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Show KEEP GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY $ & 3 uJ FRIENDS HONOR MIDGLEYS MR. AND MRS. BENJAMIN MIDGLEY of this city, who on Friday evening celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage. j'- '' - , '-t'-C t - q; ' ' - , " " V ' ) vj m- - ; . w A? I Mi " - ' ' : . - M- , a ! 1 I - - j .4 r- "A P ' h ' - ' I u h i,i,iff.- ' '.V m . LI t f ,v i s ? LJ I 'fie - " rf "x ' " ' , ' ii tr; , . - Children Show Esteem for Pioneer Residents at Family Home. MR. AND MKS. BENJAMIN MIDGLEY, 1972 South Main street, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage Friday evening at the family home. For the occasion all their children came together and partook of a ' wedding dinner" and spent an evening listening listen-ing to the experiences of father and mother, interspersed with other pleasurable pleas-urable pastimes. Mr. Midgley was born at Ahnondbnrg, England, on May 19, 1S43, and Mrs. Midgley was born at Farmsborough, England, on July 9, 1843. Mr. Midgley Midg-ley emigrated to Utah in 1S55 and Mrs. Midgley came in 1S64. Twenty-two years of their married life was spent at Kephi, and for the past twenty-eight years they have resided re-sided in this city. Mr. Midlej' participated in the early Indian wars. The couple has experienced all the hardships incident to pioneer life. Twelve children were born to them, five of whom are living. There are sixteen six-teen grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren. great-grandchildren. Those present at the reception were Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Furner of Mammoth, Mam-moth, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bowring of Brigham, Mr. and Mrs. H. S". McClain of this city, Mr. and Mrs. Victor E. Madseu of Brigham Citv, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rotter, Mr. and Mrs. h. J. Midgley Midg-ley and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Furner, all of this city. When President Grover Cleveland signed the enabling act which admitted Utah to the sisterhood of states, January Janu-ary 4, 1S96, the first flag raised in the new state was on The Tribune building, then located on West Temple between First and Second South streets, and Mr. Midgley was the man who hoisted it. |