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Show Morgan Pioneer History Binds Us Together As he approached a small building where the (Opera House) Chicken Inn is now located, two men who were working on the roof stopped him. They were very curious as to what he had wrapped in his blanket. Assuming he had stolen something they asked him what he had rolled up in the blanket. One of the men had a hammer and other had an iron bar. They had to threaten him to unroll the blanket to get him to show them what he had. To their surprise a little girl with golden hair came crying from under the blanket. As soon as she was free, she ran screaming back to the party. The kids all asked, "Why didn't you scream?" Her answer was, "Because he held me so close to his dirty old stinky belly, and he put his dirty old hand over my mouth. 1 tried to bite him, but he would pinch my cheek." He was only interested with her golden curls. them. The Bishop would often give a beef too. This was the best way to prevent hostile situation. President Brigham Young always told them, "Feed the Indians, don't fight them." One time when my Great Grandmother, Ann Blackmore Rawle Fry, was home alone (at that time their home was a covered wagon), her husband, Richard Fry, was away from home. A Buck Indian came and begged for food. She only had a bit of bread, but she shared it with him. He could see that she didn't have any more food in her tiny cupboard. He left after eating the little morsel and never harmed her. She was so frightened that she knelt down and prayed to the Lord for her thankfulness and safety. My father, Richard Toomer Fry, remembered seeing many Indians coming to the "Square" where the old red schoolhouse was located, to smoke their jerky for the winter. When the Indians came in large groups, the town's people would bring bread, beans, potatoes, or whatever they could spare to donate My father, Richard Toomer Fry, also told me that the boys and girls in the town would go and associate and play games with the Indian children. They had lots of fun even though at times they couldn't understand each other. Aren't kids so wonderful?? The Morgan Opera House The Morgan Opera House, located at 4 North State Street, was built in 1906 frc local sandstone. It w later remodeled into movie theater, and then a cafe which is still in operation. IMCHS) 80 |
