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Show FIRST INDIAN WEDDING BY MORMON BISHOP On Monday. Sept. 10, history might have been made in the Uintah Basin. From all information informa-tion available from old-timers in these parts, when Leah Root and Anton Apwoo were united in marriage by Bishop Gilbert Ellingford, they became the first full-blooded Ute Indians to have the ceremony performed in this fashion in the Uintah Basin, Arrangements for the wedding' and the reception that followed were under the direction of Elder El-der and Mrs. James Harvey, Indian In-dian missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, who reside at Whiterocks. The wedding was performed ou the lawn of the Harvey home, and the reception was held in the Whiterocks chapel, where many beautiful and useful gifts were presented the couple. The bride is a daughter of Mazie and Grace Root, and the groom's parents are Dan and Stella Apwoo. Both families ! live in Whitercoks. Both attended attend-ed the school there. The young couple will reside at Whiterocks where Anton will assist his father on their 120-acre 120-acre ranch. Although the Indian people have their own tribal marriage customs which have long been accepted by the world, it is not necessary that they have blood tests as it is civilly now. This young couple yielded to tests by a Roosevelt doctor and made application ap-plication and received their marriage mar-riage license the same as do members of the white race. Mothers of the two young people made pertinent statements state-ments that indicated their pleasure plea-sure at the impressive marriage ceremony. Mrs. Root made this comment to James E. Bacon, Indian In-dian mission president: "Isn't she pretty. I'm so happy they are getting married this way. Now I know Leah is getting a good, clean boy." Mrs. Apwoo also made this comment to Mr. Bacon: "This is the finest thing I have ever seen makes me think that maybe may-be Dan and I ought to get married mar-ried over again." |