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Show Final Tribute Is Paid Don C. Johnson, Pioneer Publisher And Historian ( Many flowers and a host of j friends at funeral services Tuesday I afternoon, bespoke the love and re- spect of this community for Don C. Johnson, pioneer, whodied at his home Saturday evening, following follow-ing a short illness, i The services were held at the i family residence with Bishop Peter Is'ielson of the Third ward in charge. Rev. Harold L. Wilson of the Community church, and Bishop Nielson were the speakers. Musical selections were furnished by Miss Catherine R. Dougall, who Bang two solos, accompanied at the piano by Mrs. Bell Crandall. The invocation was offered by Bishop R. L. Mendenhall of Mapleton, Maple-ton, the benediction by Bert Miner. Rev. Mr. Wilson oflered the prayer at the graveside. Bishop Nielson dedicated the grave. Interment was in the Evergreen cemetry. The Black Hawk Indian war veterans vet-erans and committeemen attended the services in a body. , Mr, Johnson was a member of the original pioneer company which settled Springville, September Septem-ber 18, 1850. He was bom in Florence, Flor-ence, Neb., July 1, 1847 and crossed the plains with his parents, Aaron and Jane Scott Johnson. His father was the first bishop of Springville. Mr. Johnson made several trips back to the Missouri river after emigrants, being captain of the night Bquad on one trip in 1868. He also helped build freight roads to California. He was a lumber contractor con-tractor when the Rio Grande rail-: road first came to Utah; served as' one of the first telegraph opera-! tors and was agent at the Franklin elation, now Murray, for the Horn Silver and Germania smelters. He was one of the first school teachers here, specializing in dramatic dra-matic art. As a leader of the Johnson John-son Dramatic company, he helped build the first theater in Spiing-vllle. Spiing-vllle. During his later life Mr. Johnson took up newspaper work. He was editor and manager of the Springville Spring-ville Independent for many years. He was consdered authority on historical events of Springville and wrote a history of this community which is in great demand as a reference ref-erence book. He married Lyda M. Boyer November No-vember 29, 1869. She died several years ago. Survivng arc two sons, Don C. Johnson, Jr., Tooele: A. G. Johnson, Springville. A daughter, Mrs. Catherine Cath-erine J. Hincs, died leaving a (laughter, Tess, whom the grandparents grand-parents raised. There are also two other grandchildren," two brothers, Stephen D. and Moses Johnson of Springville and a number of half-brothers half-brothers and half-siatei'9 surviving. |