Show Sw onu onn dayson PAYSON july 21 ai 1472 isly editor deseret mews news ait oil oit days meetings mee tings have just jue closed we have ben bo favored with the presence and teachings of president Brigham Brigha mYoung and geo goo A smith of the first predl Preil presidency dency of the elders eiders 0 hyde W woodruff geo goo Q cannon and jos JV smith of the twelve elders jos young and L VV hancock first of seventies president A 0 smoot of thit wis t stake slake of some eight bishops from nealand distant wards no less leas than four lour stakes stakey af if I 1 zion were more or less at the meetings mee tinga there were three choirs in ini at 4 tenda uce nce vin vla the provo spanish fork forbe and payson which have cheered jand and glad bened the hearts of the saints our meets meet l ings were held in our new now meet i ug ao house usg which wasi was dedicated in prayer to odiay adlay od lay elder wilford woodruff on saturday forenoon the teachings from first to last jast were evere rich timely and appropriate th the a word of wisdom P PE E fund education celestial marriage tithing political ecot eco 1 nomy were the subjects chiefly dwelt upon our town was crowded with visitors from many settlements and we long to be remembered i m respectfully I 1 M COOMBS d t RICHFIELD savior conaty conn Con nty ty t t 1 I july 1872 editor deseret news libeus T coons coong died here on tiie tile even s ing of the ath of july very suddenly ha attended three meetings nga and seemed well all day till he ha was taking his supper when he said he did not feel well he took some medicine after alter which he went to the door to vomit but ho he fell feit and cried bried out tel tei his wife calling her by name and saying sayings say bay ingO 0 O god I 1 I 1 am ana going to die he ha died about two hours later near 11 1 deceased was waa born may 13 1807 we he embraced the gospel at a very early date shortly after which he was blessed and set apart by the prophet joseph to lb nurse the sick to whom ho he often oas aas bean of great comfort and bene bete benefit ait alt lie was waa a member of ziona zions camp whan whon the first quorum of Sev enlie was organized he be was ordained one of its members he went through the persecutions in missouri and Illif illinois ibis where he was chosen to be a member of the prophet joseph smiths lifeguard life guard and always showed himself faithful to the church he wasa was a kind father neighbor and friend he leaves a wife aaa and a nume numerous family of which two are very young toung an and d man many frion friends ds no yours H P minler MILLER latil jairy 12 editor mews meus J will you please lilease give tb i he following statement in your p paper in fiorre reh gard eard to my name boing being attached to td thir thit the e a anti antl ti state petition 1 f Y A petition was pre pro presented gente a to fo me which I 1 signed represent representing ingv ingo that if utah became a state the taxes would bo be much heavier but hut as aa the petition now reads I 1 cannot endorse it as I 1 know the tile authorities of orthe the church to bagood be good men and I 1 am aiu entirely opposed to the sentiments contained in said petition MARY bbown bitows |