Show LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS mrs mr hamilton offered no defense on wednesday when the prosecution rested in the case of the preliminary hearing bearing before justice wenger where in she stands accused of murder she bh had bad been advised by her bar attorneys not no to do so BO and under the circumstances circumstance it was waa probably the best an susies vice that thai could be given her in any event either with or without she ol of witnesses for the defense it was wae a fore ore gone conclusion that she would be held to the district court elder aaron hardy jr of moroni Saili pete county utah called on the april 80 on his return from a inis sion to we Bout souther berD 0 states wb ither he went oct 18 1894 elder hardy labored in the south alabama conference and reports the work progressing nicely in that locality conditions are gradually improving in the south and the he people are very hospitable to mormon missionaries doing all in their power to make them comfortable prejudice is ii fast fait melting way and former indifference la giving way to a spirit of investigation elder hardy has baa enjoyed hla his labors and returns home in good health I 1 the three year old daugh daughter tat of henry bagler of mercur utah won was playing at a bonfire on tuesday afternoon with nor ner two brothers brot bera when her clothing eloth log caught fire before assistance could reach her she ahe was waa frightfully burned from head to toot foot her bar mouth being burned cut cm of shape her eyes closed and one arm and side aide broiled she lived four bourn boura died at 7 o look last evening she was waa kept under the he influence of an ac esthetic to relieve her bar sufferings which were terrible her mother who to la in a delicate state of 01 health has hae not been informal inform eJ of the fearful accident for fear that serl cus might follow the little girl waa one of nine children I 1 at the ward conference hold held at brighton on sunday may 2 1897 robert sherwood WON was sustained as aa second counselor to bishop frederick W schoenfeld Bobo enfeld and was waa ordained a high priest and set apart to labor in ID we under the bonds bands of elders angus M cannon and charles W penrose pen rose of we be residency deney of the stake assisted by elders E adon frederick W Schoon fold and hawara schoenfeld Bobo enfeld of the bishopric the change was occasioned by tue removal of brother robert hazen formerly tor morly second counselor to center ward A good god spirit prevailed during the conference remarks appropriate to the occasion being made by elders canson cannon and penrose at a special meeting of the twenty eth quorum of elders of the salt lake stake of zion hold held to in the brighton ward house bouse sunday may aud at 12 noon brother wal ter brown was sustained as ae president of the quorum with brother harkness as an first counselor and brother william J home as second secona counselor the brethren were set apart to act in ID their respective oal eel lags ings under the bands of elders angus M cannon and ana charles W penrose of the presidency of the stake elders eldera cannoo cannon and penrose addressed the meeting briefly but bu t in a spirited manner they urged upon all present to be ba faithful latter day saints uintah county april 16 1897 reading beading the loans issue of tile NEWS of april 18 1 I saw that a pioneer by the name of william H walker claimed to have sawed the very first fint lumber in utah I 1 wish to dispute his claim and may aay he to mistaken akeo I 1 sawed the first log with a whip saw early in august with a saw that president young brought along in the pioneer camp william was wa appointed to saw with me but could not learn so sylvester H earl was chosen and we two wo sawed until I 1 was called to return with president brig ha ham young mYoung coming out the next year again 1 I was waa sawing before wits win H walker came into the salt bait lake val valley y I 1 also alao suffered buffered in all the perse parse out an in nauvoo from the he spring c ig of 1842 WARDIA POCATELLO idaho april 30 sid bid larkins was wan hanged banged at 1107 o this morning at blackfoot idaho when the trap was sprung his body shot hot into the air rebounded once anu and then hung limp the neck beck was wag broken anere was not a motion except a very ery light alight twitching of the muscles mU BOlei death was almost instantaneous in twelve minutes be was waa pronounced dead larkins showed wonderful nerve he received his bia friends frienda and chatted pleasantly with them all morning he walked calmly to the scaffold his last words were you yon all have a savior who died for jou you and who at his bis death was not surrounded by as many friends frienda as aa I 1 am about an hour before he be went to the scaffold caff old larkins said to the pocatello Puo atello tribune reporter in regard to the callahan GaJ Jaban murder at salt bait lake lo in 1891 61 lam am I 1 lu a the lbs handier bands of my savior as a god bean me I 1 know nothing about the callahan Ca llaban murder I 1 was not there when it was waa committed at 10 on friday evening april 80 brother B D akin ot of the eleventh ward of this thin city passed to the spirit world he was in the 64 h year of his due ace having been born bora in deptford depthford Dept ford kent Eu england gland august 9 1818 he was baptized into the church marob march 9 1868 1858 and came to utah to in 1869 residing from that time in this city he was a humble patient upright man highly esteemed for his bla many good qualities and his ble efforts to do good to all with whom be oame came in contact his death was due to old ages age he having been quite feeble of late years he was for many year beare an employs of the DESERET NEWS as aa a carrier and in all tiie lus labors bis bia work was waa well and conscientiously per ormed formed he was waa devoted to his hie religious bious and in the church received successive ordinations in tug tb priesthood irom from deacon to thigh priest he will be burled buried atrom the eleventh ward meeting house tomorrow sunday the funeral services service commencing at 12 noon yesterday afternoon april 29 a pleasant birthday party was held 1 in the lion house parlor the guest of the occasion was slater sister margaret P W young a utah pioneer who had completed her seventy fourth year among those present were president george Q cannon and wife president Preal dent lorenzo JL orenzo snow and wife bishop J B R winder and wife president angus M cannon and wile and elder adolph madeen and daughter sisters zina D H young and bathsheba Batha heba W and a number of temple workers worker refreshments were served during he ghe evening and the time agreeably spent in social conversation the delivery of abort addresses the rendition of vocal ana instrumental music and in im other appropriate and agreeable ways slater sister young was of coul courna toe the recipient of many congratulations and good wishes bior or long loag life and prosperity GLENDALE kane co stabs utah april 19 1897 IL I was a soldier in captain brow browns n va detachment detach went which wintered in mexico at pueblo WO we took out our M march airon in the winter of 1847 to go to fj some owe place not known to Ms me alter after some acme days day traveling ammon lyman come came to us by request of brigham young amass lyman led ua as onto brittham young and company a trail captain browns browd detachment arrived in salt bait like lake valley three day after the pioneers Pione erB I 1 helped to make tile the adobas adobes abat were buted in the wall by re quest of president Pre aident young gave my gun and uniform and cartridges to be used in self defense by the Pio pioneer Pion neen eera I 1 to out cut the helped away willows willow so ao as aa to carry the chains to survey the city jew jim in sail bals lake in the fall of 1847 I 1 returned with president dout young and tile hia company 61 1 I was waa discharged bilth with the ibe pioneers by brigham young aad I 1 got my blessing from bhim at winter bartera uart era I 1 was waa 78 73 years old on april A p ril colb 16 ib I 1 am very booble and do not expect to live much longer JOHN BaiM HArA the early part of the he week ending monday april was waa character iced by heavy showers over nearly the entire state elate snow mow also alao fell in ame localities but did not remain long tat latter part gave generally clear and warm days with cool nights frosts oc curing in many p lacap nearly all the winter snow enow has hag dis die appeared from the natate abate being now principally in the mountain mount alna and foot nine bille the soil eoll has hai dried out oat rapidly and the rains of the early part of the week were tor for the he most moet part beneficial over a large part of the state however the soil la Is till still too goo wet wes tor for plowing owing to 90 the recent presence of snow enow wherever the con altion of the permit plow plowing leg seed seeding I 1 jag and gardening have bave progressed rapidly and in a lew few oases oaie all crops crop are in ID fall wheat and oate eats are up in good shape and growing fruit trees with bright prospects of good crops krase gross and lubern are sprouting well the angea are gener ally reported in excellent ezo ellent condition and much stock haa been turned out during the week with a suddenness that was most moat shocking hocking and unlooked unlocked tor for came abo th death friday ol of arst nellie 8 donovan bolovan Bo novan wife of the well known ex X police dolice captains captain john J donovan DonOT RD the deceased was III lees leas than three days day and her der death was due to septic for which she underwent an operation yesterday at the hands of doctors pinkerton and john white she rhe never rallied from the shook shock and died within an hour mrs donovan was a daughter of mr and 1 MM rg W B short of thle this city and jhaj ai been married six ix years she was in all respects a most moat genial gen lal and worthy woman with numberless friends friende and acquaintances she was especially noted sot for her bar vivacious and sparkling temperament and tier her demise will be mourned by many people As an an officer and member of the eastern tatar she was waa particularly useful she was but twenty seven years of age each of her three chi dron dren of whom she was very fond died la in babyhood days captain donovan has the gym sympathy p athy pathy of a wide circle of friends in 11 the lillic lotion that has baa cast such a cloud ot of sur burrow and gloom over his bia life an accident rare in its ita nature and resulting in serious injury to little nellie page as aa well as the narrow cape of several beveral other youngsters young stere occurred at no 49 west sixth south street about 6 o friday evening the children were swinging on the porch of a dwelling occupied by mrs mra mary abbott A bbott and the he constant swing owing ing ine to and fro caused the flimsily built root roof thereof to become released rele aeed from Us its fastenings the structure pinning the children to the ground an ae they hastened haat ened to flee irom from their apparent danger the page girl bad nearly got out of the WRY way when the falling roof caught her bar aitu force and failed the child abild into when extricated it was found that she abe was waa very badly burt and dr bower was nod and removed the injured girl to st mark markis is hospital where BD an examination showed bowed the left log leg broken half way between the knee and ankles ankle as well aa other bad bruises about the chelda abild Is body the other children whose names are stella cowan cohao leo jeo J eo cowan and mabel an dorso tte rao were not much hurt although they had bad a bad shaking up word from the be hospital this morn mora lag was to the effect that little miss page was waa getting along aloag as a nicely as ae could be expected although her in juries furies were quite serious sister bister elizabeth colllns collins mcgale died at the residence denoe of her daughter mrs hire elizabeth Eli teth M brown la in mill creeks areek lake county april 24 th the deceased was born bora in inland may and moved with nur nor parents to scotland in 1813 she was there united in marriage marria to williana william booble and was baptized zad into the be charob of jesus christ of latter day balents in october 1843 by elder wm gibbon in the year 1862 1852 she moved with her husband to newcastle where he presided pre bided over the con ference bud and was noted as an active worker in the mint eLry both there and in devonshire aud and was well known as the author of the mormon orama drama of in danger PY she came to utah in 1864 1854 arriving in salt bait lake city october botand settled with her husband at mill creek where he be died and she remained until her bar own do deocie oease she was interred in the salt gall lake cemetery after services in the mill crook creek ward meeting house and was followed by a cortege of anve vehicles this aged handmaiden of the lord left one son and two daugh daughter tem 19 grandchildren and 78 73 great grandchildren and a boat of friend frien tip who will cherish her bar memory as a faithful saint a devoted wife and an affectionate mother who departed in yearl with the full assurance of a glorious resurrection the funeral services over the re I 1 mains oft the late elder joseph horne home were held bold at the assembly Ase embly hall friday afternoon there were oo on the stand president george Q cannon apostles john henry heary smith and heber J grant elder B R T button burton of the presiding bishopric elders annus M cannon charles W penrose and juseph joseph E taylor ol of the stake presidency preil denoy and many others there Ther owasa was a large turnout ol of the abe deceased friends lende fr the stands were beautifully and tastefully decor abed with w ith white while flowers were in profusion lending al peaceful and sol dmn aspect to abe surrounding the casket covered with white brocaded velvet was placed on the speak ors ere stand bland where it commanded a nil full view of the audience the floral offerings were profuse and beautiful the services commenced by a portion of the tabernacle choir the al of prof evan stephens ions rendering 0 my father Thou that dwell est in the high and glorious place prayer was offered by elder bider wm C dun dunbar bar ane choir further f u sung an when ant the glorious light of truth burst bort forth in this last age remarks were made bleiders by elders Eiders goo geo H taylor robert patrick apostle grant and elders C U W penrose B R T burton president george Q cannon elder angus M cannon all borei testimony to the me sterling ster liag qualities ot of brother horne home and his unswerving fidel fidellia liy to the cause or of clarist carlst the services were concluded by the choir singing thoris they is sweet rest in heaven the closing prayer was wait offered by elder joseph E taylor A large cortege followed the remains tol theIr lr last resting place H li ohead county attorney ol 01 of box elder county has submitted a question to attorney Att oraey general bishop asking what officer should approve the bonds of road supervisors mr bashop says mat under the old territorial laws law it was made the he duty ot of the probate judge but inasmuch as tam state stabs constitution abolished that t aflee no provision had been made for such a contingency the law provides that the cobnis commissioners of enaid county shall proscribe prescribe by ordinance the amoust in which each county effacer shall execute official bonds ano who shall approve them road super visors however are not included in the abt c f officers mr bishop says saye there is no statute so tar far as I 1 have been able to discover which imposes the duty of approving the bond or of road supervisor or upon any particular official the district judge era au such would not possess any inherent power to act 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