Show WELL KNOWN PROVO CITIZEN N IS DEAD I 1 PROVO Utah May John John Whitmer I Hoover on of Provos Provo's oldest and most highly respected citizens died I Corning morning after affer several months month illness from from heart and dropsy Mr l HooVer was born orn in Bridgeport Pa November No No- vember IS 1634 His parents became mem- mem memI members I bers of of Jesus Christ o oC ot Saints that day Latter year and shortly thereafter moved to Nauvoo They later moved to St. St George Mo 2110 where the father fath fath- er died In iSal 1852 tho the widow and the children children children chil chil- dren arrived In n fl Salt Lake City where John h W. W engaged n b in freighting I In Ia 1854 airie i t he ho married ilary Corsa r with with five sons and five daughters survives him The same year moved to and in 1861 located led In Provo which has since been his home He lIe has been engaged In the milling busi business ess since 1854 being the proprietor pro pro- of the Excelsior R Roller ller mills Inthis in inthis inthis this city a at the time of his death SIr Mr Hoover was a kindly It Industrious honorable man nian who probably had never knowingly done a a wrongful act He lie was most highly esteemed by the entire com corn The funeral will take place Thursday afternoon at 2 2 0 o'clock clock from the Third ward meeting house houe Don B. B Colton t is in from Vernal Ho lie reports that the tue smallpox In itt Uintah county Is abating I 1 A marriage license has been Issued to to ton M. M H. H Bullock ll hbO aged e l 26 and Octavia Poulson Poul- Poul I. I son n aged 26 both of Pleasant I a i ite te The new uniforms for the tho volunteer fire department arrived rr yesterday a The firemen fire fire- j men held an all election 1 last evening and el elected the following officers J J. J E E. Armitstead foreman W. W AV V Conover first assistant Hyrum Jensen second ase assistant assistant as as- J. J T. T Field secretary J. J H. H Durrant Durrant Dur- Dur rant e assistant n r secretary Willard rr Ward treasurer Dean trong steward |