Show journalistic john W hooyer sr one of the pioneers of provo has brought to our office an old copy of the deseret news containing a report of the assassination sassi nation of president lincoln the news was then a weekly and the copy is dated april 19 1865 but the murder happened on the night of the mth of the same month the telegraphic reports are quito complete considering the early date and are very ably written A of the historical event is hardly necessary the paper was a four column bight page paper and contained but few local items there were many selected articles and one well written editorial on the physical training of the youth the column rules are turned indicative of mourning and the following appears in an announcement at the head of the editorial column of the horrifying intelligence that president lincoln had been assassinated oh sunday the stand and organ in the ra bernacle were clad iu tho habali ments of woe as ware alie congregation and eiders W P D richards and gaorge Q cannon delivered leeling and ad dressea upon the solemn occasion it is like bringing the assassination down to a recent date to see the account in a familiar home paper and read of remarks being made by men now living it eu happens that the old bogy before us is so well preserved that one would think it had but a few days previously been taken from the postoffice post office the name of the subscriber in pencil is detill fresh among the advertisements which are but few and appear under the head of new advertisements we read a wanted on subscription at this ol 01 bics 5 or 6 young hiis the injured many are warning all persons against herding or permitting to ruu at large any young stock or surplus animals in south mill broek kanyon and mrs mathews says she will make to order bonnet hat and shirt boxes of every description and in italics says produce and rags taken in exchange walker bros have a small announcement as importers and jobbers of foreign and domestic goods while gr mcfarland in bold display says must be sold by the glass pint or barrel 1000 gallons of liquor etc the old issue of our respected contemporary shows how itis that utah today can boast of two native bons eons of the soil as united states senatore Sena toie utah though the youngest state is among the ou commonwealths |