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Show Frank and of their own: Fay (Mrs. Ellen soon four had children (Mrs. John E. Papanikolas), Theodore J. Sargent), Sam F. bought Katie was used Sargetis) (m. Eva she and Mary. The children were raised Frank's energy and motivation were a wore a clean white apron. Her granddaughters, Buelah, Louise, Mary and Faye all took their turn helping to wait tables and they were paid a dollar a family. phenomenal, he helped build Midvale and was solicitous of the Greek community. He was active in helping raising funds to build the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox as one boarding-house on Smelter Street. The street Stagg Street after them. Annie always white tablecloth and napkins on her tables, and a later named week. often a party at Staggs. They had pur player piano which plinked merrily, Henry sang English ballads, and there was plenty of good food. Henry had worked as a mechanic and machinist in England and Wales and began to work for the United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Company as a There chased Church in 1905. was a master machinist. On his retirement in 1926, he became gate keeper for the company and maintained this job pride until two weeks before his death at 86. Henry's dog, Vic, brought the newspaper to him at work and at noon would bring his lunch which Annie had prepared and wrapped in a dish cloth. Annie Stagg ran her boarding house until the time of with much Frank and Ellen Soter her death in 1935 at the age of 77. Louise Bowen Anderson When the building at 92 North Main was completed in a Speciality The Shop. ground floor of the building was used for this business. It was acknowledge in those days that Midvale had the largest import store of Greek and Turkish recordswest of the Mississippi River. They also sold Turkish and American coffee, sandwiches, candies and tobacco. Later, gasoline and 1912, Frank and his brother, Nick, opened auto accessories were AL AND ANNIE installed for the customer's amusement. The was upstairs. Frank had a duplicate building erected in Magna; John Dunn of Midvale was house on the corner of Smelter and at the Steel Mill. Soter Hotel Annie was a mid-wife, she had two children by a previousmarriage-J. W. (Bill) andOllieShulsen. Bill Shulsen and his wife, Annie, ran the U.S. Cafe in the contractor. an a 7th Ave. and Rio Grande st. forseveral years. The house is still standing. AI was a machinist at the U.S. added to the stock. Pool tables were Frank was (HANNAH) LARSON STOKER AI and Annie Stoker lived in early advocate for paving Main Street.' 1923-25. Ollie married Jack O'Connor and In 1926, when Frank was 48 years old he was stricken with a heart attack. Ellen, a courageous and devoted they owned Electric, with Eliason on Main Street. E mother, stood steadfast as the guardian of all the children. Frank's brother, Mike, and other brothers the 0 & Veda Andreasen helped with the family responsibility and saved the properties. Sam N. is a successful theater operator in Salt Lake City; Sam F. has a furniture store and extensive building interests in the valley. Sam F. Soter, Sam N. Soter, Fay S. Sargent and Kate S. Papanikolas Midvale WILLIAM W. AND LENNA B. WATERS William and Lenna B. Waters came to Midvale in 1008 and opened a men's clothing store in 1912 about where < J. C. across Penney Store is located. Later, the street until they sold out in 1924. Mr. Waters building on on HENRY SELWOOD AND ANNIE S. STAGG Henry and Annie Spanswich Stagg, both born in opened his law office in 1922, upstairs in a the Walker Bank corner. His last office was Main Street in Soter's place where he practiced law until he died in 1933. He . England, Bingham came to East Jordan (Midvale) in 1903 and 66 they moved was an active member of the Club and was in Junction Commercial strumental in helping incorporate the city of Midvale. |
