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Show Bishop Robert McQuarric passed away this morning at 10 .20 o'clock at the family residence, 475 Twenty-sixth street, after two weeks' serious illness. ill-ness. Bishop McQuarrie had been ailing ail-ing several months past but his condition con-dition did not become critical until about a week ago. At that time he suffered a general breakdown and there was little hope of his recovery. He held out with surprising strength, however, considering his 85 years of ( age, but this morning his family was summoned to his bedside, when it was realized that the end was near. Ho died peacefully, with his family surrounding him. Bishop McQuarrie had been bishop of tho Second ward for forty years, being honorably released a few weeks ago, after a reception was given in his honor. He is survived by a wife and one son, Robert McQuarrie, Jr., and many other relatives. Bishop McQuarrie was ordained a patriarch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints recently, but could not give up his active interest in-terest in the affairs of the Second ward. At the reception given in his honor on November 9 he was presented pre-sented with a pure of $2,500 by his friends and fellow ward members. It! is thought that the excitement incident to these social affairs somewhat affected af-fected the venerable patriarch's health. Long Record. "Rfelinri rrln Vine i rrrtrA rtf ! public sprvlce in Ogden and church service in Utah and Europe for the L. D. S. church which has been seldom equaled. He has been county commissioner, commis-sioner, Sunday school superintendent, district school trustee, county treasurer, treas-urer, Ogden city treasurer, councilman and alderman, missionary, soldier, trustee of the Weber academy, conference confer-ence president, bishop and patriarch. He had a broad circle of friends and scores of acquaintances and at all times has occupied the position of one of Ogden's valued citizens. Born In Scotland. Robert McQuarrie was born in the highlands of Scotland, Argyleshire, August 17, 1832, the son of Allen and Agnes Mathieson McQuarrie. Ho grew to manhood in Scotland, working on his father's farm. He became a member of tho Latter-day Saints church in 1853 after his family had ac cepted the faith. In 1857 the family, including the father and mother, tw'o j daughters and three sons, came to America. They traveled by rail to Omaha and, after fitting out with ox teams and equipment, started on the trip across the plains Jn the Jesse B. Martins company. They arrived in Salt Lake September 12, 1857, and moved almost directly to Ogden. In 1S58, Robert McQuarrie and about ISO other men stayed ' in Ogden to guard tho homes and fields of the little j community while the remainder of I the population went south for pro-I pro-I tection from Johnston's army. Robert McQuarrie stayed at the home ! on the corner of Adams avenue and Twenty-sixth street during this time and cared for tho little farm. Early Police Officer. Bishop McQuarrie was among the first police officers of Ogden, being appointed in 1861, and was that same year made water master for the Weber We-ber canal, sorvlng two years In the office. He wa6 again appointed water commissioner for one year in 1866. In 1868 he was elected trustee of the second sec-ond school district In Ogden, serving iwo years, ana m 3S75 received the appointment of county treasurer of Weber county, for nine months of an unexpired term. In August. 1S76, he was elected on the People's ticket serving four years. He was elected a city councilman on February 12, 1877 for a term of two years, was re-elected In 1880 for another term as county treasurer. He received tho appointment appoint-ment of alderman for tho Second municipal ward in 1882 and In July of that year was made trusteo of the first school district of Ogden. In February, 1883. he was elected city treasurer for a term of two years and at the expiration ex-piration of his term as school trustee n district No. 1 was ro-olected for a term of three years. In August, 1885 he was re-elected alderman for the Third ward of Ogden for two years. The Church of Jesus Christ at Lat- V ter-day Saints also received a full measure of attention from Patriarch McQuarrie. Hs was ordained a high prist in 1S62 and acting second counsellor coun-sellor to Bishop L. J. Herrick of the Second ward, holding that position for seven years. In 1865 he received the appointment of superintendent of the Sunday schools of the Second ward and held that office for two years. He was called to preside as president of the Second district in 1870, and the following year was mado second counsellor coun-sellor to Bishop Herrick, who was bishop over Weber county until 1872. In that year Robert McQuarrio went on a two years' mission to Great Britain, laboring one year in the Newcastle New-castle conference and one year in the Scottish conference at Glasgow and Jarrow on Tyne, presiding over both' branches. He returned homo in May, 1874, and resumed his labors as sec- ond counsellor to Bishop Herrick. He was stake tithing clerk In 1888 and retained re-tained that position for twelve years.) In May, 1S77, he was ordained and set apart as bishop of the Second ward of1 Ogden, and that position he held until a few weeks ago, when he was honor- ably released. He was ordained a patriarch recently recent-ly by the presiding patriarch of the church, but his friends could not call him anything but "Bishop," from long habit The body was taken in charge by i " "uuiuiai, nau itiiu ueui Shorten acted as counsellors to Bishop McQuarrio in the Second ward. The funeral announcement will be made later. Efforts are being made to have it Sunday in the Ogden tabernacle. taber-nacle. i Besides the son and wife of Bishop 'McQuarrles there are three step-chll-idren surviving. They are Fred T. Ballam of Hyde Park, Willard Ballam of Logan, Cache county., and Florence ' D. Blwood of Ogden. The son, Robert! McQuarrie, resides at Hyde Park also. There are fourteen grandchildren and ' three brothers and sisters who also' survive. The brothers and sisters are' Hector McQuarrio, St George; Agnes Herrick and John McQuarrie of Ogden. oo ground is a natural amphitheater, with the buildings surrounding it, presenting present-ing a most pleasing effect. Everything Every-thing Is activity. Everywhere men were drilling. Autos and trucks were dashing here and there. Officers mounted on horses aro galloplrig from place to place. Thore were thousands of horses and mules in corrals. They animated scene was the surest Jndica-tejBp'r tion in the world that Uncle Sam 'rJj means business. i. Ho estimates 45,000 men in the camp. It vould take hours and hours -5 to begin to see all of It. Most of the a men were in uniform, but here and W there were to be seen squads of m "rookies" in civilian clothing, drilling M In the awkward. New men arrive dally, to replace those rejected by the ! army surgeons and the weeding out of those unfit for the strenuous life of the 'fl soldier will continue until there is not fl a cripple left in the camp. Mr. Beemer said he regretted very fl much that he did not have the time to- fH look up the men from Ogden, who are jfl scattered around the camp, in differ- fl ent regiments and companies. |