Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-02-17

streams, rs well a. on the north side Of
Henry's Fork. There are facilities IN
this country for hundreds Of comfort
able homes.
During the remainder Of 1879 several
other families came TO the islani and
located upon various pieces OF land as
choice led them 10 select, and bcgan
building and improving the same.
Among these settlers was Alexander
| n. Stephens.
In July, 1870, Joseph G.. Fisher
MOVED into his house which had been
erected near the "Iiltlc Butte-." This
was the INT LOO house finished on the
island by Lntter-day Saints.
Some time during the fall OF 1879,
John u. Poole called all the people who
had located on the island together Ia
tho house Of A. Wright, a nOn-"Mor.
mOu,v and held meeting with them,
which wns the fifat Iattcr.day Saint
meeting ever held In that part Of the
country. In December Elder Poole
moved his family 10 the island.
In 1850 the little settlement was
strengthened by the arrival Of other
familits seeking for h0inve.
July 10, 1850, the flint child ALEX
nnder ", n son OF Alexander n.
Stsphcnsl, was born Dn the island.
In August, 1851, sutannnh II. Poole
taught tern Of school, which whs the
lint ecliool taught ON the island.
The canal through which the people
Of Menan get their Irrigation watcf, and
which TAPS this main branch Of Snake
River, was constructed la lssp.sl by
the settlers, who have since iDc1rp0r.
atCd under the name % tho Long
Island Canal COMPANY. The canal y
alout eight miles long.
In November, ISL, Mariner w.
Merrill, OF the Cache stake Presidency,
and William ID. Hendricks visited the
island and held two meetings with the
Saints. ON that occasion John II.
Poole was set apart 10 prtsldc over the
branch then efHnnizcu, and named IL
The Cedar Buttr- Branch of tie Cache
Stake of Zion. This name wins sIg-
gested by frcalicnt pnsion because Of
iis close pm iniity 10 the nto,e.
mentioned huttes. On the same
occasion Suannah ~. Poole WAS
sustained m clerk OF tho branch. aud
Joseph &. Fisher and David X. Carr
were sustained az home missionaries.
| About this time, ALEC, Alexander y.
| Stephens and spencer V. Raymond
wrie appointed 10 act M rracbefs.
They weIu IN. ilrst acting Teachers On
the island. Tho Cedar Butte- Branch
at the timc n IT, organization included
the Who'll. county south aud east Of
Snake iiiverns far south M Pocntcllo.
That year assn the finrt sunday
school was organized ~ John H..
Poole, who ,upednteudcd ~. II wa,
continued until the schOoihouse, To-
gcthcr with all brooks ana school FIX
tufcs, was burned early In lss2. No
vrmtcr -, 1859, The school wW rv0f.
| rnnized with Albert l.. Ellsworth n
supefintendent. Ai1oa Y. NJ. MI. A.
was organized In 1851.
la lsS. n few morc families arrived,
who, with those already upon tho
island, pat m some grain hnd few
potatoes. In the fall i wa, asocrtain.d
that wheat, oats aud barley, ~ well IL
all the harder vegetables, could be
grown There Ia abundance.
Ia February, 1851, the Cedar Buttes
l0wnsitc was surveyed by Andrew =.
Anderson. IL contained mile square,
hut has Since teen reduced 10 half that
much on account Of trouble la Accur.
ing title 10 the land. This N tho saIne
site that WIS located by John II. Poole
In 1879. In May, lssa, the sale Of city
lots commenced. Tho townsite was
originally entered under the desert act
under the advice Of government OF
flciala, but II WIS Afterwards thrown
Out owing TO n technical error, silel
proving NJ on II, aud after n final re-
uoipt had been obtnined. Tho none,
expended has never been returned
Afterwards the townsltc was cntcrut
by the probate Judge under the townsit,
: act, hut only half Of u was secured
becaiis. not enough settlers located OF
II within tho time specified by law
The whole trouble In this connection
was caused by Misrepresentation OF
the part Of tho Idaho officials, who
with u view 10 bleeding III. people 70
money, took advanlag. OF these tech
nlcalities OF tho law. As II now stands
the people have bought their lots twice
October 18th, 1854, William Il. Pres
ton, President Of the Cache Stake
, visited the place and authorized Rober
: l.. Bxbec TO build litbins office OF
> the loWnsiie aud 10 collect tithing from
the people. Thc foundation for such
! building was laid November 10Th ant
: completed December 18th following.
In December, 1889, the first privat
: dwelling WINS built on the townsiic
William n. Stephens built the seconl
, house. In tho summer Of 1854 few
morc houses were built on tn. towr.sit
, and u propor.ionatc number Of familie
were added 10 the slowly increasing
population.
In April, 1884, Robert L.. Bybcc 80
, out 80 apple trees and 80 plum trees u
,, his city lot south Of The tithing oiiice
which were the FIST trees planted oI
, the townsite; he also fenced tho fifs
lot ON tho townsite.
Al n quarterly conference held q
Rcxburg, August IL, 1854, Robert l.
Bybce was ordained High Priest
under the hands OF George q. Cannon
Francis NJ. Lyman ana George Tea.
dale, and set apart 10 act Us Bishop q
the Cedar Buttcs Ward.
September -, 1854, the following
, brethren were set apart Ia act ~ war,
/, Teachers: Alexander n. stephen,
Spencer V. Raymond, Homrr A
/ Pcase, Charles W. ihlppon, Lumai
u. shurtlin, Francis cold, j. 4. Calu
well, ", 4. Walker, Joseph IL. Bylng
ton, Joseph &. Fisher.
October -, 1854, President Thomn
|. T.. Kicks visited the island, on whicl
: occasion George Eamcs aud John q
Morgan were ordained High prichi
, and sci apart 10 act ~ Fist aud Secon
a Counselon 10 Bishop Robert l.. by
! bee.
, In 1885, the people I'eti,loncd tn
: postoilic. department for u postoillcc
. which was granted, but the nam
. Cedar Buttes was objected 10 by Ia
| department because Of liza length
{ Hence mass meeting Of the people O
the Island was neld In March, 1855, u
. which the name Menan was adopted