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Show Whitehead). They lived in Bingham Canyon and years of community service they were affec tionately called, "Pa and Ma Phelps." Howard was the grandson of W. W. Phelps, publisher of the Morning and Evening Star in Nauvoo, who wrote sixteen hymns in the LDS hymn book. Their children were: Howard (m. Vivian) and Gene (m. Virginia). er on Fifth Avenue in Midvale while rearing their children. In 1943, the family moved to a large acreage on Monroe Street, which at that time was known by many names "Lovers Lane," "Peterson Lane" and finally "Monroe - Street." Ivan and his boys farmed that entire area for several years. Everyone.knew that "extra" places were always set at the Padjen table, the hungry were always fed. To travel far. and find a place as pleasant as Midvale to their children made Anna and Ivan feel truly blessed. Their property is now a subdivision in so live and rear Midvale, south of Wasatch Street. FRED AND PAULINE RABASS Fred W. and Pauline P. Rabass came to Midvale from Nebraska in 1916 after a few years in Wyoming. Fred came with his parents to America in 1879. He worked at the steel rolling mill firing ingots until he Kay K. Padjen retired in 1951. Their daughter, Freida married Mike Boskovich. HOWARD E. AND MARIE STOKES PHELPS Howard Edward Phelps, born in Salt Lake City in 1876, first brought wagon loads of fruit from Salt Lake to Bingham Junction and peddled it. Produce and agriculture products were taken back to the city to sell. in 1904, he opened a little store called, "The Fair" on Main Street in Bingham Junction. Marie Stokes, daughter of Thomas and came Ellen C. Stokes of to work here in 1905 as a Draper, seamstress. The two married in 1906 and worked together in the store. It was totally destroyed by fire in 1907, but they built a new building and reopened as a confectionary making their own candy. They had the first soda fountain south of Salt Lake City and lived in an apartment upstairs. Around 1920 they changed their business and started a floral shop. In 1947, the business was sold to the Watts brothers who sold to Gene Millerburg. Gene sold to Harry Zabriskie who kept the name, Gene's Flower Shop. Fred and Pauline Rabass DANIEL AND PAULINA GOlESH RADOVICH Radovich, born in 1867 in Radatovich, Yugoslavia, married Paulina Golesh from the same Daniel 'town. Daniel and Paulina came to America. Unable to speak English and being unskilled, he worked in the mines and smelters in Pennsylvania and Colorado before coming to Utah about 1900. He built the building still in use at 181 North Main upstairs was known as the Street in Midvale. The Howard E. Marie S. Phelps Colorado Hotel and he established Phelps a meat market and grocery store on the ground floor. Daniel and Paulina had nine children, all of whom helped with the family business. At the Phelps Community was same language and took president of the Com mercial Club and helped organize the Volunteer Fire Department. Marie Phelps was active in the Ladies Howard the first a time, Daniel learned the English correspondence course in law. He could understand many of the European dialects and represented people of many nationalities when they had Club and the Mid-Flora Garden Club. Aft63 legal problems and difficulties. |
