Show ORIGINAL IBL DEED TO CENTER STAKE Document of Great Interest to Saints 4 I OFFERED BY OmER TO MORMON CHURCH I r Interesting Story Told ToltiE by George GeorgiA A George A Crofutt of Granger Wyo at rived in Salt Halt Lake from New ew York to t enter into inti negotiations nt i with ith tit th U authorities of th Mormon Mannon r church hurch whereby the may come into possession of ot a relic telie that is s of ol BO I little interest to all aI Saints This is 18 the original deed to that prop plop property property erty in DC nee Mo which is Known as the center stake take of Zion and at which place pice Joseph Joeph Smith that all Saints would vv 1 some me JIDe time U assemble and build a temple Tb Mormons stilt still hold that I ji 1 George A Crofutt this prophecy will r ft ese me to paM p as when the I ht time te Is ripe a d t that when the proper time comes the Saints will go here Ih I re and build their temple How this tb will be accomplished cannot I b told lold but tut all aS Mormons live in the thet t nth 1 ti I h that hat I some time the prophecy of oft t il leader iea will wilt be he fulfilled The spot n V the temple is to be built is ism m no U owned I ned 94 b hy by the i 1 h of i the Mormon church which i Ii h rome iome into existence since the death r i i Joseph smith mith The rest of the land User bed in the deed which is now in inh inh h possession of George A Crofutt is Js owned ned b by the Josephites and residents re r f Independence Their claim to the 11 i pt rt has Jeen decided by the i urIs and the ony value Which now no tache 1 to the deed is Its value as a ali li Ii If It it will be placed in m the t lie ht collection of the h of the thep p church hunh a collection that is ui li ji to be II e the most moat complete of vf any ny the kind ever attempted by any i Thin Thi t deed was made by It Edward I of Clay county Missouri in inI Into Into I to Martin Harris one of the Ute wit r ii es S to h t toe the authenticity of the gold goM n fl plate from which the Book of Mor Mori i nn mn fl was war transcribed by Joseph Smith I 1 Ii names iames as 88 a consideration lee and t II 11 I differs lusters to Martin Harris Hams 49 M 4 1 I i IS s It was wan afterwards transferred tran liim 1 rn Hay Har to his lila son and about abou thir thirty ls ty tyne ne y r ago assigned by him hint to the pi pre eg nt owner Mr Nr Story lion how Jr Mr Crofutt came into loW posses pomes i I ui II fl of the deed is Ia best beat told in his own rd I J first came caine into this western coun coon said he In in about Adrove 8 drove IMS s the plains with Itha a bull team I IID I ID d II it t hive have any aDy idea of coming coining ng here hereit i ht it JI ii zi it was II my intention of going on California ni but up here in n Idaho in Ini i i town own wn Bear River at that time t I i ran rI in n a rose ie a young fellow named M Mn h tin run Harris He was wan running a aw t w r there then a ati ad d somehow or hoi got the people d tL I 1 set et against h 11 in II I arrived a Just in nine ize to see them thorn d 1 i lish Iris his plant and aud give him hits no 00 noi i 11 to t I leave I in any D an part leu leuI Li Id I r hurl burr to 10 got get t to the coast and an as a 81 i offer ff or presented itself to haul some somei somes s i down doun to 10 14 Salt Lake I took It Her Har Haras HerS S VUC as glad of the chance ha to strike in B one who was wa coming here and se so i il ii rode lOde down d own with me nw Being pretty Pre ty I a ui up u ht he borrow borrowed ed some mese money f in Un me at different time and as se he hev I v i 1 a good gold Ud sort rt of a chap I Any i f n of f him h its though money was wa darned darneda a IK n in those tho days Well before I II Ir I Ift rr r him him be he bad had borrowed In all aU from I 11 JI 60 to and as he di nt have we a cent centt vs it t with he offered to assign this I 1 I 1 1 to me no I think there an al I thing in ID it at the time but butas it iti i ked L 11 like lik it was nas that or v l Iy h I took nok the deed seen 1 I t 1 MI n front frn fn no that day to this th vini In six years ears later I tried to sell selli I i t tb I h Mormons but something or hr I a ne up at the time I forget now I nI I t what uha h L it w ase to turn their teI atten anon i T n I to It ther things tl and nd we me never i ihM lied hod any tny agreement nt for the sale re of i td et All An I wanted anted out flUt of ot it was I ii 60 T I loaned to young you un Harris Harri and andi ande I i is ill e al I e II 1 1 1 care Carf for t today day day with Inter of nf JunK Dorso I dont know that it ii ith I MI lIld 11 b h of any an benefit to them now DO t it 11 n It w n wil ill II probably be one of the most i 1 IW n I cl i i lies have nave havea I I ame a r e here today and was wan to have ba baj i j I a meeting with W Penrose Pen rose e to tot I I t but be he get around how Ho J I I kink hink the matter win will be set setI I 01 I torn ton t ont j I Tw i to j 1 ed ic k yellow with age It was wall j I I 11 ten ir m slain plain paper lisper b j i ir 1 Ir r ago ao and age ace ban IMS left teft Its ita stain n I I IA A W Western Pleaser Pioneer P PI N i I Ci perhaps knows known k 8 ever evert every t f of f hi t western country He has Inu 1 n c all a I I over the st as ac a teamster I nor I r r limed i prom i r and a nd rancher r v f his IUs ventures of f reent years Yeni iI b l L n in fl Colorado 4 He H was as one ene ne of i iT Ih T h T UK r T in in Colorado to start the null ling It a L railroad in thai state Mate MateI I H II I Aa as is i ft tho tt T i hoad of the th Ih promoters I i what na W a iS at non as the thet theah t i ah d h i T on nn k Houth t Park rail rall raili i I 1 I bu h u hu Ii n was WaN aft finished hed hedi i 11 I l i ti name of the South Park rail rall il ld 1 tt t i tnt t he It is II teU In i in n for The building of itu i 1 4 ranger Wy where he hei her i r t S i I ra tt x i u n of o land landi landh i ith It h v nai i taken fro from n Green reet river Mother 11 hr i Line home he ht ha o oe 01 i root foot is iN the rtin f 1 a t nf in n New York to o 1 IK I I ki MI ii 11 as s the i Mr sir ir Cro u I sIt U this wll be 11 1 tod in iI t tWO o m mth havig as ase e e s Nit edit i r Colonel Ionel Inel Hi n of r f the dc de 1 r f at it a hington 1 ill I IM I i to Ui th Uw ilU of i MI ill i America and Europe Europeo o i i t I tt It is s perhaps best beet known the he 1 in this state and I ii 1 I I i in of or the old Overland ito e j 1 1 IP Irh rit ru i r and ind publisher of f fut fur f Ira I ii Tourist As s a aT T ing I HI hi h nl n etl d life liTe as u a re le reca leotI otI ca n A t tl n v York Tribune Tri um and andt andI I t his hill h is tales of life as a reporter and nd as s a 8 k In the wont west w t are more in interesting t than the stories told In mod modern modem modra ern em e ra novels Mr Crofutt i L Is stopping at the Walker talker 0 |