| Show OLD SALT L LAKERS RS tt t t It t It II II II tt tt t t H no Ji S J ir 1 iZO i 1 I I r rl ri A 1 4 I f 0 i 1 4 W t tJ l t J t ti tf y Lg i J fI 4 t 1 I n t f J t i t i i t fI f loA J f o V I I 4 j J 9 t tf Ji I f 4 k 4 H 44 t t t t t t t t t 4 t 4 t 4 4 H t CAPTAI N WILLIAM H HOOPER The thousands s who knew and loved CaptaIn Hooper In UtAh will find It almost Impossible to realize that he has been d dead more than seventeen years ears He passed awa away on December 30 lESt Int F FEw l men inen In Utah were more widely known and few tew took a more active Pitt In the tho development ot of the lie Ter Territory Captain hoper Hooper represented Utah In Congress In the and ml Congre Congresses os receiving each time almost a 11 unanimous vote ote Ills 1111 Congressional career was an especIally active one and many nany of the meas measures urea ures which he hall had passed were of Immense benefit to the Territory lie He sue lIue d In obtaining the tho settlement ot of two to unpaid am and unrecognized sessions ot of the Territorial Legislature obtained payment ot of Governor Youngs account against the United States and succeeded In getting an appropriation to pay the expenses of the Indian war ot of ISSO CaptaIn Hooper was as one of at the strong financial figures of the community lie wa vas connected with Z C M I from Its beginning In 1565 being a director most ot of his later life lite for seVeral years earll and president tram from 1877 to the time ot of his death lie He was ns concerned with II H S and I S hug In IS In starting one of the nut first bonks banks organIzed In Utah ibis was the lie beginning ot of the Deseret Na ot of today lIe was wal ot of this Institution at the time ot of his death lie was born In Dorchester count county Maryland on Christmas da 1813 and was thus thua In lila ilia th year ear at the time ot of lila his demise f A A A A Aaa |
