Show i THAT WAS SALT LAKE i or eer Women 9 95 5 Recalls Witnessing irs irs' HOI Hanging ging in Territory o of Utah Early City Stores Proved Delight During Childhood not Thle l la Ie the 1 In a of nf relating and of nf early salt Lake daya d da ai as by of that Thal period By W W. S S. ADAMSON ISON Lights danced In those tired d old eyes yes a firmness took look possession of ofa ofa a voice now 95 93 years oi old oid as it lifted up and sang clearly a song of the Mormon pioneers heard often ollen In early Salt Lake City days The song stopped The eyes ees of the woman crinkled with amusement amusement amuse amuse- ment as she fairly boomed So you want to know something about early Salt Sait Lake The question was put by Mrs Tranquilla Ann Brady Bady Stevens Jordan Jor Jor- dan a pioneer of 1850 who celebrated celebrated celebrated cele cele- d brate-d her ninety-fifth ninety anniversary January 22 Forcefulness of the question was wasa a surprise surprise surprise-in in fact many things about this woman were a surprise Survives i Flu TIu Attack She had been in bed with an Influenza attack which would have taken the life of many a younger person She was looking up with eyes unaided by glasses she was gesturing with strong hands Running her hand through her black hair barely streaked with gray grav this wiry five foot six inch woman looked at the photographer and said I do Sit up while you shoot that thing at m me me Not waiting for an answer she bounced up straight from the hips hip as ii if she were doing up setting-up exercises exer exer- Pictures over she lost no time timen In n getting to the point I came with my parents here in May 1850 and we went to Union fort now Union which Is 12 miles mile'S over that wa way She waved her arm rm In a southeasterly direction Later ater they the used use to call the town there Bradyville-there there were so many o ous of ofus ofus us Bradys there Mrs Jordan recalled that the streets were muddy and nd women had a difficult time keeping their skirts clean but clean but the stores stores land lam lamo o Goshen they sure sure- were One time when I was with fath fath- he er-he r he had left rr-p rr in a store with instructions to wait for him I him I hadan hadan had hai an experience Ill I'll never forget I Iwas It was the first execution in the valley alley val val- ley and I was th there re to see it The earliest recorded execution In n Salt Lake valley was that o of Thomas H H. Ferguson who was hanged for the murder of his employer employer em em- Alexander Carpenter September September Sep Sep- 17 1859 I didn't know it was an execution execution tion until I asked someone why so many people were riding around ina ina in ina a wagon in which there was a man sitting with his feet dangling on a coffin which had been placed inthe in inthe inthe the bed of the wagon Hears Ili Ills His Last Words Well they took that man u uthe up the street Mrs Jordan could no not remember which street it was anc and they that th y brought him up before President President President dent Brigham Young He made a anice anice nice speech while he was on th the gallows He turned to President Young and said You think It will be an honoto honor hono to officiate here while the first firs firstman firstman man in m this territory is to b be hanged I shot a man He had a agun agun gun pointed at me and I shot him You would have done the same sam thing For doing what other me men would do I must pay with m my neck ne Yes she said Ive seen quita quite quit a lot in my time Speaking of or President Youn Young reminds me of the tune time when I danced with him It was splendid He lie had small feet and he warn wasn afraid to swing em tm Pointing her finger linger at her daughter daugh dough ter Mrs S S. S M M. Brewer 1612 Soul Sout State street with whom she she- lives live Mrs Jordan said Women i ir n those days das did more than in these these- days can even think o 01 doing Course we we- had a lot morto morto mor morl to put up with But we always alway found time to help someone If i II wasn't a quilt n p party here It wa Va another party there there the the point being be ing to help someone Native Nathe of Nauvoo Mrs Airs Jordan a lifelong member of the L D S church was born January January Jan uary 22 1846 in Nauvoo Ill t tc Lindsey A A. and Elizabeth Ann Hendrickson Hendrickson Hen Hen- Brady She was a to Ransom A. A Stevens y 16 1863 In the old Salt Lake Endowment Endowment En house After his death dealt h she was married tr tn his half brother Justus Jordan June 29 1921 H He died in 1937 Mrs Jordan had 12 children an and anc d eight of her daughters had 10 children chil chit dren each Two of her daughters Mrs Brewer and Mrs Rhode Rhod Briggs s Santa Cruz Cal have 2 5 strand grandchildren children each In a al all Mrs Jordan boasts boast 97 grandchildren 15 great grandchildren and 30 great great- great In 1860 Mrs Jordan moved t tc o She rf returned turned to Sail Sal Lake City last year rear |