The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-13
PIONEERS CALLED HOME.
Lehi Is Invaded by the King of
Shadows.

Lehi is Invaded by the King OF
Shadows.
Lehi. March 12-The. grim reaper has
claimed four of Lehis prominent citl-
zens during the past week Monday the
Tabernacle was crowded with friends anu
relatives at the funeral of Alexander II
LOVeridge, who died Of general oeDAlty
Saturday. Mr. Loveridge was one OF the
first settlers of Lehi, and came across
the plains by OK team. He was one or the
of those who opened Iron county for set
tlement, having been called on a mission
TO southern Utah in 1858 for this purpose
He was born in Ontario county. N Y,
in 1925 and was associated with lh6 MOT
mon church from his boyhood- He was
with the church in its early trials ana
driVings, and was with 1t IN the eXpul-
sion from NauVOO. He was married TO
MaIinda. Thomas in Iowa in 1919, and the
next year they came to Utah. lie mas
had four wives cOnSecutVely, and mas
had fourteen children, seventy-t1Ve granG-
children and twenty-one great-sfahdchli-
dren.
Mrs. Matilda Evans. another first set
tier and the widow of Israel Evans, d
member of the old Mormon batIahoh,
passed away yesterday in Deweyyllle, at
the home of Mrs J. +. Campbell her
daughter and where she had gone on d
visit. Her sons, Morgan and Israel, ana
daughters. Abigail Lott and Elg1Va Ihor-
man. had gone to DeWeyVille several days
previous, and were at her bedside MIS-.
! Evans was a member of one of the most
prominent families of Lehi. and her re
mains will be brought to Leh1 TINS even
| ing for interment, and the funeral Ser"-
| ices will probably be held TUESDAY.
James Lamb, who has been SUFFERING
| from necrosis of the thigh bone Tor a long
time was relieved of his suffering 4hnfs-
| 6av The funeral services were held IN
the Tabernacle yesterday lie leaves q
| young wife in delicate health and Tour
| small children, who have the universal
| sympathy of the community
! Mrs. George Evans died Tuesday afteI-
| noon from childbirth Probably no death
| in years caused such a shock to the corn
| munity, because of its suddennesS ana tIie
| high esteem in which she was held, and II
| has been a long time since a 1uherdI W. W.
| so largely attended was nerS, "hiSL
! was held in the Tabernacle TO-DAY ohe
| was the daughter of William ana Chdl
| Iotte Taylor. and her death leaves SlA
| little children mOtherlesS-
| Yesterday Hyrum Evans was driving Z
| team with three tons of limestone iron
| the sugar factory quarry in Rush NaIley
| The grade on which he was coming cow
was very steep, and. the Drake IalIlhS -, -
| work a runaway was the result N ~
| wagon tipped over and some OF the roCi
falling on Mr. Evans severely injured M
right leg When the wagon went over !
was within few yards of a Se-iooS Pre-;
ciDice, and had il not upset just NIleH 1
did the probability is that MI ENdn
/ would hive been killed and the outIi
! have become a total wreck
| Ahram Coates, Sidney GilchrlSt. CnarIe
| Guernsey Ernest SouthNtck- Eli MeDn
! Robert McOmie and Frederick D. w orr
ton. all young men. have received letter
from box B. Salt Lake City, asking a9 tfr.
! their circumstances relative TO accepIii'
| foreign missions
! John Bone and family, who went TO Ma
| crath Canada. a year ago, have reJurne'
p ! TO Lehi. being dissatisfied with the 10
, minion country.