Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18

organized a branch OF the thurcn win
Cadwaldner owens as presiding elder,
and attached II to the Lewisyllle ward.
Immediately thereafter they began to
build houses and make improvements
on their farms. The same month the
Eagle Rock and Willow Creek canal
was surveyed and so far completed that
water was obtained through IL TO irri-
gate the crop OF 1856.
On the 23rd ~ May, 1856. Apostle John
w. Taylor and Acting Stake President
Robert l.. Bybee, Christian ID. Field
sted and Bishop r. +. Jordine OF Lew
isvlle visited the Sand Creek branch
and organized the Iona ward. with
James +. Steele as bishop and J. G.
Reynolds and Cadwaldner owens as
counselors. After the organization tho
first ward meetings were held In Cad
Waldner owens house. In the fall OF
1856 the brethren assisted Obey Olsen
10 put up his log house. 10 by 20, this
house was used for meetings, Sunday
and day school.
on Jan. 90 1856, the Sunday school
was organized with John r. shelley SUI
perintendent and George p. Ward as
first assistant. Aug. !. 1856. the Relief
society was organized with Elyira G.
steele president and Theadocia Shelley
and Mary 4. owens counselors.
TOWNSHIP SURVEYED.
In the fan Of 1856 2 tovnsite Of 100
acres was surveyed by Joseph 4. clark
and laid of into l0-scre blocks With six
rod streets running east and west and
ls.I. H.f~ a. q.
In February. 1857. the Young Ladies'
Mutual association was organized with
Emma e.. Rushton. president. and
Rosana Dennings aud Celcstia Free as
counsclors. I'm 1856 the Young Mems as
ISOLATION was organized with John +.
Shelley president. and Preston :. Free
and W. +. owens as counselors
The loog Westinghouse having be-
come inadequate. IL was deemed best
10 build a larger one. and on May q,
lSs7. the priesthood Of the ward decided
10 build a rock westinghouse and the
following brethren were appointed a.
building committee for is erection. J.
&. Reynolds. j. :. Mulliner. George Z.
Ward and ". +. owens. The house was
80 far completed that meetings were
held In 10 the following fan and Wintei
and was used as an all purpose house.
The first grain Of less than 100 bushels
was raised In 1854 by r. W. Norton.
The harvest Of 1857 was as follows
Wheat, $685. bushels; oats. 7.12l BUSH
els corn, 2sl bushels: barley. rs bush.
els rye. FIVE bushels: potatoes 6ess
bushels. alfalfa hay. l9S tons. wild
hay. % tons. When this crop was raised
Iona embraced the territory conpris-
ing the wards 81 Coltman. Milo. VIII
low Creek. Ammon. Taylor and Lyn-
coin. The present dimensions OF tbe
ward is by miles. and in 1925 an.
proximately produced 10000 bushels -
grain. 10000 bushels potatoes. Il 900 tons
sugar beets, 5000 tons hay 1900 bushels
apples five bushels peaches. 10000
pounds honey, besides other grain and
garden crops
Bishop James Z. steele was called ia
act a. second counselor 90 President
Kicks NJ the Bannock stake and on Oct
10. 1890, Joseph 5. Muliner vas sci
auart as bishop ~ Iona. with John p
Shelley and Alfred J. Stanger as coup
sclors
IN 1892 the Iona Mercantile coupany |
was Incorporated with a capital stock /
Of $4,000 This stock has since been in. |
creased 10 $4,000 and branch stores |
established az Idaho Falls. Lincoln and |
El'a, the parent store being al Iona |