Show Did You Know Do You Know Who was born January 8 1805 in Oxford New Haven Connecticut Walked miles from Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Con Con- to Ohio near Kirtland when he was 14 Was ordained one of the first quorum of Twelve Apostles on February 15 1835 Published the F Frontier r on ti er Guardian first paper printed west of the Mississippi Established Fort Supply near Fort Bridger Wyoming in 1853 Called by Brigham Young to preside over Sanpete Stake 1859 Appointed by U. U S S. S government government government govern govern- ment as Indian agent for Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete County Died November 28 1878 buried In Spring City Cemetery This Information was prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared by his daughter for Athen Osborne for Spring City Ward Book of Records There are other known fact about this important leader but this brief sketch might be enough to identify identify identify iden iden- this early Sanpete pioneer Last weeks week's personality was identified first by Mrs Kenneth Bown of Manti ManU who recognized the information on a photograph that she owns which was taken the day that a monument was erected in the Manti ManU Ce Cemetery for William Fowler author of the hymn We Thank Thee 0 O God for a Prophet Others who identified Mr Fowler were Mrs sen Mrs Verla Maylett Mrs Jesse Jensen Mrs Lily Jane Miller Carolyn Bessey Erma Olsen Lynn McArthur L L. L L L. L Dastrup and Ethel Ahlstrom Mrs Jesse Jensen remembered remembered remembered that he lived one block west of main street on fourth south street where Georgia Ma May Lowry lives now She had been told of the difficult circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances that the family lived under and of the gentleness of Mr Fowler There Is less than a month left to complete entries for the writing contest Remember the contest closes July |