Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

TT was 30 years ago. on Dec, !, since JED
adiab NJ Grant breathed his last His
| daath took place IN this city Dec l. 1900
How he was regarded In the commuii'y
and how deeply his death was ielt 10 pe''
stown by one circumstance Il party "
Celebrate the wedding OF Horace X. ana
Mary Whitney. which took place thet gay,
was IN progress when someone ehtereu ny
room and solemny announces, q, enca
Al Grant Is dead" The party was AZ onso
broken up In silence, and everywhere tn t
ware tho most genuine signs or nourillus,
Nr Grant lived most active me- anu
,rt6 hts 40 wears existence che was porn IN
Windsor Broome county, sew tVtNi
81 IS1G) he compressed as much exper-
iance as many a man who had llVed dOupio
hte time 1t was at his funeral that fres.-
dent brigham Young uttered the sentiment
"Jededlah NJ Grant was capable Oh Nvihs
as long and learning as m9eh 10 20 S'"''
ms most men could in hundred.
when the city OF Salt Lake Was moor
oted In 1851, Mr. Grant was chosen us hIst
MAYOR. and he occupied the position "
continuous election as long as ne lNeu'
His early career as a preacher OF the
c,osnel Is so familiar TO readers OF Morhvn
history that 1t does not need narrauhB Ie
was called the Lorenzo DOW OF we les'o ~,
In which he worked lie was III NauNoo as
the time OF the Prophets martyruon, anu
vas sent 10 carry the awful news 10 the
apostles and elders In the east w.,
He was married to Miss Caroline van
Dyke on July 2, 1s4i, Bishop Newer n;
tvbitnev uerforming the ceremony, lie uiu
not arrive IN the Salt Lake valley win we
arst Nornpany of Pioneers as he was In the
east transacting Church business re az
rived however in lS47 with one OF the la',
err companies, being captain Oh M uI,,ua
hundred He buried his wire ana hVtie
daughter on the Journey To the valley
Ne was elected brgadier general wheh the
local militia was organized m lS4Y, au1 ~
| later promoted TO the major generaismllp',
ua met with great success In dealing WIN
| the Indians and 1t was said OF him that ne
| WIS as Jealous OF their rights az he was OF
| the safety Of the white settlers ,..
! Mr. Grant Che was 80 famihary Know, !,
| In mo community as Brother Jeddie
| ~, ~ seems strange to call him anythins
else, was most fond Of children. In fact,
ne idoli5ed the little ones Wherever ne me-,
| tbarn To his own children he was one oi
the most kind and indulgent OF tatnets "a, Ia.
| was also passlonately fond OF music ~,
ussd Ia saw with smile that while he could
| sing he sang everything In the same ,uhe
| I remember his being greatly amused AT
and often singing an OLD time nur'eS4u'
song, one verse OF which was thls'
when can shoot my rifle clear
To uigeons In the sky,
m bid farewell to pork and beans
And eat my pigeon pie
| He was also q great lover OF dancing, an'
always displayed great spirit and activity
though his arms often Kept time WIN ~,
feet He was extremely socIaple anu u u, az
In d,snosition Nothing pleased him NOR
than entertaining his friends at our home
That he was man Of courage Is wei
shown by the familiar episode when use
10 be freely narrated OF nm whlie ne W., VA
| novor IN the early flftes, Whisky sehln
WAS not allowed In those days, and the re-
mort reached him that a company OF ehll
grants had brought In a load OF whisky an
proposed TO sell IT out In thelr wagons wagon !,
denance OF the ordinance He called o
them ana told them they would be breakn
Inc law. They proceeded, however, az
onened the sale next day ThereIpon IN
mayor with one or two ofncers took an a. ~
nroceeded to the wagon OF the emigronu
smashed in the heads Of the whisky barren
and allowed their contents to flow INTO IN
cutters.