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HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 123 was born in the district of HedeniarJune 19, 1857. His father, Peter B. Dyreng, who was a tailor by trade, was burned to death in a mill in the old country when Peter, Jr., was DYRENG, P. P., ken, Norway, a small boy. At the age of sixteen years the subject of our sketch He followed came to America and located at Manti. various occupations for a livelihood, until the organization of the Manti City Savings Bank, when he became a stockholder in the institution and soon after he was appointed assistant, cashier and served in that capacity unJanuary 1, til the death of the cashier, Albert Tuttle, 1805, when he was promoted to the vacancy, which position he now holds. Besides attending to his duties in the bank, Mr. Dyreng owns and manages a farm near Manti, has helped establish the Manti Co-operative Roller Mills and is interested in various other enterprises which assist in building up the city and county. He was married in Salt Lake City in 1882 to Miss Maria Kjar, and six children were born to them, as follows: Lizzie, Lenore, Bay, Mabel, Ruby and Ivan. Mr. Dyreng has held many offices of trust, among others being that of member of the City Council. He is an example of the poor boy rising by grit, and perseverance to a position in the front rank, not only as a citizen, but. as a business man. but. NATHANIEL FELT, Nathaniel H. and H., general merchant, son of Mary (Pile), was born in Salt Lake City December 2, 18(52, where he was educated and spent his boyhood. His father was one of the early cashiers of the Z. C. M. I. and many years member of the Harry, as he is known, went to Provo, City Council. opened a stationery store in 1880, which he kept for three or four years, and returned to Salt Lake City. In 1800 he came to Manti, purchasing an interest in tin* Sentinel, finally buying the plant and conducting the paper in company with Ward Stevenson and Hial G. Bradford. lie sold out to his partners ami opened his present place of business, where he carries an excellent