The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-09-22
The Late c. 0. Gard

has greater energy, indomitable will |
and personal sacrifice been called 70 r
than that which has characterized the
labors of President Card, with the aid
of his cultured and devoted wife, Mrs.
Iina Young Card, in foste ring the
growth and promoting the prosperity
of this commonwealth.
Charles Ora card was born on
November 5, 1899, at the confluence Of
Canasargia and Sugar Creeks, in Ossian
Township, Allegany County, State Of
New York, and lived there until eight
years Of age. He then accompanied
his parents to Park Centre, st. Joseph
County, Michigan, where the family
resided for three and.a.half years.
Here the subject Of this brief sketch
ATTENDED the county school, but was
again called to accompany his parents
back to the old home in Ossian Town
ship, New York. They STAYED but a
short time there, however, proceeding
thence TO Whitney's Crossing Burns
Township, New York, where they re.
NAMED till April, 1856. The young
man had then attained the age Of
seventeen, and had received the edu-
cation at the public schools Of the
various counties in which his parents
had sojourned. but in year last men.
toned, 1856, the family turned their
footsteps towards the setting sun, COM
ing with the first company of hand
carts that crossed the plains, and set
tied in Salt Lake valley at Farming.
ton, Davis County, Utah, where
they continued TO reside till March,
1860.
In the fall Of the previous year, he
being then twenty years Of age, pro-
ceeded to Cache county in the north
ern part Of Utah, at the instance Of
his parents, and built one OF the first
houses for his father in that country,
In which is now the beautiful city Of
Logan. Thirty families had arrived
there In the fall of 1859, and thus he
was also pioneer Of that valley. His
fathers family removed there in the
spring of 1860, and here the deceased
resided until coming TO Canada in the
spring Of 1887, when he located his
homestead and presumption claims
which now comprise the north half Of
the present town Of Cardston.
While living in Cache Valley Presid-
emit Gard was the life and energy of
the settlement there, and for fourteen
yeaIs superintendent the erection of
the great Logan Temple and the Lo.
gan Tabernacle, besides being identi.
fed with every movement calculated
to enhance the peace and prosperity
of the people. For the first few years
he was also an active member OF the
Minute Company of the Militia, hold
ing the commission OF Captain, anC
when he retired was on the staff Of
Colonel Kicks, ranking as Major
Since 1856 until three years ago hi.
biography is in the history of Gard
ston and the Alberta Stake OF Zion
In commercial way he was thu
founder of the first store-now tn,
Cardston Mercantile Company-ove
which he presided for number 0
years AS President of the Stake from
the organization until his departur,
for Logan, he was ever In the mids
OF the people no matter how inclemen
the weather. AS social entertainer
Of the visitors to Cardston the nam
of "Uncle Charley" as he was familiar
ly called by his friends and "Aun
Zina" Is proverbial. He never waver
ed In his integrity to serve God ant
keep His commandments. He wa
answering In his loyalty to this coun
try and this country's laws. Fo
many years he acted as the Govern
ment's Agent for Dominion Land
and retired with the most laudator
compliments which any man could re
ceive for the faithful and painstakin
way in which all his transactions wer
performed.
Surrounded by his families and i
the temple city which he dearly love
and which he had taken so active
part in helping TO erect, the summon
came last Sunday, the 9th of Septen
Der, and his spirit took It's HEAVIER
ward flight from body worn out an
tired with the conflict OF mortal III
In its most strenuous and trying task
In his removal goes the most prom
1 lent land mark which Southern A
berta was proud to claim but Oh
memory of the man will remain an
l his name will never die. He was
' pioneer, a pathfinder, colonizer,
Q leader. Young and old honor and r
: spect the name Of Charles Ora Car
7 His bereayed families have the col
dolence of towns and villages while
:. their departed one laid out and foste
ed. May the example, the faith, Il
n.