Show John Thomas Kay Observed Birthday Bir Friday John Thomas Kay pioneer road observed his birthday reunion I t at Friday Friday his home home with Five ie a family f of f his rs six aix children were present with their families Mr Kay Kayo was born at Mona Utah July 25 2 1861 the son Bon of of Edward and Sarah kay Kay ay Active in civic educational and church work 1 rk he ser kd d wo o years as deputy dep sheriff of oC Junta Juab county two terms as ay iu ten dent ent of pi the Juab Coun school l district and twelve years J es as a Gt the IC ar e eMona lit 0 Mona ona Ward ar Lt S for many vears years resident president of the ana and high high councilman in inthe inthe the Juab Stake for four years Mr Kay filled a mission in England for the church from 1886 to 1888 and upon his return was assigned a six months mission in southern Utah He and his brother freighted from Mona to Milford before the When hen henc coming c the nf R of the e laid railroad a r rr line r through Juab County Mr Kay and his father helped to build it it Continued on page 9 5 ft I S Ka Kay Birthday is I dpi pf ii t from page 1 1 liar Kay K Ky y first fint finto earner cane io to r Yem Vernal terns 1 in 1900 and lived for ap up a proximately three years yeara during which time be he freighted Ii from o Vernal to Price Brice r ce 1 w He returned hire hero h re in 1918 It this U time time to settle permanently p When th moving of moving j 11 tons of bones from boJI the Dinosaur Quarry to the University of Cf Utah at Salt Sal Lake Lab City was ad ad- ad advertised in 1924 Kay Mr M Kay was was the low bidder and secured the the e contract contract He led l d a train of 22 22 wagons Interest in the trip was Vat fanned to fever heat by Salt Lake City newspapers new newspapers pers and all aU along the route r ute crowds gather e ed ad to watch the wagons pass pasS When the caravan reached Salt Lake it was wad wa met by b j the Gover nor of Utah and other other notables who escorted it to the sity Mr Kay remained at the school for two years helping to assemble the bones A road contractor he built much mileage throughout the county Several miles of the twists section of Highway 40 was constructed by his crews He also erected many bridges He and Mary Baseom Bascom of Ver Vel- nal were wele married mared in the Manti Temple July 20 1884 Mrs Kay Jay Y died in hi 1938 1030 The Th couple had 1 nine children six of whom whom are living Their progeny Pf also In eludes 21 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren n r 1 11 t Having done much farming during his We lifetime ime Mr Kays Kay's KaJ hobbies hobbles Include the raising of gardens and the collection coU on of dinosaur specimens A lover of ot the a out-of-doors out he attributes his long lonz life to the many years which he has spent in the open as well as to the fact that he has always lived the word of wisdom |