Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-11-08

.iei In 1881, Ephraim, Mount Pleas
tnt ami Spring City, lS52.
WAKES, 1857, MorOni, Fairvirw
GuuuisOn and Fountain Green,Is59.
Faye;te, 1851; Milburn, 1870; Ches
er aud Hayfeld, 1872; Sterling.
1873. and IndianOla, 1874. Ephrai n
iad only one family until 1854.
when the actual settlement was
made, aud Mount Pietsant anu
Spring City Originally known a.
mount Pleasant Greek Settlement
tni the Alfredo Ssttlement) wers
both vacated rbecaase Of Indian
1859. : -
VI the fifteen towns or precincts
IN Stnpeie county, six, namely,
Manu, Ephraim. 5 iringt ;ity, Mount
Pleasant, Fairview aud Moroui, ar,
chartered cities, and one Fountain
Green) an incorporated town.
Aianti, the oldest seit ementin the
Stake and the county seat Of San
Jete county, Is pleasantly situated
IN City Greek and at the west bsse of
he Nasatch mountains, 49, miles
-Outh Of Salt LAKE CITY. Situated
IN rising ground II commands a
Inc view OF the surrounding eOun-
~. The beautiful Temple Standing
m the hill originally known as the
rock quarry lyingimmediately north
st -, tiiu tJSu uuus much import
ance to the place, and a fine Taber-
utrie sianulns on what in early
times was known as the Temple
Block near tile centre OF town Is the
most comm0diOus house Of worship
IN the Sanpete Stake OF Zion. AIanti
is divided into two Bishops warts,
u which Bishop Hans Jensen pre-
,ides Diver the South, and VIM. T.
Reid acts as Bishop over the North
ward.
Seven miles northeast OF Nanti.
IN Cottonwood Creek, lies the
beautiful city Of EphFaim, prin-
cipally inhabited by peopl: Of
scandinavian extraction. This
place vies with Aiauii in point OF
/ population and Importance, and for
many years there has existed u SORT
4 friendly competition between the
Two places. Ephraim Is the head
quarters Of the SGnpete Stake, as
resident Petersen and his first
;"unselOc reside here, aud about
half the members Of the High Coun-
ID, wniie EIuer JUun B. AlaiIsn
.-coRd CouusslOrin the Stake PreH-
.eney, Resides in Manli, rs als0 TIE
'lher hslf of the High Council
| Apostle AnthOn II. Luni resides in
1PhTaim, and here also Is located
The Stake Academy recently opened
tnd now il a Furnishing condition
under the able management Of Prof.
Alma Greenwood. OF the three cite
-Manti, Ephraim and Mt. Pleasant
which recently have competed foI
the possession Of the county seat.
EphTaim, from geographical
standpoint, has the best claim, but
Aianti has tie advantage Of being
he Oldest settlement in the county
and has been the county seat from
the beginning while Mount Pleasan.
an boast Of the hrsest population.
The question rs TO where TIE county
s.-st will he in the near future Is not
yet decided, although Manti cam,
III victorious At the lite election,
nut tubs l. by some only considered q
temporary victory, in consequence OF
which no preparations areas yet be.
| iug made 10 erect permanent or sub
-tautial court house, which is 80
much needed, as the old rock
structure in Manu now used foI
county purposes Is altogether too
small and inc0nvenient for the
amount Of business transacted in ont
'fthe leading counties Of the Terri
tory.
I.phraim, like AIanti, is divided
into two wards, and Elder G. G. y.
Dorius presides as Bishop of the
south and l.. 5. Anderson Of the
north ward. The c0mmOduou.
Tabernacle, 4 substantial rock build
ing second only 10 the Manti Taber
n7cie in point OF size and finish rises
igh above the surrounding build.
lEgs and gives Ephraim the appear.
ance Of a large old country village
clustered around Lutheran church
edifee.
spring City Is pleasantly situated
on Canal Creek, ten miles northeast
OF Ephraim. This town tau
boast Of the be5t water for culin
sry purposes in the county.
This is obtained from the numerous
-pr.ngs, fond within the city linn
It's and which, no doubt, suggested
the name the settlement now bears.
For many years Spring City was
the home OF the late Apostle OrsOu
Hyde, and today il Is believed that
Spring City has more genuine
veterans-!Githful men and women,
whose experiences reach back 20
the remarkable days Of Kirkland,
Missouri aud IllinOis-tiIan any
other town In the Saupete Stake OF
ZOn. James A. Alfred presides
over the ward, with John Frantzsn
and Laurilz Larsen as cOunselors.
Five mics northeast Of Spring
City we come to the city OF Mount
,'iritssnt, which, like Spring
| City, dstes back 10 1859, but as u
nermauent settlement only TO 1859.
/ The city covers rn immense area
but l. thiniy populated. The death
record Of Mount Pleasant COM
menced with tine killing Of Isaac
Alfred by a Mr.. Ivie aud the
drowning Of little child In Pleas
ant Greek in May, 1889, bat since
then il has become a ssiive" place.
Just imagine, thrte saloons in
what <ss once quiet and peaceful
ssMormon town." and this too before
the ..Lior rsis'i has got fail control.
The facts in the case are that this l.
the heart quarters for apostaies and
/ the whole discounted element Of San
pete County, and so far as | could
learn. tine only city 10 Sazpete
which was honored by a visit OF 50
distinguished champions OF fraud
and Acknowledgement rs the would
he "Hon.D G. &. Goodwin, Elk
fudge o. w. Powers and others.
Another distinguished gentleman
who some time ago figured promi-
nenuy rs chief executive OF cur
Territory, took sick in MorOBi the
Cause Of which was that the gentle
man instead OF following the main
road from the railway depot, passing
by the only liquor establishment in
the town, as he should have done,
passed right through that establish
ment and when he came out on the
other side he could not find the road.
aud hence failed TO reach Mount
Pleasant. But Ia relating this we do
not desire to stigmatize the
city Of Mount Pleasant as n place
for everything that is evil, for al
though some OF the more rsdical"Li-
berals', have asked members Of the
Peoples party TO cease their efforts
to control the municipality in order
that they 1.-THE Libersisl might make
a regular vh!p-hob" Of the place,
I do not believe for one moment
that such viii be the case. Mount
Pleasant Is, trust, destined to
continue q respectable aud well
governed commonwealth, for the
majority OF the inhabitants there
are just as good, industrious, re-
spectacle and moral as people else
wherein the country. Until quite |
recently Mount Pleasant, like |
Ephraim and Manti. was divided 4
Into two Bishops Wards. but Elder |