The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1920-11-05
HAYDON CALVERT PASSES
Myton Free Press Chronicles Death
Of Pioneer.

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peacefully in the front room. there is
a pail Of gloom over the community.
We, all over this Uintah Basin and
those back in Indiana and Kentucky
who admired and loved him will shed
tears of regret that he is gone, but at
the same time we will dry those tears
when we recall that he rounded out a
beautiful life aud is better off today
than he was yesterday.
For thirty-five years Hayden Cal
vert has been in this country. He has
helped build 10 up. Never did he re-
jcct q legitimate proposition or for
sake a worthy cause. No human who
ever asked him for aid went away
empty handed. Men and women.
especially those who suffered the
hardships and adversities which fol-
lowed The opening of the Indian res
crvation, will always have reasons to
remember him as a bcnefactor and a
friend in need. Many an oldtimer
would have gone broke but for his
financial assistance.
II was in 1885 that Calvert and
family came to this reservation and
bought the Indian trading post at
White Rocks from A. VI. Murdoch,
and for seventeen years he did n sue
cessful business. From White Rocks
the family moved to Deep Creek
where they lived on n ranch for a year
and then went TO Vernal for n year or
so and conducted n hotel. In 1904
they moved 10 Myton. which WIS at
that time better known as Duchesnc
Bridge Here he bought an Indian
trading post from H. O.. Clarke aud
soon afterwards assumed the post.
mastcrship, which position he held
until forced out by the age limit.
About 1908 r. +. Waugh came up
npm Ouray anu they organized the
firm of Calvert 4 Waugh. A few
years ago he turned over obc half Of
his interest 10 his son Morgan and
the other half he sold to II. e. Ward.
aud virtually retired from business,
but habit was 30 strong that he had n
hard time giving up the work and
many customers has he waited on.
Many, many times has he helped in
the postofficc just because Il came
natural.
Not only was Calvert first post
master but he was first president Of
the Myton State bank which he help
cd 10 organize. Until yesterday morn
ing when he passed away he was n di-
rector in that institution. He was one
of the first stockholders in the Uintah
Power and Light company and for n
number Of years was a director. When
Myton was Incorporated in 1911 he
was elected president Of the board of
trustees and he served the people we'll.
Ia Rising Sun, Indiana, Hayden
Calvert was born November %, 1910,
and would have been so years the day
before next Thanksgiving. When 20
years old he married Miss Virginia
Yelton, Of Butler, Ky. That union was
blessed with three children, all Of
whom are today surviving, as follows:
Ira Calvert, Bull, Ida; Mrs. ii. @.
Clarke, Salt Lake Cityi Cecil Calvert,
Salt Lake City.
For n number of years at Butler
Calvert was a telegraph operator, In
February, 1877 Mrs. Calvert died at
Rising Sun and soon after that he To-
Gated in Junction City, Ky, where he
acted as passenger and freight agent
for the Louisville and Nashville and
the Queen and Crescent railroads.
June o, 1880 he married Miss Sallie|
Morgan of Harrodsburg, Ky. The
widow aud the following children
survive: Mrs. Lee Cooper, Midview;I
George Calvert, Watson; Morgan and
Jack Calvert, Myton,
The funeral will be public and will
be held in the Presbyterian church
tomorrow 2;3O in the afternoon.
Though not a member of any church
deceased was deeply religious and was
a regular church goer until old age
brought on defective hearing. He was
"a liberal contributor 10 the church as
well rs a church goer, lie was brought
up in the Unitarian church and find
ing none here when he came he join
ed no other He was Bible student
I'm fact he might be called a Bible
scholar, From cover TO cover he has
read that holy book many times. In
his vest pocket was found little book
written full of quotations from the
Bible. He was a reader of much high
class literature both old and new and
was Familiarity conyersant ON leading
topics of the day.
The following words once used by
Col. Robert G.. Ingersol, famous ora
tor, when a friend of his died, may
well be used now; "If he should be
presented with a bouquet for every
good deed he has done he would today
be sleeping under mountain OF flow
ers. " h. NJ. Jones, an intimate friend
for years, has offered this quotation
from an author whose name he does
not now recall; "He gained no title,
he broke no promise, he lost no.
friend. ~ Myton Free Press, Oct,
18th.
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