Show South Bountiful Celebrated The In A Becoming r Ws Ta ay Ij South Bountiful ward ard ob eive ved PIoneer day with an appropriate cele cele- celebration i bration consisting of a program prO ii m the morning sports POI ts in m the and ind anda a picture show sho in the evening The Salter orchestra furm furnished ed the th 1 music An unique feature turc of the program was an extraordinary incident from fron the lives fives In es ofa of a number of the oldest pioneers of the South Bountiful ware ward which W Was WS S told tild by grandchildren Of Or Or Ot J I Atkinson 89 SO old oldest olden of or the ward it was related that tha on one occasion then h hn n he lie was wa cro n the plains with Ith his parents b being ing mg only ten years old an Ind ar arc n c cime ame up to the wagon agon and stole a a wh n D from his Ius father ther f ther but the the- 1 lac hd promptly reco it from the In- In IndIan In I dial dIan It was as stated that hi cour cour- courage cou age was characteristic of his life Of or Mary Lissen Lassen Nelson it was nas as saId that she was as born Dec lG 16 18 13 it In in Denmark She Was as reared from the early age of one y vear ear by her uncle and aunt Here Herc she lecel ed very ve fine home training as well en as in n education edu- edu educatIon cation equal to any child in the district dis- dis She had to wak about Sl sn daily dally on a lonely road to and ai from school S he graduated at the age of fourteen the minister of the church hureh giving the finale final e e She is a perfect example of meekness rod ind unassuming William WIlham Henry Tovey was oM born in London England 84 8 years ago thIS He received a very good edu- edu ed cation catton He shed himself by I memorizing the book of St John In Inthe the he least time of an any one in his elms John Parka ho was bras born the year ye that hat the Pioneers PlOn rs came to Utah and who rho came to this state in m 1863 Ita it vv a stated worked in a coal mine mme in Eng Eng- England land and the the age of eleven cleven for a six p penie Bence a day wh 11 ch is equal to jax 11 cents in our money winch which I he ie gave to his hI parents each m night ht He opened closed d doors for the cars carsto carso cai to o pis through in the mines nunes Henry Dalling also born the time the he pioneers s came to Utah in m de- de aide laide South Australia Austraha came to Utah a i year vear ear b before ole the U P Ry was built An In accident c used a change in m his h I life ife Hl His Hai parents were ere theatrical peo pe had to leave their De n ire e so they often children hildren without much attention n lIe He went vent in swimming near a church when then he went ent down downs and almost almo almo- drowned A brother gave warning when Then the minister came cime out of the church hureh and ad w th th aid ald of a shovel handle got lam him out and 1 worked s w wIth ith him lum until he regained then the minister rn n i j The told old him it was pas wrong rong to go in swim swim- m ii rig n-K on Sunday so of afterwards tern ards he went sent ent to toO Sunday hool Betsy Bety J Howard who ho was as born In Illinois April Aril 22 1850 came to Utah with her parents when hen she was as about eight ig it years veirs old locating near Utah Uta Bountiful make Lake While mo moving mg to she he was wis s saved ed from being belr hurt or bly killed by being plunged aunt feeing fee feti- feting over ver an embankment by an mg ng that the family were ere in danger and nid went back just in time to save ve th hem m as the reigns on the horses horse and and oxen had become become- tw t twisted tIsted Isted so s-o that t could not gUIde the animal n I al I Eliza Nelson native was as brought to Utah by her parents I I ten one year old An Indian stole I her from the back of the w wagon igon but buther I her fat father er who ho had been en out hunting I happened alon along and fired a shot In InI Inthe inthe inthe the air v which caused the Indian to toI I i the child I John Alston native of England hI h with fi five fie chil- chil children mother was a widow e dren The family could not all emi emi- emigrate grate to Utah together so the mother s sent nt John 8 and elder brother w v tha th i a friend After crossing the the- PIa Platte Platter He r ver crossing the plains he was sent on ap an an errand and somehow lost his way wandering around three days das without food and part of the time without clothing as lS the Indians are supposed to have stolen the same while he was bathing When found he was as in m a very vary ry rye e weakened condItIon and his body bv by bj the hot sun The captain of his company compan Alonzo Rale gh Jh had declared that they would not continue their Journey untIl they found the boy dead or alive 01 via Johnson John on Hitch was vas born m in Copenhagen slay May 14 1 When was t two 0 years vears ears ago her parents came to Utah two Sixty two children dren died on the boa boat t of measles and were lowered into the hc briny deep lies Her rather leather ather was VMS the village blacksmith in m I I South Bount ful Bount-ful ul for many years and she became a very popular young oung I I lady Jadv Vow Very early she began doing lovely work ark in m the art of knitting and und sew ew Wn ng ig s tIon means tak taking taking t I Begging the qu question mg ing tor for granted that which is lS to W be proved says Liberty Magazine l I I I |