Show ELDER C. C B BARRETT DIED SATURDAY TOE THE 12 Impressive Funeral Services Held Monday the At Noon C C. C C C. C Bartlett one of the pioneers of Ashley valley vaney of 1 11 9 9 died at his bis home in Saturday from general general gen- gen eral enl b down break at the ago ag of 68 years Deceased and his family spent the now historic historic historic his his- his his- Vernal Ver- Ver Hard Winter in nal then known as Ashley Fork Mr Bartlett built tn tb the first home for hs his faDIl tarn faD Il fly lly at Mt Dell Den In tt h I canyon Salt Lake county 11 the he next at Big Cottonwood now the same county coun coun- county ty ty Having heard through Captain Dodds then In charge of the Indian affairs in this thin part of off the state of ot the tho beautiful and fertile Ashley valley he made a hurried trip here on horse back in the spring of ot 1879 and in the full fall moved d the family out Since Ince that date Sate C C. C C C. C Bartlett Bartlett Bartlett Bart Bart- lett was identified with every r ri IDse ase of tho development 01 of this country anti and continued so soo until quite recent t iTty hearing compelled pinto pin pin- to retire to private life Ills Ilis public service here hero begat begau be be- begar gar gau in the in-the the spring of ot 1880 with his appointment by Gov EIt E F EH It lr H. Murray as the first clerk of ot Uintah county to until the election In the fall tall of the same year He wn wa Peoples people's chairman of the Party for tor several years and ami until the organization of the theand Democratic and the tho Rep Republican bli- bli can parties He cast lot Continued on page 6 6 t millER ELDER O. O C. C BARTLETT DIED DIEn AY Y TIm THE 12 S 1 fr Continued from page 1 with the Democrats In other 1 lines such as canal construction construction tion which was the most Important Im 1111 I 4 concern of all the the- 1 o in mose days a ho he served Berv ed as os clerk and director of t the Ashley Central Control Irrigation tion company from the tho inception in inception In- In f until the tho completion 1 t of the project In ecclesias- ecclesias lines ho he was called In into to tor r official capacities almost as ns coon toon its as he became a mem member of the Church of Jesus Christ Christof of rf Latter Day Saints in tin th x Mt Dell DeTt branchin Salt Sail Lako Lake county In 1882 he ho filled a ar the Eastern r 3 mission to and Central States Upon his return and because of special he filled clerkships n it the Uintah Stake for many years earil In addition to these callings he looked upon hi hit his work in tho Vito Sunday schools and In the Bishoprick of the old Vernal ward and his membership on the Board of Education a as the greats labor he did 1 It t was wa w whit h II serving on tho the Board of Education tion tiun that Slat the first horn homo l' l the Uintah Academy w a wn a built In which work ha took ok very prominent part T The e passing of C C. 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C Bartlett Bart- Bart lett marks mark the close of ott a avery avery avery very active life lite a great groat d deal al alof of which was spent uD I Idly edly to benefit hl his fellowmen Charles Claymore Bartlett wu born Dorn at New Newberry berry townshIp town- town shIp Geauga count CO Ohio December 26 1848 tho son on of ot Henry Bartlett Bartlott and Davis Bartlett He lie received the broadest education afforded afford afford- ed In his boyhood time bythe by byth bytho Ohio At Atthe Atthe th the tho grade schools schools' of the age of or seventeen 1867 ho deeded to go west He lie went Immediately into the pioneer ll life along the Missouri Missouri Missouri Mis Mis- river and for a yen yell liked In the fur trading campy camp and nd government posts out o II n- n far north along the Missouri Missouria a- a I Montana Mont na On the border of or the Dakotas he h nearly lost hl hit life among mong the Sioux In- In diane di but escaped by swimming swimming swim swim- min ming the river at a point I where It was half a mile ride ido About bout this time talk talk of California and bl big fortunes tt rt r a strong among the men mn IT Ir hl his hi In company with ral others set out for 0 Ih I Golden West It was finally I decided Idd to go over the Utah t trail rail Ta n and pass through ih sa IT Lake city Before r fr k Lake Mr Bartlett became berame be- be camp came very ill III and with great d the party reached PI the Mormon city where they Pit him to recuperate Th The Mormons proved to be an al alto altogether altogether al- al to together different people than they were wr pictured to b be be In to Inthe the lurid tales that had floated floated float float- ed I far back hack into Montana and h liked them and eventually became ber-ame a Mormon himself Shortly after this 1868 he henet hemet hemet met net and married d Annie Kathrine Kathrine Kath- Kath rine Jensen To them have hav been be n born six sons and four foul dau daughters as aR follows Chas ChaR Bert August An 27 1869 Oen Tenry July 8 t 1871 Seluia Annie September 11 t 11 1 t 1873 i it rd d F February 17 1880 Mn Mr 1 Nellie Leonora Bartlett BarUtt 1 Merkley November 3 3 1875 1876 Randolph February t 11 11 I lied died Dec 3 t 1879 Ashley April 19 1880 Mar Marcus us Nr NC comber 6 18 1883 died Now Novo 16 15 15 1883 Mrs May Barlett Bar Barlett Barlett lett Henderson February t 1885 Mr Mrs Sarah Bartlett Bartletti I January 6 r Hc rss l October 13 13 1889 The seven even remaining remain In children child ren reu and Mrs A A. A K Bartle Bartl the bedside wb r wc were re near J le e end came The funeral wn was i held Monday February 14 t 1416 Bishop Dishop Goo Geo E. E Wilkins of f the Vernal Vornal 2nd ward pr siding Three pioneers ernal Vernal Ex-bl Ex bishop Ex-bishop hop GeT Ge 1 freestone James Hacking g an and 1 Neson on Jr had been d d d i the deI deceased de do- ceased cAl for tor thirty years ar I and Stake Don B. B Colton Cotton were ape k siM The remains were lh In inter fl V Iii In the I vernal cemetery t I I |