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Show COUNTY PIONEER PASSES. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Andersen went to Ephraim Monday to attend the funeral fun-eral of Martin Benson, grandfather of Mrs. Andersen. Mr. Benson was an early pioneer of Utah and was 85 years old when he died. Mr. Benson was among the first pioneers to come to this state and after his arrival he was enthused with the future prosperity pros-perity and growth of the Mormon church and made two trips back to the Missouri river and acted as pilot to the emigrant ox-teams that came west in the early days. He was widely wide-ly known in church and business circles cir-cles and his death will be mourned by many. |