Show john S ferris ferns of beaver voted for abraham lincoln A story fei featuring turing john Ferris 91 year old beaver resident appeared in a recent issue of the salt lake telegram which says A nna man who voted for abraham lincoln iniego in 1666 walked twenty miles to the poles at thelast the last election to cast his vote the aged veteran is ia john solomon ferris 91 of beaver a grizzled prospector of the old west A republican Republic aa since 1858 when his f first vote he has voted the republican ticket ciket and even though isolated on a mining claim far from civilization ferris always has managed to appear ht at the polls on oa election elecio n days A native of bellville lle richland count county y ohio farris lame atut westin in r having married in ohio in 1861 he moved to cai al son city nev the next year avil and for a time worked in many ginesin mines in that dis district trici later he Ye returned turned to ohio and remained there until 1872 when he again came cameto to utah since that time he has led the rugged out d door life of southern utah he has developed see mazies in southern utah including the famous silver reef mine finein in washington Washing tan county ferris ferria is to return to the hills fur prospecting again in the epi ing |