Show H LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS VAL DAILY FEBRUARY 23 Hanna bette snively pratt widow of the late apostle parley P delit relit re lit whose illanes was announced in saturdays days news passed quietly aay on monday evening aged 85 and four months al thorne the old time actor died at on monday last of homor hamor ale he e was aged sixty and will S be remembered as having played a att many parts in 1 salt lake city days he had been in pioche jodl delamar for the past twenty years i balna eA lna utah feb 23 on monday allt fire broke out on the roof of alma 4 U house no one was home ku A the time some one ran to the opera r mmae shouting fire and nearly 5 ir awed a panic in the audience the asp caused by burning soot falling 1 upon the roof the blaze was extin meled I 1 before much damage was done w the loes will likely amount to about wn ida p journal A merry darty of friends met at the residence of V j winter bishan biehn of the second d last friday night to enjoy them pres in sociability the first part of 1 VM I 1 evening was spent in music sing SS reciting and general merrymaking Altott lous repast the chief dish bes vhf lamb jamb was prepared by mrs wine v 4 every one present doing justice to h oart of the program the supper a teemed d to put new life into those lamb P fitere for each one readily responded to calle made on them to contribute to tae success of the evening at mid f t the merry crowd wended bended their L esy homeward the expression being ff ws t in oum that the gathering was the most enjoyable of the season lamb again bishop aeral ye ral weeks ago mrs catherine s ings wife of B F cummings f i nsf the twelfth ward contracted a asui and was seized with severe ill abuk which le I 1 h developed into bronchial Z ial she suffered greatly and when last evening death came to her IMie aae the grief of her family was by thankfulness that at last am was ended oceaser Oc eased was the daughter of ben jomen K and mehitable abYe sawyer hall was a born bom in letter B township county maine july 9 1835 and atti consequently in the year of at it age she came to utah with her jp t in 1860 1850 the family settling near aden ogden td en in 1852 she became the wife otje JF ff cummings sr who at an ad age survives her she was the er 0 of f s six I 1 x c hildren children four of whom rr wee 11 living ing namely B F cummings ft ot of the deseret news prof hor age cummings Cumin ings of the utah university imodene wife of C E angell of this tty and george her youngest child acbo is ie unmarried and living at home deceased was a member of the of jesus christ of latter day apts from childhood and died in full 1 1 ath of the gospel and with a bonfi swat expectation of a resurrection with the righteous she possessed the conal dawe esteem and affection of a very circle cle of relatives and friends of the funeral will be given iatter imm DAILY FEBRUARY 24 the funeral services over the re of at sister jane rebecca batt baft was the first ward meeting house i y feb 22 at 2 I 1 joseph warburton conducted ices appropriate and sweet was rendered by the ward 4 A choir elder henry reiser offered the opening prayer consoling remarks were made by the following brethren some of whom have known the family since 1863 elders henry kilpatrick thos symons hugh watson H F F thorup john john T thorup and bishop warburton benediction was pronounced by elder john squires all the speakers testified to her good character and her great faith in the gospel many considering the short time of the announcement of the funeral gathered to pay their last respect to the deceased parowan carowan Pa rowan utah feb 24 the funeral services of the mother of state auditor richards took place at I 1 pm today at the meeting house with a large attendance ce sister harriet evans richards died at 9 tuesday evening from a complication of heart disease and dropsy she w was born in dowlais Dow Dowl lais als Glamorgan shire south wales december 8 1820 married richards august 3 1844 joined the church of jesus christ of latter day saints in her native land and went on a mission with her husband to wales came to utah and settled in parowan carowan in 1864 1854 remaining here ever since she was a devoted mother to seven children and a faithful latter day saint morgan richards jr arrived here at midnight after a hard journey on account of bad roads chief justice zane delivered an opinion today in the case of the belleville pump and skein works against the sorensen furniture company et al aj appellants affirming the judgment of the lower court this case was an appeal from a judgment rendered by judge C herry cherry in favor of the plaintiff the belleville pump and skein works according to the complaint the In ir tilT tiff an illinois firm sol sold the sorensen furniture co a certain bill of goods upon a credit of foul months after the goods had been delivered the illinois house desirous of re rescinding rescind ing the sale brought an action to recover th goods alleging that the furniture company had made false representations with respect to its assets liabilities and financial standing at the trial judge cherry found the issues for the plaintiff whitney idaho feb 20 1898 this place is situated half way between franklin and preston and is a lovely situation the ward Is in three by two miles square and every one lives on his farm of a hundred and sixty acres more or less there are souls and 40 families on this fertile spot and from outward appearances all are well to do they are presided over by bishop benson son of the late apostle ezra T benson on a crisp but cold sunday morning I 1 took the early train at 7 a in m and arrived at whitney in an hour afeei a miles walk I 1 found the school house and at 10 a m the children brought from miles aroi around Ind all clad in their best and presenting as nice a sunday school as it has been my good fortune to attend I 1 also attended the fast meeting and lectured to the young people in the evening the services were well attended and a good spirit and feeling are found to exist among this thrifty people the services are held in the school house but as in all mormon communities mu muni gitles ties this is too small smal and the people have hauled enough fret free sandstone rock and other materials to build a handsome 2000 church counselor brigham scott grave gave me the dimensions but I 1 have mislaid millaid them so 1 I must walt wait till the building Is in finished when I 1 trust I 1 shall give the readers of the news a full description it must be remembered that it has not been so many years since this ward was organized but it will become through the richness of its soil one or of the most wealthy parts of the state since my former visit mr george has built a new store and residence in the center of this prosperous village and is doing a good business all the organizations are well attended and a good bighearted people live in the whitney ward PROM DAILY FEBRUARY 25 the supreme court has handed do down an opinion in the case came of horace A heath et al ap appellant vs salt lake city affirming the decision of the lower court heath sued to recover with interest for salaries alleged to be due him and seven other ex police officers it was alleged that all were unlawfully removed the decision of the supreme court holds the men were not wrongfully dismissed and hence finds they are not entitled to any salary allan hilton who for a generation past has been a famil familiar lax figure and d well known citizen of salt lake brij died at his residence G street in the twentieth ward at a in m today six weeks ago the deceased met with a severe accident while suffering from an attack of epilepsy falling to the floor and fracturing three of his ribs after the accident his health appeared to fall fail more rapidly though he was not always confined to his hie room allan hilton was born march 28 1829 at lee lancashire england he joined the church in 1861 and came to utah two years later for fifteen years he was employed as a teamster by president brigham young and for many years was an employed of the tithing office he leaves a wife and seven children to mourn his death he was well and widely known throughout this city and state and many mana friends will learn of his death with sorrow he was a man of sterling and honest traits of character As announced in these columns at the time prof B duff cluff of Provo Utah left for hawaii at the special instance of senator frank J cannon about a month ago to investigate the question of the annexation of the islands to the united states mr duff cluff had previously spent considerable time as a mis ints among the natives and understands their language and customs thoroughly just what the result of his inquiries are so far as made la is not known A honolulu dispatch to the san francisco chronicle of wednesday refers to prof bluffs duffs presence and labors among the natives it contains eonta Ins some manifest errors but will nevertheless be read with interest it is as aa follows the natives are considerably excited over the appearance here of a man by the name of duff cluff or dough 9 a mormon elder who is making a canvass among them to ascertain just how they feel toward annexation he began his work last week at a mormon colony at lale laie a small place on the windward side of this island bacall ing a mass meeting of natives which was attend attended pd by several hundred living in that vicinity the meeting wax was held in the mormon chu church ach so the story goes and was addressed by mr MP duff cluff he said he was waa seeking to ascertain the true wishes of the native Hawaii hawaiians ans in regard to annexation tim with a view to helping them to got what they wanted and he asked the question do you want annexation to the united states at the people are said to have stood up in a body and shouted no I 1 if then the investigator is re ported to have said the united states falle to annex the islands will you support the present government and again the populace is supposed to have I 1 answered in the negative 1 I II 11 1 I know certainly continued mr duff cluff according to the story that your queen can never be restored if you do not want annexation to the united states or will not support the present government what then do you yoa want I 1 to a man the story goes the na tives shouted give us annexation to england where cluff came from or by what authority he is pursuing his investigations no one seems to know he I 1 said to have powerful friends at washington in whose interests and for whose information he is working so faras far as is known he has not done any work here FROM SATURDAYS DAILY FEBRUARY 26 mt pleasant pyramid inducements are being offered by residents of blue valley a settlement about 50 miles east of richfield for parties to come to that section and locate permanently the offers held out are of land and axe are of such a nature that any families I 1 contemplating a change of residence would do well to investigate the tracts I 1 of land offered axe are pot not of the remnants of poor soil left atter after the first settlers made their choice but are portions of the first locations made and are coil consequently of the best elder barnard J stewart of draper salt lake county was a caller at the news office this afternoon having returned on the dinst from a mission to great britain elder stewart left home an on may 2 1896 he labored tn in the london conference during his entire mission most of the time in the city of london the conference he says bays Is in a more prosperous condition than for years past the elders are in good health and are doing good work elder stewart enjoyed his labors very much but to is nevertheless glad to be bomb once again about two weeks ago mr frank wilcox and his wife annie whose home y in eureka came to this city bringing with them their daughter bertha ertha Tl iwho who was ailing mrs wilcox is sister to mrs sarah A J cannon whose guests the visitors became despite all that was done for her th tha child grew worse and yesterday her bright spirit took its flight to the god that gave it the cause of death was spinal meningitis bertha was a pure sweet child and was devotedly beloved by her parents and relatives the blow occasioned by her death Is 13 raade the more severe by bt the fact that just about a year ago her sister aged fourteen years passed away the news joins in the sincere hope that the comforter rest down upon thebe the bereaved parents and kindred and impart of them a consolation which mere words cannot do birthday furnished the opportunity tor for a few friends to assemble at H W Nals bitts residence twentieth ward and give him kindly greeting the visit was all the more appreciated precia ted as the times seem to have almost ost obliterated the social me methods thoIs ot 0 the years ago mrs priscilla jennings mis P Ja brooks rooks mrs C R savage mrs nes hn spencer mrs hannah Brooks Mrs john paul misses alice and naisbitt Nals bitt miss BUBB J rice miss M and massella sElla naisbitt from ogden among the ladles ladies mr william eddington ding ton mr T V williams mr C R Ag savage avage mr G P brooks mr paul mr philllp phillip and leslie mr james jacques were the I 1 present after a pleasant supper books music singing no cards ind and reminiscent conversation were the constituents of an appreciated time a ray of sunlight on the present and a remembrance of unnumbered good times in the past the twelfth ward chapel was filled yesterday afternoon with the friends and relatives of sister catherine cummings on the occasion of her obsequies se the interior of the building was beautifully draped in white th casket containing the remains was borne from the residence of the deceased to the chapel by six pall bearers three of whom were her sons and there was a profusion of beautiful floral emblems emblem sf the singing was by a male quartette consisting of J T dunbar john james thomas butler and heber sharp and was very fine the first speaker was elder louis hook who was followed by elder joshua midgley they were old friends and neighbors of sister cummings ande testified to her worth and faithfulness as a lat ter day saint bishop H B clawson followed in a warm eulogy and trong strong s testimony of the bright character of the deceased and was followed by elder J G kimball who delivered a comforting and edifying discourse elder joseph E taylor was the closing speaker and his remarks were very much appreciated for the comfort and instruction they conveyed A long line of carriages followed the remains to the cemetery and ulde aldei james M dedicated the grave it seems to need a gathea gathering ing now and then to realize how far the ramifications of family connections and friendship extend 13 particularly is this abeya be ter I 1 hen an impromptu or surprise is tendered where change and circum move families or individuals from the usual sphere of observation mr john paul was years ago well known in the meat market of this city in the firm name of jennings paul the death of the former and the moving of the latter to teton destroyed w what hat was in its time the best and most attractive shop of its class that this city had mr paul was sixty two years of age when his friends determined on this surprise and forty four years in this valley have brought children grandchildren and great grandchildren who in an unostentatious way make up our now cosmopolitan population this case cage the families of jennings paul bitt bourne brooks calders lewis stevenson spencers spencer S and others more or less remote were all represented and these shoots offshoots off similar to those of most old time emigrants now tell a story stranger than fiction the varied accomplishments found in such a group had bent in song music recitation anecdotes experiences per perien lences ces and words of congratulation while brother william poster sung some of his old songs 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