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Lake City Utah, January In.
al Day has been celebrated - 81
IN tho history of Utah. The CITY
hronged with visitors from outs,6e
and with thousands Of homo peo.
which made locomotion well nirh
sipie through the main thorough.
The great procession under the IN.
n or Grand Marshall Burton ana
presented a magnificent spectacle
wended It's way to the Tabernac,e
" reached at noon, and which IA
ca within Its capacious walls n,o,,a
,nah ever passed Its portals IN one
n"se pefore. The decorations Of fhe
''aeie We're most lavish and wcil
H., spread out beneath the centr.
IKE ceiling was "old Glory" ~.
American flag ever made. In tha
corner. among the other stars was
of'y-hItn, REPRESENTING Utah. Nv
OF an ingenlously designed incar.
u hght The new star cast its IIrb,
patriotic thousands who sat Ii, the
ana the audience below. From
as were numberless red, white and
TRAINERS running in all directions.
win an elaborate fringe OF p,,nt.
hd nags which decorated the fao.
gallery All speakers stands were
bsautifully draped In the National
whiie a great American Eagle sur
ed the tower between the great pI,,es
organ. and Immediately below was
srd Utah." a magnificent electrical
III. - :.
he speakers' stand were mani, nrrm.
citizens, among them the following.
ent Woodruff, Cannon and Smith: 4
Joseph l.. Rawlins. Acting Governor
rds, Governor Wells. Chief Justire
Judges Miner. Bartch. King, Judd.
q, Comrners. Tatlock and Sherman.
isely at 1915 o'clock Acting Gov
Richards called the vast audience
er In brief speech. which was fol.
by an invocation by President Geo.
anon.
great chorus OF 1000 voices hero
and sang nmid the effective waving
lerican flags "The Star spanricd
r." This number was followed by
g applause on the part Of the null
within the Tabernacle.
rman Richards here introduced.
applause and cheering. Hon. Joseph
Wins, who read President Glove.
proclamation announcing the adj
OF Utah to the Union.
+ the proclamation was read Mr..
~ turned to Heber NJ. Wells and
ted to him the pen with which
snt Cleveland signed the bill under
Utah became a State.
ig Governor Richards then ar
ID that the time had arrived for
deral government to withdraw from
,trol Of affairs Of the Territory aud
Ter up TO the people and 10 the ma
: Utah who had been chosen gov
II the new State. He said;
the governor OF the Territory OF
/ now surrender to your favored
/ the executive office upon his taxi
oath prescribed by the constitution.
will now be administered by Chief
{ Zane"
rnor Wells and other State officers
,ok the cath Of office.
chorus hero rendered Professor
! new song, utah. I Love Thee.
rnor Wells delivered his inaugural
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delivery Of the address was re- h
with applause. as was the rendi-
America" by the great chorus
'hich DR.. Iliff pronounced the benc-
The exercises closed with music a
combined bands.
dlately after tho closing Of the ex-
the governor issued a proclamH-
nvcning the Legislature in special
at 8 o'clock this afternoon to M =
n the commencement Of the first
session.
ant TO the proclamation Of the gov-
he legislature convened In extra
1t 3 o'clock this afternoon. After
ing. by the election Of the caucus
rs of the republican party. adj
mt was taken until tomorrow. Bal
or United States senator will BEGIN