Show HUNDRED AND ONE YEARS AGO ACO NEXT NT I SA Y ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS BORN 1 I o 6 I j week from today February 12 be e observed as a legal holiday in r of the anniversary of the tho birth Is Abraham Lincoln the sixteenth ident of of the United States whose o eis is more moro deeply and lovingly enin en en- ed in the hearts o of the American le than the name of any other jo y actor in in American history with the II I pHon of George Washington VJ Abraham braham Lincoln was born near enville Larue county Ky 5 1 J 12 1809 He died in Washington C C. Cf at 7 0 o'clock clock on oh the morning o or ot 1865 following his Iby by Booth at Fords Ford's theatre the thet thet t t previous His ancestors were of lish descent i hen ten en Lincoln became of age he was four inches tall taU of gigantic and agility t was Lincoln who said said H All AIl that I or ir hope to be be I owe to my angel l h somewhat slow in setting h February e 12 as n a a legal holiday centennial anniversary of the marks mark's mar mar- k's ks Utah finally got ot in line other states last year and at last session of the state legislature ion 1145 of the compiled laws of amended to make this date Hof lof the holidays in the year his will be the second time in the theory theory Story ory of the state that Lincoln's will be celebrated by the clos- clos in ing of the schools banks public offices and other institutions and made bright by many social festivities club and lodge affairs The Tahe amended law making makin February 1 12 a legal holiday was approved February February ary 5 1909 just in time to allow the dav day to be bo celebrated last year vear |