The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-13
HON. LORIN FARR SUDDENLY STRICKEN
WITH DEATH At HOT SPRINGS
Sucum Heart Failure While Taking Warm Plunge Death Came nananu
Medical Skill Of No Ava Deceased Pioneer Utah. Widely Known and
Highly Respected Throughout the State; Large Postery and
Host of Friends Mourn His Loss

Mississippi, and travelled across the
territory of Iowa on his way TO the
Rocky Mountains.
From the Missouri river, where he
remained until the summer of 1S47, he
journeyed westward In the companies
that followed Immediately benind tho
pioneers, leaving the Elkhorn in June
These companies comprised about 600
wagons with 1,500 human beings and
5000 head of stock, His individual
outfit was a wagon, two yoke OF oxen,
two yoke Of COWS and provisions to
last MIN and those dependent upon him
is months. His family was then small,
consisting of his wife and his little son
Enoch. He first Travelled In A. o.
Smoot's hundred and George B. Wal
lace's fifty, but during the latter part
of the journey, he was In Daniel Spen-
GERS hundred and Ira Eldridge'S fifty.
He reached Salt Lake valley, Septem-
Der 81, 1S47.
After living while in the Old Fort,
he moved into q lot northwest of the
temple block and adjoining the corner
now occupied by the residence of the
Hon. Moses Thatcher His first domi"
cile in the valley was his wagon box,
taken off the running gears and made
Into temporary abode, but he and his
brother Aaron soon hauled logs from
the canyon and built homes of a more
comfortable character. Their houses
In the fort had wnipSawed lumber
floors and were among the best con-
structed there Lorin had brought
with him from winter quarters, all
kinds of seeds and these he planted In
the spring of 1S4S. Most of the crop
was devoured by the crickets before
they were destroyed by the gulls, but
he raised enough to support his family
until another harvest came and had
considerable to spare. Some Of his
neighbors were forced to eat thistle
roots, rawhides and even wolf meat,
Many put their families on Tatlons.
He was not reduced to the necessity
an economical wife who managed so
we'll that the family had enough to eat
and something to give away.
In March. of 1850, by special request
of President Young, Lorln Farr re-
moved TO Ogden "to locate and take
charge of the northern colonies" He
with Charles Hubbard, built in the
summer of the same year, the first
sawmlll and grist mill north of Salt
Lake, In the fall he bought out MIR.
Hubbard and conducted the milling
business alone for several years. after
which he took in as a partner, his
brother Aaron.
In the fall of 1851, the colonists Of
IITnhar hoI with
the Indians. caused by the accidental
killing of the Snoshone chief, Terakee,
by Urban Stewart, one Of the settlers.
The chief, who was a noble specimen
of his race and friendly to the whites,
had gone into Mr.. Stewards corn field
one night about II o'clock to get his
horses out Of the corn; when the
owner, hearing noise and supposing
1t to proceed from some animal, wild
CT tame, that had strayed into his en-
/ closure, imprudently fired his gun In
that direction. The bullet struck Te-
rakee. killing him instantly. Much be-
loved by his people, the chiefs tragic
death was deeply lamented, and for a
time it seemed that the ShoShones
could not be pacif1ed. but would take
revenge on the whole colony for the
unwise act of one Of its members. AS
, 1t was, on one of the days following
the accident, they snot and killed one
of Mr.. Farr's men, his best mechanic,
while at work upon his mills. Mt.
Stewart regretted his rashness as
much as anyone but that did not bring
the dead to life, though his eXplana-
tions and apologies with the protesta-
Il - Ia 40 1fI IN
| appease the wrath of the red men. The
settlers, however. fearful of massa-
ere, lived for several years in forts,
A large portion OF the immigration OF
1851 was sent to strengthen Weber
county settlements. The first military
organization of the county was formed
about this time; it comprised all the
militia in the territory north of Davis
county and was organized by President
Lorin Farr.
Elected mayor of Ogden in the
spring of 1851. he was elected every
two years until he had served ten con
secutiye terms of office. He retired In
November, 1870, but in 1876 was again
elected for two years, making his ag
gregate period OF mayoralty, ~ years.
From 1852 until 1880, he was member
OF the Utah legislature. In the mean
time, in the summer Of 1865, In connec-
tion with Chauncey w. West and Ezra
| It, Benson, he took a contract from
Governor Leland Stanford, Of Califor
MIA. president OF the Central Pacific
railroad, doing the grading for 20(
miles of that road west of ogden ant
being selected to drive the COLDER
spike, thus completing the first rail
road that linked the Pacific coast wltf
the Atlantic. When the cut off was
finished in 1906. he was accorded tho
honor of again driving the last spike
Just 40 years after the completion o.
the first transcontinental railroad.
In November, 1870. President Far
took mis- first and only foreign mission
which was to Europe. He had alway:
been of religious turn and had done
much preaching In his time. but hi'
ministerial labors were generally a
home, where his services were mos
needed. He not only preached the gos
pel but practiced 1t, trying to pur
: suade men. women and children to live
better lives In every way. I have la
bored all my life" he said, ito promote
,, religious sentiment and make laws t.
,, protect the same. ! have tried to d'
all the good could and as little harm
as possible"
MrFarr was member Of the constr
tutional convention which, in 1896
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