The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-04-21
DEATH OF THOMAS FARRER
A Resident of Provo for Fifty-Eight
Years Passes Away of Old Age
and General Debility.

Provo. April 20.-Thomas Farrer. a re-
spected resident of this city for fifty-eight
years. died this morning from old age and
general debility, after about three weeks.
Illness. The deceased was born Sept. 8.
1929. near Kendall Westmoreland county.
England. In 1912 he, with his parents.
Roger and Mary Farrer and other men,
bers OF the family. came to America and
located in St. Louis. Mo. and ia the
spring OF 1913 moved to NauvOO. where
he remained till the exodus Of the Nor
mon people in 1876 Then the family To-
Gated in Iowa and lived there till 1870.
That year they came TO Salt Lake and
the following year moved to Provo which
has been the home of Mr.. Farrer since
that time The deceased was a modest.
unaSsuming man and enjoyed the respect
Of all his acquaintance. He is survived
by five children. twenty-four ErandChiI-
dren and four great grandchildren. one
brother. Roger FarreT. and numerous
other relatives. The funeral services will
be held in the First ward meeting house
Thursday. commencing at l o'clock.
Considerable difficulty is being eN-
perienced IN obtaining q jury in the
Lawhorn case. Five days have nearly
been consumed and about fifty jurors cN-
smined and only ten have been accepted.
IL is probable. however, that the other
two viii be secured this afternoon
The horsemen have commenced to come
in with their exhibits for the horse snow
tomorrow. This evening the usual enter
tainmCnt for the visitors was given IN
the Commercial club rooms. attended hv
a large number Of visitors and citizens
An interesting program Of songs speeches
etc. was rendered and a fine luncheon
served.
Articles of incorporation of the Warm
Springs Irrigation and Power company
have been filed with the county clerk
The company viii use the waters OF the
warm springs near Goshen for irrigation
and power purposes. Goshen is the place
of general business. The capital stock is
$3.50. in shares Of the par value of $50
each. The directors and officers are.
Albert kanloVe- president. Emma Nelson
vice president: D. S Powelson. secretary
and treasurer. Waldemar Jensen and
Charles Jensen.
The following jurors were drawn yes
terday afternoon in the Fourth district
court TO be in attendance this morning.
the panel having been exhausted and
three jurors still short in the case: 10
seph Jensen. John r. CromDton Heber
Stubbs. George Ball. Richard Smith. ia
cob Mckurdy Isaiah Holiday. JOspph
z. Booth. When the abOves venire had
been exhausted the jury still lacked two
of being complete and the following were
drawn; Willard IT. Booth. Bert Elliott
Alex. Cordner. a J. Southwick o. X
Hanson and Robert Bosrdman.
Ashton & Hemphill Of Salt Lake opened
their new electric theatre The Ellen
last night to crowded houses in spite Of
the disagreed bic weather.
a marriage license has been issued to
William NJ. Johnson Of Spanish Fork and
Aldo Lemons Of Silver City.
T. Y. Jackson has been appointed dep
uty sheriff at Cotton to act without nav
The city'S fOGrtCeu-t0n road roller ar
rived TODAY and is at the court house ward
awaiting the arrival Of an expert from
the manJfa-t lrers. the Springfield Eeli,-
company Of Springfield. o. 10 start il.