Show DEATH OP of HON F LITTLE A prominent and wealthy citizen passes away at a m yester yesterday daT ron HOB feramorz little died at his bis residence this willbe will be so unexpected as to almost startle a large portion of the public of this territory as it has bag beela but bat a few days ance the news that he was ill began to be circulated and it Is a not a fortnight since he be was roving moving about in apparent health deceased was born in agrellas Au rellus rellas cayuga county new york june jane uth 1830 and hence awas aged seven years and two months he was toe the son of james jamea and susan young little his father was a matve of irshad and his mother was wag a sister bister to the late president brigham young his father was killed by an accident when lie he WBK was only four years old after which event his mother removed to mendon monroe county N Y with her children lour la all his mother married after a time william B stilson and in 12 removed from mendon to springwater vall valley livingston Livio Livi gaton county and ana la the cpr 9 ot of 1829 feramorz Fer amora at al his bin own owa desire became the inmate of he household of a mr Chamberl sia la 1832 his mother with her broth brother bre brigham and joseph became a latter day saint and in the following year eathem gathered with the saints at kirtland Ki Fe feramorz ramoz howe however vr remained with mr chamberlain and was separ separated atod from his bis family if for or twelve lp mars arm visita them again in nauvia 1 ia 1644 1844 darl these theae twelve years he be tod gone one arc aroa new york state to st louis reaching the latter place in 1649 he soon noon es ea in ia mercantile mei cantile while on a visit to nauvoo he was married february 1816 1846 to pi annle M X decker his uncle brigham performing ithe itee ceremony shortly after bis marriage he returned to st louis accompanied by bin bia bride and remained there until VW V W la in that fat year be bb forms formed J a plan to go to call fornis and intended ped to stop on the way to visit his friends in utah up ho arrived in salt lake valley bringing elih him a train of for Lly livingston ingston kinkead but instead of aping oiny on to california remained lit ia U tab in isu 1653 he was baptized feramorz little was one of the birst contractors to carry the mails acro tM the plains 11 his first contract of abi thui kind was taken in 1890 1850 and for many years he continued a connection with the mail service he has been identified with numerous and important business enterprises in this territory in 1854 5 he super superintended intended the construction st tion of a wagon road and tive saw mills in ia big cottonwood canon tor for a company and afterwards engaged extensively in the manufacture of luf lumber fiber in IM 1868 us emigration agent hp he superintended super intended the nt at ting out at florence nebraska of MA ko wagons and saints in 1868 9 he be was a coia tractor on the tha union pacific railroad and subsequently became one of the chief promoters of tb the utah central he was waa a director of the latter road at the time of his desto death and was at one time its superintendent I 1 lie he was one of the founders of the deseret 11 national bank and one of its di rectors directors I 1 at the time of his death he was a born financier and was possessed of remarkable ability in that direct direction Qu la in various parts of the territory and in connection with many business enterprises the fruits of his bib talent in this regard are seen been of his social qualities it may be said that he was cultured genial andar and urbane he kept himself well informed and was public spirited in a great dearee he was charitable to an extreme and never failed on appropriate prop occasions to testify la in a manner of his sympathy lor for the poor ris his generosity in regard will redound to his eter eternal lial praise he built a block of tent tenement merit rooms la in tire the rear oath of toe p thirteenth ward vard assembly rooms booms for or teg permanent use and aad benefit of the abor ot ol that ward aej his bis minor acts acta ot char ity and benevolence are unnumbered he held the office of counselor lo 10 bishop ED E D woolley of the thirteenth ThIrteen tIt ward atthe at the time of and for severi several tl years prior to the batters lat death and while pursuing that calling was spa s dally w watchful atcha al of the needs of afi tm poor in 1874 T he was elected a member 0 of the city council and in 18 1879 Q mayor of salt lake city holding holdina the latter of tica tic a three terms in thi this position he displayed excellent Is administrative ability the malady which caused death deah was of at a typhoid character and fowhl owing ta t the effect it bad upon the remal remains s la in has hastening decomposition tion it was thought t h ong h t best gest to hold the funeral set vices this afternoon at 4 it was understood that the city council would weald in a body attend the service which were to be held at the late residence of the deceased flags over the city hall the ahe deseret national Mat ional bank and utah central offices were at halt mast during the day and the tao bank building was draped in mourning the death of feramorz little will be felt and mourned throughout the entire territory |