| Show GIVEN BIRTHDAY PARTY there waa a b g birthday pirt in caa on mond ay iy chich brought over to the county seat a large portion 0 the citizens citi of lawrence ahe honored guest as mrs elmira daiy diy it the ho no of her dpn E S day mrs elnara da born S ears ago and in her four and a quarter score of ears the w oriel has made greater than in an enod 0 the a e length of t ir the world and in this progress and the hardships struggles and deprivations of pioneer life mrs day has had more than an ord nary share anav bick in 1817 when uncle sim wis cuffing the eira of mexico and texas and california Cili fornia fiert at stake mrs da a husband a dj was then a member of the mormon ba tallion ind on vo v called for ho left his afo on the roadside of what was then 1 desart waste in pottawatomie count iowa and or 17 monti s gave bis service to h countr wife in tl meantime with two babies to s broff patch of land ind bed a little corn the ch f sub of ler elf and ne ghiors on barg ered out of service mr lod mrs di thereafter came to utah settling in lie and later going to bin ete county anil then to emer county mr day died about five years ago airs elizira day is the mo her of 14 children has 90 grandchildren and 52 gibat grandchildren four generations were represented nt monda a gather ing bhe is still in full possession 0 ill of her faculties barring a slight the entire da and evening were devoted to feasting and such other enrolment best pleased the guests many of whom went to the married folks dince in the evening the birthday party numbered about 60 |
