The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-02-08

Clark was placed as presiding elder
In the autumn of 1852, Harriso
severe and ! thrashed about fiy
hundred bushels of wheat.
In 1853. twenty-three more fami
lies settled in EVANSVILLE, The.
we're: Dayley, Pope. Mecham, Wa
ker, Fairfield, Steel, Beu, two Or
families, Martindale, Barrus. Clark
blair, Abbot, Martin, Burton, Bic
more, Burbank. Sabin, Phippen, Rat
hall, Palmer and Clark. In the au,
tumn of 1853, quite a number more
families settled in Grantsville, some
of which we're: Parkinson, Pea. Lee
MoMurray. Matthews. Wilson, Whit
tie, Hudson and Hale. During the
winter of 1884, we built a fort
thirty rods square to protect our
families from the Indians. The wall
on the north, west and half of the
south sides was built of dried mud
II was five feet thick at the bottom,
twelve feet high and eighteen inches
thick at the top. The east wall and
half of the south was built of
6-4-12 adobes with a rock founda-
ton. This part of the wall was
three feet thick at the bottom,
twelve feet high and eighteen in
ches thick at the top. The total
length of wall built was 100 rods.
and the average cost per rod was
twenty-five dollars, making the total
cost OF the wall equal to three thou
sand dollars.
In the summer OF 1854 we had IN
uDcommonly dry season and the
grasshoppers destroyed a big part OF
our crops. But the kind hand Of
Providence was manifested and none
seriously suffered during the winter.
/ thrashed two hundred bushels of
wheat that season and refused -four
dollars a bushel in gold for my
wheat to Brother Isaac Lee of Too
ele. Says l, Brother Lee. | would
be glad to sell you what wheat my
own family doesn't need, but I know
someof my n~eighbors haven't raised
their bread. They must have what
l can spare" My neighbors got my
wheat. and those that were able to
pay. paid me two dollars a bushel.
Others promised to pay and the
needy got il free gratis. | divided
and kept on dividing until before
the next harvest my own family
went without bread for three days.
Brother John w. Cooley had a small
patch of barley ripen first in our
neighborhood. All werewelcomed to
come and help themselves. The bar
ley was ground in coffee mills and
mush was made. Oh, happy day.!
The spring and summer of 1855
was a season of much suffering.
Crossword and various kinds of
were cooked as greens for
Roots and segoes we're eaten
to sustain life. Some had milk to {
season the various preparations with D..
S~quaters' rights on homes was the ]
custom until the government SUI {
were made. After that l filed
entry on West 1-2 NE IA
and E IL NV IA of section SO in e
township 2 South of range 6 west of d
Salt Lake City. containing 160 acres
All you who are living on or owning +
property round the old James Nc D
homestead (now Joshua r. n
home) may know whence to t
race abstract title. Those having f
iouatter's rights within my home o
tead received title to their land by Il
My paying for the making u of II
heir deeds. The meeting house lot, t,
he tithing barn lot and the cemete-
y enclosure. each received title on
he same terms.
When Thomas II. Clark was pre-
iding elder. Arich c. Brewers and
were branch teachers and A. B.
abin was branch clerk. In 1856 a
ard was organized with William G.. =
Dung IS bishop and A. c. Brewer
counselor and l. James Nc -
ride, second counselor.
In 1857 the Johnson army scare
lused a lot of worry and distress. :,
heir plans were thwarted as a poet
rote of their threats;
ZEN hang the men that's got two =.
wives.
eve got the ropes so handy:
hat is, we mean to say we would "
have done,
ut Smith burned them on Sandy.
Their plans being thwarted, the
my instead of arriving in the val
wintered at Fort Bridger, sur
ring much from the cold winter OF
In the spring of 1858, ba
rough the fear of the arrival OF WI
'hnson and his army. the Saints sc,
gan to move south. leaving enough
en- to fire the homes in case the tn,
my did arrive. and then the army SC,