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Show 72 HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. May The Industrial Amir 12. stole a train from the Union Pacific at Lehi. June 4. Henry Olsen was drowned in a reservoir at Mt Pleasant. July 10. The bill admitting- Utah as a State passed the Senate with but two dissenting votes. July 14. A heavy flood did much damage at Fountain Green. July 16. The Statehood bill was signed by Grover Cleveland. August 20. The Utah pioneers, including several from Sanpete county, Hons. George P. Billings, Daniel Henrie and Horace Thornton being: in the list, were entertained by the Saltair Beach company. September 15. Joel Shoemaker represented Sanpete ccunty in the National Irrigation Congress at Denver, Colorado. September 26. James Bums, Sheriff of Sanpete was shot and killed by Moen Kofford and Peter Meikle. November 7. The Sanpete Valley railroad was completed and first train run to Morrison. November 9. The Cottonwood Canal and Tunnel Company was incorporated at Ephraim. November. At the general election Hon. Frank J. Cannon received 1,420 votes, Hon. J. L. Rawlins 1,370 votes and Hon. H. L. Gaut 5 votes for Congressman. November 26. W. T. Redd, Henry Beal and Swen O. Nielson represented Congress at Sanpete in the Trans-Mississippi St. Louis. November. The Hons. J. D. Page of Mt. Pleasant, Larsen of Manti, A. C. Lund of Ephraim, Lauritz Larsen of Spring: City, James C. Peterson of Fairview JoSeph Jolley of Moroni and Parley Christiansen of Mayfield were elected members of the Constitutional ConvenC. P. tion for Sanpete. 1 |
