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Show converted u, the Mormon faith, and , with his family came to America, landing in New Yorlt on June 14 JSSC I The family went to Philadelphia for a May of three months, then moving to Harrlsburjr, Pa. Aftr a stAy of "fxteen months there they removed to St. Loula, Mo. , Came Early to Utah. In the latter city Mr. Lovcsy made his flrtt business venture and estab- lished a newspaper and statlonerv i business. He remained there until 1SG9. when he and his father Joined I a Mormon band of converts bound I for Utah. They crossed the plains I by ox team and arrived on the square l nnw occupied by the City and County j building on September 1. 185&. I Mr. Lovesy was married on Novem- her 29. l?C2. and twelve children were j tho Issue of the marriage. Six of ! his children are now living In No-l No-l vember, l&GC. he moved 10 his h-ni ; at 3.".i South Sixth Earn street, where ' ' he resided up to the time of hi 1 death. For some time he engaged in ; farming,. and later followed carpenter work as a vocation, during which time hp built many of the older homes in the city. j Pioneer In Bee Industry. I j For more than forty years Mr. Ivve-' I ey had been engaged In the Industry, In-dustry, lie established the Utah Bce-1 Bce-1 keepers' association sixteen years I ago and had been president of that I organization ever since it was start-t start-t ed. He wrote many articles upon that Industry, as well as other subjects sub-jects which were read with much Interest In-terest and profit by those Interested In such work. He was a faithful worker In the Mormon church and Its different organizations and also took I a lively Interest In local politics. ! 1 DEATH SUMMONS WELL KNOWN MAN. Edmund Shepherd Lovesy Dies at Hi Home, of General Debility. Salt I-ikc, July 9. Edmund Shepherd Shep-herd Lovesy, for sixteen years presl-df-nt of the Utah Beukeepers' association asso-ciation and a leader in the bee Industry In-dustry of the state, died at his home. 53 South Sixth Eat Btreet, Friday afternoon at 5:03 o'clock of general debility. Mr. Lovesy had a wide acquaintance ac-quaintance throughout the state, a ho was prominent in the Mormon church circles and alxo took an active ac-tive part In local politics, being .a staunch Democrat. . Mr. Isivesy was born at Comptpn Ab'lale. Gloucester, England. May 29. 1S39, aod was 71 years of age at the time of his dt-ath. His father wu |