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Show IMOAB MOAB CITIZEN OBSERVES NINETY-SIXTH NINETY SIXTH - BIRTHDAy1 BIRTHDAY , I Grand county s oldest citizenwho citizen ] who is also one of the oldest oldestresidents oldestresidents oldestresidents 1 1who residents of Utah is Thomas ThomasRauer I ) Rauer of Moab father of J L LRauer LRauer LRauer ! Rauer proprietor propnetor of the Moabhotel MoabhotelL hotel Moablhotel hotelMr Moabl L Mr Rauer Raucr obser ed his 96th 96thiblrthday 96thbirthday 96thbirthday iblrthday birthday of Dec 21He 21He 21 21He He was born in Austria Austna Dec Dec21 21 1848 On Jan 27 1874 he hemarned hemarried hemarried [ marned married Agnes Thesars In 1886 1886he 1886he 1886'he 1886he ' he immigrated to tothe - -the the - Umted United UmtedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates States locating locatmg at St Loms Louis LomsMo LouisMo LouisMo Mo He was joined Jomed the followmg following followingyear followingyear year ) < ear by Mrs Rauer and famlly family famllyMr familyMr familyMr Mr and Mrs Rauer moved onto ontoa a farm near Brookfield Mo Mowhere Mowhere Mowhere where they . resided for many I years About zu 20 years ago they theysold theysold ineysold sold the farm and moved to toBrookfield toBrookfield toBrookfield Brookfield Mo where they the ) re resIded resided resided sIded until the death of Mrs MrsRauer MrsRauer MrsRauer ' Rauer in m early 1933 Mr Rauer Raucr Rauerthen Raucrthen Rauerthen then came west to make his hishome hishome hishome hishomewith home homeIth \ -with with \\Ith Ith - his son John L LRauer LRauer LRauer Rauer at Montrose Colo He Hecame Hecame came to Moab about five lve years yearsago yearsago ago with Mr and Mrs John L LRauer LRauer LRauer Rauer when they erected the theMoab theMoab theMoab Moab hotelThe hotelThe hotel hotelThe The venerable gentleman has hasseven hasseven hasseven seven sons living hvmg Despite hIS hISadvanced hisadvanced hisadvanced advanced age he has enjoyedexceptionally enJoyed enJoyedexceptIonally ] enoyedI exceptionally good health until untilthe untilthe untilthe monthsI the last few monthsMr monthsMr months monthsMr Mr Rauer has made many manyfriends manyfriends IfrIends manyIfrIends friends during durmg his residence m in mMoab inMoab inMoab Moab who extend to him their theirhearty theirhearty hearty congratulations on his p F jw jwThomas tt Thomas NinetySi Rauer Passes Ninety Si th Milestone I 96th birth anniversary anmversary w tv th theI thehope thehope the thehope I enoylmany hope that he may live to enJoy enoyl enjoymany ) I many more |
