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Show HISTORY OF SANPETE COUNTY. 475 The Methodist Episcopal church began missionary work in Mt. Pleasant in 1883 and soon after established a school in Spring City. The work has been prosecuted steadily under the direction of the following teachers: Misses Tenie Winters, Anna Telger and Mary Larsen, the present instructor being Lena Sinionsen, an estimaA chapel was erected in ble and accomplished lady. '87 and regular religious services are held by the Mt Pleasant pastor. Xo church society has been organized, though several persons have become converted to the church doctrines. The schools have always been of the highest educational character and the teachers among the best educated in the county. Irrigation has always been an important factor in developing Spring City, as the dry climate necessitates an artificial water supply. This has come from the Canal creek and is abundant for present purposes. The Spring City Irrigation Company was incorporated March 24, 1894, with a capital stock of $3,000, fully paid up by the citizens owning land watered by canal, Oak creek and one-half of Cedar creek. The Big Hill Reservoir Company was incorporated February 27, 1886, with a capitalization of $4,000. This is used to impound water -for additional irrigation of fields not supplied from the creek and assists materially in supplying the necessary water for growing crops. The water is distributed very cheaply by the co-operative community plan and but little is ever transferred from the original claimants. Spring City has liberally patronized public schools,. and some of the popular educators of the county have been employed here as teachers. In '98 the school population numbered 388, and the valuation of school property was $1875. Among the many prominent teach- |
