pearl clawson bennett - an interactive history

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The Story of

PearlClawson

BennettMouse over the parts of Pearlrsquos collage to learn more about her life



2N E X TB A C K

F CONTENTSClick on a topic to go there

List of Photographs and Maps 3

Introduction 4Navigation 4Finding the Diaries 4

Heritage 6Spiritual Heritage 6

Polygamy 7Pearlrsquos Father George Washington Clawson 7

Flour Mills 750th Wedding Anniversary 8

Pearlrsquos Mother Jeanette Orilla Clawson 8The Christmas Tree 9

Pearlrsquos Husband Stephen Nathaniel Bennett 10ldquoThe Indians have merdquo 11ldquoIf you can I canrdquo 12Making a Living 12Cattle Rancher 12The Move To California 13Scriptures or Shakespeare 13Report Card 14

Branch President 14

Pearlrsquos Early Life 15Birth and Childhood Years 15

Childhood Home 16

The Family in the Rock Pile

17ldquoGo Away Big Dogrdquo 17Baptism 18

The Move to Idaho 18Midnight Train 19Dishwasher for Hire 19

Tragedy at the Mill

20Courtship amp Marriage 21

ldquoOh the bliss of all that dayrdquo 21ldquoYou donrsquot like it do yourdquo 22Thunder and Lightning 23

Pearlrsquos Adult Years 23

Starting a New Life in Canada 23ldquoNestled Next to My Heartrdquo 24

Pearl amp Stephenrsquos family 24Snowbanks and Beggars Coyotes 25

Return to Idaho 26Henry Idaho 26

Click on the top of any page to bring up a Table of Contents yout menu



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Life in Henry Idaho 26ldquoLife is a Blessed Giftrdquo 27

Meadow Creek Homestead 27Water Fight 28Pack Rat 28The Meadow By Night 28Sibling Protection Training 29Frozen Clothes 29In ammatory Rheumatism 29In uenza 30

Gibson Idaho 32

Good Times In Gibson 33International Night 33Making Music 34Musical Lambs and Predatory Pigs 34SP Sorenson 35Chief William Penn 37The Boarding House amp Selling Cider 38

Pocatello Idaho 38Charlo Montana 38

It Began With a Picnic 39Starting on a Chapel 40Discovering More of the Story 40

A Community Effort 41Community Activities 41Church Activities 41Settling Down in Charlo 42Visiting Dignitaries 43The Broken Arm 44The Old Folks Parties 44

Los Angeles California 46A Final Road Trip 47

What Pearl was Like 48

List Of Favorites

49Characteristics 50

Community Service 50Drama Music amp Literature 50Gregarious 50A Spirit of Giving 51

Self-Aware

51Spiritual 52Absolutely Sure 53Passing 53

Dedication 54

Help us tell Pearlrsquos Story 54



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List of Photographs and MapsClick on a caption to go to its picture

sect Pearlrsquos 5-Year Diary 4sect Family tree back to Pearlrsquos grandparents 6sect Pearlrsquos father 7sect Pearlrsquos mother 8sect Stephen Bennett age 20 10sect The Charlo Montana Branch 15sect The Clawsons children older 16sect Pearl Clawson age 6 17sect Pearl amp f riends at Ricks Academy 19sect Pearl and her older brother George 20sect The Clawsons children younger 21sect The Mormon temple in Salt Lake City 23sect

Blanche Bennett age six months 24sect The Bennett family 24sect House at Raymond Alberta Canada 25sect Pearl Bennett at Lava Hot Springs 30sect Map of Gibson Idaho and vicinity 32sect Children eating watermelon 33

sect Fourth of July parade in Blackfoot Idaho 33sect Clawson Bennett singing age 4 34sect Stephen R Bennett with Fritz the Sheep 35sect A visit to Billy George and his wife 36sect Chief William Penn 37sect Map of Charlo Montana and vicinity 39sect Organizing a branch of The Mormon Church

in Charlo Montana 40sect The Bennetts begin building a home 42sect

An outing to the mountains 43sect Poster advertising a play ldquoGirl Shyrdquo 44sect Guests at an Old Folks Party 45sect Family gathering Los Angeles 1938 46sect Pearl with daughters Vilate and Maude 48sect A Pearl Clawson Bennett collage 48sect The Bennett family 51sect The mothers of the Charlo Branch 52sect Flower card from Pearlrsquos funeral 53sect Cover of Pearlrsquos funeral program 53



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IntroductionWe had to include a biography of some sortin the Pearl Bennett Project In the processof scanning Pearlrsquos two main diaries followedby her photographs notebooks and pieces ofmemorabilia connected with her lifemdashthe patternof her life seemed to speak to us Pearl spoke

to us over and over Her beliefin the power of friendship ofChrist-like service and joyful

living in the face of all trialsand obstacles spoke to us Wefelt compelled to attempt toorganize and share what wersquovelearned about this remarkablewoman that we have come to

admire and love so much We hope you enjoythe story of Pearl Clawson BennettAs wersquove uncovered Pearlrsquos story this project

has progressed through several revisions Ifyou have any information photos or documentsrelating to Pearl Bennett that yoursquod be willingto share we would consider including them in a

planned second C D - R O M See the 8 contact page 9 for more information

Marcile Whitehead Stettler granddaughter April 2003

Navigationbull Click the mouse cursor on the B A C K and N E X T buttons below to turn the page bull Click the mousecursor on a photograph or illustration to see anenlarged view of it click again to return to thewhole page bull Click on a Bookmark on the leftto go directly to that topic bull Place the mousecursor over words highlighted in brown to bringup more information bull Click on words highlightedin brown with 8 accent lines 9 to go to a new page

of more information

Finding the DiariesBy Marcile Whitehead Stettler

Since the Pearl Bennett Project C D - R O M startedwith the decision to digitize two of Pearlrsquos diaries

Pearlrsquos 5-YearDiary



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the story of nding those diaries is a good placeto begin her story Pearlrsquos fourth child Vilate(rhymes with lsquothe plate rsquo) was my mother WhenVilate had to move from her home of forty yearsshe asked me if I would like some boxes of oldRelief Society magazines and Improvement Erarsquospublications of The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints or the Mormon Church I wasteaching a monthly Relief Society lesson at thetime and was always looking for useful materialfor my lesson so I took the boxes home

As I got to the bottom of one of the boxes Ifound two small green books The more tatteredof the two books had the words ldquoFIVE YEARDIARYrdquo stamped on the front cover the secondvolume had the words ldquoDIARY 1937rdquo stampedon the front cover When I opened the diaries I

realized with a rush of excitementthat these were my GrandmaBennettrsquos diaries that she had keptfor six of her last seven years onearth She died in 1938 one yearbefore my mother married

I had in my hands the words of thegrandmother I had known only through mymotherrsquos stories My mother had told me manythings about Pearl Bennett and always said ldquoOhI know you would have loved herrdquo All during mychildhood I remember having a burning desireto know my grandmother As I sat holding PearlBennettrsquos diaries I had a strong impression thatthese family treasures should be preserved andeventually shared with her descendants

As I read and reread the diaries I gained new

insights into my grandmother and found a greatlove for her growing inside me I ached when Iread of her struggles and sorrows I rejoiced tofeel of her faith in God and her strong belief thatlife is meant to be joyful It has been so excitingfor me to nd and read the books preserved on

this diskmdashand now to share them with youOn 11 December 1932 Pearl wrote ldquoI wish Iwere as lofty as some of my thoughts Irsquove alwayswanted to write some thing worth whilerdquo You did write something worthwhile Grandma and nowwersquore sharing it with the world



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GeorgeWashington Clawson

Ellen Manhardt Joseph LeeRobinson

8 LaurindaMaria Atwood 9

George Washington Clawson Jr Jeanette Orilla Robinson

Pearl Clawson Bennett

Heritage

Spiritual HeritagePearl liked to tell her children about thefamilyrsquos roots in The Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints especiallytheir connections to Joseph Smith thefounding prophet of the church Shedescribed how her maternal grandfather8 Joseph Lee Robinson 9 studied under

Joseph Smith in the early Mormonseminary known as The School of theProphets how her paternal grandfatherGeorge Washington Clawson Sr was at theprophetrsquos side when he was jailed in Missouriand how her maternal great grandfather

Elisha Atwood died guarding Joseph Smith Thefaith and spiritual strength of these ancestorswere important to Pearl and she delighted inteaching her family about them as part of hertestimony of the truthfulness of the restoredgospel of Jesus Christ

Pearlrsquos family tree back to her grandparents



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Polygamy

Pearlrsquos grandfather 8 Joseph Lee Robinson 9 accepted Joseph Smithrsquos instruction to enterinto plural marriage Grandfather Robinson wasa devoted member of the Church and took each ofhis ve wives only after receiving the promptingof the Holy Spirit in the matter Josephrsquos posterityincluded noted Church leaders W O RobinsonStephen L Richards and LeGrand Richards

Pearlrsquos Father

George Washington Clawson Jr

George Washington Clawson Jr wasborn in Draper Utah in 1860 Thefamily moved rst to Salt Lake City

Utah and later to Farmington Utah where Georgeworked in his fatherrsquos wheelwright shop at age

fourteen After taking some cattle to Idaho for hisfather George Jr teamed and freighted betweenKolton Boise and Idaho City a mining town inthe mountains above Boise

In July of 1882 he returned to Farmingtonwhere he was baptized a member of The Church

of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and ordained

an Elder in the Melchizedek Priesthood of theChurch At age twenty-two he married JeanetteRobinson in the Salt Lake Endowment House abuilding used for performing sacred ordinanceswhile the Salt Lake Temple was being built

Flour Mills

George wrote of his career ldquoSince my MarriageI have built and Operated Flour mills AltogetherI have built and operated about 30 mills Thistype of work took me away from home much of

the time I have also donated my labor on sixchurches at different placesrdquo

George took great pride in his craft Pearlrsquossister Maude remembered their father

going to California to be part of thehousing building boom following

World War I only to leave after acouple of years disgusted by building

standards too low for his tastesIn his career he built our mills in Mesquite

Nevada Spokane Washington Ucon IdahoRexburg Idaho Ririe Idaho Firth Idaho



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Blackfoot Idaho Shelley Idaho then another onelater in Shelley when the rst one burned downEven to this day the extremely ne particlesof milled our make re or explosions an everpresent danger in our mills and grain silos

George also built a gold mill and acourthouse in Seattle Washington a courthousein Montpelier Idaho an academy in FarmingtonUtah and churches in Belvedere California andCharlo (pronounced lsquo shar -lowrsquo) Montana

50th Wedding AnniversaryIn 1932mdashthe year Pearl started her 5-Year-Diaryin Charlo Montanamdashher parents were preparingfor their golden wedding anniversary Duringthe preparations for the celebration Georgewas stricken with angina and double pneumonia

conditions so serious that the celebration wascalled offUnfortunately he received less than ad-

equate medical care and the circulation in hisright leg deteriorated to the point that the leghad to be amputated Pearlrsquos parents moved inwith their daughter Ida where they were living

when George 8 passed away 9 three years laterPearlrsquos diary entries about her fatherrsquos passingare brief but poignant Even years later sherecords a deep tender grief at the memory ofher fatherrsquos passing

Pearlrsquos MotherJeanette Orilla Clawson One of the few surviving impressionsof Pearlrsquos mother Jeanette OrillaRobinson Clawson comes from

Pearlrsquos sister Oral Thinking back to herchildhood in Utah Oral wrote ldquoWe used to loveto sit on the oor and listen to Mother tell usBible stories and sing to us She was a wonderfulMother her Heavenly Father blessed her with thegift of singing in tongues I have been relieved

of much pain many times through her faith andmine in herrdquo Oral also remembered her motherhaving to make do to keep the family fed whileher father was away following his trade ofbuilding our mills ldquoMother had to care for uschildren while he was awayrdquo She wrote ldquoI know



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that some times all we had to eat was the fruitand bread and molasses but it didnrsquot seem tohurt us anyrdquo

Another impression of Jeanette Clawsoncomes from Pearlrsquos youngest sister MaudeConsidering that Jeanette was fourteen yearsolder when she had Maude than when shehad Pearl therersquos a good chance the two girlswouldrsquove remembered their mother differently

Nevertheless with little else to go on thispassage from Maudersquos memoirs is priceless

ldquoMother had a sober disposition and was verysuperstitious She had the gift of healing usingherbs as her father taught her to do There wasrarely a doctor in the towns where we lived soshe was a real blessing to her family and to thepeople of the towns She helped women in child-

bearing and washed dressed and laid out thedead Her people were of the Quaker [Friends]faith originally from England They emigratedto Connecticut before coming west to Utah andIdahordquo

Maude also remembered ldquo my motherwas extremely modest about her body and taught

her daughters to be the same Their clothing wasvoluminous and revealed nothingrdquo

The Christmas Tree

Late in 1908 Pearl and her husband Stephenand their rst two children Blanche and Maudetraveled down from Alberta Canada to visit herparents over the Christmas holiday While theywere there Jeanette helped Pearl deliver her thirdchild a little boy they would name Stephen afterhis father

Pearlrsquos sister Maude was almost eight yearsold at the time and later recalled

ldquoPearl and my older sistersprevailed upon Mother tolet us have a Christmastree We had never had one

before as Mother thought it was a heathen customand would bring bad luck to the familyAlmost to prove her point I came down

with chicken pox Just as I was getting betterI got the mumps on both sides and was very illPearlrsquos baby was born and the two of them had to



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be isolated from the rest I was just recoveringwhen I came down with the measles Chicken poxmumps and measles Itrsquos a wonder I survived

To compound our troubles Pearlrsquos husbandcame down with the mumps and was dangerouslyill In his delirium he insisted on having my bedMother put a bread board between two chairsand that became my bed

Mother could not stand the situation oneminute longer and insisted that the older girls getrid of the Christmas treemdashthe rst and the last

one we ever had Mother always superstitiouswas convinced it was the cause of all ourproblemsrdquo

On 20 February 1936 Pearl pasted an old8 photo 9 of her mother on a sheet of notebookpaper and penned the following tribute ldquoTo day

as I write this it is Feb 20 1936 many years laterthan when this picture was taken And I have agreat desire to pay tribute to a very good womanthat has been tried tested and proven To dayshe is 75 years of agerdquo The following year Pearlmade several entries in her diary in which sheworried about her motherrsquos failing health and

longed to bring her to California despite theBennettsrsquo destitute circumstances

Finally on Thanksgiving 1937 Pearl noted inher diary a large family Thanksgiving dinner ather sister Mariersquos house in Santa Monica Witha glow of satisfaction no doubt made completeby the presence of her mother Pearl concluded

ldquoWe arrived at our home at 12 orsquoclock [midnight]Having had a full day of association with ourloved ones and appreciation for liferdquo Pearl wouldnot live to see another Thanksgiving with her

mother Jeanette continued living in poor healthwith her daughter Ida for another seven yearsbefore passing away in 1945

Pearlrsquos HusbandStephen Nathaniel Bennett

Stephen Nathaniel Bennett wasborn in Cannah Quay WalesEngland in 1877 making himten years older than Pearl WhenStephenrsquos mother passed awaythree weeks after giving birth

Stephen Bennettage 20



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Stephenrsquos father gave the newborn to his childlesssister Katherine At birth Stephen weighed justthree pounds he was so small that his fatherpresented him to his aunt on a pillow

In 1884 Stephenrsquos foster father ThomasHewitt joined the Mormon Church in EnglandThe family followed the pattern of new convertsin Europe and sailed to America to be with themain body of the Church Stephen was eight yearsold when the family arrived in New York on aship owned by the White Star Line called The

Arizona They made their way to Utah and settledin Holden Millard County

ldquoThe Indians have merdquo

Vilate Bennett included in her fatherrsquos life sketchthe following pair of stories from his youth in

Utah ldquoWhen Father was between the ages ofeight and nine this happened He always went tochurch with his father or I should say uncle andalways sat by him This Sunday night he askedif he might go down to the Co-op store and stayuntil time for church His father consented

So when he arrived at the store he met afellow who was four years older than himselfJohn Mitchell and two Indians with braids Theold store had a porch on it and Dad hung on toone of the posts Knowing that Steve was afraidof Indians John asked lsquoSteve how would you liketo go with these Indians to their Wickiuprsquo Steveswung around the post and said lsquoI wonrsquot gomdashrsquo andbegan running as fast as he could go with one ofthe Indians following him now and again

When Steve arrived at the church door the

Indian left him With the meeting just beginningSteve burst into the church and ran screaming to

the stand The people all arose andwere very excited wanting to know

what had happened Dad yelledlsquoThe Indians have mersquo The

people felt sorry that he was sofrightened You seemdashthey had read and heardso many stories of the Indians that it was hardto believe that they were harmlessrdquo



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ldquoIf you can I canrdquo

The Mormon faith follows a code of health calledthe Word of Wisdom which forbids drinking teaamong other things This coupled with the Britishtradition of drinking tea which followed the earlySaints across the Atlantic makes for a wonderfulmoment of faith and the power of example in thesecond story ldquoWhen he was sixteen he [Stephen]was very ill with typhoid fever His aunt promisedthe Lord that she would give up the thing sheloved most if he would spare the life of FatherOne day when a neighbor Lily Crosslin was thereto see how Steve was Steversquos mother said lsquoIrsquomgoing to quit my tea as I love that most of allrsquoSteve said lsquoIf you can I canrsquo and Lily said lsquoIfyou two can I canrsquo And to this day they havenrsquottouched itrdquo

Making a Living

As a young man Stephen worked as a rancherthen attended Brigham Young University inProvo Utah After nishing his universitystudies he went to Canada to work According

to his daughter Vilate ldquoHere he had many

experiences with bad men and cattle men Hemade many friends in Canada He made quitea little moneyrdquo From there Stephen and hisbrother Thomas moved to Shelley Idaho wherethey went into the mercantile business It wasThomasrsquo wife who later introduced Stephen andPearl at a church dance

Cattle Rancher

Stephenrsquos daughter Vilate remembered thather father loved horses and cattle

as a young man in Canada hebecame prosperous raising cattle

After they were married Pearl andStephen moved back to Raymond

Alberta Canada where in Pearlrsquos words theyldquomade lots of money and lost lotsrdquo raising cattle

and dry farmingFrom Raymond the Bennetts moved backto the United States where for the most part thefamily farmed in Idaho and Montana for thenext twenty- ve years When the Bennetts livedin Gibson Idaho Stephen got a job for several



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years as a ditch rider with the irrigation authorityof the Fort Hall Indian Reservation

When the family lived in Charlo MontanaPearl made several entries in her journal aboutStephenrsquos workmdashonce when he and a son wentoff to work with a bailer once when he went

off to help harvest sugarbeets and a time that surelytroubled Stephen when they

decided to sell a horse so theycould buy chickens These were hard times and

the family relied on a large garden a cow and asmany as three hundred chickens to eat

The Move To California

Broke and unemployed the Bennetts moved toCalifornia late in 1936 hoping for a better life

They lived with friends for six months whilesearching unsuccessfully for employment Atthe age of fty-nine Stephen enrolled in theFrank Wiggins trade school to learn to be acustodian Even when he graduated with newskills employment was still hard to nd andonly temporary when it came along He became

discouraged and sick under the stress Pearl triedto encourage him the best she could even prodhim along in the end she ended up enrolling inthe trade school herself

After Pearlrsquos death Stephen eventuallylanded a managerial position in Los Angeleswith Deseret Industries the welfare arm of theMormon Church Stephen apparently had foundhis niche he excelled at management and thrivedin this job for many years afterwards

Scriptures or ShakespeareAccording to Vilate Bennett her father couldbe strict having been raised in the waysof the old country He believed that thingsshould be a certain waymdashsuch as placing thesilverware correctly and neatly at the dinner

tablemdashand he expected the family to abide byhis expectationsVilate remembered her father frowning

on reading materials other than church booksor scriptures He also believed that everyoneshould keep busy For a free spirit like Pearl



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who counted Shakespeare as her favorite poetthis posed an interesting challenge She lovedtelling and reading stories from the classics toher childrenmdashand she loved her husband WhenStephen returned home Pearl would quickly hideany books they were using and remind everyoneto look busy On balance Pearl enjoyedstudying the scriptures and otherchurch materials and was bynature an industrious soul

Report CardIn Charlo Montana Pearl wrote a report cardof sorts on her husbandrsquos character in her bluenotebookmdashand the marks were high She wrote

ldquoAt this writing he [Stephen] has been married 28years and his wife has never heard him profane

He uses neither tea coffee liquor or tobaccoHe prays exhorts begs and commands thatthe Saints who labor under his leadership livetheir religion

He is morally clean and mentally straightSix years of service he gave to Uncle Sam

He has always been prayerful and honest andhas never refused to pay an honest debt

His wife and family love and honor himfor his stick-with-it-ness and his courage indoing what he knows is right under any and allcircumstances

He is small of stature with piercing blue eyesblack hair His teeth through life have been evenand beautiful

He has never had much patience with peoplewho are weak in their morals

He is blessed with discernment He has hada wonderful memory for remembering faces

He has always liked the poor man best Henever tells vulgar storiesrdquo

Even when she became frustrated withStephenrsquos occasional discouragement and lackof success in nding employmentmdashand at timesshe got extremely frustratedmdashPearl always

came back to writing something positive abouther husband

Branch President

During eight of his nine years in Charlo MontanaStephen served as branch president of the Charlo



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distressed Pearl that the head instigator waslater put in as the new branch president whenStephen was eventually released

Pearlrsquos Early Life

Birth and Childhood Years

Pearl Clawson was born to George WashingtonClawson Jr and Jeannette Orilla Robinson on 26March 1887 in Farmington Davis County UtahPearl noted that a friend of her mother suggestedher name ldquo Zina D Young chose my name Pearl(calling me a little smoked Pearl My eyes andhair being so dark)rdquo

Pearl was the third of nine children

1 Ellen LaRinda Clawson was born 16 April1883 She married William Hardy Fowers on 13December 1900

2 George Robinson Clawson was born 4 April1885 He died on 26 January 1903

branch of the Mormon Church Unlike a paidclergyman he lled this assignment as an unpaidlay leader Not only was he struggling to feedhis family but he also labored for the spiritualwelfare of the other members in the FlatheadValley as well

Once when several men in the branch madevicious verbal attacks on Stephenrsquos characterPearl recorded that he took it quietly humblyThey later came to ask his forgiveness but it

The Charlo Montana Branch of the Mormon Church circa 1930 Pearlrsquosfather directed the const ruction of the chapel which was shipped infrom Washington State in precut pieces Prior to const ruction of thechapel the group met in the local schoolhouse The chapel was used

for many community activities besides Mormon worship services



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3 Pearl Clawson was born 26 March 1887She married Stephen Nathaniel Bennett on 17April 1905

4 Ruby Clawson was born 15 February 1889She died on 20 June 1890

5 Oral Clawson was born 12 March 1891 Shemarried Joseph Wilford Peterson on 25 December1911

6 Ida Clawson was born 23 September 1893She married Edward C Phillips on 22 December1920

7 Ray Clawson was born 14 January 1896 Hemarried Veva Harker on 18 May 1942

8 Marie Clawson was born 18 September 1898She married Earl S Simons on 16 April 1917

9 Maude Clawson (she went by the nameMarjorie because she wasnrsquot fond of the nameMaude) was born 3 January 1901 She marriedFrank Casey on 9 March 1926

Childhood Home

During her childhood years Pearlrsquos family livedin Farmington Utah in a large white two-storyhouse Pearlrsquos sister Oral remembered ldquoMyGrandfather Joseph Lee Robinson built it for

two of his families when they arrived in Utahafter crossing the plains After his families hadgrown up and moved away my mother and fatherlived in one part and motherrsquos brother JedediahNephi Robinson lived in the other partrdquo

The Clawsons Back row L to R Ellen Pearl Ray Ida Oral Frontrow L to R Maude (or Marjorie) George Jeanette Marie Missingfrom the photo are George R who was born two before Pearl butdied in a our mill accident at the age of eighteen and Ruby whowas born two years after Pearl but died from scarlet fever at theage of sixteen months







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Robinson Decades later Pearl noted Lottiersquos forty-sixth birthday in her diary

Midnight Train

In Shelley Idaho Pearl not only missed everythingabout her life in Utah but she found her newsurroundings wanting She later wrote that she

ldquodespised the lonely little old frontier Saloon townrdquoSo much so that at the age of fourteen on a bet

from her friends she took the midnight train toUtah with all of $150 in her pocket (Later afterliving in Canada for a number of years Pearlwould nd herself homesick for Shelley and herfamily and friends who lived there)

When she arrived in Salt Lake City she wasgreeted with open arms at the home of her uncleJed Robinson After writing to her parents Pearlspent three months in Utah having ldquoa grand timerdquoincluding excursions to Salt Aire and Lagoon Itwasnrsquot until later that she learned of the great

distress she had put her parents through

Dishwasher for Hire

Some time after coming home fromUtah Pearl suddenly decided that shewanted to make her own living With

much persuasion and many tears sheat last was allowed to go nine milesaway to the town of Idaho Fallsseek her fortune She found a job

at a restaurant washing dishes for $300 aweek She recalled meeting railroad men saloon

Friends at Ric ks Academy Rexburg Idaho L to R Mary Robb EdnaJenkins Pearlrsquos chum and future cousin by marriage Lot tie RobinsonMary Miller and Pearl Bennett The date on the back suggest s a pos-sible explanation for t he unusual costumes ldquoApril 1st 1903rdquo



21N E X TB A C K

bums and a boy about her own age who came tothe parlor of the restaurant to practice the pianoThe last would have been of special interest toPearl as she played the piano and liked boys

After three weeks of washing dishes herfortunes changed She later wrote that after she

ldquoaccidentally put scraps from the table into thesoup stock for the next day things didnrsquot go sogood With very red chappy hands she gladlytook her pay in silver dollarsmdash9 whole lsquoWagonwheelsrsquordquo She took her silver dollars and went

shoppingmdasha little something for each memberof her family with just enough left over to coverthe train fare home

Tragedy at the Mill

On 26 January 1903 tragedy befell Pearl and her

family Pearlrsquos brother George with whom shewas very close was working as the night millerat his fatherrsquos our mill George was eighteenyears old stood six feet in height weighed onehundred seventy pounds had blue eyes and lightbrown hair

Pearlrsquos daughterVilate recorded thestory ldquoGeorge had sleptall day and had only beenat work one-half hourwhen he was caught in a belt and thrown intothe main shaft of themill Every bone in hisbody was broken He washanging by the cords of

his leg to the main shafthead down His body had been thrown withsuch force that new wheat spouts were torn outcompletely The only part of his being that wassaved was his face his cap had fallen over it andsaved it from being mangled like his body was

Grandmother [Pearlrsquos mother Jeanette] losther mind for three days Mother [Pearl] was soshocked that she had St Vitus rsquo dance and wasunable to talk for many weeks she could not eator walk as her tongue would swell sordquo

Pearl and her older brotherGeorge who was killed at their

fatherrsquos our mill circ a 1902



22N E X TB A C K

While Pearl remembered never being thesame after the accident she nevertheless hadrecovered enough by the following year to attendRicks Academy in Rexburg Idaho with severalfriends and cousins

Courtship amp Marriage

ldquoOh the bliss of all that dayrdquo

In one of her notebooks Pearl lists thirty-eightyoung men friends or beaus as she calls themThe rst name on the list is Lottiersquos brotherThomas the last name on the list is StephenNathaniel Bennett a young shop keeper in ShelleyIdaho The next sentence following the list saysit all ldquoThe last the best of all I metmdashlovedmdashand

married himrdquoIn December 1904 Pearl was introduced to

her future husband at a Leap Year ball held atthe old hall in Shelley Stephen and his brotherThomas ran a mercantile business in Shelleyand Thomasrsquo wife Kate Bennett made the

introductionsWhen Stephen asked Pearl to dance sheexplained that the only dance she had freeon her dance card was a plain quadrille Thiswas a popular old country dance performed byfour couples that later evolved into the square

The Clawsons L to R Marie Oral Ray George Jeanette Ida andMaude Missing from the photo are Pearl and her older sis ter Ellenwho had married and moved away Pearl either would have beenattending Ricks Academy or living in Raymond Alberta Canada asa new bride Pearl received this photo as a picture postcard fromher sist er Ida Shelley Idaho circa 1905



23N E X TB A C K

dance They danced the quadrille which Pearlremembered being much too ldquohoppyrdquo for sucha romantic moment and Stephen asked her outon a date

The hours preceding that rst date remainedetched in Pearlrsquos mind as much as the date itselfShe remembered ldquoOh the bliss of all that dayI sang ndash laughed ndash danced ndash worked ndash played theorgan ndash hugged my daddy ndash kissed my mother ahalf dozen times ndash drank a dozen glasses of waterIn fact I donrsquot know all I did do Just because I

knew Steve was coming He came a little early butI had been ready for hours We went to the show

It was The Two Orphans played byJohn S Lindsay Of course I cried

a little and he wanted to hold hishat to catch the tears Then he

put his hat over my hands andheld them during the rest of the show

I think we must have loved each other fromthe rst I know I thought he was the best man Ihad ever met He said he loved me the rst timehe ever saw me and he wondered what I wouldthink if I knew he had such thoughts because

he was 27 and I was 18 We saw each other mostevery day for three monthsrdquo

ldquoYou donrsquot like it do yourdquo

Then one night when Stephen came to call heannounced that hersquod been to Idaho Falls and hadsomething to show Pearl He reached into hispocket and pulled out a ring with an opal anda couple of tiny diamonds set in it She pausedgreatly disappointed that it wasnrsquot the diamondsolitaire theyrsquod talked about earlier

He smiled put the ring on her nger andsaid ldquoYou donrsquot like it do yourdquo Pearl wrote laterthat ldquoall of her air castles came tumbling downrdquoThe ring was attractive enough but she wonderedif this lesser ring was an indication of what hersquodbe like as a husband

Stephen said ldquoHere give it back to memdashyoudo not like itrdquo Pearl took off the ring trying tohide her disappointment and said ldquoOh itrsquos alrightI guessrdquo They sat for a moment suspended instrained silence



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Then Stephen reached into another pocketpulled out a beautiful jewel case and handed it toher There was the diamond solitaire she had herheart set on Pearl later wrote ldquoHe was lookinginto her eyes lsquoWell how does this one appealto yoursquo Tears came quicklymdashnot so much forthe value of the ringmdashbutmdashifmdashyes if he couldchoose such a beautiful ring then he surely wouldbe like that in other ways and after all it was agrand thing to be sure again and ten times morein love with himrdquo

Thunder and Lightning

Pearl wrote ldquoJust before we went down to bemarried my friends gave me a bridal shower Itwas a terrible night The thunder and lightningwas so bad and the rain fell in streams so

everybody stayed all night Then when we left onthe train they showered us with rice and orangesI kept my hat that I wore at that time and as Iwas showing it to a friend years later I turned itover and rice fell out of it on the oor

17th of May 1905 we took the train forSalt Lake City and were 8 married 9 in the Salt

Lake Temple by John R Winder We had a swellroom at the Cannon House We got out of the

Temple at 430 Ican not describemy feelings I wasrather shaken and Ifelt like I wanted tolaugh and then cryBut he was so sweetand good it wasnrsquotso bad after all I

really believe he was the most perfect man inthe world that is he was in my eyes

We returned home to Shelly and they had abig reception for us at homerdquo

Pearlrsquos Adult YearsStarting a New Life in CanadaIn August of 1905 the newlyweds arrived inRaymond Alberta Canada where Stephen had

As a child Pearl attented the dedica-tion of the Mormon temple in Salt LakeCity Utah then returned to be marriedthere when she was eighteen



25N E X TB A C K

connections and plans to go into cattle ranchingPearl remembered ldquoI was so happy and I wasso sick and everything was so new and strangeSteve thought if I went up on a big cattle ranchfor a change the hills would do me good

So we spent six weeks with an old grayheaded couple living in a log cabin with a springof cold water bubbling out of the side hill into oneof the rooms and running out at the side underthe logs The old ladyrsquos name was Polly and themanrsquos name was Rone Polly was very deaf and

smoked a pipe But she was very clean and thebest cook that ever hit a cabinrdquo

ldquoNestled Next to My Heartrdquo

Life at the cabin seems to havehelped Pearl She wrote ldquoI was

better when we went down toRaymond again and I beganto sew For I was expectingsomething in the future and Iknew it was nestled next to myheart and I knew it was his andmine So on March 29 1906 at

25 minutes to 11 on Wednesday she was born to usmdasha beautiful black headed baby girl with big blueeyes and she was the very image of her daddy Wehad her named before she came Blanche is whatwe called her Oh yes she was well worth all thesickness and pain I went through to get herrdquo

Pearl amp Stephenrsquos family

While they lived in Raymond the Bennett familygrew by another three children Maude Stephen

The Bennett family L to R Stephen N Pearl Blanche Maude Ste-phen R Vilate Clawson Bryant Charlo Montana circ a 1930

Blanche Bennett atsix months old Sheis wearing a littlewhite hood made bya family friend Nell

Hunter



26N E X TB A C K

R and Vilate The Bennetts went on to raise afamily of six children

1 8 Blanche 9 Bennett was born 29 March1906 in Raymond Alberta Canada She marriedLebro Charles Conti on 26 October 1937

2 8 Maude 9 Bennett was born 30 June 1908in Raymond Alberta Canada She marriedAlexander Joseph Tubbs on 1 October 1925

3 8 Stephen 9 Rouse Bennett was born 7January 1911 in Ucon Idaho He married ThelmaGallup on 7 November 1929

4 Pearl ldquo 8 Vilate 9 rdquo (rhymes with lsquothe plate rsquo)Bennett was born 31 October 1913 in RaymondAlberta Canada She married Reed WilliamWhitehead on 12 June 1939

5 8 Clawson 9 Hewitt Bennett was born 17July 1917 in Shelley Idaho He married Elma

Grey on 18 July 19366 8 Bryant 9 Boyd Bennett was born 30 May1928 in Charlo Montana He married TheresaMay Dale on 14 January 1952

Snowbanks and Beggars Coyotes

The year after Blanche was born the little familymoved out on a ranch Pearl recalled ldquoIn the year1907 we lived on a big ranch out on Milk Riverin Canada It was the hardest winter Canada hadknown in 30 years All I could see was snow banksand beggars coyotes and parkpines It was so coldfor two weeks that it froze all the cattlersquos tailsoff The cattle would walk over hay and bellowIt registered 42 degrees below zero this is thefacts We lived there a year and a half then moved

to the next ranch six miles awayrdquoBesides cattle ranch-

ing the Bennetts alsotried raising grain on afourteen hundred-acre dryfarm but as Pearl put it

ldquoThe year was dry and ourcrops failedrdquo Summing uptheir fortunes in CanadaPearl noted simply ldquoWemade lots of money andlost lotsrdquo

Pearl with her rst threechildren standing in frontof their home in RaymondAlberta Canada L to RMaude Pearl Stephen Rand Blanche circa 1913



27N E X TB A C K

Return to IdahoWith Pearl homesick for family and friends inIdaho the Bennetts moved from Canada back toShelley Idaho for several months then in fairlyquick succession moved to a little town sevenmiles away called Goshen then back to Shelleythen to Sugar Row then to a facility called theGovernment Dam or the Blackfoot Dam andthen to Henry Idaho Pearlrsquos daughter Vilateremembered Sugar Row as the place where thefamily rst owned a newfangled device called a

phonograph ldquoIt was while we lived here that Iremember my parents getting new furniture andamong the things was an Edison phonograph Itwas wonderful we thoughtrdquo

Henry Idaho

The next stop for the family was the little townof Henry Idaho near what is today Grayrsquos Lakea marshy national wildlife refuge noted for itspopulation of sandhill cranes The Bennettsrsquo stayin Henry is noteworthy for a page Pearl wroteabout her experience there In it she af rms her

determination to keep going to make the best of

things in the face of boredom frustration andemotional drought

Life in Henry Idaho

ldquoLife in Henry for Six MonthsThe mail wagon comes at noonmdash lsquoexcitingrsquoGo in the store ginger snaps on shelves lovelyCome back home take care of kids grandWork day after day with nothing to work withgreat Sunday comes and you sit and hold yourcrossed hands and talk about your neighbors

You get kids off to school wash dishessweep oors dust bake scrub iron darn and

mend Go to a dance get your feelingshurt by everybody in general and

nobody particularly lsquoNo churchrsquolsquono theatersrsquo lsquono clubrsquo no meetings

Get the [Soda Springs Idaho]Chieftain once a week readthe news you have alreadywrittenNo magazines no books the

piano and not many friends Few letters and





29N E X TB A C K

sheep to support themselves Pearlrsquos sister Oraland her family led a claim on a 360-acre parcelof land next to the Bennetts

In her life sketch Pearlrsquos daughter Vilatecaptured some of the best existing details about

life on the homestead She wrote ldquoWe lived inthe quakenasps in a log house I remember whengoing up there a sheep herder let my motherand the children sleep in his sheep camp overnight as it took quite a while going with a teamand wagon

Water Fight

I remember while there my mother was veryill And one day my brother Steve and my sisterMaude decided to have a water ght and theyused all the water in the spring Then somehow

they set re to something and when Mother gotup and ran for some water there wasnrsquot any Sothey had to beat the re out

Pack Rats

I remember the pack rats would come andmy oldest sister Blanche would hold the coal

oil lamp and my dad had to jab them with apitchfork He knew they were coming becausethey would always knock and then come in andtake something shiny but they would alwaysbring something and leave it in exchange

The Meadow By Night

The next summer my father had to leave and mybrother went down across the meadow to get a

little lamb My mother told him notto stay and play too long with a boy

that lived there because he wasnrsquotto come home in the dark Welltime passed more rapidly thanhe thought and it was very darkWhen he came to the meadow the

coyotes and other wild animals were howling So

he put his hand over the little lambrsquos mouth soit wouldnrsquot cry out All this time Mother waspraying that he would be safe Mother said sheheard a knock at the door and he called out softlylsquoMotherrsquo and she opened the door and was sothankful that her prayers were answered



30N E X TB A C K

Sibling Protection Training

One day my brother Stephen took me down thepath past a big rock cliff to play and all of asudden we heard the call of a wildcat He wasso frightened he just ran up the path and therehe met Mother She said lsquoNow I made the soundof the cat to see if you would protect your littlesister and you ran away leaving her to be eatenrsquoHe never forgot that because the rest of his lifehe was always standing up for his sisters and up

to people who he thought were

trying to put his friends downHe always wanted to do hispart to protect others Eventhough he was short he wasstrong and muscular

Frozen ClothesWhile living there my parents had to ski over themountains to the government dam to get suppliesThey would also sh while there One day mymother fell into the icy water and they didnrsquot haveany other clothing with them They decided thatif they kept moving and her clothes froze on her

she wouldnrsquot freeze or get pneumonia So theyskied over the mountain to the homestead withher clothes frozen on her

My parents could both ski quite well as itwas the only way they had of traveling in that

area I remember two things that happenedwhile they were skiing My father put a box onhis skis and carried me in it I rode on the backof his skis One day Mother was coming downthe hill through the trees and we had 2 or 3 littlepups They came bounding through the snow and

Mother couldnrsquot stop quickly enough and she andthe pups went end over end

Infammatory Rheumatism

The summer before this I think what my motherhad was in ammatory rheumatism and nearly

died They took her to Lava Hot Springs and myoldest sister and dad went with her My brotherStephen and my sister Maude stayed with a coupleup there and they took my brother Clawson andI to my motherrsquos parents in Shelley Idaho Iremember Grandfather and Grandmother took



31N E X TB A C K

us on a train to see my mother and when we sawMother we didnrsquot know her She was so thin andhad lost a lot of her beautiful long hairrdquo

In uenzaThe fact that Pearl nearly died not once but twice in two years out in the middle of nowhere surely

made this an intense remarkablytrying time in her life In the spring

of 1919 the entire Bennett family

was stricken with in uenza Atrst no one dared even to go into check on the family leaving

them to fend for themselves Finally apair of saviors appeared Pearlrsquos brother-in-lawWilford Peterson and Pearlrsquos lifelong chum

Lottie Robinson came for a week and nursed thefamily back to health

In the midst of the crisis it appeared theymight lose Pearl On the evening of what shebelieved might be her nal day on earth she wrote

a short 8 farewell 9 to each member of her familyAs deathrsquos door seems to open witness Pearlopening her soul revealing a deeply devotedwife and mother focussed on the well-being ofthose she loved

ldquoMarch 25th 1919

Tomorrow is my birthday Irsquove just beensick My lungs are lling I may not live to be 32years old

And to you Steve I would say before I goI have tried to do my part in our marriagecontract even if I have failed in some thingsBut you know I have tried so of course thathelps Be good to our children and please stopand look into their little troubles before scoldingAll children quarrel so give them your love andplease keep them together amp may God bless youamp help you

Pearl Bennett c enter at Lava Hot Springs Idaho Today there arehealth spas in eastern Europe built around mineral hot springs thattout their waters as a cure for in ammator y rheumatism



32N E X TB A C K

Blanche dear Blanche So much of my lifersquoshopes are in you I know you wonrsquot fail me evenif I am gone from you You have always had tobe a little mother and maybe God planned it thatway Remember Blanche girl Irsquod rather see you

buried that have you do a wrong but I do wantyour life to be happy Ask God to guide you andfollow your conscience and you will win

Maude my little Maude I can not endurethe thoughts of leaving you You need me somuch And I am worried for you Can you be

sweet enough to follow Blanche and do as papatells you and be good to your little brother andsisters And pray and pray in earnest and Godwill help you

Stephen my little man I love you so muchand I am sure yoursquoll grow to be great goodhonorable man and be a comfort to your fatherPapa loves you very much and you and papamust be chums Tell him your troubles and hewill comfort you And if God will let me I willcome to guide you sometimes

Little Pearl Vilate You are so small Youwonrsquot remember me long but oh I love you so

much and I wanted to live to guide and teach youand pray for you

When you are a little older papa can tell youthat more than anything in the world I want youto always be a lady I pray that those that take

care of you may understand your little heart andtreat you kind

Clawson Hewitt lsquomy baby rsquo Irsquove prayed sohard to our Father in Heaven to spare you to meand now Irsquom leaving you to the cruel world Yoursquorea very affectionate little fellow When you love

one you love with all your heartBe wise in your love Love God most and

trust in him to guide you I want you to dowonderful things in music In fact I expect you tobe a very great man And always remember yourmother asked God for you before you came andshe thought big thoughts while you were growingnext to her heart and oh boy how I love you

Your wife and mother Pearl Bennettrdquo



33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho

Pearl did live to see her thirty-second birthdayand to move back to civilization In her scrapbookshe noted that the Bennetts received the titleto their homestead in 1919 and sold it for$130000

From Meadow Creek the family movedback to Shelley for a short time then on toGibson Idaho located southwest of BlackfootIdaho on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation Likethe homestead at Meadow Creek Gibson has

disappeared all thatrsquos left of Gibson today is asign of the same name standing by the railroadtracks and an old cemetery

In Gibson Stephen Bennett found em-ployment as a ditch rider for the Fort Hallirrigation district enforcing the water rights

among the local farmers Pearl also foundemployment in the area as a teacher cook andmusician at the Fort Hall Indian School a positionshe thrived in and found rewardingToday the only thing left of Gibson Idaho is a sign standing by the

railroad Gibson was located near the Snake River Bottoms a richriver lowland area long favored by Native American peoples whitefur trappers of the Dutch East India Company white settlers andtodayrsquos outdoor sport smen The Bottoms was a favorite destination

for church soc ials and outings in Pearlrsquos time



34N E X TB A C K

Good Times In Gibson

Vilate rememberedall sorts of happyfamily activities inGibson She wroteldquoWhile living there[in Gibson] Motherhad people comingto eat all the timeEvery summer wehad relatives come for Easter and every holiday

I remember they had our family sing at thecelebration of all the little towns about and wealways had new clothes for the 4th of July andwe would go to Blackfoot or somewhere and seethe parade

We had many wonderful picnics Mother

used to ll a babybasket with goodiesshe made and shemade home-maderoot beer and wewould put melons inthe cold streams

We went to Lava to swim a lot It would takeall day as the cars didnrsquot run quite as fast Weused to go to the Bottoms also with other familiesWhen winter came our parents went to town andbought new clothes and winter underwear and

high shoes In the summer sometimes they wentto Utah and brought home lovely fruitmdashpeachesmelons etc

Mother amp Dad played lsquoRun My Sheepy Runrsquoand lsquoSteal Sticksrsquo and lsquoFox and Geesersquo amp Hideand Seek with us One day my mother slid down

the top of an old shed and got a big sliver and theDr had to remove it While there she had herappendix and tonsils outrdquo

International Night

Pearl also applied her creative knack forentertainment to adult activities ldquoWhile inGibsonrdquo Vilate wrote ldquoMother thought up a planto help entertain the married couples She saidlsquoLetrsquos put the names of countries in a hat anddraw and whatever country we get we will cook

Fourth of July parade in BlackfootIdaho circa 1920

children eating watermelon



35N E X TB A C K

the meal dress and have songs and atmospherersquoSo it turned out to be a great successrdquo

Making Music

Making music was an important part of life forthe Bennett family Vilate Bennett rememberedGibson Idaho as a place where everyone in thefamily sang or played music ldquoWhen I was 6 yearsold I made up an Indian dance tune as I had beento many dances and Mother would have me play

it on the piano for people when

they came especially our Indianfriends

Clawson [her brother] usedto sing with us and alone atmany celebrations The peoplewould throw money at him as hewas just 4 and just would singhis heart out

Some of the songs we usedto sing were lsquoWho Killed CockRobinrsquo lsquoMy Dear Waikikirsquo and

ldquoThere Was A Man named Angelinerdquo And myFather sang in a concert garden lsquoWho Put The

Overalls In Mrs Murphyrsquos Chowderrsquo and lsquoRoseIs A Southern Lassiersquo Mother and him sang lsquoTwoLittle Boys In Bluersquo and lsquoMama Dear I Want MyPaparsquo lsquoBaggage Coach Aheadrsquo and Dad sanglsquoLetter Edged In Blackrsquo

We sang all the popular songs of that day andquite a few character songs Mother accompaniedus also my Sister Blanche Mother played by earShe could play piano organ guitar banjo andviolinrdquo

Pearl inherited a tradition of singing from

her parents For a list of several dozen songs thatPearl remembered her parents singing as shewas growing up in the late 1800s see her 8 diary 9 entry of 12 February 1937 on this CD-ROM

Musical Lambs and Predatory Pigs

Animals also gure in Vilate Bennettrsquos memoriesof her family living in Gibson Idaho ldquoWe had apet sheep called Fritzrdquo she wrote ldquoAnd he wouldrun races with us and seemed almost human

I remember we had a pet lamb that wouldgo put his front hoofs on the piano keys when

Clawson Bennettthe young singingwonder age 41



36

N E X TB A C K

Mother would play One daywhen my cousins LucilleTheo Moriece and VirginiaRobinson came the lamb gottoo close to the pig pen and

an old bore caught him andstarted eating him My Dadtook a crowbar and tried tostop him but he had eatenthe little lambrsquos stomach amp

killed it We all felt so bad My dad had to kill

the boar as he said he was too dangerous for wechildren to be around We also had a rooster thatwould jump at us and peck we little childrenrsquosheads So one day Mother got tired of this sothat night we had chicken for dinner

We had a magpie My folks split his tongueso we could teach him to talk Well he died oneday So we kids had a funeral for him None ofthem wanted to Pray so they said lsquoYou do itrsquo SoI didrdquo

Vilate also recorded the death of twoanimals a bit more important to the family thana talking magpie ldquoMy Father brought two pure

bred horses down with him from Canadardquo shewrote ldquoOne named Pearl after my Mother It wasa Clydesdale One called [Jennie a sorel mare]was hi t by a train and one called Pearl died whichreally upset my Dadrdquo

SP Sorenson

One of the few people outside the Bennett familythat we know anything about was Stephenrsquos bossSP Sorenson the watermaster for the Fort Hall

Reservation Vilate Bennett remember MrSorenson ldquoOur old bossmdashor I should say myDadrsquos old bossmdashwhile living near Fort Hall wasa dear friend to my parents and we children Hisname was Mr SP Sorenson and he used to go onpicnics and all with us He took many picturesof usrdquo

Mr Sorenson appears in one of our favoritephotos on this C D - R O M Pearl friends childrenand Mr Sorenson visiting a Shoshone Bannockgentleman named Billie George and Wee-to-watsihis wife In her life story Vilate Bennett offered

Stephen R Bennett withFritz the Sheep



37

N E X TB A C K

A visit to Billy George and his wife Gibson Idaho circa 1920Pearl taught at the Fort Hall Indian School for s everal years

1 Pearl Bennett

2 Vilate Bennett Pearl rsquos 3rd daughter

3 Stephen R Bennett Pearlrsquos rst son

4 Billie George also known as TopudaBreechcloth

5 Clawson Bennett Pearlrsquos 2nd son

6 Maude Bennett Pearlrsquos 2nd daughter

7 Wilma Car ter twin sis ter to BillieCarter and daughter of Laura Carter

8 AP Sorensen family f riend of theBennetts and Stephen Bennettrsquos boss

9 Wee-to-watsi wife of Billy George

10 Billy Carter twin brother to Wilma Carte rand daughter of Laura Carter

11 Laura Car ter cousin of Pear l

12 Lottie Robinson girlhood chum and latercousin of Pearl by marriage

13 Virginia Robinson Lottiesrsquo daughter



38

N E X TB A C K

a possible insight into the photo when she wroteldquoMother assisted Dr Wheeler the governmentdoctor delivering babies and helping the IndiansrdquoPerhaps Pearl and her party were visiting herfriends Billy George and Wee-to-Watsi

Chief William Penn

Beginning with her days in Canada as a newbride Pearl developed a tradition of respectand friendship with the Indians where ever shelived including her Shoshone Bannock neighbors

near GibsonVilate continued ldquoWhile living in Gibson

one day my two oldest sisters Maude andBlanche decided to run away So they packed asuitcase and Mother said lsquoGoodbyersquo and theywent across the sand and when they got tired theysat down to rest Along came the Indian ChiefWilliam Penn He said lsquoYou run away from yourhomersquo And they said lsquoYesrsquo And he said lsquoYougo back You shouldnrsquot be out here all alone Youwill get into troublersquo They said lsquoOh Motherdonrsquot want us She said goodbye to us because

we quarrelrsquo He said lsquoYou go home Your motherwill be sad if you leave herrsquo

He thought a lot of Mother because she wason the school board and he went to her and saidlsquoBennyrsquo as her name was Bennett lsquoYou love your

childrenrsquo And she said lsquoYesrsquo And he said lsquoIlove my children I live close to the school but

they want to send mychildren to the Indianschoolrsquo He said lsquoMyheart is heavy Can you

help mersquo And she saidlsquoYes Irsquoll do what I canrsquoSo his children and theircousins were allowed togo to the Gibson SchoolThe girls Maude andBlanche said they were

hungry So they decided to go home after hetalked to them

Vilate also remembered Chief Pennsometimes having to arm himself when he cameto visit the Bennetts lsquoWe had geese and one year

Chief William Penn a friend of theBennetts in Gibson Idaho circa1920



39

N E X TB A C K

they nested under our front porch Whenever astranger came into the yard that old ganderwould really go after them William Penn the

Indian Chief used to carry abig stick whenever he camerdquo

Running a Boarding House amp Selling Cider

Vilate Bennett continued ldquoWhile living in GibsonMother moved to Blackfoot for a while and livedin the Kennedy Home and took in boarders andsold cider as there were orchards all around the

house The Miller Brothers who had bees and soldhoney and two of the Kennedy Brothers Archieand Forrest boarded with us Mother took myoldest sister my brother Clawson and I with herand Maude and Steve stayed with Dad to takecare of the garden and the animals They wouldcome to see us on the times they couldrdquo

Pocatello IdahoAround 1922 the whole Bennett family moved toPocatello Idaho south of Gibson While living inPocatello Pearl and Stephenrsquos second daughterMaude married Alex Tubbs At the time the

oldest Bennett daughter Blanche was living inCalifornia with her grandparents The remainingmembers of the family lived in Pocatello untilStephen lost his ditch rider job to another ditchrider and it seemed like a good time to move

again

Charlo MontanaFrom Pocatello the family moved to the FlatheadValley in western Montana to the town of CharloThe years in Charlo Montana saw Pearlrsquos drama

talents unfold as she directed plays that drewaudiences from all around the Flathead ValleyShe was active in community affairs and grewspiritually The Charlo years saw Stephen serveas the lay spiritual leader of Mormon Church inthe valley This even as he struggled in dif culttimes to feed his family by farming

Vilate Bennettrsquos memories of Charlo offer auseful background reference to her motherrsquos 5-Year Diary included on this CD-ROM ldquoWhen wearrived at the Flathead Valleyrdquo she wrote ldquoWethought it was a very beautiful valley But where



40

N E X TB A C K

we went was Charlo a wide spot in the road soto speak We had dinner with the Real Estateman and later went out to a house across fromGlandonsrdquo

It Began With a Picnic

As the Bennetts met the other residents of theFlathead Valley it became apparent that therewere a number of families in the area who werealso members of The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints In the summer of 1926 a picnicwas organized at McDonald Lake to explore thepossibility of organizing a branch of the ChurchThe following Sunday an informal Sunday Schoolorganization was set up with Stephen Bennettagreeing to serve as one of the counselors to the

president IW Pierce The group wrote to WilliamR Sloan in Portland Oregon president of theNorthwestern States Mission and presiding of cerof the Church for the Flathead Valley area

In response on 21 November 1926 PresidentSloan came to of cially set up a Mormon Sunday

School organization for the valley The meetingwas held in a Northern Paci c railroad car andresulted in Stephen Bennett being called to serveas the superintendant of the Sunday School

By April of the following year there wereenough members of the church to have President





42

N E X TB A C K

and ice cream Another entry noted that theBinghams cut some wood for the Bennetts On 16August 1934 Pearl noted that twenty-one membersof the branch traveled in Edwin Binghamrsquos busto a church conference in Butte Montana Itrsquos a

small world

A Community Effort

A builder by trade Pearlrsquos father GeorgeWashington Clawson directed the construction ofthe Mormon chapel in Charlo According to Julie

Wrightrsquos account a ldquopre-cut building was shippedfrom Washington but the members still had todonate their labor and money to construct thebuilding Many community members were so gladto have the in uence of a church in Charlo thatthey also contributed to the work and nances InMay 1929 it was completed and Joseph F SmithJr from Salt Lake City dedicated the buildingThe members came many miles by horse andbuggy over rough roads

Community Activities

The Church building became an activity place forthe entire community Movies were even shownonce a week Under the direction of James LEddington who replaced Stephen Bennett asBranch President in 1935 the ward decided toadd a gymnasium Once again the members andcommunity came together to construct a buildingEdwin Bingham had moved his family to Charloby this time and he and his son worked togetheron the gymnasium The new addition made

possible a whole new variety of activitiesmdashrollerskating every Friday night plays dinners dancesbasketball games and the yearly highlight wasthe Green and Gold Ball

Church Activities

The building was used for work as well as playThe Charlo Womenrsquos Relief Society formed in1927 used the building for work days They weretaught how to care for the needy home-makingskills and general knowledge The Charlo BoyScouts were excited to have a building where they



43

N E X TB A C K

could meet and additional leaders that instructedthem The Childrenrsquos Primary gathered to singplay learn public speaking and be instructedin the Gospel The Young Men and WomenrsquosOrganizations were encouraged to meet in the

uplifting atmosphere of the church for theirsocializingrdquo

Settling Down in Charlo

While the chapel was being built the Bennettsbuilt a house of their own ldquoIn the meantimerdquo

she wrote ldquoWe had built a house out on an 80-acre farm Spanish style Until it was built welived in a lsquolean-torsquo house and Dad built a barn andchicken coupe

One day while living there they had a

twister and it went around where they werebuilding the house and took the chicken coop upin the air and it landed on Dadrsquos new hay mowerItrsquos the only twister we ever had there as theclimate is like Washington State only we hadmore sunshine

We had many good times and many badtimes while living in the Flathead Valley Wemade many friends and the girls from our townwent with the boys from the other places justlike it usually happens The grass always looksgreener on the other side of the fence

I played in many community plays and oneyear took the lead role These shows weresponsored by the town and directed bymy Mother and one year by Lynn Cooperas Mother was ill This was done to raiseThe Bennetts begin building a home three miles south of Charlo

Montana L to R Bryant Pear l Vilate Lindy the dog Stephen andClawson Bennett Pearl noted that the Bennetts moved into theirnew home on July 21 1933 and that the windows and doors were

installed aft er theyrsquod moved in



44

N E X TB A C K

money to build a gym for the high school and thecommunity

People came from all over the FlatheadValley and even out to see the shows We had alot of name bands play at the dances at the Post

Creek Pavilion It was a large hall made on PostCreek

Visiting Dignitaries

While living in the Flathead Valley my parentswere privileged to have President Joseph FieldingSmith come and talk to Father about helping tosettle the Saints there Father had just told himthe wind doesnrsquot blow much here and the climateis like Washington only it doesnrsquot rain as muchand we have quite a lot of snow but is just layson the fence posts

Well just them a whirlwind came up andPresident Smith who was an Apostle at that

time said lsquoWho was it said the wind didnrsquot blowherersquo

They were also privileged to have PresidentDavid O McKay and Rudger Clawson andPresident 8 William R Sloan 9 and others in therehome and many many missionaries as Dad was

Presiding Elder for over 8 years My father wasgone so much that he lost his home and had tomove to town While living on the ranch we hadcoyotes all around at night and some mountainlions were seen in the mountains My BrotherSteve worked on the Crazy Horse Dam and Reed

An outing to the mountains circa 1922 L to R front row StephenBennett Pearlrsquos husband Jeanette Clawson Pearlrsquos mother 2ndfrom right Pearl Bennett Behind and to the left of Pearl is her thirddaughter V ilate



45

N E X TB A C K

Clawson and Steve all worked on the Mission Damabove Saint Ignatiusrdquo

The Broken Arm

On 8 December 1933 Pearl broke

her arm playing a game in thechurch basement The next dayshe went to the neighboring town

of Polson for an x-ray and learned that the elbowhad been shattered Experiencing excruciatingpain by now she traveled to Missoula Montana to

see a Dr Harry C Smith An operation to removethe ball of the elbow plus two inches of arm bonewas scheduled for a month later Always on thelookout for a ray of hope even on dark days Pearlwrote on 1 January 1934 ldquoThis day nds me witha broken limb and a sad heart But maybe all willbe wellmdashrdquo

The big day nally came When Dr Smithhad nished the operation he cautioned Pearl thatshe would never be able to raise the altered armover her head again She stayed in the hospitalfor ten days sick at rst but greatly cheered byvisits from friends and relatives Some brought

fruit and some brought owers but knowing Pearlit would have been their company that warmedher heart and helped the healing to begin

When she returned home Pearl refused toaccept the verdict of not being able to raise her

arm over her head She made up her mind thatshe was going to be able to brush her own hairagain and worked incessantly until she provedthe good doctor wrong

The Old Folks Parties

On 14 April 1934 a three-act play directedby Pearl Bennett entitled ldquoGirl Shyrsquo was

presented in the Charlogymnasium Accordingto the 8 poster 9 printedto advertise the eventadmission was either

fteen cents or twenty-ve cents per person

lunch cost twentycents per person anda dance featuring The

h



46

N E X TB A C K

Tormentors cost thirty- ve cents per personmdashfollowed the play For a small rural communitywith few outlets for entertainment and gripped inthe Depression this must have been a wonderfulevent What is even more remarkable is that the

play and dance evolved into a means to a higherend

On 26 March 1934 Lulu K Curtis secretaryof the Old Folks Party committee in Charlo wrotein the committee notebook ldquoSome time ago MrsBennett coached and staged a play lsquoGirl Shyrsquo She

also had a dream how nice it would be to havea party for the lsquoOld Folksrsquo so having mentionedthis to her castmdashthey kindly consented to givetheir play at Round Butte and Moirse in orderto create a fund to nance said partymdashthis theydidmdashand it is through their efforts that this planoriginatedrdquo

Beginning in 1934 Pearl spearheaded aneffort to treat the old folks in the area to anannual day of entertainment and recognition Inthe front of the committee notebook she explainedher vision for the project ldquoThe purpose of theOld Folks Day is to provide annually a banquet

and a day of entertainment for widows widowersAnd all people sixty years or more of age Theparty is sponsored and arranged by people of thecommunity who have at heart the interests well-being and happiness of their old folksrdquo

Mrs SN BennettCharlo Mont Maymdash1934

Further into the notebook we read about adance the following year ldquoA dance was givenJune 1st 1935 as a means of helping nance the1935 Old Folks Party

The Tormentors and Red Jacket Orchestrafurnished the music free of charge Received

The guests of one of Pearl Bennettrsquos Old Folks Parties The purposeof the parties was to honor and entertain the senior citizens of thevalley Charlo Montana circa 1935

f d d $ 37 07 rdquo Th ff



47

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from supper and dance $ 3707rdquo The effort wasrepeated in 1936 for a third party Each yearprizes were awarded for the oldest man andwoman the couple married the longest and thecouple with the most grandchildren Each year

all the guests were made to feel important andappreciated

Los Angeles CaliforniaThe end of 1936 found the Bennetts broke andunemployed After eight years of service Stephen

also had been released as the branch presidentof the Mormon Church in Charlo Montana On18 November 1936 Pearl noted in her diary ldquoLeftfor California Hope to live thererdquo No furtherentries appear until 31 December 1936 when sheannounces ldquoWe are living in Calif Have had agrand time and hope to be able to live here SpentXmas with Blanche [her oldest daughter] in SanDiego Califrdquo The Bennetts had high hopes ofconnecting with some of the prosperity enjoyedby family and friends in the Golden State

Family gathering Los Ange les California 1938 Back two

rows L to R possibly Ida Phillips Pearlrsquos sis ter Jeanette

Clawson Pearlrsquos mother possibly Edward Phillips Idarsquoshusband Vilate Whitehead Pearlrsquos daughter Reed White-head Vilatersquos husband unidenti ed gentleman Frank CaseyPearlrsquos brother-in-law unidenti ed gentleman Middle row unidenti ed young lady and little girl Pearl Bennett Ste-phen Bennett Front row Dennis Casey Pearlrsquos nephewand Frank Caseyrsquos son Michael C asey Pearlrsquos nephew andFrank Caseyrsquos son Bryant Bennett This is one of the lastphotos taken of Pearl Bennett she passed away in 1938mdashthe

year this photo was taken

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48

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For six months the Bennetts lived with thosefamily and friends while searching unsuccessfullyfor employment Eventually they decided theysimply had to move into a place of their own evenwithout signi cant employmentmdashand moved into

a small apartmentPearl fell in love with California California

was full of people full of culture full of energyand full of natural wonders Pearl gathered

her many relatives in Californiatogether for a large joyous family

reunion She didnrsquot let the Bennettsrsquomeager circumstances stop herfrom jumping into the rich opportunities forgenealogy at the Los Angeles City Library

Yet California proved to be bittersweet Pearland Stephen continued to struggle in search ofemployment Not even going through the custodialprogram at the Frank Wiggins trade school wouldguarantee them stable income Pearlrsquos daughterVilate had serious medical concerns Pearlrsquosmother Jeanette was in failing health andPearl herself was would pass away from cancerin California

A Final Road Trip

On 28 July 1937 Pearl left LA on an extended roadtrip through the western United States It isnrsquotclear from her diary what this trip meant to Pearlor how she reconciled the cost of the trip with thefamilyrsquos desperate nancial straits What is clearin hindsight is that this would be the last time shewould see most of the places and people she sawon the trip in eight months she would pass awayPerhaps sensing a closing of her time on earthPearl wanted to give everyone one last hug

She wrote ldquoMade a 4000 mile trip throughMontana Idaho Utah Nevada Arizona Cali-fornia Oregon and Washington going up thecoast from San Diego to Portland Oregon Thetrip cost me actual cash $4500rdquo

Pearl traveled by bus and train stayingwith friends amp kinfolk along theway renewing old friendshipsand relationships as she wentOn 22 August 1937 Pearl wrote

in her diary ldquoAttended second Sunday School inCharlo [Montana] In the evening they gave me

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49

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a little party and presented me with a cut glassbasket for owers Mrs Laura Olsen and NellJohnson were sponsoring itrdquo The following dayin the middle of a rain storm she boarded the busfor the nal stretch of the trip home

What Pearl was likeAs Marcile Whitehead Stettler was growingup her mothermdashthe Vilate Bennett quoted

throughout this biographymdashliked to tell her aboutPearl Vilate describedPearl having brown eyesbrown hair and standingabout ve feet four inheight She rememberedher mother as an activecreative soulmdashsomethingof a free spiritmdashwho lovedbeing with other peoplea charitable spiritualwoman

A Pearl Clawson Bennett collage Clock-wise from lower leftPearl with her baby sister Marie Pearl with her rst threechildren in Canada aro und 1913 Pearl with her family shor tlybefore she passed away in 1938 Pearlrsquos signature from her1937 diary large image taken in a p hoto booth in the 1930rsquosamp Pearl at Ric ks Academy in 1903

Pearl center with daugh-ters Vilate left and Mauderight Sugar Row Idaho

circa 1915

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List Of Favorites

Vilate wrote down a list of things that brought Pearl joy in her short life

Favorite Poet Shakespeare

Favorite Hobby Drama

Favorite Fairy tale Cinderella

Favorite Songs ldquoWhen I Leave the World Behindrdquo

ldquoHave I Done Any Good In the World Todayrdquo

Favorite Hymn ldquoThough Deepening Trialsrdquo

Favorite Flowers Lilacs violets and chrysanthemums

Favorite Season FallFavorite Radio Programs One Manrsquos Family amp Ted Malone

Favorite Announcer Ben Bernie

Favorite Colors White and peach

Favorite Foods Hot rolls amp fried chicken

Favorite Relative 8 Grandmother Robinson 9

Favorite Book Biography of Mark Twain by Albert Bigelow Paine

Favorite Movie Stars Marie Dressler William Powell and Janet Gaynor

Favorite Fruits Apples amp raspberries

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Characteristics

Community Service

Pearl liked to involve herself in communityevents On 19 December 1932 she wrote ldquoServed

soup at the High school not so hard to do thisyear Every thing becomes easier with a littleknowledge of the samerdquo She describes mixingup six different kinds of soup for the studentsin eight-gallon batches every dayfor a week In another entry shereports collecting $1810 for a RedCross drive And yet another entryrecords Pearl nishing a twenty-sixhour marathon stint as judge of the USpresidential election of 1936 in CharloMontana

Drama Music amp LiteraturePearlrsquos daughter Vilate remembered that in spiteof her mother never taking lessons Pearl playedthe piano by ear She loved acting teaching actingand directing plays she was fond of going to themovies Vilate remembered her mother giving

8 dramatic readings 9 which were dramaticmonologuesmdashas a form of entertainment atchurch and community functions Vilate grew upto continue the tradition of dramatic readings andpassed it down to her daughter Jeanene

Gregarious

Pearl loved being with other people Familyphotos show her with her arms around theshoulders of the persons on either side of herOn 25 September 1935 she noted that her husband

Stephen had gone to harvest sugar beets Thenreferring to her seven-year old son Bryant shewrote on the following day ldquoBryant and I arealone it isnrsquot a good feeling to be all alone I lovepeople lots of them I dislike solituderdquo

When people paid a visit to the Bennett homePearl let them know they were welcomed andappreciated Her daughter Vilate rememberedPearl always opening her arms wide andexclaiming ldquoOh look whorsquos here so glad tohave yourdquo Then she would invite them in and

ldquoeven if they had nothing to eat but bread and

children she seems to have believed that she



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milk she would make it seem like a banquet andthey were invited to stayrdquo Vilate rememberedthat ldquoVisitors never noticed if a banquet wasnrsquotavailable because they enjoyed Pearlrsquos companyso muchrdquo

A Spirit of Giving

Not only did Pearl like being with other peoplebut she felt the need to be of service to themWhether she was serving as a mid-wife teaching8 school 9 at the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in

Idaho or occasionally baby-sitting a neighborrsquos

children she seems to have believed that shecould make a difference in the world

In the true spirit of service Pearl helpedout even when it didnrsquot make sense to help On 11November 1934 she recorded how three fellow

members of the church accused her husbandldquoof being a crook and abused him terriblyrdquo Thefollowing day she wrote ldquoI went to see old W GHomer [one of the accusers] he is a bad wickedman I told him he was a mockery to the HolyPriesthoodrdquo Then she nishes the entry with

a statement that speaks volumes about hercharacter when she says ldquoIrsquoll watch his kidsrdquo

Self-Aware

The path to enlightenment begins and endswith self-awareness On 9 December 1932 Pearlquipped ldquoA Diary is rather a nice bit of sport ndash putyour real thoughts on paper ndash No ones businessThey will read it when yoursquore gone and call youan ass a fool or what have yourdquo

Witness a soul moving forward then whenPearl con ded on 13 December 1932 in her diary

The Bennett famil y Charlo Montana 1927 on the occasion of Pearlrsquosfortieth bi rthday L to R Stephen R Vilate Pearl Stephen N andClawson The last member of the familymdashBryantmdashwould be bornthe following year

ldquoI love clean people clean homes clean beds do it Just gratitude to God that he has stood by



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I love clean people clean homes clean bedsclean Sunday clean thots and yet every littlewhile my thots ldquohit the gutterrdquo

Or this bit of self evaluation jotted downfour years later in her spiral notebook ldquoWhen

some one hurts me badly I wish I could be bigand good enough to go to them and say why didyou wish to hurt me I want you for a friend asI need all my friendsmdash

If that did not make peace I would like tobe able to saymdashWell Irsquom going to go right on

liking you and being a friendmdashBut Irsquom not atall like this person I would like to be I usuallysaymdashWellmdashwho gives a damrdquo

Spiritual

Pearlrsquos life was anchored by a spiritual foundationMany of her diary entries refer to fellow churchmembers church meetings or church-relatedactivities Several entries end with a plea fordivine strength or assistance Pearlrsquos spiritualdepth is suggested in the entry of 14 December1932 when she writes ldquoI never feel puffed up overanything clever I do only grateful that I could

do it Just gratitude to God that he has stood byme all the wayrdquo

Several of her diary entries note the faithfulpayment of tithing or one tenth of the familyrsquosincome to the Church Even when this left the

family temporarily penniless Pearl felt that itput them right with God On 22 December 1935she described one of these leaps of faith when

The mothers of the Charlo Branch of the Mormo n Church in CharloMontana According to the note on the back of the photo this wasMothers Day 1932 Pearl is three rows up in the middle of the groupher daughter-in-law Thelma is on the front row on the r ight

she wrote ldquoPaid up our tithing to the very penny world lost another of the brightest and best people



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she wrote Paid up our tithing to the very pennywhich leaves us with absolutely no money to startthe New year on and no Jobrdquo Like their pioneerforefathers the Bennetts put their trust in Godbelieving that he would provide

Absolutely Sure

Three years later on 30 October 1935 Pearlmade a simple yet profound claim ldquoA changeseems to have taken place in my being I amabsolutely sure Jesus is the Christ ndash and he is the

Wayrdquo Could it be that this new awareness thisspiritual knowing was connected to Pearlrsquos timeon earth coming to an end

Pearl noted the death of beloved Americanfolk philosopher Will Rogers on 17 August 1935Two months later on 17 October 1935 she notedthe passing of Elsie Talmage Brandley whomshe greatly admired and wrote ldquoIt seems tome the brightest and best people are all beingcalled home Irsquod like to stay until I felt sure of myworthyness to meet Godrdquo When that day camefor Pearl two-and-a-half years later in 1938 the

world lost another of the brightest and best peopleand she undoubtedly was ready to meet God

For a glimpse of Pearlrsquos devout and lyricalsoul see the handwritten 8 poem 9 ldquoIf I CouldBe the Woman of My Desiresrdquo in the scrapbook

section

Passing

On 27 April 1938 Pearl passed away from cancerin Los Angeles Californiashe was fty-one years old

Her youngest son Bryantwas nine years old Pearlrsquosdaughter Vilate took care

of her brotheruntil she gotmarried andmoved awayfrom homethe followingyear Vilaterecalled the

nancialTop ower card from Pearlrsquos sister Ida and herfamily Bottom cover of the funeral programheld for Pearl Los Angeles 1938

pressures of her motherrsquos death ldquoI worked for a H l ll P lrsquo



pressures of her mother s death I worked for asign company in Hollywoodrdquo she wrote ldquoTo helppay for my wedding dress as Father was having ahard time to pay off Dr bills and all for Motherrsquosdeath Some of the Brothers and Sisters helped

him pay it offrdquoBryant grew up with few memories of the

mother that brought him into the world but heloved Vilate dearly and always considered herhis mother He grew up with his father in LosAngeles As a young man he served a mission in

Argentina for his Church and eventually servedin the U S Army

Dedication

At the release of this C D - R O M Bryant Bennett isthe last living member of thefamily that Pearl and Stephenbrought into the world andloved and sacri ced for andtaught We dedicate thisproject to Bryant Bennett

Help us tell Pearlrsquos storyYour memories photos and memorabilia of PearlBennett could help us more clearly tell herstory Since all but one of her descendants are

separated from her by at least two generationsour connections to her are tucked away in boxesphoto albums and fading memories

We invite you to send us your Pearl Bennettstories photos and memorabilia We wouldconsider your material for a second expanded

version of theC D - R O M

We would scan orphotograph your materialmdashhandling it with theutmost caremdashand send it back within a week ofreceiving it If you have access to a scanner anda CD burner you could also scan your photos memorabilia at 300 dpi and send themto us on a CD

Marcile Stettler6401 Oreana DrBoise ID 83709(208) 376 -0178

bwstettlerprodigynet



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F CONTENTSClick on a topic to go there

List of Photographs and Maps 3

Introduction 4Navigation 4Finding the Diaries 4

Heritage 6Spiritual Heritage 6

Polygamy 7Pearlrsquos Father George Washington Clawson 7

Flour Mills 750th Wedding Anniversary 8

Pearlrsquos Mother Jeanette Orilla Clawson 8The Christmas Tree 9

Pearlrsquos Husband Stephen Nathaniel Bennett 10ldquoThe Indians have merdquo 11ldquoIf you can I canrdquo 12Making a Living 12Cattle Rancher 12The Move To California 13Scriptures or Shakespeare 13Report Card 14

Branch President 14

Pearlrsquos Early Life 15Birth and Childhood Years 15

Childhood Home 16

The Family in the Rock Pile

17ldquoGo Away Big Dogrdquo 17Baptism 18

The Move to Idaho 18Midnight Train 19Dishwasher for Hire 19

Tragedy at the Mill

20Courtship amp Marriage 21

ldquoOh the bliss of all that dayrdquo 21ldquoYou donrsquot like it do yourdquo 22Thunder and Lightning 23

Pearlrsquos Adult Years 23

Starting a New Life in Canada 23ldquoNestled Next to My Heartrdquo 24

Pearl amp Stephenrsquos family 24Snowbanks and Beggars Coyotes 25

Return to Idaho 26Henry Idaho 26

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circa 1915

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Making Music

















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SP Sorenson







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Chief William Penn














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circa 1915

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Heritage







8N E X TB A C K

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Pearlrsquos Father








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The Christmas Tree








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Making a Living




Cattle Rancher








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Childhood Home










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Life in Henry Idaho











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Water Fight



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Making Music

















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SP Sorenson







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A Final Road Trip








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circa 1915

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section

Passing












Dedication











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Heritage







8N E X TB A C K

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Pearlrsquos Father








Flour Mills










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The Christmas Tree








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Making a Living




Cattle Rancher








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Life in Henry Idaho











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Water Fight



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The Meadow By Night








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Making Music

















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SP Sorenson







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circa 1915

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Community Service





Gregarious








52

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Self-Aware







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Passing












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Pearlrsquos Father








Flour Mills










9N E X TB A C K












10N E X TB A C K








The Christmas Tree








11N E X TB A C K
















12N E X TB A C K















13N E X TB A C K



Making a Living




Cattle Rancher








14N E X TB A C K
















15N E X TB A C K














Branch President




16N E X TB A C K














17N E X TB A C K








Childhood Home










20N E X TB A C K


Midnight Train






Dishwasher for Hire







21N E X TB A C K





Tragedy at the Mill










22N E X TB A C K











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











8N E X TB A C K

Polygamy


Pearlrsquos Father








Flour Mills










9N E X TB A C K












10N E X TB A C K








The Christmas Tree








11N E X TB A C K
















12N E X TB A C K















13N E X TB A C K



Making a Living




Cattle Rancher








14N E X TB A C K
















15N E X TB A C K














Branch President




16N E X TB A C K














17N E X TB A C K








Childhood Home










20N E X TB A C K


Midnight Train






Dishwasher for Hire







21N E X TB A C K





Tragedy at the Mill










22N E X TB A C K











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











9N E X TB A C K












10N E X TB A C K








The Christmas Tree








11N E X TB A C K
















12N E X TB A C K















13N E X TB A C K



Making a Living




Cattle Rancher








14N E X TB A C K
















15N E X TB A C K














Branch President




16N E X TB A C K














17N E X TB A C K








Childhood Home










20N E X TB A C K


Midnight Train






Dishwasher for Hire







21N E X TB A C K





Tragedy at the Mill










22N E X TB A C K











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











10N E X TB A C K








The Christmas Tree








11N E X TB A C K
















12N E X TB A C K















13N E X TB A C K



Making a Living




Cattle Rancher








14N E X TB A C K
















15N E X TB A C K














Branch President




16N E X TB A C K














17N E X TB A C K








Childhood Home










20N E X TB A C K


Midnight Train






Dishwasher for Hire







21N E X TB A C K





Tragedy at the Mill










22N E X TB A C K











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











11N E X TB A C K
















12N E X TB A C K















13N E X TB A C K



Making a Living




Cattle Rancher








14N E X TB A C K
















15N E X TB A C K














Branch President




16N E X TB A C K














17N E X TB A C K








Childhood Home










20N E X TB A C K


Midnight Train






Dishwasher for Hire







21N E X TB A C K





Tragedy at the Mill










22N E X TB A C K











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











12N E X TB A C K















13N E X TB A C K



Making a Living




Cattle Rancher








14N E X TB A C K
















15N E X TB A C K














Branch President




16N E X TB A C K














17N E X TB A C K








Childhood Home










20N E X TB A C K


Midnight Train






Dishwasher for Hire







21N E X TB A C K





Tragedy at the Mill










22N E X TB A C K











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











13N E X TB A C K



Making a Living




Cattle Rancher








14N E X TB A C K
















15N E X TB A C K














Branch President




16N E X TB A C K














17N E X TB A C K








Childhood Home










20N E X TB A C K


Midnight Train






Dishwasher for Hire







21N E X TB A C K





Tragedy at the Mill










22N E X TB A C K











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











14N E X TB A C K
















15N E X TB A C K














Branch President




16N E X TB A C K














17N E X TB A C K








Childhood Home










20N E X TB A C K


Midnight Train






Dishwasher for Hire







21N E X TB A C K





Tragedy at the Mill










22N E X TB A C K











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











15N E X TB A C K














Branch President




16N E X TB A C K














17N E X TB A C K








Childhood Home










20N E X TB A C K


Midnight Train






Dishwasher for Hire







21N E X TB A C K





Tragedy at the Mill










22N E X TB A C K











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











16N E X TB A C K














17N E X TB A C K








Childhood Home










20N E X TB A C K


Midnight Train






Dishwasher for Hire







21N E X TB A C K





Tragedy at the Mill










22N E X TB A C K











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











17N E X TB A C K








Childhood Home










20N E X TB A C K


Midnight Train






Dishwasher for Hire







21N E X TB A C K





Tragedy at the Mill










22N E X TB A C K











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication















20N E X TB A C K


Midnight Train






Dishwasher for Hire







21N E X TB A C K





Tragedy at the Mill










22N E X TB A C K











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











21N E X TB A C K





Tragedy at the Mill










22N E X TB A C K











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











22N E X TB A C K











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











23N E X TB A C K















24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











24N E X TB A C K














25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











25N E X TB A C K












Hunter



26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











26N E X TB A C K
















27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











27N E X TB A C K



Henry Idaho




Life in Henry Idaho











29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication













29N E X TB A C K




Water Fight



Pack Rats



The Meadow By Night








30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











30N E X TB A C K















31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











31N E X TB A C K
















32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











32N E X TB A C K
















33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











33N E X TB A C K

Gibson Idaho










34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











34N E X TB A C K










International Night






35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











35N E X TB A C K


Making Music

















36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











36

N E X TB A C K








SP Sorenson







37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











37

N E X TB A C K


1 Pearl Bennett















38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











38

N E X TB A C K


Chief William Penn














39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











39

N E X TB A C K








again






40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











40

N E X TB A C K












42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication













42

N E X TB A C K


small world

A Community Effort






Church Activities




43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











43

N E X TB A C K














44

N E X TB A C K













45

N E X TB A C K


The Broken Arm














h



46

N E X TB A C K














47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








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A Spirit of Giving







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Dedication











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circa 1915

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List Of Favorites




















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Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

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A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


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section

Passing












Dedication











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The Broken Arm














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A Final Road Trip








49

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circa 1915

Li t Of F it



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List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











46

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47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

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circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











47

N E X TB A C K












48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











48

N E X TB A C K







A Final Road Trip








49

N E X TB A C K






circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











49

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circa 1915

Li t Of F it



50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











50

N E X TB A C K

List Of Favorites




















51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication











51

N E X TB A C K

Characteristics

Community Service





Gregarious








52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


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section

Passing












Dedication











52

N E X TB A C K


A Spirit of Giving







Self-Aware







53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


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section

Passing












Dedication











53

N E X TB A C K






Spiritual









54

N E X TB A C K


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section

Passing












Dedication











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Absolutely Sure






section

Passing












Dedication















Dedication









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