Show LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS william fawcett of logan utah desires to hear bear from joseph eab fawcett who was mentioned in elder andrew bensor la letters an bavine emigrated emie rated from new zealand to utah la in the latter part of 1871 the state code commission composed of richard W young grant H smith and william A lee jlee met monday afternoon and organized with mr young me as chairman and mr lee as ae secretary april 1896 bishop elmer taylor of juab died this morn lug sunday at he will be buried at levan on tuesday at 1 p to c bishop taylor has baa been a great sufferer auf lerer and his release is a blessing L A BAILEY millennial star apr aar J J release elder bider james E taylor has baa been released from laboring as traveling elder in the liverpool con ference by request of president woodruff on oa account of the sickness of his hia father at home he left april 4 1896 mrs harriet A jacobs of liebi lehi a subject of baten victoria filed her dechart tion ut of intentions to become a citizen of the united states in the fourth district court saturday this is in the first declaration of intentioned intent ioos ione fibel by a woman in this district since statehood sister orilla leavitt brown wife of elder bider philander brown died at her home in the second ward provo at 2 monday morning irom at sixty seven years of age slater rolater brown was an earnest placere latter day saint devoted to the gospel and her duties io in the ward where sue she has been an active laborer I 1 lu a the belief Relief society and among the young for beare elders paniel daniel C walker and karl S Fac fackrell kroll writing from lamoni decatur county laws iowa under da date to of april 17 1896 say igwe we have been called to labor here in lamont and in decatur county iowa we are meeting with success there to la quite a number investigating and from present on indications we may get some of the honest bones in heart out of this place we find plenty of opposition oo here bore among the leaders but we know we have hav tb the truth we have been here about a mouth month up to date MAMMOTH april the little town of mammoth was the scene of much excitement last saturday even ing ln about 6 pm in miss mine agnes andre son while wending her way to visit a friend being attacked by a furious cow the young lady was knocked down and stamped upon by the me in furia fur ted animal and was severely bruised brai sed several people were attracted by list her screams and they came to her timely resistance but it was with much dif difficulty flouty that they managed to drive t the b a animal away sticks and rocks were freely used andmios and miss andreson was wae carried to her bet home in a fainting condition D K x BIG cottonwood CANYON april 24 the party of seventy five citizens who left salt lake for the purpose ot of inspecting the works of the big cottonwood power company arrived at the stairs at 12 after a drive of two hours hour and a half on arrival the party left the carriages and were shown through the power house by B R M jones manager halt hair an hour later the party were driven up the stairs to the reservoir and spent an hour or so io in viewing the great dam at A t 2 the party was at the corn com izy banys o boarding bouse partaking of an ample luncheon prepared for them the party left for foe salt bait like lake at the body of charles lake the unfortunate minor miner who was killed by an explosion of giniat giant powder at the ores cres cent mint mine at park city chiy on saturday was sadly viewed by MINDY many friends sunday sam mclaughlin who was injured by the same explosion is slowly fre recovering covering from his lake was a native of Phillips phillipsburg burg kansas for the last seven years he be was a resident of american pork fork and it to is said was soon to have been marrisa married to a young lady residing at wat place the death of susan A well and widely known as a lady judy of many sterling sterli rg qualities occurred at her home in the thirteenth ward tuesday after an illness of two the deceased was a native of salem massachusetts and was in the sixty seventy so vent b year of her age she passed parsed through the struggles of the latter day saints at Nati nauvoo and came to utah in september 1847 as a member of jedediah Jed ediab edish M grants granta company she was the mother of six children one of whom was lucy 8 grant wile of hon heber J orant grant the deceased was one of the most active promoters of sericulture to la the state and was energetic and persevering in the doing of good in many other directions I 1 IDA IDAHO 0 FALLS id idaho a ho april 21 1896 th the 0 weather duri during I 1 m the week ending monday april was cold and damp with frequent rain or snow and high winde wind over the me greater portion of the state ice formed nearly every night thoughts though Thought the hs soil is in excellent condition little farm work has ban been done owing to cold and unfavorable weather which has checked the growth of vegetation e i leaving the situation practically the same as it was last week fruit generally speaking la Is hardly far enough advanced for serious irjary from frost front but in parts of the western district peach and apricot trees have been slightly injured and a few farm ers era entertain lears fears of a abort crop though nothing certain is known yet D P section director at tuesday elder bider john M cow ley of the seventh ward of this thin city died at his home in the sixty ninth year of his bis age the deceased was a native dative of the isle of mao n being the oldest eldest son of mathias mateias adu ann ahn quay quayle to cowley he was born august 16 1827 near isear peel pee in his boyhood he re received the gospel under the teachings of the late president john taylor the family came to america in 1841 and settled nettled near nauvoo from which place they were driven with the saints in 1846 they arrived lo in utah in ID 1864 1854 and from that time the deceased has been a member of the seventh ward of this city forthe for the past few years he be has been an invalid hr his health has been delicate the greater part of bis big life when oo on guard at nauvoo during the persecutions of the saints there be contracted a severe cold and sickness from which he never fully recovered he leaves a wile wife two sous aoa one daughter and numerous relatives B F fleiner and henry W davis arof provo were brought in on the mintlo branch B R G W train friday afternoon suffering eutTe from severe injuries received through a powder explosion loti they were culling mini UK la in death anyon about 81 sixty aty miles west of tin tic ties and thursday evening they entered an old tunnel and lighted their candles for the purpose of examining the ground As they throw threw down the lighted match a terrific explosion followed the men were burned beverly on their hands banda and faces and were at once placed in a wagon and taken to eureka where they were placed on the train after arriving in this city they had bad their wounds properly 0 ore reseed aeed and there Is ie said to be no danger of their losing their eyesight which was at first feared the only explanation of the Js that a laige quantity tot of powder bad been left in the tun nel and that toe te matches ma dropped by plainer fleiner anu ana davis caused it to explode weekly croo bulletin for week ending monday april colb 1896 during the post past soven seven days about every variety of weather prevailed in utah with the exception of a cyclone and hot wave there were sunshine and ad blizzards blix rains rain hall bail sleet snow borms torms nigh high winds and thunderstorms throughout the central and northern sections about four faur inches of enow fell en an an average and on the mountains the depth was variously estimated from three to five feet in depth reports from the southern portion or of the state are somewhat meager but from those received it la Is believed that the me area of the storm extended to the southern boundary of the state the cold wet stormy weather practically stopped all clods kin da of farm work and checked the growth of all vegetation the severe frosts of the and loth it is feared killed many of the fruit buds throughout the state and also damaged some of the grain and lucers rone the majority of correspondents report that wheat to Is looking fine and promising and that other crops are making slow but satisfactory progress in davis county early vegetables are about ready tor for the market J H SMITH lection director salt lake city U utah tab utah april 27 arguments in the motion for a DAW trial it in the case of toe lae slate S late vs hayes occupied the forenoon la the founta district co court art the was overruled forty days to procure a transcript and prepare a bill of exceptions and a statement of the appeal was granted defendant was then called forward for sentence when judge mccarty asked if he be had anything to say any why lodgment judgment should not be pronounced upon him he replied 1 I have hare I 1 am not guilty of the deed committed 22 upon being asked if he preferred being shot or hanged hosala be said idon that I 1 have any choice it if I 1 have to lose my life for those boys boye for a deed I 1 have not committed well and good 1 the court you say aay you have not any choice 21 no air not now the court then pronounced the judgment that the defendant be taken by the sheriff to some convenient place in the county on the day ot of june and hanged haye while apparently realizing his position bad himself under splendid control and snowed showed no sign of being more impressed presed im than many of the spectators the state reform school was wag the scene acene of an exceeding lively scrimmage sunday evening about 6 oclo cb seven toughs laid a plan to C escape and were successful in their eff t orts the break was made immediately after supper two guards william thomas and thomas were on duty duly finally the latter went to supper berand and in a twinkling the youthful insurrection leta were upon toe the remaining guard goard who was knocked down and brutally beaten he succeeded how ever iu in blowing his big whistle which brought guard meyers and doberin rin do perin allison to his bis rescue the following made their escape cecil cooper joseph aloan william john peterson ons thomas james jamee henry Will and wll wil ham dam russell ruseell Rusa ell cooper sloan and Wol colquist quist were captured in time to se ae cupy copy their beds at the institution again last night and officers were ift sent bent in search of the others A telephone message from the As reform school at 3 pm monday afternoon was to that throe three young men had bad been seen at morgan at noon today answering closely to the description of the missing boys boyl it is confidently fi thought they are the ones wanted and officers were immediately ut on their track MEiR cuR april 22 cole cele berated gold cam camp is now a municipality with a complete com complete not act of officers the canvass of votes of yesterday fa election was finished this morn ing the result is a sweeping victory for the citizens ticket this ticket with the number ot of votes vies cast for each candidate was as aa follo follows wt mayor francis hall treasurer richard quo gundry dry recorder jena jebo mahaffey Ma hafley justice of the pence peace 0 J walker marshals marshal harry mair john joba mcfarland Mo Farland C jj monroe manroe bush henry hales wm bracken the candidates on the nonpartisan non partisan ticket and the votes received by them ahem are me as follows follow mayor joseph brad ley treasurer martin Mahn mahnkin kID recorder H B windsor justice jostles ot of tn pence T 11 agbo marshal L bertchinger Ber Ser chinger councilmen henry caldwell thomas carter jar H milner IL A 0 whipple charles living ston eton A total of votes was cast and only sixteen were against lo 10 corpora tion A very large dumber of men did not vote at all on account I 1 to of being at work in the mines minea and aad baft beffi disqualified on account of not dot baal resided in the camp the period the result of the election to t highly gratifying here and quiet an and good feeling rr prevails evalle among the people the board of equalization is now considering si the opinion of attorney Atto general bishop ishop Jl in reply to the following questions propounded to him first Is property exempt from taxation under the revenue law of utah territory exempt from taxation this year under the state revenue law for instance household furniture professional libraries and mortgages second Geue generally rally is the as assessment sesame at of property for taxation this year to be made in accordance with the provisions of the state revenue law except so far as assessments made previous to the nam passage ot this act which are made valid and confirmed under subdivision 18 section 43 of the revenue law third under section 56 the board most meet ou on the second monday in july and under subdivision 8 of section 81 it must meet ou on the third monday in july under which date should the board meet rhe foe attorney aito ruey goner gener 1 maye alter after presenting bla big reasons at length 1 lam I am of the opinion that tant all prop I 1 erty arty mentioned in ID your first question to wit household furniture professional libraries mortgages mortgagee and any other properties lep which were exempt from taxation by virtue ot of the territorial lawla lawis taxable unless it shall hall have been in the exemption contained in the constitution above set not out the territorial law which exempted such property from taxation being arevag oaut to section 2 ot of article 18 of of the constitution supra eupra I 1 As to yur second question my reply to is yes yam in reply to the third thard query the attorney general you tou will observe hot hat at the meet i log ing on the second monday in july OM cal board to is r required quiren to assess all property and trane franchises bises of railroads railroad etc ind and in i the meeting on the third douday Mon dayto in july they bey are to equalize the valuation of the taxable property of at the neveal counties there is a slight couf conflict flet te these two sections yet yei in my opinion this conflict can be reconciled by bj the bomrad meeting on both dates tar for 04 purposes therein expressed respective ly jy ft david finales an industrious teann stir eter who has baa for many years b been n 4 7 an the employ of bobbs wall UX manufacturers at san francisco sop arje thursday morning sig at 6 oo loot i the and according L to torn cow pre prepared bis big modest ares orean bade his big wife and 2 year old d adauf P an affectionate farewell anil W fejt t t his as usual when he be returned to tb life his home the upper flat at no 1082 nineteenth lift street at ocl oolf that nah alg ab e found the house dark daik arid and when atte entered met no welcome greeda frojm 0 the wife from the chamber beh behtz left twelve hours boors before came a QUIN oj 01 childish prattle wake up mammas mamma wake ftp A conoe bow 0 lieper the little on one e I 1 hastily striking a light entered the chamber and there bending over the still form of her mothers mother lovingly pressing kisses upon spon sive give lips was waa the child still clod clad th in her night robe M malanima Al anima had bad breakfast yet i told him in childish innocence id d paa im so hungry be grief stricken man took in the port rt of it all at a glance the wife t mother had died while the child her side ignorant of death and thu this leaning suing of the mothers s unwonted 1 had bad busted busied herself all day be aide 8 the corpse to the bed she had bad brought her toys a doll its dresa areme ec ev her weeks macke and a picture book asbe bad thought lH tight OUght her barown own dresses as well and aid 1 biad apparently tried to persua persuade cie the 1 to dress her one glimpse was enough for the 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