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Show LOCAL HSSTORY WHAT HAPPENED JULY 24. 1847 Brigham Young entered Great Salt Lake valley and Joined the main body of pioneers at 2 p. m. Not a member of the company had died on tho Journey. Jour-ney. 1S-19 The first celebration to commemorate commemo-rate the entrance of the Ploneera in Salt Luke valloy was held In Salt Lake City. 1850 Pioneer day was celobraled In Salt Lake City; the brass band occupied a carriage built for the occasion, nine feet wide and twenty-nine feet long, drawn by fourteen horses. Willard Richards delivered the oration. 1851 Pioneer day was colobrated in Sail Lake City, and the different settlements settle-ments throughout the state. 1858 John Berry and Clark Roberts were fired upon by the Indians and wounded, wound-ed, at Summit- Creek, while bringing bring-ing an express through. The inhabitants inhabi-tants had deserted the place and moved to Payson. Richard Ballan-tyne Ballan-tyne and Robert Skelton arrived at Madaras, India, to preach Mormonism. Mormon-ism. 1855 William Nixon was killed at Provo, Utah county, by the bursting of a cannon. 185C Pioneer day was celobratod on tho headwaters of Big Cottonwood creelo where a temporary bowory had been erected for tho occasion. 1857 The peoplo of Salt Lake CItv and vicinity colebrated the tenth anniversary anniver-sary of the arrival of the pioneers bv a feast, near the head of Big Cottonwood Cot-tonwood canyon. While the festivities festivi-ties were going on, Abraham C. Smoot and Judson Stoddard arrived from Independence, Mo., without tho malls, tho postmaster thoro having refusod to forward thorn. They reported re-ported that General I-Inrnev, with 2000 Infantry and a proportionate number of artlllory and cavalry, were ordered to Utah. I860 The day was celebrated by tho citizens of Salt Lako county near the headwaters of Big Cottonwood. 1865 Tho people of southern Utah colebrated cole-brated the day in the plnos, two and one-half miles above Pine vallev, Washington county. Hon. J, M. Ashley Ash-ley addrossed an audience In the bowery, bow-ery, Salt Lako City, at tho celebration celebra-tion of the territorial anniversary. 1S67 Brigham Willard Kimball, a son of Hcbor C. Kimball, died on Polo crock, while returning from a mission to England. 1873 Gabriel L. Cotton and his two sons were killed by S. M. Butcher, near the mouth of Bingham canyon, Salt Lake county. 1874 The anniversary of tho entrance of the pioneers into Salt JLake valley was celebrated by a Juvenilo Jubiloo In the large tabernacle. Salt Lake City. Four thousand musicians and singers participated. 1877 President Brigham Young deeded 9642 acres of land In Cache valloy to the B. Y. college at Logan. 1832 Tho Saints who had settled on the Provo river, northeast of 1-Jcber City, Wasatch county, were organized as the Woodland ward; Henry Moon, bishop. 1886 An assembly was held in Salt Lako City in commemoration of th entrance en-trance of tho pioneers Into Salt Lake valley. Mark Lindsay was arrested at Ogden on a charge of unlawful cohabitation, and placed under $1500 bonds. William Grant of American Fork waB discharged from tho penitentiary. peni-tentiary. 1SS7 Henry, Grow -was discharged from tho penitentiary. 1890 Utah's Pioneer day was generally celebrated throughout the territory. 1S91 Peter E. Olson was discharged from tho penitentiary. 1892 The Granite ward meeting house. Salt Lako "niy' was dedicated. William C. Winder and missionary companions, who had returned to Stanley xounty, South Carolina, woro mobbed. 1SD3 The Raymond ward, Bingham i county, Idaho, was organized; David lK? . R. Sinclair, bishop. W MlTI, 1895 Pioneer day w celebrated In ' . jMrJ grand stylo at Saltalr. WlPf 189C Elder Gcorgo Mayor, a church vet- mfV oran. died at Spanish Fork, Utah county. (Bva 1897 Tho fiftieth anniversary of tho en- WusL tranco of tho pioneers Into Great Salt SSP Lako valley wan commemorated In k$ Salt Lako City by the greatest pa- M5'4 rado ever witnessed In Utah. The iSrA parade inoludcd all the features of the IHlS four previous parades, besides the IBfL pioneers In line, United States fBw1 troops and the entire National Guard .'iSKrf of Utah. At 8 p. m. a great display jU of fireworks on Capitol hill brought jBiJ the grand celebration to a close. IHP 1S9S Memorial sorvlces wore held In the fBfM different settlements of the Saints, 3jE( and collections taken up for a monu- incnt to he raised In honor of the 5Wm American sailors who lost tholr lives, Hfi February 15, 1S9S. by tho explosion of -tENt the Maine, In the harbor of Havana, Cubu. Pioneer square. Salt Lako 4jV City, was dedicated and ECt apart ns VmP a public park. MKl 1S99 Pioneer day celebration. William -Ei Roundy kills Daniel Seegmlller near UKu Ivanab, then commits suicide. 2WJ 1900 Pioneer dav celebrated. Engineer Tfcv mmf J. E. Ferguson killed on Utah Con- ff tral. Ceremonies of complotlng Brig- ' -alK' ham Young monument. Turvillc and 'IlE' others break world's record for mo- ''B' tor-tandem at Salt Palace. 1901 Pioneer day celebrated. Salt Lako 'Hr wins next grand lodge of Elks. B' 1902 Socialists nominate stale ticket. 9Bi Pioneer dav celebrations. fflm 1901 Death of Mrs. W. H. Cowlcs. W 1905 Big Pioneer day celebration at Lib- Wm 1907 The Society of Sons and Daughters 'JW of Pioneers organized at the Assam- mUt by hall, .with Apostle Smoot a3 itm president. 'Sl |