Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-22
BRIGHAM CITY.
SUCCESSFUL FARMERS SCHOOL.
Canncries Copsolidatc--Bp. McMaster
Honored--L. II. Nielsen Dead.

Special Correspondence
Brigham city, Boxelder CO., Feb. 81
The farmers school held in Brigham
city during the week has been wen
attended. President John 4. Widtsoe,
Profs. Merrill, Northrop, Ball, Thomas
and c. A. Hickenlooper and others
We're the Instructors. DIR. Widtsoe de-
livered q most Interesting lecture on
the subject, Industrial Education III
the tabernacle, Tuesday evening, to
which the public had been invited. The
singing was furnished by the taberna-
Gle choir, and the house was wen nlied
with attentive listeners.
The Mutual Improvement officers and
members of the First ward planned "A
very successful surprise on the father
of the ward, Bishop John B. McMas-
ter, last Saturday evening. most
enjoyable evening was spent. "A me
rocking chair was given the bishop In
memory of the occasion.
The officers and stockholders of the
Brigham City Canning company and
the Rocky Mountain Canning company
met In the First National bank building
Thursday afteroon and decided 10 con-
solidate the two plants ant place them
u Ter one flldHdktIHSHt, tiiS
name of the Brigham city Canning
company. MIR. John Pierce will be the
general manager.
]. johnson, the jeweler has closed up
business and sold his stock of Jewelry
and good win to the Peters Jewelry
company.
President w. c. Horsley presided at
the tabernacle services last Sunday.
Mrs. Rachel Evans read from the Des-
eret Evening News an article on the re-
lief work performed by the Relief socie-
ty nurses. The speakers We're Elder
Peter j. Petersen, who had just re-
turned from a mission to Scandinavia,
the Copenhagen conference having been
his field of labor; Mrs. Ellen Petersen,
who had been on u visit to her native
! country the last few months and re-
turned home along with her husband,
and Elder Arnold Alecham, who had re-
| Gently returned from u 2S months mis-
| sion to the Southern States.
| Quarterly conference will be held in
| the stake Tabernacle Saturday and
| Sunday. Feb. 20 and March l.
| Lars Peter Nielsen, who has been a
| resident of Brigham City for over 40
years, died at his home In the Third
| ward Monday, after an illness of near
ly two months. Funeral services were
held in the stake tabernacle Thursday
afternoon. Bishop Lorenzo N. Stohl in
charge The singing was furnished by
the tabernacle choir, of which the de-
ceased was a member The speakers
were Elders David p. Burt, Hans S.
Larsen, Oluff Petersen, Bishop Anthem
l.. Skanchy, Elder Hans ]. Christian
sen, Stake President Oleen n. Stohl and
Bishop Lorenzo n. Stohl.
Lars p, Nielsen was born in Tyvelse,
| Denmark. Oct. 2, 1862. He emigrated
with his parents and sister with that
i'll fated company of POI souls who left
Hamburg In 1866, of whom only one-half
ever reached the Salt Lake valley. The
| cholera broke out in the company. and
Mr.. Nelson's parents and sister took
| sick and died Nels II. Nielsen, who
| was In charge of the company, took
the little orphan boy and gave him a
| good home until he grew to manhood.
In 1883 he married Eliza Reeder and IL
| children have blessed that union. seven
of whom survive. In 1923 he perform
ed a mission to his native country and
was at that time the leader of the Cop
enhagen choir. when the new meeting
house was erected there. He was called
home as his wife and children were
seriously III with typhoid fever. Since
his return he has been an active work
or In the NJ, ]. A., the Seventy's quor-
um, us ward teacher, etc.