Show OLD rinal achl peter andersen anderson of andersons Ander sens ranch now echo farm died in st george feb 16 15 1921 aged 81 years the result of an accident on jan 6 deceased was born at falster denmark in february 1840 came to the united states in 1869 1859 and returned to denmark in 1862 where he embraced the gospel he came to utah by ox team in 1863 locating at manti tit where on dec 31 1 1864 he mar ried anna 0 jorgensen ten children resulting from this union they moved to salina to make their home in n 1865 1860 4 0 when the indian black hawk war broke out mr anderson with others fought against the great chief black hawk and his warriors all day when they swooped down on salina on 01 this occasion mr anderson narrowly escaped death having shot under him a bullet through his hat and his gunstock shattered being outnumbered the small band of pioneers were forced to give up their cattle to the indians indiana A rescuing party was sent out from gunnison Gunn lson to which place mi 1 I and mrs anderson went and made their home later moving to nepal where mr anderson helped to build the first commercial flour mill in utah known as the birch mill the construction of the hancock mill at pason pa son called them there in december 1863 mr bir and mrs anderson responded to a call to help settle the dixie country they made the long hard trip by ox team and it was while on tills journey that their first born a son died and was burled buried at beaver city at th the request of president erastus snow they settled at bellevue fifteen years later they made their final move to what is now known as echo farm a roch rocky 7 barren I 1 piece niece of ground which they made highly pro and tal lal by hard and diligent labor it was here in their beautiful modern bungalow on dec 31 1920 that they received congratulations from a host of friends upon their sath wed ding anniversary the anderson family Is widely known tor for their progressiveness ever evor working tor for the betterment of the country they owned and operated the first telephone system in dixie and were also the first to complete a culinary water system the ander son fruit orchards have long been known as the best and largest privately owned in the southern part of the he state uncle peter anderson la Is survived by his wife and seven children as fol follows louo james E B anderson cedar city mrs H P toquerville 0 F and albert of echo farm mrs J 11 st george mrs J A hougaard of manti and miss anna who Is teaching school in utah county funeral services funeral services were held in the tabernacle at ht 3 p m feb 18 under direction of the east ward bishopric the stand was appropriately decorated singing was furnished by the E W bellef society choir choir sang my bly future home rome prayer was offered by elder william gardner quartette sang soon shall be resting at home elder riley C savage of leeds paid a glowing tribute to the departed brother said be he considered it an lionor honor and privilege to have known him his sons and daughters had ho cause to mourn tor for their father bad had kept the faith fought the good fight and had lived a life of struggle and effort to accomplish good bro anderson bad had subdued a part of the earth making it a place of beauty a heaven on an earth the first work he the speaker did tor for wages was for or dro bro anderson on oil what is now known as echo farm he raised an honorable family who may well feel proud of what their father father had accomplished complis hed violin duel duet vera and wesley pearce elder D 11 morris referred to the deceased as always being on the fire ing line making it possible tor for others to live when bro anderson joined the L D 8 church there MS as a strong feeling against that church 14 u hla calv coustry but standing this he joined and proved by bis his courage that he was willing to suffer for principles that he coned conald ered right he has left a good lam tam lly conejo oneo be proud of and they mai maj well feel proud ot of their father siss ter anderson who had shared his 44 0 90 good ad life would again meet with her 3 0 5 beloved husband and again be happy with him bro anderson had a deep seated conviction of the truth of the gospel and had gone to a well earned rest hla his life was a sue suc sees all through vocal solo I 1 one fleeting hour miss arvilla bringhurst pres pros david H cannon spoke of the uncertainty of life and the good works and faith of the departed brother had great respect tor for what bro anderson And ereon had done as a man and his fixity of purpose in redeem in a piece of sterile land he rendered obedience to the layas of god i and vas as a man of great earnestness he answered the great call to serve the lord and came here tor for that purr y ok pose he was faithful in all things an upright and hono honorable able man he was hospitable and loved bis his fellow man his sons and daughters may look to his future without feelings of regret pres edw H snow said the thing that appealed most to him in the leaving of bro anderson was the gospel of work that ho he taught it wag was a great pleasure to eay say good things with mental rese reservations rations i peter anderson was a wonderful man y in resistance endurance and courage wo we don t pay our last respects here f we will meet him in the other life and we may expect to see him the 1 same marvel of activity showing the same sa me love of norb ork peter anderson had a brave spirit i he settled him self on a pile of rocks and by hard and diligent nork ork early and late ha he Arans transformed formed the barren place into a place of great beauty he had faith with his work and lots of work andersons farm Is a monument to III hta gospel of bard hard work president snow paid tribute to sister anderson who survives he commended the y ufa life of the father to the sons and y daughters saying he was a father to be proud of choir sang 1 I have heard of A land pres pros thoa thos P cottam offered the closing prayer interment vas vias made in the city cemetery teme tery the grave being covered lr with beautiful flowe rs |