Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-18
OF HISTORICAL INTEREST.
Description q Places Known in Con
necilon with the Early Lxpefi-
eucos Of the Saints.
GARnES GRovE,
Decatur county, Iowa,
Sept. ~, 1898.

btuANhi Vuuhtgf A"Net
Sept. 20, 1893.
Hoiior DESERT AoiCG
On the 24lh inst. l left Chicago
fninols, to resume my historical lrbor
in Missouri. Iowa aud Ncbfbska. Ate
spending two days In Richmond
Missouri, copying from AL old recor,
that gave important Information con
oetning The Church In Missouri FROM
1891 to 1898, passed on 10 81. Joseph
place which will be remembered by
many Of the Saints who sailed up tn'
Missouri river In early days on theii
way 10 the QUILTING places for tht
overland emigration further UP the
stream. Also the eKilss from Nauvoo,
while solourning on the Omaha aud
Poltawattsmie lands In lsij'As, Will
recollect "St. JooD ~ the place where
provisions aud other Necessities were
procured for the "Camp u Israel." A.
that time 80. joseph was only small
village or trading point while
Saint Joseph Of TO-DAY h city with
nWuuN NNHNN'W ANNNMNAAANaAtf NNA ~ "NAA~
sldered one OF the wraltiost towns Tor
ils siEe In the United states, number
iug ae n does among ils prominent
citizens sevefnl VI the millionaire OF
the country. Tue city contains five
public buildings, handsome rtsldoucrs
anu some well paved streets: n gmud
railway bridge spans the Missouri
river Immediately below The city.
Hut the old historic steamboat landing
near the foot Of the blum anu at the
point where tho Black Snake creek
empties into the Missouri river, Is used
no more a. tuch, steamboat tr fiio be-
Ing a thing Of the past with all the
Missouri river Town of the present
time. Personally II was of interest to
mo TO stand ON the Identical spot
where | tweniy-eeveu Year, ago
ION July 27th, 1900, stepped
on board the steamboat Denver,
which brought the tmiRrsut company
Of which was n member 10 the village
OF Wyoming, In Nebraska, two days
later.
From st. Joseph travelled yeslor.
day % miles In northeast rIy direc-
ton 10 Lamont, Decatur county, Iowa.
This Ia the headquarters Of the %.
CALLED ~ jsephi,en church, and II
town numbering over 1000 inhabitants,
Of whom $50 are said 10 belong 10 IN,
above mentioned denomination. The
town n pleasantly tituated In the
midst Of an extensive prairie Cnun.
try, gently undulating, nnd quite
fertile. Joseph smith, son
Of Jesephl the Prophet, RnJ
PRESIDENT Oil the "lieufi anna iOnn
lives in n comfortable two.stOfy ramu
house, slluated about half mile west
OF the town center. Among the pub !
lilo buildings Of the town IN brick |
church, 50xs0 feet, owned by the Gre. |
organization" Of which tue maih hall 1
Ia nicely furnished, aud the 5rnts nTc /
very comfortable. Besides the Saints /
Herald which N issupi vt Lsmoni, the
LADY, cndc1t Pdfri1i, a.weckiy cighi.
page newspaper tOuvuf The best edited /
aud fintst dressed country payers IN
loaa), ~ published At this place by J.
Il. Lambert, Esq.
From Ltmoni | travelled twenty.
nine miles In n northeastoTiy dirtc. |
tiOu TO Garden Grove, also Dtch.
tur county. This place will be- rsmem.
bered ty all students Oi Church his. |
tory ~ one OF the Temporary settle.
meuts founded by the Saints IN their
hight IT, m Nauveo, ILL.,, In 1916.
"Ou Friday, April .fln, 1897
writes A lOsllc OnOn Pratt, VINO tfay.
lied with the advance companies Of
he exiles, tive Travelled siK milss, nnd
came 10 u place which VIZ ngmed Gar.
len Grove. At this point We deer.
mined 10 form small settlement and
'pen farms for tie benefit Of tho poor,
'nd such ~ were unable ut present to
'ufsue their journey further. aud nlso
OF the benefit VI the poor who were
let behlnd."
Three days later, ON the 9Th,
III tho men In the camp Ms em.
lied for the purpose Of organ.
Eipg for labor One hundred
nen were appointed TO cut trees, split
ais and make fence; and forty eight
o cut legs Tor the building OF log
houses, Seyoral were also appointed
o build a bridge, n number more to
lig wells, some TO make the WOOD Tor
he plowsi several more 10 watch tue
locke belonging 10 the camp And keep
mem from stfayiug away, while Others
we're tent several dgys' journey into
he Missouri settlements ~ exchange
lfses, feather beds and other properly
OF cows, provisions, etc. Through
bis organized ana uni,rd labor Gar.
.en grove soon became place tolu-
ldorahle Importance on the huu ui
fRvel, and the Saints remained in
possession iii 1909, nj which time
Yearly ali Of them had migrated 10 the
'alloy OF the Great salt Lake.
Garden Grove VI today contains
bout 600 inhabitants; Il has over a
iUzen stores, three Of which Mt least do
large basincss In the general mer.
'handise InHj there Ia also "A drug
lofe, The present population a.e
Mostly eastern people, Republican lu
Political principle, aud friends OF rdu.
'nlion, Garden Grove ranking very
iigh among her ueighbors I'm eduoE,
lonal matters. iiuligiously the honor
h DIVIDED between this Pfesbyterinna
md Metho lists, each OF which demon.
nHtiOus own church e1iiice iu The