Neils Benson Adler Jr. was born in Ephraim.
Utah, June 1, 1864. He married Fanny Cecelia (Cel-
ia) Kofford on, December 28, 1887. Cecelia was
born in Spring City, Utah, September 3, 1866.

Mr. Adler came to Stirling in 1904. He liked it so
well that he sent for his wife and five children
Fewston, Lee, Orpha, Elsie, and Fanny. They came
in 1905. Their youngest child, Otto, was born in
Stirling.

The Adlers owned a home in Stirling, and also
some land near Stirling which they farmed. They
participated in community and church affairs and
were good neighbors and friends to all. Neils and
Celia loved to have company and enjoyed visiting.
They told of one time, in the early days before there
were many fences, that they were visiting the DeLos.
Lund family in Raymond. They started home late in
the evening, and became lost as it was very dark
They kept travelling in circles until finally Neils gave
the horses their " heads" and the horses brought them
safely home in just a short time.

The Adlers were very hard workers. They owned
two large steam engines that they used in their farm-
ing. In the fall, they used the steam engines to run the
threshing machines. Many farmers in Southern Al-
berta hired the Adlers to harvest their grain.

In 1919, Nels and Celia, Orpha and husband,
Fanny, and Otto, moved to British Columbia near
Clinton. Fewston and Lee stayed in this district for
several years and did work with the steam engines all
around this part of the country. They later joined their
parents in B .C . The Adlers sold their home to Lindon
Nilsson when they left Stirling. The home is still
standing and now is used as a Hunting Lodge. Neils
often said it was the biggest mistake he ever made in
his life when they sold out and moved away from
Stirling.

Neils died on October 27, 1941, and Celia, on
October 28,1956. They are buried at Jesmond, B.C.

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