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Show PIONEER DIES AT CLARKSTON Clarkston, Feb. 18. Mrs. Sarah Cover, tho oldest person In tho wnrd, passed away on Feb. luth at the homo of her daughter, Mrs. Daniel Buttars. Had sho lived until next July, sho would havo been ninety years of ago. Tho funeral services wero hold on Sunday at 1 p. m. Bishop John llnvsten presided. Choir sang "I Need Thco Every Hour," invocation in-vocation Joseph Atkinson; choir sang "God Bo With Thee Till Wo Meet Again." Brothers Thomas Godfrey, God-frey, Thomas Griffin, Joseph A. God-froy, God-froy, and Bishop John Unvstcn nil spoko on tho great work of tho pioneers pio-neers nnd told what thoy had done for our country, Mrs. Cover and her husband being tho only two ot their families coming to this country from England. They came to Utah In 1863. She leaves four daughters to mourn her loss. She had n prosperity pros-perity ot 128, of which 106 are living. liv-ing. She was a faithful Later-day Saint until the time of her death. Mr. Jes3le Godfrey, E. Godfrey, Mrs. Joseph Stewurt, and Mr. nnd Mrs. Jesse Griffin camo down from Teton, Idaho, to attend the funeral of their grand-mother, Mrs. Sarah Gover. Mr. John Buttars' new home Ii near being completed, for which much credit is duo him. This last heavy snowstorm mnkes norao of our people look rather blue, food being so scarco that a great many are loosing qulto a numbor of their nnlmnU. It Is feared they will loso n great many more boforo tho spring Is over. Mr. Harvoy Fisher's llttlo girl, who has. been so very sick, Is slowly improving. im-proving. Mrs. Louisa Thornton from Blnck-foot, Blnck-foot, Idaho, Miss Anna of Elba, Idaho. Mrs. Maretta Crockett of Lo-gnn Lo-gnn havo boon visiting their sistors, Mrs. John B. Jardlno and Mrs. J. P. Clark. Our now electric lights hnvo mndo qulto nn improvement to our town In tho lino of picture shows, for which our young peoplo enjoy n great deal. L. E. Brenem of Salt Lako City, quarter-master of tho Utah National Guard, was In Logan yesterday to mnko arrangements for citabllng tho horses of Troop II nnd to provide for an Armory. Tho Logan troopers aro expected to bo in Salt Lake City on Sunday. W. H. Thaln received a lettor from his son, Wendol, yesterday yester-day which stated that the troop was getting rendy to leave the Mexican border on the 24th Inst. |