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| The only confirmed photo of Abraham Lincolnat Gettysburg (seated), taken about noon, just after Lincoln arrived and some three hours before he spoke. To Lincoln's right is his bodyguard, Ward Hill Lamon. |
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| Martin VanBuren Aldrich ~~~~ |
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| Hannah Marie Madsen Aldrich ~~~ |
A TALE OF TERROR
Vic Frandsen Springville, Utah
Non-Professional Senior Citizen Division Honorable Mention Poem ~~~~
As I came down Manti canyon With a wagon load of wood I beheld in the road ahead A situation not good.
A big old diamond-back rattlesnake Was lying coiled up in the road He looked as if he were big enough To swallow me and the load.
His noise was almost deafening; His tail swished a million an hour Popping off all the fence posts I never saw such tail-power.
The frightened horses bolted With the rattler blocking the road I could not control the horses; I was losing half of the load.
The snake struck at a horse But missed the horse as he swung. His fangs sank four inches deep into the wagon tongue.
I quickly unhitched the horses While the rattler was still stuck there. His fangs dinning deeper and deeper Until they came through the air.
From each of the fangs green venom Was spraying the air in a stream Filling the air with vile odors Worse than those in a nightmare dream.
Thrashing while his fangs were stuck He was popping the wagon around Spilling parts of the load of wood Over an acre of ground.
The snake was about as thick as my head And three times longer than me. I went to work with my double-bit axe And cut his head off at stroke three.
I counted the rattlers on that snake And there were a hundred and two, But several more developing And I watched them as they grew.
Then I beheld the wagon tongue, Fast swelling and turning gray; To save the wagon I chopped off the tongue To keep spreading poison away.
Then I surveyed the damage sustained; The wagon now had no tongue, The swishing tail have broken a spoke And the reach was badly sprung.
I cut an oak tree and hewed a tongue; From a limb I fashioned a spoke, I hitched the horses, reloaded the wood; I was tired enough to croak.
Now that was a true experience Its memory will never grow stale. Though it happened eighty years ago, I remember its every detail.
9/11/1940 ~ 10/13/2022
Karen Kay Burton, 82, of Mt. Pleasant passed away peacefully on October 13, 2022.
Karen was born on September 11,1940 in Mt. Pleasant to Carol Agusta Jones and Abe Jerald Burton.
After graduating from High school Karen took an internship for the FBI’s Deserter- Selective Service Unit where she clerked for a year in Washington DC. She returned to Sanpete and received a teaching degree from Snow College. This degree took her to Green River, Utah where she met her late husband, Harold Harper. She was a stepmother to Tim and Vanessa then also had four more children of her own. Jill, Russell, Michael and Daniel. She decided to return to her roots and moved back to Mt. Pleasant where she was a care giver to her mother for many years and had a lengthy career as the local librarian.
If Karen wasn’t at home with a book in her hand, she was usually out to a yard sale. She had and eye for unique and unusual treasures and could never pass up a good deal. She spent a lot of time taking photographs and putting scrap books together. The family will have these books to reflect on and enjoy thanks to her efforts.
While we are sad in her passing, we are glad she has been reunited with her family, especially her daughter Jill. We hope she will find peace in their loving arms.
Karen is survived by her brothers Jim, Jerold and David. Her four sons and twelve grandchildren.
The family would like to give a special “Thank You” to the kind people at Mission at Community Living for giving her such great care for many years. Graveside services will be held Friday, October 21, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. in the Mt. Pleasant City Cemetery under care Rasmussen Mortuary.
To Watch Graveside Services Live, Click Here. The Live Zoom Link will activate at 10:45 a.m.
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| L to R: Ella Candland, Johanna Hafen, Mina Bjelke, Berti Etinger, Tina Nelson ~~~~~~~~~ |
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