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Show LOCAL HISTORY WHAT HAPPENED AUGUST 5. 1S50 Pre9ldcnL Brigham Young. It Is said, pointed out the silo for a temple tem-ple on the hill where the MantI temple. tem-ple. Sanpete county, Utah, now stands. 1S61 Paul A. Schettlor and A. W. Van dor Woudo arrived as missionaries In Rotterdam. Holland. After laboring several months they succooded In organizing or-ganizing a branch of tho church or fourteen members. 1S73 Nine stores In Ogdon, Utah, wero destroyed by fire. 1S75 Elder Joseph A. Young died nt MantI, Sanpete county, and Amos Fielding died In Salt Lake City. 1S77 At a stake conference held nt Pan-gultch. Pan-gultch. Pluto county. Kingston, Hillsdale. Hills-dale. Clinton and Escalanto were organized or-ganized as wards, with William King, S'oth Johnson, Jonathan T. Packer and Andrew P. Schow ns their respective re-spective bishops. 1S70 The trustco-in-lrust of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints commenced suit against the heirs, executors and receivers of the estate of Brigham Young, decoascd. 18S9 At the election in Utah for selectmen select-men and territorial officers tho Mormon Mor-mon vote was 14,101, against Gtfl cast by tho Gentiles. The Liberals were forly-one votes ahead In Salt Lake Cltv. To serve In the council branch of tho Utah legislature the Teoplc's party elected ten and the Liberals two members. Of the members mem-bers to the house the People's party elected eighteen and the Liberals six. 1590 George M. White of Mill Creek. Salt Lake county, was killed by falling fall-ing from a haystack. 1591 Dr. T. Do Witt Talmago lectured In tho Salt Lake theater. 1S9G -Margaret M. Foutz, a survivor of the Hann's mill massacre, died at Pleasant Grow Utah county. 1890 Lcda Stromberg required to give bond as a witness. E. C. Williamson, prominent Park City man, dies. 1900 Don F. Carroll, aged 10 drowned near Orangcvllle. Plans for United States Copper smelter completed. 1901 John M. Wilson kills himself at Provo asylum. Order Issued for removal re-moval of Internal revenue office from Herena. Mont., to Salt Lake 1902 F 7,. Lippman is named as successor suc-cessor to J. R. Donly of Wells-Fargo fc Co. George McCornick dies of heart disease. 1901 Three fiit cousins born same day, one al Salt Lake. Senator Clark returns re-turns well pleased with work on new railroad 1905 John Davies, Jr.. n well-known tailor, fell downstairs and broke his neck. 1907 The Robinson mill nt American Fork, owned by the Cannon company of Salt Lake, burns. 190S F. TT. HMrrlmnn. railroad magnate. passes through Ogdon on way to Orc- gon. |