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Show Aged Peter Harrison -v Receives Praise At Funeral Services I Cm Praise was given by both Indians and white men to Peter Harri-'- -- son, nearly 90-year-old Indian of the Shevwit Reservation, Santa 1 Clara Saturday for his work in assisting with the construction of the Washington field canal more - than 50 years ago. The Indian died at the home of his stepson. James Yellowjacket, Friday, June ' C?s 1, at 3:15 a. m. after a prolonged 1 i illness. His many relatives and friends spent all of Friday night - in mourning. "e i - Bp. Andrew McArthur of the South ward, of which the Reser--..Hi vation is a branch, conducted the ir? "I services Saturday, June 2 at 2 i p.m. in the yards of the Yellow- jacket home. He was assisted by : Tony Tillohash, president of the T.'.'.,.' tribal organization, who announc-ed announc-ed the numbers. More than 150 r Indians from Moccasin, Kanosh, Cedar City and the local Reser-l Reser-l vation attended. : The singing was conducted by ' Henry Graff of Santa Clara, Mrs. t LaVerna Hyatt accompanying at ; the organ, assisted by Douella r Busheai Lorna and Eunice Tillo-l Tillo-l hash and Edna McFee with.tri-' with.tri-' angles. Numbers were "Secret Q( l Prayer" and "America" by the 'V; congregation; vocal duet, "In The - Garden" by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Graff; "Nearer My God to Thee" ', by the rhythm trio of Indian girls, accompanied by Mrs. Hyatt, and ; "Song to a Friend" by Tony Tillo-w Tillo-w ' hash in the Paiute language. Worked on Washington Canal tCf- Principal speaker was George iiJ'; F. Whitehead, who gave a review i of the life of Peter Harrison, who jt lived for many years with the . pioneer, Peter Harrison, owner of J W- tfle Harrison House and mining interests at Silver Reef, and t iA w'hose name the Indian adopted. ufi) Hr- Harrison taught this Indian ; lad the use of explosives for blast- t At '' ing and wnen the Washington H ; field canal was made, Mr. White- . . head said he was sure that Peter Harrison Indian was employed ; longer than any other one man 1 Of i at Ms difficult part of the con- t struction work. He praised him for his honesty and friendliness 47 and for his efforts to understand r and assist his white brothers in Jt: developing this area. Mr. White- m I head also praised Frank Mus- mlf che and other Indians for their 2Vj sincerity and good work, and '. James Yellowjacket and his wife for their kind care of this aged stepfather and his wife, Annie. Henry Graff told of the assist- ,4fltff ance of many of the Indians in fc7r, the building of the Santa Clara canal and explained the principals JjV; ot eternal life. Foster Charles talked to the congregation in their yfl(' native tongue regarding their J'Y Wend and his work. Tony Tillo- hash gave an interpretatidn of J: the talks by Mr. Whitehead-and ! Mr. Graff, and Bp. McArthur ex- 0(; Passed appreciation to all who M had come to take part in these . remarkable services. 0 ; Prayers were by Foster Charles and Mabel Jarvis. The body was 4b, then taken to the burial ground, r followed by a cortage of 18 cars. 4 Ct 6 the Indians conducted their IvV (Continued on page eight) her f. Peter Harrison (Continued from rtrst page) final hour of mourning, the eldest member of the tribe, Frank Mustache Mus-tache giving the graveside address, after which the entire audience marched solemnly past the open-casket open-casket preceding the burial of after which the entire audience Peter Harrison and all of his worldly effects. Many flowers had been made for the grave by the younger women of the tribe. Dedication Dedi-cation of the grave was by the Indian David Cannon. J |