| Show MOUNT PLEASANT HAWK Hold Reunion Pioneer history of or Special Correspondence Mt Pleasant Sanpete Co Jan IB 15 Yesterday this city was enlivened by an unusual throng throne of people of our own and the surrounding towns oven down downto to Tho ThU occasion was tile Ito first annual reunion of the tho Black hawk war veterans In Mt lilt Pleasant Cheering hand shakes renewing nc was time the order of n a beautiful day Tint Tho following program was vas ex cx carried out with a cheering addition from the veterans Col John Ij lyle Of and nd Cot Col n It N i All Allred veil red of Spring City These There all aided to It a possibility to have d a Mt ML Pleasant city Opening Ul b selection Mt Pleasant Orchestra Prayer by chaplain C t e Male Quartet of Welcome David Candland clarinet arid and plane piano duet duct W Ed ZabrISkIe rind Mr Mrs Mary Chris union Comic Comb song c a or te Christensn ViolIn solo M John B Fl Larson Song gong Oscar Barton Semi Sen ch Tucker fM Son Mixed Quartet Instrumental music Maiben and Donaldson Song VA M i Brandon Time Tho speech of welcome by Candland Ivak replete with the tho pioneer ot of San Han SanPete Pete being vividly portrayed June 14 1119 la Is the tho date when a movi WitS Was by Chief ii atlon to PresIdent Young for a colonists t to settle nettle this beautiful voile On August Au August gust 4 ot of tile tho sumo stunt year Brothers Jos Homo home W t W Phelps Ira um umu onil u I B 13 ivero duly to this valley with a view U to Its colonization They sero profusely profuse welcomed by the tho Indians On her bet 20 ns as n it result insult of n a favorable report from rain the explorers CO tO families were so tt looted under Brothers Seth Taft Isaac Mono and Chins Shumway The TheY their tents on the north side ot of what la is known as the tho Temple hill Hub they moved camp to thi south side aide of the lull hill In n 1860 1550 President dent Young visited thin the camp amid nam named ham ed tho thio future city from the biG hook Book of Mormon In Imi ISM from n a foolish quarrel sprang time the Walker war ns It was celled called Vial Wal Walker ker surrounded time tho people With his TOO warriors In March 1866 1865 the Black Hawk war was sas Inaugurated with nil all of Us Its attend attendant attendant ant Hundreds of volunteers from Salt Bait Lake City and Intervening points came to the tho aid of the colonies and saved them from annihilation lation The names ot of volunteers will never bo be forgotten Among the thu con conspicuous but not braver than they of tIme tho rank and tile were wro Capt Voter Pater Conover Col Coi Heber hieber P Cal Col ColW CalVi W Vi B 33 Gen Oen warren S Snow Show Gen Con D H It Wella Weilu Cant Capt Albert H II Dewey Capt John Lowry Col R fl N Allred George GeorKe W V Bradley and Levi Gift ord During tile the trouble Mount Pleasant settlers settlors removed to Little Den Denmark mark Mount Pleasant was tIme the scene ot of ono one Indian tight fight under Capt cuno Coio ver wherein six Indians wore were killed Bo So fierce so persistent was Black Hawk War that the tho United States took a hand therein for Its sup suppression Sept 7 1912 Gen Gem Morrow arrived at Ml Pleasant and consummated a a treaty ot of peace The question of right to time tho land has lihu ever been n a disturbing factor among the Indians the ile whites That you may havo an all Idea of time the crude condi comil conditions ot of things hero In that particular reference la is made to a deed executed by to President Young conveying all the thi land In San Ban Sanpete pete volley valley for tIme the benefit of time the church ot of Jesus Jestin Christ of Saints this deed bears date of May 1565 isas OcL 5 B 1852 2532 a census of Sanpete coon coun county ty was token taken showing our weakness to contend with the tho hordes of savage In Indians Indiana diana It showed people Mt Pleasant and Spring City showed of this total The rue program finished then lien time the plc here Is where hospitality sweet anti abundant lent bent Its charms graceful maidens gave n a ze zest l to tile the oc 00 occasion casion ns as they dispensed the tho dainty viands which contrasted no so greatly With those enjoyed years yearn ago In this county Then followed the Inevitable dance and anil Its ita jam jant made n a pleasing finale to toa a Ii beautiful day and many a wish for a it prosperous year and the tho return of the tho veterans reunion Mt Pleasant Is ono one the tho the qui vivo vIva because of the great Pleas Pleasant Pleasant ant hunt of tIme the bunnies A special train brings Payson and music On Tan Jan 21 tIlts this city gIves given Ua Its annual feast festivities and amid fun to the lie poor ot the city |
