Show PAGE TWO VO i i t tI I r I j. r 1 r 4 a I J jl j 7 1 j I J II J t II fl i. i 1 u 14 vL r rr r Ephraim op co-op constructed in J 1 to help to serve the needs of a growing Sanpete County A news article in The Daily Dally Tribune from Salt Lake City dated May 17 1878 has re revealed revealed revealed re- re another historic use of the Ephraim op Co-op Building A quote from the article re refers refers refers re- re fers to the ladies ladles in Ephraim taking their Sunday eggs to the United Order store Although there is no definite record of when the building was erected an indication of its Church connection is found In a deed dated 1872 At that time the property was deeded by Mayor George Taylor Taylor Taylor Tay Tay- lor to Canute Peterson Trustee Trustee Trustee Trus Trus- tee In Trust in behalf of the Ephraim Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Latter Saints In 1885 it was again deeded to the Ephraim Co Cooperative Cooperative Cooperative Co- Co operative Mercantile During the there were a great eat number of cooperatives established throughout Utah These ops co-ops took many forms as mercantile establishments sheep companies or groups of ot farmers in irrigation projects The building on Ephraim's Main Street as discussed ina In Ina a recent article has been used as a rolling mill garage machinery machinery machinery mach mach- and implement store school house social hall and op co-op store Restoration of the building Is being planned by the Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete Development Corporation |