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Show AARON FARR IS LAID TO REST At the Funeral Service Friends Extolled Him. Was a Man of Real Worth in Community. Tho Aaion Farr funeral service was held In the tabernacle Thursday at 2 o'clock, a largo number of friends from far and near being In attendance. As the bier, carried by old time friends, I. C. Thoreson, Samuel Price, Wm. Hlngham, Henjamln Hlngham, II. Hayball, Will Andrews, John Quaylo and Wm. Edwards, was taken slowly down tho aisle, many regrets wero spoken, many a tear fell upon an aged and weather stained cheek, many a strong man ashamed of tears still gave ovldcncoof a severe tug at tho heart strings, and none could doubt that Aaron Farr was slnccrly mourned by a circle much wider than his relationship. relation-ship. Quiet and unassuming, but strong In many ways and with a wide acquaintance lie had endeared many to him and those who knew him best were tho closest. Tho services was presided over by tho First Ward Bishopric and tho muslo was furnished by a choir which rendered "Nearer My God to Thee," after which Lorenzo Hansen otTcrcd prayer. Newell Kimball addressed the audience first. Ho said he felt that he had lost a brother, having known Mr. Farr from bohood. Knowing him so well he loved and respected re-spected him and he cited tho fact that we too often mUJude men because wo do not really know them "Aaron Farrdld much for this community," said the speaker, "I give him praiso for his encigy, his iiilegrily, his genuine gen-uine worth. Ills faith was unquest loucd, and he was u. man of wisdom." II. M. Lewis, his former bishop en-durscd en-durscd the eulogy of tho proceeding cnnfilA. ntirl cnlrl tuirft.a (it lita irn. speaKer iinu sum wurus m, ms command com-mand wore not such us to add to that praise. Hu know him, tho deceased, as a good man. Bishop Lewis closed by admonishing his listeners to be faithful. Chos. A. Mart said that for seventeen jears the warmest friendship had existed between be-tween himself and Mr. Farr and his knowledge of him led him to believe that the deceased was a better roan than he assumed to bo. "Ho made no profession ho did not live up to," said the speaker; "there was no hyposrlsy about him." It was noted that Mr. Farr had successfully raised a family, his children being a credit to their parents, and In the speaker's opinion this counts for a great deal. Pros. Hart expressed deepest sympathy for the bereft family, also for the Thatcher family In their grief. He urged that all should appreciate each other's society here and be not too hasty in condemning each other. A. G. Barber suggested that Moses Thatcher knew the deceased better than any other and that if he ucru able to talk could tell of Aaron Farr's truo worth. Mr. Barber said ho himself knew Bro. Farr as a kindly-hearted, genial soul, full of good feeling for his fcllowman. Ho knew him as a member of tho High Council and respected him for his clean and concise way of looking at things. He always exhibited charity in his decisions when another was up for Judgment. Ho was a courageous courage-ous man, voting alono at times, out ho had deep convlctluiis and tho sircnRi.il to sianu oy mem; mere was no fawning or crooking tho knee on his part. "Many arc Indebted to him foradvlcoand council," said Mr. Barber, Bar-ber, "and his wide experience enabled him to advise with good Judgment." Thospeakcr then urged that great care' should be used In Judging men, "Too frequently wc Impute improper motives to men simply becauso wo sec but ono side of their life. In our business, political, social or other trials let us bo moro considerate, judging judg-ing with moro charity, and In keeping keep-ing with the spirit of tho gospel. No man can love Uod and liato his bioth-cr." bioth-cr." The servlcaclosod with tho singing of the anthem, "Itest, rest," and benediction ben-ediction by S. B. Mltton, after which tho remains, followed by many friends, wero taken to tho city come-tory come-tory and there laid to rest. SALOONS IN HY- fl RUM HELD UP ' ' - H-H Council Refuses to Low- 'M er the License. iH What the Citizens of the sH Town are Doing. 'H II YKUM, April 5 At the meeting of tho city council Monday evening an vl effort was made to reduce the retail JH liquor license from $1,000 per year to Sl $700, but It was not dono. Hl Several petitions wero nrcscnt ask- fH Ing that various streets be repaired. 'll These were referred to the Committee l on Streets jH Robert Baxter Jr. presented the H matter of changing tho street leading - to Paradise Hollow by having It como H to tho head of tho dugway one-half H block west of where It Is at present. ' 'H This matter was taken under advise- H Tho Railroad Commltteo asked for" H an appropriation of $51 to pay for tlH depot grounds and street. As thero 1fl aro other claims of this nature to be .H presented this matter was postponed H until a mass meeting Is called to con- H sldcr the report of tho committee and H other business connected with the H railroad and right-of-way. H Tho quarterly reports of the city H olllccrs wero all accepted and a mini- bcr of claims wero allowed. 'H The Committee on Public Grounds was Instructed to have a suitable out- jH building built on the cemetery beforo - Decoration day. '-1 It was tho sense of the council to have tho attorney dr.ft. an, oi;dlrjanco H placing the responsibility of looking i after the cleaning of water ditches ' : within the city on the Irrlgatloncom- JH General Notes. M Through Mayor Sorrn Hanson the jl city has secured light to water In fll Blacksmith Fork river to bo used for il power purposes. A mass meeting Is fH f11.l 111 I lin lnv Aft frA la 1 n I f 1 Onft.ftM ljUUUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH cancel uy uie major to oe nciu saiur- -jh day evening, April 1.1, to consider what IH use can be made of tho right secured. Hl It Is reported that parties In Hvrum vl and Wollsvllle are considering the jll building of an electric light plant to H supply power and lighting for the , south end of the valley. This propo- sltlou will bo considered In the mass fl meeting above referred to. tl Tho irrigation company has aban- ,H doned the building of a canal on the H south sldoof Third North street for JFI thlsseason. Instead of the canal an fl experiment will be made In building Vl a small ditch on tho bank of the canal 'fl already on the north side of tho street Vl which will answer tho same purposed 1 as the proposed canal jl Quite a number of men arc at w ork on tho foundation of the depot to be H built here. This looks encouraging, 3H us we have waited patiently fo: some Hl accommodation la this direction from f the railroad company. Nlcholl Jorgcnsen and Sidney NIel- dH sen havo gono to Nevada to work ns lll carpenters. Wc hope they will learn jl tho trade, as moro men of that pro- lil fesslon arc needed here. HH A. N. Andersen has quit .vorklng in 'rH the drugstore where- he has been tho .fjl past fourteen months, and will be one 'il of tho clerks In Williams Bros.' storo Hl In the future. ll At the recent Stake conference Al- tl bcrt Savage and Alva II. Wilson were -JH put in as presidents of the Seventies -H quorum located here. ''I Last Sunday evening Prof. John T. Vl Miller gavo an Interesting lecture In i'l tho Stako house on the line of work In ll which ho Is Interested. H Quito a number of our people aro fl taking advantage of tho low rates to : Salt Lake City and will attend confer- 'll en ce there. UPH Frank Anderson Is moving Into tho fll residence which ho purchased from '1 Joseph Hall. ?1H Richard Ellison has moved Into the M city from his home west of town, Ho il is living lit the Wilson rcsldcnco re- ill ccntly purchased by '. W. Israclscn. tH Miss Mary Kllortscn Is preparing to 9 take a trip to her old homo in Nor- Bfl way. Slio will leave this month. 1 Levi Curtis has commenced llocrec- ' tlon of a now house on his property ' where he Is now living. ifl |