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Show I LOCAL HISTORY I WHAT HAPPENED AUGUST 31, 1852 The Utah judges were superseded by the appointment of Lazarus H. Reed as chief Justice, and Loonldas Shaver as associate justice. Ben. G. Ferris had previously been commissioned commis-sioned as secretary. 1854 Col. E. J. Stcptoc. who had been appointed governor of Utah, arrived In Salt Lake City with about one hundred and seventy-five soldiers. 1SC4 James Calvin Sly, once a member of the Mormon battalion, died at Chicken Creek, Juab county. 1S72 Indians make a raid on Spanish Fork. Utah, stealing horses. 1853 Belle Harris was released from custody, having been Imprisoned since May 18th. 1554 Tho llormons residing on Ferron creek, cast of Ferron, Emery county, were separated from Ferron ward and organized as Molen ward. 1SS6 Isaac Brockbank of tho Eighth ward. Salt Lako City, was arrested for unlawful cohabitation and placed under $1000 bonds. 1555 James C. Hamilton. Mormon bishop bish-op of Mill creek, Salt. Lake county, was arrested for unlawful cohabitation. cohabita-tion. 1SSD Tho steamship Wisconsin sailed from Liverpool. England, with 172 Mormons. Including nine returning missionaries and ton visitors, in charge of Win, P. Payne. The company com-pany arrived In New York September llthjand continued tho Journey by rall the following day. Tho train on which they traveled over the Norfolk Nor-folk &. Western Railway was wrecked early in the morning of September 15th, near Lynchburg, Va., and several sev-eral of tho emigrants were hurl, but nono killed. Tho company arrived In Salt Lake City September 3pth. 1890 At a special meeting held at Afton, Wyo., tho 103rd quorum of seventy of tho Mormon church was organized Andon Call, an old and prominent member of the Mormon church, died at Bountiful. Davis county. John Kllllan was discharged from the Pen. 18D3 The supreme court of Utah handed down a decision In the church suits, to the effect that the government, under the escheat clnuso of tho Edmunds-Tucker law of 1SS7, was entitled en-titled to confiscate the Cardo House, the coal lands and the church farm; but that the historian's office and the tithing yard were excluded and legally tho property of the church. The caso was appealed to the United Statos supreme court. 1894 The Utah supreme court appointed John R. Winder receiver of church property in place of Henry L. Lawrence: Law-rence: the new receiver gave bonds In the sum of $100,000. Prof. Theo. B. Lewis succeeded Judge Jacob S. Moreman as territorial school commissioner. com-missioner. 1S95 The Utah supremo court decided that women were not entitled to vote at the November election. 1896 Members of the Tabernacle choir. Knlghls of Pythias band and frJcnds (about 400 persons altogether) left Salt Lake City on a special train for Denver, Colo., to participate In the Great. Western Eisteddfod. Thoy arrived ar-rived In Denver the next day. 1900 John G. Woolen. Prohibition candidate candi-date for president, visits Salt Lako. Bids for city bonds rejected and new ones called for. Bishop Theo. J. Stevens of Ogden dies. 1902 Cornerstone of Judge Miners' home and hospital laid. Rev. J. L. Al-brltton Al-brltton preached his farowell sermon. ser-mon. 1905 R. F. Hayward left the Utah Light and Railway company to go to the City of Mexico to take charge of a big plant. Unknown Mend attacked Miss Susie Barnum. Richard Meagher Mea-gher died. Sail Lake Theatrical as-soclatlon as-soclatlon completed organization. |
