| Show v staunch PIONEER the following taken take fr rom the daily press published at montrose co colorado I 1 credo will be interesting reading to many of the times as aa chev are well acquainted with W 1 benain be son about bout whom the article ti wil watten two it howa in what respect and sales esteem the gentle gentleman tram was as held by th the people of montrose and as a he was at t one time a resident of tiny city we feel that his hia man many friends will read the article with pleasure meet montrose knew no better or finer citizen than was mr benson who for the valley we was a booster always doing all 1 in his power for the betterment of montrose and he was a a tried and true friend to all and a loving husband and father thirty two wo years ago he and mrs benson moved to this valley I locating iong ong on an his hia r a youth of the city where thi they r resided for a number of years L later I 1 lie a di weed of his rano interests at b bought a pretty home on west main street near the river bridge where they have continued to re fide ide since he owned other ranch on territt te past cast of town and consider able ahle property here A quiet home bovin chi istian man genial in na lure luar ith a g frond od word for every on ne mr benson benium was c every blodys friend and his death leaves many 1 torta bowed in n sorrow with the be tied fare family y end and a vacancy in ji lly trose elrose that can neter neier be fillet filled lie he he ha alwa always been a strong and are anao an but trouble at 1 1 in 1 bout about a year aso ago and oil a change 1 t 1 forto or arizona use itne hiie time go ago in the hope that it w auld be beneficial mr benson was born in paro wan an 65 bearg cars ago the of this m anth and ad spent his boyhood day day ni that city aty forty two years year ago a he jamie d for his bride miss misa jane W dmn rn a girl eight child ren were born to them the two old od 1 I bmw dl ing at parowan carowan and are buried there and the third mus miss a phoebe benson died in this city a number of scans th the surviving child clar ren are clara now mrs dan johnson Jh of this city cora co mrs C 1 L overly of salma salina mabel mrs harvey gwin gm of this city and richard and it ross benson of montrose in addition are t two w 0 daughters in law and three so sons in I 1 law w and six grandchildren to mrs mra benson and family is exter extended ext enned mod the genuine sympathy of an usually unusually targe large circle of friends |
