Salt Lake Telegram | 1903-04-22 | Page 6 | Nine Squires All Barbers

, ... C . : . . . i . . ' ( P - . . T J i - 1 I 1 ......) k j . . i" A petition for the arrc'r.tnent cf Til F. F-juIres as a member cf the Barbers Bar-bers Lxamir.inj board, created by the last Legislature, was presented to Gov. Wells yesterday. The petition Is unique in that all of the sig-ners, nine In number, are brothers, broth-ers, and air are practicing barbers. Eight are local practitioners, while one has a good business In Logan. . , The signers of the petition were John Squires, Walter C Squires, Joseph It. Squires, -James Squires, J..W. Squires, T. C Squires, B. F.' Squires, Alma C. Squires and Alonzo C. Squires. John. Squires of Logan has four sons, all of whom are also barbers. The Squires brothers are sons of the late John Squires, Utah's pioneer barber, bar-ber, who came here in 1S53 and opened a shop near the Eagle Gate, later going go-ing to the site of the Amelia palace: He worked continuously at his trade until five years ago, when he retired. The . elder Squires had Brigham Young aa one of his patrons, and frequently fre-quently accompanied President Young on his journeys to give him tonsorlal attention. - Five of the Squires brothers are conducting con-ducting a barber shop here, while all the others, save John of Logan, are employed in other shops about town. The position which is sought by E. F. 8qulres will pay $4 per day for the time actually employed, payable out of the. fees received from applicants for licenses to practice.