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Show , k ' ' # 41 . . ' . " .4 4 . ' 1 . ' . . . \ ' \ ' v . . \ , < " . " " . ' ' : . . . . . , ' 'U U . , , . . . " : ' . \ IS r f6 . . . ' . . ; 'ntr ntr ' " ' ? , " . t ! a . if ' . iw ( ; , . , , ; ! . , . ' 'ft ft ' ; ; : t t ! J1f : s sMr ' ' , Jr , : Mr Mt ' . and aa * Mrs . . P R S MIeMletBtUh Middleton , , , Drumh Creek pioneers Jo i's is ' , , on their their57th thS7h I ri 57th ( wedding W * Jag anniversary Iver jry Pioneer CoupleCelebrate Couple CoupleCelebrate Celebrate57th Celebrate 57th Anniversary AnniversaryCelebrating AnniversaryOelebrating Celebrating CIelebrating Oelebrating their fUty-se fUty se fifty-eewanth fifty eewanth fiftyeewanthwedding fifty-cevntbwdding fifty cevntbwdding - - - ntb wedding anniversary annlver&ary annlverary & at their ranch ranchhomestead ranchhomestead ranchhomestead homestead on Bn.Wcreek Brush Bn.W\ Bn.W . \ creek Wed Wed- Wednesday Wed'nesday Wednesday . - ' ne.y ney nesday . June 4 Mr and Mrs Frank FrankS Frank9 S . Middleton M.tddleton Mtddleton . , . 83 3 and 81 I years year * old oldJ'epecttvely oldrespectively oldrespectively J'epecttvely Jepecttvely respectively ' $ , , and believed beUeved to be the theoldest theoldest theoldest oldest couple in the Uintah Ulntah UintahbaSin Ulntahbasin "Ulntahbasin Ulntahbasin " baSin . , . related .re1ated re1ated many of their theit ranch ranchUfe ranchlife ranchlife Ufe life experience experiences * Do f ib the th * gathered gatheredcelebrants gatheredcelebrants gatheredcelebrants celebrants for the wcoaslon tKCaSlon ceoaslon : ceoaslonPbr tKCaSlonFor wcoaslonFor For Pbr 33 years year * they hare have resided residedat residedat residedat at the ranch home lo 10 milea m11es miles ea.st east . ea.stof eastof eastof of Vernal VemaJ and are celebrated far farand farand tarand and wide for their hospitality hospitaUty to the thestmnger thestranger thestranger stmnger stranger within their gate gates * , . some someot someof someot ot of whom have been men now fam fUn- fUn fam- famously fUnously famously ! - ously known knoWJ1 as the true western westerncbaraCte westerncharacter westerncharacter cbaraCte character ? { of of song one and storyAU storyAU story storyAUwere AU AUwere were given the hospitality of oftherancherstockman ofthi ofthe the--rancher-stockman the rancher stockman thi - " " " rancher-stockman rancher stockman "Fancher-stockman "Fancher Fancher " - - - home M as Mthey asthey asthey they passed through to the rendez rendez- rendezvous rendezvous rendezvous - - vous farther Into the then almost almostlnaccesslble almostinaccessible almostInaccessible lnaccesslble inaccessible fastneu fastness , places now noweagerly noweagerly noweagerly eagerly sought for their wonderful wonderfulbeauty wonderfulbeauty wonderfulbeauty beauty by the explorers natural natural- naturalfats naturalUts * . - Ists fats and even the hardy tourtstSuch touristSuch toorUt tourtst tourist toorUtSuch Such is ia LS the change of time as the theaged theaged theaxed aged , , , but hearty couple , . celebrat celebrat- celebrated celebrated celebrated - ed an & . ' occasion OCC'Iion OCCIion few indeed ever everUve everlive everlive Uve live to aee see and thoroughly enjoyMr enjoyAds enjoy enjoyMr Mr Ads , . ? . . , Middleton w was a b m1 Born bom in inWJLSbJngton inW inWashington WJLSbJngton , W hIngton county , , , lo'wa lowa Io'Wa IoWa ' ' " " ' January January2 2 2 1858 1859 1(5 15 ( later moTing D10vlng moving to Nebraska Nebraskawhere Nebraskawhere NeTa kawhere where he worked as a a carpenter carpenterto to cave save money for a dream ranchIn ranch ranchIn ranchIn In the west as he relates ever a . aherlshed acherished cherlshed herlshed ambitlo ambltlod ambits < i , as be he gazed over overa overa orera a a Tact vast ahnont almost treeless plain pla1n during duringh1a duringh1a duringhis h1a Nebryka Nebraska Nebraska sojournContinued sojourn sojournContinued ( < Continued on page four ) Pioneer Pioreer Brosh Brush BrushCreek BrushCreek Oreek Creek CoupleCelebrate Couple CoupleCelebrate Celebrate 57th Anmversary Anniversar AnniversarContinued Anmver ! Continued ccontlnuf'd ccontlnufd < ( ' from pftge pl\le pl le page \ { one nflel nflelIt oneIt IIt I * It was while working tor for and anddreaming ant antdreaming an andreaming < I dreaming of the west s a great greatchances gras graschances greachances chances for a true rancher at heart Itear heartthat Itearthat hearthat that he met and woed Miss Jennl Jennie Jenni Jennitrsythe JennlTtoraythe < I IForsythe Ttoraythe Forsythe trsythe , a native of MarysvUle Maryaville MarysvUlenear Maryavillenear MarysvUlenear near Olascow Glaacow Ole.scow Olescow . Scotland who had hac hadlmm1grated hacimmigrated haImmigrated ( lmm1grated immigrated to the United State States StateI StateIwhen Stateswhen ; when 16 years of age llvlngi 11v1ng living ! for a atime t ttime ftime time In Illinois Illlno1.s Illlno1s . and then movin movinto moving movingto movingto ; to Nebraska Nebru&ta Nebruta & with her parents The Theyoung Thyoung Th Thyoung < movingI young couple were married at atKearney at atKearney a aKearney < I Kearney Nebraska June 4 1884 1884where 1884where 1884where where they resided for 10 years yearsyet yearsyet yearsyet yet . e e'er eer ' er keeping In mind mlnd as they theyteU theytell theytell teU tell of ot tho.ehapp those tho.e- tho.e . . - happ . days the dreani dreaniof dreamof am amof of a cattle ranch In the west westri1t westT T ri1t . ' . 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Mrs Charlot Charlotte Oorless Oorlf'SS OorlfSS Corhess ' Mrs Mrso MrsGladys MrsOladya o Gladys ladys Ewas Evan SVftIks . < ; are ate both bet-h bet h - of Vernal VernalMnI VernalMrs VernalMrs MnI Mrs FTore P'1ore'F P1oreF Ftoret ' ' ) Tr Tol Tni > l 0 0Nev c cNev nMev Nev Mts I4ra Mrs To To-ltver To ltver To-liver liver . - I . vet " was unable to toattf'nd toattend attf'nd attfnd 5 t tend ' the family fam11y gatheringThey gatheringThey gathering gatheringThey They have 10 llvtay 1Ivtna livIng ' gra.ndchll4rrrn prand-cbll-dren prand cbll dren . - - - . 4rrrn dren . . six dx of o ! w ' w wm .l l . ; & : > m rs reside reMde flea near : Ver nal nab . and a.nd eight great grand c11l c11ldren ci ii iithen dren then |