What Store Is This? - - - Who Are These People???

First Grade - South Ward School -

Alice Hafen's Photos from the Past

Seely Family Photo

Alice's Photos From the Past

AND IT COMES OUT HERE !

BeBee - Further Info and Lon Larsen Obituary

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Bebee Found Guilty

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First printed in the Pyramid Feb. 15, 1946

Alice Hafen's Photo Collection

First Graduating Class from Hamilton School - - - June 4, 1898

You will also find this photo in the Unknown Photo page #17. Alice had a duplicate with an explanation that this was the first graduating class from Hamilton School --June 4, 1898. We still have no names.

Carrie Hafen-----Nurse, Midwife and Sportswoman

Carrie Nielsen Hafen and Dr. Pete Peterson



Carrie Nielsen Hafen and Dr. Bert Madsen

Dr. Bert Madsen and Dr. Pete Peterson

Hamilton School Niel Hafen's Fourth Grade ???

Alice is always reminding us to label and date our pictures. She is as guilty as anyone.

However, I do see Niel somewhat hidden on the second row from front, a little right of the center.

Rabbit Hunts Were a Common Activity - - - Now the Rabbits have been eaten by the raccoons. Racoon Hunt Anyone?

This picture gives us another view of Main Street. Recognize anyone you know?

Early School Teachers

I believe that these folks are early school teachers.

One of these people will by July's Pioneer of the Month.

From Carrie Nielsen Hafen's Photo Album

Doctor P. L. Holman

Carrie N. Hafen - Nurse for Dr. P. L. Holman

Carrie N. Hafen - - - Nurse to Dr. Sundwall

Off to World War II. Carrol Staker and Bert Hafen - 1941

From Carrie N. Hafen Photo Collection

Peter N. Nielsen, Ray Ericksen and Amasa Ericksen at Power Plant East of Mt. Pleasant

These men are inside the Power Plant East of Mt. Pleasant.

Peter N. Nielsen, Ray Ericksen and Amasa Ericksen

Early 1900s ?

This is actually from the Carrie N. Hafen Collection.

Friends and Neighbors - Carlson, Nielsen, Zabriskie, Anderson, Monson, Waldemar, and Zabriskie

Easter Picnic

Neil Hafen - Basketball

Is that Odell Christiansen as the referee?

Neil must have been much older than High School age!

Commercial Bank 1906 - - - - - -Bank Tellers: Oscar Wall and Maggie Ericksen

FIRE: February 10, 1990 - Photos by Alice Hafen

On this Saturday, I was working at the Spring City Post Office. I had left Mt. Pleasant about 6:30 a.m. I drove right past these buildings on my way to Spring City. Peter called me about 8:00 a.m. and asked if I had noticed anything unusual. And then he told me there had been this fire. We were all so very sad to see these buildings go. The Kinema Theatre had meant so much to all of us over the years. "Kinema" the name was taken from the question we would ask our mothers, "Kin i Ma, go to the movie show?"

Les Lund had operated the movie theater for many years and also a little radio shop next door. Later, his daughter Judy, and her husband, Rod Andersen came back to Mt. Pleasant to take over the theater. The sewing plant had employed many people for many years.

Also, Dr. Dean C. Rigby had his docotor's office in this complex for a short time. I remember having to go there to get my stitches taken out after an emergency appendectomy in about 1957.

This building was once the Mt. Pleasant Armory and also the Queen City Ballroom

Notice our Relic Home to the far left.

Just right of the Relic Home is Jacob's Mortuary which had served the people of Mt. Pleasant for over three generations. It was a beautiful building with a lot of filigree work on its exterior. It also housed an apartment in the rear.

On this Saturday, I was working at the Spring City Post Office. I had left Mt. Pleasant about 6:30 a.m. I drove right past these buildings on my way to Spring City. Peter called me about 8:00 a.m. and asked if I had noticed anything unusual. And then he told me there had been this fire. We were all so very sad to see these buildings go. The Kinema Theatre had meant so much to all of us over the years. "Kinema" the name was taken from the question we would ask our mothers, "Kin i Ma, go to the movie show?"

 

This building was once the Mt. Pleasant Armory and also the Queen City Ballroom

Notice our Relic Home to the far left.

Just right of the Relic Home is Jacob's Mortuary which had served the people of Mt. Pleasant for over three generations. It was a beautiful building with a lot of filigree work on its exterior. It also housed an apartment in the rear.

Thanks to Alice Hafen, my mother in law, we have these pictures to share. Even though it was a sad occasion, we appreciate her efforts and desire to record the history of each event both happy and sad.

Thanks to Alice Hafen, my mother in law, we have these pictures to share. Even though it was a sad occasion, we appreciate her efforts and desire to record the history of each event both happy and sad.



Kathy Hafen

Volunteer Fire Department 1950's - From Alice's Photo Collection ------

Left: Jim Fillis; Right: Pat Willcox

Left to Right: Jim Fillis, Lou Hansen, Alvin Christensen, Lorraine Beck, Pat Wilcox, Neil Hafen

Neil Hafen, Fire Chief

THOSE WERE THE DAYS .........REGULAR 19 cents, ......ETHEL 24 cents a gallon

Whistle Whittling - - - From Alice's Recipe Book

In the Spring of the year when the sap is up in the willows, it is easy to make a whistle. Cut a length of willow, from between two branches so it has no knots (1).

Carve a notch halfway through the stem. Cut just through the bark and then slide the bark sleeve off the stem (2).

Be careful not to squeeze the bark sleeve too hard or it will crack. The bark slips off real easy after tapping it gently with the handle of a pocket knife. When the bark is removed, carve the inner soft wood as shown in the picture (3).

After the wood is carved, wet the carved end of the whistle in your mouth, and
slip the bark sleeve back on (4).

You have just made yourself a Willow Whistle.

Two years ago we hosted both the Spring City Elementary and the Mt. Pleasant Elementary Schools. Out on the back lawn, we had 95 year old Alice Hafen demonstrating how to make this willow whistle. It was a delight for the children.

Grandma Alice knows so many of the pioneer craft that she was taught by her pioneer grandparents. She is a wonderful resource for both our blog and the Relic Home.

Children Having Fun in the Mountains --- From Alice's Photo Album

Its so much fun to search out photos from Alice Hafen's photo collection.

Sometimes we include them in Christmas cards, sometimes we have the courage to share them on blogs.

Back Row: Myrna Peterson, Virginia Scovil, Annetta Peterson.

Front Row: Cameron Maxwell, Donald Hafen, Peter Hafen

The beautiful Peter Madsen Peel home was located on First West and Main Street where the Triangle Lounge now sits. It was torn down to accommodate the Seely Hinkley Garage in later years.

Ericksen Meat and Grocery - Inside