Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-25

Ms advanced age. 70 years, initiated
AGAINST his recovery His family was
,rostrsted with grief at the news OF
bs death. No arrangements have as
vel been announced for the funeral.
Milton Musser was born in Done
raj township. Lancaster county Penn
sylvanla. May 20, 1890, and was the son
\, Samuel Musser and Ann Barr
xusser. he was about years old when
Ms father died. leaving his mother a
widow with four children. His early
education was considerably interfered
with By the necessity Of assisting his
mother in earning a living for the
family About the year 1887 the family
removed 20 Illinois and settled near
Quincy. the mother having married
Abraham Bitner. The latter died a few
years later and the family removed TO
Nauyoo. after the mother had been
converted 10 the Mormon faith By
she preaching of elders in the neigh
h0rhool
She reached Nauvoo in 1876. and
found the city had been deserted by
tho great body of the saints, who had
begun their western exodus With the
remnant. VINO were too poor to move,
the widow and her children were
driven across the Mississippi river into
Iowa by the mob.
YOUTHFUL DEFENDER.
Nr Musser was one OF the youthful
defenders of Nauvoo and was within
a few feet OF capt. Anderson and his
son Augustus when they We're shot
down by the mob on Sept u. 1876. On
reaching Eddyville. Iowa, young
Musser found employment as a clerk I'M
a store, and remained there until 1851
when he started for Utah on his way
a. GAINESVILLE, Iowa. May "a. 1851, he
became a member OF the Church being
baptized by Elder James Alfred and
confirmed by Elder Orson Hyde.
louhg Musser redened salt Lake in
me fol Of 1851, aud went TO work as
clerk and scribe In the general tithing
olhcr Tie following year he was SET
apart Tor a. mission to Hindostan. ar.
nvlng IN Calcutta in the spring OF 1853.
amer i've wears he returned to Utah,
having cIrcumscribed the earth in his
travels ln 1888 he was appointed
travelling bishop IN the Church. and
Asd this position without intermission
lhul 1876 Bishop Musser was one OF
u. 10 incorporatOrs OF the Deseret
l.eeraph company which. on Dec j.
l"A was opened for service between
s@l Lake and ogden. although the
.a.oipoaiion did not occur until Jan
~ hbi. Several years after retiring
..om the active management of the
IlsiAph company, Bishop Alusser IN
Ui..uuoeq the telephone into salt lake
NY ana introduced number of short
ieuhs IN April 1873 he was appoint
assistant trustee-in-trust for the
Dli'h' ana "a few years later he was
sned 20 perform "a mission 10 his
"uie state, Pennsylvania
As RAILROAD BUILDER.
h, "as one Of the incorporators Of
ue Aons savings Bank a. Trust COM
,eNy and Ol the State Bank OF Utah.
pr vas "a promoter OF the Great West
non company. the Utah Eastern,
el Lake A. Fort Douglas. and Juab.
Nlpcte g. Sewer Valley railroads For
if De- was prominently connected
wv ihe hcsorot Agricultural and Man
"i''lflng society which institution
Do" known as the Utah state Fair
|oc'auon Bishop Musscr being a di-
W. N"rfiury treasurer and general
N',ehhg gent for the same. lie was
lot treasurer and secretary OF
al SUR association. and president
lne Utah Bee association.
AH MuHser was Tor nearly 20 years
'f 10 statehood. fish and game com
D',.lon" for the territory. and during
ncumhoncy millions Of choice fish
e planted in the waters Of the state.
was an extremely practical man.
M rendered valuable service la the
iplNs ui temples, emigration mat
''lomntion, corporation aud ir-
ttllon projects. and was especially
n,l.ni in the building up OF home
1T q number Of years and until he
..l ihe high priests quorum. April
hf' Dc was one OF the seven
la' mig of the Fifty seventh quorum
WAS FLUENT WRITER
hr Musser was "a fluent writer ana
49,. was peculiarly pleasing ana
h t,. among the Pamphlets writ
h. published n 1878. he started NE
l,. iAimrr ana published THE Pa.
"a monthly serial ON mlsceilane-
T., subjects. and he ,gae IA. regul.r
Hlrqh '"' pu'ii'A'i'ns OF the
IA Ausser was one OF the stalWarts
aad ~. 1,-'llins up OF salt Lake city
cfrai, N quo hla deceaae will b. sim
N.Y. frgettod by thougandT az 10 an.
nA.la o Che State
ana SUISSE WAS married four lines
Ma nl hle death was survived bv NO
M, hrH MaIs White dusser and
ser, yuma segmlller Musser no MIN
ure ,d.ln 46 children. lG of whom
chl1rs hflng. There are az grand
The .th emo four at-grandchlldren
p- ehlldren are Don fa'rloe foe,,,,'