There are a few items I should have mentioned earlier, in the earlier part of our settlement here the people passed through hardships, sometimes being without flour for several days at a time; also being without light, only having the light of the stove or fireplace.S ugar was a luxury, sometimes the people went hungry, some gathered greasewood greens, cooking and eating them. Their families increasing but none old enough to give much help to their parents. Their first grain was cut on the East Creek with an old fashioned “cradle”. And we very much appreciated it when in after years we got a self binder by cooperating together.

On the West Creek meetings were held every third Sunday in the month at which times meetings were suspended on the East Fork. Sunday School was on the West Fork Creek every Sunday. Those who took an active part were: Valison Tanner, Supt. and family, Richard E. Warburton and family, Chas. Lucas and family. In later years meetings on the West Creek were discontinued.

On the 23, June 1890, we were visited by some of the Stake authorities, Pres. A. Madson, Charles Kelly, Sister Widerborn, Pres. of Relief Society. Alvira Rees, Pres. of Primary, Bro. N. L. Lee, Stake Clerk, Bro. Munsake, David Booth, Maggie Widerborn, and Sister Minnie Snow, Pres. of Young Ladies Mutual Assn. A two day conference was held and a splendid time enjoyed.

On the 26 of March, 1891, our new log social hall 20 x 35 feet was finished and we had a dancing party. We bought an organ of A. A. Player for $75.00.Jas W. Bitteridge being the first to speak in that hall, we had a good time and Bishop Charles Kimber gave notice that he wished all church meetings to be held in the hall. It was built by voluntary donations and belonged to the Ward.

May 26, 1895, we were visited by Pres. Horton G. Haight of the Cassis Stake and Pres. Rudger Clawson and Chas. Kelly of the Box Elder Stake held a conference at which our Bishop, Charles Kimber Sr. resigned his position as bishop because of his age. We were transferred to the Cassia Stake of Idaho. David H. Toyn was sustained as Presiding Elder until when he was set apart as a bishop and ordained by Apostle John Henry Smith, and Wm. P. Paskett and Albert F. Richins sustained as his counselors, Apr. 20, 1896.

1900, Grouse Creek Valley is about 40 miles long and 15 miles wide from summit to summit and feed abundant on the range. Thousands of sheep were tailed from California and the owners after a few years would sell out and return to California with a little fortune, as sheep and wool at that time demanded a good price. Thousands of cattle and hundreds of horses feed on the range and gravitated further south as winter approached where they wintered well. At that time stockmen didn't think of feeding their range animals in winter.

Jan 5, 1901.We are having an open winter no snow on the ground and the weather mild.

Aug. 18, we have had an extremely hot and dry summer, some of the farmers pasturing their grain with their cows, because of the scarcity of water. Feed on the range burned up and many springs dried up but the people were not discouraged.

Frank Paskett, (son of the writer) left to go on a mission to the southern states and was to leave Salt Lake City on Oct. 10, 1906.Allen N. Tanner was called to go on a mission to Australia. Albert F. Richins was called on a mission to England Nov. 1903, the two years he was gone Charles Kimber acted in his place as counselor.