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Show II IIPioneer Pioneer Moab CitizenObserves Citizen CitizenI CitizenObserves Citizenserves I Birthdayi Observes serves 92nd BirthdayGiand BirthdayGrand Birthday Giand Gland Grand count counts , s oldest citIZen citIZenand citizenand citizenand and the oldest Civilar Civil \ war \\ar ar veteran in inthe inthe inthe the state cf Utah celebrated hisninety-second hisninety second hIS hISmnety hisninetysecond mnety- mnety mnetycond ninety-second ninety second - cond birthday Friday Heis He HeIS Heis IS Joseph J = seph Burkholder of Moab oneof one oneof oneof of the most highly respected p oneelresidents oneeI oneer oneeIresidents oneerresidents residents of scutheistem scuthe'lstcrn scuthelstcrn southeastern ' Utah UtahMi UtahM UtahMr oneeII I MBurkholder Mi M\ M Mr \ Burkholder is 15 one of Ut9h Utah Utahseight s seIght seight eIght surviving survivmg Civil war vetelans veterans vetelansHe veteransHe veteiansHe He came to Moab a1 about > : mt the vetelansI year year1880 I 1880 and has resided in m this county countycontinuously count countycontinuously contmuously continuously since smce then In spite cf cfhis cfhis cfhis I his advanced yeais yeals years Mr Burh.holder Burhholder Burkholder Burkholderis . I IIS iis IS in vigorous Vlgorous health He is on an inveterate in- in inveterate In Inveterate - \ , veterate readei readel reader , and is excertlOnally exceptionally exceptionallywell well ell informed mfonned on topics of the dayHe da day dayHe } 'He He ' He aces not wear "ear ear " glasses his Ius ins eyesiiht eye eyesight eye- eye eye'Slt - 'Slt Slt ' sight siiht ; ht nvally rivalry that of a man of 30 30That 30That 30That That Joseph Jo < ; eph Burkholdei Burkholdel Burkholder , . knownas knO\\ll knO ll known knOllas knownas \ as 'Moabs Moabs 'Moab Moab ' Moab s grand old man . ' , ' may mayuse maylive I 11\ 11 11e use \ e to enjoy many mere birthdays bh birthdaysis thdays , 15 is the fervent wish of every e\ery e ery \ cItizen cItizenof citizenof citizenof of the community - - |