Pioneer

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Nels Waldemar ~ Son of John and Torbor Elise Ericksen Waldemar

Just found the picture of Nels this morning and the Ericksen record shows where he probably belonged.

Nels' name in underlined in green.

Saturday, August 20, 2011

C.N. Lund Jr Is Mobbed At Salina

BY A 15 yr. OLD SCHOOL KID
who got an A+ for this entry
(TOTALLY AWESOME)!
Since the Pledge of Allegiance
And
The Lord's Prayer
Are not allowed in most
Public schools anymore
Because the word 'God' is mentioned.....
A kid in Arizona wrote the attached
NEW School prayer:

"New Pledge of Allegiance"
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Now I sit me down in school
Where praying is against the rule
For this great nation under God
Finds mention of Him very odd.

If scripture now the class recites,
It violates the Bill of Rights.
And anytime my head I bow
Becomes a Federal matter now.

Our hair can be purple, orange or green,
That's no offense; it's a freedom scene..
The law is specific, the law is precise.
Prayers spoken aloud are a serious vice.

For praying in a public hall
Might offend someone with no faith at all..
In silence alone we must meditate,
God's name is prohibited by the state.

We're allowed to cuss and dress like freaks,
And pierce our noses, tongues and cheeks...
They've outlawed guns, but FIRST the Bible.
To quote the Good Book makes me liable.
We can elect a pregnant Senior Queen,
And the 'unwed daddy,' our Senior King.
It's 'inappropriate' to teach right from wrong,
We're taught that such 'judgments' do not belong..

We can get our condoms and birth controls,
Study witchcraft, vampires and totem poles..
But the Ten Commandments are not allowed,
No word of God must reach this crowd.

It's scary here I must confess,
When chaos reigns the school's a mess.
So, Lord, this silent plea I make:
Should I be shot; My soul please take!
Amen

If you aren't ashamed to do this, Please pass this on..
Jesus said, 'If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father.'

~~~~~~~~~~~AWESOME~~~~~~~~~~
Not ashamed. Pass this on.

submitted by Carol Corcoran

Thursday, August 18, 2011

MEMORIAM TO WILLIAM T. SHERMAN

The following article was found inside a Holy Bible at the Relic Home.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Death of Mrs. Mary Ann Nelson ~ 27 November 1899

She died 27 November 1899

Monday, August 15, 2011

Doctor W. P. Winters ~ Mayor of the Month ~ August 2011

We were not able to find a regular biography of Dr. W. P. Winters. We searched the internet and talked with people who knew him. The following is a mixture of items we were able to find. Peter Hafen remembers him to be a very jovial fellow. He and his second wife, Mae were frequent visitors at the home of Peter's "Uncle Dutch" and Aunt Johanna Hafen.

William Philitis Winters was born 24 April 1868.
Father Henry Adelbert Winters,

Mother: Elizabeth Williams.
He married Nancy Jane Cummings in 1895. She Passed away in 1946.
He married Mary M. Wilcox Patterson in 1947. Mary (Mae) was also from Mt. Pleasant.
Mae was the daughter of Joseph and Candace Rowe Wilcox.
Candace Rowe Wilcox was a local midwife and assisted Dr. Winters.

He died 10 July 1952 in Price, Utah. He is buried in Mt. Pleasant.

He started his medical career in Castle Dale, but later moved his practice to Mt. Pleasant

Dr. Winters Hospital as it looks today. Location: 149 South 100 West, Mt. Pleasant, Utah

News of his aged father's dying.

1923 He was proprietor of Carbon Hospital in

Price, Utah

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Mayor Winters and Prohibition

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Below is a notice of his second Marriage.

He married Mary M. Wilcox Patterson in 1947.

Doctor Winters and his second wife, Mae walking down the street. .
submitted by Marilain Black

Marilain Black, a granddaughter of Mary (May) Wilcox, second wife to doctor Winters shares with us a couple of interesting stories:

He (Doctor Winters) was her sweetheart before he became a Dr. I understand she married Joseph Sharp Patterson, Sr. on the rebound.

My Great Grandmother, Candace Rowe Wilcox raised 8 children my grandmother

Mary M. Wilcox, was the eldest child and was 20 when her father died. She (greatgrandmother) became the local midwife and helped Dr. Wm. P. Winters (her oldest daughter's first sweetheart) when he was not available. She was elected as City Treasurer on the Democratic ticket in Nov. 1987

Mary M. Wilcox Patterson and Dr. Wm. P. Winters met again about 1947 and were married in Pocatello, Idaho by Bishop Henry B. West on 16 Jul 1947. Dr. Winters and my grandmother

went on a honeymoon to California where his daughter, Louise, lived. They were offered to be on a program for the oldest newlyweds but my grandmother refused.

He was 80 and she 79. On their way back to Utah, they passed a terrible accident and stopped to administer first aid. It was so bad, Dr. asked my grandmother to rip off her underclothes and used them to pack in the wounds. Dr. Winters died after they had been married five years on 13 Jul 1952 in Price, Utah. She died

8 Feb 1959 in Salt Lake City.

NOTE: My grandmother was never called Mary. We knew her by Dana and know she was called Mae by others.

The following are items taken from the History of Mt. Pleasant by Hilda Madsen Longsdorf.

p. 195

In 1908, Dr. August Lundberg purchased the first two automobiles brought to Mt. Pleasant. The first, a "Lokomobile" was, however, of short duration, for in the course of a month or so he purchased another, this was a large red touring car called the "Northerner."

In 1909, Dr. W. P. Winters purchased a Buick, and Frank Waldermar an E. M. F. About a year or so later, Christian Hansen purchased a ,Buick, Showman Longsdorf, a Case, and F. C. Jensen, a Cadillac. Among other early cars were those owned by Lyman Aldrich, Wallace Petty and Hyrum Merz. All these cars were very popular with the pleasure seekers and a great deal of time was spent on the road.

p. 238 1932-33. Mayor, W. P. Winters; Recorder, Daniel Rasmussen; Treasurer, Pearl Larsen; Councilors, H. P. Olsen, four years;Ed. Johnston, John Fowles, Willis N. Madsen, E. W. Wall.