Show COpy OF WEST'S PAPER GIVEN TO TIMES F Powell Po Moab pioneer this week presented The Inde Times pendent editor pith a copy of the first edItion of the Deseret News the fIrst newspaper established west est of the Mississippi rIver Volume 1 number I 1 of the Deseret News is dated June 15 1850 G S L City Deseret W Rich Richards Richards ards was the edItor The first edition consisted of eIght column 3 pages and andIS andis IS crammed full of intensely interest interest- interesting interesting ing items relative to early day life Ufe m in Salt Lake City Considerable space is also given to a message of PresIdent Z Taylor to the natIonal congress and to proceedIngs in the U S senate The ancient paper was as presented to Mr Powell by his grandfather more than 60 years ago Mr Po Powell ell has carefully preserved ved it during the last half of century and whIle its pages are arc yellowed wIth age it is in remark remark- remarkably remarkably ably good condItion The TImes TImes-Inde- pendent hIghly apprecIates Mr Pow Pow- Powell Powells ell ells s generous gift and the old relic wIll be placed m in safekeeping the benefit of future generations |