Pg. 78 South Morgan. In September, 1860, three men – Richard Fry, Richard Norwood and Daniel Bull left Salt Lake City for Weber Valley to make their homes. They were the first people to settle in the vicinity of what is now South Morgan. They took up farms just north of the present town, on what is known as the Fry, Harding and Turner farms. In February of the next year, 1861. Mrs. Mary Ann Fry Eddington was born there and was the first white child born in South Morgan. Again we quote from Mrs. Smiths journal: “In the spring of 1860 two or three families moved into the valley which made it more pleasant. And in the fall quite a number of families came and settled near us. Amongst them were some young people. We held meetings in our house on Sunday and we generally had one evening meeting a week; and occasionally we moved our furniture out and had a dance, in which old and young took part. One of these families who came in was Daniel Bull and his son Charles, and an adopted son named George. One was quite a violinist and the other a Pg. 79 prompter, and we truly enjoyed ourselves and were invited as one family.” The South Morgan colony remained on their farms until the spring of 1862, when two of the families moved to Monday Town Hollow, and Mr. Norwood went to Porterville. The reason for this move was because they expected high water, and really had it, for the valley was practically covered with water that spring. Early in the year 1862 several settlers who owned land in the immediate vicinity, commenced to build a town at the mouth of Monday Town Hollow, on a small price of land between the base of the hills and East Canyon Creek, which was owned by L. R. G. Welch and donated by him for a town. A Post Office was established and Mr. Welch was appointed post master. The first merchandising in the valley was here in Monday Town, by a man named Sholes. Before the railroad prices were very high as goods had to be hauled in wagons from the Missouri River. Matches sold for 75 cents for a small box. Sugary $1.00 a pound. Cabin .75 cents a yard. Factory $1.25 a yard. Shoes $5.00 a pair. Tea $6.00 a pound. Wheat sold for $5.00 a bn. and flour for $25.00 per hundred. This was in 1863. A brass kettle was $5.00.