Show I 1 LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS alp V DAILY FEBRUARY 9 0 the last kind offices of man to man jk we were in the case of caleb robinson Is 1 f 33 barratt arratt salt lake cites ex post i master very feelingly and simply ex impressed d this afternoon when the mortal f attains of the ex official were laid to rest feat in mt olivet cemetery 0 1 the nhe report of the health board for the mouth month of january shows 56 deaths as compared with 72 for the same month m as wit year the death rate per 1000 of population is of the number 30 were males and 26 females 16 beret were under 5 years of age 18 were 65 and over and 22 were between the ages of 6 5 and 05 45 two of the deaths were due to ty fever t two wo to scarlet fever and three others were caused by we diseases other causes were as fol constitutional diseases 14 nervous IO WB 3 circulatory 5 respiratory 11 so 4 18 motive 6 genitourinary genito urinary 6 accidee JP ani 1 old age 3 another classification W six deaths from consumption and sate fi from pneumonia amonia nineteen of the V y deaths were natives of utah ten came from other parts of the united states and the balance were of tore en birth ten andied died in the hospitals and infirmary ies during the month 24 cases of scar lot let fever were reported three of whooping cough and two of typhoid fever fifty six marriage licenses were d and births were reported hundred and seventy five yards of condemned food and dead animals N vwe burned at the crematory I 1 1 I the supreme court handed down an ft this afternoon in the case of att aznie tonie lo 10 blochwitz lochwitz Loch chmitz witz against james H jadeen and J S bonney affirming the 8 judgment of the lower court proceedings P ce edings in this case were in the of a c contest between the parties duj t involved all claimants by right of oc y Z were brought to determine s T who Q was entitled to toa a deed to a town lot in eureka city juab county the me record shows that in jan 1891 the probate bate jud judge ge of juab county made xa 1 Uca tion of the united states land j 14 V ce to enter the towns townsite ite of cureka lent was made for the land on the atry on december 31 1896 at the alne of the application for entry ael powers was in possession of 5 ue Bt elAnd land and by conveyances it vested t jit plaintiffs the defendants claimed to have occue occupied led the land since sept bahs the court below held that parties c claiming 44 a right under a townsite entry e f calist show that they or their i i more born were occupants when the applina tf am for entry was accepted supreme court holds that the y tower court ruled correctly that the interest of the occupants attached elm A with the making of the en 1 ifland fe ya no one who was not a settler and occupant at the time of the entry i sto derive any benefit directly by reas ou jt of the entry the court further that the time of entry of the townsite of eureka city was on the M of january 1891 and that unless 0 otta wax was vl a rightful occupant on that aay aw by himself or his predecessors he aw 1 not a beneficiary within the meaning 4 t the act of congress the court there tare affirms the judgment of the lower v a ft bartch delivered the opinion I 1 jettice zane and justice miner teb neur DAILY io 10 Willim nial star jan 27 manasseh smith has been released from laboring labo as a aider in the birmingham to return home rebeary 10 1898 elder smith has been released on account of deaths that have occurred in his family as mentioned in a recent issue of the star information is wanted of the whereabouts of sarah ann haslam Has larn who was a little irl when she came here from the barrow on furness branch of the liverpool conference about the year 1880 when last heard from she was living with her uncle haslam in salt lake city also of thomas and elizabeth higgins who came from the same place about the year 1878 address john lloyd oxford idaho A very enjoyable social was held in the second ward meeting house yesterday in honor of the aged residents of the ward and widows the guests number and through the energetic eneree tic efforts of the committe in charge of the affair aided by the good people of the ward the day was most pleasantly spent by all who were fortunate enough to be present the house was beautifully decorated for the occasion with flowers bunting and pictures among the latter being an oil painting by samuel jepperson of the old provo fort as it appeared nearly fifty years ago when the pioneers first settled on provo river west of the present site of the city Jep persons band furnished music and a nice program of recitations and music was rendered during the day A fine dinner was partaken partaker par taken of and numerous speeches were made all expressive of gratitude to the father who has blessed the land and the people and of love and kindness to one another among the visitors were bishop preston and elder george goddard of salt lake elders partridge and smoot of the stake presidency sister mary john and counselors of the stake presidency of relief societies bishop and counselors elders junes E daniels and john E booth abw L E eggertsen the oldest person present was elder edson barney 93 years of age who claims to be the oldest living member of the church in point of membership there were three pe persons rs ons over 80 years of age viz brother and sister wm graham and brother joseph sawyer the entertainment commenced at 11 arn am and continued till towards evening carriages conveyed those who desired to take advantage of tho accommodation to and from their homes home S A dance was given in the evening tor for the younger members of the ward provo city utah february 91 1898 the annual meeting of the provo fourth ward relief society wi was as held in the socie tys house on saturday feb 5 1898 at 10 am margaret M watson presiding in the absence of the segre secretary tary anna B was chosen secretary tary pro tern tem the minutes of the meeting on january 1897 were read and accepted showing officers and members enrolled the t treasurers treasur ers report for the year ending february 1 1898 was then read showing donations received in cash provisions and merchandise as follows receipts disbursements balance on hand wheat 80 bushels president margaret M watson exi pressed pleasure at this report said she enjoyed her labors among the sick alck and needy in the ward and felt to encourage all to attend the meetings dur ing the present year I 1 1 it was moved and n d c carried that the old board be reel reelected re el elected e d with ith the exception of sarah E R allu cluff u resigned the officers that comprise the board axe are margaret M watson president mari mary M boyden first and aad delia 1 I booth I 1 second vice presidents maxy mary boshar secretary and anna B i assistant mary M boyden treasurer jane B snyder sophia A gee and harriet C bean trustees plans for the new year were adopted and the meeting adjourned subject to too call c all ANNA B assistant secretary mrs frank W schilling nee lillie ott for emerly of ogden but recently of salt lake died under most moat distressing circumstances at this morning at east second south street where she took up UD her residence immediately after her marriage mrs schilling was waa a bride of less than a month and her death is a terrible blow to her hue bua band family and frie friends lidi of whom she had a host the deceased first became renown to the public in october 1896 when she was made the unfortunate victim of a persistent and objectionable suitor in the person of one will edson who almost everywhere in season and out insisted in forcing his attentions upon her on the night of october 8 edson waylaid miss ott and W L mccabe a gentleman friend who was accompanying her home this occurred between thirty fourth and thirty fifth streets on washington avenue edson was inflamed with all the pangs of hla his jealous disposition and taking up a position behind an electric light pole awaited the coming of the pair on whose lives he seemed to have deliberate designs As the young couple approached pro ached he stepped from his hiding place and opened fire three shots took effect in miss otts body two of the bullets never having been removed from her person on account of the difficulty and the extreme danger attendant upon operations of that character one of the leaden missiles entered the center of the breast and lodged in the region of the right lung another pierced the groin and imbedded bedded im itself in the pelvic cavity these two were always a source of trouble to miss ott even after she was able to leave her bod bed and resume her duties dutie 8 in the h household ouse and it is from the effects produced by them that she to is said to have met her death after having contended bra bravely veLly against such a fate tor for more knore than sixteen months the exact cause of death is given by the doctors as aa peritonitis this trouble being the direct result of the wounds she received at the hands of edson on january of the present year miss ott married mr frank W schilling formerly of st paul but now an employed of the oregon short line the th match the family says was a partle parties happy one approved of toy by all concerned for the past faur weeks mr and mrs schilling resided on second south street and never for moment suspected the shadow of death was so close upon them A day or two ago the young brides condition became alarming and despite the best beet efforts of physicians she grew worse dr D fisher and dr buding did what they could for her but without avail dr powers of ogden who treated her there we was also summoned last nig night but arrived too late to be of any service or FROM DAILY 11 the remains of mrs lurena fitzgerald fitzerald erald were laid tend tenderly etly 4 away in yn the city cemetery yesterday yent erday after noon by relatives and mends with whom the deceased was nume numerously blessed the obsequies were held la id the he twenty second ward matu house where oral espre expression and ft floral tributes bore evidence of th the w esteem in which the departed was held the speakers were cuders A SL JEL raleigh R T burton george B wallace C lw penrose and joseph E taylor elder john of the seventeenth ward offered the opening opt ning prayed and elder H W Nals bitt pronounced the benediction the musical numbers I 1 were furnished by the twenty second ward ard choir and mrs nellie druce Plug sley the pall bearers were W P irs ira and aquilla llla sons and christopher stokes F B eldredge and E A 15 smith mith sons in la w of the deceased no Wall gate wigan lancashire Engla england fid january 28 1898 in my traveling and distributing tracts among the people I 1 found a lady named atherton who lives at X A darlington street east she says she has a 0 brother who did live in mona luab aab county utah his name is john molyneux if he is alive his sister would like to know his whereabouts al also 0 another lad lady by the name of mar mary jane arbuthnot of 45 linney street off plat lane wigan says she had a brother who went to utah about seventeen years ago his name is thomas isherwood she is very desir otta to know his whereabouts and if he pan can be found she would like him to write her at once also george brown has a cousin by bv thenamae the name of if janus james derbyshire Der beshire who left dugmore lancashire england about seventeen years ago for salt lake valley taller write to george brown 11 Sar cinson street new town pemberton near wigan lancashire england THOMAS LEISHMAN beaver utah feb 11 the remaining pioneers and oldest residents of this thia city are unanimous in declaring this to te have been the longest and most beere tor for exceeding cold and enow they have experienced since settling here and it has told greatly on thele the health alth of many during the last two weeks the blizzard from the north for nearly toyree days and nights this week boade idt all travel from here in that di next to impossible and the best A j found the ravines and gorges gorge 14 vy wild 1 ald cit cat canyon filled necessitating the help of all hands to extricate horses and dig out their wagons the poles of the deseret telegraph poin company pany in many places in this and mallard county were blown down broken and the ground frozen so hard and deep it was impossible to reset them and will require hundreds of dollars to put the line in its former condition in iron county the recent storms were also severe with more snow and 91 milford Ml lford the mud and water were the corat ever known there the condition of the numerous sheep herds north and south of milford in this and tron iron county has not been reported for several eve weeks only that feed is out of the e question que etton and all are hunting a c change ange of location the demand now tor home cattle and mutton sheep la is already apparent and owners of both W gre sure of realizing a better price than for y years ears as aa soon as the weather abates and roads become passable range catto cattle have suffered buffered greatly in the mountains adamy FEBRUARY 12 elder L W lund of pleasant grove eltah county was a caller at the A news Wit editorial orial sanctum this week bhavini J C t returned from a mission to t for which state he took his de pe cember 1 1896 1895 the florida cro wence hesam he bays has members iw ur branches an ch eb and fourteen sunday lc hoole s all in a thriving condition Wan standard dard the location ox of the W plant has been definitely set settled aled and it ajro will go to wilsons Wll Wil sons lane As yet then are no papera signed ano and just what piece of f land will be the one la Is not known the matter of water has been settled settled and yesterday afternoon members of the board of directors took another drive over the territory from which the selection will be made the fun funeral al services over the remains of sister laura thorup held in the first ward assembly hall yesterday afternoon were very impressive the pulpit and its surroundings were beautifully drappel in white and adorned with large number of choice flowers the casket was in keeping with the modest but sug suggestive estive draping etc and was covered with floral tributes bearing witness of the high esteem in which the departed was held the meeting house was filled to its utmost with people from far and near elder john squires offered t the he opening prayer the speakers in the order name were elder john squires bishop william B breaton Pr eaton elder joseph E taylor of the presidency of the stake president joseph F smith and elder joseph warburton bishop of the ward words of comfort and consolation to the bereaved who were very numerous were administered by the various speakers the lovin levin disposition and pure life of sister was testified to she suffered greatly during her sickness but in all was patient and kind and never complained pla ined elder william 13 preston pronounced the benediction and the dedicatory prayer was offered by elder joseph warburton the pall bearers were herman F F thorup john T thorup hyrum E thorup and joseph Th thorup orui all brothers of the deceased and george E and willam S romney out of the seven hundred and twenty pioneers registered last summer in the annals of the 1847 rs about a dozen of the oldest of those survivors have passe passed d away since then the funeral services over the latest of these in this city sister lurena wife of the late john was held in the twenty first ward meeting house during the present week the deceased had reached within a fraction of four score of years with a record reaching back into early wifehood and motherhood in abe early when the young couple were residents of the state of indiana and keeping open house for the early elders going out without purse or scrip then coming to utah among the pioneers enduring all the trials and vicissitudes of travel and colonization with the heart of heroes and the faith of |