Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-13
STRONG FRIEND
Of THE MORMONS
That Was What Isadore Morris,
Buried Yesterday, Was in
Trying Days.
HAD KNOWN PERSECUTION.
Left His Native Land In Early Youth
To Enjoy the Liberty Denied
AZ Home--Iiis Career.

Isadore Morris was buried yesterday
afternoon from Masonic hall with sim
pie but impressive services Of the ritual
OF the Mount Moriah lodge OF which
the deceased had been member since
1871. A. IA. Peabody was master of
ceremonies, and Or, A. $. Chapman
euogist
The Masonic service was followed by
the Orthodox Jewish ritual with Rabbi
Brodie as the celebrant. The pan bear
ers We're John r. Lynch. DR.. Theodore
Meyer, William Shovel, Luclus A,
Billings Ga former comrade IN al1ns),
A Leavtt and c, A. Stevens The in
terment was In the Jewish cemetery.
The attendance was very large, and the
floral tributes numerous and elaborate.
The casket was hidden in flowers with
many wreaths OF American beauty
roses, chrysanthemums, ferns. etc, The
sorrow manifested at the departure OF
deceased was genuine and universal.
Many carriages followed the hearse to
the grave.
NATIVE OF POLAND
Isadore Morris was born in Russian
the persecution of his countrymen by
the Russian government, drove him and
his family to the United States, and
they emigrated 40 California vir the
isthmus, In 1858. Young Morris engaged
In merchandising in the Sacramento
valley, and In 1862, he enlisted IN the
California volunteers, subsequently
marching with his regiment under Col
Connor afterwards general to Utah
and Salt Lake. He was mustered out
OF the service as a lieutenant, after de-
Ginning commission in the regular SER
vice, as he preferred civilian life.
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40 bColNboo MAN
AT that time, Bingham Canyon was
Offering good opportunities for bust
ness ventures, and he went there and
started Il banking institution and gem
eral merchandising store. Mr.. Morris
also acquired considerable property al
Bingham, Including properties now
owned by the Utah Con, Boston Con,
Utah Copper. and the old Jordan a. Gal
ena. and he was one of the original To-
Gators of the old Jordan mine. He also
owned the Red Wing group which he
disposed of five years ago.
ARTNERsulp FoRNEn
Morris took his cousin, Aaron Morris.
as parVner. IN 100, the hrm Delng !.
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this vas Inc basis ~ Inc ,ro,hies
which anallv ended his no Mr. Nor.
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,ns,,v yvava He vent ~ to swoet'
water vyvo when goId yyas d,sco,,-
cred tbere IN 1874 ana took nm claims
40 an instanre of his Observation-Disclosures
and nertinacitv II ia related NJ him
while there that no was held mn at a
toll bridge by the keeper demanding
nav II he rounded nm his friends and
hui,t n bridge of his own over which
thew crossed the stream.
FRIEND OF THE MoRMoNs,
The deceased was ever a warm friend
and champion of the Mormon peonle'
many OF whose leaders he knew INF.
mateH In DAYS that were dark his
services could always be counted npon.
and they were tine more apureciated
from the fact that thew vere alwavs
volunteered The man who bepated The
saints and the authorities of the
Church IN his presence could always
count on an argument. and no false
abatement about them. thar fell on his
ears went unchallenged He know
them. their customs and Intentions ms
well. perhaps. AZ anyone not of their
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