Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-27

listle fellow placed his hand upon the
rollers and the hand and arm 10 we
shoulder Were drawn in and mangled-
The grandfather Immediately released
the child by ripping on the sleeve
of his garment The prompt acllo"
saved the boys life. hut not his arm
DR. States was absent in Logan, anu
DIR Emery was SUNNI led from PIes-
ten, arriving In 8 minutes lie dress
ed the wounded arm, made the iGt,e
patnientv as mfortable as posslDle
and awaited the homecoming OF DE
states, after which the arm was am
putated two inches below the shoulder
Joint. only fragments, however. OF
the member remained, as they We're
ground 20 pieces In the mae hitle,
Throughout the ordeal Immediately
following the accident. tho little TEL
low never whmpered- lae and ms
relatives have the heartfelt sympathy
OF the entire community.
STURDY PIONEER,
Patriarch Samuel Rose Parkinson
Who celebrated his seventy-ffth birth
day on April 2. is one of the sturdy
characters of Cache valley. anG has
probably done as much to deyeloP
the latent resources of northern Titan
and southern Idaho as any other citi-
NIr. Parkinson was born In Bara-
ford England. April l2. 1891. and has
therefore passed his seventy tlfth
mile post His father died when
samucl was but few months old and
his mothers second marriage
was to Edmund Berry At the
age Of IL years Samuel. in company
with his parents, began to travel, re-
srlting In their oircumnavlgatins The
globe terminating their journey AT
tho place OF beginning-EnGlaud.
His experience WAS interesting ana
varied, concluding with 4 most disAs-
trous shipwrcck in the English chan
mel, few days before reaching home
The disposition to travel. was by
this time we'll nlatured In the young
man. and foltowingo the bent of his
strong desire 10 see still more of the
world he made his way 10 the Ui!ated
States and engaged In business In 81
Louis. Mo. Here he first heard the
gospel as restored by divine Tevelo :
tlcn. through the Prophet Joseph
Smith. and was baptized Into the
Church In the year 1913. On Jan. j.
1859. he married Miss Arabella Ann
Chan dler. an English lady. who was
also a devoted member of the Church
ana In 1854, with his wife and one
child--SamueI C.-Uhey crossed the
plains to Utah, with a mule team, ane
settled in Knysylle whore. through
tho most careful economy and thrif'
n comfortable homo was soon osIab-
liehed. and he became one ~ the ste'
tive forces I'm the community.
! In the summer ~ 1853, Mr. Parkinson
explored the northern part ~ Cache
! valley. aud early the next sprina
moved his family, which then consisted
Of five children, 10 Franklin. where hC
assisted IN founding that colony and
was active In organizing for the pro-
lection OF the people against Indian
/ depredationc,
iio took part In building the los
schoolhouae al Franklin In the spring
OF 1860. which holds the very sren'
/ distinction. I'm the history OF lcaho. o.
b4Ing the first sChpolhouse erected tr
! tina, state. He was the first TO cnga n
I I'm the mercantile business In That part
| or The country and the venture, Mhcl
continued ell the year 1889, was amply
rewarded by tho SUCCESS attained, Hi
thea brought about the consolidation
at an the mercantile houses OF Frank
lin under the corporate name OF ''Fh
Oneida Mercantile Union" which lnssi
tuition SIN holds the balance OF trad
la that locality
Mr., Parkinson has large family o
children-pTOgress citizens OF ldah
and Utah-and n Is said that one .
more ~ them wore students Of the Is, Y
college al Logan, Utah each year from
1871 10 1900 and the records discios
the Interesting fact that SIX or ~
sOus wore engaged In foreign rntsslpu
airy work at the same time.
Father Parkinson Ns ne IL famllia
called, NOW Ina his 77th year Is hale am
hearty. and without an ache or a pnt
and on account of his stirling qualiiio
and substantial worth 10 the cOmmu
! nifty his Mise and conservative counsel