Rich family reunion chronicles Joseph C Rich frontier genius
A biographical sketch of Joseph C Rich, “our Joe,” detailing his early life in Bear Lake Valley, surveying feats from Rich County to Soda Springs, his Utah Legislature stint, bear lake monster tales, and romance with Eliza Hunter, foreshadowing more in a multi‑part series.
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Provi
St. Charles
Richland County
Utah
Joe Rich
Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah
Bear Lake Valley
Idaho
Rich County
Soda Springs
San Bernardino
Great Britain
Huntsville
Salt Lake City
Bir
Young Joe
Salt Lake
Howling Wilderness
Eliza Hunter
Edward Hunter
LDS Church
North
Paris
Deseret News
Bear Lake
Joseph C Rich
Miss Hunter
Musical program at St Charles Chapel Aug 25
The St Charles Ward Choir sponsors a musical program featuring Nora B Stephens Patricia Pugmire and Bruce Wilhelmsen as guest artists. The program at St Charles chapel Sunday evening August 25 at 8 15 p m includes instrumental and vocal solos duets and choir numbers. Public is invited with no admission charge.
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St. Charles
New Sign Lights the Way on Main Street Paris
A new $1,500 sign was installed over the entrance to Mark's Chevron Service on Main Street in Paris this week. Mark states the sign reflects his habit of doing things in a big way and believes it will attract attention.
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Main Street
Paris
Mark
Sen
Liberty-Sharon Missionary Receives Advancement
On August 12 Mr and Mrs Hugh organ of Liberty received a telephone call from the Mission Home in Chicago that their son Hitler Eldon Morgan had been chosen by Mission President Richard C Stratford to be his second counselor in the Northern States Mission.
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Hugh Organ
Liberty
Chicago
Hitler Eldon Morgan
Richard C. Stratford
States
Lake Rangers Ride Again Set for Saturday
The Bear Lake Rangers announce their annual ride for Saturday August 24 with Rangers, wives and invited guests. A breakfast at 8 a.m. in Paris Canyon park precedes the ride, supervised by Bill Hill. After returning weary riders dine on chicken at 5 p.m. under Chef Hill.
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Bear Lake
Canyon Park
Bill Hill
The
Rangers
Funeral services at Laketown for Mrs J M Mattson
Jessie Mc Pherson Mattson 74 died Monday at her Meadowville home near Laketown. Funeral held in Laketown Ward chapel with Bishop Norman E Weston officiating. Interment in St Charles cemetery. Survived by son Asel Mattson, daughter Mrs Herman Wood, four grandchildren, one great grandchild, and brother Earnest McPherson. Her husband Andrew Mattson died 1949.
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Jessie McPherson Mattson
Meadowville
Laketown
Laketown Ward
Norman E. Weston
St. Charles
Sarng
Leland Wood
Mattson
Asel Mattson
Herman Wood
Earnest McPherson
Portland
Ore
Funds Sought for Dubois Station Construction Project
The United States Experimental Sheep Station at Dubois seeks 250000 to build two headquarters labs with fireproof storage and stock records rooms, plus two sheds to prevent losses from overcrowding. Assistant Secretary Peterson backs the plan as merited, while Sen. Dworshak aims to restore funding in the 1959 budget.
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United States Experimental
Dubois
Department of Agriculture
B.L. Peterson
Henry Dworshak
Idaho Sclon
Peterson
Dubois Station
Department
Congress
Dworshak
Idaho
Gheen Family Reunion Set at Guinavah Park Logan Canyon
The William A. Gheen family reunion will be held at Guinavah Park in Logan Canyon on Saturday August 31 from 10 a m to 6 p m. The organizing committee asks all family members to attend.
Shepherd to begin two year LDS mission in New England
Hugh Shepherd son of Mr and Mrs. Hugh Shepherd will serve a two year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the New England mission with headquarters in Cambridge Massachusetts. He is a Fielding High School graduate class of 1955 and has studied at Bear Lake Seminary L D Institute at Logan and Utah State University. He leaves for the Mission Home in Salt Lake City September 4 with a farewell at the Paris Second Ward chapel August 25 at 8 00 PM.
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Wendel
Hugh Shepherd
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
New England
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Wendell
Fielding High School
Bear Lake Seminary
L. D . Institute
Logan
Utah State University
Salt Lake City
Paris Second Ward
Idaho Freedom to Work Committee files petition for Right to Work law
The Idaho Freedom to Work Committee filed on August 14 with Secretary of State James H Young a petition and proposed bill to outlaw compulsory union membership. Executives seek 200 000 names. 21 farm and trade groups back the measure, aiming for a three to one election margin on November 4 1958.
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Freedom TO Work Committee
Idaho Freedom To Work Committee, Inc
Boise
Fred J Smith
James H Young
Idaho
Smith
Caldwell
Greenleaf
Kerns Returns From Cornell Course On Human Relations
Bear Lake County agricultural agent Robert D Kerns returns from a six week program at Cornell University Ithaca New York where he studied Human Development and Human Relations on a National 4-H Foundation scholarship. He traveled with his wife Lynn and two children touring Niagara Falls Cape Cod Gloucester Washington and Cooperstown before resuming duties assisting Basin ranchers. Ladd Mitchell of Mud Lake Idaho recently substituted in the office and is now in the Armed Forces.
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Robert D Kerns
Bear Luke
Cornell University
Ithaca
New York
Kerns
Cornell
National
Lynn
Niagara Falls
Allegheny Mountains
Cape Cod
Gloucester
Boston
Washington, D. C
Cooperstown
Ohio
Tinois
Ladd Mitchell
Mud Lake
Idaho
University of Idaho
Mitchell
Armed Forces
Reception Honors St. Charles Couple Married in Salt Lake Temple
Miss Annetta Lee Harrup of St Charles and David LaMar Horman of Salt Lake were married August 12 in the Salt Lake Temple by Elder Harold B Lee. Following a wedding breakfast, they were feted at a reception at George L Robison home and again at the St Charles Ward hall. They will live in Salt Lake City after a Canadian honeymoon.
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ST. Charles
Temple
Annetta Lee Harrup
N Willis Harrup
St Charles
David LaMar Horman
Phares T. Horman
Salt Lake
Salt Lake Temple
Harold B Lee
Council of the Twelve
George L. Robison
St. Charles Ward
Salt Lake City
Bear Lake Fair Fat Stock Sale Appeals Local Support
The sixth annual Bear Lake County Fair Junior Division fat stock sale features about 40 head of beef six lambs and three swine auctioned by Montpelier and Fielding FFA and 4 H clubs. Animals weigh 700 to 1000 pounds graded prime through commercial under U S standards. Local buyers’ support aims to keep sales money in valley. proceeds expected between 6000 and 8000 dollars.
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Bear Lake County
Montpelier
Fielding High
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Bear Lake Basin
U. S
Ogden
Salt Lake
Idaho Falls
Postmaster Budge Family Vacation Details
Taft A. Budge acting postmaster of Paris and wife Mrs Budge with Richard and Mary Budge spent Friday visiting daughter Ione Budge in Salt Lake City. They then drove to Dugway Utah to see son Lynn in the service, returning Saturday evening to the cooler Paris area.
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Taft A. Budge
Paris
Budge
Richard
Mary Budge
Ione Budge
Salt Lake
Ione
Dugway
Utah
Lynn
Return from trip to Black Hills area
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Grimmett and Mr. and Mrs. George P. Stock of Montpelier returned from a Black Hills tour. They visited Mt. Rushmore and Spearfish Passion Play, drove the Bad Lands, and toured Pierre capitol. On the way home they stopped at Bismarck and Yellowstone National Park via Billings Cody.
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O. H. Grimmett
George P. Stock
Montpelier
Black Hills
South Dakota
Mt. Rushmore
Spearfish
Pierre
Bismark
North Dakota
Billings
Mont
Cody
Wyo
Yellowstone Park
Idaho
Boy Sta Bonfire Damages Barn At Peters Ranch
A bonfire started by Dennis Peterson in a hay barn at the St. Charles Peters ranch led to a wall fire before neighbors and Mr. Peterson controlled the blaze. The barn and contents sustained limited damage and the incident was brought under control of local responders.
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Peters Son
St. Charles
Dennis Peterson
Mr. Peterson
Georgetown Girl Elected Queen of Fair and Rodeo
Miss Marie Black of Georgetown was elected Queen of the Bear Lake County Fair and Rodeo at Overland Park in Montpelier last Friday evening. Her attendants will be Miss Jackie Vallentine of Paris and Miss Barbara Watson of Bern. The Queen and attendants will reign at events August 30 and 31 with parades and shows by Bear Lake Rangers and the Montpelier Riding Club.
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Marie Black
Georgetown
Bear Lake County
Overland Park
Montpelier
Jackie Vallentine
Paris
Barbara Watson
Bern
Marie
Bear Lake County Fair Grounds
Bear Lake Rangers
Montpelier Riding Club
Bloomington Boy Attends England Scout Jubilee Jamboree
Blake Hart son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Hart of Bloomington writes The Paris Post about experiences at the Boy Scout Jubilee Jamboree held at Sutton Park England from August 1 to 12. The event drew over 30 000 Scouts from 85 countries with visits by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh and by Prime Minister MacMillan.
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Blake Hart
Eugene Hart
Bloomington
Paris Post
Sutton Park
England
Valley Forge
Plymouth
Scouting
Russia
Queen Elisabeth
Duke of Edinburgh
MacMillan
Baden-Powell
Blake
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Curtiss
Lions Discuss Canyon Roads At Bear Lake Paris Club
Paris Lions Club held annual ladies night at St Charles Canyon campground August 15 with Floyd Lewis presiding. members discussed improving canyon and park roads to accommodate rising tourism, noting 3 000 tourist cars visited St Charles canyon and 1 474 visited Minnetonka cave through August 15.
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Bear Lake
Paris Lions Club
St. Charles Canyon Camp Ground
Floyd Lewis
Lion
Lion Morris B. Athay
Lewis
Canyon
Idaho
St. Charles Canyon
Bloomington Canyon
Bloomington Lake
St. Charlies Canyon
Gilbert Parker
Minnetonka Cave
Vaughn Tippeta
Paris Area
Robert Allison
Paria Forest
R. H
Dunford
Congress
National Forest Service
Vaughn Tippets
Forest Rangers
Ruby Bolton
Jefferson Dunford
Clarence Lindsay
C. O. Broxon
Paris Post
Lewla
Wedding Reception for the Hormans at Ward Hall
A Wednesday evening reception for Mr and Mrs David Horman was held at Ward Hall in St Charles. Willis Hairup served as master of ceremonies as a program of vocal and instrumental numbers entertained a large crowd from nearby towns. Several useful gifts were presented to the couple.
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David Horman
Ward Hall
St. Charles
Mike Arnell
Montpelier
Doyle Mattson
Georgia Monson
Norene Crossley
Udella Williamson
Patricia Pugmire
Mildred Arnell
Audrey Michaelson
Verona Bunderson
Willis Hairup
Wallentine Ranch Builds New Barn for Stock
The Darwin Wallentine ranch north of Paris is constructing a 20 by 42 foot cinder block barn. It will hold a bull shed 10 by 20 and 10 calf pens with the rest for larger calves on the dairy operation.
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Darwin Wallentine Ranch
Paris
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ST. Charles Chapel
Liberty-Sharon
Lake Rangers
J. Mattson
Wendell Hugh Shepherd
Canada
Peace Tower
Ottawa
Parliament Buildings
Parliament Hill
Lions Meeting
Hormans
Wallentine Ranch
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