Show DUG DOING mm HONOR TO AN AGED PIONEER MAN 59 L P christensen is entertained at home of his son on I 1 wednesday night on wednesday evening 0 of last week about thirty of the immediate relatives of oc that time honored richfield pioneer L P christensen met at the home of his son joseph L christensen on oil center street to ob I 1 IN r N 0 serve the cotil soth birthday anniversary of a man who has been associated with the growth and development of 0 this city covering a period of nearly 46 y years e ars za st A fine cue dinner was served to tho guests and it was a time of 0 feasting and merriment felicitous speechmaking and royal good cheer dui during the entire evening the talk focused upon pioneer days in sevier county antl and there was a fund of 0 reminiscent conversation which continued until a late hour mr christenson christensen was born january 17 1837 in ill gunderup ganderup Gunde rup denmark when 21 years of age was baptized into the 21 mormon formon church he labored as a missionary in ili tile the mother country during a term of years and in emigrated to utah first settling in davis county comity thou then in morgan gan county in 1875 he removed with his family to richfield here lie ho filled various ecclesiastical positions and in assi S sa ho he filled a mission ali to scan scandinavia 1 I I 1 viavia where ere he baptized 41 persons and returned to utah 1 with ith converts who became worthy citizens of the state in ili lie ho married marred anna marle marie lee who bore him eight children in ildri he married anna marie pedersen who became the mother oi of nine children and in ili 11 lie he married caien J A jacobsen who bore him eight children by occupation mr christenson christensen was a blacksmith years ago acquiring the reputation of being one of tho the most skillful mechanics in this part of utah ile he is the father of 25 2 i children and has many giand grandchildren children and grandchildren great As a citizen ho he is lio honored nored and esteemed he has lived to see Ri clifield and sevier county eckand epa nd and develop and is proud of the fact that lie he was one of the pioneer residents of a community and region upon which nature placed an ail emerald crown cronn |