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

was burned In the fall Of 1883. Pre-
vious 10 lie erection meetings were
held In small log house, originally
built for n private residence. A few
years ngo the present meeting house, n
log building, .ixi0 feet, was erected.
PARKER WARD.
wyman Mynard Parker, Bishop;
Francis RawHon. First Counselor;
Arnold Daniel Miller, Second Coun-
sclor.
Parker Ward, the most noftherly
country lying north OF Henry's Fork
Of snake River, east Of the brighton
ward. The lin. between the two wards
n Just three miles west 81 the centre "
the Parker townsitc. About half the
population ARE GeDtilcs.
Parker townsitc, which embraces all
of section . IN township north. OF
rang. 20 east, Boise Meridian, IN a
direct Hue, II only eight miles north Of
Nexburg, but the why the iosd fuun,
by way Of the bridge ut 81. Anthony,
the distance "a about sixteen MILES. 10 Is
aiaO 10 miles northeast of Market Lake,
the ncarcst railway point. Owing TO
imperfect title, and for other causes,
only "a small percentage ~ the psoplr
live on the iownsiis; tho majority
reside ON their respective quarter
ecctlona.
Parker yies with Teton Ia poin Il Of
beautiful location, aud the surrounding
level county here In the spring OF the
year II literally covered with il0wefr
Of n y.llowish hue,whlch h also the ease
Ia The Miliofd aud Teton varjt.
The hardy weed bearing these ilowun.
Is the natural vegetation IN this part OF
the valley, while the country south OF
the main fork 81 Snake River IL geuef.
ally covered with u thrifty growth OF
sag. brush.
The land In the nelghbofhood u
very prOductiy. and particularly adapt.
ell fof the raising Of vegetables OF all
kinds. Water will run west anI south.
IliAnpHY That part ~ the county
now Included In Parker Ward was lirst
visited hy stephen Vinegar aud two
others, fiom RpudnlplI, Rich County,
Utah, Ia July, is'p. They CAME with
a View 20 locating farms aud ranches
ON the north side Of iicnry's Fork.
hftcfa few days they returned. In
the fall Mr.. Vinegar came lnuk with
four Of his tons and commenced 10 put
up hay and maxi. improvements.
This fret building was erected 10y
Stephen Vinegar aud sons, September
I. 1870, on the bottom land near the
river, at n point three miles southwest
% the present tDwn-itc, on the north.
,ast quarter Of section ~ u township !
north, range 30 east. Two other houses
were erected about the same time.
Three families spent the winter of 1870.
NJ nj the little settlement. During the
winter the river frcxc over and the
water ross 20 high that II Hooded
the flat where two " the
house, were built. Consequent
~, the little colony, consisting
" about twenty souls, were obliged 10
spend part Of the " Inter In tho only
hOusc lrit on dry ground, which was
the one flr-t built. The settlers lost
nearly all thuif stock, tho winter being
quite severe.
la lssn other settlers arrived, aud
la 1851 Wynan NJ. Parker and other.
moved In with their families from
Morgan County, Utah, and located on
the quarter sections adjoining those
ltt'iN VII ~ wv INV htANitNHt
The new settlement was mt known
NJ Garden Grove, which name u re
thincj untll application for a pvstoilic,
was made, when the postoiiice depart
ment ut Washington made objections
10 That name. a meeting ~ citixcDi
was consequently called Ia the sprlnp
Of ! $50 anu H.. name of Egln adopted
Egin Ia an Indian name slgniiylnl
cold, aud was suggested by tho fac
that II was the coolest day % III,
season on which the meeting was held
The Egin postOillce was opened july
|, 1850, with A. =. Parker rs post
master.
November ~, lssl. nj n meeting
held ut the house OF Stephen Vinegar
and attended by NJ. w. Merrill, Of IN,
Cache state Presidency, William ID
| Hendricks, Of Logan, and John II
| poolclse apart few days buioru a
President Of the island branch tho ittl,
colony on Ilenry's Fork was organize,
into branch OF the Church, will
wyman NJ. Parker ~ presiding Priest
This branch organization was TO In
clud. all the Saints Tceiding a
Egin, Camss and Market Lake, AM
In fact all the Saints Twin,
on tn. north aud sest side VI Snak,
River. William Rawson aud JOhi
Powell We're appoint.d Teacher
Robert Greenwood l.adof of tho choir
aud Thomas q. Parker clerk Of tn
branch.
January s, 1889, tho Sunday Schoo
was iIrst organized, with william
Raw,on as superintendent aud tw.lv
members.
In June, lsss, Bishop l.. W. Hardy
President william II. Preston All,
BishopThos. l., Kicks visited Parker OF
which occasion they selected the Par
ker towp-ite and named II such II
honor Of Wyman NJ. Parker who wa
then acting ~ presiding Priest ther,
About that time water was first brough
upon the Egin Bench. On that occaslol
the Bishop was digging well for iamil!
Use, and hai already reached d.ptl
Of ~ frot without any prospect a
water, hut while some Of the vlsitinl
brethren were joking the Bishop abuu
his dry well, Bishop Hardy stepped up
tapped Brother Parker on the rhouldo
and declared that In n short time h,
should have plcHty Of water Ia hi
we'll. This prediction wss fulfilled tw,
days later when, without striking an
other lick, the well was found hllln,
up with u clear, pure stream, aud Their
was always plenty OF water In 1t after
wnris.
January |, 1854, Thomas q. Parker
n son OF Bishop William NJ. Parker
was accidentally shot and killed by hi
hrother.in.lnw, Moroni smith, a you q,
lad ten ycars old, lie was buried OF
the 9TH. This first death IN the new
settlement east u gloom over tho Who'll,
| population.
IN Octohot, 1853, the Art Y. NJ. NJ
|. a. was organized by the Stake Pre-
sideBcy with sixteon members, AMI
| Francis Raws0n ~ president. NOvrm
| her 10. lssl. a Y. L. NJ. L A ,rnl