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Show Copies of The Storm Testament" proached tne iron step. The clank of Utah 84647 or to: Liberty Press, 500 South 1200 West, Orem, Utah 84058. The Storm Testament is also available in local bookstores., I crawled under some bushes where no one would see me, waiting for the coming darkness and Boggs along behind. I tied the rope to the spokes so Boggs would be dragged along by a series of jerks rather than by a steady pull. I was sure the jerking motion would make the are available for $12.95 from The the steel trap and Boggs screams of Pyramid, 90 West Main, Mt. pain would certainly startle the Pleasant or by mailing $12.95 plus spirited horse and start it running up tax and postagfe to: The the street, jerking Boggs feet out $1.71 Pyramid, P. O. Box A, Mt. Pleasant, from under him and dragging him experience more miserable for Boggs while having an unsettling effect on the horse to insure its continued running. As I was kicking the last of the dust over the trap, chain, and rope, I heard the unmistakable clomp of hobnailed boots on the wooden floor of the surveyors office. I darted into e alley just as Boggs stepped onto the porch, the surveyor close behind, and untied the nervous horse. Without another word to the surveyor, Boggs walked to the back of the wheel, and to my astonishment, stepped right over the open jaws of the bear trap onto the iron step and into the carriage. My plan had failed. carriage. Just when I was beginning to worry that it would soon be too dark to see what I was doing, Boggs carriage stopped beside the hitching post in front of the surveyors office. After securing the horse with the cowhide tie rope, Boggs disappeared into the office. There was no time to waste. After making sure there were no observers. I crawled out from under the bush and headed for the carriage, the bear trap in one hand and the rope in the other. My plan was very simple. There was an iron step right behind the left front wheel where Boggs placed his foot when getting into the carriage. I set the trap and buried in it the dust just below the iron step, and a little bit away from the carriage. I tied one end of the rope to the trap chain, and the other end to two of the spokes near the inside of the left back wheel. I figured that after Boggs untied the horse, he would step into my bear trap as he ap- - founder of the Fairview Museum which has gained renowned recognition for its preservation of pioneer artifacts and other interesting displays. Golden Sanderson views pieces from the Fairview Museum which are now on display at the Snow College Library. Patrons can view the display during library hours until the end of May. Sanderson is curator and a thousand A thoughts raced through my mind in that desperate instant. Not only had I missed my chance at revenge, but I had lost my bear trap. I wondered what kind of cruel punishments Boggs would inflict upon Mormons when he discovered what a Mormon had tried to do to him. Boggs made a few parting comments to the surveyor, and was steam-powere- Fairview Museum pieces now on display at Snow College Library By Doris Larsen Public Information Specialist EPHRAIM Probably not many of the residents of Sanpete County realize that we have in our area a pioneer museum, declared by Richard Oman of the LDS Church Arts Department to be "the best such museum south of the Wasatch Front. Golden Sanderson of Fairview (where the museum is located,) one of the early originators, affirms that the great challenge to those who work with the museum is "to make the public aware of how unusual it is for a museum of this magnitude to be situated in a small community such as Fairview. In an effort to place emphasis on the fact that this museum is actually a Sanpete County effort, Mr. Sanderson has brought to the Snow College Library a sampling of the variety of diversified items on display in Fairview Among the Snow College exhibit is a collection of unusual and very old conditioned oak roots which are very uniquely shaped. Mr. Sanderson said that one time, an artificial leg, was found in the garden of a Spring City native. This wooden leg had been smoothed and fashioned from an aspen limb, showing the ingenuity and resourcefulness of our pioneer ancestors. Also displayed at Snow are some cut glass and ceramics items and some historical dishes, as well as Indian artifacts and some ostrich plumes. From his book, The Shoulders On Which We Stand, Dr. Demont of the Snow College faculty says of the museum, "When the board decided to close the old sandstone elementary school which had for years provided the educational foundation for Fairviews children, the community was divided on what should be done with the old building. Some were in favor of razing the structure and using the property for other for a museum of local history and not receiving favorable response from the City, Mr. Sanderson and Lyndon Graham (who had earned an artistic reputation for his miniature carvings in wood each put in a $10 check and made a bid on the building. Being the only bidders, their bid was accepted. Dr. Howell also told of how a group of local citizens interested in preserving the symbols of their heritage and culture created a corporation. Their aim and purpose was to add to the works of Fairbanks and Graham other artifacts and art pieces which would eventually result in a bona fide museum of local history and art. Members of that original corporation included, in addition to Sanderson (president) and Graham (vice president) the following persons : Mildred Nielson, Reed Lasson, Beth Carlston, Harris Cheney, Lee Mower, Keith Hansen and A. J. Anderson. Since that time, Sanderson, who was also named curator as well as president of the board, has devoted much of his almost boundless energy to collecting artifacts that help preserve the memory of rural life, while unprotected symbols of this life decay or are obliterated to make way for new structures, concluded tremendous, with such additions as an entire room - an elegant parlor--o- f the past, decorated with wall -- panels, furniture, carpeting, etc. of a can hardly wait to see it, so. ..I know about you, but some bright sunny day in April, or May, or June, I intend to visit this museum and renew my ties with my pioneer grandparents. Mr. Sanderson invites all of you to do the same. Lets all support Sanpete Countys great museum at ' Fairview! I dont Rep. Ray Nielsen visited students in the Spring City Elementary School on March 21 and spent time visiting each of the classrooms. 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He did, however, leave several art pieces in the building. Dr. Howell continued, Fairview City then purchased the building from the North Sanpete School District for $1, the stipulation being that the building be used for cultural TO BE CONTINUED FOLGER'S COFFEE Howell. It is well worth a persons time to visit the exhibit at Snow College and, while groups of young people with proper adult supervision are encouraged to view it, it is something anyone would enjoy seeing. The display will remain in the library until the end of May, and can be seen Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., on Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. In an interview, Golden Sanderson lighting and era. long-ag- o The Fairview commented, believed the Museum is closed during the winter building (itself a museum of sorts) months, but watch for an April could be put to better use. By 1962 opening. The museum is maintained this climate of indecision led Avard and sustained entirely on the conFairbanks, a sculptor of national tributions of the traveling public and purposes; -- purposes. Subsequently, Golden Scouts there. It was great then, but Sanderson, a local merchant, Mr. Sanderson assures me that the proposed that the building be used improvement since then has been art and, about to head his horse up the street when a sudden idea entered my mind. There was no time to Consider the consequences. I stepped out of the alley into the dim light coming from the surveyors window. Are you the mobber who killed I demanded of Boggs. my cow? His first reaction was to reach for the pistol under his coat, the same pistol he had used to shoot my cow. But when he saw that I was only a boy, and apparently unarmed, he left his pistol in its place. Instead of answering my question, he responded with a question of his own. Arent you the kid who tried to steal my nig... Without finishing his question, he sprang from the buggy to grab me before I could disappear into the darkness. Instinctively, I sprang back to get out of his reach, but my reaction was unnecessary. As soon as his first boot touched the dust, there was the unmistakable clank of cold steel followed by a startled scream. As predicted, the horse bolted up the street giving the deserving Boggs a ride he would never forget, if he lived through it. The screaming into the Boggs disappeared darkness. I looked at the surveyor, and he at me. I turned and darted into the alley before he could decide what to do. CHAPTER 13 On April 1, 1839, Ike and I were camped on a hillside several miles south of Liberty, Missouri, overlooking the Missouri River. Most people called it the Big Muddy. It is the longest river in North America, reaching from St. Louis Clear to the Rocky Mountains. d Below us, two river boats were secured to log pilings, taking on supplies and passengers bound for the- upper Missouri and the Rocky Mountains. Ike and I had arrived during the night and our intention was to somehow get passage on one of the boats. We had all the supplies we would need for survival in the mountains - rifles, knives, flour, beans, salt, trinkets for trading with the Indians, and a mule to carry everything - but we didnt have any money. I had planned to buy passage with money received from the sale of my cow, but Dick Boggs had ruined that plan by shooting Sally. Boggs had pr.id dearly for his cruel dee, losing his foot and nearly his life after stepping into my bear trap and being dragged down the road by his runaway carriage. By the time the carriage was brought to a halt by two mounted riders, Boggs, foot was so badly mangled that the doctor had to cut it off. 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