| Show THE FOUNTAIN GREEN LITTLE TOWN IN SANPETE COUNTY RICHEST Merdith Coleman Box 327 Ephraim UT 84627 Non-Professional Division Third Place Historical Essay April 1920 was born in Fountain Green Utah to Lorenzo and Loie Longson was the youngest of seven children In 1922 my mother was stricken with the flu while she was pregnant the baby boy was born while she was sick causing her to die My baby brother died one month later My fathersister came here to help him get his 1ife organized and talked Dad into putting me out for adoption He no sooner signed all papers and let me go and he was sorry he had done so Aunt into Cliff tried to talk him into putting the rest of the children out for adoption also and he refused They got home to Chicago bitter argument and Aunt C1iff went back They never spoke to each other again My new parents were John and Mattie Yorgason was very happy in my new home My father andhad things in common we 1iked to play records and sing to them Ky father also had an accordian that he played by ear He would play his accordian and we would sing together My father was born halfway between Fountain Green and Moroni and he wasdirect descendant of James Yorgason who was one of the first bishops of Sanpete County Some of my earliest memories are of my father telling of when he vasoy in Sanpete County how he herded cows all day barefooted then bring them home to be milked at night loved to sit on his knee and listen Whenwassmall girl can remember the childrendance in the town dance hall which was located next to and adjoining the show house The dance hall in recent years was the General Store run by Mr Rasmussen before he passed away The Post Office was then around the corner where the barber shop is now The General Merchantile Store was located between the post office and Our Place Cafe The store was about 25 feet by 100 to 150 feet long In this store Mr Rasnussen sold then what we would shop in three to four stores for today As you enter the store on each side wascounter and across the tack was the meat counter Across the center of the store were large tables Between the counters and -39 |
