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Show Page 2 Messenger-Enterpris- e A Look Back Messenger-Enterpris- at Ephraim Trivia By Eleanor Madsen in 1896? According to the late John K. Olsen as recorded in the Other 49ERS The cattle brought to Utah by Mormon pioneers were those they had in Illinois in 1846. John Ks father, Andrew Peter Olsen, started the first known cattle ranch in Sanpete Valley. At one time the Keskos had about 1000 critters. Dairy cattle also became a part of the livestock industry in those early days. In 1 894 Charles Nelson organized a creamery in Ephraim at a cost of $3200. Prior to this, George Hill had built a rock milk house where cooled pans of milk were kept for Mrs. Hill to make cheese. Ellen Madsen was also one of the early cheesemakers, making it for neighbors and collecting every tenth milking for her share. A few sheep may have found their way across the plains, since soon after the towns were established many small flocks of sheep were acquired. Many young boys herded the sheep along the ditch banks and fields in those days. Old ewes were sold for 90 cents a head. Some early sheepmen in Ephraim were George Beal, Adin Nielsen, Seymour Christensen, Rodney or inessential matters, that which comes from the street, of little Importance or significance, trifling, ordinary, By Trooper C. Smith he was As we drove this Easter holiday, it was a great weekend. The weather was fantastic and everyone was in good spirits. How long has it been since the weather has been this good on an Easter week- end? There is one little problem we overlook. There is a lot more traffic on the road nowadays. The State has seen unprecedented growth in the last ten years and everyone wants to go to hisher special place to celebrate the holiday. The problem is - how do you move the masses in a safe and orderly fashion? Well, you encourage people to leave in plenty of time so they dont have to leave in a great rush in a stampede to get to the hills. Next you ask them to wear their seat belts and remember to drive safely and courteously. The Utah Highway Patrol had more troopers ten years ago than it does today, so we are spread very thin. So we write news articles and put safety messages on the radio to remind everyone. 1 usually work holidays so my family stays home and we go another time. Well, this time I was off so we took a little drive to the Parker Mountain to have a picnic and wander through the hills for a few hours. As we were on our way back, another vehicle came around a curve at a high rate of speed and in our traffic lane. We slowed down and he finally swerved back into his own lane. After he passed, he was again back into the wrong lane. called Dispatch on my cellular phone and gave them the vehicle description to have officers watch for it. My entire family could have been wiped out if we had been down the readjust a little further. Lucky for us, we werent I think I would rather work on holidays. Its a lot safer! At least four people lost their lives over the Easter weekend in traffic accidents. As far as I am concerned, that is four too many. The weekend was a bloody one and if you want to find out how bloody it was, ask someone in the hospital emergency room. They will tell you. A lot of people have been hurt or injured. The UHP inI vestigated two injury accidents, three accidents, and one fatal accident in our area over the weekend. There were also five driving under the influence arrests and two alcohol violation arrests. What we need to do is slow down. Remember, youre getting away to relax so dont be in such a rush. Respect others! We live in a society where we only think about ourselves and what we want or need and to heck with anyone else. I think its time to change, non-inju- ry now. Christensen and Clifford Olsen. The sheep were often pooled into a community herd and large shearing corrals were constructed for convenience of the sheepmen. An article in the Ephraim Enter- prise for April 1896 states: Larsen and Morley constructed a new shearing corral at Hollaway on the Sanpete Valley Railway at which there will be 100 shearers, one of the most conveniently located corrals in the state. Another item concerning the sheep industry appeared in the Enterprise in October 896: Parley Hansen got back from Pueblo the first of the week where he sold his consignment of sheep. They 1 (Antone) Christensen tried to fatten hogs by the herd on acorns dropped from the brush oak at the lower levels of Ephraim canyon. He had his pens by the spring below the Hairpin Curve and it be- came known as the Pig Pens. However, this project ended in 1893. As early as 1 890 we find poultry and eggs being shipped on the D & R Railway to Pueblo, Colorado and no doubt most pioneer families by 1 896 had a few chickens in their coops. The turkey is the only domesticated animal in Sanpete that didnt arrive with the pioneers in 1 849. As early as 1 865 however, there were turkeys who helped eliminate the grasshoppers. The first turkeys in Ephraim were grown by Leon Jennings, A.C. Nielson Jr., Joseph H. Thompson, Glen J. Nielson, Lee Anderson, Marcus Olsen, Ludwig and Olsen others. Hermansen, Ray Fanning has changed much since 1896 when plowing was done by oxen and a hand plow, when cows were milked by hand and the pig bucket stood by the door on a little bench to be filled with scraps, when eggs were gathered and exchanged at the home d grocery store for a stick of or other treat, but for those who farm, the same love of the land, the same endurance for hard labor, the same desire to plant and harvest still exists whether in 896 or 1996. Sources: Albert C.T. Antrei The Other 49ERS Western Ephore-houn- 1 -- ics Salt Lake City, Utah THE AMERICAN HEART Ephraims First One ASSOCIATION IflJilitiUnVitilMi llit'-ViWitat- Inventory of the County Archives of Utah: Utah Historical Records Survey - WPA ii Ephraim Enterprise 1896 THE IVIessenger WESTERN STATES B mortgage! CORPORATION til LKNDKR EPHRAIM by trivia: balderdash, but a Max E. Call Im the adventurous type. I have an uncanny desire to find out whats at the end of a road I havent been on. As a result. Im constantly getting lost. And if Im not lost. Im stuck or find myself on a deadend road where I cant turn around. Every time I pass a cow trail leading off into the boondocks, I slow and say I wonder where that road goes. The last Keep going, you old goat, Beth will instruct. Warm at wound we up time you took me on one of those roads miles. hundred Springs after a zig zag course covering about a Many years ago I found myself in Vernal, Utah on a cold blustery day in January, and I had to get to Green River, Wyoall those ming. They told me in a cafe that if I didnt want to go cross Green and John Dutch I to long miles around, could go and Dam save River on the ice at the site of the Flaming Gorge down a lot of time. Is it safe? I asked the man in the cafe. Beth turned ashen. If you think your childs school is unsafe, go to a school board meeting. Get on the agenda. Tell your elected board members about your concerns. Let them know what you want them to do. If your children answer, Nothin, to the question What did you do in school today? dont just take their word for it. If youre concerned, take the time to talk to the teacher. Ask about the program. Tell the teacher what your hopes are for your child, and ask how you can complement the school program at home. If you have questions about the schools discipline program, make an appointment with the principal. Find out whats happen- That depends on how thick the ice is and how heavy your car is, stated the informant. Beths ashen color turned to a pure white. Forget it, she said, but she knew I wouldnt. As we mushed along in the fresh snow up the canyon, Beth quit speaking to me. If shed had the money for a motel room, I know she would have stayed in Vernal. Finally we made it to the construction camp. Construction on the dam had not yet begun and they were just doing engineering work. I stopped and asked one of the workmen if I could cross the river on the ice. I did it yesterday, he said, with my bulldozer. That was good enough for me. How do I get to the crossing? I asked. Just follow those bulldozer tracks, he said helpfully. Down the canyon we went, Beth with her eyes closed, and me wishing mine were. When we came to the river bank, there was open water out in the middle about ten yards across. But there was a shelf of ice on both sides of the river and downstream about 50 yards the ice looked solid across. after all, the bulldozer tracks went that way Away I went and I couldnt see a bulldozer sticking up out of the water. ing. And if you arent satisfied with the answers given to you by legislators or boards of education or school employees, become determined to be a part of the solution. Start a neighborhood petition as a message to legislators. Invite lawmakers to your school to investigate your concerns about class conditions. Become a parent volunteer. Attend PTA meetings (even when your child isnt singing in the chorus). Write letters to the editor. Energize neighbors. Work on someones campaign. Run for office yourself. And if you cant do all of the above, pick one. A letter or a phone call or a school board meeting may seem a small thing, but when thousands of parents do a small thing, its no longer small. Im convinced that the revolution in public schools will not come from politicians or superintendents or even teachers. It will come when the public demands it. When the public sees its schools Beth screamed. Im walking! Youll freeze, I chided her. Well thats better than having my body recovered Stop! in the spring five miles down the river, she said. She got out and walked ahead. I figured it would be better to have her in the lead, then if she disappeared. Id know that was not the spot for the car to cross. But she made it and so did I, car and all. We went down the edge to the spot where it was solid all the way across, crossed to the other side, then went up the ice on that side of the river to where the road (?) took off again. I stopped at the construction camp on that side and asked how just dangerous my trip had been. We cross it many times a day, the worker told me. See, I told you so, I gloated to Beth. Shut up and drive, she glowered. She has never let me forget that foolhardy act. Every time I drive down a road past a sign that says Road Closed she reminds me of the incident. Im a lot older now and smarter. Actually Im glad I did it, because if I hadnt, Beth would have nothing to chastise me about. After all, its the only mistake Ive ever made. Speaking of driving . . . this driver of a small sedan braked hastily as the owner of a large estate came hurrying around a sharp bend in the narrow road in her large Rolls. Before he could say a word, she shouted, Pig! and drove on. And youre another, he shouted in retaliation. Then he drove around the bend and crashed head-ointo the largest he had ever seen. pig as a precious possession. When the public understands that schools are worth the time. Worth the trouble. n Worth the fight. so trivial: Flattery is warming yourself by an fireplace. 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I This space provided as a public service. 3284-000- Recently a concerned mom asked me a very simple question. She said, What can we do to help schools? I said, Are you talking about funding or class size or discipline or test scores or what? She said, Yes. So heres the answer. Youve got to get more informed. Youve got to get more involved. Youve got to become activists. If youre worried about overcrowded classrooms, dont just offer sympathy to teachers. Call the Governor. Write your state senator and your representative. Tell them what youre worried about. Tell them what you expect from them. lEHyOlGOSTtREEINSNGEl American Heart Association USPS Beths definition: trivia: hogwash. Not WERE FIGHTING FOR VOURUFE MANTI Hun- dred Years MEMORIAL PROGRAM. llltMlfi --VwwtfhliWK THE commonplace. netted him $2 per head. Many pioneer families raised a hog or two for their own consumption. As early as 1889 some tried it commercially.Anthon It's time to change driving habits, patrol trooper says . . . Webster's definition: trivisr. Insignificant Part of the Celebration of Utahs Statehood Ephraim has always been a farming community, but how did it get started and what was it like Thursday, April 18. 1996 e, 1 Bedroom Units Elderly Apartments 45 East 100 North Ephraim, Utah 84627 T! VINTON AND MARJORIE STEINER, Apt. 283-636- 3 30 managers ATTENTION ALL VETERANS, DEPENDENTS, AND WIDOWS The Service Officer from the American Legion, Salt Lake City, will be in your area to assist you in understanding and applying for VA benefits, including compensation, pension, hospitalization, education, and other benefits. This is a free service and veterans need not be a member of the American Legion to receive assistance. The Service Officer will be at the Ephraim Job service on Monday, May 6 from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. |