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Show ' 'I I ' ! I I IPde Pete Pde Dillmanr D DiSbanPioneer Iman7 Iman7Pionee , t Pionee ' ScmutDies Scoot Scout , Dies Tuesday One of Modt Most Promment Prominent ProminentIn In Early Settlement SettlementOf Of the Asl Ashley ey ValleyOne Valley ' One - of r-f r f the oldest and most col- col cot- cot collorful cotorful - lorful orful residents of the Ulntah Uintah Basin Ba ' ) sin In Simon Peter Dlllman D1Uman Dihlrnan 85 diedI diedTuesday diedTuesday died I [ Tuesday nocn noco at the home ho.me . of hia his hisdaughtl'r hisdaughter hiadaughter daughter daughtl'r daughtlr ' Mrs John Houstan oi o.f of o.fWhiterocks ofWhiterocks . I o.fI | Whiterocks ending a career whichI whichparkled whichparkied which I | parkled parkied with . outstanding o.ut.standlng out.standlng outstandlng . personI personal personal person personal al experiences and civic achieve achievement achievementi achievemenls I | ment menti ' He was 'AIlS AIlS csas ' the father tather of Ray RayIe Rayc RayIc Ie c Dlllman Dl1lman Dillman of Roosevelt Republitail Republl Republi I Itan can tan tail gubernatorial candidate In )1936 1936 ) 1936 1938 1936Mr 1938Mr inI I Mr Dlllman Dillman Dilhinan who was born July 1 1854 at Bloomlngton Bioomington Bloomington Indmoved mdmoved Ind md Indmoved moved to Vernal In 1877 takingup takingup taking up a homestead homl'stead homlstead ' on the site whereI whereFort whereFort where Port Fort Thornburg later was buUt built buUtHe builtHe I He had lived previously previo.usly . in Iowawith Iowa I with his h1s parents Andrew and Franes Franes Fra nes Henderson DUlm&n DUlmn 1man Diilman D & but madethe madethe made madethe the trip west aloneShortly aloneShortly alone Shortly after his arrival in 111 lfl Utah Utahhe Utahhe Utahhe he took up teaching teactting and was the thefirst thefirst thefirst first pedagogue In b1 n Ashley Valley ValleyHe ValleyHe ValleyHe He also opened the first drug drugstore drugstore store ' to.re tore . in thia thLa thin section and was ap- ap appointed ap appointed - . pointed forest fo.rest . ranger when the theAshley theAshley theAshley Ashley national natio.nal . torest forest orest was estab eatab estabI1shed eatablished establlshed I1shed lished He was WIUI the first govern government government government ment Indian farm fann supervisor at atWhlteroc1c3 atWhiterocke atWhiterocks Whlteroc1c3 Whiterocke Whlteroc1c3In WhiterockeIn In In 1884 he cpntr contracted .cted cted . cted to huUd build huUdthe buildthe buildthe the road from trom Fort Duchesne Ouche6ne to toVernal toVernal toVernal Vernal VernalOne One . of o.f his most notable experi experiI experiences experiences expert.ences expertences MeekerI . ences occurred after the Meeker Meekermassacre Meekermassacre Meekermassacre I massacre in 1878 1871J ia'r iar ' when he and a acompanion acompanion acompanion companion volunteered to o.btain obtain o.btainrelease obtainrelease . obtainrelease I release . of o.f three women held cap captlve captive captlve tlve tive by hostile Indian tribes trlbe.s trlbes . The Themen Themen Themen men were gone two wo months mo.nth1 month1 . . ' but butreturned butreturned butreturned returned after eff efftlng effecting efeeting tlng release of ofthe ofthe olthe the women fron the White RIver RIverUte RiverUte RivciUfce Ute tribeHe tribeHe tribe tribeHe He VIa was ccas . al also O ! > instrumental In cap capt t iring Jrlng many . of o.f the noted o.utlaws outlaws o.utlaws1 outlaws'C . outlawswho \1\ 1 'C C \ 1ho ' ho Infe Infested ted tlie the tire region reglo.n reglon . during the theearly th < ( ' eaily 'allv allv early das dasAclle dasAetlie da > } ) s sActive Active Acll\e Acll e Aetlie \ in every civil rlvi rick ( enterpriseMr E"nterpriseI E"nterpriseMr E"nterprise Enterprise " Mr Dlllnian Dillman billnrari ) owned own'd ownd ( ' the first lum hum lumhf humhe lumb I hf he < i n II ri I II I In the tl1f ' A B Bisin 1'Iln 1Iln isiii ' and still held heldt t tl Ii tip I e ' tl11r tl ti np ne of 1 I h is h death df'ath dfath dart-hr dart hr ' - the ree rec reelei recid recid lei id fir fr ) gt-tlli gt tlli gdtll grttrr - g II it tie f e " m in ) , sl st , > 1 poles pol's pols ( ' out outit oulli . 11 it ( IP IC I e da dahits day } HI His hits " cl d ci ipf ref In iii ( irpAt rpt rest " , In iii tlie Ihe tire past pa'It paIt pa'Itf pastf . ' f w } years , ear'l earl ears ' Ind h'1d h1d hrid ' been horllcultureu11 horticulture horllculture horticulturein horticultureIII u11 in III I 1 I 1 Ie I e ' was coiisidered considered an air author authortv authoritv ! ilv tv itv 01 ot tlie thl the ' ' subje ubjpe < I t t HA lie H " planted plantNi iiharited num rium riumClot numpiois Clot ( , lOtS S 01 oichards chard . , and arid gardensHI gardensHis gardens gardensHis HI His ' > actl\ actl activity actlitv act-hit-v act hit v - \ itv itva - \ was \\a a ccas : , curbed to some someI someextenl someextent someextent extenl extent In Itl iii 1933 when whl'n whln ' his left leg legwas legwas legwas I was amputated ampUl-ated ampUl ated - at tlie the tire knee fol followIng following following lowIng a long period ppr10d . of o.f suffering sufferingtrom sufferingfrom sufferingI I from from trom Berger s di5ea disease . , > e His o.nly only o.nlyI o.nlyexpressed onlyexpressed . onlyexpressed expressed regret over the loss huss wasthat wasthat was I that it would prevent prl'vent prlvent ' his hts goingdeer goingdeer going deer hunting a sport he had al alsays always says \ ays enjoyed enjoyecl enjoyedtie He cle tie erved as game gamewarden gamewarden gamewarden 1\1\ 1 11ays warden of Utntah Ulntah Uintah county from 1906 1906until 1906until 190fiuntil until 1914He 1914He 1914 1914He I 1914I He married Julia Davis of Ver Vernal Vernat Vernal nal nat who . hats haJs been dead several severalyears severalyears severalyears severalyearsSurviving years yearsSurviving Surviving are two sisters Mar Martha Martha Martha tha Susan Swan Dlllman Dtllman Diliman of Charlton Chariton CharltonIowa CharitonIowa CharitonIowa Iowa and Louisa ! Thom&son Thomson Thomason flcomason & o.f of o.fDerby ofDerby . ofDerby Derby Iowa a son aon ttay kay E . . Din Dill Dinman Dillman Dillman man of RoO Roc Roos-'elt Roos 'elt elt & " - ' elt eli two daughters daughtersMrs daughtersMrs daughtersMrs Mrs Pern Fern Houston of Wliterocb WiIteTOCkS WiIteTOCkSand } Whiterocksand ) ' and Mrs Belle BeUe Harmston Harmeton of Roose Itoose Roosevelt Itooseveht Roosevelt velt veht 10 16 grandchildren grandchUdren and RooseI five fivegreat fivegreat fiveyreat I great grandcbJldrenFuneral grandchildrenFuneral grandchildren grandcbJldren Funeral services ser'tces sertces ' were conducted conductedtoday conductedtoday I Itoday today at 1 p m in the Roosevelt RooseveltL RooseveltI L D S chapel Burial was In the theRock theRock theRock I Rock Point Polnt cemetery |
