Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-01-27 | Page 10 | Oldest Man in Utah Dies

OLDEST MAN IN UTAH DIES The Tho oldest man in Utah John Harry furry died In Logan on 10 day IIo He was born in S1 Au 35 36 1821 1824 He lIe bad had lived 16 sus In LOgart Logan after acter having haling lived I j Ij 1 I II I I 63 vears ears In his native nativo land W wonder I 1 If at St 63 53 be bo him himself self old Looking back bo he was a ayoung man at that time itle e in the tbt prime of life put finAlly anally John Harry was called and end when the summons summon C DIO camel If ft he M had his bis full tun faculties he be must have thought that life was a JI much like a dream the dream the g fancy as de described by the poet fie e must have felt somewhat tone fone onely I ly Only ono son Bon survived ed him hl m His IUs boyhood friends must havo e ha disappeared many of them even before ho he left Switzerland His wife wiCe had Lad died His companions must pave ave been few for tor very old men are srI TC restricted Jn In their ac- ac ac c acquaintance and narrowed in their congenial company compan So go after atter all living to be 99 09 9 may not bo be more satisfying than to have lived not more moro than 60 and andone andone andone one may contribute as much ot of good to humanity In a II few fesq years reat's as In an c existence prolonged Into the years of ot Infirmities Why count a 1 a life mo In years Tears Ratter why not measure time In 7