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Wilford Hafen Home

Front: Boyd Hafen, Theo Hansen, Arthur Hansen

Second Row: Carrie Hafen, Neil Hafen, Wilford Hafen, John Carlson

Located at approx. 650 West Main. Where Stanton Seely lives today (2009).

Johanna and Dutch Hafen raised their family here.

Dr. John Woodring and His Wife Susan (McArthur)

Saleratus, Milling of Wheat, Breadmaking as well as Saleratus as a Laundry Agent

With their ox teams, the settlers would go to Manti to gather saleratus. That to be used for bread-making was carefully gathered with a spoon and that to be used for the washing was gathered with a shovel. In the making of bread, water was poured on about a cupful of saleratus, and when settled and clear, the top would be poured off and combined with buttermilk, then used for leavening bread. They also at this time made Salt Rising Bread and later the yeast from the home-made beer was used for the leavening. A beverage known as Brigham Tea, made from a brush called Mountain Rush, was widely used with or without milk or sweeten­ing. This tea was also used for medical purposes. Mt. Pleasant History by Hilda Madsen Longsdorf p56.

In the milling of the wheat, the grinding apparatus consisted of two circular stones fitted together. They were smooth on one side, and were called the upper and lower or nether millstone. which were held together with a perpendicular shaft. The upper stone was turned round and round upon the under one by means of the crank. The lower stone was stationary. A round hole in the upper one admitted a quart or two of grain at a time. As the stone revolved this would gravitate down and out from between the stones and during the slow movement it would be ground into more or less fineness. This then was bolted or sieved through a thin cloth, separating the flour from the coarse particles and bran.

This flour was made into dough and leavened with beer yeast, sour dough kept from the last baking, salt rising made from shorts and salt water set to rise, or saleratus. This last preparation was made by putting a certain amount of saleratus in a vessel and a quantity of water, according to the amount being made, stirring well. and allowing to settle until perfectly clear. This liquid was used to leaven biscuit dough and could be kept on hand some time. About the only saleratus beds to be found in this part of the state or nearest here, were down a little south of Manti.

Wool was washed in two or three warm waters, softened with saleratus, and made white, fluffy and beautiful. Much was also washed and cleaned in the warm springs known as Crystal Springs, south of Manti, which is a soft, warm water, where it was made soft, clean and lovely. p283, p285

North Sanpete High School Main Building (Just before they tore it down)

Nephi City Jail

left to right: Tom Ericksen, Frank Lee Pritchett, Peter Hafen, Richard Dixon

John L. Ivie

Excerpts taken from "“Indians Depredation in Utah” By Peter Gottfredson.

Col. John Levi Ivie of Mt. Pleasant, Utah was the son of James Russell Ivie. He fought in seven battles with Indians and lead three of them. Under General Warren S. Snow who took command of the Sanpete Militia July 15. With a hundred men under him he was after the Indians responsible for a double murder of two men. They wanted to head off the hostile Indians in the mountains of Fish Lake. They founds many Indians hiding in the cedars. Col. Ivie’s company were on outskirts of the Grove and did not see many Indians that after the fight some of his men wanted to go back and look for dead Indians and guns but the Col. said, “No, let the squaws go and hunt up their papooses.” The Ivie’s company drew off.

INDIAN GRATITUDE: The following is an incident as related by Col. John L. Ivie, to his son James Oscar Ivie. During the Indian troubles in the 60's the Indians had stolen some cattle and drove them up North Creek Canyon, between Fairview and Mount Pleasant. Father John L. Ivie and his company of minute men were in pursuit, and going up the mountain they gathered up several head of cattle which had been left along the trail, on account of not keeping up with the herd, and up among the timber was discovered an Indian covered with leaves, he was sick, and not able to travel with the rest. Some of the boys wanted to kill him, but father said, “No, we will not shed blood unless it is necessary.” So they left him and went in pursuit of the Indians and the stock until nearly night, when it was decided to give up the chase and return home, taking back what stock they had. On their return they came across the sick Indian up against a tree smoking a pipe. The men still wanted to kill him, but father wouldn’t let them.

Some time after that father and two other men were standing guard over some stock in the North Fort of Mt. Pleasant, they would frequently meet and report to each other during the night. They had got together at the north side of the fort, when they saw and heard the cattle getting up from their bed ground and moving away from what they thought might be a Indian crawling among them. The cattle kept getting nearer and nearer to where the men stood. When father spoke up to the other and said that they must be close by. After that the cattle started moving as if some thing among them was going away from them. When morning came nothing had been molested.

In the beginning of the 70's, after peace had been restored, an old Indian and his family came to our house and spent a day or two. He told father of the accurance at the fort explaining that he and five Indians were there that occasion and had their guns lying across a cow ready to shoot the three men, when they heard father speak and say, “They must be close by.” He knew father’s voice and would not let the other shoot at father. Father had saved his life on the mountain when he was sick. In appreciation he had now saved father’s life.

By James Oscar Ivie

Younger William S. Seely

This Photo is from the Relic Home.

It is William S. Seely, and taken when he was a little younger than those that we most normally see.

BON ACCORD COTTAGE

BON ACCORD COTTAGE was the name William and Margaret Morrison named their home. Bon Accord meaning "unity or good feelings". Later, Wilhelmina, their daughter ran a telegraph office here. Those in the picture are Mary Margaret Ericksen, Margaret Farquahar Cruickshank Morrison, Sterling Ericksen, Florence Ericksen, Gladys Ericksen, Mother Wilhemina Ericksen.

Bon Accord Cottage was located back in the lot at about 150 West 300 South behind the Henry Ericksen Home and Ferdinand Ericksen home. Both the wives of Henry and Ferdinand were daughters of William and Margaret Morrison. This block is now owned by Wasatch Academy and Bon Accord was east of the "Old Gymn" at Wasatch Academy.

MINCE MEAT

Kirsine Karoline Hansen

Does anyone know this lovely lady's story?

Bent Hansen Family

Back Row l to r: Josephine Hansen, Hannah Hansen, John H. Hansen, Mrs. Bent Hansen,

Mr. Bent Hansen

Front Row l to r: Lydia Hansen, Parly Hansen, Leonard Hansen, Bent R. Hansen

Old Presbyterian Home - - -1900

This home stood on the corner across the street, east of the current city hall (2009)