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Show May 24, 1979 Many changes seen during 125 years Page Nineteen The Pyramid By Mayor Halbert Jensen this Memorial Day weekend, 1979 commemoration is made of Ephraims On 125th Anniversary. Many changes have occured since the day in 1854 when a group of men from Manti began construction of a fort to protect those who would follow. Several years later mapping of the city and provisions for providing services were implemented. Following that beginning, changing times and economic conditions have placed fluctuating demands for police, street, water, fire, power and sewer services. An historical recount shows sequentially keeping the peace, maintaining the streets, providing volunteer Peter and Martha Olsen herefords look sweepstakes in the stole lair in I 12. l our ol the brothers shown, Ali, 92; John K. (HI; .1 ini. XX; and Niels, XI; are still residnets. Photo courtesy of John K. Olsen. The "Kesko" Andrew (1 fire protection as initial city services. With population growth came the need for sanitary water service. Technological change brought about a power generation and distribution system. More recently, I'irsl slate minion was commemorated ! Indian Veterans in 1(1(16 this parade. Photo courtesy th ol v ol Armada Cox. Timeless words from editor of yesteryear beautiful rose garden and park around our library, two new church chapels, and a large suspension bridge for the culinary n water supply. We have Utoco and Conoco service stations, a telephone building and a new dial system. There is a new front and show room for the Chevrolet garage, major improvements at the Ephraim Co-omajor repairs and at the Hermansen Mill, improvements Jensen Plumbing, Christensens Johnson Lumber, Hermansen Lumber, and the Ephraim Enterprise, and a new Anderson Applicance Store and the new Nielson Home and Garden Store. There is new lawn around the Post Office, the old swimming pool has been removed. There are fjve or six new homes, and numerous older homes have undergone major improvements. We have one of the most beautiful combined Ward and Stake buildings in the Church, and a large addition and renovation to the South Ward that would be credit to any college town. Our new College Auditorium should be to southern Utah what the Salt Lake Theatre was to northern Utah. ...If we continue to improve each coming four years as we have those in the past, industry will not continue to pass us by. As a college town we must continue to improve and to become known as one of the cleanest and most progressive communities in Southern Utah. ...Think about, talk about, write about and dream about the advantages we have to offer, and never lose an opportunity to 56,1 EPhr.a wailegeUpto the ultra-moder- p, ' ' ' Itoscoet ox Kdi tors note: The timeless quality of Itoscoe Coxs editorials has led us to share with you the concerns of this publishing citizen of Ephraim. THE EPHRAIM ENTERPRISE May 20, 1955 Building A Better Ephraim. Building a better Ephraim has indeed been our aim in the last few years. Let us review some of the improvements in Ephraim in four years. We find ourselves with eighteen blocks of oilsurface streets, over twenty blocks of new side walls around thrity-on- e blocks of curb and gutter, curb - to - curb resurfacing around Snow College, and Main b Street improvements including new and lights. resurfacing We have a new diesel electric plant, a f C"ege Ur beS College grows with Ephraim Snow College began as 6 "SSETSs NEED THIS? We have pull type as well as gooseneck and other trailers fJUJ. GGDVOGGG 150 South 1000 East 436-237- 6 Mt. Pleasant years of its service. The Sanpete Stake Academy, word Snow has continued November a, 1888. On to lie part of the name of April 17, 1900, it was given the college since the time the name of Snow it was adopted. At the close of the era of Academy in honor of Ixrrenzo Snow, at that the Snow academy, time President of The College became a normal Church of Jesus Christ of college. In recent years the letter - day Saints. The L.D.S. Church was the college has aligned itself which with the concept of the organization adand founded "community college." Snow ministered the institution has College under three operated during the first forty - five types of administrative control. From 1888 to 1932 it was founded and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. In 1932 it was given by the Church to the State of Utah. From 1932 to 1951 it was directed by the Board of Education. In July, 1951, it became a branch of State Utah State University and was administered by the Board of trustees of Utah State University. On July 1, 19 Snow governance went to the State Board of Higher Education with an Institutional Council. the early days in Ephraim come harvest time, it was customary to feed the threshers. One occasion an old Danish In farmer, surveying the table filled with food and surrounded by hungry s said, Eat all if it takes damn want you near all of it." farm-hand- QUALITY MeVs FAIRVIEW and health community growth caused and the construction requirements of a sewer system. Many improvement individuals through the years provided the leadership for these accomplishments. AND lOCKGt 427-335- 6 energy Duff Acres Iota was among the top ten does to earn Star Cer- tificates the in termountain Association Manti, MaV In- Dairy Goat milking held competition in 18. AUTHENTIC ITALIAN PIZZA You'll love the toste of our pizzos mode from fovorite recipes old-wor- Acres Iota, owned by Dulfy and Vonda Lewis of Fountain Green, OUT gar- nered a total of 18.47 points. The highest was 22.99 points accumulated by Ken Bar Spanish owned by Merrell. changing tastes of individuals, our rural city is also changing. We plan for orderly growth and our actions in dealing with it are the significant factor for progress. To all in the community who are concerned and active in maintaining and increasing community pride, we say thanks and to those who lack these thoughts we encourage a mellowing with movement toward constructive action. As city officials apd employees working for Ephraim City we function better when your constructive help provides direction. Our hope is that in coming years the planning and activity now taking place will show correct decisions were made. ld TAKE The doe placed eighth in a field of 26. Lon Duff and requirements . Lon The present City Council also spends many valuable hours for city improvement. With the new demands being placed on the community by population growth, Karen Patterson, Mack, Fletcher, St. John; Mrs. Shary Day, Pahrump, Genola; April Despain, Nev.; Joe L. and Carol L. Genola; Jeraldine Mayer of Redmond Colo.; Kathleen Despain, competition The foresight of past city officials brought about the formulation of committees to address the varied needs of the citizens. Many individuals have served, and continue to serve, unselfishly for improvement and betterment of the city. We are grateful for the help. Thank you for this vital service. 283-424- 3 HA TUBING SANDWICHES Other Lewis winners in the shows also held the same day were La Honda Springs Prince, Grand of all Champion purehreds in the Buck Show; I,a Honda Springs LaVonda, a La Mancha, Grand Champion Doe; and Lon Duff Acres Omicron, an Alpine owned by Priscilla Lewis, Grand Champion in the AND ITALIAN DINNERS SUMMER HOURS: 3:30 TO 10:30 P.M. OPEN THURSDAYS & FRIDAYS FOR LUNCH 4-- show. Other Grand Champion owners were: Barbara Fletcher of St. John; Alton and Carol Small of Grand Junction, Colo.; OLD WORLD PIZZA 30 East Center Ephraim Ephraim mayors 1868 1875 George Taylor Peter Jens Christiansen 1884 1894 18 1898 Parley McFarlane Peter Thompson rfeauca tmMa&ond' Henry Beal ,1. P. Hansen Peter Jens 19(12 ( fo youb dfackcca&ond'. J.P. Hansen P. I). Jensen 19 14 Joseph ob t toiou icob. and dtoc H. Thompson 1930 Andrew Armstrong 1932 James Frost 1934 Lyman Willardson 1938 P. I). Jensen 1940 Sophus Bertleson (Dean Folster appointed mayor when Sophus moved 1942 .1. W. Humphrey 1944 L. Cannon Anderson 1948 G. L. Beal 1950 Calvert Larson 1954 L. R. Burr George Allred Vertis Nielson Arland Kooney Clair Erickson Halbert Jensen &nve&fied', ob Christian Willardson 1918 John N. Dorius 1919 Hans Christensen 1920 F. II. Rasmussen 1922 Jacob Thompson 1926 Andrew Armstrong 1928 lAkved itedduma hristensen 1904 Alfred Dahl 1006 L. M. Olsen 1908 David N. Beal 1910 1912 curb-to-cur- Lewis goats tops in coobd (0nvcaoond ate awaca&es on ! Cddo?ip cateb Newspapers on Ephraim has enjoyed services of a free press since June 1890 when the first issue ol t 'minty Register was published by James T. Jakeman. M. F. Murray and Company purchased the paper and named it the EPHRAIM ENTERPRISE, It continued publication in Ephraim during the time of the editorship of the Roscoe Cox family. Currently Ephraim has coverage in two papers, Ixith published out of the city. The Pyra mid began coverage of Ephraim in the ocob and dee &tefe defection Phone or 462-213- 4 462-207- 8 cm 1978. Someone else reported "This is how I heard it ounch line, "But I will The people say, "Look tell you what I woll do, if how drunk you are you will give me $60, then, Okerman," but no one say I will just let her cry." how dary you are," Tzaoni Open Mon. Mt. Pleasant 90 West Main Frl., 9 a.m.-- p.m. After hours & Saturdays by appointment. 5 |