Show BANKER IS t VERNAL After Aft Ion nines L. L W. W Curry for foi tJ 33 Y Years t Rabin en Citi Su Succumbs Succumbs Funeral Conducted Conducted Con Cnn ducted h by s Lewis W W. Curry Curr l legislator banker bank bank- er merchant patriot died at his home in Vernal last Monday morn morn- ing Just as the dawn began to smile r on the eastern sky the Reaper met him at t the door and took him away Here In Utah where ho lived for 35 years e s and back yonder in old Kentucky Kentuck Kentucky Ken Ken- tuck tucky where he was born 61 years ears ago there is a pall of gloom Throughout the Uintah basin from Colorado to the Wasatch mountains mountains mountains moun moun- and from the to ta the old timers whiles whites and Indians Indians In Indians In- In are sad that he is gone The loss is felt keenest at Ouray and Vernal where he was best known The adage a prophet is not without honor except in his own country will wm not hold good In this case More lore than a third of a century ago blue bluegrass bluegrass bluegrass Lew Curry Curro came from the grass belt in Kentucky to take charge of his brother Orin's Grins Indian trading store that was about to go broke at Ouray Dura His ability courtesy courtesy courtesy cour cour- tesy and constant attention to business business business busi busi- ness soon brought It from almost failure to eminent success Did old timers love him Did they shed tears when news came that he had S I I II I J JL LL L- L gone to that undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns returns returns returns' re re- re- re turns turns' Listen Here in My Myton ton we have Mrs 1 Sallie M. M I. I Calvert Mrs Lee le Cooper R. R E E. E Waugh George Stewart Newt Stewart J. J B. B Whittemore Whittemore Whit Whit- temore A. A C. C Emert George Elliott Will at Roosevelt the and C. C I. I Johnsons at Whiterocks Hugh at Randlett Wong Sing Ft Duchesne Wallace Vallace Stark Ouray Fred Pred DIxon Moffat Dudleys at Je Jensen Jen sen Mn Atwoods and all over the basin J J. J R R. Wilson and others Duchesne Bart- Bart letts Jetts Gibsons Dodds Sam- Sam Hatches O'Neils John McAndrews McAndrews drews and many others Vernal They all al a have words of praise and commendation In a nut shell here Is what they say He was a mans man's mansman mansman mansman man he was Curry all the tho time he Would meet a person more than halfway he was generous he be was patriotic he was courteous and considerate considerate con con- he was the most moat public spirited man I ever saw he forgot and forgave he visited the sick he gave to the hungry he respected old age he was unselfish For more than 20 years he conducted con con- f 4 ducted that trading post at Ouray Indians from all over Utah and Colorado came to him for aid and advIce advice advice ad ad- vice and the they never went awa away empty empty emp emp- ty handed nor comfortless He spoke their language fluently Many of the old timers are still here O and are ale sad Arapo W Spear Hubbard Vero WillIam William Willlam Will- Will Iam lam Wash Vash Capota Wichita Redcap all still here Over in Colorado old and bent bentis is Chipeta It hurst me here crossing his heart said Arapo When thier friend went from Ouray to Vernal the Indians sorrowed but now that he is gone from Vernal they hey are disconsolate He went Into politics a few years ago reluctantly but he obeyed the voice of the people In 1916 and andI I again in 1918 he was elected to the legislature ture b by overwhelming ties tics In 19 1920 0 ho he made the most magnificent race race ever made by a aman aman aman man in this basin even though he went down to to defeat He was on the Democratic ticket gad And was opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed by Isabrand Sander Republican can IIi IUS opponent was wa young young gifted gifted gift gift- ed and c capable pable and just back from tho the world war was vat t But Dut Curry was as a aman aman aman man to reckon r lc oll with He lie had not hot been Stile Idle Mere hr in in this big country for S 3 yea af lI Hero o he had made lasting Here he had helped helped help help- ed HI make the he sert blossom lIe he made t two v ot of grass grow ini in i pla place ol of ot one i It was second na nature ure for for people ople t to vote for him and boost for Wm m Some ante c of the Republican can ale t r d. d as high as 1000 pt PI It r L urr a. a a a Democrat lost QU 7 6 votes And Andl mind i ur vs popularity and ande e i Clarity i v Sander vm t red nt lUve five l u 1 he tr n LoN Lo if 1 ge e. e oi T I Ib t b |