Manti Messenger 1954-02-26 Firemen from Three Towns Battle Mt. Pleasant Fire

Christmas Shopping With Hilda ~ From Hilda's Scrapbook

Awake I have worried, fussed, fumed and planned.

Asleep, I have sought over sea and  land.

Wherever I went, when I told them the price,

Clerks would smile, show sympathy and try to be nice.

I have been at the Wasatch, The Progress, and Squires

I have looked at all things a human admires.

At Gunderson's, at Biddle's and over at Pete's, too,

I asked to see their goods, both old and new.

I went to Penney's and then to the Sanpete.

I am quite sure I visited all places on Main Street.

I roamed North and South, and up and down,

Almost decided to go to some other town.

At last discouraged and in despair,

I searched mail order catalogs from everywhere.

But whenever I saw an article I thought would do,

I found that aft' their price, there was Uncle Sam's postage too.

I have seen radios, automobiles, blankets and mitts,

But darned if I could find anything for only two bits.

Today I decided on this present  plain and queer.

Here is wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Dave Gunderson Restoration of Two Historic Photos

We have such wonderful, thoughtful friends looking out for us.

Dave Gunderson took the two photos from our earlier post: http://mtpleasantpioneer.blogspot.com/2011/10/hazel-anderson-working-at-mt-pleasant.html

submitted by

Judy Malkiewicz about

the Progress Store and did his magic. 

 Before 

Hazel Anderson Working at the Mt. Pleasant Progress Store ~ Shared by Judy Malkiewicz

 Hazel Anderson (third from the left)  Working and Mt. Pleasant Progress Store

Hazel Anderson ( third from the left)  Working at the Mt. Pleasant Progress Store

P: 183   "History of Mt. Pleasant"  by Hilda Madsen Longsdorf

During the year, (1908) the Progress Mercantile Company, which became very prominent in the business world, was incorporated with James Larsen, president; F. C. Jensen, vice president; H. C. Jacobs, secretary-treasurer; S. E. Jensen, James Monsen, Andrew Larsen, John Strom and Andrew Swenson, directors. Their place of busi­ness was established in the Equitable building, formerly occupied by the Aldrich Brothers.

P. 204  "History of Mt. Pleasant"  by Hilda Madsen Longsdorf

 The Administration building of the Wasatch Academy was destroyed by fire in April 1933.

This year, Mrs. Hannah 'Barnett and Faireld Larsen purchased the Equitable building, formerly occupied by the Progress Mercantile Co., and established the Barnett & Larsen Drug Store.

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from the Elva Guyman Collection

Equitable building  ( the Progress in earlier days ) after the 1954 fire