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Show 5 oii President of Oneida Slake of Zion Said to Have Tendered Ten-dered Resignation. NOTICE GIVENTIIE AUTHORITIES SATURDAY It Is Stated That He Will Shake Idaho and Go to Mexico. Special to The Tribune. PPvESTON, Idaho, Aii. 0 It leaked out here this afternoon that President George C. Parkinson of tho Oneida stake of Zion, ho of Oneida ditch fame, is to shako tho dust of south Oneida county aud hike to a new country. In othor words, Stake President Parkinson Park-inson is to resign, dn fact, lias resigned and tho notice was given to tho church authorities in Salt Lake, vrhero President Parkinson now is, this afternoon. after-noon. Eldor Parkinson has been prosident of this stake siuco August 2S, 1SS7, almost al-most 23 years, being set apart for this position by the lato Apostlo Moses riiatehor. At that time ho was a resident resi-dent of Franklin. In 1S94 ho removed to this place, whore ho built a beautiful home, said to be ouo of the finest residences resi-dences in tho state, lildor Parkinson served a term in tho Idaho ponitcntiary. lie was convicted for concealing a polygaraist in tho cellar cel-lar of tho co-operati'vo store of Oxford, of which he was superintendent, and was sontoncod to ono year in tho penitentiary peni-tentiary and to pay a fiuo of $31)0. JIq served eleven months aud paid tho line, tho one month being good time allowance. allow-ance. It is understood that Elder Parkinson Parkin-son will dispose of his holdings hero and that ho will go to Mexico, whore ho will make his future home. |