Show THREE DEATHS with a career rounded out by long experience and after an illness of 0 many months james bywater one of the early pioneers of brigham city passed peacefully to his rest wednesday september 1st ast at about 10 a in in the month of may lie he became ill III and tor for a number of 0 weeks was confined to his bed bad ile he recuperated sufficiently however to get out and around although his strength had been sorely taxed by the illness brother bywater took up his abode with his son in law charles W allson on down on the farm july 28 in the hope that he could be surrounded with quietness and receive good nursing he got along nicely until the of august when he wa was stricken again and forced to go to ed from that time he has failed rapidly until the end came and death released him A brief sketch ot of his life as recoil ed by himself was furnished by anem members of his family and is as follows james bywater was iorii b orn august 23 1823 in holbeck yorkshire england at the age of nine years he was employed in a flax factory remaining there tor for 14 years on august 14 1848 lie he left liverpool for america arriving here after a long voyage and the following year accepted employment as a on the wisconsin and mississippi rivers in 1851 while down on the gulf of Al mexico exico mr bywater met a mr a mormon in conversing with this gentleman brother bywater received a testimony of the gospel ot of jesus christ of 0 latter day saints and the divinity of the calling of 0 joseph smith he was baptized on feb 4 1852 in the leeds and liverpool canal by joseph wharton president of the leeds branch of the church in june of the same year he again agahi set sail for america in 1855 lie he joined erastus snow and company at st louis journey in ing with them to salt lake city they aref arrived vea september ard 3rd elder bywater paid the passage of several saints from st louis to salt lake city shortly after his arrival in utah he came to brigham city passing through that terrible winter of 53 when the settlers here endured untold suffering and hardship brother bywaters first labor in brigham city was that of making adobes acobes in connection with george B reeder and william metcalf on july lie he married marla maria thomas who has borne him ten children 8 of whom still live during that ummer summer he was appointed county clerk county recorder and a notary public was also made an adjutant of the regiment of 0 militia militia which was then organized here upon the organization of the quorum of seventy in 1858 james bywater was made clerk in the winter of 62 lie he was made tithing clerk in which capacity lie he labeled tor for some time in 1871 he built the bywater home in III the second ward and on maich two years later lie he was married to hannah M jen aen en accepting the principle of plural marriage by his second wife he had eight children five of whom are still living his loving wife passed into the other life march etli 1905 in october 1873 1 brother bywater was called to go on a mission to england being set apart under the hands of president wilfond woodruff joseph F r smith and george Q cannon and labored there here until october 14 1874 when he was wa released to return home on account of ill III health upon arrival at home he was engaged in the mercantile department of af the coop co op store end and labored there for a number of years when the box elder stake was organized september G 1877 james bywater was appointed clerk and his torian as well as a member of the high council in 1878 he was appointed deputy probate county bleik and before the end of the year was elected county bleik and recorder in 1882 by reason of the edmunds tucker act he was removed from office and on july 12 1887 was arrested by U S mariallis Mars Mar ahls sallis steele and whetstone on oil the charge of polygamy next year his case came up for trial and on may 0 28 8 he was sentenced to lo pay a fine of 50 and spend six moll months in III the ary for unlawful cohabitation he went to pilson and served his sentence being released nov 28 1888 on june 19 1889 he be was arrested a second time on oil the same charge and sentenced to six sit months in the pene continued on page rive five T THREE V R E E mm DEATHS from first page tent lary and ta pay y a fin fine e of 0 which lie he did on oil nov 21 1890 h he e was set apart as a special missionary to england I 1 ahert where he labored tor for one year and was released on account of ill health in october of the same year he was arrested the third time by U S marshal mcclellan who treated I 1 him i rather roughly this time he was sentenced to two jears imprisonment for adultery and six months for unlawful cohabitation with costs of the proceedings edings this sentence was corn com muted by president benjamin harrison of the unites states to one year actual imprisonment and pay a fine of actual costs this was done and for the third time brother bywater took up his abode in the state prison spending altogether a little over two years in that institution for conscience sake these persecutions together with his missionary experience reduced ir his finances and brother bywater was wa placed in straightened tightened circumstances which fact weighed heavily upon him in ISO 1905 he succeeded in paying the last fart farlling ling of his obligations and lie he died owing no man a dollar ills family who survive him consists of a wife 13 children 54 grand leholden childen arid and 2 great g grand rand children bes besides idesa a host of friends this in brief Is a harried sketch of the life of one of the most useful an public devoted pioneers of brigham city and box elder county the few of his old time friends who are still with us will vill realize how faulty and imperfect this record is of that faithful man but lie he has gons gone to meet a record that is complete and perfect arid and replete with jewels of justice and unselfishness funeral services will be held in the tabernacle saturday a at t 4 p 1 m after a lingering illness of some months mrs its boletta AI hanison hamson was released from her suffering sufficing last monday night at 1030 the cause of death was vas general debility and dropsy which finally reached the ag aged ged ladys heart haert causing death mrs airs harrison is undoubtedly the pioneer scandinavian lady of 0 brig liim hain city having resided here for many years no complete record 0 of he her r life has been kept so the late date of her arrival in this city could not be learned but those who know her say she was one ona of the oldest inhabitants deceased was born in dennial Denni aik k on oil september ath J 1833 she accepted the gospel in her native land and emigrating soon after and made this city her home upon arrival in utah sometime in the fifties she became the plural wife of george F I 1 alamson wilo who was one of the tha first fia tiva men to locate in Brig hain city from that hint union ten tell children were born five of whom survive their mother sirs mrs harrison hamson passed through the trying scenes incident to pioneer life and endured many hardships thru all of which she has remained true to her convictions arid and friends she was si noble woman not one to appear in public and take a leading part but she faithfully played her role in lifes theatre and the world is better for hei hai havins having lived in u it she has left a record that her children should be proud to perpetuate and has now been called home to lie her reward may lay she rest in peace bacr to await the call of the tha faithful when the trump shall sound on the morning of the first resurrection funeral services were held in the first ward meeting houss house yesterday afternoon at 2 11 bishop presiding the su speakers eakers were as follows bvm aril horsley jonah matalas Mat hlas bishop watkins N L hansen and nd president oleen X N stohl beautiful and appropriate music was furnished furnish ed by the ward choir unusually sad is the demise of charles ar jensen which occurred wednesday morning at 21 mr air jensen has been ill for about ten days with the dreaded disease typhoid fever he made a brave fight but w was as not able to overcome the ravages of f the disease the passing of mr jensen is air the more sad because of the bright prospects which seemed to hold out encouragement to him for the future married but a few months his death has left a heartbroken heart broken young wife and a life that gave every promise has been closed another sad feature connected with the death of mr jensen is the fact that he is the fifth in his fathers family who have been claimed by typhoid fever his hii mother died 15 years ago last april from a complication of brights disease and typhoid fever while three children brigham genie and lizzle lizzie were victims of the same trouble another little baby brother died in infancy mr jensen was barn born in this city october ath issa and grew up to cannoo manhood d he herz he rece received led his education in the he grade school arid and was well fitted to 0 o combat with life he was blest with a strong healthy healthy body until the fever fastened its grip upon him and indeed he gave pron promise lisa of living to a good old asa age but an alloise father has decreed otherwise lie he has been railed called to leave this sphere of action to labor in a higher g th tha a knowledge of which gives ives consolation in tills this hour houi of 0 sorrow on the ninth of june last mr air jensen was married to miss zina JO jonson Jon Illson soa daughter ot of mrs mary johnson of 0 this city and a most estimable young lady the tha news extends to her heartfelt sympathy for alp ilp having vill 9 had similar experience we can call t truly ruly sympathize aej nl earnestly pray god to bind up the broken brohen heart and let his peace fill the soul that it might havo have strength to say thy will be done one besides a loving young wife a fat father liel brigham jensen jensan two sisters and two brothers are left to mourn the departure of nar jensen funeral Feryl services ces will b bd held in the first ward meeting house friday at 2 p 1 in |