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Show I LOCAL HISTORY WHAT HAPPENED AUGUST 29. 1S53 Resolutions were adopted by the city council, in compliance with expressed ex-pressed request of the inhabitants, to build a Spanish wall around Salt Lake City. 1851 George Mills, one of the Utah pioneers pio-neers of 1S47. died in Salt Lake City. 1859 Capt. James Brown's company of immigrants, which hnri loft Klnriirv June 13. and consisted of 353 souls, with fifty-nine wagons, arrived at Salt Lake City. 1SC2 Capt. Lewis Brunson's ox train, which had left Florence. June 17, with 212 Mormons and forty-eight wagons, arrived in Salt Lake City. 18G3 Capt. John R. Murdock's train of immigrants, which had left Florence, June 2'J, with 375 Mormons, arrived at Salt Lake City. 1SGS Capt. William S. Sceley's ox train ot" thirty-nine wagons, which left Laramie, August 1, with 272 passengers, passen-gers, from Williamsburg, N. Y., and freight, arrived in Salt Lake City. Four deaths occurred on the trip. 1870 Alderman Jeter Clinton and several pollco officers were arrested by the United States marshal for participation participa-tion In the mob which wrecked the Engelbrecht liquor establishment. Engelbrecht had started a saloon in opposition to tho church saloon, hence the attack by city authorlticK, all of whom were ecclcslasts. Engol-brocht Engol-brocht afterward brought suit against the city for damages and tho case went to the Eupreme court of the United Stales, which tribunal confirmed con-firmed the judgment for damages and the city had to pay. 1S74 John McDonald. Sr.. fell from a haystack and was killed in Salt Lake City. 1S77 Brigham Young died at his residence resi-dence in Salt Laki! City. 1SS2 Tho presidency of the church issued is-sued an epistle to tho Mormons, advising ad-vising all who could legally register and vote under tho Edmunds law, to do so. ISM The steamship Nevada sailed from Liverpool. England, with GS2 Mormons. Mor-mons. The company arrived In Salt Lake, September 17. 18S5 Of four applicants, John W. Snell, Jr., was choaen as the Utah candidate candi-date to West Point. The steamshlo Wisconsin sailed from Liverpool with 329 Mormons. Tho company arrived in Salt Lake City, September 14. 1886 Jacob Sporl baptized Johan Georgo Grau, a German, at Haifa, Palestine 1S87 Anders W. Wlnberg- and Thomas Butler were discharged from the penitentiary. 1SS8 Olaus Johnson and Levi Curtis were discharged from tho penitentiary. peniten-tiary. 1890 In tho Third district court. Salt Lake City. Judgo Znne decldod in favor of John H. Rumel, tho People's party candldato for the Salt Lako county recorderahlp. as against H. Pago, tho Liberal candidate, and a certificate of election was given Rumel. Ru-mel. 1892 The Latter-day Saints academy of tho Weber stake was dedicated ,nt Ogden. Tho Tooelo Stako acadcrViy was dcdlcatod at GranLsvllle, 'Tooele county. , 1893 The tabernacle choir and a number of frlendo left Salt Lako City on a special train for Chicago, whither tho choir went to competo In a singing contest at the World's fair. 1897 Con tor field ward, formorly constituting consti-tuting a. part of tho Gunnison ward, Sanpeto county, was organized by Apostle Anthon I-L Lund and tho Sanpete presidency: Andrew Christ an Fjcldsted. bishop: Sylvester Whiting and Charles Henry Embloy, coun- 1899 John S. Smith, tho supposed sender of the Infernal machines, captured near Eureka. John II. Bonbrook pleads not guilty to shoollng Burton Morris. 1900 Groat Salt lake lower than for forty years. P. T. Farnsworth makos settlement, with Nevada company. 1901 Prosecutions begun against druggists drug-gists lor soiling liquor. 1901 Romance of ngod William Kens-well Kens-well and wife. Nannie Tout sings In Theater. Tndlanapolls knights make the first regular trip over tho Lucln cut-off. 1905 Hon. William 'Redmond visited the city. John K. Thomas, after losing at gambling, committed suicide in the Smith drug store by taking poison. 190G The sixteenth annual meeting ol tho .Western Surgical and Gynecological Gyneco-logical association convened in bait Lake. Peter Hanson and daughter of Salt Lake wore burned to dooa In a Butte rooming house. |
