Show MANTI MANT PAPER PAPER FORTY YEARS AGO WAS DIFFERENT Forty two years ears ago April last the tho L t t t issue of rh Home Sentinel the father of the Manti ManU lessenger Messenger was Issued under the editorship of Jos T. T Jakeman We Ve have havo a copy a-copy of that first issue lIng lying ly l- ing lug before us it was sent scat to us by 1 Mrs L L. L C. C Kjar IJar and shows that the I copy was sent to L C. C K The first issue was not much on local news nor is is It a beauty so far as make up is c concerned and It contains some very Interesting attempts at advertising One glance glanco shows that its present da day offspring has come a long way both bothin bothin bothin in ne nEws fEws vs cO content appearance nir and advertising makeup make make- up up from its great great grandfather grand grand- father This Issue of the Home Sentinel Sentinel Senti Senti- nel is not the first attempt in iii county news paper efforts In San- San pete From the leading article inthe in inthe inthe the first issue we learn from a correspondent correspondent correspondent cor cor- respondent that in 18 F. F C. C Robinson Robinson Rob Rob- inson was editor of the Manti ManU Horald and SanPete Advertiser Advertis Advertis- er and about that time D. D Candland Candland Candland Cand- Cand land of Mt 1 Pleasant edited a paper called the The Tho writer has never seen any of oC these first fl is su e 1 u. u 1 i f I t I u s art wasp YUO HUi in lU n ac ife Jb-I 5 of their eX Our OurI Ourt I t files of oC the Manti ManU paper since the edition of April 21 24 1885 1855 are almost almost al- al most complete and are preserved las 1 as one of the priceless possessions of the Messenger Office The first Issue carries a smatter smattering ing of news from Crom about the county I from K Ky and Minn I a variety of oddly constructed ads and land several large largo wide open spaces The Tho ads are int in- in t Here is ono from Dr Dr 1 Hosford St. St John Physician and diseases of or ladies and aud I children a specialty Note Noto this one Manti Ladies op Co-op dealers j in ladies furnishings goods glassware glassware glassware glass glass- ware groceries prices as low as the lowest lowest How would the housewife and farmer Carmer like these prices submitted by Tuttle and Co Flour per cwt wheat a abu abu abu bu Oats per cwt Barley per cwt potatoes per bu bit but- but butter per lb Ib eggs Sc per doz beef 5 5 and lOc per Ib lb bacon lOc per Ib lb b. b some of you rou older older older old old- er folks remember this one Dont DontI I fail fail to see the popular drama The Social Glass' Glass presented by the Home Dramatic Club at Griers Grier's Hall We Ve learn from this issue also that Bamberger was about to tomake tomake tomake make coke at Wales Vales sufficient in quantity to to Salt Lake fac fac- tories |