Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-04-20 | Page 8 | Builder of First SL 'Black Maria' Waits Honor on Reaching 91

j I I f. f a i J 4 l M A r F r V S f T J 1 r t s s sh r h 4 w v Wonder What TheIr T Native ve Land Is Like Now Mr and Mrs P. P O. O Peterson point out birthplace in Stockholm Sweden Builder of First S 5 Black L Maria Marial Waits Honor on Reaching 91 The wheelwright who built Salt Salt- Lake City's first black marl maria marla will be honored In sacrament services services ices of ot the Nineteenth L D S ward Sunday after reaching his year He is diminutive white haired P. P O. O Peterson who was wa born in Stockholm Sweden April 20 1853 and who has been a member of the Nineteenth ward since his marriage to Mrs Peterson on June 12 12 1902 Both will wilt relate their experiences at the p. p m. m Sunday Sun day meeting at the ward chapel West Fourth North street That original horse-drawn horse police po lice patrol wagon was not the only first in Mr Petersons Peterson's career ca ca- ca career career reer he recalled Thursday He also constructed the bodies forthe for forthe forthe the first first gasoline gasoline driven police poUce patrol patrol pa pa- trot and the city's city first water wagon Mrs Peterson who also was born In Stockholm May 19 1864 1861 served on an L D S mission to her native land before her marriage and her husband later returned to Sweden for the church from 1910 to 1913 They recently moved to Canyon road but formerly resided at Center street for 41 years Both are active L D Stemple S Stemple Stemple temple workers Mr Peterson has five sons and anda a a. daughter by a a. former marriage