OCR Text |
Show T Mt. Pleasant District Listed on State Historical Register Several industries contributed to the growth of Mt. Pleasant's commercial district. Although the grain industry was the communitys original economic base, its importance lessened with the coming of the transcontinental railroad in 1869. Following that, growth in the county of livestock investments, timber industries, furniture manufacturing, brick manufacturing and several local general stores and businesses provided Mt. Pleasant with a commercial district that had an appearance of strength Historic Commercial District in Mt. Pleasant is now on the State Historical Register. and economic through 1914, Roberts The Mt. Pleasant His- Roberts, the preservation 1852 by veteran Mormon district), and the Rolph said. toric Commercial District consultant who research- - pioneers from Manti and Dry Goods Store, built in Although Mt. Pleahas been listed in the ed the district for the was originally called 1879, were the next sants population de- National Register of His- National Register nom- - Hambleton after the on to creased after 1920, the appear buildings toric Places, announced ination. leaderofthe pioneers. The Main Street. towns commercial district the Utah State Historical The district, which is first bona fide commercial With the addition of the has retained much of the Society. comprised of 44 com- - structure in Mt. Pleasant Peel House (a hotel), character and The Mt. Pleasant merical buildings on Main was a small log building on Rosenlofs . of its more Carpentry Historic Commercial Dis- - and State Streets in the Main Street which housed Shop, the Sanpete County prosperous years, Roberts trict is important because center of the small town of a p store. Built in Co-oand the Lundberg claims. its well preserved, archi- - Mt. Pleasant, was listed in 1867, it was followed by Block in the 1880s, and Many of the commercial tecturally significant com- - the Register for its the rival Gentile Co-o- p several other new stores structures in Mt. Pleasant mercial buildings are a architectural and com- - which, in 1871, was also after the arrival of the are significant because of built on Main Street. The railroad in 1890, Main their integrity and excel-Strefascinating documentary merical significance. record of the commercial Mt. Pleasant, Utah, Post Office, built in 1872, assumed the ap- - lence of design. Several vigor of rural Utah in the located 100 miles south of the Liberal Hall, built in pearance of a thriving architectural styles, decades from 1890 to Salt Lake City, was 1875 (the oldest existing street, ing from vernacular to late said Allen D. initially settled in early structure in the historic Roberts explained. 1910, Victorian, are present in the district and utilize a well-bein- g co-o- Page 14 Messenger Enterprise, Thursday, December 13, 1979 Teacher of the Year Named for parents who are Utah's Teacher of the educators. about at concerned teaches She Year for 1980 is a mother of five Monticello High School developmental lags (at youngsters who lives on where she works with no charge, of course), a farm 15 miles outside students with learning Into this she fits her disabilities and those in special education. Her schedule also includes reading classes for all of Monticello in San Juan County. Presentation of the award was made at the Dec. 14 meeting of the Utah State Board of Education in Salt Lake and tenth seventh graders and the college prep English class for seniors. City. After school hours. Roberta (Bobbi) Murray Suttlemyre has a Mrs. Suttlemyre works special talent responsibilities mother. Relief Society teacher, church worker, and homemaker at the family 20-acr- farm just e two miles from the as Colorado border. Ladies Literary Club Sets Christmas Party Mrs. Carol Lowry is The Manti Ladies for the Literary Club will hold chairman Christmas party in program, which will its deaf with the Library clubrooms feature music and other children, helping them to afternoon performances celebrawill also soon this learn. She at 4 (Thursday) ting the holiday spirit. for be responsible for pre-scho- ol relating to children from minority races and to those with reading or working with the young blind children in the area as well. With all this she still finds time for various community projects, and evaluating learning difficulties, according to her fellow wide range of materials, and decorative colors, elements, The district has good restoration potential, cording to the preserva-feelin- g tion office of the Utah State Historical Society, Five buildings in the district have been granted for federal grants-in-ai- d restoration projects. The owners will buildings take advantage of over S7.000 in federal matching to complete grants-in-ai- d various stages of Advortiotng IVoPiio Pop You PAYING GIVI MUSIC FOR Christnas 7 YOGS Hinkley Music Service 4bn, 1944 mt face valee for IuIvm, qurton aad bofaw. 54c pUcti, 1943 throe gh 197ti 1.13 eecht Over Mian, $10 each, laqafae at FIOpi 44 Frieee paU nay atatha, ML Pleaaaat, vary with daily price ef adver. 170 N. Main 442-994- 0. Ephraim Siphoning Dangerous to Health Rising gasoline costs and winter recreational activity may cause a says- Nausea - The poison spontaneous information service and vomiting may be next, according jump in the number of receives an average of to the poison specialist, related to two calls a week This is dangerous injuries gasoline siphoning, regarding gasoline because the risk of to the ingestion. Victims aspiration increases, according Intermountain Region usually are young men jhe lungs can becomp Poison Control Center. who run out of gas or inflamed and fill with Its not uncommon who attempt to switch fluid, a condition called for gasoline thieves and fuel from their car to a hydrocarbon snowmobile monitis. persons attempting to transfer gas from one or other recreational vehicle to another to vehicle. Persons needing dizziness, tightness in swallow gasoline or suck to siphon a liquid should the a chest and it into their lungs," use an apparatus with a shortness of breath mav warns Mr. Don Bennett, bulb that creates the be experienced. Milk or several tablespoons of poison information suction. Mr. Bennett says the vegetable or olive oil will specialist at University of Utah Medical Center. initial symptom of have a soothing effect. Gas ingestion can gasoline ingestion is a decrease burping and cause severe poisoning burning sensation in the decrease absorption of and lung damage leading mouth and throat. If the gas into the to death. Symptoms aspiration (sucking gas) bloodstream, says Mr. range from gagging and into the lungs has not Bennett, ' coughing to breathing occurred, coughing and ' ' " A Persons often subside,' and wiIh gagging difficulties, unconsciousness. A swallow or two of gas questions about gasoline physician nr the Poison may cause an upset ingestion should call the Control Center should be stomach and frequent Intermountain Regional Poison Control Center at called imediately," he burping. 1 or (outside the Salt Lake area) 581-215- Buy MOW! Give Tools For Christmas Advertising Pays pneu-motorcycl- e. "Light-headednes- s. CAR SEATS mm ' - - CAN PREVENT v. .HdT INJURIES! ...SAVE LIVES! dalll""l,"" ...w SPORTSMAN MECHANIC'S CE FLUORESCENT SCREWDRIVER ROTATABLE VICE LANTERN $38.95 SET $4.95 $31.95 4" ,000 hours service 1 $41.95 5" L' sf K) V,AH-,- ' NN LITTON T vi- SOCKET WRENCH SET 38 40 Piece, and Lifetime Guarantee 1 4" Drive 7 ' c ,' A. f BENCH GRINDER $13.95 1 SEALED BEAM LIGHT Long life high- intensity flashlight and Red Signal Flasher 12 h.p. $58.95 34 h.p. $94.55 DURACRAFT C4Q OC END WRENCH SET With Replacement Guarantee 18-Pie- ce Mt $19.95 A LVs - BENCH MODEL S-- K DP1214M 13 58" Chuck H.P. Motor 12-Spe- ed I 34 $229.95 SOCKET WRENCH j BERNZ-O-MATI- C KIT $12.95 Set Torch Only $7.99 Propane Cylinder $1.99 SUPER SPECIALS " 21 -- " Drive & Piece $29.S $31.93 Drive $34.98 " Drive H INTERMOUNTAIN FARMERS STORES If IFA you can depend on it. sells it It u i. |