Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-01
on THE SEWER.
Interesting Items Concerning Monroe
salina aud Adjacent Towns.

nnvinn saints IN tichntlbs hiteI Whioh
President Socgmiller sent his team TO
take me 10 Elsinore, seven miles DIS
taut, where I addressed the Saints In
fine grove. In which floor had Just
been laid the week previous overs sui
ficient space u ground to make II com
modious for meeting and social puf'
poses. Elsinore Is n prosperous town
aud the people here have made won
derful progress since tho place was
inst settled sixteen years ago. No Tar
NJ II Ia known no settlement In Utah
raises the amount Of grhln In prolor'
ton 10 iiS size "A Elsinorc, whore tue
average yield Of small grain during The
last few years sums up TO nifty thousand
bushels per annum.
Jens liver Jensen prosldes as Bishop
Of the Elsinorc Ward, with Erasmus
p. Mafquardsoii and Poder Christensen
A. Counselor. The membership Of the
ward iools up To los families or 5Dl
souls.
ON Sunday evening I preached In
Monroe. aud spent the following Day
whiting history. This l. another Of
the four nrt settlements In SEWER
county that were settled In 1854, bro'
ken up because u Indian troublts In
1907, aud resettlod In 1874.
Monroe II pleasantly situated near
the south end Of the Sewer valley, on
bench .loplng gently toward the
river norihward. 10 IL ten miles south
OF Rlchneld aud five miles southeast
Of Elsinorc. South " the town IL n
little village, formerly nicsnamci
Monkeytowu. owing ~ the fact that
the first settlers there were apustaio
"Alofmons" who seemed 10 glory Ia
the theory advanced by some that the
human race arc simply Improved
montcys, hut ~ these aposiat.. long
since have lcft the county, and the
place IL now inhabited by people
who claim God A. their Fathcr--and
not monkoys-that obnoxious name,
Monkeytown, should be- forever drop
ed.
The Monroe Ward IL the largest
ward Ia the SsvltT stake Of
aaNNNf CONTAINING 700 NNNAAANNH
or SOL SOUL, but II has tho y0ungvsl
bithopof any ward In the Stake, In the
person Of OTsOn Mhgiehy, who II but
rs years old. lie was ordained ut the
last quarterly conference held nj Rich.
field.
Six miles west Of Monroe lies Joseph
n village, which, together with some
families residing In aud at the mouth
of Clear Greek Canyon, aud others
along the Sewer River, Including the
Jericho OF pat Sewer Valley fame,
constitute the Joseph Ward, which has
~ families or a3l souls. Gideon a
Murdoch l. Bishop About two miles
above Joseph, IL the point where the
SEWER Valley Canal taps the SEWER
River. This canal on which about
$4,000 has already hecn expended,
viii eventually be the means of bring.
lug under cultivation nearly NIL the
arabic lands In the SEWER Valley, lying
on tho west side Of the river.
On "Wednesday, July LIT, | held
meetings with the Saints In Central
~ Inverury, small town lying
hvc miles tOtlth OF lllchneld, or
Just midway between that place aud
Monroe. Here and In lia Immediate
vicinity reside twenty-cight families
OF iAtter.day Saints, or Isl souls, who
constitute the Invorury ward. over
which u. IL. Greenwood prcsidea ~
bishop with VIM. n. Porter aud Fred.
Andersen a. counselofs. Inverufy
vies with ElsinOre In ralsiug grain,
both In regard To quantity aud quality.
The founders Of this little place fontly
Anticipated that II, on account NJ IL
central location aud other advantages,
should become the county seat, but
itlvhheld has got the start VI II, aud
VIII doubtless continue always 10 be-
the leading aud principal town OF tho
county.
Nearly opposite Invcrury on the east
side OF the SEWER river ~ Annabella,
named after some springs found In tho
vicinity. The Annabolla ward ON.
traces most OF the settlers living
on tho east side u the 10.
yier river between Monroe and
ulcnwoodi and the townsite Of a nna.
bella, on which portion u the people
have built houses during the past few
ysAra Hes about midway between the
two places, or about eight miles by
road northeast Of Rirhheld. This ward
has for Bishop Joseph 4. stalker. nnd
his tounsel0n are Joseph w. Fair.
ward has twenty-sevon families or IFS
souls belonging TO the Church.
| held meeting with the Saints In
Annabolla ON Wednesday evening and
after attending their fast meeting also
the following day and writing history,
Bro. VIM. n. Spailord took me over 10
luchneld, where | finished up my
historical laborr and on Friday the 8fd
bishop Horni sent his team 10 convey
me- 10 Nermilllon, ward consisting
ofthe scattered settlers residing along
tho river north OF Glenwood. The
centre OF this wand or the
point where tho Bishop, Peter Gott.
ffedsen, resides, IA about niue
miles northeast Of Richiield. About
y quarter Of mile northeast Of the
Bishops house Ia the psint where d
battle was fought between the Indian
aud some Of our brethren who had
returned thus far In April, 1868, fol
the purpose Of settling Monroe or Alma
~ II was then called. Having reached
this point, the Indians swooped down
upon the teams, who Immediately
formed into n camp circle and com
menced digging trenches In order /,
defend Themselves against the savnges
During the fight which ensued Lar,
A. Jus,eson, OF Spring City, wal
killed and number Of Others slightly
wounded.
Amer holding meeting with Ia,
Saints Of Normlllion In tho Afternoon
Of Friday, the 8rd, Bishop GollfredseI
sent me TO Aurora, where found Ia,
bishop away from home, hut was mad,
welcome by tho ward CLERK Brothe