Show in the winter of 1849 50 the indiana were very troublesome in the neighborhood of provo making frequent raids killing and stealing cattle andallo and also killin killing gand and wounding some of the people brother atwood was selected to go with an expedition tion to put a stop to this mar business and was absent nineteen days A battle was fought on the ground on which provo now stands standi there being brisk firing bring on both sides one of the brethren was killed and quite a number seriously wounded brother atwood escaped without injury and when he be returned to this city brought in a wagon load of indian prisoners in the winter of nf 1850 all brother atwoods fathers father house arrived in the valley from the east bajue ath of march 1851 he was set apart to be a member of the prodding presiding colin council cil of the sixth quorum of seventies by president joseph young on the of september 1852 he started on a mission to gres great t britain he landed in liverpool on the ath of january 1853 he ae first labored in scotland then so as president of carlisle conference then of bradford conference and subsequently as paster of the district comprising the wiltshire Somerset shire and lands end conferences feren ces he performed a good work but limited space will riot not admit of detailed description of his labors being released to return home he set not sail from liverpool on may ath 1856 and reached the iowa camping ground on june he started across the plains with a band handcart cart company on july passed through all the hardships incidental ci to a journey of tha abai description crip tion and arrived at home nov ath he joined in the move south in ISM 1868 returning to the city in july of that year helas he was ordained a high priest may ath 1878 1873 and was set apart w a a member of the high council by president daniel H R wells he acted in that office and calling until december 1881 when he was ordained a bishop and set apart to preside jide in that capacity in the thirteenth ward by president joseph F smith from 1877 guptil his ordination to the bishopric he also acted in the capacity of home missionary lu in this bake of vola the funeral etwas held at the thirteenth ward assembly Assem bv rooms booms at 1030 1080 a 4 va 0 on u rati sunday aday december |