Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-06
IN WILLARD STAKE.
An Interesting Descriptive Sketch Of
the Various Wards.
wArERwORRs AND RESERVOIRS.
The Stake House at Fillmore.-his
torical Rsmiuisccncss.-A The
Stake Conference.

corrupondeacs Deiersi Ncrt
scfpio, Willard Co., Utah, June 2
lsg8.-on sunday and Monday, May
2lst and 22nd, attended the Millard
Stake quarterly conference, held 10
Hinckley ward. Elder h. II. Roberto
was the only representative Of the
general authorities Of the Church
present. Good instructions were given
during the conference, and the heafu
ofthe assembled Saints were maize T.
rejoice under the mellowing Influence
Of the Holy Spirit which rested upon
both speakers and hearers throughout
all the meetings. Considering thai
the Hinckley ward Il situated on to
one side, aud that some Of the local
visitors had to come a distance OF
nearly forty.five miles to attend con-
ference, there was good attendance,
every ward In the Stake having several
representatives present. The bulk Of
the congregations, however, consisted
OF the Saints residing In the Hinckley,
Deseret and Oasis wards.
Since conference I have visited all
the wards In the Stake, and have helu
special meetings In bennington, OAK
Greek, Holden, Fillmore, kinosh,
Meadow aud ScipiO. | have alsJ been
successful In obtaining data Rnd such
other information rs Ia needed Tor
Church history.
The Millard Stake OF Zion comprises
all OF Millard county, Utah, anu em-
braces most OF the great PafOwan
valley, which consists chiefly OF a
barren desert, unclaimed ~ yet by thu
husbandmhn, except few spots near
the base u the mountains on this oatt
where most Of the settlements are stu.
ated on the small mountain strcams,
which have been diverted from their
natural course onto the adjoining lands,
taken up by the settlers for agricultural
purposes. Theten settlements In Millafd
county nre Just m many uases In the
desert; and at this time OF the year
when tho trees, appearance OF the
lucern and grain fielde, and the vege.
tation generally In the wAterad dis.
trlcts, clad In springs beautiful attire,
please the oye, they p0iut out 20 the
We tor In q most effective mHnEer the
difference between that part OF our
Utah which has been redeemed from
the desert and that part which IL yet
10 ne redeemed.
The Willard Stake Of Zion conaisls
OF ten fully organized wards, with n
total memhefship Of 1906 sJuls, uum
befed In 56l families. There hre one
Patriarch, 1884 Seventies, liz High
Priests, 2l7 Elders, 81 Priests, 30
Teachers, 206 Deacone, 1911 members
anu 1908 children under eight Year, Of
age. Ira N. Hinckley, OF Fillmore, IL
President Of the Stake; and Daniel
Thompson, Of Sclpio, IN his first ami
ID. II. stevens, OF Hoi1en, his second
counselor. The Stake clerk l. Elder
Christian Andersen, who also presideA
over the High Pflests' quorum; Joseph
ID. Smith, formerly Bishop Of Fillmore,
In the Stake Patriarch.
Fillmore City, the nrat capital OF
Utah Territory, and now the county
seat OF Willard county and headquar-
tiers of the Willard stake Of Zion,
Is pleasantly situated on Chalk
creek, near tho base OF the noun
tains, which separate Pauyan
valley from Sewer valley lying
eastward. OF the principal public
buildings OF Fillmore may be men.
toned the old state house erected ut
the expense Of the government In
1920, and In which the nth annual
session OF the Utah legislature was
held In the winter OF 10000. This II
n solid twO-story rock structure, aud OF
late years II has been used for school
purposes. The county court house,
situated in the southeast corner Of the
aNuNa -
building, but the Lattor-day Saint
meeting house standing near the
center OF an adjoining block anu
which was erected In 1854 when the
people for fear OF Indians lived In a
fort, reminds one OF that Fillmore
which ought 10 have disappeared
twenty years ago. OF course a new
and u more modern house Of worship
IL on the program Of the good Saints OF
Fillmore, but until such n building
shall become reality Holden will GU
Joy tho pleasing distinction OF having
the finest meeting house in the
county, unless Kanosh, which also
needs u less Anticipated building than
the one now used by the Saints there,
9hould rustic up and erect Que tlrst.
Fillmore was settled by the late A nson
Call and many others In the TALL Of
1851, and Its long and eventiul history
more than its present Importance,
makes II n place OF distinction
among the towns aud ciiiea OF
Utah. Thomas g. Callister IL the
present Bishop OF Fillmore, and James
A, Melville and Nelson >. Bishop are
his counteloTs. The ware has "A y lpu.
lation Of Cos souls, or i2l families,
which makes II the largest ward In the
Stake since De,erot was divided up
into three wards. Besides the Church