The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-12-15
TEMPLE AND TABERNACLE.

Smith Is much pleased AZ the progress .
that has bern made la the past few I
years I'he bgcaual which is to bring /.
thousands 81 aires under cultivation Il [
Just about completed. and the Mornon
colonists who have cast their lot there
have been benefited by at least 500.
900. which they have earned iy heard
work oil the canal.
Excessive rainialls have greatly re-
tarded the growth and production Of
ali kinds ofgrains, and the crop as
result, will DO very short, not TO such
an extent, however, It is thought, us
will entail the least suffering, Ms the
ready edsh earned by the workers there
viii enable them to have not only the
necessities but many Of Tie iuSuries OF
life. -
The Great Falls & Canals Bailrt2d
company which Is also virtually the
owner Of the Alberta lrpgatiou aud
Canni company. Is doing all within It's
power to encourage the setting up Of
Alberta aud vicinity There is said TO
be room for at least 900 coal miners
alone. aud men who have had expert
ence In that line will lind, IL is claimeo,
a hearty welcome.
Sol ,ItimbaU has received adj
vices from tho Albertaeouutry, TO which
he sent his son last fall. There arc
nnny Kimbhlls In the new colony, and
the letter rccites the fact that there V
not onoof them but who's doing we'll. l
know, he continued, Of severAl Kimballs
who wers strugghing along here a Few
years ago, who are now well-HKed,
having the muscle aud tbs nerve, Ia,
face new conditions. Of course, they
have had some privations, ms they were
among the frst settlers 10 that section;
but they have perseyered, and have
thus gained 40 experience which can
be- taken Advant sge Of by those who
may follow them. so far have received
nothing but encouraging words from
the new colony.
Itis alleged. but not substsntiGted,
that missionaries would be sent to Al
bertaiin case there were not enough
who will GO voluntarily In order 10
better their condition. This latter pro-
cesding was resorted to in the early
settlement OF st. George aud other
southern cities, the prospects of which
we're uninviting to the average man
but 10 which brigham Young saw
many possibilities.
President. franklin ID. Richarde o.
the Apostles quorum, died at Ogden a
twelve minutes after midnight, Decem
ber9. lie has been falling for yeaI
from nervous prostration, aud recently
returned from California somewha
improved.
= President Richards was born a
Richmond, Mass, on April ., 1891. Me
Richards embraced The Mormon fRitl
in 1896, aud was baptized into III
church by his father, who had previous
~ became convert In 1888 Mr.
Richards left his New. England HON
and journeyed To Ear West, Mo. and TN
tollowing yenr WINS ordained a seventy
The same vear he was APPOINTED to
,nisston In western Indiana. and mad
n reputation as pulpit orator, VI
witnessed the LAYING OF the corner.ston
90 ~, Nauvoo ,emnle In istt. nm
-, :, 49,. na,,, ,s.s ,h.r h
""ei' ~ N""'V" ""'' 'o'"' VIZ" /"
was sent on mission to England Al
ter renching Liverpool. lie was Of
,oi,,od A., rr..ia. oy.r ,hs ,.h,r,.h 4
go, 80 nu.-,n,t. ~.
ooot'unu' 1870 ""'e e'''' :" ""t
land, Mr.. Richards was selected to TAX
charge OF a company OF saints VIII
vera eni,r.tlng ~ salt Iale I
49,. ~. a., uie,
oo'ooor VI lna' year MT hlo""Io
reach this city. The year followin
no was ordained TO AN apostleship, an
want nm n second ,nis.io, "a EngIan,
u,.., 4. ,r.-,. A.. 80 20 -.
"o W -" :" '''-, ""u We
elected member OF the Territorii
Legislative Assembly. In 1858 he a
= sisted in the dedication of the sA
Lake temple Later he again lahore
In the European mission, returning
: Utah finally In 1865. In 1859 lie WI
elected Probate Judge OF Weber con-
4 tv. and held TINT Office until lsss.