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Show Wednesday. October THE HERALD. 1. 198U. County Man, 95, Still Enjoys Life, Family, Garden By JESSlK NTLStN education, he was very successful in all Herald Correspoadeit his activities, which include larming. A man who has kept active for the 31 mechanic, (one of the best in the valyears since his retirement at age 64 is ley), well driller, wild life expert, coal still looking forward to what each day mine operator, boiler maker and brings, whether it's a chance to work in operator, fish culture expert, and his greenhouset visit friends or talk county road supervisor. about the "olden days" which were not Roni helped with the family chores necessarily good. and farm work as soon as he was big He is Moroni Wilford Christopherson. enough to do his share. He loved ,95, of Spanish Fork and Fayson. and his nature, and loved the lake, including friends like to call him "ftoni." the fish in it, and was right at home . Roni was born June 21, 1886 to Jacob there, being very interested in all the and Matilda Olsen Christopherson at wild life which abounded in the area. their homestead on the south shore of he took to When he was Utah Lake, which was located about six the lake on his own, sometimes staying miles west of Spanish Fork. His father three or four days at a time, sleeping in made a living for the family by farming the boat, eating dried fruit and wild and fishing, having been a fisherman in berries and fish. He drank the water from the lake, Norway before immigrating to America. which he says was fresh and clear at His father died when Moroni was six that time. He caught bass, trout, and years old, leaving the family without catfish, keeping them in a crate or live-boits main support. They all helped as until he had enough to justify a trip much as they could, and managed to to Provo, or other towns not too far survive, but they had to get by without away, and he would sell them at any of the luxuries of life, and even markets. some of the necessities. Fall and winter found Moroni busy Because of this poverty, and because shooting ducks and geese. He sold the the nearest school was in Spanish Fork, meat for food, and the feathers and six miles away, some of the children down for pillows and mattresses. Trapdid not get to school very often. Moroni ping muskrats, weasles, and mink was not able to go to school until he was proved to be a very successful and profitable way to get money, as he sold By that time, as he was older and the hides for fur coats, hats, gloves, larger than the others in his class, he etc. felt awkward and out of place, and, as a When the lake froze over in the result he didn't continue school. winter, he would get around on a horse He did not learn to read or write until or on skates to take care of his traps. some years later, and then he taught He fished through the ice becoming himself by a long and slow process, as quite an expert at this. He became an excellent skater, and he had a great desire to learn and know about things. enjoyed competing in races and jumpHe had a keen mind, and along with ing contests. He later seined for fish in his desire for knowledge, he mastered the lake, both from boats in the sumthe basics of mathematics in his daily mer and under the ice during the life and work, and in spite of his lack of winter. He designed and made his own x, d. Births 1500 S Bountiful. Provo. Girl to Keith and Diane Sept. 24: to David Duncan and Gaile Johnson Karren, 515 E. 4751 N.. Boy 49 1100 E. Orem. S.. Provo. Sheffer, Boy to Ric and Cynthia Sue Boy to Thong say and nouanaa Sherod Thompson. 1460 W. 1100 Phithavong. 775 N. 100 W., Orem. Girl to Donald and Debra Gull N., Pleasant Grove. Boy to Dean and Karen Louise Vest, 1723 W. 120 S.. Provo. Rose Pratt, 870 W. 300 S., Provo. Girl to David and Terry San-Un- a Girl to Charles and Marian Hawkins. 70 W. 300 S., Dearden McGuire, 258 N. 1200 Orem. W., Provo. Sept. 23: Boy to Tracy and Debra Boy to Walter and Nancy Muhtestein Beard, 280 E. 500 N., McAuley Newlin. 1133 E. 30 S.. No. SB, Provo. Pleasant Grove. e Boy to Kyle and Lynne Hoover Boy to Dale and Laura 2000 W. No. 7800 42. Smith. S., Shepherd, 210 N. 100 E.. West Jordan. American Fork. Girl to Doug and Cheryl Tiley Girl to Timothy and Linda Worthen, 77 E. 600 N., Orem. Mayclin Meyer, 265 N. 2200 W.. Provo. Boy to Carter and Kristine Barkov Hydrick, 23 S. 1000 E., Boy to Roger and Kathy Gross Orem. Banks, 36S S. 800 E Springville. Girl to K.S. and Sune Neem Girl to Daniel and Lisa Lee Patten, 384 W. 1480 N., Breuninger Stuart, 650 E. 535 S., Orem. Springville. Girl to Arnold and Brenda Girl to Vernon and Cori Daiey 1700 S.. Cook, 624 S. Birch St., Spanish Graff, 747 E. Orem. Fork. Girl to John and Rossalyiui Hill Boy to Frank and Lee Ann 185 W., Orem. N. 1115 Rodeback Leach, 876 W. 530 N., Montague. and Susan to David Orem. Girl Ashlstrom Anderson. 156 E. 500 Boy to John and Diana Grab N., Orem. Jesperson, 962 N. 1520 E., Orem. Boy to Kim and Cynthia Sacco Boy to Michael and Linda Wirig Streeter, 754 E. 2620 N., Thompson. 96 W. 990 S., Orem. Boy to Dennis and Beverly fiirl in David and Karen Cbristensen Atkin, 240 S. 1000 E., Ruesch Harman, 1948 S. Park Provo. Lane, Orem. Boy to Stanley and Sherri Boy to David and Charlene Breretm, 137 N. 1020 W., Orem. 120 W. StootsenbenK Sector. BORN AT UTAH VALLEY HOSPITAL Sept. 11: Boy to Robert and Marilyn Wood Gentry. 553 W. 1000 N., Orem. Girl to Clark and Jean Donga Johnson, 1287 E. Center. Springville. Boy to Robert and Pamela Wengreen Trevenen, 633 S. 1600 E., Spanish Fork. Boy to Mark and Lori Orton Taylor, 101 W. 4800 N., Provo. Girl to James and Roxanne Olsen Rawlings. 720 E. Center, No. 10, Provo. Boy to Bruce and Annette Stapp Park, 931 S. 700 E., Provo. Boy to Rory and Vicki Wenger Christian, 999 N. Main, Springville. Boy to Randy and LeAnn Hanson Bell, Box 540, Huntington. Mar-tineBoy to David and Ruth Welton, nets, windlasses, and other equipment needed to operate the business. Later on he and his brother. Hyrum g built a rig and they drilled numerous wells for culinary water in the valley. As automobiles and gas engines came into use. he learned how to repair and operate them. He seemed to have a special knack or talent for making a "balky" engine run whe no one else could do it. He worked for a time at the Strawberry Water Project Tunnel, and eventually he opened his own repair shop, fixing automobiles at his shop in Spanish Fork, which he successfully operated for some time. He had a good reputation and plenty of work. His business did well for some time, but because of his lack of education, he had to depend on others for bookkeeping, etc. and, as a result, the business developed financial difficulties, so he sold out and went to work for other garages. He operated steam-powere- d threshing machines for several years, and learned how to repair and maintain steam engines and boilers. Later, as gasoline tractors came into use. he adapted them to run the threshing machines. Several times he tried his hand at farming, as he loved to work in the soil, but always seemed to return to 827 S. 880 W., Payson. Boy to James and Joan Rep-pe- rt Hute, 1633 N. 1450 W., Provo. Gal-liBoy to Kelly and Sharon Brown, 645 E. 600 N., Provo. Boy to James and Tracey Sorenson Mecham, 902 N. Memo Dr., Orem. Boy to Donald and Cynthia Kelly Christensn, 101 E. 600 N., No. O Orem. Girl to David and Catherine Barton Young. 797 W. 1201 N.. well-drillin- mechanics and working with machinery. He went to work for Utah County. repairing and maintaining cars, trucks, tractors, graders, and all kinds of road construction, working his way up to the position of superintendent of Utah County shops and also Utah County Road supervisor, keeping this position for 27 years, through several changes of politics in county government, as well Prove 47 I'tah-Pa- ge . as a major upheaval in politics. When he was appointed to work for Utah County Road Department in 1921. he and his associates were responsible for buying and planting the very interesting weeping elm tree, along with other shrubs and evergreen trees which are still growing on the County Courthouse grounds in Provo.. It was planted as a landscaping project at that time. That certain weeping elm tree was featured with its picture in an article some years ago. as no one knew who had planted it. and The Daily Herald asked about information concerning the tree and who had planted it. The mystery was solved when it was discovered Moroni Christopherson had planted i while working for Utah County, many years ago. At the age of 64, he decided to retire, as he wanted to spend his full time developing and working on his trout farm located at Spring Lake. He thought it was too much for one man. so he took three of his sons. Lynn. Ray. and Don in as partners. They all worked together building ponds, digging ditches, etc.. getting things prepared for fish and egg production. As it became apparent the fish farm and water supply was not large enough to produce enough income for four separate families, two of the boys, Don and Lynn, decided to sell their interests to Ray and their father, who operated the trout farm together for several years. They specialized in Rainbow trout, and thousands of fish were produced for market and also for stocking private ponds and lakes around the state. Millions' of fish eggs were also produced for hatcheries in Utah and also in other states. He retired in 1950 and sold his in- - It'c tTnnna m Boy to Jimmie and Kimba Hasara Smith, 585 S. Lucerne. Salem. Boy to David and Angelea Bailey Porter, 1999 N. University, No. 74, Provo. Girl to Edward and Juliet Lucero Ekstrom, 1032 W. Center. Provo. ' Boy to Nile and Kymm Crittenden Hansen. 705 N. 200 W.. awv 3i Moroni Christopherson by his greenhouse. in the trout farm to his son. Ray. He invented a special fish food, sold the patent and is still enjoying the money from this sale. He married Estella Barney on May 4. terest 1910, and their children His flower garden was beautiful, and he liked giving away bouquets to others. Roni and Belle later moved to her home in Payson where they now live. are Mrs. He continued Hudson (Fern) Francom. Bountiful; Orem; Earl Lynn Christopherson, his hobby of growing things when his family helped construct a greenhouse in the back of the Christopherson, Palmyra; Ray lot. Here Roni and Belle raise plants Christopherson. Heber City, and Don and flowers, including hothouse strawberries and tomatoes. Christopherson, Salt Lake City. His wife died in 1961. He then mar- ried Belle Montague, and they continued living in his home in Spanish Fork for some time. He enjoyed working in his garden, raising vegetables for their own use and giving some to the neighbors, friends and family. ho a trrocit rl In June the whole family honored him on his 95th birthday at his home in Spanish Fork. Roni is the only one living of his family. He had two sisters, five brothers, a and two half-broth- half-sister- s. W MM Lehi. Girl to Orlando and Tonia Kaye Hutchison Kelm, Wymcunt Terrace, Provo. Boy to Marty and Stacey McRae Morrison. 224 W. 200 N Provo. Girl to Stephen and Sheril Lynn Pinard Dolphin, 554 W. 400 N.. Orem. Boy to Richard and Jeannine Spence Rutman. 823 W. 750 S.. Provo. BORN AT A. F. HOSPITAL r- Sept. 28: Boy to Richard and Kristine Gwilliam Boswell. Alpine. Sept. 21: Boy to Carl and Tamera Martin Makin. 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