BYU Graduates and Faculty 1890-91

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More From THE MOUNT PLEASANT PRESS ~ January 1928

THE MOUNT PLEASANT PRESS ~ Volume 1 Number 4

 Apparently, the Mt. Pleasant Pyramid had some competition back in 1928 in the form of the MOUNT PLEASANT PRESS.   It is not known as to how long the MOUNT PLEASANT PRESS  was in operation. If you have any information, please let us know.  

Mt. Pleasant Old South Ward Church ~ burned in 1930's

Comment from Lee R. Christensen below:

KATHY:   I think there is meant to be an “s” on the 1930.  All of my  Boy  Scout days were  spent in that church and that would take us to a least 1934.  I also remember it as burning after Wasatch Academy which I think was 32 – 33.   Mt Pleasant had some great fires and a great Fire Department .  But the fire all of us hoped to see never happened.  That one would have lit the sky all the way to Richfield.  But  the old mill never caught fire !!  Close once when the Cameron barn just behind it burned.  lee

Pioneer Day 1926 A Gala Event

Scofield Mine Disaster as Remembered by Hyrum Fechser with additional information from Utah History To Go

1900-1909
These were the years of my search for my life's work.  My ambition was to own a general store of some kind.  That took capital, so the first thing I had to do was earn a start which was always set back, jobs not steady, by the time I found another, I was broke.  The same thing kept repeating.  May 1, 1900 when I was still home, news came of a bad coal mine explosion in Scofield, just twenty miles over the mountain, that was the worst disaster of any in the state.  200 men were killed, some of them had been blown out of the mine and across the canyon.  Later on I worked in the mines near there; Clear Creek.
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http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/mining_and_railroads/thescofieldminedisasterin1900wasutahsworst.html

Yvette D. Ison
History Blazer, January 1995

In the early morning of May 1, 1900, several hundred miners of the Pleasant Valley Coal Company of Carbon County left their homes in the town of Scofield to begin another day of work in the mines. Some were looking forward to the evening celebrations at Odd Fellows Hall where festivities would be held in honor of Admiral Dewey's 1898 defeat of the Spanish navy in the battle of Manila. Little did they know that the events of the day would culminate not in lively celebrations but in the death of 200 miners. It was the worst mine disaster in America to that time.

At 10:28 A.M. the No. 4 mine shaft unexpectedly exploded. Though the sound of the blast was heard in the nearby town, many residents thought at first that it came from fireworks set off early in celebration of Dewey Day. Those working closer to the mine were more wary of the noise.  Mine superintendent T.J. Parmley quickly organized a rescue team to assess the damage.

What the relief crew saw as they approached the No. 4 mine was horrifying. John Wilson, a miner who had been standing at the opening of the mine at the time of the blast, had been blown 820 feet and was lying against a tree. It took nearly twenty minutes to clear away the debris that blocked the entrance to the mine. Time was crucial for those trapped inside. When the crew was finally able to enter the mine, they found that some men were still alive but quickly suffocating from the deadly gases left by the explosion. Miners in the No. 1 mining shaft, connected through tunnels to the No. 4, were also dying from the toxic fumes.

Coffins waiting for the train

During the next two days the towns of Clear Creek and Scofield began the sad process of caring for the dead and wounded. Once dragged from the mining shafts, dead bodies were taken to the company boarding house where they were cleaned and dressed for burial. Then they were taken to the schoolhouse where mothers and wives anxiously waited to claim them.

The Pleasant Valley Coal Company provided the necessary materials to properly bury the dead. Coffins were shipped in from Salt Lake City and Denver. William Sharp, company manager, came from Salt Lake with several doctors to offer assistance to those who were still alive.

On May 5 two large funerals were held in Scofield, a Lutheran service for the 61 Finns killed in the accident and an LDS service directed by several General Authorities of the church. Services were also held in other towns throughout the state. Crowds of people waited at the Salt Lake train station for the bodies of loved ones to arrive for burial.

The Scofield mine disaster left a deep scar in the community and in Carbon County. Although many felt that the mine operators had failed to implement proper safety procedures, state officials cleared them of blame and the Pleasant Valley Coal Company continued operating until 1923. Since then, Scofield has become a ghost town. Several miles from the ruins of the town signs of a great explosion can still be found at the opening of the old No. 4 mine.

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Father and Son both killed in the Scofield Mine disaster	Apostle Teasdale dedication graves at internment services

Sources: Allan Kent Powell, The Next Time We Strike:  Labor in Utah's Coal Fields (Logan: Utah State University Press, 1985).

An Educational, Historical Scavenger Hunt For Kids

Hope you enjoy this.  I have grand kids that will have fun with this scavenger hunt. A fun way to teach about history.  It can be adapted to your needs. Find more at the link below.

http://www.scavengerhuntsforkids.com/Educational.html

Where Would We Be?

Where would we be without these famous inventors?  Find 13 objects, one for each inventor, which you would not have without the inventor.  Be ready to defend your object.  For example, Ben Franklin discovered the lightning rod, which led to electricity.  So, you could build an argument for just about anything that can be plugged into a wall. 

1.     Ben Franklin

2.     Alexander Graham Bell

3.     Thomas Edison

4.     Henry Ford

5.     Eli Whitney  

6.     Charles Babbage

7.     Tim Bernes-Lee

8.     Clarence Frank Birdseye

9.     George Eastman

10.                        John Harvey Kellogg

11.                        James Naismith

12.                        Levi Strauss

13.                        Orville and Wilber Wright

  

 Where would we be answers

1.     Ben Franklin        electricity   

2.     Alexander Graham Bell                    the telephone

3.     Thomas Edison              the light bulb       

4.     Henry Ford          The automobile

5.     Eli Whitney          The cotton gin – spun cotton to make clothes

6.     Charles Babbage            The computer

7.     Tim Bernes-Lee              The internect

8.     Clarence Frank Birdseye                   Frozen food

9.     George Eastman            Roll film

10.                        John Harvey Kellogg     Dried cereal

11.                        James Naismith             the game of basketball

12.                        Levi Strauss                   Blue jeans

13.                        Orville and Wilber Wright       Airplane

1948 Second Grade Hamilton Elementary ~ Claris Stevens, teacher

Back Row L to R:  Claris Stevens, teacher; James Burton, Jack Stulce, Leon Brotherson, Paul Edmunds, Jerry Barentsen

Second Row:  ????, Sandra Scow, Marlene Carlson, Marlene Porter, Tonga Seely, Anna Lee Hill

Front Row:  Karen Winterbottom, Pam Olsen, Carolyn Conlon, DeAnn Brotherson, Arlene Jensen, Elva Rosenlof, Patsy Seely

Shared by Joan Stevens McAllister daughter of Claris Stevens, the teacher.

1947 Hamilton Elementary Faculty

Back Row L to R:  Fawn Madsen, Ray I. Johansen, Delma Jorgensen, Marsden Allred, Louise Seely,

Front Row:  Pauline Rasmussen, ......., Roxey Nelson Washburn, Fern Jacobs, Claris Stevens, Helen Bohne

1947 Hamilton Elementary Second Grade ~ Claris Stevens, Teacher

L to R Back row:  Claris Stevens,  Teacher; Jerry McArthur, Bert Olsen, Larry Taylor, Jay Carlson, ???, Roger Larsen.

3rd  Row: Joan Stevens, Karen Jacobs, LuAnne Richardson, Lea Faye Johansen, Patsy Barney, Caren Frandsen.

2nd Row:  A. Jay Winkleman, Larry Syndergaard, Morris Nay, LeRoy Daniels, Michael Cloward, Brooks Larsen, Ross Shelley, Glen Brewer.

Front Row:  Darrell Olson, Darlene Woolsey, Carolyn Christensen, Patsy Tidwell, ???, LaFaye Shepherd, Grace Olson, ?????

Shared by Joan Stevens McAllister, daughter of Claris Stevens, Teacher

Orvel Hafen Made Everyone He Knew Smile

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Name: ORVEL E. HAFEN

Birth: 5/9/1906 PARK CITY, UT

Death: 4/22/1963 SALT LAKE CITY, UT

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Father: Emil Henry Hafen Mother: Mary Matilda Remund

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Burial: Mount Pleasant City Cemetery, Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States

Grave Location: A_180_3_6

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1969 North Sanpete High School Basketball Team ~ Undefeated in League Play