Ogden Daily Standard | 1906-02-12 | Page 2 | Another Pioneer Passes

ANOTHER PI PIONEER PASSES lehl lehi feb 11 another of tho the pioneers who came to utah in 1847 has passed away george murdock after long illness died last evening ITO ho was one of the first settlers who located in lehl lehi and had been associated with its up building a and n d p progress r 0 g r e s 8 fro from m tho beginning he w was a s b born 0 r n F feb eb 2 28 8 1841 in fulton county illinois at the age of 16 years lie he emigrated to utah arriving in salt gait lake city in october 1847 in he married mary alary molen who with the six children born to them still survives the fun oral services will be held in tho the ward meeting house tuesday at I 1 the lehi mill elevator rm pany received two carloads of machinery this week for their new roller mills and a force of men under tinder tho the direction of mr goulden Gould cn an engineer fron from philadelphia is placing pla tile the machinery in place the mill will III be one of tho the most modern in tho the state and will be ready to go into commission in about live five weeks leeis tho the second ward held a most largely attended reunion in their new assembly rooms thursday evening the program consisted of songs recitations eions speeches and a picnic attorney and mrs D J thurman left last evening for an extended visit north before returning they will visit relatives in salt lake lahe ogden garland and sugar city two daughters are arc attending tho the university of utah a son Is a member of the teaching corps of the school for the blind and a brother Is chief engineer in tho the sugar city sugar factory