Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-08
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Its History Narrated in a Sunday
School Essay.

Following is the essay whieh took
the Sunday School pris. in the
Tenth Ward last Sunday, The
successful contributor wa{ Fred
ROssiter:
The Tenth Ward was organized
in February, 1919. Among its early
settlers were Iral Evans, Conrad
Klienmap, Zeming Diaper, Isamiah
Draper, John Steele, William
Strong, John Proctor, David Petite
grew, Thomas Speirs and Isaac
LsDey. The two last named built
the first two residences in the Ward
in the spring Of 1873. They We're
both two-siery adobe buildings con-
tanning four rooms each. The one
built by Thomas Speirs is still stand.
ing on the corner Of Sixth South
and Eighth East streets. One year
after the Warj's organization, in
1850, a fence was built around il,
each man building All amount in
proportion TO the property occupied
toy him. Around this fence (which
was removed in 1851 a guard, with
Daniel Tyler as their leader, was
stationed TO protect TIE crops. In
those days wnen lumber was scarce
the lots were surrounded by stone
walls. One lot, containing two
hundred square rods, now worth
thousands, could have been bought
for seven dollars. The wall which
surrounded the city to protect it
from the ravages of the willy red
man, passed through the eastern
portion of the Ward. In 1850, soon
after the Ward fence was finished,
the Ward was divided into twenty
four blocks Of ten acres each.
with streets between, two rods wide.
These were changed TO their present
width when the ward was enlarged
on the east. On December Both,
1859, the first marriage ceremony of
the ward, at which Edward Taylor
and Sarah Turner were Joined in
weilock, was performed 10y David
Pettegrew. The first divorce was
granted TO John and Hannah Booth
in January, 1853. In the spring of
1850, the male population united in
digging ditch to bring the water
from EmigratiC-. canyon into the
ward. This stream was used to water
The crops and the trees which had
been Sc. out to give shade and beau
tify the ward. The first schools
house, n small adobe building lSx20x
feet, was built about twenty rods
south of the present one from con-
tributions of money and labor from
the citizens. This was used for re
ligious and school services until
1883, when it gave way to n two
story adobe structure 43x22 feet,
which was the largest wari house in
the city at that time. The lower
story Is now in existence and is
used for school purposes. A large
of two spacious rooms was
added to this in lSSS, and still the
school capacity is insufficient. The
present meeting house. 55x33 feet,
which WAS built in 1873, ut a cost of
Sso91, was dedicated entirely-for re-
ligicus services. In 1859 n vestry
two stories high and containing
two rooms was added TO it.
The principal other buildings
Of the ward are the Territorial Ex-
position Building, erected in lSsS ut
q cost of over $1,000, a Consrega-
tional church, the Tenth Ward
Lumber and Building AssocIa-
tons buildings, the Salt Lake |
Brewery, which was partly des-
troyed in the spring OF 1880, the
Troy Steam Laundry, and several |
stores and other minor buildings.
August 9th, 1865. the first perma-
nent Sunday school was orglnizei. |
Lang was chosen super
At his death George
was appointed 70 take his
place. When Elder Baddiey be-
anne seriously i'll, James &. Woods
COX temporary charge. At Bald
ey;s death Brother Woods was
Ippointed in his stead with Robert
Miller and William Poll as assist
Ints, none of the previous SUPER
having had any. AT
Brother Poll's death Nephi How
nth WAS appointed to the position Of
econd assistant superintendent. On
lis removal from the wargi Samuel
:. Baxter was chosen to act in his
lace David Pettes-ew Was Or
aimed fist Bishop Of the ward
February 22nd, 1888. His coun-'