| Show Celebrates His Birthday The following brief sketch of the life Ute of David N N. N Murdock Murdoch of Reber Heber was published In the Salt L Lake ke Tribune and we reproduce It It as aa Mr Murdock Murdoch is le well known In our city and his slater sister Mrs Mra Margaret Murray Is one of our beloved old timers On his ninth eighty th birthday Sunday David N N. Murdock will saddle his horse as usual and make his regular trip to look over the farm Later In the day he be will ride horseback across town to the home of his Frank lUcken to enjoy a family dinner cUnner with all aU the Immediate members of or his bis family who are within reach He lie will mount the horse like Uke a youngster youngster young young- ster and ride straight up like Uke he used to ride more than three-quarters three of a century ago The last few years he has abandoned the horse occasionally In favor tavor of a bicycle e. e but he says this method method method me me- thod of ot getting around lacks excitement BO so he plans to patiently aw await lt the end of the war when he thinks a small airplane airplane air air- I plane or a jeep will be within his reach This colorful character of the old west was waa born at Church Farms In Salt Lake City April 23 23 1855 a son On of Joseph B. B and Jane Sharp Murdock On January 14 14 1878 he married Margaret Todd of lIeber Heber who died several years ago Their family consists of Maggie Maggle Scott and Mrs Frank mcken Hicken of Heber City Dr D. D B 8 S. MurdOCk and Stanley Murdock of Los Ins Angeles Douglas Murdock of Fort Thompson B. B D. D Mrs Enid J J. J Roberts of Layton Mrs Frank Sweet of Lark and Mrs Jane Hansen of or Bait Batt Lake City He lIe Is a younger brother of or A. A M. M Murdock Murdock Murdock Mur Mur- dock of Duchesne who likewise is ls a awell awell awell well known chara character r of the west and who rides horseback each day P. P A. A t 1 Murdock Andy Murdock and Frank Murdock Murdock Murdock Mur Mur- dock of also are brothers Two sisters slaters Mrs Jane McDonald and Annie Annle Coleman live at lIeber Heber and a third sister sister sis sis- 1 ter ter Margaret Murray resides In Park City I Ills claim that he be has ridden horseback horseback horse horse- horse I back as almany many miles as any living man manin manin I in Utah will go undisputed when it is Is remembered that his experiences dates back to the early carly days when he ran away from home and secured a Job as aa an express and mall rider In southern Utah out of FIllmore During these thele early days daya his curiosity to see a railroad train was satisfied but the engineer playfully shot off oft a volume of steam as young David passed the engine Fleeing the scene he reported that there had been a terrible terrible terrible ter ter- ter- ter explosion and that he ho was the only one who escaped alive I |
