OCR Text |
Show Indian war veteran is laid to rest Pomrades Honor Memory of V Elial Strong Curtis at Funeral Services T About tilrty Indian war veterans from SpringvIIle, Provo and Spanish 't'ork, marched to the head of the SCwe&siori to the SpringvIIle Second turd chape' Friday afternoon "rbere the last tributes of respect ere paid t EliaI Strong Curtis, . , g Utah pioneer and Indian war cteran who died at his home last Tuesday. IV The service was In charge of r.JIsnop Wm. Wainwrlght. A profus-r profus-r oo of beautiful flowers covered the ,1-Bskct and pulpit. " Bishop Wainwrlght read a blo-rnphical blo-rnphical sketch of Mr. Curtis' life --nd historical incidents with which Hie was connected In the early h!s-orv h!s-orv of Utah. . George Hicks of Spanish Fork, 93 lears of age, and a veteran of the iiiiian war related how the Walker bd Black Hawk wars began. I Bishop Lorren Harmer told of his kpcrlences in early days with Mr. turtis in getting wood out of the r inyons with ox teams when all t bey had to eat was parsnip I Solasses and dry bread. He also - lelatcd the struggle they had to-ptoer to-ptoer during the grasshopper war. Captain John S. Boyer, Sr., paid glowing tribute to Mr. Curtis as ) pioneer, citizen and war veteran, t Musical numbers were a selection torn a male quartet composed of I. E. Crandall, Jr., Wm. Grooms, ' klmo Coffman and Ernest Strong; vocal solo by Mrs. Sadie Ramsey f Provo; a vocal duet by( Mrs. (idle Rnmsey and J. K. Boshnrd : f Provo and a mixed quartet com- bed of Mr. Boshard, M. E. Cran- B 1 1 , Jr., Mrs. Ramsey and Mrs. May nrrlson Smith. 1 I The invocation' was by Earl B. - jumslon of the-ward bishopric and i be benediction by John S. f oyer, Jr. f !The grave in the SpriiiRvllle city raetery was dedicated by A. W. ormer. . , |