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Show A BRiEF II 1~'l'()R Y OF SI'ItL\' 1l V J LLI~. ,''I'A II Junger ones: who had never seen a He organized a clal!8 here of some forty ,llection of wild animals. The occas- pupils, some of whom became quite exIII was by mutual consent made a pubpert in the art of fencing. This fence holiday and nearly every person ing fad spread all over the state, from lrned out to see the elephant. Cache valley to Washington county, In the autumn llishop Johnson built and many of the citizens-and ladies as nother school house, at the corner of well-became quite expert in the use ()hnson and Main streets, which was of the small sword. Contests frequentIso used for dancing and theatricals. ly took place between the members of '. C. Hoyer and D. C. Johnson taught the Springville and Spanish Fork lhool there the first winter. They had classes, which proved a very pleasant mght the winter previously in the old recreation. As usual a ball or two all over Thomas Tame's harness shop were exchanged between the towns on ear the old cottonwood tree. It was accouut of the exercises In swordsmant these schools where some of our ship. ltizens commenced their rudimentary In 1870 llishop Johnson resigned hill lueational pursuits. Among those bishopric in consequence of failing 'ell-remembered were H. '1'. Reynolds, health. lie had served the people as a eorge Sutherland and Clarence Cran- father long and faithfully. 111' was a 11.11. true friend to the pOOl' and many poor A grand military ball was given dur- men had been given u stUl't tinancially Ill' the winter, to which were invited upon their al'rival in the city for perle military officials of Spanish l"ork manent residence. He kept an open nd Provo. The people of our neigh- house for all travelers and waK never oring towns returned the compliment known to charge for such accommoday inviting our military men to like tionlj us he could gil·e. I~ven the aIls. }<'or several years preceding a indians, to whom hc was an unfniling reat interest had been taken in mili- friend. always found food for man and II.ryaffah;s. Annual encampments had horse at his houSt'. As many as forty een held. where all the militia of the dusky bl'a\'es have sat at one time at istrict had gathered for division drill his table. When he wus iii yClU'S old nd general camp duty, These encamp- he hlLd two dozen photographs of the ~ents were very popular and well- Kwaller size tal(en, upon the bucks of ,t tended. Hundreds of the inhabit- which he wrote a coullciseuutobiogl'a,nts turned out upon such oce8sions, phy, and gave to some of his neal'est rhich gave additional interest to the fril~nds. This lLutohiog1'llphy is hel'e [rills. These encampments usually added verbatim: o.ntinued for three days. and wound '~"Aaron Johnson, hOl'n in Hndam, nth a grand field movement and .~pau;/Conn., June ~2. 11!01l. ,Joined Me~hodists, .attie. A dress hall was alll? grven by HI~(). ,Joined the Latter-Day Saints in he young Intiies of the town, that has Itl3ti. Ordained I\U clclel' nt Kirtland. Ilwer been excelled for variety of cus- Ohio, in IS:!7. OI'daincd:L sevcntr at ume. spltmdid ChlLracter representation J<'arwest, ~lu" in lr!3/l, Ordained a md general enjoyment. It was a high priest ami high ellun!;elm' at rrlLDd SUCCt'KK in every way, Oreat in- Nauvoo, Ill .. in IS4 '!. Took a mission erest was also taken in Il\vord exer- in ISol:i. .Justice of the peace in ~auvoo, ,i/Ws. An expert fencing master-an 111.. for foul' ~· I'IU·S. "I'l~sidt>nt uf ~nglishman. ('nptain :\Iartin by UlLme (larden (lrove. 111.. in I H,W, High -taught a lleries of fencing 'schools in counselor llt Winter 1~\uLrtcrs. Xe' tllh ctlunt~·, ('a11ing one dllY per bl'llskll. in lli ..7. Took mil.sioll, hOI'/w' "l,t>k lit the hix principlIJ tUWIIS. ' hllck, thl'ough lowlI. IIHue.i", Inllill1lll, 1 c. A HlUEJ<' HIS'l'ClLtY 01<' SPIUIWVlI,U':, UTAH :\lIchigan and Ohio in HI"!!. Hishop and president of Kanesville and Pottawattomie branch, Iowa, in 11>"\'-50, imd went on a mission to New I~ngland States in winter of same year. Captain of a Company of 135 wagons acr088 the plains to Salt Lalce City in 1850, Judge of Utah county for three years. Bishop and postmaster of Springville for 17 years. High counselor Pl'uva Stake of Zion .17 years. MelD bel' of the I~egislll tive assembly 17 years. Dclegate to Constitutional conventiun to dl'llft constitution for State of HeSC1'ct, Ilcld three Military eommis"iuns umlcl' OovernOl' ~'ol'd of Illinuia. J~lectcd Hl'iglLdier Henel'al l'etectncct militllry distl'ict 1857, nnd cOlllmissioned major genet'al in ISUII, by ehas. uUl'kce. (lovernur of L'tnh. Now in my (list YClU' wlulIl this pictul'c Wlib 13l(cn; hnve nine wivcs lUlll fm'ty-dg-ht children. I!:njo." tilt.' bCl!It vf health. Still hold the otiiee uf Hiahop and p stmaatt'r, High Counselor. the se\'l.~I·lIl ordin- G atious and Major General, and still look forward and upward. "A. JUIINSON," William Bringhurst was urdained Bishop with Wm. II. KellleY and Solomon D, Chase ascounselol's, An entire re-organization uf the ecclcsia!ltical hraneh was perfecteli and Ill'W lmd younger men were called to til(' Vlll'ious church official pOKitions and ('\'(~r.v thing moved !Llong a!l of YOI'C, ill muu.'· respectll, though the new Bishup founel it nucessary to fi()on call to his nid IDlmy of the old offiC~1'8 of till' formt'l' Bh;hop, In the mid·l\ummel' the S\lnrll1~:Al'lIU.. 1 peupJ,' cnustl'uetl~cl II howel·.'· upon thl' lake shol'c,I.\tl'uight d"w11 :\Inin stl·l'l't. The Dnllin 1I1'(ls.. ,1,,1111 nnu ThulIllLs. hud laullch('d 1\ very tim' ~'ncht, of thdr own, L'Hllstl'Uct iun, wllil,h till'," ('uulrl handle like t1'\1(' scms of t-lw wnve und had promil;('el the people a grunrl sail whenever they would come down to the lake. The llallill!l were expert , /" Till': MANITOI' HO'J'EI~, !tIMS. !tiOSE JOJI,XSON. PH()I'Hn~T()H. |
