Show MANTI MANTI PATRIARCH T 1 L BENCH DEAD DEAn Honored Win Wil Vet Veteran Veteran eran emo Summon Sti Special Correspondence Co Utah Nov 0 av W Vi Patriarch John Bench an anold anold anold old resident re und anti honored pioneer of nt o Sanpete te died dle die l suddenly last night He ire had been under the weather weal er for tor but seemed to bo be better time beter yesterday He lie had Just juet taken a rink drink II and cat at down exclaiming I have each a n pain In my chest The next moment he Ide hI WI dead Mr Ir Bench was WM horn In II Wash I Devonshire England Juno 29 2 IS II I parents Joined the church In ISID came to Utah In 11 bringing their children with them They h In I Sit Mt Pleasant when there thET were weE only olly fix Ix families there Soon afterwards their rattle cattle eatla were stolen etolen and Ind they the had hati to come cometo to Mantl to protect themselves from the Indians This was wui UI the he Walker war which lasted till til tha Iha th following During the time deceased dec aeed was Wis In the saddle helping to protect l the settlors Mr Ir Bench wit wan orderlY pot sergent In company B Ti of ot the tha Sliver Silver Greys In ISM 16 he hc was 08 elected elc ted serving erving one term was coun county county ty I assessor ne or and collector one year cr curt and served us as city councilman In and ald 1590 He lIe le was S assistant superintendent to Wm Sm K Barton Darton tho Iret superintendent of oC Sunday school In II ManU Mantl ami auni for or 12 I 1 years he tie was superintendent of ot the he South ward Sunday school Went Vent Wenton Venton on nn u ii I mission miston to England In return returnIng returning Ing In II the tho fall all tal of ot Ho lie 10 was WS one on of oC the assistant recorders In the Mantl tanti Temple Ie for or 15 l earl lie He was S married to Maria Marh KIrby l who ho hoIme came Ime In the second handcart company In 1856 By lY this union he ha had five fc chil ehl three of ot whom him Ills Hla 1 wire wife died dIe Jan 21 ISiS Ho lie married marle Louisa Griffin who died Nov 21 mo The fhe third wife Clara Clam A ho he married marie Nov 0 7 1590 who with Ith his hie three Hur ur children remain to mourn mour his demise deml Johannah 0 r mock Block Dock has Just under tinder undergone uler gone Ofle IOne an nn operation under the hands of or Dr DI Hastier Ia and Seers ter The carpenters are unable to go ahead with Ith tho the roof root on the High chool ow owing o owin ing InS in to the delay dely of or tome some material that thatIs Is I to o ct come from Chicago The High school boys bOs have hao formed nn en athletic nth let Ie association end and the officers elected are arc aa as at follows Colow Ed Ee Tuttle pres president pre president ident ent Henry Petersen vice Iee president Frank Ader secretary and treasurer Burton rectors rector Tuttle and Orson ONon Madsen Madien en dl di directors |