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Show FUNERAL IS HELD , fe FOR LEWISTON uf ( PIONEER V", ' , 1 J- w- HornhlBef whaso funornl was gfc 1C'1' 1;,'llla'' January 1G, at tho Low- W laton FirBt ward mooting Iioubo was HSt"', born December 21, 184G, on tho west r Sp' bank of tlio Missouri rlvor a few ,.- K', Miles nbuvo tho city of Omaha. Tho " p'1' i, . placo waa thon known as Winter f '" pV$$t Quarters, but was afterward named y fSt Florence, tho camping place of .the ' ! fuuiy Mormon pioneers. Hu camo to v Utah lu 1848 lu a wagon drawn by W &"' r oxen and cowb. Ho lived In Salt Lako o&m' f'"y '" wlml w,la tU('u kuown IlH thu SIjlImP "''' '01 ' ",a early boyhood waa . jBw" upent at tho homo of his father Dr. K?1Y'v ' nrnl,Isol who has tho honor ". M'if 'l being Utah's first roprosentattvo S IK' congiess. Mr, Dernhlsel received U'fia j,la meagcr education at tho common , ' " "! "' chobis or Salt Lake City s ' Tho funoral services woro well at- f i tended and tho services woro vory !m- j "( prcsslvo. Tho opening prayor was 5 offered by S, F. WIboi- followed by ,,, tho choir singing tho old favoilto f" Jiymn of tho deceased "Como, Como , I" Ye Saints." 1 ""w Tho first to speak was President S win. Waddoups who said that ho had ' ' v&ffit1 bcon acquainted with Mr, Bernhlsel J , &P?' hIiico 1873 and know his father Dr. ? $$$&? ' ' ' nrnn,sel ovon before that, llo li, j 'Jot ald H'ttt Ur- llernhlsol had not only ft jjtEJjix' boon Utnh's first representative to Sat' 'j Congress but wao tho first vlco pres- P" Ident of tho famous old Z. C. M. I, and also tho early medical advisor of tho! church In those early days. Ho nald that his son who now lies bo- ' forOwUbnow was a pioneer and a cltl- .- Ken of high order. Ho said that his If Koncioslly and kind acts to tho poor r i ' I lv nnd needy would long bo romemborcd i, Mrs, Kino Vlllot nud Mvs. Myrtlo i' ' yond fenderod a very nppropilato Irof C. I. Stoddard and his broth i oru added to tho solemnity of tho occasion by somo vory appropriate-selections, appropriate-selections, "Oh My Father," Bang so feelingly, Is well worth mention. llyrum Dalr ofltlchmond a long' cherished frlond of tho deceased and family, spoko of his lutlmato and lasting friendship which dated back to 18G8. Ho Bald ho waa a frlond to mo 'In times of need and tho council coun-cil that I havo rccolved from this man has boon the means of making mo a utTuj man 'than I othorwlBo would have been. Joseph Ctinulnghaui said that ho well remembered tho council which Hrothor llornhlscl had given him whon ho visited his homo as a ward teacher whllo ho was a small boy. Since that tlmo tilings have changed and I havo visited tho homo of tho doecasod In a similar capacity, tho family of. which always mado us welcome wel-come and know how to treat tho ward teachors. President Hondrlcks cavo tho history his-tory and dates of tho ploncor Ufo of ( tho decoascd. II said that It would bo fifty years July 8 alnco Mr. Bern-hlsol Bern-hlsol together with Teton K. Van Or-den, Or-den, Robort Wall and Edmond Van Ordon who now lives In Dlackfoo. Idaho, drovo tho first stako locattv.; tho northwest cornor or tho Bom-hlsol Bom-hlsol homostead, which has been tho continuous homo of tho Bomhlsel fam lly up until tho present- tlmo. Slnco that tlmo 11 chlldrenhavo greeted thu homo, seven -of whom aro now living. Tholr names aro as followr, Dr. J. M, UernhlscJ. of Lowlston; Stolla Boll now In Milwaukee, Joneb ta Pond ot Thatcher, Idaho, Sadlo Stoddard of Lowlston, Dr. ' K. C. Bornhlsol of Blackfoot, Italph Bom-hlsol Bom-hlsol of LowlBton and Fay II. Bornhlsol Born-hlsol of Lewlston, I Ho said that Brother Dernhlsel was a- citizen and pioneer In tho truo sonso or tho word, being nctlvo In public undertakings up until tho tlmo of his death. Ho said to him Is given giv-en tho honor ot planting tho first I tree In LowlBton which Is now standing stand-ing being an old cotton wood, n na- ' i nrVi ii - t w - . . i ,t- -yaw , Vf - tlve ot tho canyons near by. Ho was nctlvo In bringing tho water to Lowlston Low-lston which was a vast undertaking In thoso early days. President HendrlckB said that many who decisions were commendable commend-able of Brother Bernhlscl,' one or which wris a decision ho mado when In those early days a young man was accldontly shot, at which tlmo the deceased was acting as Justice of tho pcaco. Ho said that In thoso early days It required tho best judgment of men slnco thoso wcro turbulent times and different to tho peaceful times In which we nowllve, u In conclusion President Hendricks appealed to tho family an,d to he community to rondcr and cherish tho names of thoso early pioneers who spent their lives among usj that wo might live In ease and comfort. Ho said to thorn wo owe much, oro than wo" can over repay lor tholr acts or generosity and tho examples or citi zenship. I Bishop n A. Hogan mado mention of tho lasting rrlendshlp which existed exist-ed among tho ramlllcs who lived In tho lmedlato vicinity of tho Bornhlsol Born-hlsol and Stocks families. In behalf of tho bcrc'avod family ho oxpressed tho Joy and satisfaction which they had received through tho acts and tokens ot kindness during tho Illness and death ot tholr father. Benediction was offered by Bishop Bish-op H. II. Danlolsen, after which tho remains wore taken to tho Lowlston cemetery and there laid besldo tho wlfo aud companion who precedes Kiiil'?tiS'7uars ago. Hero ho will llo to mingle again with tho elomonts, but his namo will bo long romomberod as one of tho first pioneers 'ii Lowlston. Mr. Bornhlsol sorved In tho Black Hawk war nnd as a roward for lls, loyalty was at tho tlmo or his death receiving a pension rrom tJio govejpv-ment govejpv-ment or 120 por month. Ho served In W. L. Blndbts company or vojun teers that loft Salt Lake qity fo tho wai zona In southern Utah Juno 17, 1SC7. ' -" - After his discharge from govern- uicnt service ho was active In railroading, rail-roading, being one of those who witnessed wit-nessed thfelasl8plko driven at Promontory Prom-ontory Point, thus making that great event in U."S. history. The In- J cldents ot unrest and tho. flood of immigration which characterized that development period were ove fresh In hlg mlnd Ho was unablo to participate with tho old survlsor8 who the first part of this month mot at tho Hotel UUn tocelcbrate tho fiftieth anniversary ot tho completion of tho Utah Central Cen-tral railroad. Slnco the completion of tho Utah Central ho was engaged In other enterprises en-terprises of a pioneer nature up until un-til tho tlmo he camo to Lowlston In 1870. Farming has been his vocation since that tlmo but during his llto tlmo he has acted In a number ot public positions with credit and .honor. .hon-or. Ho was a member of tho first stafo legislature which marked .the transition of old territorial government govern-ment to that of a sovereign state. Tho latter part of hla life has been quiet and uneventful duo o Illness and confinement to his homo. |
