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Show LOCAL HISTORY WHAT HAPPENED FEBRUARY 20. 1S4S The- ship Carnatlc sailed from Liverpool. Liv-erpool. England, with 120 Mormons, bound for Halt Lake valley, under the direction of Franklin D. Richards. It arrived at New Orleans about April 10, whence tho company proceeded up the Mississippi and Missouri rivers to Winter Quarters, nnd thenco commenced com-menced tho journey across the plains. 1873 Tho trial of Robert T. Burton on a charge of murder during tho Mor-rlslto Mor-rlslto difficulty In 1862 was commenced com-menced In the third district court. Salt Lake City. On March 7 a verdict ver-dict of not guilty was rendered. 1SS5 Ferdinand F- Hintze's case was called In tho Third district court, and the prosecutors discovered that the' absent defendant was not under bonds. ISSi; Tn the Third district court Judge Zane sentenced Samuel J. B. Smith to six months' Imprisonment and $500 line for unlawful cohabitation. In the case of Isaac I.niigton. who finally final-ly was acquitted, tho legal wife testified. testi-fied. Elder Thomas Grovor. one of the pioneers of IS 17, died In Farmlngton, Davis county. Solomon Edwards of American Fork, who had been arrested ar-rested at Eagle Rock, Ida., on a charge of polygamy, was Incarcerated ' in the, penitentiary. 18S7 At a special meeting hold at Draper. Dra-per. Salt Lnke county, tho Seventies residing in Smidy, Union and Granite, were organized by Abraham H. Cannon Can-non as tho ninety-third quorum of Sovonly; Thomas Hewlett. Thomas If. Smart, William Thompson and William ft. Scott, presidents. 18SS Th5 Snvenlles residing In Price, Wellington and Spring Glen wards. Emery county. Utah, were" organized as the 101st quorum of Sovonly, with William II Branch as senior president. presi-dent. On the 21st, Laurontlus M. Olson, Georgo W. Eldrcdgc, Albert Bryner, Samuel Cox, William J. Hill and John D. Leo were set apart as presidents, and twenty-six members were- ordained. Abraham IT. Cannon of Salt Lake City and Chester V. Call of Bountiful wore arrested for unlawful cohabitation. After examination exami-nation before United Stales Commissioner Commis-sioner Norrcll on the 24th, Elder Cannon Can-non was discharged. Alexander Bills was discharged from the penitentiary. 1889 In the Third district court, fc'all Lnko City, Peter F. Goss of Eureka, Juab county, wub sentenced by Judge Sandford to cighty-flvo days imprisonment impris-onment and $75 lino for unlawful cohabitation. co-habitation. 1800 John Dunn of Threc-Mllc Creek, Box Elder county, was arresled in Salt Lako City for unlawful cohabl-tutlon. cohabl-tutlon. 1801 John Halgren, Fred Yentes and William Popleton were discharged from the penitentiary. Elder Isaac JI. Losee died at Clifton, Garfield county. 1S02 At a meeting of the Brigham Young Memorial association in Salt Lake City, tho model offered by G. E. Oallin of Sprlngvllle, Utah county, for a statue of Brlghum Young was accepted, ac-cepted, and the southeast corner of the Temple block suggested as a site for the monument. 1S93 Thomas II. Bullock wns discharged from his third term of imprisonment In. the penitentiary for Infraction of the Edmunds law. Frank P. Hudlock was also discharged. 1891 W. J. Orchard was discharged from tho penitentiary. 1000 Harry Hayes killed In Rio Grande Western yards. Council orders water supply surveyK. Western Union buys Deseret Tvlcgraph company. 1901 Coal miners' strike ended. 1902 Patrick Shcn, .1 prominent citizen of Eureka, dies. William Wittenberg makes affidavit that King is not the man he saw tho night of the Sheep Ranch holdup, but Strange is. l!)03 -John B. Glenz commits suicide by taking morphine In a Commercial street dive. ir,04irive convicts pardoned by state board. , 1905 Felix Rhclnbold of Ogden committed com-mitted suicide by shooting. 100C Fire insurance trust organized in Salt Lake. Hiram Tyrce. president Continental Life, asked to rt-3lgn. Councilman Mulvey socuies adoption of resolution to Investigate expenditures. expendi-tures. W. S. Henderson Isold up and robbed by four men: three captured. Now gas company granted franchise. 1007 Frank G. Ehrbnr falls from steel 1 arch and Is killed. Woman's auxiliary aux-iliary elects new officers. Reconstruction Recon-struction of street car lines begins. IOCS City council acquits hi reel Supervisor Super-visor Raleigh charges alleged. |