PIONEER OF OGDENIS DEAD Samuel E. Jost Parses Away; Spent Useful Life in Community Samuel Eduard Jost. r . who died October 1 5. was born December 1.1 1844, at Halifax. Nova Scotia, the son of John A. ami Mary A. Jost In the spring of 1855. the family l-rt IIa.il -j f.LX. going by bout to Boston. Krom that point they went by rail to St. , i jg-H IjOuIb, anil thence by teamlnnit up tlm Missouri river to Atchison. Kan. Because of the Insufficient accommodation! accom-modation! for travelling across the plains to Salt Lake, their final destination, desti-nation, the fumlly was obliged to remain in Atchison onr year. Y..unK Jost worked part of that time In a. brick ard. The Jot family left Atchison In The spr.f ; of l8'o. with their own ox teams. Out soon joined ami traveled with one of the hand cart companion, hcut.d for I'tah. uid shared with them all the hardships ir the long journey, allowing those unable to walk, to, rirle on ihe wagonf. This foro-d them to travel alowly and In crossing South I'ass the rnmpiny encounter, d n,u. h snow, hut finally arrived In Sjlt l.;ii, J.'ocember o, 135G Those of the family who started on the trip from Atchison were John' A. Jost and th i follow ing children: 'leorge, Alice, lCllza, John. Katie. Minnie. Samuel Thorn a.s and Andrew 'ne of the daughters, Kiia. died ami .was burled on the plains. Th .'ost family remained in Salt, Jjike until the spring of 1 v .. r when they moved to Ogden. which hoe aver since, been Its home In 1561 Samuel EJwnrd Jost volunteered volun-teered nnl drove nn ox team to the Missouri river, and on the return trip hauled the wlr for th- first telt graph line strung Into Salt Lake. Cn April 2. UT2. hfl praa married to Mrs Elisabeth a. Wcit, widow r Alva West. Of this union five . hlldren were orn. Mrs. Alex Hum. Mrs. George ll'jss. deceased; MlSS Llla Jost. de-cfosod; de-cfosod; Samuel Edward JOSt, Jr.. of 'gien. and Walter Jost. deceased. The death nf his wife oct irred Ds-rember Ds-rember 3, 1901. October B, 1909 he, morrled Flora H. Deltey, During his long residence in Ogdcn.l Mr. Jost worked as a carpenter and contractor and for many yean was the only contractor enffOfefl In moving mov-ing buildings. Ills was :,ri .nine Industrious In-dustrious life and truly typical of the pioneer days. oo