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Show PATRIARCH BALLARD SUCCUMBS AT LOGAN Long and Varied Life of Mormon Mor-mon Bishop Ends After Illness. Special to Tho Tribune. I.OGAX. Feb. 2?. Patriarch Henry Ballard of this city, bishop of the Second Sec-ond vavd from 1SG1 until 1000. died thi:: morning, lie had been III for a ' long time and his death was oxpected. Mr. Ballard was born at Thatcham, England, January 27. ISS2. joined tho I'lormon church in 1S19, sailed from Eng-Imul Eng-Imul January 10. J8n2, and landed In New Orleans, March U. He mode the journey jour-ney up ihc Mississippi In tho stcamhoat Sallda, whose boilers exploded, killing fifty Mormon immigrants. Mr. Hallard's skull was fractured and his escape from death vua by a narrow margin. Fie arrived at Winter Quarters early in July, and contracted with Lorenzo and -Ernst us Snow, F, D. Richards and EH B. Kelsoy lo drive a Hock of sheep across the plains. This he did. arriving in Salt Lake. October 10. Tlo located at Mill Creek. IT. was with O. P. Kockwoll in JS57 In the campaign against Johnson's army, and belonged to ihc battalion until the settlement of tho trouble. He took part Iu the move eouth. Came to Cache valley In May, 1S50. llo married Margaret "McN'ed in 1SGI. by whom he became the father of eleven children, six of whom, Henry V.. Thomas M., Mclvln J.. Rebecca Cardon. Leulc Squires and Myrtle Ballard, survive. sur-vive. In lS(i" he married Emily McXcll. by whom lie had seven children, five of whom survive, lie niled one mission to England during nn acllve raid period, lie was truly respected and loved by the members of the ward over which lie presided, pre-sided, and was a man of unquestioned integrity and unlllnchlng courage, which is proven by the fact that he stood pat on the manifesto and refused to listen to whispers of a political nature, or lo Influence his flock In polities, lie was an outspoken Democrat, and accorded every man his right to join any parly lie wished. Funeral services will be held Sunday noon In the tabernacle. |