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Show Springville's Oldest Inhabitant Honored On 95th Birthday With mere than 200 relatives fiom all patts of the state present, the annual Miner reunion was held Wednesday afternoon and evening at Glengairy. The affair was given in honor of Moroni Miner, oldest resident of Springville whose ninety-fifth birthday anniversary occurred tha' day. Mr. Miner was born in Kirkland, Ohio., June 4, 1S35 and was pet-; pet-; sonally acquainted with Joseph j Smith, prophet of the L. D. S. church, according to report. ! When a young man his father I died leaving him the responsibility t of caring for his mother and several sev-eral brothers and sisters. With them he crossed the plains, walking a distance of over 1000 miles and driving cattle and oxen all the way. He arrived in Salt Lake City in the spring of 1851- Shortly after, he came to Springville where he has made his home ever since. He assisted in making the first irrigation ditch from Hobble Creek to the faims here. He helped to build the first homo In Springville outside of the old fort. He contribution con-tribution to the construction of the old white meeting house and hauled timber from the canyon to be used in the building. Mr. Miner took an active part in the early Indian uprisings in this country and is lusted among the few remaining Black Hawk Indian war veterans. He has always been active in church affaits, and was at one time a missionary to the southern states. He was among the first to plan ways bv which the pioneer children chil-dren could attend school, hiring Mrs. Mary J. Finley also a resident resi-dent of this city to teach his children chil-dren and those of the neighbors in ane room of his home. Mr. Miner is hale and hearty and veil remembers helping to run the irst threshing machine here and of mowing hay and grain with sythes. He tells many interesting incidents of early pioneer life, of how the early settlers concieved (he idea of building a twelve-foot wall around the original eight j blocks of Springville as a protec-! protec-! tion against the Indians. He was married to Nancy E. Chase, February 4, 1861. She died 1 ' just two years ago at the age of ! 83 years. They were the parents of fifteen children, 12 sons and 3 daughters, the majority of whom with their families were present at the reunion Wednesday. |