BARBERS REMEMBERED (From our archives)

 

Straight Razor Display


A display to honor the local barbers throughout the history of our established community. It is a collection of straight-edge razors once used to shave the beards of pioneers as well as the more modern day gentlemen who preferred to go to a barber than to do it themselves.


The first two barbers on record, found in Hilda Madsen Longdorf’s History of Mt. Pleasant are J. C. Barton and C. E. Hampshire. Both of these barbers lost their barber shops in a devastating fire in the early morning of July 24th 1898. Many other businesses on the north side of Main Street were a total loss as well.


Peter Hafen has been working on this collection for some time. He has been able to collect straight-edge razors from the families of known barbers of our community. For those barbers that he was not able to find a razor, he has substituted from his own collection, as this is a hobby for him.


Peter is a licensed barber and has given many gentlemen a clean shave. He once worked in the Hotel Utah Barbershop. He also owned and operated his own shop in Provo, called Yogi’s. After moving back to Mt. Pleasant, he cut hair at night in his barbershop on State Street.


The barbers remembered in this collection are: J.C. Barton, C.E. Hampshire, James Walker, Bill Rowe, Slim Borg, Lorraine Beck, Keith Allred, Wayne Stansfield, Deb Miller, Bardell Beck, Bernard Burnside, Jim Fillis, Dewey Scow, Alt Brotherson, Orval Simons, and Peter Hafen.


It is hoped that this collection will be viewed by many generations in the years to come. It marks a very important trade practiced here in Mt. Pleasant, and brings back memories of those days when the local barbershop was not only where locals went to get a haircut or shave, but also to catch up on the news of the day.

ALTA JENSEN'S 3rd GRADE 1955

 

STUDENTBODY OFFICERS NORTH SANPETE HIGH SCHOOL 1931

 

1931 North Sanpete Student Body Officers

 

FRIENDS OF 222D FIELD ARTILLERY ~~~MAY 22, 1941

 

Local Military Men WW11

Our friend Lee writes: Peter and Kathy: Trooper on left unknown and by name and face the next four, Charles Wright, Bennett Madsen, Bert Hafen and Burt Ruesch>. Looks like they are just going on or coming off guard duty>. Late Spring 1941,,San Luis Obispo, Calif>. There are three old troopers there in Mt Pleasant, Burt Ruesch, Lynn Poulsen or Dean Staker that have better eyes for faces than I do>. You'll find all three at the "pool hall " keeping their eyes sharp and their hands steady>.

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Sadly, Frank Ruesch and Joe Matson were killed and did not return home.

Home of Moroni Seely and wife Emily Alice Barton (from our archives)

 

 

 

GROUP CELEBRATION ~~~ From Our Archives

 

 

GROUP AT A CELEBRATION (titled on the back)

Names on the back, but not in order: John Nicholson, Knute Thurklesen, Peter Fredericksen, Peter Monson, Oscar Barton, Joseph Johansen, Geo Larsen, Joseph Wise, Dolph Bennett, Mason Larson, Elijah McClenahan, Thomas Ivie, John Stansfield, Ellertsen, Ellisher Brandon, PeterA. Larsen, Charles Averett, James D. Meyrick, Edward Zabriskie

It is my guess that this was a re-enactment with white men dressed as Indians. The names listed were some of the first settlers to Mt. Pleasant. Also of interest is the posters in the background advertising "Ten Nights in a Bar Room".

HOME OF MARTIN ALBERT ROSENLOF AND LENORA HANNAH ALDRICH ( from our archives)

 

HOME OF MORONI SEELY AND WIFE EMILY ALICE BARTON (From our archives)

 

 

 

THE SYNOPSIS OF THE THIRTY SIXTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE MT. PLEASANT PIONEER HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION

This Synopsis was read at the thirty sixth Annual Celebration of the

 Mt. Pleasant Pioneer Historical Association.

Read by Hilda Madsen Longsdorf

Exercises held in Mt. Pleasant North Ward Chapel

James Larsen presided.

Guests of Honor seated on the stand:

Oldest Lady:  Mrs Mary Willcox aged 95 years 9 months (a pioneer of Utah 1847, a pioneer of Hambleton in 1852, and Mt. Pleasant in 1860)

Oldest Man:  Rudolph N. Bennett age 83 years and 5 months (a pioneer of 1859 the only man still living whose name is on the Pioneer Monument.

The program:

Selection: North Sanpete High School Band led by Henry Terry

Prayer:  R. N. Bennett (a beautiful impressive prayer)

Vocal Solo with orchestra accompaniment:  "Calm is the Night" by Wilma Hafen

Talk:  James Monsen "Caring for our relics" (made in the Danish language and interpreted by C. W. Sorensen.

He extended thanks of the Association to J.H. Stansfield, a Norman, Amelia Jensen and Hilda Longsdorf for the part played by them in reconstructing the Fort Wall in miniature for the Association.

A paper prepared by Mrs Melvina Crane "Fun in the Good Old Days" was read by her.

A paper "Memories of Freighting Days" was read by N.S. Nielson.

Address:  Judge Ferdinand Ericksen of Salt Lake City.  Judge Ericksen was a former member of the Board of Directors and the Treasurer during construction of the Pioneer Monument.  He also read a sketch of schools as he knew them to 1890.

Vocal Solo:  Floyd Young of Fairview with piano accompaniment by Ernest Staker

Talks:  Dr. Samuel H. Allen and Amasa Aldrich both former residents; now of Salt Lake.  The spoke reminiscently of school days, dance days, and wash days, etc. in Mt. Pleasant.  (Dr. Allen died the following September)

Overture:  North Sanpete High School Orchestra 

Benediction:  Pres. S. M. Nielsen of North Sanpete Stake

The meeting adjourned to Mt. Pleasant Carnegie Library where relics were displayed and old-time refreshments served.

The days activities were concluded by a dance in the Hansen Armory Hall where the receipts of the dance were $77.50, expenses were $71.70 with cookies donated by member of the committee.

Members who had passed to the beyond during the year 1925-26:

Mr. Hazzard Willcox

Mr. Washington Averett

Mrs. Hannah Anderson

Mr. John Knudson

Mrs Isaac Phipps Smith

Mr. William H. Seely

Mrs Peter Micklesen

Mrs. Dorothy Bramstead Swensen

During 1926 Mrs Annie Peel Candland, a board member died and James Borg, a board member removed to Salt Lake City.

signed:  Hilda M. Longsdorf, Secretary

 

FACE THE CHALLENGE OR LOSE FACE by Leland Stansfield ~~~ (from our archives)

 

A    MUST    READ

.....and I thought just climbing to the top of the fire escape was a challenge !!! (Kathy)

comment by:

Carol Corcoran  My knee's shook when I read that...and we never even thought of things like that. We use to take wax paper and wax it to go faster...and then the boys would go up and pee down it!!

SNOW TRANSPORTATION AND REMOVAL ~~~ LELAND STANSFIELD

 

 

I shall now go back to when we children were made ready for the walk to school, but before we could do this, Herman Beck, with his snow plow would have to clear the way so we would have no trouble in walking that block.  (Leland lived just one block east of Hamilton School)  Sometimes our fellow playmates and neighbors would join us in the walk.

While I am about it, I might as well explain just what a snowplow is.  It is a wedge shaped wooden piece of wood, about four and one half feet wide at the rear end and it comes to a point of about five feet in length.  An iron ring is attached  to the front from which a horse can pull this odd looking contraption.  The weight of a man riding this plow is required to make a good trail.  The walkways are cleared in this manner all over the town in order to make it possible for people to get around and not have to wade through deep snow to get anywhere.

I know I have strayed somewhat from the subject of transportation and I intend to get back to it, but I just had to mention and tell about a few other thing that I thought were worth talking about.  I do hope some of the things I have written about will be interesting to the reader.

When school was out for the day, it was time for Mr. Barton to hitch up his horses again and transport the children.  H had brought them to school now he would see to it that they would be safely returned to their various homes.

The next day it began snowing heavily, and for two days more before it let up.  Mr. Barton was assured that he could use that bob sled throughout the rest of the winter and that he would not have to be going back to the use of wagon transportation.  The kids dearly loved to ride in the sleigh.

After finishing this article, I thought it would be nice to add a little something to it.  This is a short poem that I knew a long time ago, and it seemed appropriate to write it down at this time.

Boys flying kites haul in their winged birds

You can't do that way when you're flying words

Words unexpressed may sometimes fall back dead, but

God, Himself can't kill them once they're said.

Home of Moroni Seely And His Wife Emily Alice Barton

 

Stansfield, Rosenlof, Sparks, Briton, Bench Home

 

MT. PLEASANT FIRST WARD RELIEF SOCIETY ~ Circa 1978

 

ALTA STANSFIELD JENSEN STEWART

 One of my favorite teachers.  Dearly loved by all. 

 

Mrs. Alta Stansfield Jensen Stewart, 66, Mount Pleasant, died Saturday in a Mount Pleasant Hospital from complications following pneumonia.

Born Feb. 3, 1898, in Mount Pleasant, to Fred and Mary (Molly) Carter Stansfield. Taught school in Carbon County two years before marriage Feb 3, 1920, to Edgar S. Jensen; later solemnized, Manti Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He died Feb 1, 1952. Married Ora L. Stewart Aug. 16, 1961. Taught school, Spring City and Mount Pleasant 15 years. Member State Primary Board, Stake Singing Mothers, and formerly primary counselor and president North LDS Ward, Mount Pleasant, and president Young Women's Mutual Improvement Assn.

Survivors; husband, Mount Pleasant; daughter, Mrs. Charles (Donna) Johnson, Salt Lake City,

 and Mrs. Orson (Wilma) Miner, Fairview; 

stepchildren, Leo L. Stewart, San Jose, Calif.; 

James E. Stewart, Orem,

 and and Mrs. Robert (ReNee) Sanders, Salt Lake City; 

brothers, Leland and Yale, Palo Alto, Calif.; 

Wayne, Mount Pleasant; 

Russell, Springville; 

Mac and Earl, Salt Lake City;

 sisters, Mrs. Hilden, (Roma) Tucker, Fairview; 

Mrs. Venetta Orrock, Palo Alto, 

and Mrs. Earl (Margaret) Elliott, Salt Lake City; 12 grandchildren. Salt Lake Tribune April 19, 1965

 

 

CITY HALL DEDICATION 1939 ~~~ Researched, Compiled and Updated by Tudy Barentsen Standlee

 

Mt. Pleasant Map 1940 ~~ With List of Madsen Family and Friends

 

WWII Military Men (From our Archives)

 

Local Military Men WW11

Our friend Lee writes: Peter and Kathy: Trooper on left unknown and by name and face the next four, Charles Wright, Bennett Madsen, Bert Hafen and Burt Ruesch>. Looks like they are just going on or coming off guard duty>. Late Spring 1941,,San Luis Obispo, Calif>. There are three old troopers there in Mt Pleasant, Burt Ruesch, Lynn Poulsen or Dean Staker that have better eyes for faces than I do>. You'll find all three at the "pool hall " keeping their eyes sharp and their hands steady>.

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Sadly, Frank Ruesch and Joe Matson were killed and did not return home.

Home of Roswell Alvaro McArthur and his wife Emily Philena Stansfield (from our archives)