are all members of the Priesthood; and if you undertake to separate the Priesthood, so-called, from the people, you cast out the entire people from taking any interest whatever in politics. While I deny most emphatically that there is any mingling in the sense in which the world puts it of church and state amongst the Latter-day Saints, I do not deny for a moment that if I, as a member of this Church, have any power or influence which I can wield in the endeavour to get the best man to serve the people, I shall exercise it as long as I live. With regard to the remarks of Brother Morgan Richards, as to the teaching of the children of the Latter-day Saints, I certainly endorse his statements. I believe that in the great majority of cases where the young men and women among us have turned to the right or left and gone away from the faith of their fathers, it has been due to the parents in teaching both by example and precept the principles of the Gospel. Give your children the testintony of the Gospel. Let them build on the rock of eternal truth, on the testimony of Jesus, the Savior and Redeemer of the world, and then if some scientific fallacy comes along which they are not able to answer, they will know as Peter knew, that Jesus was the Christ, and all the scientific knowledge of the world cannot overturn that testimony. The choir sang the anthem, The Lord will comfort Zion. Benediction by Patriarch John Smith. REPRESENTATIVE CONVENTIONS. July 6 was the date set for the holding of most of the People's Party Conventions, for the nomination of candidates for members of the House of Representatives of the Legislature of 1899. In this city four conventions were held, that embracing the First precinct being the NINTH DISTRICT. The convention was held in the Ninth Ward school house. Prof. J. H. Paul was made chairman, John Kirkman, secretary, and William Hart chaplain of the temporary organization. After the report of the committee on credentials, the temporary organization was made permanent. Eighth Ward-C. B. Tuckfield, jects of legislation were vigorously J. D. H. McAllister. handled. Ninth Ward-A. M. Woolley, D. Tenth Ward-J. H. Paul, Joseph Alternate-Fergus Coalter. TENTH DISTRICT. This convention was held at the After prayer by the chaplain, the The committee reported twenty- Eighteenth Ward-H. M. Wells. Nineteenth Ward-Jno. N. Pike. Twentieth Ward-David R. Lyon. Twenty-first Ward-Joseph W. Maynes. Twenty-second Ward-John L. Brighton-Geo. M. Jones. TWELFTH DISTRICT. The convention of the Twelfth Representative district was held at the City Hall. The temporary organization consisted of Spencer Clawson chairman, and Alonzo Young, secretary. The committee on credentials reported 26 delegates. The report was The committee of the whole re-adopted and the temporary organiza. ported the name of Hon. John tion was made permanent. Clark as its choice for Representative from the Tenth District. John R. Winder, D. S. Spencer, Thomas V. Williams and E. G. The report of the committee was Woolley were placed in nomination. accepted and the Hon. John Clark The first ballot showed: J. R. placed in nomination as representa- Winder 1, D. S. Spencer 9, T. V. live from the tenth district. The | Williams 3, E. G. Woolley 13. nomination was unanimous. A second ballot gave E.G.Woolley Delegates to the Fifth Courcil 14, D. S. Spencer 10, T. V. Wilconvention, to meet on Wednes- liams 2. day next, were selected as follows: Mr. Woolley had received a maFourth Ward-David Woodman-jority, and was made the unanimous choice of the convention. see. The convention then adjourned. ELEVENTH DISTRICT. Convention held at the Seventeenth district schoolroom. John N. Pike was chosen chairman, B. S. Young secretary, J. L. Nebeker assistant secretary, B. W. Driggs, Jr., chaplain, and Zebulon Jacobs sergeant-at-arms of the temporary organization. Thirteenth Ward-D. S. Spencer, Alonzo Young and Jas. C. Spencer. At large-Spencer Clawson. SIXTH DISTRICT. The delegates to the Sixth Representative District convention met at Farmington on the afternoon of Saturday, July 6. The body was to be composed of thirty delegates from all the precincts of Davis and Morgan counties, three precincts o Salt Lake and one from Summit The rol; call, after the report of the committee on credentials, showed twenty-seven members present, North Point, Milton and Hennefer precincts not being represented. The permanent organization, with T.F.Roueche chairman, Jas. Tucker vice-president, C. R. Clark secretary, Geo. O. Chase sergeantat-arms, and David S. Cook The committee on credentials were appointed and after their report was received, the temporary orThe following were put before the ganization was made permanent. convention as candidates: W. W. R. W. Young, James Sharp, Jas. Riter, Le Grand Young, William E. Talmage and A. W. Carlson Fuller and Adam Speirs. Ballot- were placed in nomination, and ing was proceeded with, resulting balloting was proceeded with. chaplain, proceeded to business. The first three ballots gave The nominations for a repre Lieut. Young the highest number of sentative to the twenty-ninth votes cast, but this was less than a Legislative Assembly were Jos. R. majority of the convention. On the Porter, Richard R. Fry and David fourth ballot a combination was Stoker. After a discussion resulting made in favor of Hon. James Sharp, in the withdrawal of the names of the result being: Mr. Sharp 17, Mr. Messrs. Fry and Stoker, the conYoung 12. vention unanimously sustained the name of Jos. R. Porter, of East Porterville, Morgan County. as follows: Le Grand Young, 17; W. W. Riter, 6; Wm. Fuller, 1; Adam Speirs, 1. Le Grand Young was made the unanimous choice of the convention as candidate for member of the Legislature. The following were then selected as delegates to the Fourth Council district convention: First Ward-S. E. Allen. Second Ward-Geo. K. Reese, Jr. Mr. Sharp was made the unanimous choice of the convention. Speeches were made by a number The names of the delegates chosen of the delegates, and the water to represent the district of the First question, railroads and other sub-Council District Convention to be held at Kaysville on July 10, 1889, are as follows: Delegates-Thos. F. Roueche, J. M. Secrist, David Stoker, J. H. Grant, Hyrum Steward, Wm. Page, Wm. Streeper, D. B. Harris, C. R. Clark, Jno. Parkins. Alternates-J. G. M. Barnes, T. J. Steed, Geo. A. Lincoln, Benj. Ashley, J. H. Linford, Sr., Stephen H. Ellis, Geo. O. Chase, Henry Thornley, J. H. Wilcox. Daniel Moss. The first district convention was held at Logan, Cache County. The district is composed of Rich County and a part of Cache County. James T. Hammond, of Logan, was nominated. The second district comprises that portion of Cache County not included in the first district. The convention was held at Hyrum City, and Joseph Howell, of Wellsville, was nominated. tian N. Lund, of Mount Pleasant, The twenty-first district includes In the twenty-second district, Beaver and Piute counties, the convention was held at Beaver City. W. E. Robinson was nominated. The twenty-third district convention was held at Cedar City. Wm. P. Sargent was nominated. Iron, Garfield and San Juan counties, and part of Washington County are in this district. The Twenty-fourth district embraces Kane and part of Washington County, and the convention held at St. George nominated W. T. Stewart of Kauab. The People's candidates thus far are: The third district convention met at Brigham City, and nominate- First District..... William Lowe, of Willard, for rep resentative. This district includes Box Elder County. Second District.. In the seventh district, which comprises part of Salt Lake and Eighth District. Summit counties, and the convention was held at Coalville, Alma Eldredge was nominated. in the matter if it did not conflict with the city ordinance. H. J. Putnam asked that a permit be granted a Mrs. Jellick, who is known as a hard working woman, to open a fruit stand. Referred to the committee on license. The following communications were received: We would respectfully state to your honorable body that we have secured the water flowing through the wheels of the Hanauer smelters which is equal if not superior in quality to our city Creek water; that we have made surveys to convey such water to certain farming lands and are now building a canal. As the city is in need of water and this water can be brought to the city, we make the following proposi tion: We will build the necessary canal, conduit, etc., to convey the waters to the intersection of State road and ..Jas. T. Hammond Ninth South Street, except that the ...Joseph Howell city grant us the use of this canal ....William Lowe on the State road to Roper Street, to ...Joseph R. Porter Ninth South Street. We will keep ..Alma Eldredge the whole in repair and deliver to Alexander Herron the city 5,000,000 gallons daily Ninth District.. :.Le Grand Young for the sum of $7500 per Tenth District.... .........John Clark for year twenty years or Eleventh District............. James Sharp 10,000,000 gallons daily for $13,000 Twelfth District.......E. G. Woolley per year for twenty years, the city Thirteenth District.. .......Orrin P. Miller to take the full amount each year to Fourteenth District........Thos. W. Russell insure the continuance of water ...................... Wm. Creer rights. This water to be delivered Sixteenth District...... S. R. Thurman to any points in the city lying The thirteenth district, embracing Seventeenth District......Lyman S. Wood north of the Mill Creek depot on part of Salt Lake County, placed in ..Lycurgus Johnson the Utah Central Railroad, and nomination Orrin P. Miller, of ...J. A. Melville west of West Temple Street, and Riverton. The convention was held Twentieth District........Christian N. Lund also on the land lying north of at West Jordan. Twenty first District.......... Wm. K. Reid Roper Street and west of the State Twenty-second District....W. E. Robinson Road, all to Ninth South Street. Twenty-third District...... Wm. P. Sargent Twenty-fourth District....... W. T. Stewart The eighth district is made up of Tooele County and Bingham Precinct in Salt Lake County. The convention at Tooele nominated Alexander Herron. The fourteenth district held its convention at Mill Creek, and named Thomas W. Russell, of Mill Creek, as candidate. This district is made up of part of Salt lake County. The fifteenth district, embracing part of Utah County, held a convention at Spanish Fork and nominated Wm. Creer, of Spanish Fork. The sixteenth district, also a part of Utah County, placed in nomination Samuel R. Thurman, of Provo. The convention was held at Provo. The following were elected delegates to the council convention: Provo-J. B. Milner, J. C. Graham, J. B. Keeler and S. S. Jones. Pleasant Grove-J. O. Bullock and J. P. Lund. American Fork-Samuel Dean and J. Mercer. Provo Bench-J. A. Loveless. Lake View-M. P. Madsen. This completed the list with alternates J. D. Dixon, W. Scott, A. G. Keets, John Sykes, T. J. Patten and Geo. C. Scott. The seventeenth district convention was held at Springville, and Lyman S. Woods, of Springville, was nominated. This district covers a portion of Utah County and all of Emery County. In the eighteenth district, which includes Wasatch and Uintah counties, and part of Summit County, the convention was held at Heber City, and Lycurgus Johnson was placed in nomination. Fifteenth District... .... Eighteenth District.. CITY COUNCIL. The City Council met in regular session at 7 o'clock p. m. July 9, Mayor Armstrong presiding. Whatever portion the city desires may be taken out at the intersection of Ninth South and State Road, and it may water the lands lying north and west of the boundaries mentioned. North of Ninth South Street it could water much land in the southwest and west portion of the city. We believe this water sufficient N. Treweek and others presented a petition setting forth their rights to water 1,000 acres if 5,000,000 galto a portion of the water of City lons be taken, or 2,000 acres if 10,Creek for domestic purposes, stating 000,000 gallons be taken, and we that for the past week they had not estimate that the city could supply been able to get water in the day from this about eight hundred acres time for any purpose whatever, and of land that now receive other wathat the mains that run north from ters from Mill creek, Parley's, EmiSouth Temple Street, on East Tem-gration and City Creek canyons, or ple, and that should supply the the Salt Lake & Jordan canal, giving water in that part of town, supplied these lands an ample and sure supthe sprinklers. They asked the ply of water, and bringing into the Council to furnish immediate relief and order the extension of another main of sufficient size to connect with the sixteen inch main in City Creek Canyon, where the T was placed. Mr. McCornick remarked that Mr. Ottinger stated that there was not sufficient force in the day time to send water to those parties who have no reservoirs in which to store the water that might accumulate during the night. The petition was referred to the committee on waterworks with the superintendent of waterworks associated. James Bogan asked permission to place a moveable news stand on the The twentieth district convention Wasatch corner. Referred to the was held at Mount Pleasant, Chris-city marshal, with authority to act city the water that now goes to these lands through the Salt Lake & Jordan canal, and the ditches from Mill creek, Parley's and Emigration canyons' streams. We ask that the proposition be accepted or rejected at an early date, as we are now building the canal to certain farming lands, and to insure our rights to the water must proceed diligently with the work. Very respectfully. PRATT BROTHERS CO. Having petitioned your honorable body on previous and divers occasions for the privilege of purchasing from the city certain lands lying adjacent to Ensign Peak, we, your petitioners, now respectfully submit the following statements and propo first class in every respect, hold- sitions with the accompanying One reservoir, masonry center wall, As you will see by the accompanying papers, we have secured water that can be utilized on the lands named in our former petitions, and it is our intention to place them there. Contiguous to these lands we have a valuable road, or drive-way, which, when completed, will contribute very largely to the benefit and pleasure of the public. We have assurances from very many of our pleasure-seeking citizens that they will help support by their liberal contributions to this enterprise, if sprinkled and kept in good condition, and it is intended to line this drive-way with trees. It is said that these lands asked for by your petitioners, as also other high lands above a certain water line, are being dedicated to the public because of no water to supply them with, if sold to the public. Two miles of iron pipe..... house supply, which is, I believe, $45,000 Seven miles of brick culvert......... 50,000 vestigated, seem to be the only Total....... This is certainly an outside estimate and provides for every feature being first class in every particular. One hundred and fifty thousand divided by 400 equals $375 per acre. As it is a gravity supply, and well built at first, the cost of maintenance would be small. The water is good, and as reliable in its flow as any other mountain stream. The water is not now obtained by the city. The supply is computed at twenty inches over the 400 acres, during twenty weeks, which is the standard used by the best engineers for Utah. The water can very much cheaper be placed on farms nearer by, but as it can be taken into the city 1 recomNow, your petitioners would re- mend that you endeavor to use it in spectfully represent that they are that way. By charging a reasonable perfectly willing to receive these advance on the cost you could lands in their arid state, without thus water 250 acres on the bench any expectation of the city ever ex-east of City Creek, now dry, and tending water to them, as your pe- yet retain sufficient to water 150 titioners have secured certain water acres of the lands near Ensign rights which will furnish an abund- Peak. The other water supply you ant supply for these lands. We possess includes the water that flows therefore make the following pro- through the Hanauer wheels, which position: That we will exchange Bverages about twelve million galwater right, acre for acre; that is, lons per day. This supply is perwe will give an acre of water right. manent and sure, and will water not to exceed five hundred thousand 2000 if not 2500 acres, being ample gallons per acre per year, for each to supply all the ground that could and every acre of land lying within be reached by means of a canal to the west half of the northwest quar- Salt Lake City, without taking in ter of section 30, township 1 north, lands north and west of the city. range 1 east, and that portion of My preliminary work gives the land lying within the east half of course of the canal as along West section 25, township1 north, rangel Temple Street to Roper Street, west, Salt Lake meridian, which the south line of the city; thence may hereafter be designated and east on Roper Street to the agreed to, not to exceed two hund- State Road, thence on the State red acres. Said water right to be Road to Ninth an undivided interest in the canal Of course minor diversions from this when completed, conveying the route will be made to reduce cost of water from below the Hanauer construction. You could smelter in the Big Cottonwood channel to Salt Lake City. If these propositions are accepted by your honorable body we have good reason to believe that the aforesaid waters can be brought into the city this present season, and thereby save much distress to a suffering public. We respectfully hold ourselves open to further investigation on this subject, and trust that our proposition will be fully considered. PRATT BROS. Co. The following is the report of the engineer employed by the Pratt Bros. Company: I have the honor to report as fol. lows: Regarding your water supplies and cost of utilizing the same. The water supply, intended for the higher lands, is at an elevation of over eight hundred and fifty feet above the Temple block. There is a permanent right sufficient for over fifty acres. By a storage of the winter waters the supply can be made sufficient for about four hundred acres, being more in ordinary seasons. The cost of utilizing is as follows: South Street. water Very respectfully submitted. July 1st, 1889. I hereby certify that I have in a professional capacity examined thoroughly the water plant proposed by Pratt Brothers Company to irrigate the high lands near the city. I would estimate the cost at not over $150,000 to bring in the water for at least 400 acres, during such dry seasons as the present. The water can be delivered by gravity over all the ground lying below points lying 700 feet above Temple Block, which will place it on all the ground lying south and east of Ensign Peak, known as the Ensign Peak Flats. The water is not now being used by the city. The whole plan of the scheme is thoroughly feasible and practicable. M. F. STURGES, C. E. That portion of the petition which relates to lands was referred to the the remainder to the committee on committee on improvements, and irrigation. tions and protest previously filed by On motion of Mr. Riter the petiPratt Brothers were taken from the the table and referred to the same committee. The Salt Lake Gas Company presented a petition asking that, as the city was growing rapidly, and the demand for gas was increasing and would soon exceed the capacity of the present plant, a franchise of fifty years be granted the company in order to enable them to sell bonds to the amount of $200,000, which sum would be needed to make the to the committee on streets and imnecessary improvements. Referred provements. Herbert Pembroke submitted the following: about 800 to 1,000 acres that now Should you wish to, this water can be pumped from Ninth South Street to the Ensign Peak flats at a cost after the plant is in of $10 per forty feet lot per season, giving all needed to irrigate the lot and give a some other Said application was promptly tabled. Later in the evening an application for a similar extension was received from source, and this latter application was referred to the committee for action. Your petitioner is at a loss to understand such action on your part, and respectfully prays for an explanation. Application for the extension of the water mains to the same locality as formerly indicated-Second North and Second West-is hereby made again with the hope that it will receive the attention it is entitled to. Referred to the committee on waterworks. Six liquor licenses were granted. William Beaver asked for license to stand on the street corner at night with buggy and lights. It was suggested that there were plenty of vacant lots and the communication was tabled. Mr. Smith introduced a petition from the citizens of the Third Municipal Ward asking that, as they were the original owners of the water of City Creek, their rights be restored to them and they be given their water rights. water question at once, and need $17,076,747. Referred to the com- The report was referred to the committee on waterworks and irrigation. re The report of the superintendent of streets for the quarter ending Mr. Riter--In this connection I June 30 was submitted and would like to make a motion. I ferred to the committee on streets. know a very large quantity of water It showed a total expenditure of is needlessly wasted, and that one $5,661.93, receipts, $3,000, balance to quarter of the water that now flows be appropriated, $2,661.93. in the pipes would supply the city The city attorney reported that if properly used I believe the the matter of contracting with the other three-quarters are wasted. electric light company, which had Mr. Young said he hardly knew The rules are that the sprink- been referred to him, had not been how to begin on this question. The lers for lawns can only be completed, owing to the inability to petitioners have made a point in used for from twenty to thirty learn the number of lights that their petition which we can hardly minutes at a time, and a nozzle could be furnished, and what part disregard. As to their rights, I three-quarters of an inch in diam- of the city was to be lighted by elechesitate to speak. Ten or twelve eter is to be used. If properly in- tricity. The company would soon years ago, when the pipe system vestigated, I think there will be be able to determine this, when the was established, I and others found an excess of time and of the contract would be drawn up. challenged this same question. size of the nozzle used. I therefore We asked for the maintenance move that the proper detective help of our rights to the water be employed to look after the matter and there is a question which has under the water commission. not yet been settled and which was liable to come up at any time. On establishing the water system of running machinery, and the waste of water through the livery stables and otherwise, the supply has been nearly exhausted. The city has assumed the right to the water and has held it undisturbed to the present day, and now that the time has come when water is scarce and the original owners ask for their share, something should be done. Some one must be without water, shall it be the original owners? I do not want to answer the question; it should be taken under careful advisement. Shall we turn the water ⚫ from those who are not entitled to it and give to those who are? We should sell no more water, but give it to those who own it. This is all the answer we can give. Mr. Riter moved that the question be referred to the committee on waterworks and irrigation, and said he did not intend the motion as disrespectful to the petitioners, for he might be in the same boat. It is not in the province of the City Council to answer the question, as this body can not be be made a court. Let the joint committee consult legal and other gentlemen and report to the Council. As to who owns the water, it is the most delicate question in the city. It is utterly impossible for the Council to decide on water rights. Mr. Dooley-There is a great scarcity of water, as everybody knows, and if we give it to these parties there will not be enough for culinary purposes. I, however, do no not pretend to say that after water has run through the pipes, no one above has any right to it. Only one year ago there was a petition asking the right to put in a dam and cut off our supply from the canal. The dam has been put in, but I have never been able to learn by whose authority, as it never was given by the council. I think it would be a good idea to pump our water, as is being done in other large cities successfully. Mayor Perhaps the councilor does not understand that the dam was not constructed in the city. Mr. McCornick-Not being lawyers, we are unable to answer this Mr. Clark-I think it a good plan to send to every water user a notice stating time and conditions. A number have spoken to me who seem to be under the impression that they have the right to use it any length of time between certain hours. The committee on waterworks, with the city attorney associated, to whom was referred the communication of the superintendent of waterworks in relation to a service pipe to lot 4, block 113, plat A, reported that if T. W. Jennings would pay a four mills tax on the western half of said lot such service be furnished as early as practicable. Mr. Young then offered a resolution asking that the water commissioner Mayor-I think that would be be authorized to ascertain and requite appropriate. port to the council at their earliest Mr. Young-Why not put a short-possible convenience the cost of er limit on lawns in favor of trees. pumping all water of the springs at Liberty Park and the wells in the Nineteenth Ward, amounting to about four million gallons of water daily, on to the benches east of those localities respectively. Resolution received and adopted. Mr. Webber-I see that since notices have been published the watermaster has been watching the water, and I see by the paper that several arrests have been made for unlawful uses of the water. Mr. Roberts-The water question interests us all. I find that some smaller lawns than mine have three hydrants running. If this is right, I will get a couple more hydrants. Water is used only four hours a day, and I would like to know what becomes of the water during the rest of the day? This water question is a difficult problem, and I would decline to vote on it now. Mr. Young--I would like to reiterate what Alderman Riter has said. This is an uncommonly dry season and if water is short we can't help it. This is a condition of things we cannot avoid and people should be patient with us. There is only one way for the solution of this problem. You cannot say to the petitioners, "Here, take the water;" and you cannot say they can have none. The only way is to furnish enough water for all. Human ingenuity can devise some means of supplying every one. Mr. Sowles moved that a time card be issued by the city assessor and given to the superintendent of waterworks, who is to send one to every water user in the city. Carried. The council then went into executive session. The following report was made to the council and adopted on reassembling: The council in exclusive session has decided to extend the hospitality of the city to Hon. William Mc. Kinley, of Ohio; Hon. Nathan Goff, of West Virginia; Hon J. C. Burrows, of Michigan; Hon. E. D. Hayden, of Massachusetts; Hon. J. W. Stewart, of Vermont; Hon. George W. E. Dorsey, of Nebraska; Captain John S. S. Herr. and Percy S. Heath, who will arrive here in a party on July 19 at 11:30 a.m. The Mayor was authorized to inform the distinguished gentlemen, five of whom, viz, Messrs. McKinley, Burrows, Hayden, Stewart and Dorsy, are members-elect of the Fifty-first Congress. Said action is now reported to the council for approval. W. W. RITER, Chairman. The Council then adjourned for one week. BEAVER STAKE. Quarterly Conference convened W. M. Bradley asked permission in the meeting house in Beaver to present the question of the ex- City on Saturday and Sunday, June cessive water tax levied for con- 29-30, 1889, pursuant to a postponestruction of the water main one- ment from the 23rd inst., in order half block south of South Temple to give Apostles Lyman and Smith Street, on Sixth East. Mr. Bradley an opportunity of being present stated that the tax levied would here, after attending the conference bring $800 and only about $400 were needed. Referred to the committee on waterworks. The city assessor reported that the city assessment roll for the year was at Parowan Stake on the 23rd and 24th. The meeting was well attended and there was present a good representation from the outer Wards of the Stake, including all the Bish Conference began at 10 o'clock a. m. Released From Prison. On July 6 Paul Poulsen, of Richfrom the Penitentiary, where he mond, Cache County, was released has served a nine months term for polygamy. The Fourth. ops and many of their Counselors. ed the funeral of the deceased. The Stake presidency were all pres- He was a man much respected ent and also Apostles Lyman and for his integrity as a Latter-day Smith. Saint, and staunchness to his religious belief. Brother Hales was born in Reinham, Kent, England, The condition of the Stake was in 1817; he emigrated with his orally reported by President Mur- father's family to Toronto, Canada, dock and followed by the Bishops in 1832, and embraced the Gospel in or their counselors. The reports of 1836; was baptized by Apostle ParThe Fourth of July was genertheir wards were in the main more ley P. Pratt, and shortly afterwards ally observed, many people taking favorable than otherwise, although gathered with the Saints to Kirt- advantage of the opportunity to go some dilatoriness on the part of both land' Ohio. He was with the into the canyons for a quiet rest, or officers and members was manifest. Church during the persecutions and to enjoy themselves at the various No hardness of heart and but little mobbings in Missouri and Illinois; pleasure resorts. The lake was ill feeling was apparent. Such as was in the Crooked River battle, largely patronized, not only by had existed was mostly settled prior being near to David Patten when residents of the city but by inhabitto the convening of the conference, the latter was shot. He was also at ants of the country districts. For and subsequently all matters of Far West when Col. Hinckle betray-instance, a Utah Central train left difference in the city wards was ed the Prophet Joseph into the this city comfortably filled. Before adjusted, so that when the general enemy's cam. pHe and his family reaching Syracuse the number of Church authorities and local officers were among those who were subse-passengers had doubled, and not were presented before the people the quently driven from Nauvoo. He only were the cars packed, but the vote was the most complete and was a member of the Nauvoo brass locomotive and tender were crowded unanimous expression for many band, under Capt. William Pitts, to the utmost. years previous. The condition of the and came to Utah, with his family, Sunday schools was reported as good in 1852; lived in Salt Lake City for by Superintendent Fotheringham a short time, then moved to Cotso far as the attendance of children, tonwood and came to Spana lack being mostly in the teachers ish Fork in the year of the to attend as punctual as requisite. moved and remained there until his The remaining time was mostly oc- death. He filled the position of cupied by the Apostles, and the sub- school trustee for about ten years, jects spoken upon were various, but and was a director of the Co-oper all tending to prepare the people for ative Institution here, and was also setting in order all things pertain- a member of the choir for more ing to their well-being; the rights than twenty years, being 72 years pertaining to liberty; the sacrament of age when he died. He was the and benefits arising from a proper father of 25 children (24 of whom observance of the principles of survive him), 47 grandchildren and tithing and free-will offerings, de- 19 great-grandchildren. But few picting the manner in which the men possesed more sterling qualiobservance of this law is of advan- ties than he; he was a strict observer tage to those who live in close con- of the Word of Wisdom, was strongformity therewith; proper regard to ly attached to the leaders of the the duties and obligations of pre- Church, exemplary before his famisiding officers over the Stake, and ly, lived for a purpose, which was the ready response by the people to their counsel and advice; also the "Mormon" Creed; false doctrine as contrasted with true and correct principles. the advancement of truth, both WM. CREER. SPANISH FORK, July 6th, 1889. CURRENT EVENTS. First Ward was filled by placing lawful cohabitation. He was taken 1889. W. G. NoWERS, Stake Clerk. DEATH OF A VETERAN. the Penitentiary. When he could The celebration by the Federated Trades was operated against by the intense beat, as people have been taught by experience to seek cool retreats rather than engage in processions under the burning rays of a July sun. Notwithstanding the energetic efforts put forth, the procession was smaller than on any similar occasion in the history of the city The troops from Fort Douglas were the most important feature, and these made a splendid showing. Following these came a car with the Goddess of Liberty and young ladies representing the States. Next were the carriages of the speakers, invited guests, etc.; then came the members of various labor unions.. On arriving at Liberty Park the battery fired a salute, and shortly afterward the assemblage was called to order. There was a great number of people in the Park. The speakers were Gov. A. L. Thomas, Capt. E. M. Bynon and C. S. Varian, Esq. A poem by Wm. The read by J. G. Robinson, Esq. Gill Mills was also given. Declaration of Independence was Music was furnished by the Sixth Infantry, the Sixth Ward, and Held & Johnson's bands, and the Painter's Glee Club. A Boiler Explosion. Brother John M. Lewis, of Mesa, Arizona, sends an account of an accident which occurred on his farm on Saturday afternoon, June 30. threshing machine was at work on the place, and the horse power was broken. As it would take several days to get new parts, it was decided to use steam power. A journal on the threshing machine became overheated, and while it was being cooled, the men got into the shade of a water wagon, within a few feet of the boiler. They were in this position when the boiler exploded, scalding two of them severely, two slightly,and injuring six others. The thrown about 40 feet away; one of the larger portion of the boiler was trucks went twenty yards in another direction; the other truck and tongue were hurled a distance of 120 yards. Pieces of the boiler flew in every direction. Two stacks of On July 10 Bishop L. S. AnderOne of our esteemed citi-son, of Ephraim, Sanpete County, zens, Brother Charles H. Hales, was arrested on charges of unlawdied at his residence here on Mon- ful cohabitation and polygamy. He day, the 1st inst., and was buried recently returned from a mission of barley, containing about 100,000 on the 3rd. A large number attend-over two years in Europe. pounds of grain, were burned. By |