Show CARTilAGE CARTHAGE CART AOE JAIL AS IT IS TODAY Two Prominent Illinois Citizens Call on the flue News and Give il it ila 1 ita a u Recent Photograph of the Famous Old Prison House T E n Gill and S H IL Ferris were two gentlemen from Carthage Illi 1111 Illinois nois nole who were ere In the city viewing the flue points of ot Interest anti forming pleasant acquaintances during the week Mr Ferris U b I a n hanker banker lit in his native town and Mr r GUI Gill is n It clothier They are arc both bolh prosperous progressive men and have htwe been very ery favorably eal with Ith the commercial as ns well as other conditions of ot Utah We R e have been spending ti n few tew weeks hunting In Colorado observed Mr Ir Gill GUI and an being beng so near to Salt Sall Lake we could not resist the tho Impulse to come and see your our famed city We freely treely t i I j I I i I 1 1 rr j confess contess that we have havo been delightfully I Surprised This beautiful city with Its broad brond streets surrounded by b rich productive farms tells a Q marvelous story of ot the wisdom and industry of ot the pioneers Mr Ir Gill aill had with hints him a picture of ot the old Carthage Jail In which the Prophet Joseph Smith was shot eha alo to death a n cut of at which Is seen above abbe above Those who saw law the prison In the former days will recognize recognise that It has hall been blen Kept Intact but a 1 few t w additions have havo been made Along Alon the end In which this th door leading lending upstairs appeared there Is Isnow Isnow isnow now a n conservatory as can be plainly seen leen In the time cut Then a I tow taw extra rooms have hae been Leen added to tho the other side ld of the Jail The place line has been occupied pled pied for tor several years Ylara by b Janice James M DL Drowning Browning an old resident of ot Carthage He lie hns hue platted tho the lot In hr flower gardens garden und anti covered 1 over the well against the tho curb of ot which the Prophets body bod was la placed after falling from rain the upper win dow do Mr 1011 Ferris the elMr of ot the two gen Is n a distant relative of at the tho late Inventor of ot the time Ferris wheel anti has a 11 fund of ot stories of ot the period of ot the mar lIe He says there here are several men still living In and anti about Carthage who witnessed the tragedy and some of ot whom participated In It Mr r Ferris father tather Is hi nn an old resident of ot Carthage anti was well acquainted with the lato Daniel H n Wells and other prominent leaders of or the Church of ot that day Many Ian of ot the citizens In that section are beginning to fe feel fed l that had the Mor Mar Mormons Mormons mons mona been IN permitted to remain In Nauvoo they the would have built up a 1 great and beautiful city which would have hae been of ot untold benefit benent to the state Of ot Illinois Another thing that seems to be generally regretted Is the de dl destruction destruction of or the lie magnificent temple Mr Ir Ferris states that th the old Jail Ii Is visited by b a n great groat many man people every year anti ani that the blood stains on the tho floor and the time bullet holes In tho the Boot dool are re still to be seen lIeen |