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Show I VETERAN WESTERNER I SUMMONED BY DEATH Ijogan, Sept. 7. Yesterday evening ! Jacob S. Earl, one of the most interesting inter-esting and picturesque characters of Logan, passed away, at the age of S9 years Born in St. Johns. New Bruus-wlck, Bruus-wlck, December 2, 1821. he moved xxith his parents to Toronto. Canada, in lS:t:5. where his parents joined the Mormon church. He xvas baptised into the new faith In is:jl, in which year the Earls moved to tho United States. I Young Earl was thrown Into the Carthage jail, where be xvas confined until proven Innocent of the charges made against bim. In Jnlv, lln when the Mormons xvere called upon to furnish nun for the Mexican war, he xvas drafted in- to the Mormon battalion. After bc- Ing mustered out at Ixs Angeles, ho I reinllsted In the 1'nlted States army, under General Guerney. He was sent to San Diego und, xvhllc there. I aided a lew others In erecting a giant I flan pede. on which the flag of the I l ulled States was hung, the first fbis I to be hoisted In that region. The following year, In 1SJS. he and ' others came to 1'tah. but he left al-I al-I most Immediately for Fort Brldger. Wyo.. where he ered under Captain Brldger until IS.'i.i. in 1S5?. be married Fanny Cum-mlngs, Cum-mlngs, and shortly after moved to Soda Springs. Ida. where he established estab-lished a trudln;: pst that became famous fa-mous the conn'rv over. He maintained maintain-ed this post until 12. when be fnov. e-d bis fatnilv to Cache xalley. settling In l.oan where he has redded over since. A family of eight children survive him. |