Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-01-25

s e s 90
- kfe.ss..sE -
alry,. VA nj 81. tha
ana ti,en ~ tr t,nr ssi
soma sc awoksa arsi, M rrcy ss
Fiafslea m, Hh ~
wide STONE ana s,T,,
SPIRAL m Tower nl,ers Sim; mn
die iiear 0id ti,nt .l,ri -
.,,,1 a,,d n "a Il, e, ).
dnvn 81 mr.
1s IS
.1u1
3 (lNE flN pRYGH IT,ss WTnnuU1 ss#s#
4 y = 81 $500 y 70.
= =. y - - 5 9.
er lie tias MoisnoIs, and Defense
ott Faaygamy.
IA Salt Lake CITY correspondent of the ,s3vrra-
e,sa n y. Standard relates ! yaais. a H.
49,, q prsah
who Ives Lion house, one Of & his resi-,
denees, taking is name NOM statue Of Ola :.
hon crorehing OYER the main entrance. Very
soon this: lady appeared and, nyitetl ,3me Is,
her work room an. tho tiv,.s. f,nor ,uhar, a,,a
,,a.
r'e ~ y. ~ osAe t 1o&. le!a
gri 'l she Wore plain dress, audi
4 Her countenance lighted. up somewhat att
the mention OF her early home. near Utica,
n. =, and of her visit to; her friends East
curing the centennial year Her brother.
capt. E1aMard 3 COOK IS a. prominent poll
ucian; ana farmer, residing at Gllberts Mills,
a lew miles east or FULTON: IN answer to
the question how she came to be one OF the
Mor1n2ns, she answered, that when but ten
years old she was curious to hear about
them, and in after years listened to their
speakers and believed in their doctrine: At
the age OF eighteen. she became infatuated
nf snS am ogt1
who went East to. proselyte, and she, with a
few others, resolvedtto join them IN 1912
she went to NauVoo, and met with a warm
reception from Joseph Smith, he having
heard IN advance Of this particularly bright
young lady becoming a. convert to the MOI
mon faith The following, year she became
the third eve believel wife OF Brigham
Young, who was then the Lieutenant OF the
founder and: apostle OF the Church Of Jesus
Christ OF the LATTER Day Saints: She re-
hearsed the suozx OF their trials
and prosecutions while IN Nauvoo;
LIE there was made SO unpleasant
that they resolved to move further
west, and in the spring Of 1S47 Brigham
Young, accompanied by his little band of
about 100, started for a place of safety.
When within $50 miles OF here all trace of a
road'was at an end He followed a trappers
valley Of Great Salt lake, where he was soon
joined BY g. company Of Saints from Missis--
sippi The party of 400 now commenced
the erection of a fort, inclosing ten acres.
Every thing, Mrs Young said, looked forbid
ding. The whole valley was so barren as to
produce little beside species or bunch grass,
while the ground was covered with myriads
OF crlckets, which We're food for the resident
Indians. Here in this desert wilderness the
site OF Salt Lake City was surveyed and a
town laid out. In the early history OF this
town, when the need OF moisture was seen to
the first to propose irrigation She entered
into the working plans OF the colony with
such ability she was commissioned by Brig
ham Youngto lead party to his posse ssions
In Southern Utah, where also was estab
Hshed system Of irrigation.
When questioned as to her present belief,
Mrs. Young said that in no manner had she
changed She believed the Mormon church
was founded on the rock. / asked 1t they
believed in the Bible. Yes" she said. AaS
far as translated correctly; but we also be-
lieve the book OF Mormon to be the word of
worshiping God according to the dictates Of
our conscience, and we allow all men the
same privilege. We believe in being honest,
true, chaste, and virtuous, and In doing good
To al men" At the use OF the WORD ~VHtu-
Gus" she saw look OF lncredulousness come
over my countenance, and upon this she
warmed with the subject and gave a lecture
upon sexual purity becoming Christian
mother: She SAID utah has long enjoyed
the reputation of being the most immoral
spot in the United States, chiefly through the
Misrepresentation of newspaper reporters and
gossip mongers, our territory has been re-
garded by most Christian people as a very
hot-bed OF lust, q modern Sodom. It is said
our bad reputation is so thoroughly estab-
ished that we are to be disOrganized as a
community and outlawed to all intents and
purposes. Now, whatever OF truth there may
be in this charge know can otapply to our
people, Probably there is no sect SO strict in
its laws bearing upon this subject az our own.
with but one husband, as was the case with
myself, would rather lose her life than VIC
late her sealed vows to her lord and hus-
band" She had lived here from the first day
they had pitched their tents, and she knew
whereof she affirmed when she declared there
was little or no coming together outside Of
believed it was common practice among
the gentlles, as the very numerous houses OF
ass On niaht sGreets proven: eng
nad heaIu IL hlnCed Chat dhe teIrltOr1al
leslslaIure was aoou1 TO enact laws
rregul;sbllg 70 d certain eA1ehC se2ual purify.
one hopeq ne. people Woulo pace themselves
on !egal oasls III iesaIu W 'ils iequhsloion
nu lsCeaI VI aegal tne ulGi t, a.uouLs
~ CouIloAly PIaettcsu I'LL nooc VIC "oAiu
as Slntlls t'ilata' ouvlaM oneln ~ iar as POS
1 Hape' evea " Gne uea'n Rloy 1: tou
tev sie 20 & 1 SUI. ~ ~ Ine el
L.is4eges ~ cale Reopae WV attsslg 119
selIcv lnolavy IL tLs 1esul Leu CIV Gle law oS
IN nneolh plollsln anu uhlas. nne ~ nop tfsa
gue CHURCH u11Sa anu people eouiu nhow w. 'ue
Mollu Cna1 MoInlonS apPrtclaoe We purify o.