| Show low BON JOEL GROVER I 1 A BRIEF OF HIS by the aid of brother W A C bryan we are enabled to nive give some details in relation to the late hon joel grover he is the son of of thomas and hannah 1 grover was born at farmington parro ington davis county utah hitik 1849 11 he e died of hepa to colic passing of gall stones at his residence in nephi juab county utah at 1155 t S m T alte may ay 1886 he was the rat tw white male mak child born in davis county he was baptized into the church of jesus christ d of f latter day saints when eight years of age at the april conference of 1867 1807 he was called ty president heber C kimpell kimball to go gid on a mission to europe he started on an his mission may lath 1867 crossing the plains most qt the way by team and arr arrived ivedA to Liver liverpool popl en england july he HeTa labored labo bored faithful faithfully in the kent and glasgow conferences two years preaching the gospel and after havig bavier completed his hl mission to the satis satisfaction action oje of the he presidency was released on the tha alth and departed from liverpool in the steamship colorado homeward bound july 1869 arriving at Ms his home in farmington august december kh 1869 he was married to MaryAs daughter of bf DY dr willard richards 11 upon DA which occasion president Brigha joa auld young predicted that brother grover would yet occupy prominent positions of usefulness in the kingdom of god november 1871 he was ordained a III high h priest and ana caned to preside over the nab juab stake of zion subsequently anere being changes in the presidency he has been first counselor therein he has beena been a leading figure in the management of all of the important matters pertaining to the welfare and prosperity of the stake in 1873 he was elected bi representative to the legislative assembly of the territory of utah and has since that time been repeatedly elected representative senta tive and councilor and has been well recognized recognised and admired as a wise and able representative of the people in 1875 he was elected to the a effice e of selectman and in 1878 1876 to that of probate judge for juab county and he held the latter office at the tima of his demise he was an extensive stockholder in the nephi Aler mercantile cantile and nephi mill and manufacturing institutions and held the offices of president and superintendent in of th the store and secretary and superintendent of the mill re he was prominently identified in m all of the public institutions of atthe the stake and was a very liberal subscriber to every legitimate enterprise and industry organized ran since nce his a arrival or va ih e in the F ayt rational bank a of eam about to be b organized he be was a subscriber f for r a consid considerable rab amount and at the ho preliminary meeting was chosen for one of its directors As a financier he was of the first order and his judgment and executive ability were quick and firm he was as a close lasting friend and while beng being ai a latter day saint sain and leavin having the 0 love and and confidence dence of the aug authorities and people eople ot of the church he was broad liberal ral and charitable 19 such an extent as to gain the admiration and confidence of every class 1 on the even evening ing 0 of f the ath dinst brother grover and h his I 1 s wife had habben blen out riding andrad and nad on only I 1 y just returned hope home when he was s seized e iced VIP dij h a violent lent cramp in the stomach it being then about doctors don doa aud and atkin evere were immediately summoned anci ana the F elders of the church were sent for and everything woo was done that could be oque done to counteract the disease bu but nothing to have any effect and after much baer suffering in so short a time tim he be passed away at I 1 the news ot of his death jaqw a most sudden shock and sereada gloom over the entire community the town was draped in mourning and nags flags put plat at half mast during his ais uptime atme brother grover having vin expressed p seddis bis desire that when h b should ho irl die his remains should be t taken ak ea direct from his home to the tomb a and that there a should be no binen funeral ser sermon mon over hs his remains his Is wish was carried out the obsequies commencing at his late residence and after singing dugin by the tabernacle choir an and prayer by apostle H J grant branty the mu multitude assembled to attend the funeral passed through the parlor viewed the remains and the procession then being beang arranged in order proceeded proceed eI to the cemetery it was te largest largest attendance on any occasion of t the e kind ver ever known in this county A great many friends and and procip pt citizens citizen fl from salt lake e i utah th t and ott 0 other counties wei e present among them were quite a number of his eo co laborers in tho the legislature the funeral procession returned af 4 pm p m and adjourned to the saphi tabernacle where the afternoon Is ser r vices were devoted to remarks in relation to the deceased the tabernacle acle was draped for the occasion and combined with the devotion ex expressed pressA presented a most solemn aspect the speakers were president charles sperry george kendall mathew mc cune ano win A C bryan personal friends and intimate acquaintances ot of the deceased deceased leaves leave a wife five children a mother and numerous other relations to mourn his departure his friends and the entire community retain an affectionate remembrance of the departed arted who was loved and respected gy by all who associated with h him bui in in life FROM wednesdays dalby MAY 19 sot not Sul tab we have received the copy ot remarks written in verse delivered by a young lady before a conjoint mn meeting of the young mens and young g ladies improvement associations ti on a at richfield sevier county it is accompanied by a request to publish the reason for its non nonappearance a appearance ppe arance in this journal is that although admirably suited to the purpose for which it wis was originally composed it is ii hardly so for these columns A petty thiel A requisition was made from the justices court today to day on the commandant at fort don douffas Doug fas S for a soldier named F E R egart eg t wanted on a charge bof petty lar larceny y egbert was arrested by the military r y officers last night for desertion he has been at ane metropolitan as a citizen 3 zen jor or some days and stole stol from the proprietress of the hotel mrs hill a pair of blankets which he sold at mad had sens secondhand store look out W C hawkins of marsh valley idaho informs us that the crops in that section are in a very unpromising condition and the proba batty is that they will be at least a partial failure we would be pleased to have brief statements statement sin ln relation to the crops from each section of the territory such information would doubtless be of use in governing the g gr bangers angers in tho the disposal of grain these are times when the peo people anvIl e had better keep their eyes open and look a little out police court notes today to day in the police court the following busi buoi ness was transacted HB R B manchester albert resse reese and ole Han hansen sentor lor drunkenness were each assessed 5 harry turner paid 10 for getting drunk and jacob olsen for abeln being g drunk and disorderly was fined 1250 E R R rodgers Kod gers who stole W H Att woods horse from murray salt lake county was arraigned for grand larceny and said 1 61 I plead guilty to everything charged against me and ask for the mercy of the court his hia bonds to await the action of the grand jury were placed at st 2000 which he was unable to furnish fired his own house ruse about 9 0 clock last night the are department were called out by an alarm of fire from the eastern part of the city it seems that H n who lives on fath east street went tome homer and began a quarrel with ith his wife she became alarmed and idith with her tv two fo is small mall children ged fled to th e ehouse house of a neighbor mckean t then en got oil on the root ox of his house and P pouted ae on the shingles a quantity of 11 coal 01 oil to which he applied a lighted match he then ran iran off toward the centre of town and has not been seen or beard of since the neighbors at once got to work and in a few moments extinguished the names flames which did but little damage i raid toy by deputies about 4 this morning dep deputies les franks cuddihe and others surrounded I 1 the resi dence of joseph 0 youn young th in the eighth ward about 6 they ahey applied applied for admittance and s subpoenaed mr r youngs bamily the head of the household had hov however veVer gone out unobserved by the deputies of whose presence re sence he was ignorant but the gause house was searched from cellar to garret as were aso also the barn chicken MOP coop outhouses out houses etc and some of the neighbors residences dences several members of the famil families iek of arn afelt and mr wm win J silver were also subpoenaed in connection with toe the case mr young however was not arrested the witnesses were this morning excused until monday when they are to appear before commissioner mckay and are also wanted before the grana grand jury on june 1st ast well veil done yesterday it was stated by the NEWS that mrs emmeline B wells editor of the exion exponent ent bad ad returned from a protracted visit to t the h e E east ast we were e unadvised until the paper per went to press that dr ellen B farguson tar ferguson guson returned home at the same time taille both ladies having been associated socia ted tn in the same mission they spent most of the time of their abse absence n ce I 1 in mashington washington working ta in the inter interest est of fihe h women of utah from ces ol 01 of information that have reached the subject they have hare done their duty thoroughly and intelligently the result of the efforts cannot fail ot being good we congratulate them on their site safe return and on the capable manner in which aney have tilled filled the responsible pon sible part assented ass ened to them showing that they merited the confidence in them reposed we have had the pleasure ot of rbee meeting aing both ladies since their arrival and are pleased to be able to state somewhat fatigued they are in good health and spirits spirl te supposed drowned on mond monday ay evening charles holt who lives near the cannon farm on the to bring a cow across the rive rHe was observed to ride into the stream and a short time afterward his horse was seen but holt was nowhere around nothing inore nore was thought of it u janell n ti I 1 yesterday a y when mr clayton holts par partner went to Js bouse hott for him aad was informed laforme jd that lie he had bad not returned irow irom the city whither he be had started with a on monday A search was instituted or tr the missing man but without avau and his bis friends finally came to the con elusion that he had been drowned last las evening mr C H gold B R haen jr Mr Loveridge and others got grap pleng irons and dragged the nver bt pit up to io latest accounts today to day had fouad no trace of ef the object of their search there seems to be but little doubt that the unfortunate man has mgt met Ns s death in the river chic which A at teat Wat place is very dangerous he ha is ageda ik bout 35 years and has been occasionally employed at the utah central depot as engie wiper his wife and family are almost distracted over its his disappearance though at first they thought him safe in the city i |
