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Show PIONEER COUPLE MARRIED 63 YEARS 'Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Foster of this city celebrated the 63rd anniversary an-niversary of their wedding day Wednesday at their home. Mr. Foster and Pamelia Duncan were married in the Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Miay 3, 1870, by Daniel II. Wells. They came of sturdy stock and came with the pioneers of Utah's Dixie, undergoing the hardships and privation incidental to the settling set-tling of this then sterile land along with the other early settlers. Mr. Foster was born at Pigeon town, Pottawattami county, Iowa, August 23, 1847. His parents and other members of the family had joined the L. D. S. church and were preparing to join the second company of pioneers to Utah in 1847 when Indians stole their cattle and had to wait until they got other cattle before they could make the journey. He with his parents and the rest of the family arrived at Salt Lake City in 1850. In 1861 Mr. Foster was called to help settle St. George and arrived in December that year, being among the first pioneers of St. George. He spent the next four years in St. George then, with his wife moved onto land on the Santa Clara creek, where by their industry they built up a fine farm and had six children child-ren born to them. They lwed on iheir farm for IS years then moved mov-ed to St. George. While living on their farm. Mr. Foster was called on a mission to England and dur ing his absence his wife took care of the farm. Before going to take up his farm. Mr. Foster cLd considerable freighting and cattle driving. He brought freight from California in IS 62 and freighted in Nebraska in IS 67. In IS 66 he went out with a company to Nebraska to bring in a party of emigrants to Utah. In 1S6S he heped drive 2 50 head of cattle to Los Angeles, Calif., on one stretch of desert the cattle going go-ing three days without water. In 1S69 he, with others went to California to bring in goods for the Co-op stores; while returning home one of the party, Frank Woolly, was killed by Indians on : the Mohave. Riding a mule, Woolley had turned back to try recovery of three horses which had gone astray; as he was unarmed Mr. Foster offered him the loan of. a pistol, but Woolley declined thinking there was no danger. After Af-ter waiting some time for him to show up a search was made and his dead body found, he having been killed together with his mule. Mr. Foster was also one of the party that went in pursuit of the Navajo Indians who killed Mjc-Intyre Mjc-Intyre and Wfliitmore near Pipe Springs, Arizona. Mr. Foster's principal occupation occupa-tion has been farming and cattle raising. He has also owned a store here for many years, has been a city councilman for threo terms' and is one of the directors of the Bank of St. George. He has always been an industrious man and despite his age still looks . after his garden and walks to and from the bank to attend the meetings meet-ings of directors. Mrs. Foster was born May 20. 1S50, and came to Dixie in 1863. The aged couple have five children living.-one son and four daughters and 20 grandchildren. The News extends greeting and a sincere desire that the remainder of their life on earth will he peaceful peace-ful and happy. |