Show Ashley Valley pioneer 99 99 years old today Charles Allen Hardy will celebrate his birthday Thursday Thursday Thur Thur- today with his family inVernal in Vernal MR IR HARDY was born November 20 1876 In St St. Charles Idaho to Joseph Hardy and Lydia Rebecca Davis Hardy lie He with his parents moved to Ashley Valley when he was two years old They started i into the valley over Taylor Mountain but decided to stay there for Cor the summer and raise their cattle and farm The winter of oC 1879 they made their final move into the valley Mr Hardys Hardy's father was one of themen themen the themen men who made the trip to RockSprings RockSprings Rock RockSprings Springs for food during the severe winter of 1879 The Joseph Hardy family homesteaded east of the old Mill Corner past what is now Wallace Caldwell's then north This contained acres When Charles was 16 he was a aPony aPony aPony Pony Express rider and carried the mail mall from Maybell Colorado to the Browns Brown's Park area on horseback He would stay with the Bassett family over night and then make the return trip to Maybell In 1897 he served a mission for the Church to the Eastern States In 1900 he earned a scholarship to the University of Utah for his penmanship January 30 1900 he married Stella Smith Colton She died May 3 1963 They are the parents of 12 children Elsworth Elmo Blaine Elaine Norwood Lawrence Harold Mrs Thomas Edna McKeachnie Mrs Hiram Sarah Richardson Mrs Israel Arline CArline Heaton leaton There are three deceased children Beulah Stewart Paul and Wilma MR Mn HARDY HAnDY clerked in theold theold the theold old Ashley Co Op Co-Op p in 1900 and has been a farmer rancher and stockman He lie owned and operated a saw mill on Taylor Mountain for many years In Inthe Inthe Inthe the winter time they would bring the logs from the face of Taylor by bob sled He and his wife owned and operated the Rest Haven Tiki Motel until 1961 when they sold it because of Mrs Hardys Hardy's ill health He own owned d and operated a ranch north of Jensen then known as Daniels Daniel's Ranch now the Doug Chew Ranch approximately 55 years ago and was neighbors with Josie Morris and Ann Bassett He is in very good health and lives in his own home He lie attributes attributes attributes at at- tributes his longevity to being particular with his diet and has always been active all of his life liCe Until two years ago he raised a garden enough for himself his family and his neighbors ACCORDING TO his daughter he has always had a agreen agreen agreen green thumb He has entered vegetables in the Uintah County Fair In 1919 he was keeping his eye on a large squash for the fair When he backed the truck into the field to load the squash he found one that was larger than the original one so the family loaded it and took it to the fair It weighed pounds It was also sent to the Utah State Fair and to the California State Fair At that time it was one of the largest ever to be grown in the United States It was grown on the ranch in Ashley Ward that was recently owned by Lewis Freestone Sr Until recently Mr Hardy has been active in the Church He lie was in the Stake High A J Y C. C A A. A HARDY notes birth birth- day Council for 13 years superintendent superintendent of the Vernal Sunday School before it was made Vernal Utah Stake president of M MIA IA stake clerk for 10 years served in the stake MIA and was also a member of the bishopric for Cor many years He lie and his sister Marie Porter are the remaining members of his family She resides In Clearfield Utah |