| Show DEATH CLAIMS ANOTHER VETERAN Early Settler and Pioneer Church Worker Succumbs tp to Old Ago AT Al OASiS OAS S MEXICO I n a N tle and ased fame raUle to Utah In oi vt a aWell Well Veil Life President Joseph F r Smith received n a telegram this Oil tram from Ilela Heln m man ideate n first counselor In n the pies Idelle of the thee Juarez stake announcing the thee death ut at Casas Grandes Chihuahua Mexico at nt this morning of ot Elder ElderA A P l McDonald for tur many years cult con connected with the thee Mexican minion The Thee cause of ot death was ivitS not lot stated although nit hough it Is presumed to have been belli the thee di ill direct result rosult of ot old age Ille Elder McDonad being tn in his Ih year ear Alexander McDonald was a 0 native of Scotland b ln born there Sopt II 11 18 He lIe was baptized a memo mem member ber her of ot th thee Church Churche of ot Jesus Christ of ot Saints faints Jan laim 2 by II hi Hush and amid was ordained o nn nil Elder I Jan 1 I 1850 1800 by William Gibson after Which he labored two sued find n II half halt year yeans as tee a B missionary in Scotland later Inter pre pro presiding presiding siding aiding over the Liverpool conference tom which section ho lie emigrated to Utah In For Tor some lome years earl lit lee live hived at It Utah county where he lie assisted In la building n a 1 now new grist rbt mill milland and where ho lee subsequently became tl mayor In J n h he was aa ordained a S Sev v venty enty ent by Icy President Young Youns and became tire the senior president of the thee 11 U III the thee years im 1512 send and 1112 ho leo hall had charge of ot the thee itch tithing ing lint at nt Provo and later hater was called to St George where he hI assumed of ot time tilt ollice and Temple T work In lii be lie acted ns as u quartermaster ler at nt during the eho l tinon non war send served an as adjutant to Brigadier William II Pace PaN during that thu k war ar From 1577 to 1878 he lee h tilled a II to Orent la ha In Scotland anti and on onless lilt less return to 10 0 he lee was raIled called to toIre Ire over thee the Saints III In Salt RIver valley 1111 Arizona later latifI becoming pr trell preal l of the stoke stake which was wan III organized In lBS In lie lue he h went Int to Mexico where he has ham resided r ever since sinceR acting R Ung for tor a number of at years sea first to J George Jeorge Teasel l i lof of the Mexican exl Rn ml lon and doln doIng much to found fo anti build boIl up In that country lie was a faithful Lat Saint seed and leaves behind him helm n a numerous posterity to emulate his helm good de deeds ds |
