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Show " t'i I Chapter 22 After leaving Luana and the children at her parents' home, Port started looking for work. With so many unemployed Mormons in the Nauvoo area, jobs that paid cash were almost impossible to find. On the other hand, jobs were plentiful in Independence. In-dependence. It would be good to have some money again. Port found work with Cyrus Ward, the man who had sold him Bill. Ward had a three-year-old sorrel stallion that needed breaking, and was delighted to hire Rockwell. Port, however, had a favor to ask of Ward. He didn't want the jailers in nearby Liberty to find out he was in town. Just the fact that a Mormon had returned to Jackson County could arouse some ire. Port asked Ward to call him Brown, James Brown. The farmer readily agreed. , Port rode over to Ward's place every morning, saddled the big stallion, and began his ride. The first few days he confined his activities to the high-fenced corrals near Ward's barn. But as the beautiful animal began to get accustomed to its new rider, Port began venturing beyond the corrals. After a few days his travels led him to a red brick house on South Spring Street. It was one of the finer homes in Independence and was surrounded sur-rounded by others of similar construe-' tion and value. The well-kept yards and cobblestone walkways were! evidence of wealth. It was the kind of neighborhood where cows and pigs could not be found in front yards. Port didn't stop at the house, but as he rode by he tried to memorize every detail. The year in which Joseph prophesied Boggs would die by violent means was rapidly coming to a close. Boggs hadn't been governor for two years, having lost his re-election campaign in 1840. He had been in the mercantile business with one of his older sons, but now he was getting back in politics, seeking a senate seat in the Missouri legislature. The Mormons believed that if the man was elected there would be renewed efforts to bring Joseph back to Missouri to stand trial. Port didn't have a plan, nor had he made up his mind to do anything, that first time he rode by the Boggs home. He just wanted to see the house of the man who had done more than anyone else to hurt the Mormons. Port believed Joseph's prophecy predicting a violent death for Boggs would come true, but he didn't know if he would be involved. There was no sign of Boggs that first time Port rode by the home. A few days later Port rode out to the Big Blue settlement. To get to the cabin he had to swim the big stallion across the river. The ferry he and his' father had built was no longer there. Nearly ten years had passed since the roof had been ripped from the cabin and the outhouse shot full of holes. Other than looking older and more weathered, the place was pretty much the way he had left it. Port tied the stallion to a tree, entered the outhouse and sat down. ; After glancing at the bullet holes, he closed his eyes and tried to bring back the horrible memories of that unforgettable un-forgettable night when he had been roped in the outhouse, listening to the screams of his wife and baby. Port tried to think of all the Mormons Mor-mons he knew who had been beaten, whipped, shot or raped. There had been many, and Boggs, as lieutenant governor of the state, had encouraged encourag-ed the mob, then made sure afterwards after-wards that none of the mob faced criminal charges for what happened to the Mormons. For that alone Boggs deserved a violent death. Port stepped step-ped out of the outhouse, mounted the big stallion, and returned to Independence. A few davs later he rode ud to Liberty, being careful to avoid the jailers, whom he was sure would seek revenge if they knew he was in the area. He rode to the meadow where his old wickiup was still standing, USE WHO THE PROFESSIONALS USE: We're endorsed by: AAA, AMOCO Motor Club and most of the larger automotive businesses in the area! AND ' -y.-s - WE WANT TO SERVE YOU! We Feature: CLEAN TRUCKS NEWEST & SAFEST EQUIPMENT LOCAL & STATEWIDE TOWING 7 FLATBED & WHEEL LIFT TRUCKS WE'LL TOW TO ANY BUSINESS OF YOUR CHOICE "LARRY'S TOWING - WHERE TOWING IS OUR SPECIALITY NOT A SIDELINE." though clogged with brush. Dismounting, Port walked to the middle of the meadow, dropped to his knees and began to pray. Joseph said God answered prayers. This was a secluded place like the sacred grove where Joseph, following an earnest : prayer, had seen God. Port felt that if the Lord wanted him to help fulfill Joseph's prophecy concerning Boggs, the . Lord ought to give him a confirmation. Port prayed out loud a long time. But there was no answer, no voice from heaven telling him to kill Boggs. Eventually Port got to his feet, mounted the borse, and began his roundbout journey back to Independence. In-dependence. He was still confused as he thought about the persecution the Saints had received in being forcibly driven from Far West while Joseph was being held in Liberty Jail. Thanks to Boggs, the Saints had been forced at bayonet point to sign legal deeds of trust, turning their property pro-perty over to the state. No one had been compensated for his property. Even a formal petition to the president presi-dent of the United States, Martin Van Buren, had failed to get the Saints any compensation for the land and buildings they had been forced to vacate under the Boggs extermination extermina-tion order. As governor, Boggs had caused more damage to the Mormons than he had as lieutenant governor. Now Boggs was running for the senate. What damage would he do to the Mormons Mor-mons there? None, if Joseph's prophecy pro-phecy came to pass. Port wasn't concerned con-cerned about breaking laws to protect his people from the mob. As far as he was concerned, laws that didn't apply app-ly equally to Mormons and non-Mormons non-Mormons alike were unjust, and didn't deserve respect. If he felt it was right to kill Boggs, he'd do it, regardless of the law. (To be continued Next Week) N. Paul Johnston N. Paul Johnston appointed to department chair N. Paul Johnston of Orem has been named chairman of the Department Depart-ment of Animal Science at Brigham Young University, President Jeffrey R. Holland announced recently. He replaces Max V. Wallentine, who continues as director of the BYU Agriculture Station at Spanish Fork. Johnston is a regular publisher of research who has spoken at several international symposia. As a Ful-bright Ful-bright grant recipient, he worked during the 1986-87 school year at the University of Chimborazo in Ecuador. He has concentrated his studies on the nutrition and reproductive physiology of monogastric animals (those with one stomach). He also has cooperated with the Ezra Taft Benson Agriculture and Food Institute in teaching third-world families how to economically raise small animals for home consumption. In 1985, the College of Biology and Agriculture awarded him the College Creative Achievement Award! After receiving an undergraduate degree at BYU, Johnston completed an MBA at the University of Utah. He earned a master's degree in reproductive physiology and a doctorate doc-torate in nutrition at Oregon State University.' Starry 'Salute To Hollywood" adds frosty flavor to Utah State Fair September 8-18 Old favorites and new attractions, attrac-tions, stunning costuming, staging and special effects, a wealth of skating talent, familiar music and a good-natured comedy relief: this is the highly successful formula for entertaining families developed and refined over nearly five decades of Ice Capades. - Ice Capades for 1988 adheres to this highly successful "something for everyone" tradition in its dazzling: "Salute to Hollywood," which comes to the Salt Palace for 13 performances Thursday, September 8 through Sunday, Sun-day, September 18 as a feature of the Utah State Fair. It's a frosty blend of artistry and spectacle, leavened with I comedy and spiced with acrobatics and the snappy precision manuevers of the famed Ice Capettes. At the heart of it all-the thing that ice extravaganzas do best-is the production number, splashed with lights and color, decorated with glittering glit-tering sets and costumes and people with stars. Under the guidance of producer-directors Tom Scallen and Willy Bietak, choreographer Sara Kawahara floods the rink with skaters for the elegant, energetic ; "Winter Dreams," and appropriate "on with the show" introduction to headliners and members of the skating ensemble. The lovable blue inhabitants of the Land of Smurfs step off the TV screen and into skates for "Smurfel-. rock Magic," a kiddie confection load-ed load-ed with laughs and surprises. From the Smurfberry fields and a Smurf victory over the nasty Gargamel and his minions, the next Ice Capades gambit is an eye-popping chess fan-tasy, fan-tasy, with the ice as the board, skaters as animated chess pieces and " World Professional Ice Dance Champions Cham-pions Carol Fox and Richard Dalley ; as the players. After the game is played out, the first act concludes -with a lifting Friendship Waltz, featuring the entire skating company. The music of today sets a lively -tempo for "The Race to Number One," a fast-paced tour of the Top 40 featuring skating sensation Tom Dickson as the deejayhost for the proceedings. The excitement continues con-tinues as daredevil jumper Steve Taylor shows his stuff, which includes flipping over the top of Plymouth Voyager. Ice Capades' spectacular farewell fare-well is its "Salute to Hollywood" finale, a sparkling salute to a century Trill RDPvT mm PENNY PER OUNCE PEBESTOD3E of motion picture magic showcasing the soaring Flying Ballet, the world's finest precision skaters, and a series of skating sequences by the principals. prin-cipals. Beyond the productions, there are the cameos. Comedy by the zany Scarecrows; the wistful humor of Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp, portrayed por-trayed by Kurt Wyse; elegant ballrom dancing with a surprise twist by the Beattys, and a nostalgic recollection of Marilyn Monroe, skated by four-time Swedish National Champion Catarina Lindgren. "Salute of Hollywood" sets and scenery were designed by Robert W. Rang and costumes were created by Jef Billings. Simon Miles was responsible respon-sible for the lighting design, and musical arrangements were contributed con-tributed by Del Hake, Musical director direc-tor is Kevin Nadeau. Tickets for Ice Capades are $10.00, $9.00 and $7.00, with a $2.00 per-ticket discount for juniors 16 and under and seniors 62 and older, and are on sale at the Salt Palace and all Smith'sTix locations. Opening Night, Thursday, September Septem-ber 8 at 7:30 is KSL-TV5 Super Saver Night, and all seats are half price for the occasion. Monday night, September 13 at 7:30 pm is Smith's Family Night, and a $3.00 per-ticket discount is available for youngsters and grown-ups alike with a Smith's store coupon. For ticket and performance information infor-mation and phone charges (Visa and MasterCard accepted), call 363-7681 or ; ton-free 1-800488HOW. For group discount dis-count information, call 532-5451. Ambassadors to bring "Prime Times" Sept. 10, 12 to Y "Prime Times," the well-received well-received musical revue that has played throughout the summer at Promised Valley Playhouse, will come to Brigham Young University for two performances Sept. 10 and 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall. The production, presented by BYU's Young Ambassadors, is designed as a showcase of the dancing danc-ing and musical theater talents of the performing and touring troupe. Tickets are available through the music ticket office, 378-7444. . PRICES EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 7 THRU 13, UiEAM O' WEBER Mem n It C Orem-Geneva Times- Wednesday September 7. 1988 Page 12 Laura Pace Laura Calvert' Pace, 79, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1988 in Payson. She had lived in Caliente, Nev.; Orem, Milford, Provo and Springville during her married life. She is survived by three sons, William C. Pace, Gordon L. Pace, both of Ferron; Clifton L. Pace, Provo. Funeral , was Saturday in Springville. Burial in Provo City Cemetery. Wayne Conder Will "Wayne" Conder, 68, died Friday, Fri-day, Sept. 2, 1988 at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo. He is survived by his wife Erda Vera of Gunnison and five sons including in-cluding Kent E. Conder of Orem. Funeral was held Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Gunnison LDS Ward chapel, Gunnison, Gun-nison, UT. Burial in the Gunnison City Cemetery. Carol Lamb Carol Lee Bullock Lamb, 45, of Orem, died Sunday, Sept. 4, 1988 at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo. She was born June 1, 1943 in LaPort, Indiana, a daughter of John Paul and Velma Nora Christian Bullock. She married Joseph P. Bushnell December 1959 in San Diego, CA. They were later divorced. She married Rdbert Earl Lamb December 1967 in Long Beach, CA. They were later divorced. She lived most of her life in California Califor-nia and moved to Utah in 1984. She had been employed at Burreil's Newspaper Clipping Service in Provo. She was a member of the LDS Church for 18 years and resided m the Orem Lakeview 7th Ward. She had been a Den Mother and a Primary teacher. She loved children. Survivors include two sons and two daughters, Joseph Cory Lamb, Whittier, CA; David Aaron Lamb, Chandra Lamb, both of Orem; Mrs. Scott (Valerie) Searle, American Fork; four grandchildren; her parents, Whittier, CA; and one sister, Ginger Spence, Phelan, CA. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Thurs-day, Sept. 8,' at 11 a.m. in the Orem Lakeview 7th Ward chapel, 155 West 1600 South, Orem. Friends may call Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary, 495 South State, Orem, and Thursday one hour prior to services at the ward chapel. Burial will be in the Orem City Cemetery. 6)W PER GAL. OZ.I4VABICT1ES 4 o SAVE 60c Berg Mortuary Services 373-1841 Walter Barney Funeral services were held last Thursday in the Berg Drawing Room Chapel, Provo. Interment Spanish Fork City Cemetery. Anna Rogers Funeral services were held last Wednesday in the Pioneer 1st Ward-LDS Ward-LDS Chapel, Provo. Interment Provo City Cemetery. ' Ardella Beauscheur Funeral services were held last Thursday in the Berg Drawing Room Chapel, Provo. Interment Provo City Ci-ty Cemetery. Estelle A. Olson Funeral serices were held Friday in the Berg Drawing Room Chapel, Provo. Pro-vo. Interment Provo City Cemetery. Myrtle W. Taylor Funeral services were held Friday in the Sunset 7th Ward Chapel, Provo. Interment Provo City Cemetery. Laura C. Pace Funeral services were held Saturday in the Springville 1st Ward LDS Chapel. Interment Provo City Cemetery. Ellen Harrison Funeral services were held Saturday in the Berg Mortuary of Orem. Interment Inter-ment Timpanogos Memorial Gardens, Orem. James I. Christensen Funeral services were held Tuesday in the Berg Mortuary of Provo. Interment Inter-ment Provo City Cemetery. John Bishop John Thad Bishop, 70, died Monday, Mon-day, Aug. 29, 1988 at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City. He is survived by his wife Juanita, Salem; two sons and two daughters, Mrs. Ottie (Gail) Walter, Provo; Mrs. Laree Turpin, Salem; Steven W. Bishop, Orem, Thad Bishop, Portland, Ore. Funeral was held Friday in Salem. Burial in the Salem City Cemetery. 1988 0 SIM VARIETIES SAVE $2 I mm mm"" 375-51 1 1 24 Ha. 226-3413 24 HR. Trucks in Provo and Orem COUPON |