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Show Original, Native Pioneers To Be Honored Sun. Nite Special tribute will be paid to nearly thirty original ori-ginal and native pioneers of Utah, residing in Springville Spring-ville and Mapleeton at the DUP program Sunday evening in the Fourth ward chapel, planned as part of the Centennial and Fourth of July celebration. Mrs. Gwen Cutler willb e in charge. fhe term original pioneers is given to those people who emigrated emigra-ted to Utah before the advent of the railroad, May 10, 1869 and of these only two reside in Springville. Spring-ville. They are Mrs. Salina Kelsey and Mrs. Josephine Pennington. A large number are termed native na-tive pioneers meaning that they were born before May 10, 1869, in Utah. There are approximately 26 native pioneers residing in Springville Spring-ville and Mapleton. There are many others whose birthdays fall close to the May 10 date but they cannot be listed. The native pioneers are listed as follows: , Kate Thompson, Polly Dallin, Myron Boyer, John Hiatt, Lula Eliza Eli-za Johnson, Maria Phillips, Gomer Phillips, Ann Kearns Johnson, Rhoda Groesbeck Dougall, Mary L. Whitehead Bird, Mary Ruth Taylor, Emma S. Cranmer, Emily S. Crandall, Willis Strong, Emma Johnson, Lucy Robertson, Minnie Chase, E. S. Best, George Weight, Zina Sessions B. Kendall, Rebecca Porter Reynolds, Dora Crandall, George W. Harrison, Ada B. Harrison, Har-rison, and Hyrum B. Perry and Eliza Mendenhall of Mapleton. |