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Show Journal Of First Mayor Reveals Historical Note ! (Continued from Page 1) chosen clerk; of the ward. James j Guyman my second counselor removed re-moved from our place, resigned the counselorship and John Mercer was j chosen in his place. President ; Young and his company called on j us and stayed over night much to ; our satisfaction, instruction and im- j provement. I "I attended the session of the ! Legislature in Great Salt Lake City j in the winter of 1852-53. I also attended at-tended an adjourned session of the same held in June at which time I succeeded in obtaining a charter for ' our settlement, by the name of Lake City, and at the first election held the first Monday in July, I was elected Mayor the militia of this district was organized in 1851, at which time I was elected Orderly Sergeant in Captain Clarke's company com-pany of Infantry I was also appointed ap-pointed postmaster in 1851. In July of this year (1853) Indian disturbances disturb-ances of quite a serious nature commenced. com-menced. We were obliged to move together and build our houses in fort form it created considerable excitement throughout the Terri- tory. At a reorganization of the Militia of this District, I was elected Battalion Adjutant David Evans, Major." The election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency of the United States is noted in another entry in the journal: "Haying, harvesting and various occupations were continued during the month of July, 1860. At the presidential election in November, Abraham Lincoln, Republican, was the successful candidate. The news came by pony express to Salt Lake City in five days. The result produced pro-duced great excitement in the States and South Carolina led the way in seceding from the Union, followed by several other of the Southern or slave-holding states. . . ." The coming of the railroad to the Territory and to Utah County also is mentioned: "The Great Pacific Railroad is now (1869) near at hand and its effects ef-fects are being very apparent in the supplying of goods and in a number of travelers, visitors, business men, etc., that come among us. The means of travel hitherto especially in winter win-ter has been difficult, but now things are materially changed for the better . . . ." 'During the summer and tall (1872), railroad building made things quite active in our town. The Utah Southern located their line through the center, and American Fork (narrow gauge) run theirs also through town. The Utah Southern only laid their track to Lehi (3 miles distant). They, however, graded to this place, the A. P. R. R. ran theirs to this place and then laid their rails on the U. S. grade to Lehi. So we had the cry of the whistle and the puffing of the locomotive in our streets and railroad connection with Salt Lake City and the world." The death of President Brigham I Young, in 1877, was the occasion for f a respectful entry. Bishop Harring- . ton attended the funeral, held on September 2, and had this to say I about it: j "I went to S. L. City, saw his remains in the afternoon, and on Sunday attended his funeral held in the new Tabernacle, which was filled fill-ed to its utmost capacity and thousands could not get in for lack of room. It was, I think, the largest i funeral in this generation and per-' per-' haps in all time. ..." The last entry, Sunday, May 22, 1883, gave an account of a meeting at which Elders W. W. Hunter and O. F. Hunter preached, and the former just going on a mission to England, and the latter just returned return-ed from a mission to England. Then came one of the occasional inter- Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Shepherd left for Burley, Idaho, the forepart of the week, for an extended visit with relatives there. They went with Dr. and Mrs. Milford Shepherd of Bur-ley, Bur-ley, Idaho, who were also accompanied accom-panied by Mrs. Sutton of Burley, and Mr. and Mrs. Sutton of Salt Lake City. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Boley, Mrs. Margaret Boley Adams and Mr. Morgan Parks left Wednesday by automobile on an extended trip to Washington, D. C, and eastern seaboard sea-board cities. At Washington they will visit with the Boleys' daughter and son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Brown Ingersoll. They will also visit New York City and other points of interest inter-est during their three weeks' stay in the east. n ruptions of the journal which marked mark-ed the preoccupation of a very busy man. But this break in the journal was the last; for Bishop Harrington died at his home, on June 21, 1883, in his sixty-eighth year. The editor of the quarterly notes that: "His passing was a matter of state-wide ' concern, and obituarial notices and editorials of unusual length and con- sideration appeared in all the newspapers. news-papers. Half fare rates for attending attend-ing the funeral were offered by the Utah Central Railroad, and an unusually un-usually large number of friends attended. at-tended. At the funeral a brass band, organ and chorus furnished appropriate appro-priate music, and twelve of Utah's more prominent men spoke in glowing glow-ing tribute and heartfelt appreciation." |
