Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-07-27
THE BATTLE GER AGAIN.
This Tine II Was 10 HimiCTy, Though
Realistic.
Tho Counici. Engaged In by the Pio.
n.sTs aud uandcsTt Emigrants-
Reminder Of STRUGGLES past
HOLDEN, Willard County,
July 70, 1886.
Eiitor Deere, heOG

ANe oFltutAli1u OF ltpuNeI NY NJ
witnessed In Holden yesterday, will
never no snaced from the memory Of
the children. Il WAS unique and takes
the palm from anything Of the kind
weoutselvos have ever wtuussVI.
Tue procession wns rYi up with a
vIsv 10 details most excellent, AMI
rSraIoJ tho streets, les by Pioneers,
with several wagone, from beneath tho
covers ot whioh could no seen plows,
hoythe anaths, etc. Behind would be
box u chickens, pis. anu IN one Ia
stance We noticed cat. hT. Ro1lck
Allfed's team consisted Of weather.
beaten hOrao aud tui COW. Around
the wagons were hung ifying pans,
buckets, tin cups, etc. Iho emIgrAnig,
composed Ui men, women bu1 chill
dren, were dressed IN manner that
took u. back thifty year., when foot.
ssfo anu Tired We wonuct our way
Z,onwarI, filed With hope more thau
realized t0day. Thr Pioneers were led
by Captain Antrl Harmon, who
brought several companies VI Saints
auToas the Plains,
Then followed the handoarl COM
pany, dilspldatcd looking 1T OF men,
women AMI children, ragged aud
tfudginK along with thuir carts iUadei
with scanty Outht. Mt. snd Mts.
sidney reeples know now II was done,
Tor they were there aud were not too
proud 10 show tho young liis-!ikc
picture. Willard johnson AMI wife,
woman Of vast proportions, jll heroic
WORK, by pulling through the hot suni
tn addition 10 Iho usual trausi Mother
pfUbcft, m old lady OF 81 ycars.
Then followed young Utah. A hay
rack WIS uRnUpied with gtOou foliage
aud deliberately dfApvd with "Old
GluTy'Aud roc, white aud blue, which
completely hid tho pastoral nature Of
the vehicle, upon which Was literally
packed nh army Of little girls In white,
with Miss Emma AshDy rsufcsrntlng
Utah, hUlding The national Nag go the
center. Then came another wagon
similarly dtapou and filled az with
little boys. There WAS no tramping Of
children IN tue sun, but the whole
SUNDAY school gpIeHfeu to be- on
wheels. Then came Bishop A. Y.
Stephenson with long, unnopisI
chariot filled with people aud
drawn by pair Of spanking
bay horses, seventeen hands high.
Tho contrast with tue Iioucufs
seemed complete when we not .Utd
that tbr BisuUp handled the uUJOns
with pair ~ Kid glOvts on HE hands.
Then followed u tain VI young lnlics
dressed Ia white, escorted by 10 many
hopeful young men bedoCkud aCuOt.-
Ing ~ their varied tastes anu hopeful.
ntsH uf conquest.
At tho clOse VI tho parade the pro.
cession separated; tho latter portion
retired 10 the south, near this Relief
society anu school hOusef, while tue
! pioneers were led by Captain Harmon
| into camp, iittiB southeast OF tue
/ meeting hOuse, NJ the foot 0i tho pic
lufesque hills IN that locality.
No sooner was camp Btfuck than
baud OF women and children filed out
VI the wagons ana scattered over the
mills IN search OF "buiislo chipsp anu
other iuel to cook with, aud tue
teams were unhitchsJ, tue cows
MIXED, when suddenly from various
rayInts In hiding swOOpBl down
horde OF lOng.haiTud yelling Indians
upou the camp, armed with guns.
clubs and la--Otr. one band Ut Telr Ia
the fight got away with two while
children, tue hAauCart people fought
| on foot with their rusty weapOnf. The
p,oneers mounted lheir hUttts Rnd
| armed with every available
weapon gave Chase 10 Tecsplufb tho
childteu, while another hsHd Ut
savages had surrounded Captain Har.
mon, who fought like hero, but was
finally overcome anu taken on ny his
csp,OIs, sud hls face painted 10
| urflsi1u.
Ateta hard eight a truce was had,
anu n pntIry took place on tho top %
the hill, IN iull slght OF all. Toe cap
tain ana children were FausOmbd by
the promise OF two steer, anu peace
was made. THIS whole scene was
viyidly realistic, the makeup OF the
lnuians was varied aul complete, the
cnicf CONAN AFRAID OF Notning", Mr.
Ofson johnson, handled his warriors
with a skill that mtur Il a truthful
"wild wet show"
The whole thing was suggested ani
carried cut under thU dire ton NJ mar
shsl NJ the day, Brother W. 4. HaW.ey,
VINO, with Jealous corps ul aids, gave
the people Temiudul picture U! tlv
past, thr devotion, sacrifice aud hero
lem Of Ihuru VINO urayeu AL things Tor
tue Gospels sake, aud by iaih AMI
Wgraa have maize the drsurt blossom
with tens Of thousands NJ homes, have
reared temples g. tHe Mpst Hlgb, auI
ihr. u IA His tltsuugs are becoming he
envy ul tue wu.u.
Alter The hEht pll went 90 toe tlUiug-
ly decorated meeting huusr, whste u
Tine program ui mugir, sOugr, frci.A.
tons anu an Grafton ~ Brother r..
warl stevens wAs tad. h. J. Str.ug.
ham WAS chaplain. Inc choir was
hpc.y handled 10y o, a. Baleg, aud az
uHuuld ieti yrIu4 ut inst great Aiu TO
suuovss al all Sufu gathering.
~ iB ClJtr tue wTiIrL ueing u visitor,
was called 90 the aisng 90 speak. Whsl
could We SAY tut words OF COmmt uiR.
tlou Tor all we had suuu an heard, Aul
point tho mind ~ sacred rcmrta-
brauce Of tuUso whN, cast out, deapoiled
aud uriven, hAd uHLsd Ihe path Of
pcaoe2 Piantiug lu poverty, they hHd
maze It possible Tor IA % Reap the rigl
] harvest ui blessings we eujOy today.
We Afterwards mingled with the
| people iu tncir various Inducements
/ aud can truthiully sny that We never
| saw a bOist,fuu action OF a sign OF the
use VI iulox tcalas liquor