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JOHN R. ANDERSON, M. D.
Dr. John R. Anderson, engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery at Springville, was born in Fairview, Sanpete county, Utah, March 11, 1879, a son of John Anderson a native of Scotland who came to America in 1854 with his parents, Archibald and Agnes (Adams) Anderson. The grandparents first settled at Salt Lake and when the move south was made they became residents of Spanish Fork and were among the first settlers of Fairview at the time the fort was built The grandfather was a coal miner in Scotland. While there residing he heard the teachings of the Mormon elders became a follower of that teaching and in order to be with people of the faith made his way to Utah. In this state he followed farming and stock raising as did his son, John Anderson, who spent the greater part of his life in Utah and passed away on the 31st of June, 1901, at the age of fifty-nine years. He was a very devout man and for a long period served as superintendent of Sunday schools in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His political endorsement was given to the republican party and for several terms he was a member of the city council and also city marshal of Fairview. The mother, who in her maidenhood was Helena Rees, was a native of Wales and came to America with her parents, Thomas and Margaret Rees, in 1856. The death of Mrs. Anderson occurred in August, 1913, when she had reached the age of fifty-nine years. She had a family of ten children, two sons and eight daughters, of whom six are yet living.
Dr. John R. Anderson was the eighth in the family and was educated at Fairview and also in the Brigham Young University, completing the high school course in that institution in 1900. His early life was spent upon a farm and he became familiar with every phase of ranching. He continued to assist his father in the work of the fields and the care of the stock until he was called on a mission in 1907. He served for almost three years in Germany and Switzerland and for thirteen months of the period was president of the Dresden, Saxony, branch. In his labors he was quite successful. Prior to going abroad he taught school for three winters at Fairview and upon his return again took up the profession of teaching, which he followed for a year. He later spent one year in the Utah University and then entered the College of Physicians & Surgeons at Baltimore, Maryland, winning his degree of M. D. as a member of the class of 1915. Following the completion of his course, he became associated with Dr. R. S. Olson at Afton, Wyoming, in the Latter-day Saints Hospital. Later he located at Ephraim, Utah, where he practiced for a year, and also spent a similar period at Fairview. He has since continuously engaged in practice at Springville, where he is now located, and is enjoying notable success. He belongs to, the American Medical Association, the Utah State Medical Society, the Utah County Medical Society and at one time was secretary of the Sanpete County Medical Society before taking up his abode in Springville. Through the proceedings of these organizations he keeps in touch with the trend of modern professional thought, research and investigation.
On the 18th of December, 1901, Dr. Anderson was married in Manti Temple at Manti, Utah, to Miss Millie Sorenson, a native of Fairview and a daughter of Hans and Vilate (Hanson) Sorenson, who became residents of Utah during the early period of its colonization. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have become parents of five children: Vesta, who was born March 22, 1903; Jay, born July 24, 1909; Rees, born February 24, 1911; Don, born June 10, 1915; and Beth, born February 1, 1919.
The religious faith of the family is that of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, their membership being in the second ward. Dr. Anderson deserves much credit for what he has accomplished. It was by means of his savings that he was enabled to meet the expenses of a college course and while pursuing his medical studies he assisted Dr. W. S. Gardner in the preparation of a work on gynecology. He has always been a close and discriminating student of the science of medicine and is deeply interested in everything that tends to bring to man the key to the complex mystery which we call life.
[Source: Utah since Statehood: Historical and Biographical Volume 2; By Noble Warrum; Publ. 1919; Transcribed and submitted by Andrea Stawski Pack.]
GEORGE V. CLEMENSEN
George V. Clemensen, agent for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company at Helper both before and since his return from overseas service with the American army in France, was born at Mount Pleasant, Utah, September 28, 1892, a son of George M. and Elizabeth (Nielsen) Clemensen. The father came to Utah with his parents when but three years of age and the mother was born in Mount Pleasant. They have spent their lives thus far in Mount Pleasant and have reared a family of four children: George V., Frank N., Eleanor and Florence. To their children they have given good educational advantages and the family is one of prominence in the community, highly respected by all.
George V. Clemensen attended the public schools of Mount Pleasant and the Wasatch Academy there, thus being well qualified by liberal educational training for life's practical and responsible duties. He took up railroad work at Sunnyside when twenty-two years of age and remained there for a year in an office position. He afterward spent six months at Green river and in 1916 he came to Helper as agent. He is still with the Denver & Rio Grande, having returned to his position after serving with the colors on the western front during the great World war. He entered military service in December, 1917, going to Camp Lewis, Washington, as a member of the Three Hundred and Sixty-first Infantry. In June, 1918, he sailed with his command for France and participated in some of the fiercest drives; including the hotly contested engagement in the Argonne forest, in which he was wounded in October, 1918. He was discharged in March, 1919, after having spent several months in the hospital recovering from his injuries. One of the most noted characteristics of the American soldier in this war has been his modesty. There are few that claim any special credit for what they have done and yet it is a well known fact that while the efforts of the allied forces should not be minimized it was America's entrance that finally turned the tide of war, stemming the advance of the Germans toward Paris and forcing them to retreat toward the Rhine. Mr. Clemensen was among those khaki clad boys, who, undaunted in the face of danger, went into battle with a smile on their faces and a song on their lips, never giving an inch of ground nor faltering in the face of the fiercest fire.
Mr. Clemensen is a supporter of the Republican Party and in religious faith is a Presbyterian. He is spoken of as a clean cut and aggressive young business man who worthily receives the respect and goodwill of all who know him.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
RASMUS JOHNSON
Rasmus Johnson, concentrating his efforts and attention upon farming and stock raising in Emery county, has been a lifelong resident of Utah, his birth having occurred at Ephraim, April 8, 1860. He comes of Danish ancestry, his parents being Rasmus and Metta (Jensen) Johnson, who were from Denmark, and in 1853 came to, Utah, crossing the plains with oxen. They remained in Salt Lake City for a brief period and then removed to Ephraim, where Mr. Johnson carried on farming and stock raising, becoming one of the earliest residents of that place. He was also a veteran of the Black Hawk war and he and his family shared in all of the experiences, hard- ships and privations incident to the settlement of the frontier.
Rasmus Johnson obtained a common school education at Ephraim and when fourteen years of age lost his father, after which he managed the farm for his mother and also carried on freighting in connection with farm work for ten years. Subsequently he settled at Emery as a pioneer, securing a homestead and timber claim and proving up on both. He has been very progressive in the up building of the town and county and his private business affairs have ever been of a character that have contributed to general progress and improvement. In addition to the cultivation of his fields he has engaged quite extensively in the raising of sheep and cattle and this has proven a profitable source of income. He is also a stockholder in the State Building & Loan Association of Price.
On the 28th of December, 1881, at Ephraim, Mr. Johnson was married to Miss Christina Christenson, a daughter of Mads and Mary (Brown) Christenson, who were natives of Denmark and on coming to Utah in 1866 settled at Ephraim, where the father followed farming. Their children are nine in number, as follows: Rasmus R., deceased, who was born November 21, 1882, and wedded Susie E. Keele, who passed away leaving four children; A. M., who was born July 18, 1885, and wedded Beata Keele, by whom he has five children; Clement, who was born March 13, 1888, and married Alice Foote, by whom he has three children; Hazel, who was born January 19, 1891, and is now the wife of E. E. Burr and the mother of one child; Stanford E., who was born March 9, 1895, and wedded Artemesia Poote, by whom he has one child; Mary and Stanley, twins, who have passed away, and Marion and Clifford, who are also deceased.
Mr. Johnson and his family are identified with the Mormon church and he filled a mission to Norway. His political support is given the Democratic Party. He has served as constable and member of the town board for a number of years and he has been a director of the Emery Canal & Irrigation Company. He is also a member of the County Live Stock Association and is chairman of the local Farm Bureau Association of Emery. His interest in all that has to do with the development of the district is marked and his activities have resulted largely in the promotion of agricultural interests, while at the same time his labours have brought him substantial success.
(Source: Utah since Statehood Historical and Biographical, by Noble Warrum, editor, Vol 1, Publ 1919. Transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman)
JORGEN CHARLES JORGENSON
Jorgen Charles Jorgenson, editor and publisher of the Salina Sun, was born at Ephraim in 1884. His father is J. S. Jorgenson, a well known tailor of Sanpete County, while his brother, Fred Jorgenson, is the adjutant general of the state. Something of the spirit of adventure, combined with wide interest in men and affairs, has led Jorgen C. Jorgenson into various sections. He early learned the printer's trade and took up newspaper work. He became connected with the Manti Press, with which he continued for five years, and then removed to Salt Lake City, where he became assistant manager of The Progressive, the organ of the Bull Moose Party. After the need for such a party passed out of existence he established the Midvale Messenger, which he owned and published for a time but later returned to Ephraim. There he entered the wall paper business possibly because of a leaning toward the editorial shears and paste pot. His desire to get back into the newspaper game led to his removal to Salina in 1918, at which time he established the Salina Sun, a bright, well written and ably edited weekly which has met with success from its first issue.
In 1906 Mr. Jorgenson was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Rosquist, of Ephraim, and they have two children, Blanche and Dean. Mr. Jorgenson concentrates his efforts and attention upon his newspaper interests. He publishes the Sun as an independent paper and is not afraid to express his opinions, no matter whether hitting one or both parties. His motto is "I don't know much, but what I do know I am going to tell." Many of his friends do not agree with the first part of the statement, for they regard his editorials most favourably, knowing him to be a clear thinking man who endeavour to present every question fairly and upon its merits.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
PETER C. LARSEN
Peter C. Larsen, who has the management of the stables for the Utah Fuel Company at Clearcreek, a position which he has occupied for fifteen years, was born in Spring City, Utah, March 23, 1874, his parents being Soren and Maria (Hansen) Larsen, who in early life came to this state. They settled at Spring City but were driven out by the Indians during the Black Hawk war and removed to Ephraim, which place was then known as Fort Ephraim. There they lived in the fort, in which their son Hans was born. After conditions were settled with the Indians and peace was declared they returned to Spring City, where Soren Larsen and his wife remained until called to their final rest. The father followed farming and lived a quiet unassuming life as a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a member of the Elders Quorum and later in life was ordained a Seventy. The family numbered nine children, seven sons and two daughters: Peter C., Soren, Jr., Marinus, Daniel, Otto and Josephine, who are yet living, and Hans, Anna and David, deceased.
Peter C. Larsen pursued his education in the common schools of Spring City and when eighteen years of age started out independently in the business world. He took up the occupation of farming and after his father's death his interest was given to the welfare of the other children of the household. He still maintains his interests in Spring City but in 1892 came to Clearcreek. For fifteen years he has had charge of the teams and management of the stables of the Utah Fuel Company, in which capacity he has since continued. There is considerable responsibility attached to this position and he has proven most capable and trustworthy in the discharge of his duties.
At Manti, on the 19th of April, 1899, Mr. Larsen was married to Miss Nellie Accord, who was born in Spring City, Utah, in 1879, a daughter of Abraham and Nancy (Frost) Accord, who on coming to Utah settled at Spring City during the period of pioneer development in that section of the state. Her father followed farming and stock raising and about 1889 he was called to Mexico, where he passed away. The mother is now living in Provo at the age of seventy-eight years and enjoys splendid health. She has long been an active worker in the church. To Mr. and Mrs. Larsen have been born the following named: Leslie, A., who was born May 9, 1900; Henry C., born February 18, 1902; Hugh Ernest, who was born at Clearcreek, July 7, 1908; and David Arthur, who has passed away. Leslie A. and Henry C. Larsen are natives of Spring City.
Mr. Larsen adheres to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and when Clearcreek ward was organized in 1911 he was ordained a counsellor to Bishop McMillan and in 1913 was set apart as the successor of Bishop McMillan, who had moved away. In politics Mr. Larsen is a republican and has served as chairman of the school board but neither seeks nor desires office as a reward for party fealty. Aside from his business, he prefers to concentrate his efforts and attention upon his church work and his labours are proving most fruitful in this connection.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
JOHN S. LEWIS
A spirit of advancement actuates John S. Lewis in everything that he accomplishes and carries him forward to the goal of success. He is the owner of about fifteen hundred acres of land, mostly arable, and he has been very successful as well in the raising of stock. He was born in Salt Lake City, Jul 21, 1861, and is a son of John T. and Mary (Littley) Lewis, who were natives of England. During the period of early development in Utah they came to this state, settling in Salt Lake City, where they resided for a number of years, after which they removed to Wales, Sanpete county, there remaining for four years. On the expiration of that period they located at Emery, where Mr. Lewis followed farming until the time of his death when he was seventy-three years of age.
John S. Lewis obtained a common school education in Salt Lake City and when twenty years of age took up railroad work on the Sanpete Valley road as a brakeman. He was afterward promoted to conductor and two years later he resigned. In 1884 he removed to Emery, where he turned his attention to farming and stock raising and, prospering in his undertakings, he has acquired about fifteen hundred acres of land the greater part of which is tillable. He has likewise engaged in stock raising most profitable and at all times follows the most progressive methods of handling his stock and developing his fields. He is likewise interested in a mercantile business, is a stockholder in the Emery County Bank and a director of the Emery County Canal & Reservoir Company.
On the 14th of March, 1900, at Manti, Mr. Lewis was married to Miss Eva Matilda Abelin, a daughter of Magnus and Hannah (Christensen) Abelin, residents of Emery. The six children of this marriage are as follows: John S., who was born in October, 1901; Robert T., whose birth occurred on the 31t of December, 1903; Arthur M., born in April, 1905; Pearl, whose natal day was July 15, 1907; Udell, born July 5, 1912; and Jessie, who was born on the 2d of July, 1916. Mr. Lewis belongs to the Mormon church and is a member of the Seventy Quorum. For more than a third of a century he has lived in Emery county and through the entire period has been actuated by a spirit of progress that has brought him to a foremost position among the representative farmers and stock raisers of this section of the state.
[Source: Utah since Statehood: Historical and Biographical Volume 2; By Noble Warrum; Publ. 1919; Transcribed by Richard Ramos]
CLARENCE J. NEILSON, M. D.
A progressive spirit characterizes the professional career of Dr. Clarence J. Neilson, one of the best known among the younger physicians and surgeons of Salt Lake City and until recently a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps of the United States Army, stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Dr. Neilson was born at Mount Pleasant. Utah, July 23, 1882, a son of Samuel J. and Caroline (Christenson) Neilson, who came to the new world from Denmark in early life and established their home at Mount Pleasant, Utah, where the father turned his attention to mercantile pursuits. Subsequently he engaged in sheep raising and still later became a well known factor in financial circles as the organizer of the Mount Pleasant Commercial & Savings Bank, of which he was president at the time of his death, which occurred in 1893, when he was but forty-four years of age. The mother survives and is now a resident of Salt Lake City. Their family numbered five children: Victor, a railroad engineer living at Magna, Utah; Peter, an attorney at law practicing his profession in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Mrs. Samuel Cloverdale, of Salt Lake City; Clarence J., of this review; and Christian, who has passed away.
The boyhood and youth of Dr. Neilson was largely devoted to the acquirement of a public school education in Mount Pleasant and the pursuit of a further course of study in Wasatch Academy, from which he was graduated with the class of 1902. He then entered the University of Minnesota, where he pursued a literary course, winning the Bachelor of Arts' degree in 1906. With broad literary learning to serve as a foundation upon which to rear the superstructure of professional knowledge, he then entered the Cooper Medical College of San Francisco, California, where he continued his studies for two years, at the end of which time he matriculated in the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was there graduated in 1911 and won an internship in the Methodist Episcopal Hospital of Philadelphia. In the fall of 1912 he returned to Utah and opened an office in Salt Lake City, since which time he has built up a very successful practice. In September, 1918, he was commissioned a first lieutenant on the Medical Staff of the United States Army and was assigned to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, where he remained until mustered out of service on the 20th of December, 1918, following the signing of the armistice.
He then returned to resume his medical practice in Salt Lake, where he has specialized in surgery. He is thoroughly conversant with anatomy and the component parts of the human body, the onslaughts made upon it by disease or left to it as an inheritance from ancestors. He is cool and calm in times of excitement and emergency and his surgical work has gained high rank. He has been a member of the county medical health department for the past three years and is now acting as county physician of Salt Lake county. He practices in all of the hospitals and is physician and surgeon for the Bamberger Electric Railway and assistant surgeon of the Cudahy Packing Company of Salt Lake.
On the 5th of July, 1912, Dr. Neilson was married to Miss Pauline E. Downs, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Downs, of Williamsport, that state. In his fraternal relations the Doctor is a Mason, proving a worthy exemplar of the teachings and purposes of the craft. Along strictly professional lines his membership is with the Salt Lake County and Utah State Medical Societies. He is thoroughly conversant with the latest scientific researches and discoveries of the profession and keeps abreast with the best thinking men of the age regarding all medical and surgical matters.
[Source: Utah since Statehood: Historical and Biographical Volume 2; By Noble Warrum; Publ. 1919; Transcribed and submitted by Andrea Stawski Pack.]
CHRISTEN PETERSEN
Christen Peterson, engaged in farming and stock raising at Ferron, was born in Denmark on the 27th of January, 1855, a son of Rasmus and Anna C. (Christensen) Petersen, who came to Utah in 1876, settling at Manti. After four years they removed to Ferron, where both passed away, the mother in 1887 and the father in 1902. He was a very progressive man and both were highly esteemed citizens.
Christen Petersen acquired a public school education in his native country and on attaining his majority came to Utah, settling at Manti, where he engaged in farming. After four and a half years he removed to Ferron, where he purchased a farm and in addition to the development of the fields he also began stock raising. He was very successful with his stock, being well situated, and his careful management of his business affairs brought him a measure of success that now enables him to live retired.
On the 29th of November, 1883, in Salt Lake City, Mr. Petersen was married to Miss Margaret Lorenson, who was born September 23, 1864, a daughter of Christian and Dorothea (Larson) Lorenson. Her parents came to Utah in 1878, settling at Manti, and in 1881 removed to Ferron, where they made their permanent home, the father passing away in 1895 and the mother in 1896. Mr. and Mrs. Petersen have become the parents of ten children, as follows: Viola M., who was born December 17, 1887, and is the wife of Joseph Zwahlen, by whom she has eight children; Wilford C., who was born November 2, 1889, and wedded Lillian Foote, by whom he has three children: Dora, who was born January 12, 1892, and gave her hand in marriage to David Ellis, by whom she has three children; Adrian M., who was -born May 17, 1896, and is the wife of Henry Hanson and the mother of one child; Lorenzo E., who was born May 22, 1898, and began military training in September, 1918, being discharged the following December; Harold N., whose natal daywas June 2, 1900; Wendell E., whose birth occurred March 16, 1903; Alma S., born April 14, 1905; Kermit A., born March 1, 1909; and Marie M., who was born on the 9th of December, 1911.
In his religious faith Mr. Petersen is connected with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served as counsellor to the bishop, has been teacher in his ward and has filled a mission to Denmark. His political endorsement is given to the Democratic Party, but he has had no ambition for office, concentrating his energies upon carefully directed business affairs which have brought him substantial prosperity.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
JOHN C. PRESTON
John C. Preston, capably discharging his duties as fire boss for the Utah Fuel Company at Sunnyside, was born in England, March 4, 1888, his parents being John C. and Emma J. (Barnes) Preston. The father came to Utah and settled at Sunnyside in 1904 and was joined by the mother in 1906.Mr. Preston was a miner by trade and was employed in the mines in England until he came to the new world. Here he entered the employ of the Utah Fuel Company, with which he remained until his death in 1915. Mrs. Preston is still living and like her husband is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.
John C. Preston, Jr., obtained his education in the common schools of England and in 1911 took up a commercial course in the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton, Pennsylvania, completing the work in the mathematical department. He had been employed for two years in the mines in England before he sailed for the United States, coming with his mother to Sunnyside in 1906. Here he at once began work for the Utah Fuel Company as a miner and in 1917 was promoted to the position of mine inspector or fire boss, in which capacity he is now serving.
In Salt Lake City, on the 23d of June, 1910, Mr. Preston was married to Miss Maud E. Redman, a daughter of Thomas J. and Josephine (Black) Redman. The father was a Civil war veteran, serving throughout the period of hostilities between the north and the south, and during the last year of the war was under the command of General Grant. He came to Utah in 1866 and first settled in Salt Lake City but soon afterward went to Spring City, where he managed a sawmill for several years. He then removed to Garfield County, buying a ranch which he developed and cultivated for some time, but later took up his abode at Moroni, Sanpete County, where he is now living retired. To Mr. and Mrs. Preston has been born a daughter, Leona, whose birth occurred in Sunnyside, December 18, 1911.
Mr. Preston belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints and in 1914 was sent to Georgia on a mission of two years. In 1916 he became ward clerk, filling the office for a year, and in 1917 was ordained counsellor to Bishop Evans of Sunnyside ward. He is now a member of the High Priests Quorum. His political allegiance is given to the Republican Party and in 1918 he was appointed local war historian for Sunnyside. He is keenly interested in all that has to do with the progress and welfare of the community in which he makes his home and his worth as a man and citizen is widely acknowledged.
Source: "Utah Since Statehood", Noble Warrum; Chicago :: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.,1920
Contributed and transcribed by Wayne Cheeseman
PETER CHRISTIAN SCORUP
No man has contributed more to the progress of Salina than Peter Christian Scorup and no public enterprise of merit has ever been instituted in the district that could not count upon his financial and moral support. He was born in Ephraim, Sanpete county, in 1877, a son of Christian and Caroline (Christensen) Scorup. His education was largely obtained in the schools of Salina, to which city his parents had in the meantime removed, and in the Sevier Stake Academy. He worked upon his father’s ranch until he attained his majority and then tool up sheep raising, having at one time a herd of ten thousand sheep. He was likewise the owner of the largest farm in the county, comprising one thousand acres, but a few years ago he closed out his sheep and farming interests, selling to his brothers. Upon the dissolution of the Salina Cooperative Association he purchased the dry good, clothing, shoe and furnishing departments of that company and has since devoted himself to commercial lines and to outside investments. He is therefore at the head of one of the important mercantile enterprises of Salina and carries a large and attractive stock which has brought to him a constantly increasing business. He is also the president of the Salina Land & Grazing Company, whose ten thousand acres feed two thousand head of cattle. He is likewise the president of the Lost Creek Grazing Company, the president of the Utah Cattle & Horse Association, president of the Lost Creek Irrigation Company, president of the Salina Hospital Company and a director of the First State Bank of Salina. He is the owner of the plant of the Salina Sun, was the promoter and is the president of the Salina Roller Mills and was one of the promoters and builders of the Salina Telephone Company. He also installed the first electric lights ever seen in Salina, the plant now constituting a part of the plant of the Southern Utah Power Company. Even this long list of business enterprises does not completely cover the scope of Mr. Scorup’s activities. With notable discernment he has recognized the opportunities for the business development of his district and has utilized these opportunities most wisely and well. His interests have ever been of a character that have contributed to public progress and prosperity as well as to individual success. In the conduct of his business affaires he ahs met the needs and demands of a growing community and has introduced into this section of Utah many of the improvements and modern business interests which indicate the trend of development and progress along business lines throughout the world.
In 1908 Mr. Scorup was united in marriage to Miss Rosa Winterton, a daughter of John M. Winterton, of Wasatch county, Utah, and they became the parents of four children: Lacey, Albert C., Dee and Carl P. The wife and mother died October 1, 1919, beloved by all who knew her.
“While Mr. Scorup has instituted and developed large and important business interests, he has at the same time found opportunity to serve his community in public capacities. For fifteen years he has been the president of the Salina Commercial Club and is unquestionably its directing head. He is ever seeking to upbuild the city, to extend its activities and promote its trade relations as well as to uphold those projects which are a matter of civic virtue and civic pride. He has likewise been a member of the town board, was town president one term, and member of the city council for a period of ten years and for two years he filled the office of county assessor of Sevier county. He has always been active in politics and for twenty years as been precinct chairman of the republican party. He indeed made his presence felt in all that has counted for the welfare and development of the district and his sound judgment regarding public interests shows that he most readily discriminates between the essential and the non-essential. He stands as a representative of our best type of American manhood and chivalry. In his career there has been nothing sinister and nothing to conceal. He is a man who stands foursquare to every wind that blows and he possesses that strength which comes from a consciousness of a right conception of things and habitual regard for what is best in the exercise of human activities.
[Source: Utah since Statehood: Historical and Biographical Volume 2; By Noble Warrum; Publ. 1919; Transcribed by Richard Ramos]
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