| Show LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS FROM aars dally DAMY AUGUST 21 21 priesthood meeting uhe the regular meeting of the priesthood of the stake will be held hoid in the salt lake AP bembry ralls hall on saturday sept fth at 11 am wu WM W TAYLOR olera clerk ot the stake death of william hickmann ety ity letter from K R fi L we learn that williams william better known as bill s hickman died at lander olty city sweetwater County WyomIng territory at 3 on the morning englof of monday aug arter after an illness of 15 days from diarrhoea at the time of hla his demise he was surrounded rounded sur eur by a number of his friends and relatives an infant settlement charles charies jarvis writes from nutrioso a new settlement in apache county arizona that the crops are looking exceedingly cee coe well although somewhat late showers of rain were weri descending almost dally and ailo vegetation fiaui flourishing ri shing in consequence from the enco encouraging garaging comments of bro jarvis vla vie we should judge the location to be an excel excellent fenton ona 9 shot in a saloon at vienna idaho early on the morning of the while james kennedy and others wore were gambling in a moon saloon ho he suddenly pulled a pistol one on barrel discharged accidentally and wont went through the floor he presented it at one of the payers i frank canfield and pullets eging the intended mark but hittl hitti hitting ng peter woods a bystander the ball bail passing nearly through his body entering a v short distance abo above the navel kennedy escaped the wound would probably prove fatal A southern trip this afternoon hon john T caine left for the south and expected to be joined at provo by counselor john W young when the two gentlemen purposed making a tour of S san ban ar re pete rete t es dievler and probably some others of the southern counties one of the leading objects of delegate cidney caines trip is to become more familiar with his constituents and their wants in relation to mall mail and other facilities brother youngs tour la is strictly of a missionary character apostle brig ham young is already in that sec bec tion of the territory and they will in all likelihood join him more burglarious tram cramus cramps Ps some tram tramps piss evidently inspired with finlater Bin eini later ater motives paid another visit last night to the premises of brother isaac emery of the sixteenth ward it will be remembered that the gent lemans honse hoube was burglarized while he was waa with a recent black boek rock excursion party last evening if the ob had not scampered there would probably have been several good tramps strewn around the lot henry parry happened to bo be nears near and on discovering the presence of the vagabonds in he hore here rear near arhe he at once started hunting tramps with a gun not wishing an interview with him they de died away from home A little over nive five weeks ago brother david V bennett of mona mons juab county brought his invalid wife mrs amanda A bennett bannett up to the city in the hope that her health would be bene fItted by the change she be ing affected with consumption the lady gradually bank sank however and expired at the house of brother thomas mitchell of the 3rd ard ward I 1 this the funeral will be conducted at the theah ward waid school house at 10 tomorrow to morrow deceased was a native of sweden having been from near stockholm she had been a member of the church chuich since bince 1873 and was a faith ful and consistent latter day balant saint homicide at beaver canon A beaver canon correspondent of the ogden kerald herald bends senda word to that paper that a shooting affray occurred there at 3 on tuesday afternoon ephraim watson and jam james es thompson who were working for van koy noy co got into an altercation in which they grappled each ench other and watson was thrown to the ground watson got up and went away and procured a pistol came back and shot thompson in the right breast the character of the wound wat was not definitely known but a surgeon had been summoned from dillon watson surrendered himself and was arrested only two exceptions in the matter of curtyse curtis E bolton candidate of the peoples Peo reo ratty party for the office ot of clerk of 0 plute elute county the canvassing board titled tilled to his being elected As a communication had been received however charging him with being a polygamist his hib cabe case was referred back to the commission for their action and decision in the precinct of granger this county the count of votes for justice of the peace resulted in a tie between two candidates the matter was referred to the commission and the parties have been notified to appear and have the subject decided by lot these were the only instances in which trio count did not make matters decisive in the first place more murder at the park at i park olty city on wednesday matthew brennan rode upon scott hill hills adjacent to tuo uhe town he sat upon his horse a awhile while in the near vicinity of mr william kVil ilam llam gorlinski and his hla assistant who were surveying when a shot was wag heard hoard and brennan dropped from his horse and expired in a few seconds a bullet having torn through his body no other person except the men named were in sight but a small body of smoke was seen arising from a clamp clump of brush the tho cowardly deed dead having been done from under cover of an ambuscade suspicion at once rested restad upon john murphy with whom brennan was at loggerheads logger heads about the ownership of edmo 88 mining property both men expected trouble and went want about armed an inquest was held over the body resulting ang ing in a charge of wilful murder st against murphy the mannen eanner af or his death there appeared at first to be some doubt as to the manner fannef in which william Redmon who was found dead near nea rOuray Ouray utah a short abort time since bince came camo by his death the details of his surroundings when discovered cove reds appear to place it beyond doubt that he committed dulcide suicide eu icide leide his pistol was found between his knees with one chamber empt yand fahad he had spread his blankets where he aou would 1 d fall on them in the sand directly in front of him he be had traced hla hia name with a pointed stick while pinned to his saddle with his knife was a piece of paper on which his name was clearly written rodmon redmon was a red handed murderer having taken a leading part in a fearful tragedy enacted in a little valley in lake county colora do he had evidently concluded to die rather than be arrested being probably aware that hib hia pursuers were on hib his track which was the case ladles ladies conferences the conference of the belief beliet society of this stake will be held hoid in the fourteenth ward assembly booms on fridays friday sept commencing at 10 a m and 2 p rn secretaries will pre prepare are written reports and send to tre the stake secretary of the society as early as september ath it is desired by the president mrs M isabella home that each krana krang branch ot of the relief belief society in the stake should be represented by the president or one of ner nen counselors As there Is ia some business to be trane trans acted in which all should be inter ested it la Is hoped there will be a good attendance from all parta parts of the count county 7 the brethren ate nie cordially invited especially the bishops of the several wards the primary conference will be held on saturday morning following september in the bait balt lake assembly hall and it is ia desired that there should be a large representation of children present as well as aa the officers TheY the Y Ii M I 1 A conference will convene in the afternoon at 2 p M mi in the same place secretaries for tor these organizations will win please send in their reports as e arly early as an possible found fondd dead on the street last evening edwd pet ret pettit it observed near his residence in the southwest extremity of the city an old man pawing passing on the street apparently much exhausted and depressed he did not speak as he passed shortly afterwards william garbett called upon mr pettit and informed him that he had seen this same old man lying in the ditch a short abort distance away that ho he had raised him up and held hoid him by the arm but find ing him unable to walk had con eluded to obtain a team the two men then proceeded to the spot where the old man was wag lying and found him quito gulte dead the body was placed pieced la in mr pet bat battits fatties tits wagon and conveyed to an inquest was hold by coroner taylor and a jury at which the foregoing facts were elicited no papers were found on the person orp erp of the deceased to give a clue to his identity he was evidently a foreigners foreigner of medium height and at least seventy years old his clothing which was considerably worn consisted of a blue coat with brass braes buttons pants and other garments of coarse material and stags shoes the latter being nearly new now the verdict of the coroners juny jury j ury uny was to the enert effect that the decea deceased reda who was jurors unknown died from general debility deuced by old oid age since the foregoing was written i we have learned boom sextor taylor that the old man had been identified as john knecht a native of st gallon gallons switzerland ho he had resided for several years lately in the northern portion of the eighteenth ward and occupied his time in gathering raga rage ahe he was addicted to habits of intemperance which probably hastened hasta ned nod his death |
