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Show Widow 44 Years ... i v:!!('i'i . iringville Herald Salutes Older Residents With Picture and Storv .lr' ii,: TI,U u uu-In uu-In n srrti't of nrtti-los nkt.irvs of S.rliiRlllos l',r .,l,linl.s. '" ' l'l': iw l t r- jl Viim'iio oor 1 your of .' Is t'o'liitf s' l",,r'v,l- Only "'ill l "", ,ffll'' I'l'"" R7 V . Hstlii); of tho Hiinio ami 'of tho rosMont. U all that f 1 f N, 1 ; i : . i i- ., . i v'.' . Mrs. Emma V. Johnson ' U iiooossary; vo a.rango for tlio rost without liarp. All thoso who Uro al.lo aro kod to ro to Kalph Snol-noii'n Snol-noii'n Stu.llo and liavo a pic-turo pic-turo takou. Thoro will bo no Wiar.no. Tho Herald will taUo aro of that. Sitting in an easy chair nt her liomo, f.-lti Knst First North, proud prim and pretty nt S3. Mrs. Emma Johnson would bo taken for a nnn-h youinvor woman. Had sho boon born in this day and a:vo, her lovo tor tho theater, plus talent, ambition and good looks, might have taken her to Hollywood. This was our observation observa-tion as we listened to Mrs.' Johnson John-son toll of her early stage experiences experi-ences and saw her face light up .with the memory of her earlier ; life. As a young girl, Mrs. Johnson played parts in early Springville stage productions 'directed by Aaron and Moses Johnson. One of the most thrilling experiences of her life came when sho played the part of wife to the then famous actor, Phil Margetts, who came from Salt Lake City to present pre-sent a play here. She laughingly remarked that all she had to do was push a baby buggy across the stage and before she could say her part, Margetts had said, the words for her. Mrs. Johnson loved the stage and her experiences with parts in plays are the things she well remembers. re-members. The times when the play casts were taken to neighboring neigh-boring towns, and when some of the cast persisted in wearing their costumes on the streets, much to the disgust of the directors, are clear in her memory. She associated asso-ciated in the play casts with such well known people as the late Pearl Ether Moore, Catherine Dougall Wood, Ida Madsen, and also Mrs. Lotie Lambson. Mrs. JohnsoA seldom missed seeing a play that came to her home town. She was born in Springville June 12, 1868, a daughter of Cornelius Cor-nelius and Margaret Elizabeth Stewart Van Leuvan. The Van Leuvans lived on the corner where the Utah Service station stands, in a home considered large in those days. Here Mrs.' Johnson was born and married, and in the same home her first child was born. Her husband was Edward Johnson, John-son, to whom she was married December 15, 1907. She has been a widow 44 years, being only 39 when her husband passed away. Only two of her eight sons and daughters are living. They are Mrs. F. Reed Hansen (Catherine Johnson) of Palmyra, and Norris Johnson, Springville. She has also 11 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren. Last Saturday was Mrs. Johnson's John-son's 65th wedding day, and "that seems a long time ago," she remarked. re-marked. "We had a lot of fun when we were young," Mrs. Johnson said with a smile. "Father used to have horses and we would ride them all over town. . We liked to go to the horse races held at the mouth of the canyon and see which pony was the best runner' she said, "and in the winter time we went sleigh-riding and dancing." in both she took a special pride. She has always been a faithful member of the LDS church, attending at-tending Sunday school and Mutual during her early life, and later going to Relief Society. She was a visiting teacher in the latter organizaion many years. Mrs. Johnson received her early religious training from her parents, par-ents, strong in the LDS faith. Her father helped to haul timber from Parley's canyon for the Salt Lake Temple, and he talked with the Prophet , Joseph Smith before the latter's death in Nauvoo. Still able to do light housework, Mrs. Johnson loves her home, in fact she just won't leave it, and she looks forward to visits daily from her children and her grandchildren. 'Perhaps the most fun of all was going to the circus. When we were young, father and mother would load the family in a wagon and off we would go to the circus in Provo," Mrs. Johnson related. Like most other girls her age, Mrs. Johnson had little opportunity opportun-ity to go to school, but she will never forget "Aunt Mary Cran-dall," Cran-dall," who taught her in the little school down by the city cemetery. This teacher would vlet her sweep the school room, because she did a good job and was neat and clean. After her marriage Mrs. Johnson John-son had little time for the' theater or social life. Her family and her home were her chief concern, and |