The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-21
DEATH OF JOHN MAcKAY.
Relieved of His Suffering After Long
Illness.

Illness.
Manu. Aug. e0.-This morning about &
clock John Mackey who settled in this
J.elSs5 tOgetner with his parents in 1852,
paseo away after q long and most weari-
some illness. being afflicted with a cancer
upon MS lace. which mas caused him con-
iIeaIllent has been sought by his reIa-
llNeS IN all places possible to get relief
Duh Il seemed that there was nothing
Tat would or cou-I Oe light out that
would restore TO him the health and
Nigor Of body that be for so many wears
1dd enjoyed. John Mackev was born IN
l lG1dnceSIef county, Pa, on the 10Th day Of
Aay. 1SSS, being a boy of about il years
OF age when his fathers family located
II thlS city The occupation Of the de-
ceased had been farming and stock rails
1nS he vas Identified with the Black
Hawk and Walker wars and assisted all
no could IN making this country what It
mas become throush tee toll and uhceLs-
IL eAIorts OF me early pioneers. he
married the daughter Of James and Han
nah Davenport in 1852 she bearing him
Two children She died some time after
this and he again married a daughter of
Henry ano Ann Parsons VINO also died
ID 1870. leaving him nine children. He
was faithful man in al II ueTtakings,
efnbraced the Mormon faith when a Doy
and was always found walk Jsg IN the line
or duty and ever ready to Sii calls made
upon nlm he has raised an honorable
family highly respected IN their resnect-
i've communities. He las held some posi-
lions of trust and filled THIN with honor
Funeral services viii likely be held from
the tabernacle II proper arrangements can
be made.
The Manti and Payson Basket ball
teams played IN interesting game here
yesterday IN the opera house. The game
as Il closed was a tie IN the number OF
baskets made and it was decided TO play
another inning which resulted IN one
basket in favor or the PaySon boys more
than was made b. the Manti team. 1t
was most interesting event or tile Black
Hawk proceedings and met with the
greatest enthusiasm from the large num-
Der OF people present The teams viii very
likely meet again soon. as the victory for
the PaysOu boys is really not considered
IN the light that they are the better team
OF the Two. ana q more tnorough tsS 5
score can be announced The best OF feel
ms prevailed
Edgar T Reid Of this city left this week
for d sight seeing trip 20 the Worlds fair;
Nr- Reid has been engaged as principal
of the public schools Of this city.
The Black Hawk veterans, together with
their wives, took possession u the citE
last evening IN real earnest and accepted
the remarks given them by Mayor Anuer-
son in his speech of welcome that to theTa
the marshal was blind. the city ordinances
lost the keys 10 the city Basule lost, and
that the city attorney had taken 4 Ndca-
tion during their stay IN the city. They
took possession OF the stores, saloons
dance hall and tie principal streets. ask
Ing the citizens 70 keep their horses OF
certain streets 50 tnat no accident might
occur. Then they proceeded TO make mer
~ in the good old-fashioned style. which
caused c0Isid bic amUeSemnut Tor the
Young element who had no idea OF the
IHaneuVeriuE Of the early settlers. y
sham battle between the white men ana
Indians took place yesterday afternoon
on the railroad grounds OF the RIO Grande
Western and was witnessed by more Th2n
three thousand people This closed one OF
the most successful Black Hawk encanp-
rrsents held in the county for many years
All the old indian fighters expressed
themselves as. perfectly satisfied