TR05. BURDETT DIES AT THE AGE DE EIGHTY-EIGHT Thomas Rurdett, a pioneer of Weber mji county, died at his home in Marriott H early this morning, from general de- WM I bllity He was 88 years old and was V' a member of the high priests' quorum K of the Xorth Weber stake. Three E daughters, Mrs. Emma Tracy, Mrs. B,' I. James Tracy and Mrs. Eliza B. Hors- B 't'' pool survice him and all three were W.:'"''' at his side when death came. In ir 1 addition to the daughters he is sur- MM ivcd by L'6 grandchildren, 80 great- K I grandchildren and 10 great-great- Wfeo grandchildren. wm$t' Mr. Burdett was born in England. 1k .March 28, 1827, the son of Thomas Wf and Elizabeth Chenton Burdett and lMp joined the Church of Jesus Christ of M . A Latter Day Saints in England in his m. early youth, He emigrated to the V United States in 1861 and crossed the Jhv plains in the company of Captain mte ' '' Horn, walking the entire distance V I from Council BJuffs to Salt Lake. I He was a faithful member of the K, . Mormon church from the time he Jr; I joined it and was active in the work MM nearly until the time of his death. rMMm ' The funeral will be held at Marri- Wm ott probably on Tuesday, but the def- Bl ;. r inite date will be announced later. i,Bf."''-':'- "SUNDAY" TOPICS. ' Billy Sunday is certainly a great Mr revivalist' said the Philosophic Bar- at d, ber. as he removed the soap from a Kv customer's mouth S' "How's that?" spluttered the cus- JKr tomer, as he splashed the distasteful lather on the ebon curls of the colored mfc. gentleman who was shining his shoes. I "He has revived hell as a topic of BK polite conversation And, talking about hell " He "No yon don't. Just shae me and 'l shut up. I've had a mouthful of HfF Gehenna already." ' A long pause, and then "Next, Sf please." flp Next took his seat and seemed to I tremble in fear of an avalanche of & conversation. MK&t "Have you seen the exposition yet, sir7" IM WMM "Just come to town, I suppose?" Bt- "No; I have been here five weeks." Hg "Not had time to go out yet?" mjff "No I've been out nearly every day" Kb; "Perhaps you are an attendant at By one of the exhibits." Bjr No." M "Oh, a man on the sates"" This WB? question -u it h more than usual in- B&T terest Bjy "No, .hist a spectator T ra on the art exhibits now It took me three weeks doing the Joy Zone " MMti A millionaire in disguise." said V,BK& the barber to the shoe black as the KbI mysterious customer passed out.