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Show The Word From Boulder 1(Y NKTHKLLA GRIFFIN The wind quieted down last Tuesday morning, and the sun shone warm for a change. So Chrlss Moosman went about hU usual spring tasks of raking and burning weeds and cleaning ' ditches. There was nothing different about Tuesday, except that It was Chrlss' eighty-ninth birthday. "Yes, I'm going on for ninety now," he chuckled as he paused In his labors. "Won't be long The years are shorter nowdavs than months used to be.' Christian Moosman was born on April 12. 1866 at St Thomas, Nevada. He came to Escalante as a youth and married Mary 'Thompson thert In October, 1892. Four years later the Moosmans with their two first children caw to noulder. They wera the second family to pioneer the rcuto from Fcalante, the first being that of Mrs. Moosman' brother W 1 1.1 1 s Thompson. Three, ftylllea had settled In noulder pmlouily, r fHIIV! -, )sbbbbbbV "HHHB "Tfe-A sbbHibI wJftf 'bbbbbbbb! ''Chris" Moosman (Vlfbrte Ids eighty-ninth birthday. but they came In from the north from Wayne and Sevier Counties, The Mookmani took-up a . ranch at the foot of the mountain where they lived until about IS year ago. Twelve children were born to them, nine of whom survive. They are LeRoy of Clrcleville, Harvey ot Ogden, i'etou of St, George, Lorln, Doyl, and Veda (Mrs. Max Be-ttunln) of Boulder, Twlla (Mrs. arthur i'clnelly) of Escalante, and France (Mrs. Albert Coleman) of Teasdale, Along with raising their family and building a ranch and a home la the village, the Moosman found time to take an active part In community life. Together, they form our strongest link between the patt and tho present. Both carry the weight of their year well. Scarcely a day but what find Mary tusy at her loom, weaving bright rag rug for customer from far and near. CrUs suffered from partial blindness for several year until an operation two year ago restored hi sight and thus freed him for dslng better fhe work he love. He read hi dally paper and I ready to dis cuss topics of the day with keen understanding. He looks toward; the future, with pleasant optimism. Tourist and business visitor In Boulder should soon have no trouble finding a place to eat. Two new cafe are In process of construction, one for Mr. Gertrude Ormood, and one not quite so large for Mr. Ruby Ormond. Lorln Moosman Is hutldlng hot1! structures. The war'' MIA Green and Gold ball was held Friday night with the Escalante orchestra furnishing the music and a num. bci of young people from Escalante helping to make the dance a success. Nell Jeppsen returned from a week' stay it the hospital Saturday following an operation on his knee. Sharon LeFevre entertained her eighth grade classmates at a patio party at her home in Salt Oulch one evening last week. .Mr. and Mr. Berlin Os-born and Mr. ad Mr. Wallace Wools jy brought the boy and girl from Escalante. |