The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-12
LOCAL HISTORY
WHAT HAPPENED MARCH IL.

1Sla--An, election took place for officers
OF the provisional government Of
the state of Deseret, Brigham Young
WAS chosen governor; willard Rich
ards. secretary; Newell X Whitney.
treasurer, Heber c, Kimbsll. chief
judge: John Taylor and Newell *
Whitney, associate judges: Daniel II
Wells, attorney general: Horace S.
Eldredge, marshal; Albert Darlington.
assessor and collector OF taxes; Jo-
seph l.. Haywood. surveyor OF high
ways. Magistrates were also ap-
pointed for the several wards The
ship Emblem sailed from Liverpool.
England. with about one hundred
Mormops. under the direction OF Rob-
crt Deans, bound for Salt Lake val
ley.
1s5i-The ship John NJ. Wood sailed from
ing 5S from Switzerland and Italy,
under the direction of Robert L.,
Campbell, Ii arrived at New Orleans
May 2.
lS57-Reformation meetings were held at
Swansea. Wales, after which the pre-
siding elders and subsequently all
the Mormons in that mission renewed
their covenants by baptism.
lS69-The Mormons residing in Beaver
county. Utah. were organized into
The Beaver stake OF Zion by Apos-
Snow, with John II. Murdock as
president. The town OF Beaver was
divided into two ecclesiastical wards.
with Marquis l.. Shepherd as bishop
of the First and John AShworth
bishop of the Second ward The vii
lagos of Greenville and Adamsville
were organized into third ward,
with David B: Adams of Adamsville
as bishop. James Mcknight was
sustained as bishop OF Minersylle.
Elder Carl Widerborg died suddenly
at Ogden.
1S75-After twenty-four hours connne-
ment, President Brigham Young was
released from the Utah peuitcntiary,
1S77--Leyi p. Luckey, who on February
"A 1nnf,InIn1 ~
for Utah, arrived in Salt Lake City.
1SS1-lGlder Samuel L. Evans died In
Salt Lake City
1SS2--Richard V. Morris. bishop OF the
nineteenth ecclesiastical ward died
I'm Salt Lake City.
1SS5-Thc jury returned n verdict OF
guilty against Thomas Simpson for
polygamy.
lSS6-Apostle Lorenzo Snow voluntarily
went TO prison in order to have his
case brought before the United States
supreme court speedily. The Utah
legislature adjourned after a sixty
days session, during which As bills
were presented in the council and SS
bills in the house OF these 72 were
not passed, So sent TO the governor,
81 were signed. 10 vetoed, and 10 ig-
norcd by him.
1SS7-Danicl Johnson OF Logan was ar
rested for unlawful cohabitation and
placed under 81 900 bonds.
lSSS-In the Third District court Salt
Lake county, lanes; James S; Brown of the
sentenced by Judge Zane to three
months Imprisonment and 500 fine
for unlawful coha bltatiop. Nathan
Hanson and James Loynd were dis
charged from the peuitcntiary.
lSS9-In the First District court at Pro-
vo, Thomas Didrjksen OF Spanish
Fork was sentenced by Judge Judd
TO Go days imprisonment, and Hans |
Nielsen twho had Just served a term
in the .penitentlary for unlawful CO.
habitation) to 1e5 days imprisonment
for adultery. Nielsen petitioned for |
writ OF habeas corpus. represent
ing that no was being punished |
twice for the same offense, The writ |
was refused and the case appealed to |
the supreme court OF the United |
States. George Davis and Richard |
Thorn were discharged from the |
pcnitentiary
torlan's office were rented to Bishop |
John r. Winder for $500 per month.
ISol-Gecrge II, Crawford was discharged |
from the penitentiary.
lS92-Tbe Utah legislature adjourned |
Among the bills passed and approved
was one creating Grand county
Chr. Anderson, who had been i'm
nrisoncd since October l3. 1891 was
discharged from the penitentiary.
~ bills and the Utah Legislature ad-
jourped. W
S'9.Wilford Smoot badly hurt by fall
ing under moving train at Provo
rendered against Ogden i'm
waterworks case. 49,
3ol-Supreme court reversed judgement
OF conviction III case of John c. C;ra-
aoe-Gcorcc Robinson asphvxiatcd ~