Show WAY B BACK CK WHEN One Year Ago 1953 The he measurements showed lit little little little lit lit- tle mountain precipitation in February but the snow pack remained re remained remained re- re above average Y 1 The Manti 1 Improvement Association Association Asso Asso- was organized with an eye to boosting Mantis Manti's future The Rainmakers called a meeting in Richfield with an eye to raising i Five Years Ago 1019 1919 Mrs 1 Melroy Luke established the Melroy lelroy C. C Luke memorial scholarship at Manti ManU High School in memory of the late M 1 Manti a ant in t I coach The only bright spot in th the terrible winter weather was that R. R F. F C. C loans were made available available avail avail- able ble to stockmen who had suffered suffered suffered suf suf- heavy losses County Agent Russell I Keetch announced a a wide county-wide weed control study program Shortening was a hot special at ODe DOc per pound 3 can Ten Years Ago 1944 1 Mantis Manti's basketball team won the Sanpete league championship champion champion- ship with a thrilling two-point two victory over Ephraim Mantis Manti's Tall including Meade Mcade Squire Richard Olsen and Wilbur Wilbur Wil Wil- bur Braithwaite won 18 of 20 games played during the season In the news of men in uniform uniform uniform uni uni- form we find Glen Sorensen writing from where he said the Japanese were less prone to Hari Kari than those facing defeat early in the war Earl McAllister was home on furlough from the Navy after winning his wings and was looking looking looking look look- ing forward to duty on a carrier Ted Tut Tuttle e of the Marines was home hone and expecting to ship ov overseas overseas overseas ov- ov soon Vernon Kunz was sent from Fort Leonard Wood Missouri l to California with an overseas assignment in store Henry w was a s shome home on furlough from the army and Lt Perry Christensen had a short leave from the Marines 1 Twenty Years Ago 1934 Things continued hot on Mantis Manti's Mantis Manti's Man Man- ti's coal mine in Ferron Canyon An engineer looked over the mine and estimated a total of tons in the 1385 acres controlled by A great hurdle in getting the mine open was the building of a wood road which was said to look like the largest such road construction construction construction con con- project in the area There was an all effort to get gel local labor to work on the road with the promise that they might take lake their pay in coal when the mine was opened The Messenger said this Captain Captain Captain Cap tain Elliott Hall played his final game of league competition at Beaver last Saturday night when Snow lost the playoff game to B BAG A C. C Captain Hall is probably the best player that has led a Snow team into games for the last few years His stellar stellar stellar stel stel- lar defensive work and his ability ability ability abil abil- ity to cage long shots has seen no equal for several years in I IJunior Junior College competition Coffee was no premium and sold for a pound Thirty Years Ago 1924 Sheriff Sanderson was ordered order order- ed by the state to destroy all imported chicks in an effort to prevent the introduction of hoof and mouth disease which was supposedly carried by chi chicks ks from California The outright killing of chickens was not or ordered ordered ordered or- or dered but he was to dip them in a 3 per cent solution of creosol creosol creosol creo- creo sol which meant sudden death All chick packages and boxes were ordered burned There was a proposal out to try the growing of seed cornin cornin corn cornin in Manti 1 fields 1 joined to sell some steers steer's in large numbers and thus get a slightly better price The price 2750 for yearling steers and for year old steers The Messenger noted that a cow belonging to Orson Poulson Poulson Poulson Poul- Poul son of Ephraim gave birth to triplet calves and all of them lived The folks in Fairview a prosperous prosperous prosperous pros pros- dairy center received more than for the milk of their 1100 cows in a year Forty Years Ago 1914 Paving ng roads was of little I I concern to l They were concerned with getting p paved a v e d sidewalks Marshal 1 Harmon recommended recommend recommend- ed that better be furnished for the fire extinguishing extinguishing extinguishing extin extin- equipment and that some sort of volunteer fire de department department department de- de be organized Braithwaite and Nielson of Manti grocery were com commended ended for store improvements These included a show counter with 27 glass-front glass display drawers several proof dust-proof and mice- mice proof drawers and bins for storage storage storage stor stor- age age of oC loose groceries and a II foot 10 meat refrigerator for cured and fresh meats The new meat chest the latest w was a s cooled by three cakes of ice in in I an ice chest on its side Manti l Garage advertised au automobiles automobiles automobiles au- au for hire with best service assured |