Show AN OLD MORMON CEMETERY the council bluffs iowa Aon pare pard of the lust imbt contains the following which way may be of interest to the veterans vet erana and the families of the veterans who crowed crossed the Misso missouri url at an early date la the western migration of the sainto charles lapworth familiarly known as an charlie ji lapper japper of payson utah has bas been visiting in the city and vicinity foursome for some days past mr lapworth was waa an old timer in council bluff having removed from here to utah irk in 1860 1850 he has baa been making inquiries concerning the old cemetery of the mormons Mor mons at what was then called council point a little northward or of lake manawa bawa A number of utah people who resided in this city and county away back in the years from 1846 to 1858 1853 have been concerned about reports that the cemetery has haa been washed into the missouri river and that no trace could bould bi be round found of the graves of their relatives rela tivee and friends buried there at the time this city was a rendezvous for the salute saints being gathered into the utah ufah MOD but mr lapworth Lapwor lh a few days ago followed up the trace he made when here on a visit in 1871 and he finds that the cemetery has oot not been disturbed by the shifting course of the bid muddy he has not needed thi the confirmation of his judgment la that respect by testimony received by him ir from f om old settlers in this locality mr lapworth is a well preserved intelligent man of seventy years yearn and coave P interestingly about the and wonderful 0 changes that have taken place la in this vicinity since the mar one occupied the ground more thon than sons arty years yari h ago referring JEto ferring to the old cemetery to wh which 64 1 he 44 highly W gratified if to find he said add a large of the people buried there died of cholera in 1 1849 49 and the early fifties and the people here of the present pre fleat generation cannot realize the sufferings uffe ringe caused by that and other diseases prevalent and the hardships incident to fro frontier tier life borne by their predecessors who found western iowa and eastern nebraska Nebra eba a which furnished homes homei only for indiana and wild specimens of the animal creation mr lapworth visited a daughter in the county but there are few others othera now alive in thle this whom he knew forty two years ago he left for his bia home at Payson Utah last tuesday eveni evening evee lug Dg |