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Show Jreston reston G G.eterson Geterson . Jeterson eterson DiesPreston Dies Dies8i .a a . ' 8-i 8 i 8iPreston Preston - G Petcrson Peterson 61 forer for forC1 I IPreston ter forter of the Utah state statelad stategad | er C1 chairman UilullllllcLLI Ui iltV * - > kail OLdLC OLdLClad lad gad commission and widely widelylown widelytown widelylown lown town throughout the state stateed stateed stateed ed Thursday at a Provo hos hostal hostal hostal tal following followmg a week weeks s Illnesspneumonia illnesspneumonia illness illnesspneumonia pneumonia . . pneumoniaFuneral Funeral services were held at atDVO atavo atovo DVO avo Monday Among those m in mtendance intendance intendance tendance from distant pomts points pomtsere pointsere pointsere ere Sheriff Shenff and Mrs J Bewes Bewes B Bewes lends tends personaltends personallends ewes of Moab close personal - ' " "t9 t9 " iY . . ; i1 i1iY . < : . / ' " , i # ? " .T T . \ f 'tt tt ' 'ttv.7 N41 v.7 v7 . * " " ' t i , . - J1 < 4 4i ' J . j I < A i , i ' " " , r rQ rPRESTON it.J itJ it.J.t . ; " ' $ -.t .t > ! - . " t * ' Q ' < " , $ i t 1 : st . : \ t { . ; tj j $ . ! , . -lJth lJth tlJth - . .1f.r 1f.r 1fr . PRESTON G PETERSON PETERSON&r PETERSONIr t &r r Ir & r Peteison Petelson Peterson Peteisonas Petelsonas \\as as was \ \ born Dec 2 2t4 2j4 , 4 t4 in m Pieston Preston Pl eston Idaho a son sonAugustus sonr 7Augustus , ( ( Augustus and Agnes Geddesson Geddes ' erson son His earl ; > ) educationgained education - i gained gamed m Pocatello and Ba BaOre Baff . , Dson r rOre , . Ore and in m 1902 he enrollpt enroll enrollat * pt at t the Utah State Agncultur Agricultur Agriculturcollege Agncultur.college Agnculturcollege . becamef college ollege _ _ at Logan . _ _ He becamef becameof became . . _ _ becamer f s Al- Al AlA - --A A - - I 3- 3 3j - -j j - j1 - -1 1 - r of f the outstandmg outstanding students studentse the e college and won . honors honorsathletIcs honorsathletics honorsj athletics and journalismg lournalism Journalism lournalismcollege 7 7ing ing g as editor of Student Studentcollege ' weeklyEfter \ college weekly weeklyter weeklyter ter his graduation he wentLalt wentUSalt went wentLISalt LISalt Lalt USalt ! Lake < ! City 1ty etty where he be be.e bee beSe .e e . e associate editor of the Des DesFarmer Dest . Farmer Soon after he was wastOmted waspmted tOmted mted associate professor of oflDal ofmal lDal na1 husbandry at the Bng.J.l Brigji Brig Bng Ln BrigLn .J.l J.l Jl ji . Young university and a at alater alater aSr t later became a full profes proles proles1Sismember . < "t t " .1 1 : . -y-w y w - - 1\ 1 1member 1Sismember "tyw ! \ . . member of the LDSchurch LDSchurchmarried LDS churchmarrIed church churchtmarned tmarned \marrIed marrIed \ Erma Loose Jan 5 5J9 5.19 519 J9 . . .19 19 . . in m Provo He became asso Ited ted with her father Col C E EJ)1)se Epltse E.rise Erise J)1)se J1se pltse ) . ) in m mining mmmg and bankingprpnses banking bankmg bankingcrpnses ' crpnses rprIses prpnses Among the varIOus variousing various.1 various1 . amg Ing developments with I ) withI I 1 1 " ich ch he was connected was the theIndian theE . 1iCh iCh Indian copper property m in mc mJuan ini ) ' c Juan county serving as secary sec secary sec"ary secary " ary and manager of the copcompany copcompany cop : company Through his pOSI pOSIwith posiwith posiwith with this company he madefluent made " - fluent luent uent trips to Moab andheastern andeastern and andheastcrn heastcrn heastern eastern Utah and made madey madely y friends here herey , 1922 Mr Peterson was ap apted apfed apited ted fed chairman of the statecommlsswn statecommrssun state . ; i commissrn commlsswn commrssun by Governorles Governor Governorchairman ) S GovernorS les R Mabey He contmued continued contmuedchairman continuedchairman chairman until 1926 when whenDemocratIc whenDemocratic whenDemocratic ( DemocratIc admmlStratIon administration administrationie admmlStratIone administratione e into power He was vice vicean vicean viceinnan an of the commiSSIOn commission.n commissionn . 5 4 1926 to 1941 when he re refrom refrom red from officering officering office officehiring hiring ring his work on the state statecommISSion statecommission state1 commission Mr Petersonrenown Petersond Peterson d .1 1 . renown as one of the lead leadnatIonal leadnational leadt-national leadt national -natIonal natIonal - - authorities authontIes on roadk roadI roadk roads road road'A I 'A A ' k . rrtS 'Ais [ is s death was a shock to thou thouds thoui .1 1 .1rrtS ( ds ids of friends frIcnds throughout |
