Show Oldest Basin Resident Celebrates Birthday E. L. Patry Was 91 Years Old November 11 1 Etienne L. believed to be the oldest living white resident in the Uintah celebrated his birthday anniversary on November 14 and was the honored guest at a family dinner given at his home South of Roosevelt Sunday Members of his family present at the dinner included Albert Minnie Thomas and and Patry and and Darrell Lam- I bert and and Etienne Shepherd of Nell P. Curtis of another was unable to be present for the I Patry was born in sunny in the south of France on November He grew to manhood in France and served his country in the Franco-Prussian war of 1870 and In 1873 he came to America with a boyhood After spending boys went to Georgia and from E I Patry some time in New York the there headed westward to Patry's young soon homesick for his native country and returned to France leaving Etienne alone in the wild western American mining i Patry who was familiar the farms of southern France toole up a homestead in San Louis valley where he married Alice who had come west A few years the family moved to where Patry died seven Not long after her death Patry brought his family to settled on a ranch two miles south of the city and has lived here since that a Albert now operates the farm and Patry makes his j home with Patry enjoys good health j and is still active both and The Standard joins with the many friends of this fine old man in wishing him many happy |