Show CHRISTIAN OLSEN BURIED TODAY christian olsen early resident and I 1 I 1 prom prominent anent c citizen ot of this city and county died a his home coyner corner pt 0 forest I 1 and first 1 East east street saturday nig night lit at 1035 5 after a brief illness mas with influenza which developed I 1 into p pneumonia monia ir olsen wai wag jabout about the streets of the city earlier ln in the week leei and beni went to bed ed on wednesday i i t a i his hiis condition developed into the cribe critic al sta stage early and because ot of his ad ap danced ced years despite his rugged con ution tears fears were felt tor for his te recovery 1 l coveri the end came pea peacefully peace lully with members ot of the family surrounding I 1 the bedside 1 christian olsen was born in silede denmark october 3rd ard 1847 when he was but four our years of age his parents became members ot of the church ot of jesus christ ot of latter day saints and after the father had spent two years in doing local missionary work the family prepared to emigrate to utah they left denmark in december 1853 land went to liverpool from which port the vessel sailed on january 3rd ard 1854 1354 and sailed across the ocean in a southwesterly ve direction entering the gulf ot of mexico and landing at new orl orleans eans passage was then taken on board a steamer up the mississippi river to st louis the dread cholera breaking out on board and claiming manyi mandof 0 the passengers among the number being pe the eldest daughter in the olsen bamily I 1 ater many weeks 0 of f preparation at st louis and kansas city the family started overland across the plains and arrived in salt lake city on Oc esth soon alter after they came on to brigham city and located in the old fort near where the third ward chapel now stands mr olsen has maintained a home in this city since that time though he and his family resided in cac cache e valley and at harper for a umber number ot of years mr aud mrs airs olsen Te returned turned to tile the old home here about sera seven years ago mr air olsen was one of 0 the minute men organized in the early days tor for the protection of 0 the settlers the captain was the I 1 late ate willis H boothe and the company numbered fifty men james olsen and jonah mathias are the sole survivors of 0 that organization mr air olsen participated in the move south and passed through all the hardships incident to the early days in 1898 9 he served as a in his native land his two eldest sons followed him in that labor and in that land a few ew years after his return home mr olsen served as a county commissioner and also as aa county road commissioner jur mr olsen was also a member ot of the old martial band he was one of the organizers of the corinne milling elevator co and acted as president of 0 the compa company ny for or a term he was a successful farmer and stockman a rugged character who esteemed honesty and honor first and foremost he was a pioneer in all that the term implies and his passing removes from the midst of the living i one more ol of the jew few remaining jm immortals who laid deep the foundations of the present happy communities mr air olsen Is survived by his good wite wife eight children thirty eight grand gland children and three great grand child tr tren en his elder brother patriarch james Ol Olsen senis ls the last survivor of his fathers family and heis he as now in his eltty ilist year two children the eldest and the youngest preceded him to the other world funeral services were held in the outdoors at the home at one this afternoon under the direct direction Jon of bishop Brig brigham hamWright cwright the speakers were patriarch J P christensen Chrls ot of elwood bishop joseph olsen of cal lege pros pres i S norman norma n lee bishop henry yates L P J and bishop wright the Inu numbers rendered were praise to the men alen 1 I need ned thee every I 1 lour hour and 0 my illy father the prayers were offered by y ellas elias jensen and C W knudson |