The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-12-18

WELLSN LILLE, Dec. lI-Ine Ilrst
home builders came to Cache Valley
in the latter part of September, 1856.
The, honored ones were: Peter
,IMaughan, John Vaughan, w. H.
Vaughan, Zial Riggs, Bryan String
ham, ohm Wyatt and Mr.. Thompson.
They With their families chose the
present sight of Wellsville as their
home, and set about to build
"Maughans Fort" They returned
to Tooele for the winter but, when
spring came they began anew the
conquest of Cache Valley.
With them came many more
old reliable pioneers, Timothy Par
kinson and family; John Thirkle and
family; w. F. barley and family;
James Cooper and family; Joseph
Woodward and family; w. Gardner
and family; Cooper Cummings and
family; Frank Gunnell and family;
John Reese and family; Thomas
'Obrey and family, and George and
Elias Edwards. They finished build
ing the Fort and their cluster of
real American style homes 16 feet
square built of logs with dirt floors
and dirt roofs.
The great emigration to Wellsville
took place in 1860 and "Maughan's
Fort" became town called Wells
vile in honor of the great pioneer
General Daniel H. Wells. From this
humble beginning Wellsville, has
grown and developed into beautiful
Industrious, prosperous little city Of
1900 population.
Peter Vaughan acted as bishop Of
Wellsville from the spring Of 1857
until November 1859, when he was
called to Logan. and his son w. H.
Vaughan was appointed to be Wells
ville's first ordained bishop. He serv-
ed in this position until 1900, when
L. r. owen became bishop. Brother
owen was succeeded by Bishop F. L..
Gunnell.
Wellsville is one of the largest
wards in the Church and has one Of
the most beautiful tabernacles found
in the State. A short time ago the
old meeting house which has been
used as an opera house, burned to
the ground. 1t only took Wellsville
a short time to awaken to the fact
that they needed new opera house,
and with excellent boosters she has
one is now under construction.
Wellsville also has Sunday
School of $50 members, M. l. A. Of
$50 members and a choir of 20
members, which is the pier of any
ward choir in the church.
Wellsville does not grow much in
population, but it is growing in beau
ty and wealth. 1t has everything
that goes to make an ideal place for
q home, paved sidewalks, electric
lights and a water system excelled
by none in the world. The young
folks have every educational advan-
tage and have access to plenty of
good wholesome amusement.
The railroad accommodations are
all that any like community could ask
for and the state road places the
automobile owner very close to Lo-
gan, Ogden or Salt Lake City.
Many new homes have gone up
this summer and the business section
of the city has taken on new growth.
The dairy industry stimulated by
the new $4,000 dairy and the able
and enthusiastic work of Mr.. Leroy
lillian as tester for the Wellsville
Cow Testing Association, has devel-
oped as never before. Wellsville sells
over 10000 pounds OF milk each day
which at present, brings a monthly
payroll of about $4,000. Many new
barns have been built and II herds
are using pure bred bulls. The aver
age production of the Cow Testing
Association figured on twelve
month basis, was 299,2 pounds of
fat per COW. This is a remarkable
showing when we consider that the
average Utah COW produces only 100