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Show I LOCAL HISTORY I WHAT HAPPENED NOVEMBER 23 1S19 An exploring company, consisting of about fifty men, was organized at . Cuptaln John Brown's house, on Big Cottonwood, wllh Apostle Parlev P. Pratt as president; It started" tlio next day to explore what is now southern Utah. 1863 Seth Taft. a pioneer of 1S17. died In Salt. Lake City. 1S65 Faust's livery stables, on Second South street. Salt Lake City, were destroyed by fire. 1S70 Charles . Savage and tho other prisoners were admitted to ball and liberated. 1SS1 Bobort Pixton. a member of the Mormon battalion, died at Tavlors-vllle, Tavlors-vllle, Salt Lake county. 1SS1 At a stake conference held In Rox-. Rox-. burg, Ida., tho saints who had settled set-tled on Teton island, near Rexburg. were organized as Salem ward; George II. B. Harris, bishop. 1555 Assistant District Attorney Sam 71. Lewis and W. II. Ycarlan. anll-ilor-in.oi), were arrested for alleged misconduct mis-conduct by the Mormon police. Lorenzo Lo-renzo Snow pleaded not guilty In the FIrsL district court. In Ogdcn, and was admitted to ball. 1556 John W. Snell was liberated from the penitentiary. Thomas Fcnton of the Sixth ward. Salt Lake City, waa arrested on a charge of unlawful cohabitation, co-habitation, taken before Commissioner Commission-er McKay, and placed under $1000 bonds. In the Third . district court, H. H. Hawthorne, tho Gentile polvg- , am 1st, was sentenced to four years' imprisonment and $100 fine." and laken to the pen. Phillip Pugsley was arrested In Suit Lake f'liv mi n charge of . unlawful cohabitation. After examination before Commissioner Commis-sioner McKay, he was discharged. i 18S7 William Folstcad. who was serving serv-ing a long term of Imprisonment for polygamy, was released from the penitentiary, having been pardoned by President Cleveland. Receiver Dyer took formal possession of the , president's office of the Mormon church, . leaving two deputies In charge. Robert Hazen of Brighton. Salt Lake county. wa3 arrested on a charge of unlawful cohabitation and' placed under $1000 bonds. ' The Mor- ' mons at Albion, Cassia county, Ida.. 1 were organized aa a ward of the Cassia stake. 1S90 The Sevier branch of tho Rio Grando Western rail wax- was completed com-pleted to Ml. Pleasant, Sanpoto county. coun-ty. Kbcnezen Russell Young died at WanBhlp, Summit county. 1895 Judge Harvey W. Smith of the Fourth judicial district court died at Ogdcn. Henry II. Rolapp was subsequently sub-sequently appointed his successor In office. tSOU The Leavitt branch. In Alberta, Canada, was organized as a ward; Frank Leavitt. bishop. 1900 Warren C. Boloy of American Fork sued for $10,000 for hreach of promise prom-ise by Miss Lucy TTerron. 1901 Visit of ex-Queen Lllluokalanl. Salt t Lake Implement houses to consoll- date. , J 1903 Governor Wells orders state militia to Carbon county on account, of coal strike. All Hallows -college music , studio opened. J 1901 Joseph II. Young receives big pro- ( motion, being made general superintendent superin-tendent of tho Colorado & Southern. E. L. Carpenter also recolvcs promotion promo-tion in New York. 190S George Thompson and Josoph . Gardner scntonced to one year each . In state prison on conviction of rob- ' . bery. E. C. Snecd has narrow cscapo from drowning while duck, hunting. |
