Show LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS measles is worrying the good people of cedar city eight oases cases are quarantined millennial star july 21 2 release elder walter A webb has been honorably released from laboring as ae a traveling elder in the sheffield conference to return home he ha left for home on the of june july 21 M li shepherd came eam efrom from california this morning he could not bring ezras body the authorities refused to allow the remains remain to be moved for three years yea re shepherds la inquiries the fact that teat ezras death at sacramento r re e bulged from accidental tir drowning there was waa no cause whatever to RUB gas violence at moan moab grand county on july 12 H A hatch was working at a stone atone quarry when a grappling hook on the orane amne slipped causing a stone atone to fall fail crushing hatchs hatcha left forearm at the wrist dislocating the wrist joint sod and forcing the bones bonea through the flesh besides bruising the young man about the face a and fad breast hla his injuries ate are serious arlous er lous and be maybe may be maimed for life A shocking hooking fatality oc currel at echo tuesday A brakeman brake mau on toa park city branch brakob ut ur the union pacific rati ran road was waa engaged in uncoupling coupling un oat care for switching when a oar car was seen to approach and knock him down A cau conductor and another brakeman saw him tall falli but before they could coula reach him the oar car had passed over him pro injuries that resulted in instant death both logo legs were severed and the tee body was frightfully mangled cedar iron county record inari 9 day I 1 while john steves was trying to remove some obstructions from the union field canal during the freshet coined caused by the rain raid he be lost his footing and plunged into the torrent of muddy water the current was swift and owing to the flood the canal had become a miniature river liver for a time the outcome of the affair was doubtful and he had a desperate struggle sigle to re sin the bank mr stevens steves said he gain gad ad a very narrow escape as there was no nc assistance at hand on the dinst the annual meeting of ziona benefit building society was hold held at which the tol following lowing officers mrs were elected T 0 webber president reber heber J grant vice president ij S hills treasurer edg edgar r howe secretary directors A W carlson thomas thom as hull 0 P arnold jr jos joe S wells well john A silver arthur parsons wm win J bateman david mckenzie Mo Kenzle G H backman Ba H S beatle Bf catle wm longmore auditors A G Glau giauque que C A P F henry T Mo mcewan Ewan the secre report was read and accepted the quarterly stake conference held saturday and sunday was well at tended both days elders brigham brig ham young foung john henry smith and F M lyman of the quorum of apostles Apost lea were present and addressed the saints giving many valuable instructions re garding the duties of the people the presidency of the stake and rid the bishops gave encouraging reports of the of the members of the church A feeling of sadness wag wae caused by the announcement yesterday forenoon that elder A H cannon had bad been called behind the veil which however was tempered by the knowledge that the father booth all things well SCOFIELD july 20 1896 the work at winter quarters la Is better this mouth month than man it was last there to la till still not enough for the number of men here bore the scofield mine la is working about halt bait time mrs john hood is ia still quite ill ed morgan and hugh hunter will start for england in a few days day on a pleasure trip there has been considerable sickness among children lately and or dr smith has been kept quite busy W H donaldson Dunald soo has been appointed justice of the peace of scofield in the place of john strang who has removed from the precinct MORMON BOY mr and caristensen of mill mil creek i to make the trip to ti together with the oid po fo kf ke but met aitu an accident that might have resulted fatally even to tc younger and more agile persons it appears that they were urging their nurse horse to catch the train and pro ceedee to cross the rutih and nevada track at the junction of fourth west and second south streets at a rapid galt gait when from some inexplicable reason upon striking the rails the seat of the buggy tipped over backwards pitching this the elderly couple out on their heads in both esses cases causing scalp wounds and giving them a bad baa shaking up thursday afternoon a 8 young man named moore recently employed at the germania swelter smelter while engaged in wheeling slag met with injuries which may cause his death he bad wheeled away a pot of slag and dumped it in the usual way and place on bis big way back to the furnace be noticed that a quantity of the molten slag still remained in the pot and instead of returning to the dumping place to empty it out he poured it on the ground near dear the slag cart track 1 he be molten mass alighted in a pool of water and exploded with terrible consequences to the unfortunate work man the hot stuff flow flew up into his face and eyes and ate ltd way into his flesh and one of bis big ears was torn off edward taylor one of the oldest most trusted and faithful employee emp loyes ot 01 the NEWS died at 2 saturday he was born in london edg tand land on september 29 1828 coming to this country and i u this city la in 1848 he endured the hardships ot of the early days in the valley anu nag has lived a faithful and honored wag life dying in full faith ot of the gospel the cause of death was general peritonitis resulting from obstruction of the bowels brother taylor has been employed as aa a news carrier for this paper for the past twenty four years year carrying his ble first route in 1872 all connected with the NEWS have learned to love him the younger ones once looking upon him with veneration and he richly deserved it A gentleman who has baa just returned from a trip through the towns of davis county called at the NEWS office and stated that a three year earold ear old child of antone christensen ot of south hooper was drowned at that place about a week ago by falling in a post poat hole bole filled with water the little ones mother stepped across the road on an errand to a neigh neighbors boim leaving the child playing about the house A few minutes later john W singleton happened along and found the be childs obaid feet protruding from the hole he immediately seized the child and commenced the be work of resuscitation but without aval avail the parents were sorely grieved over the low loss they sustained and and in their bereavement have the sympathy of many friends As an a means of settlement of the affairs of the defunct bank of salt belt lake mr J H bacon has for sev oral days been offering Dg creditors fate bit three personal notes payable in nine eighteen and twenty four months respectively and drawing interest at the rate of six alx per coot cent per annum these notee which it if amount iu ia the aggregate to lb mr buon off offra irs to 10 agoure by trans tw ring to trustees securities valued at the trustees true tees in whose hands hand the business buei will be left will serve without compensation until the notes are all paid relieving the settlement of et the he additional drawback expense of receivers or assign assignees ses it la is under stood that a large number of the credi tors tore are signing ku an agreement to this effect on monday about fifty children grandchildren and great grandchildren of mother saville gathered in liberty Lii berty park to commemorate the anniversary of that ladys birth she having just passed the eightieth mile stone on lifes j journey many were the good wishes and congratulations pressed tox by her children ob ildren and friends oo on the occasion the honored lady was born october 19 1816 and came to utah in 1871 prior to that time she with her heir husband lived in bishop stortford Stort ford heru herts england many a weary and hungry elier remembers the hospitality pita lity of father and mother saville in that laud land elder eider saville if spared pared to live until october Oo tober will oleo also pass the eightieth year of his bis age the venerable couple have the wishes of many friends for continued health prosperity and happiness the sad news of brother abraham H U cannou cannous s death was telephoned to logan very shortly after it occurred and caused general mourning ever since ainoa the first operation was performed the outcome has boa been anxiously awaited and since the second the anxious feeling has baa been in tou sifted abid the bulletins reporting bis big condition at tri quen intervals posted in the windows of the journal office have been surrounded by scores of people eager to learn of some improvement pro in his condition while grave fears were entertained ever since friday morning hope must have pro dominated or its if extinguishment would not have caused such acob a shock while in the beat of political strife other prominent churchmen have been spoken lightly of brother abraham jea H cannon was wag a always mentioned with the greatest respect none know knew him but to love him or named him but to praise john T pope a brakeman of this city whose home la Is at south fourth east street met with a 8 sudden and very violent death at milford on saturday evening last while in the service of the be union pacific he was employed on a mixed train and at the time he met with the accident which resulted in his bis death he be was wae attempting to draw a coupling plia pin he bad considerable difficulty in doing so and by some means as yet unexplained his hid right foot caught in a frog and hold held him last fast he made a terrific effort to release himself from hits his perilous position but kasnot was not successful in getting out of the way and was crushed in so frightful a manner that he expired on the way to salt bait lake to wiloh place a train was immediately dispatched with him the remains were taken to joseph E toy tay lot lorb n under undertaking taXing establishment but pe no inquest was hold held the deceased was 88 years ot of age and leaves a wife and three small children to mourn his tragic departure from their presence A question having arisen as to wb who 0 shall nail pay wate coeta in criminal cases when a aban change e of venue is taken attorney general bishop promulgated the following opinion wednesday J evans evang esq deputy county attorney vernal utah dear sir I 1 have before me your favor of the ath dinst in relation to the murder case cam in which a change of venue has been taken irom from your county to weber county and asking for my opinion as to whether or not the burden 0 of expense of the prosecution of the said case has been removed from your county by reason thereof you suggest that you have informed the county commissioners that in your opinion the burden ot of so prosecuting the case cage was wab not removed from your county also that you knew of no law that would require the prosecuting attorney of weber county to assist in the prosecution without compensation I 1 think you are entirely right in your conclusions that a change of venue does not operate to release the county in which the crime was committed from the burden of prosecuting the case I 1 have the honor to be very respectfully yours A C bishor BISHOP attorney general in relation to tty t states share of abe abe appropriation to colleges tor for and mechanical arte art amounting to attorney general bishop thursday pent feat the to state treasurer cbs mob pear dear siri sir I 1 herewith enclose you a communication from samuel blackwell auditor in the treasury department at washington Washing tonI D C of date june 1896 advising you that an account had been stated by that office in your favor as state treasurer lor for being on account of colleges lor for agricultural and mechanical arts aria and that a warrant lor for the same would reach you in due course of official business pursuant to your request to be informed what course you should pursue in reference to this matter I 1 beg to advise you as follows upon the proper order of the trustees of the agricultural college requesting you to do so BO it will be your duty under the act ot of congress of august 1890 to turn the same over to the treasurer of the said institution the order of the trustees aforesaid being your voucher which you will file of record in your office in my opinion the proper method to be observed in reference to 10 this matter would be tomazean tom to make akean an entry upon your books crediting the amount to the agricultural college special fund and upon turning it over to the treasurer as aforesaid charge the said amount thus balancing the transaction I 1 have the honor to be very respectfully yours A C BISHOP attorney general elder lorentz Lio rentz Fu ellenback of 0 eureka juab county reached this city at am tuesday on his return from a mission to dermady ierma oy he started on his big mission from this city april 18 1894 and hence has baa been absent two years and three months most of the abe period of his bis absence he be spent iu in the rhino rhine valley he obtained from the government permission to distribute tracts in the city ol of strasbourg where he be spent about ten months thesis this la the first methodical missionary labor ever done in that city by a latter day saint though other elders have visited it be fore novo e of them however ever obtained government permission to labor as missionaries he lid did not hold any public meetings in strasbourg so as he would have been obliged to obtain a further permission irom from the govern mont ment to do this but he be distributed a large number of tracts and did much private preaching elder fuellenbach also labored in cologne aud monheim in the former his bis labors were in private distributing tracts etc but in monheim he hold held public meetings in the latter city there Is a branch of the church numbering about fifty six members the last three months of his mission elder fuellenbach spent in hamburg the second largest city in germany f there bore is there a thriving branch of about ninety members aud and the condition of the work there and the prospects of the future are excellent elder eider duellen Fu ellen bach baca was accompanied on his bis home ward journey by fourteen emigrating saints from germany and switzerland and five returning missionaries mr barclay jones clerk of madison county montana and one of the prominent respected and influential citizens of that state died at st marys marye hospital in this city at 6 a m tuesday mr jones arrived in salt dalt lake about three weeks ago in ID the hope of bene fitting his bla health which has baa been serl impaired for some time past his hie affliction was tuberculosis a form of consumption slid and as it was in an ad danced stage be did not get the relief sought to be obtained here bare about a week ago be wua was compelled to KO go to the hospital where he be gra gradually lually gre grew worse u until gitil the ibe end came his wile wife who bad been summoned to his hie bedside kept faithful vigil over him during ing his last hours of earthly life 1110 and did all to la her power to soften the pillow of death her action throughout her bar bu husband stands illness is ie said to 10 have been beed characterized by heroic fortitude and self denial she Is ie left the sorrowing mother of eleven fatherless children mr jones jonee was a man of considerable property and a citizen of unquestioned integrity and high repute for twelve years he be acted as ae clerk of madison county hon J E dooly has baa interested himself in rendering rena ering valuable assistance assie tance to mrs jones jone in the hour of her great bereavement for all of which the lady la Is exceedingly grateful the remains of the deceased were embalmed embalm ed today and 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