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PEOA.

HAND CART VETERANS.

Serious Accidents—Failure of Wheat And Potato Crops—News Notes.

Special Correspondence.

Peoa, Summit Co., Sep. 20.—In a recent Issue of the “News” a list of the veterans of the hand cart companies was given, along with a notice of the reunion which will be held in Salt Lake City during conference week. Another veteran, who it seems, was overlooked in making up the list, is Mrs. Elizabeth McCauslin Maxwell, who came across the plains in Capt. Daniel McArthur’s hand cart company in 1836. Mrs. Maxwell and her husband, Arthur Maxwell, brought an orphan child four years old, all the way across the plains on their hand cart. The Old lady—she is now 75 years of age—has many pleasant recollections of the journey, and speaks in the highest term of the captain of the company, Daniel McArthur, who was a good man, kind and true, who did all that was in his power to make the journey as pleasant as possible under the conditions. Mrs. Maxwell has a great desire to attend the reunion of the veterans. Read More »

Pioneer Who Died in the Head of Echo Canyon 1857 on Her Way to Zion

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HI-LIGHTS OF THE LAST TWO YEARS OF ENID’S LIFE AS WRITTEN BY HER HUSBAND WARD W. BLAZZARD

Enid and Beth worked hard together on their family geneology. She had quite a faith promotion experience when she was directed by the sprit of someone from beyond in getting a date very impertnent to her Grandmother Hall after searching many months for the information. It was obtained in the offices of the President of the Church.

Attended Los Angeles Temple 21 March 1957 and witnessed sealing of her father’s frother, Arthur G. Hall, and his wife, Mae D. Holm or Jorgenson. Art later did the temple work for Enid’s father, Clyde Autin Hall, his baby brother, and his father Allen Hall. Art has been going to temple service when his health permitts.

During the winter and spring of 1960, Enid suffered from sinus headaches She also had a cold most of the winter and lost her voice completely for several days at a time during a period of a month. Sinus trouble accompanied the cold and she needed medical attenton on two or three accounts to clear out the sinus infection, which was causing her to have arthritis and knots forming in some of the joints of the feet and hands. She had an unusual amount of migrain headaches. These maladys seemed to be a normal condition with her each winter and her family was not particularly alarmed over the continuing beadache until in April. (As I look back now I see she was concerned but all the time she hid it from us.)

Enid and Laura Jane spent a week in the fore part of April in St. George while I was in Portland on business. She thought the warm climate would clean up her cold. But she felt so miserable she wasn’t able to get much in the sun. She and Jane attended the St. George Temple one session and got the name of an Allen whom she thought might be part of her fathers line. As she and Beth had come to a stop on that line she figured to run it down as soon as she felt better.

Enid and I had many wonderful experiences together. As husband and wife we were completely happy and adjusted to each other and our families very easily. She was a wonderful homemaker, always had her part of the responsibility taken care of. She was serving and well talented in all the arts of the home from entertaining our friedns to cooking to sewing, to all the little chores. She repaired her own appliance cords and did a lot of things that are usually left to the man of the house.

She had a convicition of her religion and taught hur daughter Jane its principles. Through gentle urging and example she got me interested in attending more to church duties and I was always proud of her work and leadership ability in the church. I owe a lot to Enid for her gentle influence in my life and for the strength of her will. She knew what she wanted and she set about getting it quietly.

(From the files of Laura Jane Maxwell.)

MY STORY

March 1957

I was born 6 Dec. 1915 at my grandmother Steven’s home in Oakley, Utah. My grandfather, William Henry Stevens, had died long before I was born, but his widow, Eliza Horton, still lived in her home. My mother was born 21 July 1886 and given the name of Nettie Jane. My father, Clyde Austin Hall, was born 11 July 1883 at Midvale Utah, where he was raised. His father, Allen Hall, had come to Utah from the East and married Elizabeth Dowding. I was the second child and the second girl born to my parents, My older sister, Elizabeth, was born 4 Sept. 1913, and when she was 19 yrs old married Samuel Brinton Wilde. I have a brother, Calvin Clyde Hall, born 14 May 1924.

I had a Patriarchal Blessing given to me at Oakley, Utah by Levi Pearson, on June 19, 1932. I can well remember the thrill I had when Brother Pearson lay his hands on my head to give me a blessing, it was a Sunday afternoon, and his daughter, Harriet, recorded the blessing.

I think I lived a very normal childhood, many happy memories, some sad, and some humorous ones. I attended the Oakley Elementary School, when I was in the ninth grade I attended the South Summit High School for three years, then I went to Salt Lake City, and spent one and a half years at Westminster College.

The summer of 1934 I worked as a butter wrapper in the Brooklyn Creamery. It was a happy summer for me, for it was then that I met the man that became my husband 6 Oct. 1934 at Coalville, Utah. John E. Wright, the county clerk, married me to Ward Wesley Blazzard. Our marriage was soleminized at the Salt Lake Temple 9 Feb. 1943. At that time our two daughters were sealed to us. Kathleen, who had been born 6 June 1935 and died 8 June 1935., and Laura Jane who was born 11 June 1937. Laura Jane was married 2 June 1955 to Claude William Maxwell in the Salt Lake Temple.

I was never christened, but I was baptized by Elif Franson 6 Aug 1927 and confirmed by John H. Seymour 7 Aug. 1927 at Oakley, Utah. I have enjoyed my work in the church. Before I was married I was assistant Sec’y. of the Oakley Sunday School. Since my marriage I have worked in may departments of this church. I taught Bee Hive in the Kamas ward for four years. I was Stake Sunday School Sec’y, with Richard F. Lambert being Stpt.

I was ward Relief Society Sec’y. In 1848

In November of 1952 I was set apart as Stake Bee Keeper in the South Summit Stake. Nan McPolin was the Young Lady President at that time, later, in 1954 she resigned because of ill health Lila Prescott was sustained as President, I was again asked to keep the position of Stake Bee Keeper. It is now 1957 and I am still working in this job. I really enjoy it, Tean Simpson is the other Bee Keeper, and together we had many happy and faith promoting things happen to us.

I have worked at the Kamas Woodland Telephone Co. for about fifteen years, at first I was an operator, but when we converted to dial, I was promoted to Sec’y. This work has been interesting to me, particularly because we own this company, also the Kamas Valley Lumber.

I am some definite hobbies. I enjoy changing a house into a home. I like to pain and plan the interior decorations for our home. I like to work in my yard, planting, digging, mowing and any number of things to make our place attractive. I also enjoy sewing, both hand and machine sewing. I have done quite a lot of fancy work. I am very happy to take a length of material and make it into a piece of wearing apparel. It is indeed a satisfaction to take a package of tiny seeds, plant, water, weed them, and maybe soon have a beautiful display of blossoms. I feel that God has given me a special interest in creating things.

My life has been made richer by my activity the church. August 8, 1957 I was sustained as ward geneological secetary. Ivan Turnbow is president with John Lewis and Clyde Van Tassel as his counselors. One of the prime tasks of my work was to keep a record of the Temple attendance from this ward. I know this had been a stimulus to me to do Temple work for which I like anyone else receive much satisfaction and happiness. The work I do on this committee has given me the desire to do geneology work more often and a desire to have the work for my ancestors seen to.

Jan. 1959

On January the 7th, 1959, I was sustained as Activity Counselor in the South Summit Stake Y.W.M.I.A, with Lila Prescott as President and Mona Leavitt as Age Group Counselor. I felt very humble in accepting this position. President Ralph Richards set me apart, and gave me a lovely blessing. I feel that if I will put my trust in God and do the best I can that I will be blessed and able to do this work. AT this time I was released from Stake Bee Keeper.

August 8, 1958 was a bad nightmare for Ward and myself. I was awakened about 3 A.M. to see the large planer shed in flames. Ward hurried over to fight the fire, I was bale to summon the fire department. The trucks from Kamas, Heber and Coalville came to help put out the fire. IT was heart breaking to see so much of our life work and money go up in flames, but again I feel the Lord blessed us for we were able to rebuild and go on with our lives. Two evenings after work the Elder quorem to which Ward belongs came and helped with the shed.

(From the files of Laura Jane Maxwell.)

*This is one of two versions written by Marlene Call Walker. This is the more detailed: for a summary go here.

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