Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-05
MANTI,
JOHN CRAWFORD DEAD.
Veteran OF Early Days Closes Eventful
Career News Briefs.


Special Correspondence,
Manti, sanpete Co.. Sept. 4,-John
Crawford, one Of the old and respected
veterans Of early Utah days, passed
away yesterday afternoon, after long
Illness
Deceased was born in Wickston, Pee
bleshlre, Scotland, Sept 80, 1929. He
was one of family Of four. and the son
of James and Elizabeth (Brown Craw-
ford. When IA years Of age deceased
connected himself with the Church Of
Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints. He
came to American in the year E49. ar
irving in New Orleans on Christmas
day OF the same year He journeyed
up the Mississippi river TO ST. Louis,
where he spent the winter In July of
the following year deceased was en-
ployed by Kinkade' & Livingston to
drive four yoke of oxen and haul mer-
chandlse to Salt Lake City. He left
Fort Kearncy on the Missouri Aug 3.
the late A. o. Smoot Of Provo being
the captain, and arrived in Salt Lake
City on the 2Sth day of September
In the spring of 1851 he and Alexan-
der Cowan took contract OF Bishop
Hunter to make the adobes for the old
Salt Lake Tabernacle, the first church
built in Utah, and constructed on the
grounds where the Assembly hall now
stands. In 1858, when the Walker In
dian war broke out. he was called by
President Brigham Young to go to this
city, his home, with a company OF
about 25, to defend citizens and prop
erty In May, 1855, he was called to
fuhll MISSION 10 the Elk mountains TO
live among the Indians for the purpose
Of civilizing them.
4
Christensen. N. Beach and Richard
Hail. received a charter from Mantl
City TO construct and maintain toll
road up City Greek canyon The fol-
lowing year a sawmil was built I'm the
canyon and they would cut from 1000
to 1000 feet OF lumber daily. During
the construction of the temple here Mr..
Crawford owned a lime kiln near the
city and for several years furnished
that article for the construction OF that
structure. His business for many years
has been that of farming sheep. and
stock raising, He has held civil and
ecclesiastical Offices at various times
and has always been counted among
the highly respected residents of this
city Deceased was married To Cecilia
Sharp April s, 1858, with whom he
reared eleven children, In the year
1856 he married second wife. who
now survives him, the FIRST wife passing
away n number Of years ago. one of
the sons Of the deceased who is well
known throughout the state h w W
Crawford druggist here. Funeral SER
vices win be held Sunday next at y.
m,
The marriage Of Frank Hall and CT
celey f. Cunllffe, both Of this city VIII
be soemnised In the temple here We'd
nesday next
The state teachers examination Is
going on in this city this week under
the supervision Of County Superntend.
ent Larsen.
Miss Mamie Tooth OF this city was
bitten on the leg by a vicious dog this
week. The accident proved quite pain.
ful but she IL slowly recovering.
Threshlng VIII commence here In day
or two. The grain crop Is excellent this
year
Severa car loads OF sheep were ship
ped east this week from Mant.
The Relief society conference OF the
South Sanpete Stake viii be held nc
Ephralm today.
The criminal calendar Of the Seventh
district court has been postponed by
Judge Johnson from Sept. II To 2lst.
Jurors drawn for this term viii not be
required to meet until the latter date.