The La Jara chronicle., 1910-08-12
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Special correspondence.

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Miss Sadie Nelson has gone to
New Mexico to visit some friends
there for short time.
J. Piercy is building a cement
step at the school house. a very
much needed improvement.
Messrs Leroy Wilson and b. L..
Van Vechten attended the funeral
of William Kirby Sunday.
Mrs. Anthon Nelson, who has
been visiting with her daughter,
Sadie, at Mapleton, Utah, returned
Wednesday.
Mrs. James p. Jensen returned
from the San Juan country Mon
day. She has been spending some
few weeks visiting relatives and
friends at her old home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray lIise are here
visiting Mrs. Hise s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John l.. Reed. Mr. Hise
has been making his home in
New Mexico for a few years.
A light case of smallpox was
found in one of the Sanford homes
Sunday. Miss Sylvia Hostetter is
the unlucky one this time. 1t is
hard to tell where she contracted
the disease.
The following teachers will have
charge of the district schools here
this coming winter: F.. T. Chris
tensen, principal; Miss Mcdonald
Nellie Poulson, Agnes Beck and
one other will have charge of the
other departments.
Saturday morning Mr.. William
Kirby, pioneer of Sanford,
passed away at his residence here
Mr.. Kirby has been an invalid
for about fifteen years. His illness
having been caused from IA blow
on the head which caused "A slight
illness at first but gradually grew
worse until his death.
He was born in Manti. Utah,
August ID, 1856, and remained in
that locality until early manhood.
He in the youngest one of the
family, there being but one other
child, a boy, in the family. This
brother, Thomas Kirby, still lives
in Huntington, Utah.
Mr.. kirby has been used to
trials from babyhood up, his faith
er dying when he was but an in
fant and his mother dying when
he was but eight years old. llav-
ing been made to shift for him
self at this early age he developed
into a man of character, action.
and good habits very early in
life. He has lived an industrious
life, ever willing and ready to do
his duty as a citizen and as hus
band and father.
In 1879 he married Emily Grow
ther and shortly after filled a two
year mission. y year and half
being spent in Georgia and one
half year being spent in this see
tion of Colorado. 1t was while
here that he saw an opportunity
for young men and upon his re
turn home he, with some others,
moved here in wagons. Stopping
at Richfield for short time leav-
ing his family with friends there,
he went to the mountains, got logs
and built the first house in San
ford. This house still stands and
serves as a part of the present
residence. Mr.. Kirby also planted
the first tree in Sanford and it
still lives. His daughter Bertha
was the first girl born in Sanford
Too much praise cannot be Civ
en- the wife and children for the
care and devotion they
have given their husband and
father during his prolonged ill
ness. He is father of six children
William T., Massy. and Bertha,
who are married and Roy, May
and Farley, unmarried and living
with their mother.
Mr.. Kirby has lived an honest
life, honored and respected by all
who knew him. He is one of the
few men who can truthfully have
written upOn their tombstone