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Show One of Logan's Fsunders Passes Away. Tlu mas E. Ricks, president of the Fremont sfak?, died at Rex-burg, Rex-burg, Idaho, laat St irdiy moru-ih. moru-ih. The death of Thouins E: Ricks jrmoyes a tj-pical pioneer figure. His sound wisdom and untiring energy together with the . tudi-itional tudi-itional kindness of his heart wade him bs valuable as he w?s beloved in the community where he lived, j Hi name i linked with the lua-rt-:y of Utah since 1843 and it is jSucu as he that tr-insfor:ned t'na state in so sbrrt a time ict h habitual ciace. He has figure! prominentlv in every feature of pioneer work from building citii-s to fighting Indians. He lived in Logan mauy yearn aad at. odk time bad vast property proper-ty ii,t rets ,ia tbis county H was the main prt j-ctor ajjd huili!-i-r of the Logan, Hyde Park and Smitbfield fanl Thomas E. Ricks was linin in I Trig oountv. Kentucky, on July j 21. 1828. He was bap'ia-d it. to j the Mormon Church on Fubrnary. 114,1845, and in the name ver he J move 1 t i Nauvw.- Hi- t arsoj j through 'he dark i!h s .f N-iiivuo and 1. ft that city at the expulsion ) in February. 1845. and titled ia Council Bluffs.' He r-maineil in 'jibhtcity until 1853- and eics-ied tre plaits wish h'S father's family, arriving lu Salt LhIc iu September Septem-ber of that year- While crossing the pla'inw ho ucouiit-rd th Indian", In-dian", at Elkhorn river on June 3rd and reef ived t'hivp bullets in hubdv which he carrier! with bim to his grive. He went south with Apostie P. P. Prst.' in the winter of 1849-50. Mud on returning return-ing in 18.V2 . s married toMiss Tabitha Uenii-ks. In 1865 he was called on b mission t Los Vegas, returning the following year to go t the relief of the hand cert company. In 185S he went toHalrrjon river to help fight the Indians, and on returning moved his family south until the Johnston John-ston army affair was settled. In ! 1859 up, together with his fath and bis family, moved to Cache county, aud ou the organization of that Stke was mafle one .f; 'be High Council- lu l-'cernbe,-, j 18S2, he ws called to he Bishop I of Bannock ward and the tollow-iingyear tollow-iingyear wes ordaiued President jof the Bannock Stake. When! ithe Fremont iStike was orgauiz-d he was called 1 1 ineside over it, I the p sitioD he held with eigual 'honor up to the dav of his jdehth. He leaves a numerous "posterity and legions of friends who tmcf-llj mourn his death. He whs the founder of the city ol , Rexbursi. where all the flags are flying at half mss'. in his jionor. He hail been ill fi r about four months pas', and his death was j caus-d by weakness of (he heait I together with a general ifropsicaj l I condition. " ' ' J |