Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-01-23 | Page 6 | Local History

LOCAL SiSSTORY WHAT HAPPENED JANUARY 23. IS 17 Orson Spencer arrives In Liverpool to assume charge- of the British mission, mis-sion, In succession to Apostle Orson Hyde. Franklin D. Richards had been In charge temporarily. 1S53 Three hundred and twenty-one Mormons sail from Liverpool enrouto to Salt Lake. They sailed on the ship Golconda. 1S5-1 lidward Stevenson organized branch of the Mormon church at Gibraltar, Spain, with ten members. 1S60 First of four companies dcavcs'Salt Lake for the Missouri river, carrying flour for Mormon Immigrants; 150,000 pounds was carried in 200 wagons'.. . each, wagon drawn by four yolte bf ciittlc. Tho last train left Salt Lake on January 31. ISG2 Delegates elected to a constitutional constitution-al convention convened In Salt Lake. A state constitution was adopted and a memorial to congress praying tho third time for tho admission of Utah into the Union as a state, with thu name of Descrct. George Q. Cannon and William H. Hooper were selected as delegates to present the memorial and constitution to congress. 1SC5 The legislature of the stato of Des-orot Des-orot convened in Snlt Lake City and aftcn transacting some minor business busi-ness adjourned. " 1SS5 Rudger Clawson's sentence, under conviution of polygamy, confirmed by supreme court territory of Utah. The case was appealed to the United Stales supreme court. Jacob S. Boreman. who had been appointed f to succeed Stephen P. Twlss. asso- elate justice territorial supreme court, qualities. Twlss had resigned. 1S87" A. P. Anderson of Chesterfield, Ida., arrested on charge of unlawful cohabitation, co-habitation, taken to Blackfoot and placed under bond of $2000. JSS0 Mons Anderson of Lchl discharged from the penitentiary. v 1900 Gen. T. H. Stanton dies in Omaha. City schools reopen. 1901 Thomas Kcarns receives unanimous unani-mous voto of Republicans In joint assembly for senator. Democrats vot-.ed vot-.ed for A. W. McCunc. -Men sent to Scofleld to guard coal mines. 1902 James Sharp testified In tho Mor-tensen Mor-tensen murder case that God revealed to hlrn that Mortensen killed. Hay. Canadian editors entertained In Salt Lake. 1903 Ministerial association telegraphs to Washington that It will protest against' the seating of Apostlc-Scna-tor Smoot. Bert Do Shazzo. notorl-, ous Salt Lako crook, committed suicide sui-cide in a Butto jail. 1904 Great meeting of Sunday-school workers in Salt Lako Theater. Death of .Henry Slegel occurs In New York. Company organizes to use waters wa-ters of Warm Springs lake. 1005 Henry Phlpps of Pittsburg buvs Manitou hotel for $10,000. 1900 Allegro Beeves, aged 19. shoots sister sis-ter In houso of ill repute in Salt Lake. Now street cars arrive. Mrs. Bpoker T. Washington delivers an address on tho advance of colored women. Seven new policemen appointed. ap-pointed. Womack . trial nears end. 1907 Sutherland defends Smoot. Episcopal Epis-copal tercentennial observed by members mem-bers at Commercial club. W. J. Hal-. Hal-. loran named as president of Commercial Com-mercial club. Judge Brown of Juvo-nllc Juvo-nllc court of Salt Lako requested to resign.