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Show _,_ Sob.Poling at this pertod was oontinect to the most pr1mit1Te type; I NllleUW' rq first sobool teacher was Reuben Allre4; m:r tellow eohool mates numbered altout 20 children; the aohool •aa looate4 in . { ~· '/ "M.7 f ather ·po.14 a tu1 tion either in l abor or pro4uce. I n,Ter ..J_ Jene• the amount. 'll_he sohool books w,ed were three small. prtmere; ~b ' . ' author is unlmown to me. JllTen with limit ed resouroeo there were no ~ children but what could read and write attar a t ashion. Ther.e were no books in our family except pethape the 'ttble. The t:lrst newspaper l remember was the l)aaeret Evening New•, the only magazine t~e 1uve.n1le Instruotor. both of whioh ·ware ,;ublishe4 ln Salt ..Lake C 1 ty • i'here wer• no looa.l publ1oations soutb. ot Sa,lt Lake Cit, at this time. 'l'lle first telegraph at at ion was loc ated 1n an adobe building in Spring Caty owned bJ a llr. Xottord; the t:lrst operator waa a 7oune l ad7 by the. name ot Tidelia. (not sure this is oorreot) Kottord.. I do not r~bC" ot ever riding on t he early da7 borae. oar•, J< a.a ther• were none Ollt in , t hJ c ountl"J aad I • s nenr aroUll4 Salt Lab '• 1'"· Ci'7 auch until l at•r years. l , 'l'b.e tiret automobile I eTer saw was 1n Ferron, U.all; ! do aot noall '\he year. fb.e tire\ eight ot a train was at Tork Station 1D Sanpete CMU1.'7. This was atter the completion ot the branoJI, ra1ll'Oad troll Salt . . p Le.k•• ..1...fter the arr1TB1 ot the railroad at York, I must haTe r14dfa OD it at some tim, but I do not reoall BfT tirat ride on a railroat. |
