Show Area Pioneer Millie Biddlecome Celebrates Birthday in by Barbara Ekker Mrs Millie l Biddlecome will wilt celebrate her BOth birthday December fourth having her ter el two daughters Mrs Pearl Peart Baker Daker of San Antonio New Mexico and Mrs Hazel Ekker Ek ker of Green River with herat her herat herat at her home in Salt Lake to celebrate Others there to blow out the many candle candles will wilt be her seven grandchildren grandchild ren and sixteen great grand children Millie was the daughter of Mr and Mrs S. S R. R Scharf and had nine brothers and sisters Her early life was spent on the Utah Bottom on the Dolores Dolores Do Do- lores River The I moved to this unsettled river bottom In 1980 when Millie I was six Her story of this trip to that remote area changes from dead serious events to hilarious side splitters split which Includes their shortage of food and the mule getting petting Into the last sack of flour School was a precarious affair affair af af- af fair fall back in the Most Mos children were attending by their own choice and happy I for the opportunity After missing a year here and there because of her parents occupation occupation pation Millie was able to graduate with three other girls from the eighth grade in Moab in 1003 In February 1904 1004 she was married to a handsome cowboy cowboy cowboy cow cow- boy named Joe Biddlecome As her parents had feared Millie learned how to live outside or under a tree She Sho learned too the ins and of the cattle Industry from cooking over an open fire to branding a squirming heifer She perfected her skill of creating creating creating cre cre- beautiful handwork as aswell aswell aswell well as her ability to raise a family and be a mama a wife a hired hand all wrapped wrapped wrapped wrap wrap- ped in one small bundle She and her hr two daughters daughters daughters daugh daugh- moved with Joe wherever er his cattle found feed and water They spent two years on on Pinon Mesa Colorado one year on the Grand River around Dewey another year at Biddlecome near the San Rafael They stayed along the San Rafael until 1908 then they moved to Terron Mountain Then th tha famed Robbers Roost in Wayne County seemed like good grazing So that range became home and winters winter were spent In Then in 1915 they built a log tog cabin at the Roost Millie was an expert horse horsewoman horsewoman horsewoman woman and could ride the 65 miles from the Roost to Green River In four tour days When Millie and Joe got their first Ford truck It was Millie who secured a handbook handbook hand hand- book and learned to drive Joe never trusted the bubbling ing-bubbling blank blankey for a minute and often lead a horse behind it or sat with his hand on the emergency brake ready to set er up for the slightest reason When her two daughters were attending St St. Marys Mary's n fn n Salt Lake she took several classes at the Business College College Col Col- Col lege there She learned bookkeeping bookkeeping bookkeeping book book- keeping and polished up her typing After she was widowed in tn 1927 she sold the Robbers Roost to her daughter Pearl and went to business school again Later she attended beauty school and the school of barbering and got a license to practice in both fields fine fihe opened her Parlor In Green River While pinning and trimming hair she took correspondence courses in massage taxidermy and lea- lea She also served as the school and city ian In 1942 she bought a house at Strong Court In Salt Lake where she now resides Her IIer daughters visit her quite regularly but all her grandchildren grand grandchildren grandchildren children see her almost daily daily dai dal dai- dai ly as they reside in or near nea the capitol city Her years may may be many many but her sense of humor hasn't hasn't hasn't has has- nt been dimmed one spark She once confided she didn't like to ask too many questions ques ques- because because she was afraid shed she'd miss remembering Best to you Millie on your well earned day Maybe you'll invite us to your party on the birthday |