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Show r - - . .. , . , ' ' ,,, . ' t, . , . 4 . . ' 4 ,... ' Regulation-o- f I I By Conrad B. Har Hson 'Meeting in Pres., Heber C. Kimball's schoolroom, the ,first General Assembly of the State of Deseret today issued its initial ordinance, an act regulating and 'giving more official status to the inimia ,organized several months "at a public "The Governor having arriv meeting held in the Bowery of Groat Salt Lake City." ed, ascended the Stand and made a Very energetic speech, which Houses Second Session we have not room for in this That Same Bowery, incidental- became the meeting place for paper. Blessed and Dismissed the second session of the legislature on July 4, 1850, according "The people were blest by the to the records of the then newly Lieut. Gov. and dismissed. established Deseret News. "The rolls were called, a ma"The- General Assembly met present; when the Senjority in the Bowery at 2 p.m. when ate. and House went into joint the Nauvoo Legion was marched session in, under the command of their This was a short one, but respective Officers," so states the the assembly gathered again early edition. "After all were on September 14 and October 5 seated that could be admittett in 1850, with both Jessions at under the roof, an Escort waited the old Bowery. upon the governor to request When the session reconvened his attendance in the assembll. December 2, however., the CounPrevious to his arrival,. Gen. cil House, begun in Great Salt Wells proposed three cheers for Lake City over a year before, the Governor, Lieut. Gov. and was now so far finished "as to State of Deseret, which was re- admit of its use,". this being fito voice as the one of sponded and nanced by tithing funds, man. which was erected on the site of r ago;11- Thus might The Deseret News reporter-- covering state govern,;, ment tifve started his story on the doings of that first legislature on Dec. 8, 1849. Typical of the meeting places of the day was this temporary, but first statehouse, while the law was the only one passed in 1849 by .the legislature, according to the most accurate infor- - .mation on tile with the Utah State Historical Society. There were a number of ordi.tances pissed by that first lion, however, before it adjourned on March 2, 1850. Included was an ordinance "concerning . - fare" section declaring that the assessor and collector shall "In distress the widow, and the fatherlesa, nor Oppress the honest poor." Bounty Paid on Wolves From the Utah Historical Quarterly, we also learn that nhe ordinance of Jan. 14, authorizing a bounty on wolves takes on more meaning when it is remembered that, during the winter of 1848-4a hunting campaign had been organized for slaughtering vermin, and that oftentimes during the winter of 1849-5- 0 while the general assembly was in session, the howling of 'wolves' made the night 'hideous' in Great Salt Lake City." (A foctnote points out that it rosy be observed that - these 'wolves' were not wolves at all g from the but East, the Mormons had no distinctive name for a new species of animal," the note- states). An important feature of an act passed on Jan. 15 was the ereation of a Committee of Public Works in connection with construction of a dam across the Jordan River. The measure approving the project was passed in response to a recommendation of. Brigham Young on Jan. 13, 9, - - ' coyotes:--"Comin- - It SOttil d tF 1 FOR PERLIANEITS -- I PHONE John Holladay family will hold a reunion Saturday, July 26 at the bandstand in Liberty Park. A box lunch will be served at 6 p.m. Honored guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Isiah Holladay, .3antaquin, who celebrate their sixty-eigh- th wedding anniversary On that day. 1 ) 4-28- 28 SALMI ORMOND KOMI 10 SO. TLL WM A REUNION family reunion of descendants RARKER - ,', , r re S;t1e! 11:-.- ) tic I De- WRIGHT scendants of. the William Wright family will hold a reunion July 27 at 2 p.m. at the park in Draper, Utah. Members are re- own quested bring their lunch. Ice cream and soda water will be available at the park. DeKIRKHAM REUNION scendants of George William and Mary Astington Kirkham will hold a reunion in the northeast corner of Fairmont Park July ' Each member is asked to 125. bring their own lunch. DeHASLAM REUNION scendantsof John.S. Haslam will hold a reunion in Elm Grove at 1 Liberty Park, July 26 from 1until 7 p.m. Each family is requested to bring their own lunch. STOUT FAMILY REUNION The Stout Family 'Reunion will be held in the southeast corner of Fairmont Park, Salt Lake City, on July 26, 4 p.m., according to Delbert Stout, president. DeHANSEN REUNION scendants of Jens Hansen will hold a family reunion Tuesday, July 22 at the Jensen Home, 2730 Highland Drive, beginning at .5 p.m. Box lunches will be served. An appropriate program and dancing has been arranged. The HOLLADAY REUNION IMPRECEDEUTED GROUP RI $7.50 Side Hook Girdles 7.50 Satin and Unto( ..... GROUP NO. 3 $5.00 7.50 4.00, 3.50 -S- COOP-40 - ornEy Assorted Girdles Odd Lot Girdles Satin Elastic Girdles Odd Lot Brassieres. TO 46-CORS- ;Ssfi I- S -- I VACATION RESORT PAJAMASSOS Men Tailored, in Fancy Prints and Stripes. Whila They LastOnly ely C OW Pullman Stl1 $4 50 Cannot Print All Famous Brand Names Which We Low Prices of at These Unheard . 01ROADWAY - (10 It t k ) ) SS. CORSET SHOP 4 411 rtfl",$'4,1Se - 04 , ( ,f. 44 "Il'Ait... . GULBRAND KNUDSON Members of the Gulbrand Knudson family will hold a reunion at the Mill Creek canyon amphitheater from 4 to 11 p.m. July Friends Paid Firemen k , , ...:111r: ,, s 111.11".."4111; ......,..,.. IliodaV ."4 t Vri ; 1. organization president, and Edith S. Bushmn, oJseph City, Ariz., will address a 10 a.m. session devoted to the family's history during the past 100 years, and officers of the organization will be elected in a business session at 2 p.m. A pageant directed by Florence B. Zobelir Murray, and Sarah S. Graves, family historian, - will be presented at 7 pin. MILO ANDRUSMembers of the Milo Andrus family - will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Mt. Olympus Ward, Holladay, foran evening of entertainment and dancing. CALL 3EUNIONThe Cyril: Call family reunion will be held July 22, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in Whittier Ward Chapel and Amusement Hall. located at 1515 Second East St., Salt Lake. Noon luncheon will be served in the canyon and a dance will be held in the amusement hall in the : lt ,e DeR E Ill NIt3 N scendants of Henry Reiser, pioneer jeweler of 1860, will hold la family reunion Tuesday, Julyin 29 at 4 p.m. at Elm Grove 1Liberty Park.-ROUNDY REUNIONA reunion of the Shadrach Roundy family will be held Tuesday, July 22 at Fairmont Park all day, according to Mrs. Melvin Tilmore, reunion - OR Agrifftl 007,7', A ICI cmL J!ilitlititt,74$ 1 gilled a a;1- 3 2 afterin '1 lir : - 1 1 4 , ",,'. : eorkti SALE STARTS MOIMAY, 9 O'CLOCK JULY2, ,,t,i , , , , Z sorht41211:7111Tcruzara ALUMINUM ROOF AND ICALAMEIN DOORS ON TABERNACLE Ed 1,0.sr,.'-- " 1r4 riT,"177. - , WO portrait, , IIC'rts Aist , ,11,1 in oil. Comin beautiful leath- - ',mpg! i- REGULAR 730 NOW ONLY 1 3 This special also applies to reorders from old negatives in cur file. Slight additional charge for group sittings. "Fine Portraiture For Over 25 Y ears Phone For Appointment t , : ,.,!,AOP,,i ,i, t' VALUE 95 "1 , f: plete Several erette folder. proofs to choose from. Z1, 4,, t i I I $ 9, 0 ' , 13 East PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO Phone lit South 1 , Erl,,.L7',,4.2 LEN A ci ASHTON HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING AND HIS WORLD FAMOUS CASA LOMA .ORCHESTRA JULY 'r,;-- 22-2- 3 oo U i FURNACES - - INSULATION AIR CNOITIONERS WATER HEATERS RANGES--- -: GENERAL-SHEE- . - LIETAL T WORK REFRIGERATORS , - FURNISHED AND INSTALLED 7 F. 14 "THANK YOU!" SALE in econting Wel hond-tinte- d ) 4k Pen e elot4es - Lovely ... r41 41 04164,444.,,o00,400a.. 1 . I ,, . er July and August 1 ; , 3- for 0 C 4- , PORTRAIT SPECIAL 0 n ' :".. ',44, , , , , , and relatives are 4 4 , T,,,,,r44, 4 - .;--- iinr....,itiolic...4'...... 0 the-en- . FOLINDA- - LONG ALL ELASTIC TIONS, SPECIAL AT ' k Specialists evening. REISER ELETTES !- .;76........4.......... mite. "When the explosion occurred," the reporter for the "News" wrote, "the sight was beyond description. A great mass of flame and burning materials where it remained until the shot 'high into the air illumiat I. F. Dorius will gather present Capitol building, at the nating the country around for Park bowery and band- head of State Street, formally many miles, throwing fire26 in an stand at 4 p.m-Ju-ly opened on Oct. 9, 1916, at 2 p.m. brands in every direction, which annual reunion.. . Girdles 5.00 Panty Girdles ''''''' 401,'44:134 ; their annual reunion Tuesday, 2 t '' ,. - Fill-mor- e. wit three sessions at McKinley War 1740 South State St. P. A. Bushman of Mesa, Ariz., family 5 Pioneer Blaze Gave Rise to of Bountiful. Lunch southeast will be held at noon to 2 p.m., followed by games and a program. BROWN REUNION of Josnu and Sarrah Robbins Bailey BrOwn, pioneers of 1855 and early settlers of Wellsville, will Aid a reunion Tuesday, July 22 at 2 p.m., at Jordan Park, 1040 South Eighth West St., in Salt Lake. Members are asked to bring a lunch, but ice cream and soft drinks will be furnished, according to A. T. Smurthwaite, president. Members of the Ottley family will meet at 3 p.m. July 23 in the Storm Mountain picnic area, Big Cottonwood canyon. Those needing transportation may call S. J. Ottley, 2157 Highland Drive. All deCox REUNION scendants of Orville Sutherland Cox will meet in the north east abandoned. section of Liberty Park on the When statehood came in 1896, evening of July 23 lot a family the state government was as. reunion. sembled and moved into the City and County Building, where DeDORIUS FAMILIES scendants of C. C. N. and John quarters had been leased and JOHN BUSHMAN FAMILY of John Bushman Descendants In the western states will bold Brocade Girdles Broadcloth Girdles Satin Girdles Pure Silk Brassieres, 2 for $10.00 7.50 7.50 5.00 HAWS REUNION Gilberth Haws family reunion will be held Saturday and Sunday. July 26 and 27 at The Wheel' in Weber Canyon. Cabins are available if reserved early with Olive H. Hall, secretary, Garland, phone 103W. BURR REUNION The Burr family rtunion will be held Saturday, July 26 at Mueller Park Picnic arta, about four miles erty Park from 11 cm. untilre-5 p.m. Those attending are quested to bring a basket lunch. I " 's - t - .,-- ,, , vat 0 - ,, , By Gordon W. Kirby 4 ,, 44,.. -t,t, t4 4 .. "About ten minutes after midnight this morning flames were seen to suddenly burst out on 4 I t f , 3 , , the premises of Mr. H. B. Claw. ilte -, f .C.f son, adjacent to the Council 1 , ,S, ,I t 1 i House, at the eornee- - of Main I V ' , 41 44 and South Temple Streets. ,I .,,, "The alarm was given and the Fire Brigade, with their ap3 In compliance with the law paratus, were speedily on the 4.ymbhoodosikommoinsoilLA mairoimwmaminomositimmo4411w4.64(a4 the county was laid out and a spot and got a couple of streams on the fire as quickly as posstate capitol built . a TOO EXPENSIVE steam This to ed over the city in 1871. This picture engine aible. structure, but was was bought by Salt Lake merchants to 4 Ai as taken in front of the engine house "Walker Bros. Fire Co. and never completed. that composed of the employes combat fires. It was Found to be too costbuilt by the city for $1,684.26. Names of Pending construction of the of the Utah Central Railroad the three firemen are not known. ly for private enterprise and was turn capitol. however. the assembly were also soon op the grounds of 1852 ordered the purchase of "As a good deal of talk has "is felt for the parties who are the Council House at a cost of and all worked energetically to fell upon the roofs of buildings, blaze. the them in imminent been current about the firemen the heaviest losers by this caextinguish placing $20,000. and the legislature cona "There being large number jeopardy." being absent from town, we. lamity, and it is to be hoped tinued to meet here until 1854. on Mr. Clawson's The ranks of those who re- - took the trouble to ascertain that this generous sentiment when the first sessions were held of sheds and the member Council House and the the fire wagons premises, facts, which are, that only will take a substantial turn." atFill have 320 member 'machinery beinglargely of 24wereatBlack c h a ra c t e r, the that when it broke out that the Rock, conducting a party, the Of the Veteran Volunteer Fire Adjourns to Salt Lake entire membership of the Vet- - bulk having come in long be- Department who fought this fire The legislative session et 1855 flames spread with great rathe Council eran Volunteer Fire Department fore The fire began, and were on that the first 13 firemen of Salt was also held at the new Capitol, pidity, catching House at an early stage and was at an outing at Lakepoint, the ground working with great Lakes first paid fire depart,. and the 1856 session convened to Savage's Art near where Black Rock stands. energy." merit were chosen. This depart- there Dec. 8,, but in view of its communicating But the reporter for The News Starts Fire Department ment was organized in Septemo Gallery and the Sorenson and inconvenience to PP. the assemfurniture store." "Much sympathy," he added, ber. 1883. investigated this statement even bly Adjourned to Salt Lake on Carlquist rewas a in It this said He then. way that Dec 18 and the ses,lon was held for The Deseret News in Social Hall The Fillmore porter told of the fire which during structure was then abandoned as the early morning of June 22, the Capitol. Council 1883, the destroyed It is recorded that one session 6i1141 of the legislature WaS held at House. Parowan in Iron County. when Served Many Purposes the seat of government was on In early pioneer days, just the move. about the time Salt Lake was After the "Capitol" was abanshaping up as I city, the Coundoned at Fillmore and the govcil House served many purposes. . ernment returned to Salt Lake. Meetings of authorities of the part of the state government was Church of Jesus Christ of Latterlocated in the Council House -day You have given in your enthusiastic approval during our Saints were often held and Dart in the .Social Hall, in it. When the capital of the first three months of business. Now we say "Thank which was located on State Territory of Deseret was moved You Street on whatis now by offering you new, clean, beautiful merchandise from- - Fillmore to Salt Lake this trance to Motor Avenue. "old substantial landmark," as '0 savings of Moves to New Building it even then was described, was Later in 1882, when the Utah used as a capitol building.. The fire which burned the comm.csion became the governing force. the seat of government Council House except for its moved to a building which stood solid granite walls. spread to other buildings and before it On the ground nOW occupied by was control the under the Atlas Building on West Secbrought OFF REGULAR PRICES $22,250 ond South Street. although the next day had caused of damage to 53 buildings. worth district cou:t and the LegislaWhen one thinks that in 1883 ture were shifted around from lo These are perfect clothes for children to wear to Cenpillar to post in the old city a home to live in could be built sizes I to 6, tennial celebrationsand hall on East First South Street, for approximately $1000, the extent of the damage is fully real,,, Social Hall and Social Hall al, alluding: 1 ley, both assembly , A and court ized. Pinafores fix every occasion. Chia cellos and being in session at the same Corner Turns Into names rayon dressesWashable summer bonnetsSim time. t sults la many styleslays' overalls. sesesuckes et The Council House fire was Mansion Erected at first confined to. a shed. But platsand many others. Then the commission moved unforeseen 20 circumstances the "capitol" to the residence of minutes after it started, soon Colonel Kaighn, where it returned The Deseret News corner lin mained until the "executive (now site of the Union Pacific mansion" was erected on South Building) into a "mass of . West Temple Street. AT flames." A site for a capitol Wail seIt was at 20 after midnight Dial lected by the legislative assemEast in First a South Clawson the 302 when wagon bly in 1850 on Union Square, the firm's yard exploded. No one Convenient Parking area now occupied by the West had considered its nearness and ii';' qiito0e,eat,0 , ihoi. High School, but it was finally the fact it was filled with dyna- Invited. PEARSON FAMILYThe In, grid Pearson family reunion will oe held Tuesday, July 21, at Lib- WILL AGREE ON SIGHT" GROUP 110. GILBERTH - The 21. VALUES You Joseph Harker will be held July 26 at 1E30 p.m. in the Taylorsvills amusement hall and park. 'A banquet will be served at 6 p.m,, followed. by a business meeting and program., of -- , I ! the Union Pacific building at Main and South Temple Streets, the "Deseret News corner." :Gives Way te Territory The legislature continued to occupy these quarters until after State of Deseret gave way to the Territory of Utah in 1851. The first legislature of the territorial government convened Sept. 22, 1851 and one of the first measures introduced was a billto provide for the organization of Millard County and to designate the seat of government at . i ,Reunions Family FAMILY no-ca- -- THE DESERET NEWS-- 91 Saturday, Ally 19. 1947 Militia First Low Passed Pioneer Legisloiure of Deseret State Bt.' , . 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