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Show ' h ; 6 ; , tj , : ; " { ; ; b , E , , ' 7 7i0 " . ' < ; : ' . , ' : t ' " ' . , ' " . J " " \ " ' " = , . . . . , : / ' \t t \ z , , ' - " ( . . H W Woolley ejVernal Ivcrnul Iv ( Vernal crnul Stockn1an Stockman Stockman'Celebrates 'Celehrates Celehrates 'Celebrates Celebrates ' ! 180th I 'Celebrates80tH 80tH Birthdatc Birthdate BirthdateHorace I IHorace Horace Wickersham Woolleywell Woolley Woolleywell Iwell WoolleyIwell well known Vernalstockman Vernal stockman stockmanand stockrnaidnd dnd and business busmess man and a residen resident residentof of the Uintah Ulntah Basin Basm since 1896celebrated 1896 1896l 1896celebrated l .clebrated clebrated celebrated < . his 80th birthdati blrthdate birthdate blrthdateDecember birthdateDecember ? December < 9th Hh at his home In InGimes inGlines Glines Gimes with 2 25 ' ) mt-mbers mt mbers members - - of the theI thelnllnedlat theimmediate th th.immediate < < . family present presentMr I I Mr Woolley was horn born a aGrantsville at atIGrantsvllle atGrantsville i Grantsville in 10 Toelle County on onD onDecember 01 01December IGrantsvllle D December ( > cember 9 1864 a son gon on of Sam Satin Satinuel Samuel uel W " and Maria Marla Angell Woolley Wool Iley WoolIley ley He spent his early youth 10 10that inl inlthat that section eectlon ; helping helpmg pioneer th the thelarea thearea < , area and working on the hom homranch home homeranch homeranch < , ) larea ranch He received his advanced advancededucatIOn advanceceducation educatIOn at the University UDlversity of ofDe ofDeseret oDeseret De Deseret < leret now the University Umversity ol of ofUtah ofUtah ; Utah He married marned Annie AnDIe Bate Bates Batesin Batesin ; ; ' in the Logan temple on December Decem December [ ber 26 1889 IB89 _ In the spring of 1891 he was wascalled wacalled called on a two year mission to toEngland toEngland tEngland i England Upon returning to toUtah toUtah tUtah , Utah in 1893 he taught school for forIseveral forseveral foseveral several years and in 1896 served servedas serveias as the engrossing clerk of the thefirst thefirst thfirst . Iseveral first Utah LegislatureHe Legislature LegislatureHe He became stake clerk soon soonafter soonafter soor-after soor after - after his arrival here a pos1bon position pos1bonIhe positionhe positiohe he held until 1902 During Durmg thesame the thesame thsame same time he also was Sunday Sundayschool Sundayschool Sundayschool Ihe school superintendent He be became became became came a member of the stake high highIcounCll highcouncil highcouncil council in 1903 and held this thisposItion thisposition thisposition IcounCll posItion for 30 years He was wasalso wasalso wasalso also a member of the 97th 97thQuorum 97thQuorum 97thQuorum Quorum of Seventies Sevenbes a ward wardteacher wardteacher wardteacher teacher high h1gh priest being bemg a acounselor acounselor acounselor counselor in the presidency of ofthe ofthe olthe the high priests quorum for a anumber anumber anumber number of yearsMr yearsMr years yearsMr Mr Woolley was Instrumental instrumentalin 111 in the organization orgamzatlOn of the Uln Uin Ulntah Uintah Uintah tah State Bank and was one of ofthe ofthe ofthe the original orIgll1al stockholders of the theVernal theVernal theVernal Vernal Milling and Light Cothe Co I the Uintah Ulntah Telephone Telephort Telephoto ' " Co and andI andthe andthe andthe the Acorn Mercantile Co He was wasmanager wasmanager , manager of the Acorn for three threeyears threeyears ) I years He also had interest 10 in inthe 10the inthe the Vernal Drup the Vernal Ex ExIpress Express Express press and the Emerald Oil 011 Co CoHe CoHe CoHe Ipress He served as director of the der dernal " Vernal er ernal nal Drug and was director and andIeecretary andsecretary andsecretary Ieecretary secretary ; of the Emerald oilcompany oil oilcompany oilcompany oilcompanyMr company companyI companyMr Mr Wollcy Wolley took up a home home- hometead homestead homestead - - I . , stead tead in 1905 on the former Uin Uintah Uinlah Uintah tah lah Indian Reservation at the theIhme thetime thetime Ihme time it was thrown open for set settlement settlement settiement tlement He and his family pi pioneered pioneered pioneered oneered the new country for lve five fiveyears lveyears fiveyears fiveyearsHe years yearsHe He is the father of 9 IivlOg living IivlOgchildren livingchildren livingchildren children Horace Walter How HowirdBates lrd ird lrdBates irdBates Bates Mrs George Leigh of ofArizona ofArizona ofArizona I ofI Arizona Mrs Wm E Pearce Tr it Trof itof Trof of California Calilorma Samuel Bates Mrq Mrs MrsWarren Mr MrWarren Warren Jones Mrs Lyie Lyle HRemington H HRemington HRemington Remington Mrs Earl GoodrIch GoodrIchand Goodrichand Goodnchand and Arthur Bates Woolley |