Since 1851, Nephi City and Juab County has produced a lot of good employees, or it's good people that made the local governments look great. Regardless, the local paper-The Times News, has frequently noted these people, and we also pay respect to all of them over the decades. I never knew any of local public servants that became rich by their work. Their richness was in their service to us. As noted by a scan of the actual check, Abraham Orme was the Nephi City Treasurer back in 1895, who signed a check written to Evan Harris, who could have been paid for services rendered at his Blacksmith shop; blocks of ice or his grain thrasher, but more than likely it was to have been bringing tree logs out of Salt Creek canyon to help in the construction of pioneer homes and business' in Juab County. The untold story about the City Treasurer was the hardship he endured while serving others. In 1868, he lost four of his five kids, due to Dysentery and Scarlatina. Dr. Miner and Peter Sutton-the Supt. of Water Works put everybody on Quarantine. Although we continue to go through a drought in modern days, local officials make sure we have good water to drink.
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