The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-11
LOCAL HISTORY
WHAT HAPPENED DECEMBER H..

1s47-Philcmon C.. Merrill. with fifteon
others OF the Mormon battalion. az, ar
rived at Winter Quarters; they lel'
Salt Lake City October ..
1s54-The Utah legislature Qourth an IN
nual SESSION. convened in the council
house In Salt Lake City. and organ :,
ized b. elocting Heber c. klmpaii
president or the council. and Jedeoieh
NJ. Grant. speaker OF the house
1s56-Contractor Magraw. falling TO earTg al,,S
the malls through, FeramorI litIIc
and Eph. K Hanks left Salt Lake
City with the mall for the east
1gSb-Thc fifteenth session of the Uthn
legislature convened In tho state
house. Salt Lake City. and organizGn
by appointing George A. smith presl-
dent OF the council and John Taylor
speaker or The house
1S6S-Harlam p. SWEET was killed near
Lehi. Utah county. The murderer cs-
capped
1s7s-EIenry Hoskins. member OF the
Mormon battalion died in Salt Lake
1sso-The Utah Eastern railway was com
pleted from Coalville to Park CITY,
1SS5-In the Salt Lake City police court
Attorney sam II. Lewis was sen :
fenced 10 three months imprisonment
and S29e fine. for alleged misconduct
an appeal was taken.
1ss6-Dapicl Corbett Of the Second ward
Salt Lake City. was arrested for nn-
lawful cohabitation. and placed under
$500 bonds.
1ss7-A ward organization was effected
at North Point salt Lake county
with Levi W. Reid as bishop,
1SSS-NiIs n. Borresen was discharged
from the pen. The United States su-
preme court set the church cases Tor
January a. 1889.
tSS9-In the First district court. al Og-
den, Hyrum Petersen was sentenced
Ia SIX months Imprisonment and 500
fine, for fornication
1s90-Au artesian well. b95 feet deep. and
giving nlnety-nve gallons OF water
per minute. was completed on the cor
of Third West and Eighth South
streets, Salt Lake City.
lSo2-The Treasureton branch or tnc
Clifton ward OF the Mormon church.
Idaho, was organized as q ward The
Mormons who had settled on the
Chama river, Rio Arriba county, n.
NJ. were organized as a ward
lS93-Martha Seed Thornley,. one Of the
first converts TO Mormonism in Eng
land died at Layton. Davis county. In
he Fourth district court. Ogden, VIII
Ham J. Orchard WAS sentenced to
three months imprisonment, for un-
lawful coha bitaton.
lSeo--1n the First district court. Provo,
BENJAMIN Ralphs was sentenced by
Judge William II. King to 1--WE days
imprisonment, for adultery.
1SoG-Governor Drake OF Iowa arrived In
Salt Lake City on a visit
lS9o-Prof, Matthews dies in California.
block for $500, 600 Supreme court de-
cides that city water bonds arc valid.
Announced that Rio Grande Western
will eNpcnd s25o,0OO on Salt Lake
shops. John R. Wlnder resigns tho
presidency OF the D. a. & NJ. society.
19Ol--Roy KaIghn bound over for shooting
W. S. Haynes
l9o2-News received OF the death OF Mrs.
John Berry al Los Angeles daughter
OF Attorney General Breeden.
l9oo-Clty council adopts revised ordi-
nances. Leroy c. Snow, son of the
late President Lorenzo Snow. arrest
ed Tor running automobile too fast
l9o4-Wcstcrn Pacific surveying several
routes over Bectwith pass
l9O5-J; l.. Yundt and George L. Behle
retire from the Rock Islands local
offices, Coal famine prevails. Elmer
Riser. c. c, Honeywell and unknown
man sandbagged and robbed. Davies
bounty case called.
l9os-J, S: n. Hempei dies from effects
or accidental gunshot wound inflicted
by James Riley. Charles Price, OC-
den. receives mysterious package OF
S2410 In bills, by mail.