Show oldest man in morgan marks birthday F W 11 dark clark has seen steady growth in county durin during lifetime by sirs mrs dickson morgan countes Coun tys oldest man F NV dark clark celebrated his birthday anniversary december 19 in in salt lake city at the home of mr and mrs jesse dark clark mr air dark clark came from england to this country in ISM settling in morgan county ile he has seen this valley grow from ox team days to now he that at one time 14 saw mills were successfully operating in hardscrabble ile he is a builder by trade and relates that most of the barns he built of which there are many are arc still standing and in good condition just within the last few years he has been seen on top of a barn nailing rafters with the skill of a young man mr dark clark is a great lover of sports and during last summers baseball games he was always seen on the rooters bench it was a great disappointment to him last fall when the barnstorming barn storming major league players came to ogden and the weather was not favorable for him to be in attendance this winter he is enjoying the basketball games his hobby bobby is owning good horses and in the early days his teams adorned with sleigh bells were the envy of everyone in the county because of their beauty and speed for many years he has taken first prize arize at the morgan county fair for his exhibit of fine horses along with his building and hobay by he has been a successful farmer and now says he would like jike a tractor to do his plowing mr clark has bas held many responsible positions in the L D S church for 27 years he be labored as a stake high councilman during which time he presided over the croydon ward for two years traveling to and from there by horse and buggy in winter or summer and never missing a meeting he also filled a mission in england for the church and at the present time he is a teacher in sunday school ile he is is also an active ward teacher always doing his teaching promptly pro apty and efficiently he has lived a good exemplary life and is held in high esteem by the people of the county who join in wishing him more pleasant and happy birthdays |