Saga of the Sanpitch Volume 17, 1985 - Sanpete County

ag, ready for Pa to take to Sunday School and again for church. What a thrill to see him and another Elder
make their way to the children where I sat. The beautiful white bread was always special. Then he came with
the silver pitcher in one hand, the cup with two handles in the other. The cup was passed to members who
took a sip and passed it on. As it came to the end of the bench, Pa would carefully refill it and pass it to the
next row of people.
Pa loved the Indians and gave liberally when they came begging„ He had a gallows where he butchered
beeves and hogs. The Indians would come for the entrails and parts the white people didn't use. We loved to
watch them as they cleaned and hung them up to dry, using Pa's wire fence for that purpose. The stomach
was thoroughly dried, pounded into powder and mixed with their flour or seeds, then baked in a loaf. All the
parts were dried and used.
When Pa was a boy he loved the young Indian boys. They played together in the fields while he herded
cows„ He enjoyed watching them eat the summer apples, carrots, tomatoes and sandwiches he would give
them from his lunch. His mother wondered how one boy could eat so much. But when the Indian boys invited
him to eat with them and he saw their mothers roasting grasshoppers and shaping cakes on her leg above the
knee, he lost his appetite and ran home.
One day they were hunting bird nests. The birds used old tree stumps to build nests. The boys would
run fast to get to the stump first. The Indians usually made it, but one time Pa got there first. He thrust his
hand into the hole; a large black snake jumped out beside his arm. Pa ran in fright] The Indians had a good
laugh as they loved to play with snakes and tarantula.
Pa never overworked a horse. He had horses in his pasture he had never used, just kept them because
he loved them. Pa loved his children. His grief was uncontrollable when his youngest son died, age nine
months. Pa was good to his mother. He was good to his father, always giving him a bottle of home-made beer
when he came to visit. Pa was good to everybody, like the time he bought a whole load of peaches from a
discouraged young man who couldn't sell them. Pa, in turn, was loved by everybody, his family, his neighbors,
and his friends, especially his Indian friends—all who knew him.
Source: Personal recollections„ Family history„
Sacrament goblets mentioned are on display in the Mt. Pleasant Museum.
COMFORTING AND CURING
Lois Sears Brown
95 West 200 South
Manti, UT 84642
Non-Professional Division
Honorable Mention Personal Recollection
Sadie and Nolie! Just the mention of those two names comforted, soothed and helped cure the sick,
the injured, the frightened for over fifty years.
Nolie (Magnola Hougaard Sears), the doctor's wife, and Sadie (Sarah Tooth Olsen), a trained nurse,
performed an invaluable service to the little town of Manti. The work and dedication of these two women
provided medical service that was not always available to inhabitants of small towns. They made it possible for
the people to get medical attention and comfort promptly, and for the doctor to render services that could
not have been provided otherwise.
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