Show I DEAD Passed assed Peacefully Peaceful Away A yay Early Yesterday Horning M ri g gUSY BUSY LIFE LIE IS ENDED 4 I WAS WA OP OF BOARD OA OE OP COUNTY COUNTS coi COMMISSIONER 1 Death claimed Bishop Joseph Sharp Shar Rawlins at yesterday morning af after after after ter lingering many days about the ven venerable erable rable oldmans bedside The end was in no way unexpected will lUbe be sad tidings to hundreds of friends frends in this city as well as Murray Murry his home home The bishop was widely known as chairman of the board of otc county com corn commissioners commissioners missioners for this county count and he was the father of Senator Joseph oseph L Raw RW C 1 1 I ff Joseph Joseph Sharp Sha Rawlins lins His illness iness was of two weeks duration being a complication of trou troubles tro troubles bles centering in the heart and lungs He lost consciousness Friday night and the physicians announced that he be could not survive many hours His family gathered about the deathbed during his last hours and witnessed the end Bishop Rawlins hawlins did not gain conscious consciousness co ness nesSI It I was just years year ago Fri Fr Friday Fr day last ast that Bishop and Mrs Rawlins arrived in Salt Sal Lake valley aley and his career from that very day has been b n active He was wa the possessor posse sor of ora a clear cl and unbiased mind and his counsel in I matters pertaining to irrigation in early days was wa invaluable inya able The bishop was also averse to going going into court with wih disputes and wasTa Wits a popular fa favorite favorite favorite with wih all 11 l classes for his peaceful kind and loving nature The funeral will wi occur at 2 p m Mon Monday Monday day house at the South Cottonwood meeting meetinghouse meetinghouse Career of ot Bishop ish p Hawlins Joseph oseph Sharp Rawlins Rawlins was born April APri 9 1823 near Whitehall Green county count Ill Il his parents being James and Jane Sharp Rawlins He was wa baptized into the Mormon church by bylder Frederick Van Luven June 4 lS and during the same year married marred Miss Ils Mary Frost mother of Senator Ran Rawlins lins the oldest son The year year after the coming of the pioneers in 1848 Mr and Mrs Mr Rawlins arrived in Salt Sal Lake settling at Mill MillCreek MillCreek Creek Creek After Ater two years cars residence there the family moved moed to Draper also in Salt Sal Lake county and there they re resided resided resided sided for the next years returning to South Cottonwood at the end o of at that time Mr Rawlins having I been called caled to preside preske over the ward wad wada as a bishop bisho I He was a leader lea among am ng his hl people and cheerfully cheerful responded to every call of the church going across tle the plains to guide gide emigrants to t Utah Uth a number of times at the request of President Brigham Young His first party ar arrived arrived arrived rived here Aug 20 11 the bishop be being beIng being ing captain of the company In Iii the fall of 1866 he piloted an ox 0 train trin of saints saint into the valley and ad he was wa one of the ten captains who left lef Salt Lake Lakein in 1868 to go to Julesburg the terminus of the Union Pacific to meet a large company of emigrants Received Johnstons Army Bishop Rawlins played a prominent part in making aking preparations for the re reception reception of Johnstons army in 61 and ansi he was one of those who explored red the Elk Ele mountains a few years year previous to that eventful period He also served sered as a aleut lieutenant ant of volunteers volunteer under Lot Smith to protect the United States mail In 1868 he took a contract for considerable construction work on the Union Pacific and followed the bus busi business bu busness i iness ness of a contractor for three ear ears following When the East Eat Jordan Irrigation company was organized Bishop Raw Rawlins Rw Rawlins lins became its is head bead and he was after afterward afterward ward wad chairman of the board hoard of canal presidents comprising all aU the Salt Sl Lake county irrigation interests He was one of the Utah Uth lake and Jordan dam commissioners commIssioner for several years Bishop Rawlins was elected county commissioner on the Democratic ticket four years year ago and was reelected two years ago Upon the death of Francis Fracis Armstrong he was chosen chairman chaira of the board boad Regret Is I Manifested M d dA As A soon as Mayor Thompson heard of the death of Commissioner Rawlins he directed Deputy Recorder Reorder to send Invitations to the members of the council counci the elective officers and all aU of the heads of the municipal depart departments dep rt ments requesting them to meet at the recorders office on Monday at 1 clock With the assembling of the city ct officials at the time and place stated they will wil proceed to Murray to attend the funeral of the worthy deceased as a mark mak of respect to his memory When the news reached the city and I county building yesterday y morning moring the flags flag on the building were flung at half mast mat As a further expression of the sorrow that pervaded the public build building building ing the entrance to the session room rom of the board of county commissioners was draped in mourning and at the main entrance on the county count side crepe I was as hung All Al of the officials and em employees employees arranged for floral emblems to tobe tobe I Ibe be placed on the bier of the greatly loved old gentleman genteman Mrs Whipple matron of f the county infirmary draped the Institution with wih crepe repe yesterday upon learning the dis distressing distressing news and nd all aU over the city ex en expressions expressions of sorrow were heard Second Commissioner to Die Bishop Rawlins is the second mem main member member ber her of the board of county count commission Commissioner erg er in recent years year who died before his hi term of office had expired A year ago last summer Commissioner Francis Franci Armstrong died in office and ana an Marcellus S Wool Wooley ley was chosen by the two sur surviving surviving surviving commissioners to fill the vacancy cy for the term The opinion prevailed yesterday that precedent would again agIn be followed by the selection selection tion ton of William J 3 Horse Home Hore the nominee of the Democratic convention n for the th ensuing term to ill fill fl the place of Com Corn Commissioner missioner Rawlins In this event how however however ever It will wi be necessary Home Horpe HomeI I to resign his h I office as justice of the te tepee I I peace pee of Granger precinct |