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Show LOCAL HISTORY WHAT HAPPENED OCTOBER 4. 1851 A joint resolution, passed by tho Utah legislature. legalizing the laws of the provisional government of the slate of Dcserct, was approved by tho governor. 1S53 John E. Warner and William Mills were killed by Indians, a few hu-dred hu-dred yards above tho grist mill, at MhntI, Sanpete county. Utah. 1855 John S. Eldredge and James Graham Gra-ham and twenty-eight Mormons, emigrating emi-grating to Utah from Australia, on board the ship Julia Ann, wero wrecked on a coral reef near the Society So-ciety Islands. Five persons were drowned and the rest barely escaped with their lives and landed on a barren bar-ren and uninhabited Island (Sicily island), where they subsisted on tur-tlo tur-tlo for six weeks, when thoy were rescued, 1S56 Franklin D. Richards. Daniel Spencer. Spen-cer. John Van Cott. William C. Dunbar. Dun-bar. John D. T. McAllister, Nathaniel II, Felt, and a number of other Mormon Mor-mon missionaries, arrived In Salt Lake City, having left Florence, September Sep-tember .1- 1S60 lion. John F. Kinney arrived in Salt Lake City,, having been reappointed reap-pointed chief Justice of the territory of Utah. 1S63 John W. Woolley's church train of Immigrants, which had left Florence. August 9. and also Thomas E. Rlcks's church train of Immigrants, which had started from Florence, August 10. arrived in Salt Lako City. Morton Mor-ton D. Haight's church train of Immigrants Im-migrants arrived In Salt Lako City. 1SG-I Capt. William S. Warren's train of Immigrants, which had started from Wyoming. July 19, arrived at Salt Lake City. 1872 Wool was carded at tho Provo woolen factory for tho first time. 1574 Jay Gould, accompanied by a distinguished dis-tinguished party of wealthy railway gentlemen, arrived In Salt Lako City. Mrs. Elizabeth Adams of Bountiful. Davis county, was shot and killed by an unknown person while engaged In r.endlng In her own house, 1575 President U. S. Grant and parlv left Salt Lake City for Denver. Colo. 1879 The first number of the Contributor Contribu-tor was Issued In Salt Lake City. Thr? suit of tho heirs of the lato President Presi-dent Brlgham Young versus the administrators ad-ministrators of the estate was settled set-tled by tho church paying the heirs $75,000. 188G In the Third district court, Rasmus Nielsen pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful cohnbltatlon, 1887 In the- Third district court. Fred-crlk Fred-crlk Petersen of tho Second ward, Salt Lake City. wns sentenced by Judgo Zane to six months' Imprisonment Imprison-ment and 100 tine, for unlawful cohabitation. co-habitation. After trial. Edward Brain, also charged with unlawful cohabitation, was acquitted. Mrs. Ilodson and daughter, the latter the alleged plural wife of John Penman, were uniJi j.-iunuu in me penitentiary In default of ball. 1558 Samuel C. Pratt of Salt Lake City fell Into the hot springs at Wads-worth, Wads-worth, Nov., and was scalded to death. 1559 Perry FlUgcrald. one of the pioneers pio-neers of 1S47, died at Draper. Salt Lake county. In tho Third district court. Salt Iake City. Bedson Eard-ley Eard-ley was sentenced by Judge Zane to eighteen months' Imprisonment: and In the First district court at Provo, Otis L. Tern' of Falrvlow was sentenced sen-tenced by Judge Judd to nine months both fqr adultery. Tho semi-annual general conference of tho church was commenced In -Salt Lake City, continuing con-tinuing until the 6th On the last dav the three vacancies existing In the twelve apo.itles were filled by Marr.'-nor Marr.'-nor W, Merrill. Anthon H. Lund and Abraham II. Cannon. John Jarjties was sustained as assistant church historian and general church recorder. recor-der. 1S90 The seml-annal conferenco of the church commenced In Salt Lake City. It was continued for thmo days. On the 6th, President Woodruff's manifesto mani-festo was accepted. In the Flrat district court, at Provo James II. Jenkins of Godhcn, waa sentenced by .fudge Blackburn to two years' 1m-prlsonmont; 1m-prlsonmont; John A. Powell lo one year; Zacharlah S. Taylor to six months and ?50 fine, and Laurllz B. Miller of Spanish Fork lo six months and $50 fine, all for breaking tho Edmunds Ed-munds law. 1891 The general semi-annual conference confer-ence of tho Mormon church was commenced com-menced In Salt Lake City, continuing continu-ing for throe days. 1894 W. A. IClrkwood was dlschargod from the penitentiary. The Territorial Terri-torial exposition was opened in Salt ,Lako City, with a grand military display. dis-play. 1595 The general semi-annual conference confer-ence of the Mormon church commenced com-menced In Salt Lake City, continuing continu-ing for thrcn days. 1596 The goneral semi-annual conferenco confer-enco of the Mormon church was com-monced com-monced In Salt Lako City, continuing until October G. 1897 Tho sixty-eighth conference of tho Mormon church convened In Salt Lako City. It was continued three days. 1S9S Albert Sponcer died at Taylors-vllle, Taylors-vllle, Salt Lako county. 1S99 David Keith buy.-. half-Interest In tho Walker Iiouko property. Counselor Coun-selor Charles Kelly of Box Elder county charged with unlawful co- nanitation. Dr. A. S. Bowor cnns-'j;i president of State Medical socloly. 1900 City council listens to argumentH for and against grant of Pioneer square. 1901 Abo Majors found guilty of murder In second degree. Sovnnty-socond conference of Mormon church. 1902 Stale fair closed with banquet by officials. Strike of telephone linemen ended with mutual concessions. 1907 Tho seventy-seventh soml-annnal conferenco of tho Mormons open. Mormon missionaries aro expelled from Saxonv. Germany. |