Show junction resident celebrates anniversary y freighted by b from st george to salt luke lake city in ui luly birly days dais by hattle hattie M ipson james hyrum arum empey junctions eions oldest resident lest dent celebrated celebia ted his iiii anniversary ant at his home monday october 1 12 2 A A num number ber ot of hla his friends called him during the day bringing greetings and birthday wishes e s his wife prepared a dinner in dishonor his honor and made large birth day cake eake which was was shared with thosa who ft ho called his daugh daughter tep naomi woods ot of provo was present for or the occasion mr mi empey was born in the ward in salt lake city october 12 1857 a son of william A and aid martha fielding empey when he be was nine y year r of 0 a age g e the family moved to st george geoage he grew to manhood in dixie ile he spent 11 1 years working on the st george temple and was a in missionary to the navajo and indians indiana tor for 18 me months it at tife the time when it took w month to io make inake the ilie trip between st geoage and salt lake city he hauled freight between the two pieces places for five years june 15 1881 1981 lie he M married harria harriet keels keele in the st george temple to panaca nevada where here they lived tor for a nume brot irto of years nine children were born them tour four of 0 whom are living they are aie mrs airs martha bailow ot 0 junction mrs naomi woods and mrs inez king kin of and lemar empey to fo cal while at PA panaca aca mr empey was the 1 I leader I 1 ot of the choir and supe superintendent tended I 1 t of 0 t abo li S sunday u aday fora number ot of years his wie aled in a 1900 and acid he r aved to jun junction 4 ebion where M since resided ils a ma machinist machirol chiril at and black smith having spent 35 years working at that trade ford sev eral years after coming to junction lie be was waa in the more mercantile bitile business and has haa served as a ot of the town board and or a num berot years was pres ahe city creek irrigation compana nV compa i pi jf on September ora 9 1 1926 ha mar girled mrs ira mary ES 39 day bay vho aho is now ilow living wah him |