Show i r JUST j-JUST I JUST J JI I Py ALBERT F. F PHILIPS I Historians of the church continued continued continued contin contin- the theme for discussion among the Charles W. W Penrose was as sustained as assistant church historian at the general conference held In April 1896 and served in that capacity until 1899 Andrew Jenson at the the general conference held in April 1898 iSIS was n-az sustained as assistant church historian The historians historian's office has grown so raPidly rapIdly rapIdly rap- rap Idly that it is necessary now to have ha a corps of hl historians as as assistants assistants assistants as- as to the historian and re re- re corder As at present constituted Joseph Fielding Smith is the church historian and general church re recorder recorder recorder re- re corder with four Cour assistants who are Andrew Jenson Brigham H. H Roberts I A. A William WIlIlam Lund and Jumus Junius Junius Ju- Ju mus F. F Wells with quarters ir in the general church building The historian historian his his- historian torian Is Included in the church hurch di directory directory di- di directory rectory as among the general officers cers of the church Under this head also comes the church board of education com corn composed composed posed of twelve with Heber J. J Grant at its head the others being Charles W. W Penrose Anthon Anthony W. W Ivins Willard Willard Wil Wil- lard Young Rudger Clawson Orson 1 F. F Whitney Joseph Fielding Smith David 0 O. O M McKay Kay John A A. A Widtsoe Stephen L. L Richards Richard R. R Lyman and Arthur Winter Vinter secretary secretary secre secre- tary and treasurer Commissioners Commission CommissIon- ers of education are John A. A Widtsoe Widtsoe Vidt soe Stephen L. L Richards and Richard Richard Richard Rich Rich- ard R. R Lyman The superintendent of or the church schools is Adam S. S Bennion The auditing committee consists of Henry H. H P Peter ter G. G Johnson and John C. C Cutler Then come the six Temple presidents president George F F. Richards Salt Lake Joseph R. R Shepherd of Logan Da IDa- David David vid H H. Cannon of St. St George Lewis Anderson o of Mantl Manti and William M. M of ot Laie Late Oahu T. T H. H IRON COUNTY SETTLED The talk of the tho after they had commented on the organization organization of the church and of the thet t trials and tribulations that those who made the trek across the plains endured reverted reverted- to Historian Geo A. A Smith and of th the many things that he accomplished He settled Iron on county with a a. colony of 01 men menU among whom hom was the father fathe of Henry W. W Lunt member of the state road commission The colony colom colomas as is known had thirty families an anthey and they left Salt Lake under command of G George orge A. A Smith in De December ember 1850 arriving on the present site of the city of Parowan Iron county I and this was determined upOn as the he proper place for a a. settlement settlement- I and on February 0 1851 a branch of the Latter day Saints was organized or organized organized or- or I there Iron county was appropriately named The deposits of iron ore are said to be b the greatest In the country The county was created by the assembly of the state of Deseret during its third session which began on December 2 2 H 1850 O. O This was after the territory of Utah had been created but the fact was wasll ll not flat t known until several weeks afterward aft aft- af t erward and one of the first acts of ot the territorial ial legislature of ot Utah was was- to adopt r resolutions solutions legalizing the acts of the legislature of Des Des- eret ret It was an empire originally the county extending from the COlorado COlo- COlo rado line on the east to t the Cali Cai- i- i I I fornia state line Then In ioe Hibl me use west wrest end was cut off by the organIzation organization organ organ- of Nevada and twenty years later ater Garfield county was organized and this took off another sli slice e of Iron county countr so that it was wa-s left with an art area of square miles COURT POWERS EXTENDED I In the act creating the cou county ty of Iron in addition to the powers usually usually usually ally possessed by probate courts such as the settlement of estates and the guardianship of minors the probate judge was given general and civil and criminal jurisdiction which In reality made them perform perform perform per per- form the same as district courts the right of appeal however being given Chapman Duncan was the first probate judge of th the count county It was held at that time that these exceptional powers were necessary owin owing to the absence of two of the territorial judges which caused a heavy burden to be placed upon I I Judge Snow who was the associate justice of the first federal feder court in jn tn Utah It was the intention of the legislature to amend tho the law pertaining to probate judges so a as to limit their jurisdIction jurisdiction juris juris- diction but owing owin to the continued practice of the federal judges re remaining remaining re- re away from the territory for forlong forlong long periods which left Idt litigants without recourse to the courts the J act was not changed The contro controversy versy was prolonged and final settlement settlement set set- of or orthe the differences between set set-I the courts was not concluded until the Poland law which limited the jurisdiction jurisdiction- of the lower courts was was was' passed in 1874 It might be remarked that Judg Jud a Snow presided I ed at the first murder trial in Utah 1 It took place in the district court courtat at Salt Lake Ci City y Howard Egan a pioneer had shot James Monroe j I for tor the ruination of his wife and Egan was tried and acqui acquitted ted The I case was prosecuted by United States Attorney Seth M. M 1 Blair lair and I the defense was represented by George A. A Smith and William W. W Phelps IRON FURNACE ERECTED Cedar City which was laid out by George A. A Smith had a wall constructed around it and was known In 18 1853 3 as the walled city It was within this walled city that the Deseret Iron company erected a furnace The company coji had a capital capItal cap cap- ital of and it was given a r by the legislature of the territory of ot Utah t Its plant and furnace was wa the first one set up In the country west of the Mississippi Mississippi l sippi river To aid the industry made two i amounting to Later J M pon on church through its 1st took In the plant I February 7 7 1854 that U the e nd Lieutenant John CrI C. C rI nn the first of the United Stat States States' s1 e hands of the Republican Republican fl lican an party with nine white men and twelve twe Indians of the tho Delaware tribe reached Parowan also a walled walle city The party was without with with- I out ut provisions pro and anti In a a. famished condition Just before r reaching aching Parowan one man fell from irom his I hor horo o o. o ard ad d died ded before relief could be I obtained After cared being cared for for forto two to weeks the people of Parowan I outfitted the expedition furnishing j I I item em with th provisions and on February Feb Feb- 20 Cl tile the party jaty resumed Its journey nel to the slope Tiis TI was the second expedition that Fremon Fre Fre- mon moc had lei led cross across the he country J. J |