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Show VISITS HISTORIC PLACE Ferdinand Jacobsen Tells of Florence Hill and Its Significance to Lat- . ter Day Saints. Ferdinand Jacobsen has returned from Osmond? Neb., where ho hns been visiting for several months. Ho is feeling hale and hearty as when ho loft, only Improving In general spirits spir-its as ho grows older. Whllo In Nebraska Ne-braska ho visited Plorenco Hill, Just outside of Omaha, whoro Is a famous box older tree planted by Brlgham Young In 1846. It mirkes tho camping place ot tho Saints! as thoy moved westward to this sutto. Mr. Jacobsen with four Mormonn elders, had his picture taken on tlfls spot. Nearby Is n graveyard containing the remains of n good many Saints. At present it Is tn 'a neglected condition condi-tion which Is a sad reflection, thinks "Mr. JncobRcn"(in 'tho regard ot tho peoplo hero tor' the dead of thoso historic his-toric days. The place should bo lovel-ed lovel-ed up and fenced In, with a fitting monument erected to tho memory ot tho departed Saints. Mre Jacobsen is now in Ogden for a short tt4mc, but will later tako up I his' permanent resldenco In that city. |