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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 64 candidate for Delegate to Congress, and received 1,292 votes in Sanpete county. 1S79. Cornel' stones of the Manti temple were 14. John Taylor laying the southeast, Edward Hunter the southwest, F. W. Cox the northwest, and H. 8. El- April laid, dredge the northeast. The first Utah wheat, including some April 24. from Sanpete, was shipped to Liverpool, from San Francisco, by S, W. Sears. May 30. Jezreel Shomaker, one of the Sanpete home in Manti. W. Cox died at Manti. The first number of the Contributor was pioneers, died at his June 2. October Frederick 4. issued at Salt Lake City. 1880. March 4. The Salt Lake Weekly Herald was puband circulated in Sanpete. June 23. The Utah Southern railroad was completed to Frisco, and the Sanpete Valley projected from lished Nephi to Wales. July 20. The U. S. Census report showed Utah had population of 143,090, an increase of 56,904 since 1870. December 6. George H. Luke and Chris Madsen of Manti were killed while working on the Denver and Rio a Grande railroad in Colorado. December. At the general election this year Hon. George Q. Cannon received 1,673 and Hon. Allen G. Campbell 43 votes, in Sanpete county, for Delegate to Congress. 1881. January 23. Freeborn De Mill died at Manti. May 13. O. W. C. Moenster died at Sterling. |
