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Show LOCAL H8STORY WHAT HAPPENED FEBRUARY 2. 1S4B By the treaty of Guadaloupc Hidalgo, Hi-dalgo, Mexico, upper California, Including In-cluding whnt Is now Utah, was ceded to tho United States. f 1851 Three hundred and seventy-eight Mormon converts sailed from Liverpool Liver-pool on the ship Ellen Mnrla for Snlt Lake City via New Orleans, which port was reached April 6. The converts con-verts wero In charge of Geo. D. Watts. Apostle Orson Pratt and family fam-ily also accompanied the party. 1S61 A band of Gosliuto Indians, who were accused of theft, taken prisoners by a party of men near Grantsville. Tooele county. .Two days later the Indians shot one of their guards and made their escape. 1S71 Geo. L. Woods of Oregon and Geo. A, Blade of Illinois, who had been appointed ap-pointed governor nnd secretary for the territory of Utah, were confirmed by tho United States senate. 1875 Samuel A. Axtell of California, the ninth governor' of Utah, arrives In Salt Lako City. He was appointed December 28, 1S21, nnd served until June 8, 1S75, Tho governors who pro-ceded pro-ceded him were; Under Provisional irGovcrnment of Stato of Dcserct. Brig-ham Brig-ham Young, from March 12, IS 10, to September 28, 1S50, congress creating the territory of Utah September, 9. 18n0. Brlgham Young was then appointed ap-pointed governor of the terrltorv of Utah, taking the oath of offico February Febru-ary 3, 1851, his commission, however, bearing date of September 28, 1S50. He was reappointed by President Pierce and nerved four years more, making eight yenrs in all. The other governors who preceded Axtell wore: Alfred Cummlngs of Georgia, Jan-nary Jan-nary IS, 1S5S, until Mav 17. 1861; - Francis II. "Wooton of Maryland, from May IS, ISfil till September 10. 1861: Frank Fuller of Now Hamphshlre. September 11, 1861 till Decemhcr 9, 1861; John W. Dawson of Indiana, December 10. 18G1 till Docomber 31, 1SG1: Frank Fuller of New Hampshire, December 31. 1861 till August 3, 1S62; Stephen S. Harding of Indiana. August Aug-ust 14, 18U2 till June IS, 1803: James Duane Doty of Wisconsin, June 2. 1863 till Juno 13. ISfia; Amos Reld of Wisconsin, 1863-1 and from July 22. 1S65. till October 2. 1565; Charles Durkes of "Wisconsin, October 3. 1S65 till January 9. I960; Edwin Hlgpins of Michigan, January 9, 1869. till Mav, 1869; S. A. Mnnn of Nevada, May 20, 1869 till June. 1S70; J. Wilson Shaffer of Illinois. June. 1S70 till October 30, 1870; Vernon II. Vaughan of Alabama, October 31. 1870 till February. Feb-ruary. 1871; Geo. L. Woods of Oregon. Ore-gon. February 2. 1S71, till December 2S, 1871. During tho terms of Vaughan and Woods they wero absent from tho territory a great deal and secretary George A. Black was acting governor during; most of that period. Woolon, Fuller. Reld. Hlgglns, Mann and vaughan were acting governors. Doty and Shaffer died In offico. 1885 President John Taylor delivered his last public discourse In tho tabernacle In Salt Lake City the day preceding nnd on tho morning of Kohrunry 2. took to tho underground, together with President Geo. Q Cannon to escape arrest for unlawful cohablta- tlon. Charles H. Wilckcn was the driver of the vehicle In which they fled. Eldor L. John Nuttall was with tho party as private secretary", and Charles 11. Boncll as general aid. 18S6 Tensdnlo ward. In Wayno county, organized with George Coleman, bishop. 1889 Bishop Hans Jensen discharged from the penitentiary. 1800 Sidney B. Kent dlschurgcd from the penitentiary. 1S91 Dcserct museum reopened In Zion's Savings Bank building with James 13. Talmage, curator. 1S90 Col. Freeman, new commander of Twenty-fourth Infantry, arrives at Fort Douglas. 1900 George W. Johnson. Utah pioneer, dies at Moab. William Ashlon appointed ap-pointed chief engineer of the Short Line. Waterworks committee approves ap-proves water Improvement plan. 1901 Abo Majors granted now trial by supreme court. 1902 Electrical contractors organize to fight, striking electricians. Movement Move-ment started to secure Y.- M. C. A. building. Richard Tilt, prominent citizen of Heber, dies. W. B. Cronk of Salt Lake claims to bo part owner on an estate of 5SO.Ono.OOI) in Holland. W. E. Henry, accused of embezzlement embezzle-ment in Salt Lako. arrested in San Francisco. Official statement givon out by arbitration committee regarding regard-ing cooks and waiters trouble. 1903 Street car crew held up and robbed at Salt Palace. 1901 Fuller, who assaulted Miss Gill, given eighteen years In pen. Police raid an opium joint. Demolll. strike leader, lectures in Salt Lake. 1905 Mrs.' James Lander accuses Julius Fred Holm of having murdered her husband in California. 1906 Oscar Schoenfeld. employee of a printing company, caught In machinery machin-ery and badly Injured. H. M. Wilson, alleged keeper of gambling house, on trial. Afton Gllllplc sues American Linen Supply company for SO.OOO for personal injuries. Chas. Squires, self-confessed thief, surrenders to Sheriff Emory. 1907 Chas. Rlls. noted criminal, saws wav to liberty at county Jnll. High school students elect officers. Salt Lake teamslors go on strike. |