| Show c DIEt John Wesley Norton One of at Special Correspondence Co Oct Oat aged und and moat mast citizen uncle John Wesley Norton died dlud hero here October nt at W 10 am of general debility ag aged d SO 60 iV ars 11 ii months und and 11 days Ho lie was born November In Indiana Wayne county mowed moved with his fathers family to Missouri In 1838 1826 and passed through the tho Hauns mill massacre March 16 1135 ho wits was blip bap tl used cd by David Evans and moved to Illinois In 1539 ordained nn an Elder Nov Nor Eth 1841 a Seventy In 1845 In Nauvoo May 1846 1816 ho left for the west and win inn wintered at Council Bluffs Married lie Ito becca Hamer July 20 29 1846 March 1347 he left heft with President Youngs company arriving in lii Salt Bait Lake valley July 24 1847 went back to the tho Bluffs again In November to his wife and babe tho ho latter burn May 9 1847 1347 May 1848 1849 he left with his fathers family for the tho mountains ar arriving a riving citing September He lIe accompanied led Elder P P 1 Pratt on his exploring expedition to 0 southern Utah Helped to settle Lou Lent Moved to Papaca Navada In 1561 and to in inthe the tho spring of 1872 Was Vas a n president of Quorum of Seventy and when the Quorum of Seventy was or organized In ho was made muade senior president which position be hold held Until he was ordained a High He burled buried hist hi two wives ilves within 23 months pa pMt t was the lid father of t 61 6 boys and fi S girls S of whom inborn are 15 55 grandchildren to cherish his bla memory He was wan postmaster And justice of the pence In Panaca and for many marty are He lie answered to nn an In Indictment In the district court for un lawful cohabitation but was allowed to return home verdict not guilty Ho He was isaa the lust last of ot te pioneers we hat had In our midst Hr suffered very much for many years with rheumatism The funeral services were ivere held at 10 this morning Elders M M Steele Joe Jos U 13 ahi MIen Allen Miller were weh the he speakers Prof J M Tanner lectured fa n the Panguitch meeting house Monday even Ing to an appreciative audience Ho lie Is sufferIng Buffering from fromn a badly sprained leg received at Innab yesterday morning GRAIN THRESHED The machines hero threshed bushels of wheat bushels oats 46 bushels barley a total of i bushels |
