The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-22
LOCAL HISTORY
WHAT HAPPENED JUNE %

lS51-George g. Cannon commenced &c
baptiZc natives in the district OF kula
on the island OF Maui, Hawaii. Thi:
was the commencement of extensive
Mormon missionary work on that ISL
and; few natives had previously
been baptized on the island OF Hawaii
and one or more at Honolulu. JOSEPH
Richards baptized James Patrick
Meik. Mary Ann Meik. Mathew Nc
Cune and Maurice White at Calcutta
India, as the first converts 10 the
together with Elder Richards. were
organized into branch of the church
called the Wanderers branch,
1S63-James d. Doty formerly superin-
tendent of Indian affairs, took the
oath of office as governor OF Utah.
is6S-Heber c. KLmbali, first counselor
10 Brigham Young, died in Salt Lake
City.
lS76-The couvicts at the penitentiary
by d bold venture. took possession oi
the jail, and seven OF the prisoners
escaped
1S7S-A party of eleven persons were ac-
near Manu while boat riding,
lSS2-The old folks OF Salt Lake county
had pleasant excursion 10 Ogden.
lSS5-The examination OF Charles L.
Whites case was continued before
Commissioner Mckay: Tho defendant
was placed under $1,000, bonds. and
answer taken back TO the pen. Ben
jam,n +. Steward, presiding elder at
Benjamin. Utah county, was killed by
lightning, while sitting In his carriage
lSST-The old folks OF Salt Lake county
had their annual excursion. this year
going to Ogden. where they spent a
very pleasant day. Manti was visited
by United States deputy marshals
who arrested John Buchanan and
Richard Hall on the charge of unlaw-
full cohabitation.
1SSS-Danicl 5. Macfarlano, George Holy
oak. stephen S. Barton, David Chides-
ter, Elijah Steers and John b. Barnes
were discharged from tho pen. hay
Ing served terms for unlawful cohabi-
tation. The latter. was pardoned by
President Cleveland.
lSS9-The steamship Wisconsin sailed
from Liverpool. with l72 Mo:nons. in
cluding twelve Hollanders and nine
rived in New York harbor July 3.
landed on the fifth and arrived In
Salt Lake City on tho twelfth. Peter
C.. Geertsen was discharged from the
pen.
ls96-The board Of county commissioners
divided Salt Lake City into fiftytwo
voting precincts. and the county out
side OF the city into thirty-fiye voting
preclnets-eighty- seven In ALL VIII
liam Garter, one OF the Utah pioneers
ton county. Frank Allen, a prominent
young man OF Taylor, ArlZ., was muir
dered by white men,. on tho Navajo
Indian reservation, Colorado. Parts
August .
1S97-The old folks OF Salt Lake county
and visitors from the north and south
We're royalty entertained in Salt Lake
City. visit was made to Fort Doug
las. where Colonel Kent addressed the
veterans.
1S99-Gartiel1 beach season opened.
natural gas case reversed by
supreme court.
l902-Temperatur 9S degrees. Charles
Savage. postoffice robher. arrested in
Denver.
1903 Ministerial association makes pre-
nara tions for hard fight against ad-
mission of Smoot 10 the senate.
l90I-Council plans trip to ST Louis
injured In Rio Grande wreck
near Colorado-Utah line. The old
folks open the day at Brigham City
robbed of $4,000 and thrown
into creek by thugs at Murray Hon
]. r. Garfield. secretary OF the interior
and party arrived. j, Kruttschnitt
pays hurried visit to Salt Lake. Louis
c, Fansler Is drowned in Salt Lake
Surgeons amputate leg OF Mrs Heber
NJ. Wells on account OF injuries re-
ceived In an automobile accident
Travellers hold closing
parade.