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Show til a century had crowned him with laurels. When Lorln Farr came to the present pres-ent site of Ogden, tho coyote howled on tho bench, and the jaokrabblt scurried scur-ried away 'through the sagebrush on the Hat and tho pioneer had to lay the foundations of a city in a wilderness. He-was the leader of his people; td him they looked for guidance and comfort. com-fort. He directed wisely and encouragingly, encour-agingly, so that in after years he was esteemed and loved. Ho was on of tho few living men present at the driving of tho golden spike at Promontory, which united the East and the West with bands of iron. In the building of the Contral Pacific ho played an Important part, having been the largest subcontractor under Brlgham Young. ' . Few men were of a more kindly nature na-ture than Lorln Fnrr and few men who have gone to rest iu this city will -be so favorably remembered when, in the future, memory recalls the past, for Lorln Farr was to all men an honorable hon-orable man. DEATH OF LORIN FARR. The sudden death of Lorln Farr was a B'nock to this community. Mr. Farr was one of the great characters In the shaping of the destiny of the Mormon people and he was a pioneer In the upbuilding up-building of Utah. He had endeared himself to all wno knew him, and his circle of friends embraced1 all tho people peo-ple of Ogden and many outride this city. The biography of Lorln Farr would bo an almost complete history of tho Mormon people and religion. He cm-f cm-f braced the laitu he held to the last in 1832. That ante-dates tho birth of many whom -e call old- He was with Joseph Smith in. his jouth. Ho was at Nauvoo -and experienced the hardships of tho trying days of religious war-ijire. war-ijire. . He came to Utah when this tate was in that region of tho unknown un-known West designated, by Daniel Webster as a place of perpetual snow or desert wastes. When Lorln Farr came to Utah he was 27 years old. It Is 2 years since then and yet up to his death time had dealt kindly with him and he ap-. ap-. iared vigorous enough to live on un- |