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Show Peter Rasmussen Feted On 87th Birthday This city's oldest male citizen was honored this week at a gathering gather-ing c:mrr..2mo;ati.ng his eighty-seven'h eighty-seven'h birthday anniversary. He is Peter Rasmussen, Black Hawk Indian war veteran and well known carpenter and farmer of this area. A family gathering was held Sunday at his heme. A native of Denmark, Mr. Ras-.r. Ras-.r. ussen ct'.r.e to Utah with his par-en par-en s, Mr. and M;'.s Mikkel Rasmussen. Rasmus-sen. in 1858. and was among the farlicot settlers of Mt. Pleasant. Mr. RasT.ussen has four sons, Andrew Rasmussen of Chester. William Rasmussen cf Salt Lake City. Artrrnr F. Rasirrussen of Mt. Pleasant and Howard Rasmussen of Eomtiful; a daughter. Mrs. Kate Barlow cf Echo; 31 grandchildren and four irrcat-s randchildren. FcII-wtng the death in 1916 of his fi ;.t wife. Mrs. Ka e Jest Canoland Rasmussen, and later of his second wife. Mrs. Hu!d:i Ccates Rasmussen. r.f Chester, Mr.' R.a.'JrUK.scn married M s. Addie Mower of Fairview. |