| Show m T DEAD Adam One of Earliest to Ar Arrive Arrive Arrive rive in Utah Succumbs Was Bishop of Tenth Ward Death claimed yesterday one of the pio plo pioneers pioneers of Utah Adam A sufferer for more than a year the thu end enil came at last as the result of heart affliction Dur During DurIng During ing the last three months he lb had been beene e ck c 1 j rt cV I p I V I k Adam J 1 i 1 b h s bpd bed cl Mr ire death de ath oc occurred l ct at t tin IIi I I f limy residence East Fifth South street In the he of hr Salt Lake and the commonwealth of Utah Judge took tooka a prominent part He lit was generally re regarded regarded regarded as a II man of ability to determine the line of demarcation between right might and wrong to the degree de that he was con COo constantly constantly urged to take a course in law Jaw However lie he i had no ambition along these lines and an contented himself with serving in an ecclesiastical way to the utmost of his endeavors albeit he served erEd as police judge jud e justice of ot the j peace and member of the city council He was waa born in Beavertown Beaver county Pa July 7 1834 1814 He was at Nauvoo Nau Nauvoo au and underwent the tue hardships which those who were in the exodus suffered arriving in Salt Lake in ISIS 18 8 Mr Ir was ordained in the office of teach teacher er and became counsellor to Bishop McGee Harris president of all the teach teachers ers ems of the church In 1853 He lIe was the youngest of the priesthood who took part partIn In the laying JaIng of the cornerstone of ot the temple in ISiS He was wag counsellor to Bishop of the Tenth ward for many years and on June 30 O 1577 he suc succeeded succeeded to that place which he lie held until Aug Au 21 I 1 ISO 1901 when he lie was released and became counsellor of Liberty stake During the stirring times of the fifties times and the earlier sixties Mr Ir was prominent In the military affairs of the territory He took part in the Echo can canyon canyon yon yen expedition and was one of the this foun fouti founders founders ders of Fort Supply in the th Green river rier country His Hig wife Charlotte died about six years ears ago He lie is survived by b these sons eons and daughters George A Ernest Edgar Egar Adam C Mrs Irs Gilbert A McLean and Effie Effle The funeral will wilt be held at 3 Friday from the Tenth ward meeting house where the services will be held |
