Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-24

helped to conduct the exercises of the
same in the old log Westinghouse. lie
was ordained "A Teacher Feb. %, 1857
and three months later on the 18th OF
May, he was ordained a Seventy and
became a member OF the Twentieth
quorum.
In 1867 he became a High Priest and
was set apart as "A High Councillor In
the Utah stake. and was clerk Of that
body He fulfilled mission 20 Great
Britain in iS74-5. laboring first In the
Durham and Newcastle conferences,
and later in the Liverpool office, under
President Joseph f. Smith AT home
again. he was set apart in August,
1875, as Bishop OF the Kanab ward. to
preside also over the six adjoining
wards. That position he held until
April II, 1877, when he was called and
set apart as president Of the Kanab
Stake OF Zion. During the term of his
Blshopric, Elder Nuttall with others
made a trip to the Mormon" settle
ments in Arizona, and while en- route
the boat in which they crossed the
Colorado river was upset In mid
stream and Blshpo l.. w, Roundy, Of
Salt Lake city was drowned. Presi-
dent Nuttall presided over the Kanab
stake until Sept. TO- 1884 during which
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preach and to help organize wards In
june 1879 he became private secre-
tary to President John Taylor and
was I'm that position until the death OF
the latter in July 1887, He was with
the president during the time OF his
exile, and was present when the vener-
able head OF the Church passed away.
Elder Mutual was also private secre-
tary To President MILFORD Woodruff
until 1892 when on account OF i'll
health he was given duties which
would take him more into the open air.
In the year last named he was APP
pointed to take charge of Church and
ward real estate matters, and 20 look
after the legal interests Of the Relief
societies Of the Church, He served In
this position up to the time OF hts
death.
In military affairs Mr. Nuttall had
taken an active part I'm the early days
Of the Territory In fighting the Indians,
Mr. Nuttall held the position of ter
rtorlal superintendent OF district
schools from 1881 to 1887 and served
as chief clerk OF the legislative coun-
ell for a number Of sessions,
In business affairs he had also been
prominent. He was an incorporation
and stockholders OF the Deseret News
In 1850; was at one time a director OF
the Salt Lake city Railway company,
and one of its auditing committee; was
elected a director OF the Deseret Tele-
graph company In 1883. The same year
he was chosen a director and seCre-
tary Of lions Savings Bank and Trust
company, and was a director up to the
time Of his death He also was a
director In the Salt Lake and Los AM
geles Railway company and In the Salt
air Beach company.
From the above positions OF honor
and trust, and these include only the
main ones, II will be seen that Mr..
Nuttal was o very busy man, and It IL
said OF him that he performed each task
with unwaverlng zeal and fidelity
The remains OF Elder Nuttall
Will be taken from Salt Lake tomorrow
for intsrment IN the cemetery az Provo
The funeral services viii be held In the
latter city ON Sunday, under the aus
pices OF the Deseret Sunday School
Union Board. The members OF the
board viii attend IN a body,