| Show HOLDEN OP V it Sidney Tropics Away Awny Close Chose Of 01 an Interesting Corner Career Special Correspondence Holden County Feb Peb 1 Brother Sidney tiled died at his homo home her on Thursday last at 10 o a m nu after a lingering illness of moro more than seven months Brother was stricken with rheumatism In June last a t tand and from that titan time he Ito line has been grad gradually growing wor worse e until death culled him away aitay during his sickness he lie suf suffered suffered great pain liro leaves n a wife and seven children to mourn hi hIs death one ona son and ai daughters and n it host of friends Just Juet prior to his imis ho he had imad his imi daughter write u a short sketch ot of his experiences during the early days in part as follows I 1 Iwas was born In Jackson county Missouri 1 Feb eb 10 iSIS The day I was one year old my parents were driven out of one year got to Nauvoo where we remained until 1841 then my father moved about 60 mIles from Nauvoo into Skillet county to tithe charge of Hyrum Smiths farm there the Prophet Joseph anti and Hyrum visited us frequently so o that I became acquainted with them and learned to love them We Vo remained on oh the iho farm until the Prophet Joseph and ils imle brother Hyrum Yero The day of the my father was held as an a but was soon released ho 10 went to the tho Blurts Bluffs aa as ono one of the tha pioneers ho lie returned that season to Nauvoo for his family where we lived during the winter In the year ltd IRIS We started for Utah we tie arrived late in the tue fall In North can CiLI canyon yon vaIl east enst of Bountiful Thieve There we were compelled in ill COt ent tIme the cattle that jollied us through amId in the tho spring had to eat thistles stud and roots or ci anything wo we could vet get that would life In lit tIle tho spring of 1853 wo no moved to Prove and ivero during the hopper the next lived upon iliac fish weed At the tho tInts time the war broke out I 1 wn WitS old enough to sholder my and stand in defense of tIme iho settlers which I did fn in 1887 1507 we tie moved to Ogden that fall fail I L took my amy Rim gun anti and wont went to defend our people staying awny on tills this oo on months In lii IMS 18 I Joined the tili army In III Ogden In tIme the fall fallor of or i I took mr l nm unit and went an ami fat far an it Frt Fort met the tue second of hand curia carm anti and helped them Into limb Halt Lake I returned with sup piles mind mat the last company nt at Oien river In ISM I moved to J I met Miss Nicholas and in nee site my When iho ilme hawk Indians w were re making for our n neonie In coon coun ty I I took my in gun for the tue pur poso of defending the tite people In lIt 1870 I with wills my in to Holden wimer n l I have resided ever alone In thin Hie year sar I went to Texas as its n a mission an ary i labored In iii for one year I was released on Oil account of III health ami Into San Bait Lois Loin und labored there seven mouths months Sunn g lifter after arrival home booms I was ailed and sot et apart by Apostle Lyman us Its mif il of the President of cit the Twenty quorum of Seventy po noi l li mn I held until 1856 when I was called as OIK timi of time the president of this the In 1901 I 1 was we placed KM 1 senior president of that quorum Thus position pod tion Hitler Eider held until hla imis death Is welt well known all ho state us its his house was taa and amid everyone who over called wua mude welcome HP lie wa was a very vary moan man always ready to aid thus In Ill need hail had too lou good to his lit lie has followed him for a rood many years rime Tho people of this itil place and tim the county will miss luau him greatly We Ve have been Kitting ettIng a small amount of snow of late wIth the coldest wea weather timer ther this winter ranting ranging HH as low as a 4 degrees degree below zero PROVO There are aro several cam ensi of measles In lown the dIsease being brought here by one of cit time tho II 11 Y A at holiday vacation It IH Is n a very mild type timid no imo OH as yet have happened |
