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Show OLD TIMER OF GUNNISON Ole Okerlund Expires at Ripe Age of Eighty-One. Dated at Ephraim November 17, the Herald-Republican has the following follow-ing correspondence: "Ole Okerland of Loa died of heart disease last night. Mrs. Okerland left the house for a few moments, when he was seemingiy in good health, but when she returned to the room he was dead. "He waB born in Sweden wighty-one wighty-one years ago. He and Mrs. Okerland Oker-land became converted to the Mormon Mor-mon religion and were amorjg the earliest settlers of Utah. He crossed the plains with an ox team, For many years he was the best known blacksmith in this vicinity. Mr. Okerlund Ok-erlund is survived by a widow and seven children. The children are all married. They are : Ole, George and Charles, all residents of Loa ; Mrs. Mary AndersoD of Ephraim, Mrs. Matilda Ma-tilda Ivy of Aurora ; Tena Hunt of Monroe, and Edward, who is at Lyman," Ly-man," Mr. Okerlund was one of the early settlers of Gunnison, and will be remembered re-membered for his following the blaok smith trade, as stated. He had his shop on the corner of what is now William Metcalf's lot. He was then known as an efficient tradesman and ii hard worker, |