Show john knight a respected resident of erville weber co utah died dec 7 1904 at a m age 67 years 11 months 20 days after an illness of eight weeks from bronchitis prior to his illness he was enjoying his usual health and being a very active and industrious man his demise seems sudden deceased was son of john and millie watson knight was born dec 17 1836 at gisborn yorkshire england the father joined the church of jesus christ of latter day saints about 1837 and in 1840 made the across the ocean with his wife and two children going to nauvoo he was baptized in june 1848 in 1852 ho crossed the plains with his father in an independent company owning own wagon the trip was made in james snows fifty they readied salt lake city oct the family then came to weber co he was married to sarah E taylor dec 11 1859 deceased was the father of twelve children six sons and six daughters three sons and five daughters survive him also 60 grandchildren and one great grandchild at the time of johnsons army trouble he a lieutenant in the utah militia he also saw service in the indian warfare and has experienced much of the hardships incident to settling the country he has freely given bis service in the ing of weber county for thirty years lie held the office of school trustee in 1850 he was ordained a member of tha fifty third quorum of seventies and made a high priest in 1879 at which he was set apart first counsellor to bishop john A allred of the erville ward remaining in the bishoprick twenty one years he was at the time of his death a member of the high priest quorum of the weber stake funeral services were held dec 11 at 11 a m at the latter day saints meeting house presided over by bishop james A slater appropriate remarks were made by the speakers and beautiful were the floral offerings rings of relatives and friends ono wreath of natural flowers was sent from oregon the first three speakers were brothers cook morgan and marsh of willard box elder co utah old time friends of deceased they spoke in praise of his early life and bad known him as an honest and unassuming young man a devoted husband and father patriarch P G taylor of harrisville paid a high tribute of respect to the character of brother knight bros john manning and john hudman followed with words of praise for the departed pros C F middleton of the weber stake of alon was the next speaker he spoke bt the pleasure and glory that awaited those who labored tor the church as bro had done and exhorted the family to follow in the footsteps of their father closing remarks were made by bishop james A slater the benediction was pronounced by bishop levi J taylor of harrisville and the remains were followed by a large cortege of mourners and friends to the ogden cemetery where was laid to rest the body of one of gods noble men may be rest in peace MURDER OF CHINAMAN CAUSES excitement shanghai dec 19 the chinaman by a bailor from the russian cruiser askold dec 15 was a native of a treaty port miles south of shanghai and the affair has caused intense indignation amog the community here which Is strong the lower classes are urging an attack on all russians in shanghai but they are restrained by the guild which is co patience pending the action of the As stated in tace dispatches dec 16 the sailor has been sent on board the askold by the russian consul where he will be tried by court martial BOUNDARY LINE FIXED washington dec 19 tho supreme court today decided the boundary case between missouri and nebraska in favor of the state of nebraska tb case involved the question as to whether a change of the course of the missouri river had tho effect of changing land which had theretofore been on the west side of the river to the east of the river from the jurisdiction of nebraska to the jurisdiction of missouri but tho court held that it did not the opinion was by justice harlan who says that the boundary must remain in the middle of the old channel aa before the change |