Show f V r Historical W Writing Contest Entries Deadline Told Members of the Historical Writing Committee met at the I- I Ross Findlay home last Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day to make plans for the windup windo wind wind- o ing up of this years year's contest Those J-Those Those wishing to enter are arev v reminded that the contest closes a month earlier than last year with June being the final date for entries to be submitted i A number of entries have al- al eady been received and those i- i submitting entries are encouraged encouraged en- en encouraged to put sufficient postage post- post rage age on their manuscripts If It youre you're wondering what to write about It has been recorded recorded re- re corded that the first Post Office In Mantl Manti was opened In 1853 just about four years after the arrival arrival of oC the first settlers f f Also you might be interested that Chief and Bishop John E. E Rees Hees discovered the 1 coal ledge at Wales In 1857 Also Am there are records of missionaries mis- mis mis si in Scotland and Wales li recruited to h Assist assist with the work In those mines Ines i t- t Did you know that Warren WarrenS Warren'S S 'S S. S Snow was for a time In command command command com- com mand of the Sanpete military I district and that he served with George Peacock as elected members of the legislative assembly assembly as- as assembly from Sanpete Did you know that 1867 and 1868 were years ears when grasshoppers grasshoppers grass- grass grassI I hoppers came in great numbers and destroyed most of the crops I J In Sanpete Also that many of j the towns in Sanpete were incorporated incorporated incorporated in- in 1 by 1872 Orson Hyde died at Spring City In 1878 Sanpete was shipping wheat to Liverpool In 1879 and that weare we weare weare are In the year since the dedication of the Mantl Manta Temple and the beginning years at Snow College These and a thousand other Incidents with as many stories about each event as there were people are waiting to be re re- re corded If U you had an ancestor that you are grateful to for your wonderful make heritage make sure that his story Is told Remember closing date of the contest Is June 14 Most of ofus ofus ofus us wont won't be recorded in history unless our descendents make that record |