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Show { Veteran Of Franco- Franco FrancoPrussi FrancoPrussian Franco-Pnrsian Franco Pnrsian - - Prussi Prussian .n n . War Oelebrates Celebrates Oelebrates94th Celebrates94th Celebrates94th 94th Birthday At RooseveltEtlenne Roorvelt Roosevelt RoorveltBUenne BUenne Etienne Etlenne L Patry . , . . believed to be bethe bethe b bthe the oldest living white resident In Inthe inthe Inthe the Uintah Ulntah Basin , celebrated his his94th his04th bis04th 94th 04th birthday anniversary on No- No November November No-vmbT No vmbT - vember 14 and was the th honored honoredguest honoredguest honoredruest guest at a d1 dinner r tlvn given at horn home * NOV NOV17 17 Members of his family prasentat presentat present at thfc the dinner included Albert Patry Patry.Mrs PatryMrs . , Mrs Minnie Thomas and sons eons M'r Mr ' M'rand Mrand Mrand and Mrs William WUliam Wiliam Patry and fami fami- family family family - ly Mr and Mrs Mr8 . ! Damll Da.rnU DarnU Darren Lambert Lambertand Lambertand Lambertand and family famJly Mr and Mrs Mra Etienne EtienneShepherd EtienneShepherd Ktl nn nnShepherd Shepherd of Vernal Mrs Mell Nell P PCurtb PCurtis PCurtis Curtb Curtis of Prow Provo another daughter daughter.w daughterw , . was unabi unable * to be present for ( or the theoccMlon theoccasion theoccasion theoccasionMr occMlon occasion occMlonMr occasionMr Mr Patry was bom born in sunny sunnyLyons sunnyLyoirs cunnyLyons Lyons Lyoirs In thi the south of Pranct Prance France on onNovember onNovember onNovember November 14 14,114f 14114f , 1846 He H grew r w to man man- manhood man.hood manhood . - hood In Trance France and $ scried sered eri'ed eried ' his hiscountry hiscountry hiscountry country In the th * TTanco-iPrusslan TTanco iPrusslan Franco-Prussian Franco Prussian Pranco - war warof warof warof of 1870 l 70 and 1871 1 71 In 1813 1879 1 7S be he h came cameto cameto camto * to America with a boyhood friend friendAfter friendAfter ( riendAfter After spending some tbne time tlm in New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City tr'e tre ti'e tie the ' ' boys wnt went to Qeoifia Georgia I 1 1and iand westwardto t4to westArdto and from tlw Uwe there headed beaded wt.atW wtatW westArd . * t4 to Leadvtil Lead\lUle Lead lUle Leadvllle \ " , , + Colo toto bolo Mr gr . Patry Patrv Patrv'd Patrvd Patrv'dyoung " ' $ .forhte forhte forhl young youn friend trlend soon got ot hcnneslck homesick hom sick for , . forhis hl his & m nttVe n t . hv ' e country ap4 . id fetumed returned rctum d to toFrance toPrance toPrance France Prance lellving leaving l avlny Xtlerur EtJenne Etienne alone .lone lone aloe . in ilie the iliewtId thewild thewild wtId wild mininctown miningtown we3 western & American &nerlcan nerlcan Anterlcan mining town townMr mininctownMr withth Mr Patry wno ' was 'Vas Vas familiar famillal tatnll'af tatnllaf ' with withthe wlt the farms farDJ of southern Prance FriLnce PrAnee took tookI,1p tookpp tookup I,1p I1p pp , a homestead in the San Louis Louisvalley Louisvalley Louisvalley valley whera where " , here he h married AlIce AlIceLund AliceLund AliceLund Lund who had come corn * west from fromMissouri fromMissouri Missouri A few f w year years * later the thefamily thefamily th thfamily family moved to Pueblo 001,11"000 00111000 Colorado Colwadowh ( , " , where r Mrs Patry died leavlnr leaving te'V- te'V teV sev- sev seven te'Ven sev seven ' - en children Not lonz long after her liar herdeath liardeath h rdeath death Mr Patry brought his hJa familyto famUyto famUy family to Roosevelt , Mttled settled on a ranch two twomUes twomiles twomiles mUes miles south of the city and has liv- liv lived liv IIv lived . - ed here her * a1nce since sine * that time tlm A son sonAlbert , Albert Patry Patsy , now operates the th farm farman farmand fajrmand an and Mr Pfttry Patry Parry make makes mak his horn home * withM'r M- M Mr M'r ! MPatry ' & - himMr Patry enjoy enjoys good ood health healthand healthand healthand IWlth and is 18 himI stiU still acUv active both phymcallr physically phymcallrand physicallyand physicallyand I and mentally . . |
