigated at night for two years. Gerald and I took care of the place while Dad was gone on his mission. Uncle Chris helped. I was fifteen years old. When he returned, we bought the rocky (gravel) place. '7here were no picture shows or town dances then as there are now. Our ward made its own amusements. ward socials. This helped to pass many lonely On the 1 7th of March each year, The ladies prepared hours. They put on their own plays, da nces, and a ward reu nion was held.

The Family of Niels Christiansen

At this time, the early 20's, I want my family to know Jim's fami ly, the Neil Christiansens, with whom I am getting acquainted. Ji m's father is now 51 yea rs old, a strong, large man gnarled with blacksmith. rheumatism--which shows in his wa lk and hands-a farmer and He is a native of Hyrum, Utah, and This was the year He is the to was born January 1 2, 1 869.

the hot din ners that were served on long tables in the meetinghouse. The Mutual Improvement Association began to organize and put on their own plays. worth. "I can remember so many things that hap pened. In one play the vi llain had some money under the table. As the hero searched madly for it, Young Joe Fyans yelled out from the audience, The audience got their money's

of the Union Pacific gold spike fame. Christia nsen, immigrants from

son of Peter Christiansen and Maren Olsen Denmark Hyrum, Utah, both now deceased. "I am the third child and second son of a fa mily of eight, one daughter and seven sons," he told me as we tal ked together. "My boyhood

395

14

- James Loran Christiansen -

years were typical of immigrant pioneer families.

I wore homespun c1othing-woven and made by

They were married November 1 8, 1 896, in the logan Temple.

"I soon learned I could not continuously

my mother.

This made us different from the

I knew

other kids, and they made fun of us. young age."

blacksmith, a trade I learned from my father. So

I homesteaded a few years in Pocatello Valley,

hard work and long hours for little pay at a very "Did you have any schooling?" I asked. "Yes, yes, I was able to finish The Fifth
Reader."

then moved to Moreland in 1 903. before in 1 893."

Chris and

Hyrum, my two brothers, had come ten years Gerald Niels, the oldest son, was born August
3 1 , 1 897.

Then he told me with extreme pride, hel ped promote the free school

"My father

He is a returned missionary, currently He loves the scrip (He is

system of Hyrum." What a debt of gratitude we owe those pioneers who brought us the things we take for granted. Jim's mother, is almost eight years his junior, now 44 years-also a Hyrum native. She was Her born August 30, 1176, a daughter of James McBride and Ruth Ann Miller McBride. sisters. family consisted of seven brothers and three
"I was taught to be a homemaker. I

courting Florence Wheeler. tures.

Gerald has great influence and direction

over Jim. James loran is second in line.

the central character of our book.) Merrill leroy, the third boy, eighteen, is a quiet studious, smaller lad, born August 4, 1 902. become my friend. He is now
a

late teenager and "looking" at the girls. He might Verland lee, the youngest,
i

twelve years old, is an excellent pupil in school. He is an extremely intelligent, ambitious, rebel lious boy--but controlled. He was born October
5, 1908.

learned to sew and piece quilt blocks when I was very young. And wash dishes," she added, "I washed so many dishes, I have mortally hated to do them ever since."

He seems to like me.

Ah, Me!

Will these be my future inlaws? I shall have to pass the test.

396

- James Loran Christiansen -

15

jim

as

a baby with older brother, Gerald.

Niels Christiansen and Lucy McBride Ch ristiansen.

Broth ers Gerald, Verland, and james.

......

STANDING: Gerald, Merrill, and James. SEA TED: Niels, Verland, and Lucy.

397

"

.. ..

"

' .

""

' . ...... .;. ,

:..... ; . .. "

"- 4 -_

..

G r a nd pa ' s

Cedar

Tree

N i nety in Winter Al l

ye a r s

upl i f t

t owa r d l acy

the

sun

green- toned , bl i zzards , sha pe d

con s t a n cy . thaws , of no i sy g l ee : thi s tree nests of a

Spr i n g t i me shadow treer i ver

S u mmer h a ve

f r i nged w i th the cedar

Grandpa ' s To I d a ho ' s G r a n d pa Wa i s t - h i gh Nature ' s A r im of G r a n d pa ' s

legacy . pla i n , three , n a t i ve so i l , be . to wha t m i ght

unbr oken c a me in s a g ebrush

n i neteen lure wa r med

outcr opped its

b i l l bo a r d trees cedar

ceda r

hi s tory legacy . in l a va so i l ,

tree-

rooted roots Free spi r i t legacy .

B u r l a p -w r a p p e d a near to N i nety cedar our

w i t h ma t t e d door . the

s a p l i ng its

transplanted

h a pp i l y it of g r ew this tree .

Grandpa ' s

spread ye a r s

pa t r i a r ch nob l e and

s i mp l i c i t y .

e mbr a c e t r e e-

An c e s t r a l Grandpa ' s to

f am i l y

tree

b r a n ch e s

new ,

en l a r g e

grasp

eternity .

--

The l ma

Chr i s t i a n s e n

399

 o o

THE COMPLETE S TORY OF G RA N D PA 'S CED A R TREE

Nature's storehouse holds supplies for mortal need. Along the outer fringe of this new settlement, A growth of cedar trees encased in lava rock withstood the centuries. Axes rang. Thi s w ood would warm their homes; Iron-rimmed wheel s from wagon loads left their difficult and dangerous trail . . Our story-roughened Grandpa found four saplings in crevice lined with ferns . How gently, tenderly h e brought them home tucked safe in swaying load of fragrant wood. He carned pails and pails of water from the well for delicate replanted roots . A pioneer story , -- a special one ! Out of four, only one survived! Today this cedar tree stands tall -

Eighty years of growth uplift tow ards the sun. Lacy leaves yet group in graceful constancy. Countless dawns have outcrept darkness, Brought daybreaks spangled fresh with dew. B irds which nestle there outchatter one another. Thunderstonn s and winter snow s have shaped the shadow of this full-grow n tree. Grandpa's cedar tree. Ours to keep ! This monument majestic guards our door. To us it tells a story . Grandpa came in nineteen hundred three. He tamed this land of sagebrush, lava rocks and desert soi l . H i s Danish ancestry of skill and daring forearmed the strengths he needed here. He first outstruck discouragement's unrest. Days he pounded pipes through lava pan to find the waterflow beneath. He had a well ! Later, blacksmith art and hands helped build a windmill to spread life-giving water to this thirsty plain.

.
I

Our Grandpa's Masterpiece. A hallow ed heritage .

(Niels Christiansen ["Grandpa"] also helped carve and bring canals from the Snake River to irrigate the vari ous, wondrous, spreading farms . This version written 1 5 July 1 983 for a family reunion . Dedicated to Grandpa's grandchildren and their children) .

i ,

I I

I I

M nd pare nt G r(k

I
I

'--

1'-I
I-

I (
L

'

John

V ici 10

L L
....

Eng land

L
I
L

L '-

'-. .

5\no. lohnson tz.nd w ife )

Emma. Elizabefk Stewart

40 1

?heir WtidiHg Picturt .. .

402

"

f , ":. '

qene rVton s of Englands -

l4eK \J : EmmA 'RlrKinSOtt , Emm LoreM. BenSOn, John V. En.gllUltt , EMMG. Elimbefk Ste war Front Ro w : JOhK IQ.M J'r. , Lo u.f Se. tloxKil\t\. Emmo. Hope
(
404

'. " " "

' ,'

The Cki ld re n of John Eng lam Sr. Jan e Pt1vard

, I

.....

'-'

,
I -

'-' I I

ThpRow: Jim , TDM J2imt.Qt.willWi &10M : John 1r. . Selill4, W i ll i(JJtl

(
40 5

,
-.I

-.I

Lillie En.gl and Liliginquek t

...., _ ..L

England Benson Alta England Stander

Ida

406

. ," ,;
, .. .

I
__

'
... 1

' " ' ..

".

: ' -\
r " , , w UE' , _
_

3
I : 'i: , j. " ' r j ' '1':1 \ : ,1. . , ..t .. . I I ' . .
, ,

t f'fI ' ,
... '_ .

X..a.: ;;:::;:::J Jirj

'1
"t

,
.,

-\-

(A

,.

4' -

,
,f
-:t:::.
p
(/

('/

f 1-\ \) ., ,. fS ':

'
....r

-. ;:C tr'\ U\
F .
.-

.. . -r p Q.D "

+ -1

l,

{I\

,.

t1'\ P-

t(t
n{ r , /'

_\

lI\

2:;\ \
' ''' lI'n . , __..

,.

'1
0-C
.,

f1

{}'

;r

+ .A

..Q .D

t' " '"

. r .-r ('-

.,. .

,.

.,

ts-

" "

r -r

V ,.

. )1

"' _ .

f>T

:-

f'

7C..

,:1

(1

Q\

o
0' .., r

7:... r.c
0...:0

(J "'

;r

! 1

r Q

.,

"

-J-

\.

,.

P-

()

:-

t""

cs' .

'-J

"... ... -'t;L_ ,',' \.;. .P; -#... .J. " . v" ..i..!.if ' .l..1tL _
., .' ' .. _

' ;;I ... w

,. >

... _ ,
'

' _ __ _

..

. ___ ._ -....

' \': _._.'

I I

.ltd-.

a 1t-

;J;AL;
I

-lan-t4 Jit&"
t t t?1-/

:me A--u

['/J'l.-'l-J.. k-tft-1,4-a 'n

4,f/z. , .AMh4/ )
L

/J11.- ,;(tiLL' , .2faJ 4Jl- ci;l-Utf;.;t), (;( ) c. 0-t -" .:;' a!fu;t/) 4 jA-

, 8/L-1,t.JL

of{IL)

d/lAJ

JJti

Cf<- :'

7/ , "J'Z"

409

e_

\&.)

. .

c8

G. =

-"

..

10-

-0

I r....

\l
-

...

--!
411

-t

r....
e _

\ j
-

\-1
Il
-

.:i

. --J
-..

r....

\
I , r.... -

\-1

-J . .. >

.c

i-

-=t::..
41 1

.....

M y 'P4ren ts

. . .

41 2

(:
-

! -.e

L
-

i-

\a

L l SI S

:::t:

. 8 5 *'
..

&

. . cd

-i. : d .: a

-=1 s:

....

> 2

\ <5
'

cIJ

&

; :S
.

-;

--

---

. .fi!

at

--

07

%
--l
41 3

.....

41 4

I 100. , ViolQ, M\iJd: EdttCl. A1di Ra.101tt arn Ai '"

T.

Wi l liam Howe,l MeKl\iqkt Jc dalAgkfur

.

..

, ....
-

...

..s.

0(

. ...

41 5

Road to Sainthood Why were the saints, saints ? was difficult to be cheerful, patient when it was difficult to be patient, and because they pushed on when they wanted to stand still, talk, and were agreeable when they wanted to be disagreeable. _

Because they were cheerful when it

and kept silent when they wanted tc

That was all. It was quite simple

and always will be.
41 6

Michael John Beus Michael John Beus was born June 26, 1 875 in Ogden, Utah to John and Margaret Justet Beus. He was the first child of their marriage. Margaret Justet had a daughter by a previous marriage to------Smart. She was named Margaret Jane Smart. The family moved to Yost, Utah where they engaged in firming and stock raising. The father passed away while the cbildren were still very young. Jobnny, as Michael John was called, b ad the responsibility of taking over the work as bead of the house hold. He was very good to help his mother and the four brothers and one sister and h alf-sister. The children of this marriage were : (including the daughter of Margaret's previous marriage) Margaret Jane-----------Bom November 5, 1870 " June 26 , 1 875 Michael Joh n - -- - --- - -- - " October 3 1 , 1 876 Da niel--- --- -- - - - - -- ------Marian Nettie------- - -- J ames---------------------David Herbert----------William Areal Justet--" " " " August 25, ] 878 Septembe r 29,1 880 May 22, 1 885 November 26 , 1890

Johnny married a girl from Yost. Sarah Elizabeth Yates was married to Johnny on Christmas day, December 25, 1 895 at Almo, Idaho. She was the daughter of Hyrum Butterly Yates and Margaret Barker Forsythe Yates. Ibe eldest of 7 children. Tall and stately of stature, quiet and short spoken, kind and patient to One and all. She was a wonderful wife and mother to their children. She was born April 3, 1875, Park Valley, Utah. Both Johnny and Sadie, as she w as lovingly called, were admired and respected for their honesty and integrity through their entire lives. They moved to Moreland, Idaho in about 1 897, where Johnny engaged in farming. Because he did not care for farm work, he soon gave it up and started to drill wells with Lee Monson as partner. They soon expanded their business to include grain harvesting, so carried on these two businesses for many years. He took
an active

purchased seperator for thrashing the grain. Were kept busy through out the country. They
"-

part in the life of the community and helped to make it a better place

in which to live and raise his family. He was deputy sheriff of the town for years. Johnny was a hard worker and although he was only 5'8" tall and weighed 140-150 pounds. He was very quick in his movements and he did his job as nearly perfect as it was
but fair in all his dealings. He and his wife live d out the most of their lives in the home they bou ght soon after they moved to Moreland . Johnny developed cancer in 1928. He passed away in December o f 1 929 at th e age of

possible to do it. He had brown eyes and hair, had a keen sense of humor, was quick to angel

54 yt;!r, H h9 lC)vt;!Q the p<)rt C)f fbhiDg nQ big gmnt;! hllDtiDg, Tht;! lt 8 yt;! 0f hi lift;!

he worked with the Wheeler & England road construction Co. Sharpened steel and did

some blacksmithing. Sarah Elizabeth was very devout in ber religous beliefs and attended to her meetings

as often as possible. She was always ready and willing to help the sick and needy and to

care for the dead. She did these things with Johnny's permission, although he did not

attend church services, he knew the Bible well and could quote many, many passages from Sadie was a really wonderful cook with the food Johnny so generously provided . Her She lived alone in her own home in Mo re la nd after her youngest son married. Was

it's pages. He lived a good life, and set a fine example to his children.

fruitcakes were the talk of the town and much in demand for special occasions.

subject to bad head aches most of her life, but was seldom seriously ill. Was able to care

for herself until the last year of her life. W as 80 years old when she died June 1 2, 1955. The children born to Mich ael John and Sarah Elizabeth Beus were : Illa---- --------Born August 25 , 1899----Died October 20, 1947 Alvin--------Harold ------John Orval-" "

October 27, 1902 November 14, 1 905

April 10, 1 91 3

"

(Compiled by --Gladys Wheeler Beus) (wife of Alvin Beus)

41 8

The Merri ll Family Story Since Living in the Snake River Valley.
By : Cl ifford Merri ll Blackfoot for two years. Then moved to the Howard You ng farm

We moved here form Clifton, in 1 936, lived on North Stout in

n orth\vest of M oreland, there were only farms one mile west of us at that tim e th e \\I'cst \vas desert. While living in Blackfoot, Israel and and broke his arm Richard j umed of the trailer and fel l down . He Richard were playi ng on a cattle trailer. Israel fell off of the trailer d idn't h ave tim e to stan d up. He was so excited he crawled 2 hlocks
on

his h a n ds an d knees to tell mother he was hurt.

Merrill family and when it was tim e for a meal mother would ring the old school bell which she had gotten som e years before. If you didn't saying she was not hungry because she could see th ere was not eno ugh food to go around .

You ng fam i l y for two weeks. There were 1 1 boys an d 2 girls in the

Afte r traveling to Moreland, we lived in the same house with the

hurry to the table you may be to late .

Lots of ti mes I remerrlber her

there was always plenty of food at harve st.

threshi ng and this wa s a choice time hecau se it was harvest time and \V c would fj ll an old wash tu b wi th water, ,J ut
to
on

W e use to get together with the neighbers for haying and

you got stuck in th e m iddle of the tahle yo u m ight spend most of the

d inn er. A big l ong table with homemade bleachers on each sid e and if

ab out fou rteen

sixteen m en would wash in this

tu b

to get ready fo r

th e l a wi l and

m eaJ pouri ng water, becau se a s soon at you pick ed up the water

pitch er all the gl as s es on the table would com e up for refills.

hog in. to get rid of th e hair. Then we'd pull it out on a pl atform with d irt and h air
the hay d e rri ck and go to
.

fire in a fifty gall on dru m and when it was boiling we woul d dip t h e
scra pin g

We used

to

k i l l an d hu tch er our own hogs hy heating water over

with big knives to get rid of all th e

419

We used a good old hand pump to pump our water and we also had to pump by hand for cows in the winter. It seemed like they drank calves, and then feed the cows seperate the milk and sell the cream for -- groceries and feed the seperated milk to the calves and hogs. It was a vicious cycle. We had to so this before going to school in the mornings. We had to run down the one fourth mile lane to catch the school bus which Ken Hammond drove. In the winter it was a team and sleigh. I (Cliff) harnessed the team every school day and drove the sleigh to school . We had a dog which followed us to school and every time that dog would scare out a jack rabbit, I would lose all the kids out of the sleigh helping the dog catch the rabbit. There was no electricity at the farm when we moved or telephone so we used coal oil and gas lamps, and wood and coal in the stove to cook on. And so life went on in Moreland, Father Merrill passed away in over, then she bought her a home in Moreland where she lived for the rest of her life. Rich finially sold the farm to Delwyn Ellis in 1974 and moved to Montana. Mother Merrill passed away in 198 1 and she and of pretty cl ose. dad are buried in the family plot in Moreland, which we all keep track

100 gallons apiece in those days. We would milk cows, feed hogs, feed

1950 and left us with mom and the farm while Richard eventually took

420

......

I L I I

\-

L...

,. , '" J. I ' el' I . --. , I

I ,. I

"9

. . 120 t e d

,','[) . /" / I'- K.d.I

"

./',/ I

! 1

. , I i C" , .... . l \ w .:c> D Y . ,

f '.

:) .

) 2. lI tU2..d

- --'

'- I' '-.

.. ......

"

; I

/1:i.. J

"

I ! f! d..

L OL i ll i J1
42 1

"

......

TO VONA

Ut[

Vid

til iJr I (! ( ( 6 , In!! dt' Ct 'i , ( l'{WII 1((1(1 W(' l l t: Tfl l O Ui ll d('Cl (11 6 clOO '1 ! tI L tfJ :\ U c il h.'f((\J (, 'l I! ? V i d OU ( ( '( (' (7, (' ( 7.. (' I/(m IIln c fl t o ( ( ) 'fOU tr1(' (( )1 t , ( h ({11Ia t U(U l'l (,i v i l1 j (' x.amp i\' I t'( [l Cd be ?

! lO l l

Tif{(.(' S U I / dcur In( '1 1'l i.i 1 lj ill(' 6 (Ui (' - S fWlI H' d ! Tllc (e(t U ,\ c f u') (, d ( 1 1 (0S b e ad Cl ....\ ) 1.( q il t. Afl (! mly tl{ w( ' 'lJ d o '01 1(! d { I l 6 i ri e (! fJ 111(' . I c '[A.('.d, dca'? Gu n, c CI((Cd I {ICI VC. ft{' (/z. d fl i g h t.

tll 'rl l (' c ( ((Illi c( c ( ' d f i l e l'. l l i !' d '? (! J I (t'ol1de 'l i Hg flOW ') U c/ l a ri l i l l (j c U l l ed be . Till' C l (' In(' J l t ) i ll tll i( ll/c i t M t' II1(' ! { til ll(l { (('c i.J'1 -rh e 6 b n . MU t,CJu '! t (' 'I. ( c d ''! (l 6 (, l l (l1l(' lI t , Q r/ (l ti,e 1"1' (( '1 ,\ ,s h (' c one d 0.. 1 19 '1i.f y . T:l t.' '1 (' i ) 0 mltc / ! U,(( ( / 1 0 1 l' .' d ' l' llI .'1 i l l (, l ' tnl,l i' l' 1'(' L c H fl ( 'l me ( I I Im{ J.'( ' ( " '1. ((j(W ( ( elf' . If{(.f f f eu !' f(; (l! f f {O( ( , , {({'d i u g , !d/ (> ) l we me (>. t 1 !UH!(, dO / I t' ( C tha t I cc(tC d ' HII! elea'; , ;)(" '1 f(' (L d
' .-

DONA LUE MERR I LL HARR I S

..-.--.. . -- .-

T!H!. th.{J1 Q ,\ I{C' ( ( f ( l \ ' c: d , 1 ha v e Ho t ('(e i d o.W(llj Te ;ll i f rl('l(1 i l l f'i I C d(( '1 b ! ( ' ) , fil '7 ( ' I Ii fl til (' I{('(( .'z) . Ti, e O fh1 6 ljuu MU/ 9 , (/I e. iJuo h,) I/t' ( 't e n d l' (( c il (f('(({ .. Afl.( ({ U r l.OuJ1(i me. , ( l1 ti. m(( te (w d d(, (l.'l . ... : We 01 <-I'l l; (I fI IjO U. , ((u d 1{('(1'1 1 l tlC' !( { IO U , T l w q /, w(' ('mI ' t '1 (' ad: o l d {( l I d ((J u di . We rl '! (' l (! ; I (' f II Ire. '1(> ( 1.' ( trl (,! d ( ((i l { If (' (t'L , (l)e m i .6 6 uo u , 0 11 , ) U nllLc.li . And ncm1 l0iu,te. ycu. c.a/t.'1.lj YO M C/lUWJ l , my d (?lVt, !> f o v e.J.. lj aJ.> (my q u e.e. n . (!,}..Lth a lJ..'tav e,'t ,!:, .tep , M m tj WU (?t 11 ('(Ut6 , l ' te cLimb flu!. up- g/tade aJ.> I c an . YouJt Mo-the./t, (JJ trA.tte YI .i..f1 1 9 5 8 .

422

Dona Lue Merrill Harris served the Moreland community in so many ways. She was a natural musician and very talented in organizing programs of all kinds in community, church and statewide. All she needed to accompany a song for you was to have you hum the melody to her. She truly gave her life in service as she and he r baby were taken when she was trying to give birth to a little boy, March 9, 1 95 8 . Her mother Lucil e penned this "Ode to D ona Lue . "

N W

Deare s t Moth e r , E v eryday I h a v e s ome e x pe r i e n c e that ma k e s me t h i n k of you o r Dad or s ometh i n g y o u ta u g h t me . La s t n i g h t Lo i s a n d I h a d d i n n e r wi th D o r othy M u n k L o ve l a n d wh ose h u s ba n d i s a T a x Commi s s i on e r , Don L o v e l a n d . a n d E mma Woo d h e l ped d e l i ver h e r i n Howe l l . s t a t i o n e d a l o n g t h e way to p u l l he s t i l l wo r l d . She sa i d L u c i l e 1e rri l l The n e i g h bors were a l l

t h e Doctor t h ro u g h t h e mud h o l es , b u t

d i d n o t get t h e re i n t i me a n d y o u h e l ped h e r c ome i n to t h i s J u s t o n e mo re o f t h e t h o u s a n d s who owe y o u s o mu ch , e s pec i a l l y me . . .

L o t s o f l ove , Your son , I s rael

( I daho

Bo i s e ,

S tate Sen ate , I da h o

Top - D a n id l e - Ly n e t t e , Da n a , B r i a n : t o m - L o i s , I s ra e l & C o n n i e

S e n a t o r " I s il Merri l l

424

237

: -. '
"<

ni.;le dsert , ,: :ji1I.rS:' ' '

; :.'
.

.. ;

,.:.

"-.-.

. '

'

. .

" "

_ . ;'; '/ "

1:\ " ;' ;::" '

Ad

; ,_

..

.,

. . . -"

.'

425

426

Urpe,. Snake !eve,. Vafle"

See ! The desert has blossomed beautifully ! Yet all this gorgeous display of color, all this enchantment of perfumes, came not by the desert's own planning. took ! The mighty "Snake" is harnessed ! These bursting wide canals become ten thousand quenching rivulets, soaking rows of grain and grass and flowers. These humming turbines and dynamos sending forth their magic powers to assume our drudgeries and to l ighten our toil, these flourishing hamlets, villages, and cities with all their comfort and culture, these .come not according to the will and wisdom of the turbulent man-eating river. "Multiply, Replenish, Subdue" was the primal great command ment. Three score years ago they heard and felt it. Noble souls they were, urged by that Divine Restlessness, oft called the Pioneer Spirit, cramped, smothered, crowded-they-even in sparsely settled Utah. Real men, those, though barely in their twenties. True women those, and brave, though clinging to their teens. The courage and fire of youth, which must assume prematurely, the wisdom and patience of age. They came scantily fed and clothed. They looked and saw the vision beyond the years. They stayed. They suffered. They con 'Tis 'Tis they, with God, who made the blossoms grow. quered. they, with faith, who tamed the "Snake."-Dr. H. &y Hatch Throughout America, eloquent tribute has been paid to the courage and fortitude of the people who led the way in the conquest of the arid sections of the west. The early settlers who went into the Upper Snake River Valley were imbued with the spirit of the pioneer. Many of them came from Utah where they, or their fathers before them, battled successfully to bring water upon the dry land; hence, they brought with them a fair knowledge of irrigation problems. The Idaho pioneers, however, faced a greater task, for the land they were to recl aim had to b e irrigated with water from the mighty Snake River or its tributaries. The people recognized the magnitude of the project before them yet they stood unafraid. They set to work with pick and shovel, a few Mormon scrapers and other crude impIe-

pionee,. !),.,.igalion

.J::>. "-J -...J

THE LATTER-OAY SAINTS TEMPLE Located in Idaho Falls on the banks of the Snake River

.j::. N 00

ments, and built their canals to divert the water upon the land they had chosen. Theirs was an heroic effort crowned with success. Naturally, the first land settled by the prospective farmers who flocked into the territory was sub-irrigated land or land lying along the small streams from which water seeped and could be easily and However, as more people came in, cheaply diverted for irrigation. and more settlers took up land it, of course, became necessary and more and more difficult and expensive to put the water on the land. To meet this situation, the cooperative system developed by the Mor mon people of Utah was adopted, which resulted in neighbors joining together in cooperative organizations to construct ditches for their common use, apportioning the water so acquired among themselves and sharing the necessary expenses of construction, maintenance and repair. The advent of the railroad so stimulated immigration and the demand for farm land that it became necessary to settle the bench lands. These higher lands were just as fertile and productive as the lower lands, but the cost of building irrigation canals was beyond the financial resources of individual settlers or community effort; so irrigation com panies and corporations were organized to supply water to such lands. These companies or corporations constructed the necessary works to put the water upon the lands, either charging an annual rental fee for the use of the water, or selling water rights. This system did not prove satisfactory, however, and friction developed in so many cases between the ditch owning corporation and its farmer customers that, in 1895, the state legislature, at its third session, passed the irrigation district law, which provided that the owners of land susceptible to irrigation from the same source might organize themselves into an irrigation district and construct or acquire by purchase or otherwise the necessary works and facilities to i rrigate their lands ; and, through a Board of Directors elected by the landowners, supervise and direct the distribution and usc of water and the conduct of the business of the district. The irrigation district law, with numerous amendments and modifications, remains i n effect and has, in the main, operated satis factorily.
The irrigation projects featured in this book arc now known as District No. 36. Its canals divert 7 , 2 5 0,000 acre feet from the river each season with an average of 6Y acre feet per acre. New irrigation ? projects are in the making which will bring additional land under cultivation.

.
;t
?
, ,

'I

Bingham Counf,!
When Bingham county was created in 1885, it included the fol lowing cities : Blackfoot, Eagle Rock, Oxford, Soda Springs, Gentile Valley, Beaver Canyon, Highland Egin, Cedar Butte and Rexburg. Bingham South line was Oneida county; East line was the State line; North was the State line and West was the Lava. At one time it extended from the north line of Utah to the south line of Montana. The Land Office was at Oxford in Blackfoot in 1893.

1887

and was brought to

I t is one of the larger counties in Eastern Idaho. Most of the farm land is irrigated and lies on each side of the Snake and Blackfoot rivers. The western portion of the county is made up largely of desert land which is being reclaimed, to a certain extent, by deep wells. A range of mountains runs along the eastern border of the county. The mountains to the cast furnish eady grazing during the early summer for sheep and cattle. Bingham county contains 1 ,397,000 acres, of which 2 30,000 acres are in the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in the southern part of the county. There are approximately 2,166 farms in the county. The average size farm is around 60 acres. The total farm land in the county is 904,374 acres. There are 2 1 8,000 acres of crop land, in cluding dry farm and irrigated land. About 145,000 acres are irrigated and there is plenty of water to take care of all crops grown. Irrigation water for B ingham county is obtained from the natural flow of the Blackfoot and Snake rivers. The Blackfoot is impounded by the Blackfoot Dam. The American Falls Dam lies in Bingham county; however, its water is used for irrigating land farther down the river. Water from the Snake River, to water farms in Bingham county, is taken out in Bonneville and Jefferson counties and then brought down by means of canals. Two large canals that supply a good portion of the water arc the Aberdeen-Springfield Canal and Bingham county has sufficient irrigation water People's Canal. for all i rrigation purposes. The farmers of Bingham county came to stay. Agriculture was to be their staff. They were not interested in get rich propositions. They had perfect faith in the future, they worked hard and made constant efforts to improve their lands, their canals, their homes and their general surroundings.

t i

f
,

r -

This was done at the request of Mr. England as there was a rumor o f another company coming in t o build a canal. At this time, according to the story of H. D. Brown, "John England came to me and asked m e t o take m y team, and he and I went two miles north of the Moreland townsite, plowed the furrow which would establish our right-of-way as this was public land, and a' few weeks later, in October, John Eng land and his two sons J. V. and Milo, his son-in-law, Albert Miller, and myself went up with the teams and scrapers and scrap ed a ditch about twelve feet wide in the bottom of the swale which he nad selected to follow in building the canal.

w,:
"v

Hcadgate of Peoples: Canal

, .lJ ,;;

.t""
'0 ' ..

-1:::0 N 1.0

Early in the summer of 1893 John England went to head of what is now the people's Canal on the Berrymans' and Rogers' Ranch which After much thought and was about twelve miles north of Blackfoot. study this seemed to be the answer to the problem of se curing necessary water for their land. John England, in com pany with J. V. England, H. D. Brown, Tom Bond, Garfield Bond, Joseph Clark, Heber C. Rich, Alma Cluff and others, proceeded with plans. It was decided that this should be a canal built for the people, by the people, and its name should be the Peoples' Canal. They then had it surveyed by Eugene Rose, a local man and a licensed sur veyor. His findings were that water could be taken to the Moreland site and on down the country. On September 18, 1 894, H. D. Brown plowed the first fur row to mark the right-of-way. John England

"In the meantime John was putting in much time recruiting men and making arrangements for the construction; so that same fall we five men, with some others, went u in the mountains east of Black foot, on the Wolverine, to a sawmil and hauled down timber for the headgate. These timbers were huge pieces of red pine 1 2" x 1 2" and 20 ft. long. These we took up to the head of the canal and put them in place for the next summer. However, it was yet to be a long, hard fig ht. The peo p le had no money, and scarcely enough food . All the work had to be done in real p ioneer fashion, hand scrapers and shovels. They issued shares of stock in the ditch and men worked for those shares. Many of the men, while working, camped out, cooked on open fires their scanty rations of bread and bacon and what little else they could get. But they were determined to make the canal, so on they moved. "The big fill was the difficult job. It was located one mile north of Moreland and was sixty feet wide and thirty feet high. It required a lot of blasting and much building material. They finally succeeded i n borrowing enough money to proceed and, after three years of almost every known hardship, the water came to Moreland, but, even so, i t took three years to free the canal from debt." The filing records of the Peoples' Canal at Bingham County Court House read: "30,000 (thirty thousand) inches of Snake River water to be diverted through this canal on the west side of the river, and running in a southwesterly direction for about twenty-five miles; to be used for irrigation, domestic, mining, manufacturing or any other useful purpose: Those signing the filings were John Gibbons and Eugene Rose. John England was the man responsible for the project. He was born in England and came to Utah as a young man. He settled i n Ogden. Here he married Laura Thuesen, a young girl from Denmark. They became the parents of ten children and when they later moved to Idaho every member of the family worked on the canal. While in Utah they were advised by Franklin D. Richards, then President of the quorum of the Twelve, to go to Idaho and i nvestigate

 w o

the the possibility of taking water out of Snake River to irrigate They obeyed counsel. On reporting vast sagebrush stretches close by. their findings to President Richards he advised them to take up home le stead and start building canals. He added that there would be peop would want water rights in the canal. All that come to help who was needed was someone to take the lead and that was Mr. England's The first water reached Moreland about the summer of 1 898; but the water did not reach the end of the canal until the sum mer of 1902. The people had no money with whidl to build the canal, so time slips were given as payments for work done. The people of Blackfoot honored the time slips for food, clothing or even medicine. It is said that at one time there were more time slips than money in Blackfoot. As soon as the water began running out on the barren desert, the settlers began taking up homesteads and since the water could only be purchased with these time slips, they were worth more than money. The company could not sell water until all the time slips were redeemed. The business people of Blackfoot testify that they never lost a penny by honoring Peoples' canal time slips. Some of the men who were active in the promotion and con stcuction of this canal were John England, Jr., John V. England, Hans P. Christensen, Chris Christensen, Eugene Rose, Charles Lilj enquist, Mr. Hobbs, Mr. Erickson, Herb Brown, D. J. Murdock, E. T. Madame, R. R. West, Parley P. Fackrell, Heber C. C. Rich, A. P. Benson, H. Andrew Benson, Harry and Milo England, Tom and Garfield Bond, Billy Draper, Frank and Bert Grimmett, C. C. Sjostrom and many others.-Tom Williams job.

Ellen England Mi//er/ daughter of John England, is now in her eighty-third year. Ellen was closely associated with those who worked on the canal, and it was her responsibility to do some of the cooking for the crew. Ellen cooked on a two-hole sheet iron stove in a small 10 x 12 foot tent. She received $5 .00 i n Mr. and Mrs. Albert Miller time slips a n d $ 1 .00 cash per week. She slept in a wagon box for she was frightened of the snakes that came close to camp. The men hauled water several miles in forty gallon barrels. She says the family had filed on 160 acres, which they homesteaded, and by the time water was running in the canals, they had sixty acres broken for use. At one time she saw a coyote trying to get her few chickens. Hastily she secured the family gun and shot her first and only coyote. A break in the canal occurred about the same time the crickets came i n from the west. The men finished repairing the break and turned the water into the ditches which were filled with crickets. Im mediately the people united their efforts, dug trenches, and the crickets that were not drowned were burned. John I. IlVatsoll-In 1 895 I filed on a homestead in what is now Thomas Ward and I was anxious to get water on it. I took my father's team and went to work on the Peoples' Canal. The ditch company paid $3.00 a day, $ 1 .00 cash and $2.00 water stock. That did not work long as we could not feed our teams and ourselves on $1 .00 a day. Later they gave us scrip we could take to the grocery store for Our needs. We had to go miles to water our teams. We cooked our meals in a Dutch oven, slept in a tent where we threw a fork full of hay on the ground for mattresses. Herbert and Robert Adams, twins, and Peter Fjeldsted and myself camped together. Later we took contracts to build other ditches. For sport Peter and I would get on the ditch bank with boxing gloves and knock each other off. I worked out $700.00 worth of stock in the ditch. I can remember when the Moreland p eople gave a banquet for those who labored on the ditch and their ladies. James Edward Hennefe1' homesteaded 1 60 acres in the Thomas Ward in the year 1898. He cleared the land and in 1899 made the first ditch to his farm from the Peoples' Canal. His daughter, Marcia, says : "I was eleven years old at the time. I drove the team while fath er held the plow. It was hard and slow work to make fills

THEY WORKED ON PEOPLES' CANAL

which was then known as the Rich District. Peoples' Canal driving a team.

Charles Mflrray Mer/ill came to Idaho in 1 896 and settled in Pingree During this period Mr. Merrill lived He worked on the

night as long as the weather would permit.

in a sheep camp, arose early in the morning and worked until late at Hans W. Pelmon was born in Plain City, Weber County, Utah and on the canal, he, as a construction worker, and Mrs. Peterson doing the cooking for the canal crew. Both were active in church and civic affairs. Both Mr. Peterson and his wife worked

came to Blackfoot in 1895.

1 -

in some places and cut through the high places to get water on the land. Father planted about five acres of wheat that year and when he got the water on it, he threw his hat into the air and shouted, 'We have won !' . .

J. S . Bowker went to work on the canal in 1894 and labored with two other men and teams until the ground froze so hard at night they could not keep the scrapers going. He was director of the canal for many years.
C. C. Rich, Sr., was a practicing attorney-at-law in Lo gan, Utah. On July 3, 1 895 he moved his family to Bingham County, Idaho. Water for irrigation was the first need that Mr. and Mrs. James Edward Hcnncfer had to be met and the men of the Rich family were among those who assumed responsibility in the building of the Peoples' Canal. His son, Chase, said "The men worked with teams and scrapers. They hauled all the material needed, furnished their own food, and after many months of hard labor built the Peoples' Canal which was fifty miles in length. It was built so strong that the water came through to the very end." Heber C. C. Rich was president and director for many years. Sam Rich owned the land at the end of the canal. It was known as the Thorn Springs

Snake River. It is not only the oldest canal but one of the very best serving the Snake River plains. Later a new head was constructed. James G. Johnston has farmed successfully in this area for over sixty years using water from this canal for irrigation purposes.

It was the first canal in this vicinity to tap the main channel of the

Heber

The present officers of the company are: Mr. J. A. Mangum, president; Samuel J. Chapman, Vice President; Rosel Barrus, B. H. Worthen, Vice President; J. G. Bond, Secretary and Treasurer and Noble Barrus, Watermaster.

The Riverside Ditch Company was incorporated February 17, Names of the stockholders a n d the amount of shares held by each are as follows : Bumgarner Brothers, 440 shares; Dr. John W. Givin, 240 shares; Nels Christensen, 150 shares; J. P. Porter, 1 5 0 shares ; C . P . Pierce, 1 50 shares; York Brothers, 170 shares; O . A. Garrett, 1 00 shares; J . B. Miller, 70 shares; G. J. Porter, 30 shares.

1888.

Joseph Jensen

Ranch.

came to the Bingham county area in 1 898. He farmed for Dave Morgan that year on the Blackfoot River south of the city of Blackfoot. It was in June of that same year that he, his father, and two brothers purchased 1 60 acres on the west of Groveland. Each of the men were to have 40 acres of land. In October, 1 898, Mr. Jensen and his father moved on the farm while his two brothers worked elsewhere. The father and son lived in tents and cut posts and ice. The posts were used to fence the land, and the ice sold to the State Hospital in Blackfoot for 25 cents a ton. The rest of the two years following were spent in clearing the land and killing rabbits. Wheat and hay were the major crops the first year with potatoes being grown only for home consumption. Water for the crops came from the Riverside canal which was then nothing but a "pig trough." There were only eighteen houses in the district which is now called Groveland District. He was one of the first members of the Groveland Branch of the L.D.S. Church and later became its bishop.

RIVERSIDE CANAL Date Amount in sec.-ft. Accumulated Total

Rivcrside (Orig. decrec plus

Tr. No. 458) (Tr. No. 458) (Tr. No. 458)

June 1,

June 1, 1887 June 1 , 1888 June 1 , 1889 Jan. 2 2 , 1 9 1 6

1885

99.35

10

l . 22

1 . 59
30

109.35

10

1 1 0.57 1 1 2. 1 6 142. 1 6

-Newspapel' Clipping

W
.......

The Riverside i s located four miles u p the river from the Porter ville bridge. Rose is the town nearest to it. Mr. John P. Porter broke ground to start the Riverside Canal Tune 1, 1 885 on the west bank of the Snake River in Rose community.

.f.::o w N

More A b out Canals an d Ditches

--

Another example of coopera

tive en terprise is a fforded by the Idaho Canal and Improvement Com pany. This company owns and operates over three hun dred miles of canals and la terals located in Fremont and Bingham counties. The water
D ANSKIN Date July 2 3 , 1 886 June 1, 1 8 88 Jan. 22, 1 9 1 6 Amount in sec.-ft.
1 00 80 20

for the canals of this company is taken from Snake River through three
Accumulated Total
100 180 200

separate headgates. I t represents a vast ne twork and m uch capital, but i t is wholly owned and managed by the farmers. Like other complex economic systems, water management has i ts complications_ \\feather cycles and capricious whims of n ature subject the systems to alternating floods and trickles. The weatherman has a way of sending both more or less water than the farmers desire. In ex treme , either mood places great pressure upon all concerned. Byrd Trego sa id that practically every canal that tapped Snake River had two or more headgates washed away, and some were partially destroyed by floods. When a dam, headgate, or bank went out there was "hell to pay" because extensive improvements and even settlements were in Jeopardy. H ence, great exertions were made to curb and to d ivert the fury. An actual case will illuminate the si tuation. A headgate went out of the Side H ill Canal on Charles Dayton's land_ Watermaster H yrum Frew organ ized the farmers in an effort to fill the breach with sand bags. As quickly as the bags were dropped they drifted away. "This will never work, " shouted J im Denning, "someone has got to get into the water and hold those sacks down or we'll never get it stopped ! " " By thunder, we can ' t do that," roared Mr. Frew, " water's too swift and too deep." "The devil we can ' t , " answered Denn ing, and he started a relay performance that did the job.1i Then there was the case of Harold Morgan, who, though handi capped by a wooden leg, was engaged with others in repairing a flood-

The Danskin Ditch is located about an equal distance from Black foot on the south; Rose, on the north and Groveland on the west. It heads about one mile down the river from Porterville Bridge.

Skeen Brothers of Ogden, Utah, started the Danskin Ditch.

During the period of construction 1 886- 1 888 the Skeen Brothers failed financially and the ditch was re-financed by Isaac Erickson and completed under his direction. For some time it was known as the Erickson Ditch.

since that time he has been a successful farmer in Riverside district. He built a house and grubbed the sagebrush from his land_ He worked on enlarging the Danskin Ditch with horses and slip scraper. The first year there was no crop that he could harvest. He planted a small patch of grain, as much as he could get water for, but when it came up the rabbits ate everything. Rabbit drives were a pastime and a necessity. Mr. Halverson served as director of the Danskin Ditch for fifty one years.

Frank T. Halverson arrived in Bingham county in March

1903, and

broken canal. He drove his team on horseback and in so doing one of horse and Harold into the water. Team driver and scraper were mo mentarily engulfed. A l ittle later, they sort of gravitated to the shore. Upon being pulled out, Harold laconically remarked, "That wooden them slipped down the bank into the booming river, dragging the other

leg is all that saved me, I just grabbed on to it and floated to the top ."6 the Snake R iver Fork country and of Jefferson and Bonneville counties. An account has been given of represen tative irrigation works in

Since the western terminal of the Upper Snake River system is Ameri- , can Falls, consideration should be given to developments in this area. During the decade, a veritable orgy of canal building took place on

both sides of the river, namely, Watson Slouth, Corbett Slou th, N eilson Canal, Parsons Ditch, Snake River Valley, Blackfoot Irrigation, and the level lands west of the Snake River under irrigation. These were H ansen, Fox-Wh itten Ditch, Center Branch, Trego D itch, Reservation

Fort Hall I rrigation Project. A sim ilar interlocking of projects brought named New Lavaside, Wearyrick, People's Canal, R iverside Canal,

American Canal, Danskin D i tch, Daniel Springs Creek Irrigation, and Aberdeen-Springfield Canal. The latter canal was the first Carey Act project i n Idaho. All of these enterprises, with the exception of the Fort Hall I rriga

southeastern Idaho proj ects. These pioneers exhibited the same type of triumphs were much the same, only the names were different. While many names have been recorded in coun ty h istories, a few should be Wilson, Lot P. Adams, John S. Watson, John England, John P . Porter, Alpheus Whitten, Will iam Dye, Peter Monson, Tom Cosgrove, Ralph D ixey, Gottfried MaIm, Robert N . Parson, William Wearyrick, John l isted here : N. H. Hansen , H. B . Nielsen, James G. Johnson, John L. foresigh t, en ergy and gumption . Their hardships, reverses, m ishaps and

of activity was m uch the same that governed developments in all of the

tion Project, were conceived and executed by the farmers. The pattern

Bond, Abijah Wadsworth, William A. Arave, Dolph Johnson and H . B. GarIetz.

As a conclusion for this section, it is desirable to brief the h istory

of the two terminal canals in the Upper Snake River Valley System . They are the Aberdeen-Springfield Canal and the Fort Hall Irrigation Proj ect.

sons, Charles Corbridge, and others decided that a tract of land west of land in q uestion was made available under the provisions of the Carey Act. After certifying their qualifications, a group of farmers filed upon the Moreland-Thomas d istrict warranted the build ing of a canal. The

A berdeen-Springfield Canal

--

I n 1 894, William Reece, John Par

stream from the F irth bridge. These men secured the services and finances of a construction compan y. They also assisted in building the

1 , 250 second feet of Snake River water at a poin t three m iles d own

canal in 1 89 5 . Upon the upper end, progress was rapid, b u t beyond

Springfield alternating lava beds and depressions slowed them down. However, they blasted and filled these obstacles, and in due course they

reached the Aberdeen tract.

433

pO

R T E

D UNDE R

.Jlll<lIl'1
;. ;!- :-

TH E l WS

Of .

'f( 1- , '1" "-.;fj, ; I",i :--; . .

._- , .

.':..;
--

,14\ {

., '

' -' , r .J6i,.

..

ti-,

... _

: '

,j u '

-"

\ ,

;- ::;'.

_ ::

I" .

; ''/- , / " '?r-rI,, :L l .; .:, : <

- , A!

'"

: d(i, :.., A -:' t"' ; '

-';:., . _) \

,' /.,?-,:. .

. '

'7'
,

" .-n . .

. ,1. . . ...., :

jf'

j' , ,.., t.

(ij tmjJt1 dd.

-'" -<

--"

-------

; .'

,JnlVttndJlt("I('()f I' ,/m/.;'ft/j/fll';'.I1 It,.) 'rf.j,//k/./(''.I/fij{;"I/ /or, ,(; 'H?,NN/h II.! /'/4 flll/A;I.I'f ,nlf#n) rtN/'/./I>'jY;Nrdr, .'.kr,/" t1 A;nf/IIrJ / ;, J.. rt#/ .,.r/ 7r0--- ' /;;,) ,elY. /.!l.r fl ;;,'1 /' v ' -p 'j/' _-<!_.d:?-.!, ::,,1 _, . , _/( /U? tX /r...- Le;r:
l
_ ,

r'/;;'/ /I /k. /J:O,.y: r:;//U/ly '-;/1 JI/r,/II/ ;:'/f / ;"'k//r''/ r/lfi/Y/

__ . .. / ' _ ___ r

PEOPLES (;s\. A L &. I n. R ln .\.TION ( OMPA Y

1:; /A ; / " . 'lh,/) ;:r; //'/ /% }hj; I'

,I"/I,/

- -' --

__

I'

\': \ '
,

"

/
" / /

/ ,' I

,
I '

' \ . '

.,\ . :

'.0,: ;
i ,

',1 , ) ,I ),

/' ,

' '

. I I ,

1 \ l,
"

/'
.,

I ; . / '
\

.. . .. ;',\
" I

,,

"

i' (: \
I I

.'

; ,, , f ' I, '! ,) (
;
I

, l f , ' \' , ,' \ , : /

:' ! J ; I ,

,I

, \ '

. '

,\' '., \' ,

:.:::

R"
-

.::-

':f,

'd
tS't '-::.

::l-

-:/..1'11#1

, //;;,/,;) r;j /A;, I;(/II;;,I/ /-) ;t/!/I'k/l/ /;; t1f/ t"111/ 1;'/;;y/ /f;41 'I'N,//,f,;;;';I'/ 1-1 II'IYI{Yf& IP//.)bl/;;;, 1'I/I//#/JI;i'l/
_ , __

. 1: //; ', dt4 d

/4f;Y .j// l{?/I /Nld4//I.:I///

.' " , ' .-- .
_ . _ _ _ _. . . _

__ _ _ _

1:'1//("')11'1;; '71 1t" 'Il ;/ /t/I/r'; :p ; l/ / ,/t.Uif,';; ;I/! 1// ih;, /tIIWll.j/i
- I'll /1 11'.1,.UN'

I;a/l.;;/; /fl4y/

//I;.

,/II,;//t-rJ'/I'll
-

1/,;/ ;;;I,(!; // "#1; 11-'//;;;;1 /I/iwln/

,.

/.

43 5

'j; 2:

U
.c u
.0 -0 Q) ::J \I') \I')

. c::n .......,.

,"

'-J'

1'- '

'-

tn

C (!j

E--....

Co) ...c

/1; .Iit':/ I/ '/;.1/ II'I/i/// IIII'//#/I//i//ii/i/'/kjt' 1"1'1/,1///1//f (1/1,!'( !t1111f' /1/1/ (/// /11 1/ 1/ It Ir'nt/ I'f I:;}f 111f' 1 //f!II / / 111/ 111/lllf tf /I/fI/,/; I ./flliff I'// ; ;:; k, hL (/>!t /, //f '///1/ (( 'II ;;1 / i 1

1f"'I'!' ; r//,/;/tlt'lil /l 1/1 /J,/7f'1ll/'f,,/ . /j//f/.N 1111/ ill/ll/flllf/flll./

/Idl/fss/Jn,.ll'lll

436

' <

, .' n - '
,
_ _

ITI!IB

' " "

....::

f 'M. JiIt.u
Y
lr
l "-1--

T\RE DN8KJ[N DIT\C\H C')JMP.N:V, /'I/ 01Iid. / // l pI P' / / /. /I / / / p" P" / ."P: ?'//' (j L (?Il !&>l(JtJKJ / Seventy-five
.

ftl' r,(!?zaC':J .' (. l

/ 1
.

IaI:;t't:e J/lfJ/ / ,t/1 I/I/a/ ;f1({hl'l / U'b f-et A c? ;df'71< d" c# l'JU' 4t I / .j uk /tf? OI C7; k- J";U Jn P441rk-t: /A/ /
;
_ .

'iup

: ; r/' aI*J
...
.

Yi /t.,,; , d.
Dollars

(/rll#9/ftt/i{l/af'
-t-<AL

.tf "j d ffa,,{'J/,'

'

Jalll, ,(yd'a'It;'l (r//difA;'#Uk /t;J0e' I , n # f;/l i4 d J L' ; D td mt adt' h4 # 'ltlk!j1 7: ,'l' t!.- -/j' #/ Jl/a -L._-= .q0' ; -.$ ./ .-#- .-- :!://j' v-=._ _:r /n f' ln p .CJlJ d -tl fi- A
j
t

( /

u #d .

_ _ __

. .

-- &tlf:Z .
J.
-_. .

1111111 1 11 1 11 1 11 1 11 1 1111

438

aug4trs of t4 ta4 lJIiottrs

440

44 1

TOP ROW l ef t t o r i g h t : Emon a B i n g h am Lol a Hatch Mau d e Ben s on F r a n c e l l a Fer r i l l J en n i e W i l l i ams Del p h a Th omas Leona Cr o u C;h Fel sten d An n i e Dawson Fern Ch e n ey V i d a Han k s Add i e M c B r i d e

EWS, BLACKFOOT, Idaho, Tuesday, April 1 6, 1 996

"" ... "

SA

BOTTOM ROW s t a n d i n g : Ver e Be l n a p Edna C l a r k Mar g a r et Mun son Sar ah C l ement H a n n a h Gr i mmett Maud Rob b i n s Sarah BellS Laura Ch r i st i ansen LLl l a E l l i s L u c y C h r i s t i an sen Vera Wi l l i a ms J u e t a A n d e r son Genev i eve L i n d say Lur l een C l ement J ae l Be l n a p

, CL-R) Secretaryltreasurer of the South Bingha m . County Ruby Hanft, presented a CUP (Daughters of Pioneers). book to the o Jdest member, Thelma Christ 18nse n , and youngest member, Susanne Walton .

, MornIng News - Lois Bates

BOTTOM R O W s i t t i n g : Ed i t h Th o r p e Mar y Hat c h J u y J an n er Mar i on W h e e l er

South Bingham rs of the Utah Pioneers aDd Susanne Walton, the Company, Daughte les of youngest member "over 40" were each presented a book. "Chronic by Ruby Hanft. company secretary at tile annual Courage" Volume IV spring convention for 1 1 DUP camps. d. Held in the East Stake Center, president Arlene Yancey, conducte Sibyl The theme was "Make DUP A State of the Art '(The Very Best). great Phillips, grateful for her heritage, told the story of her great, her, Charlotte Humpherys. grandmot ; Janet Camp reports were given by Lori Jackson , Watson . Syringa; Dene King, Silver Sage; Leah Jones., Bingham I; Christensen , Rhea Murdock, Parsons; Pat Benson, Lombardy; MarjOrie Mecbam
.

BY LOIS BATES News corres pondent Thelma Christiansen, 96. the oldest member of the

D U P mem bers rece ive books

I
!

n, how/Center; Merle W. Eskelsen, Brower I; and Vivian Anderso

Groveland; Marie

Thurston. Ferry Butte; Vee Ann Williams, Ee-da

t; Ruby Sibyl Phillips, vice president; Jackie Byington, 2nd vice presiden y /treasurer; Pat Benson, chaplain; Carol Hale, registrar; Hanft, secretar '1e ; Ja.. mac Irene Hawkers, lesson leader, Eunice Camk, museum director ian; and Darlene Sims, assistant to the museum. director and parliamentar
_ _ 1

Riverside. South Bingham Company officers are: Arlene Yancey, president;

Miles. historian.

. I

._..__

. _.

_ _ _

'

442

\ I

'-

L
\

I -

.....

I I

I L

44 3

444

.....

\ ..... I

.....

'-

Baldwin, Nina Gordnet,

Front Row-Left to Right

Thelma Christiansen, Vera

Middle Row

Orr, Jean Hatch, Jerr V/heeler 1\1arie i Emma Bin gh am and Lola Fisher
,

i ..... \

(white blou se) Elayne Off, (brown and

whit e

blouse) Edna Clement,

.....

: Back Row
Hammond

Jennie Hendricks, Bulala Simper, Alta Zollinger, Carol Hale, Velma

:.... Belnap, Edna Clark, and Sybil Phillips

'- Ormon d, Janet Christensen, Jean Smith, Leora

,

Lottie Gibbs, Nadine J llstesen, Betty Rae Lamprect, Ruth Hunt, Ruth

Bergevin, Betty

445

SIS TERS I ha ve We We Bu t Our Bu t We t hree is sis ters.

near

Everyone shcue
we
pa ths

and d eclr

to

me. walls.

li ved wi thinq the

-four

the as

same

'{our
d o

same grew to

1 ami1 v

sis f:Pl 5
l.1e t weel l

beg...:u ? the

par t
us

U/lJUg1 s t ill
are

miles in

come

close hund red t hi s

a

heal !. .

I ha ve t wo They shar e
The y ,qs They oc cupy
share

sis t eu :; me place

ward wi t h
t hree

special

do m .v sis t ers
advice when my me

and counsel blue

li Ft

Encoura ge ,qs all

The y share

burdens do.

my hopes

good sis t ers

two

I ha ve They They I' ve

,qbou t

million wi th me

si s t ers the gospel

' .

Or ma ybe Ji ve

many this

more wi de worl d o er them somewha t wa ys cus toms da ys.

share

learned of t heir their the.v

this

year

separa te coun tries ' spe nd

,qbou t OF how I' ve OF I' ve For I' ve ,q Tha t Ha ve I ' ve The Ha s I' ve

their

s t udied of

their of

cul tures

dress, the

of work,

art
hear t year

gained a.pprecia tion Feelings to of

t heir

come

r 'ea1ize

this
our

F ct a

I never knew. a ll as around

like

Nomen

giolJe

Feelings lis t ened r;pspel changed thrilled

I do. they ve
true li ves

t old of fJOW and brou if7 t g"ea t j y O

message their

along wi th my soul,

vou.
[" ve Fel t

,qnd d eep ,q ,q

wi thin to

seed begin

rrow

seed of love

and Fellowship
no t know.

For sis t ers I do

Join ha nds wi th

me,

dear

sis ters

Thoug1 miles keep us <3pdr t We -Form a worl d wi de sis t erhood For we are one in hear t.
Susan L arsen

1 974 -,1 975

446

t>

'

J\N

Tt e r;. i fl, tt E i fl, l4 l C

\

. .
\)

447

448

B I RTHDAY Bac k RowErma

CLUB Genev i eve L i n d say , Ed na C l ar k

Hammon d ,

Front Row- Mabel

Eng l an d ,

L o l a F i sher ,

The l ma Ch r i st i ansen

, '-

B i r t h d a y C l u b - A h a l f d oz en l ad i es w i t h af f ec t i on f o eac h ot h er have b een c e l e b r a t i ng t h e i r b i r t h d ay an n i ver sar i es t o g eth e r f or more t h an 30 yea r s . We r an a p i c t ur e of t h e i r g at h er i n g ' i n yes t e r d ay ' s p ap er and i t st r u c k us t h at' t h i s i s somet h i n g p r e t t y f i n . T h e s e l ad i es m u s t k n ow each o t h e r ver y we l l . T h ey m u s t even k n ow t h e f au l t s o f e a c h ot h e r - a n d w e p r esume t h e y m a y h a v e m i n e r on e s . But t h e b et t er s i d e o f t h e s t or y i s t h at each p er son c an k now t h e f au l t s of t h e o t h er a n d st i l l t h i n k as much of her as t h ey do af t er 30 years of ' f e l l owsh i p . I n t h e even t you m i ssed t h e p i c t u r e story t h e memb e r s a r e : Erma Hammon d , Genev i eve Li n d sa y , T h e l ma C h r i st i an sen , Lol a F i s h er , E d n a C l ar k an d Mab l e En g l and of t h e Mor e l an d a r ea . And another p o i n t c omes t o m i n d : Anot h er b i r t h d a y not on l y f a i l s t o 449 b ot h er t h em - t h ey a r e b r ave en ough to c e l eb r a t e i t !

SUNSET S OLILOQUY
I now can see the sunset' s blush
and feel cool breeze in gentle rush.

I smell the damp earth after rain

and hear the quiet mute refrain. Dame Winter drips her earth-edged snow and melts my thoughts of long ago.

-.J

I yearn for friends of yesteryear

who slowly fade and disappear.

I dream and linger now - until

a grandchild' s laughter wanns a chill.

I joy - and ache - with each embrace

affected by a hug-worn face.

I sense the pain my Savior knew His carried cross, forgiveness, too .

A whispered peace perceives my Spring a bit of hush - then birds that sing.

I live with love and hope and mirth

and taste of Heaven here on earth.

J J J

(Written

April 1 992. She considered this

her best poem up to this time).

i1 ::\

--J h e..., j /Y', Q C ' \ ' ,) -\ I (" S tc

450

- It's a Great Century in Which We Live -

32$

natu re's
_

med icine, and t ransportation. h u man

by-prod ucts for cloth i ng, food, shelter,

But " m a n h as

never made any material as resilient as t h e

Next morni ng, Phoenix Airport welcome d bad me and my two tickets with, "Plane deJayed ten- m i n ute we boarded. layover." Moments later,

spirit."

"th i rty

m i n ute d elay---ge nerator trouble." An h o u r late

Visions of sp lash-downs on G ran( Our u niverse u nfolded

Canyon's rim q u ivered t h rough my t houghts a we flew t h e clouds. I reasoned. Beautifu l l a n d i ng in Salt Lake City. But-ou "God's in the h eavens, a l l 's right with the world,

con n ecting fl ight had left twenty m i n u tes before I had a seven-hour layover--seven hours! Ages it seemed. m i nutes." the pad. to Another passenger and I h u gged Gate C An eager crowd p ressed us forward

Finally--" Board Gate C i n ter

"Why early?" I gru m bled. The plane pus hed froIT O ntario, O regon," toned the pi lot.

"We a re now m aking a non-stop fligh1

WE

screamed, "We' re on the wrong p la n e.

We gc

to Pocatel l o." Steward s scurried. "Now retu rnin

to ai rport. Two people aboard this p la n e shou ld Agai n we waited at Gate C. flight home. The

n ot be," d ro n ed the pi lot. We fe lt l i ke h ijackers. for our

At last aboard

p i l ot's voice, "An

extremely dense fog i n Pocate l lo ma kes it neces Genevieve I nconSistency? -l ife. cou rse. But I fly.

Lindsay

sary to bypass it. lo."

We' l l land at I daho Falls.

All

passengers wil l then be bussed back to Pocatel

I fiy-i n the large commercial ai rpla nes of

I yet create a few first i n my

Sutrzero weather--m idnight-families having not fly agai n . Eighty-year-olds take t h e Amtrak! Aloha-I 'm Hawa i i bou n d!

met us t h ree times and a ngry. "You wi l l certainly Fly agai n ?

Flying
Airport.

the Airlines

at

Eighty

An acco u nt i ng of t h ose who ca me to the a i rport in Pocatello to m eet our return flight from Kent's home i n Phoenix, Arizona: First Margene, then son David C. met the plane with no Grand ma a board! U ncle Ange fi nally lucked out.

arrived safely and relaxed at the P h oe n ix I am 80. My return ticket was sn ugly H owever, the ret u rn tri p is disappoi ntments, \Vhat should I

-a

folded i n my wa l l et.
d i ffe rent

story--d elays,

disguse I checked my luggage. Everyth i ng i n my -do? ticKet envelope but my ticket? I did. "Buy a n other" is t h e indifferent suggestion Eight grandch i l d ren a n d
our

_:

rom the agent.

1 982 My l i merick written in fu n at a Pen a n d Pun

t\vo

sCia m bled for the last gate. T h e n seconds late!

,\'\y p la n e had gon e!

a rrivai
luggage

bQ2rd!

C l u b meeti ng:

45 1

328

- It's a Great ,Century in Which We live -

another room and wonders why she went t here. Our sma l l, u n li mited " Pen and Pu n Club" was born, grew, and flourished t h rough these years. The would-be interested poets of Moreland met each Mond ay at O ra Packer's or my home. We formed no by- laws but c h ose a name and let our agenda a rise spontaneously. We read, evaluated, wrote, and devou red poetry. Our love for it grew in the sharing.
A spotlight from o u r loca l newspaper reads:

The glo ry of sunshine is the sa me to us a i l, but in the fading evening l ight t here a re no constant promises. Loss comes! " H e r braids top her h ead, a twinkle in her eye, and a certai nty in her stride, Genevieve Lindsay of Moreland cou ld have been central casting's choice for the role of the indomitable pioneer woman. The marvelous thing about Genevieve, who d ied March 1 7,
be. 1 980, is that she was just what she ap pea red to

This was Gen 's Legacy!

Thelma Christiansen takes pride in "her" boys and girls, former pupils. They speak highly of "Mrs. Chris. " She says the affection

friend--a friend I cou l d d o nothing with and

I have lost so many best friends: Bil lie England,

I had lost a best

enjoy it. As I view these past ten years, I realize

Mary J orgensen, Adelia Bel nap, Luci l l e Merri l l,

Erma H a m m on d, U l i l la Wheeler, Edna Cla rk, The

is deeply returned. And what of her life now poetry, visiting her grandchildren, and collect ing beautiful and diversified dinner bells. One might see her riding her three-wheeler "My roots are deep in Moreland, " she says. at 78? Her hobbies are reading, sharing

Rai nsdon's ( Ruby a nd Chick), Naomi Forman, E l izabeth E rickson, E m ma Bingham-oh, so many "Friends a re relatives you make for you rself."
I

can not

name

them--good,

good

friends.

bicycle around the Moreland townsite. "I love the people here. amily. " Ward is my f The Moreland Fifth Indeed, she looks

She does not let ad

entitled:

at her years humorously in a poem she wrote

vanced age depress her.

Faulty Memory
The tragedy of growing old Is not the years we add, Nor greying curl, nor deafened ear, 'Tis Memorfs faulty pad. I did not call my neighbor near; Had she a ride or not? I did not send the letter due, or I simply just f got! Will they recognize intentions, That Memory is to blame?
j

, BACK: Genevieve Lindsay Erma Hammond, Lola Fisher, Edna Oark; FRONT: Thelma Christiansen and Mabel England. Lola Fisher and I a re the remaining two of We joke, "Which one of
us

the birthday clu b.

wi l ! gi ve the obituary of the other?"

Lola is my

s p u n ky, cou rageous, little, best friend. We have

said good-bye to so m any i nclu d i ng our h us

really do forget a lot. Let's see, what is your name?

\-vas just laid t o rest i n our Morel a n d Cemetery.

ba nd s, and now h e r twi n sister, Lula E l l is, who

,As twi l ight d ee pe n s in the twentieth centu ry!
created a

1 980

it fi nds me h a p py a n d a, peace,
has

syn t hetic materi a ! wo r l d

452

r 'i1

O :J r cou n t ry

usi n g

.....

.....

"I'm not iamous for anything, " sne says "I'm just an old senior citizen who gz on the gravel bars and hollows 'of the River . I have a tongue that's in a slippery and sometimes it gets out of control am . . " wild. ' . That's how Genevieve Lindsay, one of the women in Bingham County desl h"""OIJ:, but she's a veritable walkinl clopecfui of early day lore on the area at regale1her listeners for hours with tales 01 times, good tes, and in between tim married,at 25 and had her first child at 30 unusual circumstances for those days, an ' been doing the unusual ever since. . "I could write my own book on Moreland, .. ... ",'u'"'. "as long as the ones that are dead ' come back tG refute my statements. " _x''ir?,i iii Seated in the comfortable living room , '-oreland home where she's lived alone sine death of her husband in 1976, Genevieve, c . ...wn'W y woman whose youthful appearanci agility belie her age, began her story of the days in Moreland, whih was little more sagebrush plain when her family arrived, a her own life. . ,, .,- ... '-'- " A quilting frame occupies the center 0 ,r.oom where she's been working on a frienl guilt, the sguares for which have been pro' . . by friends and relatives: " I decided it was time I did something 'l CQnstructive than gadding around all day. " , From the kitchen wafted the savory arom, casserole and a butternut squash, stuffed bacon and brown sugar, baking in the oven . . "There are three stages of life, " sail . woman who is known for her homE ':' philosophy and talkativ.eness as well as he) "hatched, I1.!ahed and dispatGhed."
- ,.-_ .. -

.....

More. lumn '''Meanflering in N ' of the bas Jived in the More . Genevieve Lindsay, e land" S . J. .some af her n by te1 p 0m:' e _ewg c01.mror &noo Ure ear!y C : has 1:.... ;ntmg" '" .....,, .. . . . ' ..,;;.... . . ;:::!i.D:' G , ,. .J-. 1930's. . .

writer

Gen at wor k

.:ot Cy

._

.....

G en --7

-J

I --'

454

--

Moreland: Carved Out of Sagebruh Snak es an d Jackrabbits Early Idaho Pioneers roo Stubborn to Quit
-By. R . Von W eisenstein
land, a townsite covere.d with sagebrush up to your waist, and you couldn't see Moreland fo r rocks. The streets were all like laid out but you could not follow them for sag ebrush a dense forest." This description of Moreland was dictated by warren Parks Lindsay to his daughte r Jennie L. Williams. "But it wasn't always Lindsay arrived in Moreland in 1894.

"Next morning we came down to what wal:> to become More

Moreland."

L
L

GENEVIEVE LINDSAY -- Moreland co:-:-e sponden.: :0:- the Blackfoot News since 1 93 5 , Genevieve type s ioca.! ccl;.: m n on he r ldtchen table. Telephone with lists !le x to :t on back , aid Ge nevieve in gathering Morelanc :-<e'., s . The ground Lindsay telephone is busiest in Moreiand exchange. - - Ye\. s P hew.

455

Informing me of this fact was Mrs. Genevieve Lindsay, cor respondent for Moreland to tne B lackfoot News since 1 935 . It was 1 :00 in the afternoon when I arrived at the Lindsay house in Moreland, and as I neared the door I was g reeted by Mrs. , Lindsay thusly: "Come on in, rm in the midst of beans up to my only neCk." Moreland, as I came to find out was once called Keever and afte r that, B ryan, before coming Moreland. Asphalt streets and creaking Weeping Willow trees have re placed the dense sagebrush. But between then and now a lot has happened. The town hasn' t really g rown much, Mrs. Lindsay said, adding, "we' re just simple vil lage folk." But the land had blossomed. " What speculat ors land worthless considered covered wit II lava and la rge cob ble rocks, w as IIomeste aded by the Mormons and the rocky sol1 p roduced an abundant living for them," Jael Hatch Belnap wrote tn his small history of More

elements beside me lava rock and sage brush added to the W rote early pioneers' woes. ay, "We went througb what L1llds we thought was the coldest win . _ve we lIad e r er:er

Other

ienced. We had to take the child ren into one room to keep t!Jem from freeZing .to deatn." Moreland' s name was sug gested by John England "because there is more land here ;>pen for development," H.A: Benson said at the 50th anniversary of the of the Moreland organization Ward which was held Marcil 23, 1 946. The actual matter of " se curing the land fo r a townsite was taken up with P robate Judge F red S. S tevens who made ap plication to the Commissioner of the General Land Office in Wash ington, D. C. , for the withdrawal of the 80-acre tract from pri vate entry and President Grover C leveland by proclamation set the tract apart as a townsite," Benson said in his address to the wa rd. The land was su rveyed and . and. platted by Eugene Rose, a civil j W hen times were hard and the engine e r who was living in the atnfall wasn't sufficient to sup- area a! that tim e . The tract was 710rt dry - land farming those divided into 10 acre blocks unde r " qho had families in M reland the name pf the Mo reland Town jobs elsewhe re, coming site. lome when they could to do what W a rd was Moreland The ,.arm ing was possible. " A t one formed March 23 , 1 8 96 with the " ;ime we were two weeks without division of the Riverside Wa rd. .:>read, llVing P residing over the organization on potato soup -Bread ' was often made of br of the new ward was Elder John Smith and P resident 'Shorts so coarse it would sc ratch Henry your throat when eating it," L ind Steele. The fi rst Bishop was say dictated to his daughter. Charles E. Liljenquist with Hans " Moreland," GeneVieve L ind P . C h ri > tiansen first counselor. say e xplained, "was a pioneer W a rren P a rks Lindsay was nam p roduct. People came here seek ed F i rst C ounselor to Christian ing land and carved it out of sage sen who succeeded Liljenquist. brush, snakes and jackrabbits, On Septembe r 5, 1 8 99, Lindsay Bishop succeeding building canals unde r great becm hn stlansen. Beyond organiza stress. I I I recall " she added ' "of being told by my father tha tIonal growing pains the ward people sometimes wrapped their did have some troubles. Said Bishop Lindsay, " we did feet in gunnysacks to keep them warm while building i rrigation not have a suitable place for amuseme nts. We held public canals during the winte r ." Genevieve, a lady of some meetings with the people and de years . spoke with candidness when cided to build a hall. My coun talking about the pioneer More selors later became cool to the l and. She knows it well, having idea and did not think we could moved there in "The town," build the hall. I told them we sbe said, " was taken up as a would build it and we did! The land grant from the government next mOrning after our conver and the original deed for it was sation I took pick and shovel and Signed by P resident MCKinley ." went to work alone. I had not The Lindsay bouse a p roduct worked long until help came from of those early days, now occupied all Quarter s of the ward. We did by GeneVieve and her husband not have any m :>ney, the waI'fl was bunt out of lava rock ori was in debt; howeve r, we forged gtnally intended for the More ahead-- c aUed on a Mr. A . D. land LOO C hurch. But money Quntrell, manage r of the Black t roubles and an old Swedisb stone foot Lumber C ompany. 'Yes,' mason who said be could fit the he said, 'you may have anything rock " as fast as the church can you need.' so we built the hall pay for it," saw the idea of a 34 by 70 feet. The snow was church 4Ioned out of lava rock on the g round when we started. We danced in the building Christ go awry. mas Eve."

(!98)

.. I OU see," lieneVleve S3.lO, "we pe rsevered despite the ele m ents and a lot of fine people ave had their good beginning m our humble place." Next to the lava rock Lindsay home of today stands a wooden frame buUding , the first frame build ing in Moreland which was built by Bishop Lindsay. The lumber for the building was cut else-

The Unio n P acti Mo reland. i road Com pany buil t a Rail _I into tller e In 1 900. The car real road s and elec trici ty

I.:Ull IlII& P rog res s was slUW Ill

;OOk

where and transported to More land by wagon. Genevieve does most of her writing on her kHchen table whicli is close to a telephone which Is no doubt the busiest In the More land exch8lJge. Nume rous times in our conversation the phone rang. The callers had Informa tion for Genevieve' s column or else they wanted to pledge a dollar toward a present for the town' s latest bride -to-be. " You see," she said, " my kitchen acts like a clearing of sort house for the community." mat beset proolems Utner the early day settlers in c luded -----rabbits who 1 ate grain stalks and The 1 indsay home, clutteJ f the bark ol of o rchard t rees to t Nlth memo rabilia of the pa: " the extent that rabbit drive other occupants In additi I were formed to rid the area of . the lIuman ones. There' s S m:>k4 th e m . In addition to t h i s were d cat In advanced age who m rival tlltch comp';;i es. . A can;: to lay in the rj rt by the k :h Beu1rt i1 door; Mickey, the fam ily d( \I company was funned," rules his domain under t hek. "and was called the w rote, chen table with apf-;4r;.nt eal Peoples Canal Company and th'.! Pete the Parakeet keepl> a .0 a rticles of incorporation wen filed on Nove m':>er 1 3 , 1 894 , at eye on the kitchen from hi II near the stuve where GeneVIe R i verside. "The re was another di t c h com, was putting up beans when I 2 pany with a dltcll head near th rived. Peoples canal. The organize r wa EPILOG Morono S keens of Ogden and a' Moreland gives the outwaro i both ditches were trying to put pea rance of having been a t01 water on t tle sam? land then! that time somehow or othe were bad feelings between tllem. 0: passed. It has no thriving The Skeens Company apparentl: pin center, go-go civic o rgan had the most money and could hi r 1,:J t iollS as such, no police fore )1 I I lit 1 1 1 1 t i le'. other hand the better teams. They caused th. 1 . " , \. , 1 1 I ' I . ' h t h . , w i se r for h i1 men that had families a grea: deal of trouble, often mUng Uf. the ditch at night and hinderil them in other ways." Wood gathering and sagebrusl clea ring also presented a num .

tn thr town in 1 927. Elect: ' - i tion of the rural a rea ; )1 Mo reland didn' t take place-1JI 1 9 30. The ' first new church \ built in 19 39. Du ring the years from II to now Moreland has bee-.r l m illions of other small comml Hies which dot the map of A - e ca. Their sons have gone the wars and 'always ther&--..' E those who didn't return. The rc ter begins with World ''''1 and now includes a loce . 1 se rving in Viet Nam . The town also hall its p roblen such as getting thE' water L 2 c onquering the elements, bl 1 a school, gett i n g a pI.st I_ i . " all the thl lllS tll;1! t a kl' pl;1 when yOU' l'l' f ry ilw t t l 111' ; ' t1 'I com m u l l i t y 1 1 : 1 1 '1'1 " 1<' 0 1 I I I l:1 n d ," ( ; ('llI'v.i .v.'. : ..:d.. r. i-:-.

1908.

her of probl ems. G roups of men would go out nil the lava rock a r ea to cut and bring In cedar t rees, but the driving was so t ricky that hQrses and loads 01te:! w e re lost to c racks and cre

vices in the Held. Sagebru sh was c lea red by draggin g a heavy log or an old piece of r a i l road rall, tllen burning as m uc h as possible . Then and only then could the farming operation s be

begun. The women of Moreland often joined their husbands In the fields to clear the hmd. One Mo reland woman became one of the first postmis tresses in the N o r t hwest.

stayed tile way it is. There are no 4 :30 p.m. n <"1t4 streets and high I] the on ..: through the town, no parking,...4 ble m s , In fact if there were pr< ble m s I dtdn't see or hear of th"r. Genevieve was a charming I: ;E tess who made sure I had amply plied with ice crean home - m ade rootbeer, c a k raspberries and cream bE. 'I I lett. a Belnap, In IUs IUstory, s " Moreland owes much of wh it Is to the Lindsay faml Now, years later, you can -iE the t ruth of his statement.

r-

r'

, --

r-

"

, -

r-

'

. _

r - -- -

r-

. _

r-

r-

r- -

r-

, ' .

- . .- .- . . '
.

P IO N E E R B IS HOP A N D F A M ILY - W a rren P a rks Lilldsat ls se ated h\!r .wtp. .!\! <;qJe!l, ivliOlTl liE was l e ft t\J r a i,;e alte f ut'a tli elf h b w i fe f l (,I" t }l!:. 'il : ; , b<.!say w a s , Ute: tl1b:d iiJblJ,op of the M o r e l a nd W a rd and loe a l h i s to r ia n s e redit h i m witL ,O llig m u c h to build Mo rel and. He
-- . .

J .' --" -

-- - -

..

:.

-.

....... --'. . . -

w a s .k now for his determination to !> i CJ !\oln. tht "it ccul(l'l; dim

to. complete .1
>

a tak and often tJegan

job single handedly to

p rove .

------..... _"' ... ......

"" b ::=:, ,

:-:.... ..:::::-

and his young wife when LOG OUSE This uld log cabln, built in 1894, hous ed they f::st moved to Mo reland. Lilac bush in right-hand c'1f of pictu re , pllJlted vinen cabin . was oUlle, stlll bloom!>. Old building stands behind house of grn presently occupies.

- - News Photo.

F R A ME HOUSE -- One of th more modern dwdlings built in the early days of Moreland was this fra m e structure e rected by Warren Park Lindsay . ;..c: mber for house was imported to area and p aid fo r i:1 gold coins. House is presently being lived in by son of the builder. --:\ews Photo

458

say Genevieve H . Lind

EDITORIAL . . .

Genevieve's legacy
In her early life, Genevieve went on a mission for her church and taught school. In her later years, she was a mainstay of the ,Bingham Memorial Hospital Pink Ladies. Widowed four years ago, one son dead earlier, she never found time to be sorry for herself. What carried her through the hard times, and made her such good company in the good times, was her sense of humor and her ability to find something that she liked in almost everyone. "There are three stages of life," Genevieve told an interviewer before her stroke four months ago, "hatched, matched and dispat ched." , With the degree of enjoyment and zest that Genevieve brought to the first two stages of her life, it's a good bet that - for her - the third won't be any different. -D .M.B.

Her braids plaited atop her head, a twinkle in her eye and a certainty in her stride, Genevieve . Lindsay of Moreland could have been central casting's choice for the role of the indomitable pioneer woman. The marvelous thing about Genevieve, who died Monday at 79, was that she was just what she appeared to be. Born Oct. 23, 1900, Genevieve . came with her parents to Idaho at" the age of 5, settling first in the Groveland area before moving to the recently established community of Moreland that was to be her home thereafter. She endured the hardships and the prejudices that all the early settlers of the area endured, but she faced them with grace and with humor. Somehow, from the time her family broke open sagebrush to the day she died, other people's troubles were bigger than her own.

(.-..
'

"

} : V ,.-.l ./Y f/L--i./ U

_

, l ,

,.

, I

459

Dad, Aunt Gen and my grandmother left Monroe Colorado in a wagon in June of 1902. They arrived in Ogden Utah for the fourth of July they then came to Moreland area. My grandfather and Uncle Sam were here they farmed two miles west of Moreland. In 1 925 -26 dad went back to Monroe Colorado and picked up my mother who was 1 6 years his Junior, they were married The Salt Lake Temple came to Moreland to the farm they raised five children on their farm . It was difficult times water for the place arrived in the old flume system on the high line canal. So much water was lost due to leakage only 45% of water was delivered to the farm so the farmers rotated
water
_ _

using each others water to supply

large enough stream to do

any good. When you had the water it was a 24 hour a day job. All farming was done with horse. Twelve to sixteen cows were milked every day by hand. Water was pumped by hand. Electricity was not installed untill 1 942. All lights were coal, oil or gas lights.

460

.....

L--

L
I

L--

L
L

46 1

The l ma C h ristia nsen:

By ALICE EI,.ISON Northwest Stake Feature Writer
MORELA ND - Whatever hap pened to the little girl who preferred books to dolls? She grew up to instill a " love of English, drama and classica l literature into the lives of i\undreds of students. ;'! Thelma Park Christianse n, a truly delightful treasure, will celebrate her 90th birthday Jan. 18, 1990. , The oldest daughter of a Murray, Utah, ice cream man was encourag ed in her love of literature and drama by her mother. From the age of 1 2 she and her younger sister rode the bus from rural Murray to the renowned Salt Lake Theater to witness matinee performances of !luch classics as "Little Women, " "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "Peter Pan," "Trail of the Lonesome Pine," and many more. When Thelma was 16, her family moved to a farm on Rich Lane. In 1919 she graduated from Blackfoot High School. She borrowed $150 from the bank to attend Albion Normal School. Following nine weeks of instruction, she was contracted to teach third and fourth grades at Wapello. Her
,

starting salary was $90 a month for ni ne mo nths . The fo l low in g summer she a tten d ed Idaho Technical School in Pocatello, and was lured to Thomas by a $30 a month pay increase to teach firth and sixth grades. A clause in her contract specified should she marry, she , would be unemployed. However, she fell in love with James Lorin Christiansen of Moreland and had to petition the school board to retain her position when she changed her name. They were married Dec. 23, 1921, in the Salt Lake Temple. Her Aunt Nell provided the wedding dinner and celebration. The honeymoon consisted of Christmas Eve at a Salt Lake City hotel. They returned to Bl ackfoot the night the new Blackfoot 1st Ward building burned to the ground. Jim Christiansen dropped out of school at 15 to support his father who was called on a mission to Califor nia . The Christiansen brothers cared for the family farm and their invalid mother. Jim was called to serve his country during World War I. Jim and Thelma spent their early years together farming in Moreland. The Great Depression forced them to give up theI r farm. In 1940 they moved into Jim's family home. He

worked for the county, slate and the Atomic Energy Commission and retired in 1 964 . After a 22-year absence from the classroom Thelma was approached by school offic ia ls to return to teaching. Since her youngest was in seventh grade, she was relucta nt. But it was World War I I and
,

teachers were scarce. So a special teaching certificate was procured. She spent the next seven summers attending classes to obtain her bachelor of art degree. She selected Ricks College, a four-year in stitution at that time, to receive her degree since President D a vi d O. McKay was awarding the diplomas. Her degree was in secondary educa tion, with English as her specialty. Her son received his degree the same year, 1954, from Brigham Young University. She wanted to share her love of reading with everyone and with the support of Superintendent LaVerne Marcum she helped pioneer the public library in the Sna ke River School D is t ric t Teaching En glis h wasn't enoug h . The students had a need for speech and drama. Thelma developed a special closeness with the students involved in the plays she produced. Thelma has a talent for tackling
.

A 'de l igh tfu l tre asu r e '

any job thal needs doing. She coach ed a championship basketball team of seventhand eighth-graders which included President Larry Cle ment and President Lloyd Merrill of the Blackfoot Northwest Stake. President Monte Bowman was i n a later group of students. Thelma has li ved in the same home for 49 years. The original slructure was a l og home which ex plains the coolness of her home in the warmest of .tem peratures. Thelma says they have changed every door and window in the house but one. The huge cedar tree in her front yard was plan ted approx imately 84 years ago. She collects delicate di nner bells and has cabinets full of them in her pleasant comfortable home. Thelma is exci ted about her book , "Memories for Tomorrow , " or G l i m pses of the James Lorin Chris liansen Family , " which should be released from the Family History Publishing Company in Bountiful, Utah , in the next few weeks. She could find no written pages about her Jim so she has dedicated the last three years to compiling her manuscript. The photog ra ph fi l led book promises to be a treat. Jim and Thelm a s family of six children include Ruth Russell , a 4 6 1 0rmer Western Union employee of "'tody, Wyo. ; J a mes D. of Rupert, a farmer ; Park N . , a recent resident
" '

S1. George, Utah, who is a retired grocery manager ; Margene Rich, the former bookkeeper for Bingham Co op lives in Thomas 4th Ward ; Dr. Kent M . Christiansen, a pro fessor in the education department at Arizona State Uni versity; and Rayola Twiggs, a former Idaho Power worker, who resides in Mid vale, Utah. Thelma has 32 gra ndchi l dren and 63 great-gra ndchil dren numbering Jim and Thelma 's posterity at 101 direct descendants. She started school at 5 and was taught the earliest phoniCS program. This gave her great confidence in her reading abilities, From her first memories she wanted to be a teacher. Five of the nine surv iving children in her family are educators. She attributes many of her dramatic skills to the June Young Women conferences she attended. She served 17 years as an adult SWl day School teacher, II years as cultural refinement < li terature ) in structor in the Relief Society, and Stake Young Women president over the entire Blackloot region from 194448. She was so busy in the Young Women program throug h the years she never had an opportunity to serve in the P rim ary. The Christia nsens served a shor t term mission to the Dallas, Texas area. Jim had suffered from erratic health lor many years and died 1 2
,

of

years ago. In Thelma's opInion th e most miraculous developm ents in her life time have been in the field of medicine. A short time ago she thought she had permanently lost her vision. Her problem was cor rected painlessly and bloodlessly with laser surgery in just 15 minutes. Education has vastly improved. At first the same books were read and re-read. The only tools a teacher possessed were a set of maps and a blackboard. Today, computers and VCRs are marvels. Thelma states cleaning clothes is modern miracle. At one time you made your own soa p, boiled water and scrubbed your clothing on a washboard. She salutes young mothers. There is an improvement in diSCipline because parents now reason with their chi l dren. They spend time with their families and kids now know far more at a younger age than previous genera tions. Disposable diapers are something she would have l ov ed with her children. She had lour babies before electricity arrived in More land. Thelma loves Moreland and is con tent there. "The best people i n the world live here , " she states. "People are kind to me and the ward is my fa mil y . "

'

Thelma remembers re'BI ' Pioneer!

Realp;Qneer
. -

'

quite compare with Gran dma ' s Hawberries." MIs. Chris, as sbe is known to many former students 'aDd_friends was born Thelma Park. Jan. 18, . 1 900. a daugbter o f William Andrew 6and Emma Miller Park. T hey named her Thelma, ber mother called her Jen ny . ber dad called her Theldy and her brothers and sisters called ber Thel. She arrived in Blackfoot at the age of 16 fr'om Murray. Utah. Attending Blackfoot Higb School she rememberS World War I soon began and one day school was excused "so we could go to the depot and wave goodbye to the many boys whO had enlisted to serve their c ountry. It was a very patriotic day," she said. . While 1n higb school she recalled winning the district decla mation .contest beld for three cities. She won the drama and ber good friend the late Edna Pindexter won the oratorical.

"I remember her 'Ha Jelly.' It for hotcakes. It was made from haw berries found on the creek bottoms "of their-tatm. h .would take a buck etful to make a few small I>inLS. Here inddabo we have chokecherties to make syrup. but it does 'not
was the supreme of ali tl ppings

'

Thelma Christiansen, 94, felt rigbt at home in of the Bingham County H istorical Museum. She recalled f !,g llli a reservoir of a big black r.ange 1or warm water, ironing with ab .ig heavy iron and churning butter.

Thelma Christiansen is not a Mormon pioneer, but her grandpar

"I loved my-grandma Park" s he stated. "She was a typical I>ioneer woman. She helped to carry a blue glass I>unch bowl in her 2I>rOn as they crossed the I>lains, so it would not get broke. That blue p unch bowl can now be seen at the Daughters of Utah Pionee r Memo rial Museum in SaIt Lake City. She rea l l y keI>1 me up on pione er things." Her grandpa .Park was 2 1 12 years old wben his family reached ':'J!le_Sa!t Lake Valley. Oct. .5, 1847 with the Edward Hunter company.
Quarters enduring the trials of the early day pioneers. "Grandpa Park was not a polygamist," she said,
ents were.

The f lfSt Mormons arri ved in the Salt Lake Valley, July 24, 1847 and every year in commemoration, they celebrate "Pioneer Day."

BY LOIS BATES News correspondent

-"

She reailled. "It is worth a bit of n ostalgia that I ,remember my grandpa' s farm. It was my dad's birth place. You bad to leave the roadway on. 16th South, now 45th South in SaIt Lake. I remember our surrey hitched behind 'old lade'
short for 'Lady' as we journeyed to
see our grandparents." . "In my memory on the west side as far as one could see north and

south lay vast red-clover field in

bloom. Swarms of colorful magnif

They had spent the winter at Winter

"but 1 do have a strong polygamist background on both my mother and father's sides."

would stop and with little nets he had fixed for us. we would try to capture the butterflies." "Grandma Park did not know refrigeration in her fam i ly days. But I remember her dugout -cellar. We Walk two or three steps down into ir U"(16er a foof -top. ft was cool, clean, an d inviting an d smelled so good. Lime was scat tered in white patches on its dirt floor. On the bac k shel ves were pans of milk with yellow cream covering the edges. I was always tempted to run my f mgers rnrough the cream and wasb them off in my

icent butterflies fluttered above the fragrant blossoms. .Sometimes dad,

the Albion S take Normal an d accepted a teachin g job at Wapello S c h ool where I was p ai d S90 a month or $8 1 0 for the school year. Sbe 'began teaching in MoreJand during 1921 and then high schooL She was e mp l o y e d as a school teacher in the Snake River District for ten years and for 16 niore years as a librarian. She married James Loran Chris tiansen., .Dec. 23, 192 1 and to this union were born six children: Ruth Russell. James Don a d, Park N., MaI:gene Rich. Kent M. and Rayola Twiggs: They celebrated t hei r golden wedding anniversary i n 1971 and Jim passed away May 24, 1977. They have over 100 descen dants counting 32 grandcbildr en, great gnmdsoos. Ask wh at she attributes he r longevity to. Thelma rep l i ed. " 1 never let stress get t o m e. I know ' how to relax and this li e commu nity of Moreland and OI\68iendli-

the f to leave the nest I attended lISt

"Out of our family of nine. I was

71 great grandchildren

and

2 great

mouth. Fruit that bad been dried, bo ttle d and jellied stood on the
other shelves."

P i on eer Day celebrati on m eans lots to C h ri sti ansen

ICING AND MERINGUFS
Beaten whites of eggs were used extensively in preparing frostings for cakes. Always a little lemon extract and sugar were added . One crust pies were often topped with meringue made of egg whites, fla voring and sugar. pan. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Frosting: 1 pkg. vanilla pudding add: 1 med. can crushed ( 1 5 112 oz.) pineapple, juice and all. M i x one 8 oz . container cool whip

ness shown I'm sure has helped." This lady, young at heart and pushing 95 years of age, is proud of her heritage and her family. She stated, My golden years have been threaded with beautiful moments." Recipes today are from Mrs. Chris' kitchen and a few pioneer recipes.
"

LETIUCE AT ITS BEST Sh redded lettuce that h as been washed I c. o f l i t t l e g reen o n i o n s chopped fine 1/2 c. home-made vinegar 1/4 c. water I l. sugar salt and pepper to taste PIONEER HONEY CANDY Mix together two c u ps honey, 1 cup sugar and 1 cup cream. Cook over medium heat until it reaches the hard ball or crack stage, when dropped in cold water. Pour onto a bU ll ered platter. When cool pull until it is a golden color. Cut into one inch pieces. MORMON SODA BISCUITS 3 c. flour 1 l. salt 1 l. sugar 1 l. baking soda 3 T. shortening 2 c. sour milk Sift together the flour, salt, sugar and soda. Cut i n the shortening using two knives or f mgers. Slowly add the milk until a soft dough is formed. Roll o u t m ix tu re on a floured board and cut with a biscuit cu tter Bake in a very hot oven about 15 minutes.
.

EGG LESS RAISIN CAKE 1 lb. seedless raisins 2 c. sugar 3 c. water Boil together. While still hot add 1 cup lard. Let cool then add: 4 c. flour I t cinnamon 1 t. nunneg 2 t. baking soda 1/2 t salt and nuts if desired Bake about one hour in moderate oven. BAKED HAM IN A BLANKET Select a Ham: Cover with the following dough 4 c. flour 1 c. brown sugar 1 T. ground cloves 2 T. dry mustard 2 t. cinnamon 1 t. black pepper Use enough water, pineapple juice or cider to make a dough with the above. Roll into a sheet large enough to cover the ham compl e tely. No water is necessary in the pan i n which it is baked. Place in oven roasting pan at 300 degrees allowing 2S minutes per pound of ham. When done, remove blanket and the h am i s ready to eal Dough can get dark brown but will not hurt the bam. This method draws out salt and puts moisture in and adds flavor to the ham. 'Ibis bas been a favorite of my family for years. AMBROSIA CAKE 1 pkg. yeJlow cake with instant pudding, plus 2 T. flour

MRS. C's HOT FUDGE SQUARES 2 c. sugar 4 T. cocoa 2 c. flour Combine together: Melt 2 cubes oleo add 1 cup water to oleo. Pour over above dry ingredients and beal. Add 2 s l i g h t l y beaten eggs. Combine 1 t soda and 112 c. buttermilk. Add 112 1. cinnamon with 1 1. vanilla. Bake on large greased cookie sheet for 30 minutes at 350 degrees. While cake is hOl add icini! with should he hot
-

FROSTING Melt 1 stick oleo add 2 T. cocoa, 1 c. marshmallows, stir over low heat until marshmallows melt. Add 1 t vanilla and I lb. box powdered sugar. Add 1 cup chopped nuts. Cool before cutting into squares. Makes one good cookie sheet.

EGGS Fastened on many of the pioneer wagons crossing the plains was a small box, m ad e to serve as a chicken coop. It was not very long after their arrival that every home in the Salt Lake Valley raised poul

RHUBARB CRUNCH DESSERT Crust: 1 c. flour 1 tube butter or oleo. 5 T. powdered sugar Blend together using a pastry blender. Pack mixture into a 1 2x8 inch pan and bake for 10 minutes in 350 degrees oven. 2 eggs 1 In c. of sugar 1/4 c. flour 3/4 L baking powder

2 eggs (3 eggs) 1/2 c. oil + 112 c. water 2 s mal l cans o f mandarin oranges (well drained.)
Mix together: Pour into 9x1 3

Beat eggs, sugar, flower and baking powder until smooth. Fold in rbubarb. Pour over prepared crust. Bake 35 to 40 minutes in 350 degree Cool, top w ith cream or ice
.

3 c. diced rhubarb

try.

cream.

..

464

By NORMA HILL Northwest Stake

MORELAND - "One never stands so tall, as when he stoops to help a child." So the saying goes. After Z7 years of teaching, Thelma Park Christiansen of 'Moreland stands tall in the eyes of her fonner students and all who know her. Thelma has no trouble remember ing her age. She was born exactly at the turn of the century (in January, 1900) in Murray, Utah.

In 1916 the Park family moved to Blackfoo t, and she began attending high school where the Elmwood School now stands, as a sophomore. She graduated in the spring of 1919. With her father's encouragement that she should become a teacher, she borrowed money from the bank and attended summer school at Al bion State Normal, near Burley , where she earned a one-year teaching cer tificateThat fall she began teaching at Wapello in the third and fourth grades for the great sum of $90 per month. She boarded with a family Ilh miles from the school for $25 per month. She also paid back her bank loan. She walked the long distance to school, one time freezing her ears in a blizzard. In the winter, she had to ar - rive in time to stoke up the stove so me rooii'r - was w m--b ar erore the students arrived. "Our .only visual aids back in those days were a map and a book, " she recalls. After .that school year, it was back to summer to earn another year's teaclting certificate, and the second year she taught at Thomas, grades five and six, for $120 per month. "I loved to teach boys," she claims. "Especially the rough, unruly ones. They had a lot of spunk and potential, when you got right in and found out. " During that second year, she went to a ballgame at the Moreland square, and met Jim Christiansen. They went to dinner after the game, and she i remembers her initial shock when he took off his hat and she saw that he was almost bald. "Actually, I never minded that, through the years, as much as he did," she says now. She was impressed by Jim, but wondered i f her father would be. He had criticized every boy she had dated (probably mostly in fun ) . Before her second date, she told her . father "Don't criticize this man. He's the one I ' m going to marry . " She went back t o summer school for another teaching certificate, and began her third year of teaching, this time the seventh and eighth grades at the old Moreland School, where she received a raise of $10 per month. , Thelma had a special love of reading - li terature , theater and S dra matics - and the children S responded to her enthusiastically.

Midway through the school year, on Dec. 23, 1921, she was married to Jim in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They settled in'Moreland, where Jim farm ed. After the third school year ended Thelma retired from teaching an began to raise a family. First came Ruth, then James, then Park, then I Margene, then Kent, then Rayola. She remem bers many joys and some worries during those years. For instance there was the time that Park then 14, went hunting with som friends out on the lavas. One boy tumbled, and accidentally shot Park m the back, puncturing the l arge artery leading to his heart and nicking a rib. Park was unconscious when Thelma first walked into the room where he was taken. He roused and said, "Don't worry, mother. I'm oing to be lJ right. " Then he lapsed Into unconscIOusness again. r He lost a great deal of blood, and for 14 days hovered between life and death. He received administrations for the sick ( an LDS ordinance) and --

And then there was the frightening morning when her husband a woke and COUldn' t move out of bed or see : Thelma took him to specialists in Salt Lake City where encephali tis was diagnosed . Luckily it was a light case, or he probably wouldn' t have surviv ed. As it was, Thelma says he was never quite the same after that. He was able to continue working however, until his retirement a few years before his death in 1977. In 1943, during World War I I , there was a severe shortage of teachers, and the Moreland School Board came to Thelma and asked her to resume her teaching career. She protested that she couldn't, since her teaching certificate had long since expired ; but they were able to get her a provisional certificate. "So while my sons were oversea s I returned to teaching after an absen e f 22 years, still unequipped, but lov mg every moment of it," she remembers. Her second teaching career started at Moreland in the seventh grade, and the next year she taught eighth grade. "One reason the boys l iked me " she says, "is because I went out fr sports as much as they did . " As a matter of fact, with the aid of her freshm an son, Kent, she coached their teams. Next she was asked to move up to the high school, where she taught English, drama and speech. In her first year at the high school she train ed n ine girls and took therri to Boise for the State Declam ation contest where every one earned an excellen t or a superior rating . She also directed many plays in high school, ev en though she had no equipment with wh i ch to work. Many of the st ud en ts partjc ipated these 40::> dramas.

was given a special blessing by Stake President Elmer Williams. Finally, he recovered. Thelma worried about James while he was in the Army Engineer Corps. in the European Thea ter during World War II, and also about Park, . who served in the same war in the infantry under fire in the South Pacific, taking part in t he beachhead at Mindanao. She rejoiced in the blessings en joyed by the family when Kent went on an LDS mission to Denver right after The Depression. "We were very poor, but how our testimonies grew
then , " she reminisces.

It was at the high school that she began to be known affectionately as "Mrs. Chri s . " Her last 16 years a t the Snake River High School were spent as l ibrarian. "Laverne Marcum and I pioneered that l ibrary, " she says proudly . It was while she was li brarian tha t she met Bonnie Howe, described, not unkindly, by an ex-classmate as a " nobody . " "Bonnie was one of m y student aSSistants," Thelma says. "She lived in Atomic City and so she couldn't participate in any of the extra curricular school activities. Her fami ly didn't have a lot of money, and Bon nie knew that she wasn't dressed as well as the other students. She was a sensitive girl . " Thelma befriended her, and sometimes invited her to stay over night at her home. "I was attracted to her talent, " she expl ains, "as I read little notes of poetry that she would put in her schoolbooks, or slip into the pocket of my sweater. I recognized her talent for writing poetry, and en couraged her. I helped convince her to attend a creative writing class at Brigham Young University at Provo, Uta h . " Bonnie later married and became Bonnie Behun in. She is now recogniz ed as an outstanding poet. She has had her own show of her works, and has a published book of poetry. On the flyleaf of one of her books, she 'has written to Thel ma, "You did i t ! And I did i t ! I do love and respect you. You saw my vision before I did . "

in anotller volullIe, SlIe ..... nll t: 1 VC never been prouder. Thanks for believing i t could happen . " Thelma now says of Bonnie, "She saw the things I saw, then looked deeper and saw the thi ngs I never see, and reproduced them so that I COULD see the m . " Bonnie was named Poet Laureate of the state of Utah for 1983 by the Utah State Poetry Society Inc.

Thelma takes pride i n "her boys and girls" - her {ormer pupils. Many of the community leaders and others leading successful li ves were once under her tutelage. Her last three LDS bishops were former students. All her pupils speak highly of "Mrs. Chris," and she says the a ffection is certainly returned . During her years at Snake River High School, Thelma was also com pleting her own education, taking classes from Utah State College, Idaho State University and finally be ing awarded her bachelor's degree from Ricks College in 1954, receiving her diploma from the hand of David O. McKay, who was then president of the LDS Church. She was 54 years old and she graduated w i th honors . When Thelma was very young, her family wasn't active in the church, although they saw to it that she at tended her meetings. But after she married into the Christiansen family , she became very active, and always has treasured her membership in the church. As a newlywed, she a ccepted the position of li terature teacher in Relief Society, a job which was "right up her alley . " Later she went into the Mutual presidency , and was overseer of ac tivi ties, directing innumerable plays. Later in life, together with the late Genevieve Lindsay, she made up several pageants and patriotic pro grams. Thelma is recognized as a gifted writer, and is called upon often to give obituaries, or life sketches, at funerals. Not only does she write pro se, but also poetry . A s!lmple is her sensitive poem, "The Bird's Nest" : "I found it lying by our cedar tree ; With careful hands I lift its fragile form, A nest of twiggs entwined with feathers soft Tossed down by wind and devastating storm Self-glued , inside, a tiny fragment shell Bespeaks of love once warmed by love and care, Of Father bird, who left a bandoned nest, As birdlings taught to fly desert them there. I hear a softened chatter high above As Mother bird on lonely branches sways, The nest I hold - the mournful cry . Can she Re-anchor self to face oncom ing days? "

And what of her life now, at the age of almost 85? Her hobbies are reading, sharing poetry, helping her family ( which now incl udes 32 grand children and 44 great-grand chiluren ) , a n d collecting bea utiful and diver sified dinner bells. You might see her riding her three wheeled bicycle around the Moreland townsite. " M y roots are deep in Moreland," she says, after 64 years as a Moreland resident. "I love the peo ple here. The Moreland 5th Ward is noW part of my 'family . ' . . When aked her philosophy, she answers Simply "When one's life's w rk is tha t ill hiC she takes great pnde and love m domg, each day is fil led with joy . . .

Thelma has had other activities through the years. She was once presi dent of the PTA. She was a member and past-president of Delta Kappa Gamma teaching sorority. After she quit teaching, she worked as a Pink Lady at the hospital for 10 years. In 1980 she won first place with one of her readings at the State Senior Citizens' Talent Show.

466

468

M:>reland Ward Reunion Program

By

'Ihelma Orristiansen

Reader :

rovers the land , own hand , But every point shows ' twas not fathers alone , For IrOtherS stood by them in all that was done .
A glorious rrodel built by his

A Pioneer IrOnument

Music Peader :

CUrtain part

'!his leader of foresight said . And thousands follo.ved the difficult path Wlere the sturdy woodsmen lead .

Let ' s spread out to all these broad lands , ( Tableaux - Brigham Young Hand to the west P tbrth - Men with axes )

'!hey crossed through broad cache Valley ' s land , Into the desellt brown and bare , And into the land of our own Idaho , '!hey planted the old flag there . And the echoing thud of the woodsrren ' s ax And the roar of his trusty gun, 'IbId in a voice that \\Oke up the \'AJOds ,

lbw this western land was \\On .

Music : Reader :

" Out Wlere '!he West Begins . "

(close )

Ho ! Gem of the M:>untains , Idaho ! Beautiful , oountiful , chaste as SIlOW' ! Fair as the flo.vers that round thee grow , Hail ! New-oorn , lovejly Idaho ! Bright as the streams that through it flo.v , Pure as the breezes that 0 ' er thee blo.v, Bearing the Iressage all \\Ould kI'rM; o land o f th e Living , Idaho ! Trumpet Solo : Boy Recites : Idaho , my honored state Proud , proud am I of you . Of your splendid golden gladness , Idaho , my honored state Shrined is your every grace , And echoed are the \\Ords of him vrn said , "'!his is the place . " Curtain Up Reader : Idaho

Of your sky ' s own flawless hue !

( Display Idaho ' s Flag)

And so to our Snake River Valley ,

'!he trails of these pioneers go . 'Ib our own loved tCMn of M:>reland They built up this village we kI'rM .

469
' -

Trunpet call Duter curtains part . Old Pioneer r.t>ther sitting in chair with pioneer setting , with child at her knee . Reader :

Handcart Trail

By Vesta Pierce Crawford

1-1y roy , I walked across the plains , Where r'J:M the cars rush by ;
You cannot knc:M how far it is , With hills and desserts whirling past ; My steps have measured every rod , My body bedded on the sod ! You canrx>t knc:M heM far it is ; You hear the throbbing rrotor I s sotmd ; I I ve listened to the cart wheels creek 'Ihe tranp and tranp of bandaged feet !
I I walked across the barrier plains , \Vhere r'J:M the airships fly !

kno.-] hCM far it is .

Duet - "Abide With l1e" 'll1e Pioneers

Separate inner curtain Music : Reader : (Tableaux - HaOOcart picture)

Dust and heat a trackless waste , M:>ving covered wagon train , Dull , slow thud of oxen hoof , Hunger , danger , thirst and pain. Onward , on , inspired band, Hearts that burn with truth and light ; Blazing sun and dust by day , lllrking savages by night . \'1estward ho, to hills and vales , Westward ho , to promised land, Sage brush , rocks and dead salt sea , Alkali and oaken sand . Faith to light their dreary way , Truth to brighen miles they trod : In the shelter of the Jbckies , '!hey were free to worship God. Curtains Close Violin Music :

(Tableaux - Canp Scene nen on guard - \'1anen cooking sick child . )

"care , care Ye Saints "

'll1e ranks of the peers are thinning , 'nle tread o f the march goes slow, As the feet that have pressed to the inning Tun1 into the twilight glCM . A prayer goes up fram the nation As this slCM file disappears ,

And the souls of a generation Pledge deep to the pioneers .

470

'-

'Ib the east of us here , on the townsite , A few had cc:ne , settled and so
Made easier the tiIre when the others Fran the gravel here ooaxed things to grcM .
so 'lhanas Clark , a true Scotchman , Settled east on the ranch where they ' bide . And Harold is clalJood the first born here In this t-t>reland carmunity wide .

(Have

And

descendants represent these pioneers and cc:ne slowly out and take chairs fixed in sani-circle . )

Uncle Olris with the blood of old Denmark , pioneer - - still living here . He cane with Aunt Laura , the loved one , When the town was nost desolate and drear .
A

And ' tis said and I believe what they tell 'Ihat the shows in the early t iIre days
Were the best ever shown in our hall here , With Aunt Laura , the queen of the plays .

Ire ,

Brother Hyrum Grimnett , God bless him, 'Ihe first school-teacher of t-t>reland was he In an old log school house early built here , 'Ihe results of his service \ole see . vlilson Hatch maCe the first house here . On the township laid out by wise rren . Grandpa England built the canal system 'Ihat has watered our grain fields since then . Hans P. Christiansen , t-t>reland ' s first bishop , Gave Moreland it ' s name and it ' s place . Charles Liljenquist , minister of rrercy ; His work and descendants we trace . The first Xmas dinner held at Drapers , Gave cheer and encouragarent too We honor the name too of Clarents , A pioneer , noble and true .
.

As they danced the lively quadrille then , Warren P . Lindsay drew the bow;
His orchestra, first west of Snake River, Tuned it up long years ago . And I imagine that I can see them, Fiddling there till the broad day light ; With the dancers still far from "leary After dancing nost of the night . In my minds eye I see Al Miller Mopping off his round ruddy face And Herb Brown , who SWlIDg his partners , Back and forth into their place . There were families who cane in later , Bensons , Munsons , Wrays and others too . In fancy we will view them , List them with our Pioneers true . '!heir IT\E!lDry shall not be dinmed By tine , 'Ihrough all the years We ' ll honor them for what they wrought , Irmortal pioneers .

47 1

Music : Reader :

"For 'Ihe Strength of the Hills "

Sons and daughters of the v1estem Pioneers , Yours is the best blcxx1 in the realm, Yours it is , this richest heritage ,

And they ' ve placed you at the helm.

Song :

"carry On"

472

1-

PAG EANT OF 2 4 t h of J U LY , Trumpet C a l l . Re ader r e ads . F r o m c i v i l i z at i o n t h r u s t a part They h e eded w e l l The i r home s , the i r c al l , Mo b-driven f rom t h e i r f i e l dg , By h o pe revived ;

1 935
Chr i s t i an s e n

W i t t e n by Thelma P .

t h e i r s h o ps ,

the i r e ar t h ly a l l . by f a i t h sus t a i ned ;

G od-g u ided through t h e i r t e ars , So s e t they f o r t h to l e ad the w ay - - - U t ah pioneer s . t r ac k l e s s

Faced t h ey t h e wes t - - i t s Its A band of S trong

pl aiP8 ,

mou n t a i ns g r and and gr im-picked men brave and t ru e , and l i mb . s l e pt , t o i led ; by n i g h t they paid both of h e art

By d ay they

But gu ards were p l ac e d w i t h c are . E ac h mor n and eve t h ey homag e And worshi pped G od They w roug h t for in prayer . , L i ke g i ant hand that c l e ars , those who f o l l owed them . Unsel f i s h p i o ne e r s . Through rock-r immed gorge t h ey Throug h mou n t a i ns W he r e s t at e ly At As l as t t ang l e d wood , i n ma j e s ty behe ld a s c e ne pines pushed t h e i r w ay ;

Like s i l en t s e n t r i es s t ood . t h e i r ey es broad , M a j e s t ic , and g r and . looked u pon in d r e am d i v i ne , ag one , is the pl ac e ; l e ad ,

Bri gham Y ou ng been s hown enou g h ,

The modern prom i s ed l and . He had "It Th i s is In t rou b l e d d ay s

this

i s t h e p l ac e --dr ive o n ! " s e ers , every word

So s pake he by t h e s p i r i t ' s As d i d the anc ient And Tho s e f a i t hfu l So e n t e red t h ey And pl ant i ng pondered they h i s

pi oneers . t h e promi s ed l and t h ey made them grow

And broke i t s v i rg i n s o i l , s eeds , By d i n t of pat i e n t to i l . a c ommonw e al th broad , on whic h to bu i l d by t i me

So f ou nded t h ey And c h o s e a s pot

W i t h i n the val l ey

A temple t o t he i r G od . The i r me mory s h al l

Through -o al l

not be d i mmed

the y e ars

W e ' 1 1 h o nor them for what Immort a l pioneers .

they wrought ,

......

473

2Trumpet C a l l . Curt a i n s s et t i ng , R EADE R . Handc art T r a i l by Ve s t a My , boy , I w a lk e d ac ros s the P i e rc e C r awford part . O ld Pione e r mo ther s i t t i ng in c h a i r w i t h pi oneer

w i t h c h i l d at her k nee .

pl ains , pl a i ns ,

W h e r e now t he c ar s I w alked W he r e now

ru sh by ;

ac ross the bar r i e r the a i r s h i ps f ly !

Y ou c annot know how f ar i t i s , W i th hills

My body b e d ded on the s od !

Y ou I ' ve

My

and de s e r t s wh i r l ing

pas t ;

s t e ps have me asu red every rod ,

Y ou c annot k now h ow far i t

is; s ound ;

hear the throbb ing motor ' s

l i s e ned to t h e c ar t whe e l s c r e ak---

The t r amp t r amp of bandaged feet ! I know how far S ong - - - - " Pione e r s ,. READER . THE Du st Du l l , PI ONEERS it is . Sung by D . U . P .

by S i s t e r Grov er .

and h e at a t r ack l e s s w as t e . s l ow thud o f oxen hoof , d an ger , on, that t h i rst and pa i n .

Moving c overed wagon t r ai n , Hunge r , Onward , Hearts

ins pi red band , burn w i th t ru t h and by day , by night . and val e s , l and , l ig h t ;

B l az ing su n and du s t Lu r k i ng s av ages W e s tw ard ho , W e s tward ho , S ag e bru s h , A l k al i and

to h i l l s to rocks

promi s e d

and d e ad s a l t s e a ,

oaken s and .

F a i t h to T ruth to

l i ght the i r dre ary w ay , b r i ghten m i l e s they t r od ;

I n the s h e l t e r of the Rock ies , They were f ree t o wor s h i p G od . V i o l i n Mu s ic . C ome , Come Ye S a i n t s .

474

3-

Mu s ic , READER .

Curt ain .

Le t ' s Th i s And

s pr e ad ou t

to a l l

thes e broad l and s , pat h

l e ad e r of f o r e s ig h t s a id . thous ands f o l lowed the d i f f i cu l t

W h e r e t h e s tu rdy woodsmen l e ad . They c ro s s ed t h r ough broad C ac he Va l l ey ' s Into t h e d e s e r t And They into the p l anted ou r brown and bare , l oved f l ag there . thud of t h e woodsme n ' s ax l and of our own I d aho , l and ,

And t h e echoing And t h e r o ar of

h i s t ru s ty gu n ,

To l d i n a vo i c e t h at woke u p the wood S , N ow t h i s w e s t e r n l and we won . Mu s ic . READER . Ho ' G em of the Mou nt a i ns , Idaho ! Ou t W he r e The W e s t Beg i ns .

B e au t i fu l , Hai l ! Bright Pure as B e ar ing

bou nt i fu l ,

c h a s t e as s now ! I d ah o !

F a i r a s the f l owe r s that round thee g row , New-born wonderfu l as

the s t r e ams t h at t h rough i t f l ow , that o ' er thee b l ow , I d aho !

the b r e e z e s

the mes s age al l wou l d know ; the L i v i ng ,

a Land of

Trumpet S o l o .
L

I d aho .

Boy Rec i t e s : I daho , Prou d , my honor e d s t at e proud a m I o f you .

Of y ou r s pl endid g o l d e n g l ad ne s s , O f y ou r s ky ' s own f l aw l e s s hu e !

L

I d ah o ,
I
L

my honored s t at e . i s your every g r ac e , " Th i s is the pl ac e . "

Shr i ne d

And echoed are the word s o f h i m W ho s ai d , Curtain U p .

READ E R : And The They s o t o ou r S nake R i v e r Va l l ey , t r a i l s of t h e s e pioneers g o . town of Mor e l and bu i l t up t h i s v i l l ag e we k now .

To ou r own loved

47 5

To t h e s ou t h of u s here on t h e t owns i t e , A few had c ome , F r om t h e g r ave l s e t t led and s o here c au s e d t h i ng s t o g r ow .

..J

Made e as i e r t h e t ime when the o t h e r s

And s o Thomas C l ark , a te Sc o t c h man , S e t t l e d eas t on the r anch where t h ey a b i d e . And Harold i s c l a i me d tbe f i rs t born here I n t flIS Mor e land c ommu n I ty w I d e . U nc l e C h r i s w i th t h e A pionee r - - s t i l l He c ame w i th Aunt W h e n t h e t own was
AIW

blood of o l d Denmark , the l oved one , and drear . t h ey t e l l here , me ,

l i ving here , Lau r a , most d e s o l a t e I be l i eve what

' t is

s a id

and

That t h e sh ows W e re t h e

in t h e early t i me day s t h e queen of God t h e play s .

b e s t e v e r s h own i n o u r h a l l

W i t h Au n t Lau r a ,

B r o t h e r Hy ru m G r i mme t t , T h e f i rst

bless him, bu i l t h e re ,

Mo r e l a nd school-teac h e r was he see .

I n an old lg s c h o o l hou s e e ar l y The r e su l t s of h i s s e rvic e we

W i l s on Hatch mad e t h e f i rs t hou s e here , On t h e t owns h i p l a id ou t by w i s e men . bu i l t the c a nal sy s t em s i nc e then . G r andpa Eng l and

That h a s w at e red ou r grain f i e l d s Hans

P.

Ch r i s t i ansen ,

Morel and ' s it ' s

f i r s t b i s ho p , pl ac e .

G ave Mor e l and

i t ' s name and

C h ar l e s Li l j e nqu i s t ,

mini s t e r of mercy ;

H i s work and desc endants we t r ac e . The f i rs t C h r i s t mas d i nner h e l d at Drape r s ,

G ave c h e e r and encou r agement t o o . W e hono r the name too of C l e ment s , P io n e e r s , no ble and tru e .

War ren His Tuned And

As t hey danc ed t h e l i vely qu ad r i l l e t he n ,

orc h e s t r a ,
r.

Lind s ay drew t h e bow ; ago .

f i r s t west of Sn ak e R i ve r ,

i t u p l ong years

I c an imag i ne t h at t he r e t i l l

Fidd l i ng

t h e broad d ay the nig h t .

I see t h e m ,

light;

W i t h t h e d anc ers

s t i l l f ar f rom we ary

A f t e r d anc i ng mo s t of I n my m i nd ' s eye

I

see Al Mi l l e r par tners ,

Mo pping o f f h i s And H e r b B row n ,

round ruddy f ac e who swung h i s

B ack and f o r t h i nt o t h e i r p l ac e . T h e r e were f am i l i e s who c ame Bensons , Bu t Munsons , our in later

W ray s and o t h e r s too . Pio neers true .

in f ancy we w i l l v i ew t h em ,

47 6

Li s t t h e m w i th

The ranks

of the

peers are th inning ,

The t r e ad of the march goes s l ow , A s the f e e t that h ave pres s ed to the inning Tu rn into the tw i l i gh t g l ow .

A pray e r goes u p f rom the nat ion

As. the s l ow f i l e d i sappears ,

And the s ou l s of a g e nerat ion Pl edge d e e p to the Mu s i c . Pioneer s .

READER :
Sons and d augh t e r s of t h e W es t e rn Pionee r s , Y ours Y ours is it t he bes t is, blood in the r e a l m , t h i s r i c h e s t heri t age , pl ac ed y ou at the he l m .

And they ' ve S o ng : C arry On .

477

..J

--'

I ---'

47 8

- ::> -

.,

- 1-

-5 -

- /; -

484

\
"-

't, 1rtU!-R "''''' 1'6 1-..

& ..

READER :

To a l l these pi oneer settlers , early and late , who are with us today , we express our grati tude . They have had the i r share of sorrows

and heart aches , but have kept sweet with the help of thei r religion and thei r sense of duty , they have had f a i th dwelling in thei r hearts . Above the ir eyebrows they have carr i ed something that keeps people from brood ing over-long on the i r hurts . They are precious to us !

QUARTE'ITE :

"Si lver Threads Among the Gold "

READER :

And now the object of our scene changes .

We are st i l l in the

setting of the Moreland of Long Ago -- an expanse of purple sage , gravel rocks , hungry j aclc rabbits and howling coyotes , whi le stretches of lava beds reached their craggy arms and caverns out to the home seekers . But these people must have a church - a church in whi ch to worship as they pleased . In the fal l of 1 895 a group of men went 50 nn les up

Wolver i ne Canyon , hauling logs to bui ld the f i rst church house here . Thi s was completed and on March 2 3 , H. P.

1 896 i the ''lard was organi zed w i th

Chr i st i ansen as Bi shop and James England and Alma Clements as This l i ttle log church a lso acted as the f i rst school house

counselors .

and they loved i t . But Moreland was growing .

PAGES :

Change pictures

We previ ously spoke of the beginning of this second church .which

,-

we ca l l the old hal l Lindsay v s Bi shop .

,begun

and completed in so short a t i me whi le Brother in 1 904

For nearly 36 years thi s bui ld i ng erected

has been our ward home .

Its floors have shalcen with our dancing and its But

windows have lightened with our laughter and softened with worshi p .

we have out-grown and out-l ived this grand old land mark and now consign it to our store of treasured memories . Today we bid it farewell .

P i cture Changes
And now we wel come in the ne,,,

4&

for a new era

i s be i ng i n iated -D .

today .

Thi s modern bui lding was completed March 23 ,

1 9L!1 wft1'l ---I::dwrcJ

Benson as

Bi shop and Gerald Chr i stiansen and Claude Goings as counselors .

485

Page 2

We must ment i on some of the uni que and effective projects that made possible the completion of this structure . project under Elder Leeman Jorgensen . celebrat i ons with Brother Abe Hatch , The Elder ' s beet

The two Fourth of July Junior as Rodeo Ki ng and the two May this

Harvest Bazaars staged with Lester Belnap as general cha irman .

new church carry into it the soul and i ntegr ity of the early pioneers , the zeal and energy to do right of the mdddle pioneer together wi th the cooperation and enthusi asm of us modern pi oneers !

DANCE :

' Al i ce Blue Gown "

READER :

Today ,

in thi s bui ld ing are six Bi shops ,

plus a Stake Pres i dent all These men

members of this ward .

No other one can boast thi s , "\ole be l i eve .

are the f i nest in the world and we would like to present them .

NAMES :

Place in a row ( Pi ano softly : "Abi de with Me "

OUrs a wish of rich contentment And a thr i l l of honest pr ide In the l ives of these our Bi shops For their work we ' re satisfied . ( Seated )

The Ranks of our pioneers grow thinner The tread of the ir march goes slow The feet that have pressed to the work here

Turn into the twi l i ght glow .

A prayer goes up from our hearts today As the slow f i le d i sappears And the souls of a generation Pledge deep to these pioneers .

AUDI ENCE :

"Carry On "

486

Page 3

Hi story Book of Moreland Ward

The people here in vi s i on seen _ Have helped to make our own record .

In reverence then , please turn the leaves . Open wide thi s album true The f a i thful here need s all our pra i se OUr pioneers both old and new .
VOCAL

DUET :

"Old Fr iends "

FAIRIES open book

READER :

OUr f i rst is Thomas Clark , whose pi cture i s not wi th us today , true old pi oneer from Scotland . of Snake River , settling ,

He was one of the f i rst settlers west in the early nineti es on the ranch

in Moreland ,

east of here where he sti l l l ives today .

Mrs . Tom Clark , his wife - is nml presented . Harold ,

It i s clairred that

the i r oldest , ,vas the f i rst chi ld in a l l thi s wide Moreland Whi le Harold was st i ll a baby , the mother in another fami ly Mr s . Clark nursed the two babies - her own A typical pi oneer mother ! ( Seats )

commun i ty .

d i ed and left a wee one . and the motherless one .

OPENS BOOK :

Here we have Mary Hatch , a real true pi oneer , whose house was the f i rst on the townsi te . She helped br ing many a baby to town and spread ( Seats )

comfort and a i d to the sick for mi les around . Now John V ,

OPENS :

England , we call from our book .

Hazardous j ourneys by freight team he took .

He hauled mining and mi l l ing machinery from Blackfoot to Mackay , Cha l l i s , Clayton and CUster . He a lso handlec1 a horse power threshing He tel ls us that

machine from Goshen to Pingree and even to Lost River .

in the f a l l of 1 8 95 before the organi zat ion of thi s ward even - that he wired on the bottom of his shoes in order to keep working on the canal .

487

Page 4

OPENS :

Now Mi lo and Susie , free , courageous and true . Here , met l i fe ' s problems and conquered them , He helped bui ld the cana l and threshi ng crew . And everything else , w i l l ing hands could do . Sus i e coaxed flowers from the ground here to grow Made their home , as we know . a welcome place , for their fr iend s , ( Seat ) too .

OPENS :

W.

P . Lind say , honored and respected townsman , came to Moreland with He

h i s fami ly in June 1 896 , three months after the ward was organi zed . fol lowed H . P.

Chr i st i ansen as Bi shop of Moreland Ward and served i n that

capacity from Sept . church house ,

24 , 1 899 to Nov . 10 , 1907 .

Seei ng the need for a new

in the fall of 1904 without any funds , but wi th a deter pick and square , Brother Lindsay , Soon

minat i on to do and armed with a shovel , marked

off the ground and corrmenced to \vield the pi ck and shovel . Ol iver Belnap and Matha i s Benson ,

his counselors ,

came a s other s did from

all around and the work of construct ion cont inued on to completion which was accomp l i shed in l i ttle more than one months time . was held in the new church on Chr i stmas night . A d ance and social

From the school of exper ience and endeavor he has had no vaca t i on he bui l t h i s f i rst l i ttle store in 1 903
-

but ha s ever had a burn ing des ire ( Seats )

to promote for the commun i t i es good every worthy project .

OPENS :

Next we meet Alec Clement and wife Sarah

OPENS BOOK : READER : And now Bi shop W. Bi shop Lind say on Nov .
T.

England .

He was our thi rd Bishop - following He was Bi shop for nearly 20 years . There

1 0 , 1907 .

i s no other man in our communi ty more dearly loved by so many , England .

than Bi shop

The hour was never too late , nor the weather too stormy , nor the

d istance too long for him to go to a neighbors need when he was cal led . He has a sympatheti c , loving persona l i ty with a thoughtfulness of his fel low He rea l l y loves hi s neighbor as himself . married and begun to rear personal interest that ( Seats )

man that melee him a true friend .

Under him as Bi shop , most of us , has grown-up , our chi ldren .

And

in all of us , he has taken a deep ,

has made us love him .

488

f
S i ster England :

Page 5

Now today we bring to you Th i s l i ttle lady we a l l know She served well for ten years , too

When Moreland f i rst began to grow .

S i ster Eng land ,

friend of many

We hope when sickness comes to you We can give you back the service You have taught us how to do .

......

She was President of Rel ief Society from 1 907 to 1917 .

( Seats )

OPENS BOOK ; The next pi cture in our book is Bert Gr irrmett who came to thi s commun i ty i n 1 895 with his father , Hyrum Grimmett - who was the f i rst Thei r home whi ch

school teacher as wel l as the f i rst post master here .

they bought from the Draper fami ly had the f i rst wel l here on the townsite and many hauled their water from i t . Bert was just a young man when he

f i rst came but remembers well the happiness that came from the s imple pleasures of those early times . He was Moreland ' s f i rst scout master . ( Seated )

He married the daughter of another pi oneer fami l y .

OPENS BOOK :

Ann i e McBr ide .

Annie has been a loya l w i f e and beau t i ful rrother . ( Seat s )

Thirteen chi ldren have come to this fami ly .

OPENS BOOK :

O l i ver

-y, .I "I ... '_'_ " .:t... l .

OPENS BOOK :

Wa lt Morre ll ,

I believe , too was with them .

Mr .

When thi s organi zed He li ked it ,

Moreland was made .

Among the fi rst ones to locate here .

he marri ed and stayed .

Morrell was Post Master here for many years .

OPENS BOOK :

And now we have here a man who i s celebrat ing hi s very own birthday
Abram Hatch - eighty years old today . As a young man , Brother

today .

Hatch was Moreland ' s real cowboy and had he had hi s wife ' s singing voice )

489

Page 6

may have out done Gene Autrey himself .

He was father of numerous boys

and two g i r l s - who all featured in the romance of those early days . He was a blacksmith by trade . Today he stand s a l iving testirrony of

the Word of Wi sdom and is the combined edition of the Standard Words of the Church .

As we reach the last page in our book of memories rare , we rea l i ze

that these are the pi ctures of some of those who came and settled here by 1 900 . But others came in later years who are pioneers in every sense They are brave souls who have pi oneered early else -where , " . in i t ' s infancy to nurture and

of the word. .

and came here when Moreland was sti l l stimulate i ts growth . kind ly stand

As we ment i on these later pioneers wi l l they

in the audience ?

Si ster Hamrrond Grandma Wheeler Brother Wa lton Si ster Crouch S i ster Beus Lewi s Robbins Jordans

490