The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-28
LOCAL HISTORY
WHAT HAPPENED MAY 20.


Mormons. under the direction OF Au-
gustus Farnham. sailed from Port
Jackson New South Wales. bound
hti. m society Isl lslsnds n June DTS"?% %; Homo
lulu. July l6. and arrived at San
Pedro. Cal, August 10. From the
latter place the emigrants travelled
by teams 10 San Bernardino.
ls57-The United States Second dragons.
Fifth and Tenth infantry, and
Phelps's battery Of the Fourth artil-
lery (25oo men) were ordered out as
an expedition TO Utah, by order OF
Gen. Winfield Scott
1s6O--The Indians attacked the mail
station at Deep Creek, Tooee coun-
ty, shot Il man and stole several
horses.
st. Joseph. on the Muddy (now Me-
vada). we're organized IA branch
OF the Mormon church. with Warren
Foote as president.
lS70-The cornerstones Of the Provo Co
operative Wooden factory were laid
1S76-Michael Schaeffer, the newly ap-
pointed chief justice for Utah. ar
rived In Salt Lake City.
18S3-Richard Fowler was shot and ia
tally wounded by David Gallifant, in
Salt Lake City Fowler died May
der $4,000 bonds.
1SS5-After preliminary examination
before United States Commissioner
Mckay, Charles Seal was drraiEned
bound over ,'i in n $4,000 bonds, to await
the action OF the grand jury. Alfred
Best Of Mill Creek was arrested in
Salt Lake City. charged With unlaw-
fuI cohabitation and placed under
$1,000 bonds. Elder Aug. Valentine
left Copenhagen for England. being
the first elder banished from Den
mark for preaching the Mormon doc
trines.
1sS6-Wiiam Y Jeffs of the sixteenth
ecclesiastical ward. Salt Lake city.
was arrested on a charge OF unl2w-
ful ohabitation, brought before
United States Commissioner Mckay
and placed under $1,000 bonds.
1Ss7-Edward Brain Of the Twentieth
ecclesiastical ward Salt Lake City,
and Thomas A. Wheeler Of South
Cottonwood were arrested for unlaw-
rul cohabitation and placed under
bonds.
lSSS-James s Brown Of Salt Lake City
was discharged from the pentten-
tiary Amos w, Haws fell a dis
tance of thirty feet from the woolen
factory at Provo and was killed.
Thomas f. Ricks. president Of the
Bannock stake. Idaho. was arrest
ed at Logan FOR unlawful cohabita-
tion. After preliminary examination
he was discharged
1SS9-The Board of Trade was organized
in Salt Lake City, Jcns Mortensen
OF Brigham City was discharged from
the penitentiary. William NJ. Palmer
was arrested at Nephl on a charge
OF unlawful cohabitation.
1S90-David Fl. Workman and 3. Bird
were accidentally drowned near Yer
nal Utah, while in the act OF rem
derlng aid To Hon. j. p. WINNER.
VINO was saved.
lS92-In the United States house Of rep
resentatlves IL was proposed that the
Industrial Christian home OF Utah,
now the Fifth East hotel. which was
founded some years previously as a
refuge for Mormon wives who aban-
doncd poygamy, be summarily dis
posed OF by congress, by granting the
entire premises to the territory as u
site for territorial school for the
deaf and dumb. The proposition was
not sustained
1S99-Admiral Schley arrives In Salt Lake
from Denver Coils =. Huntington
in town. Thomas Kearns and wife
donated s5O,O00 for a new ST. AIMS
orphanage.
1900 Graduation exercises of county
schools.
l9Ol-Norton Curtis ends life in prison,
19o2-Last juror in Mortenson case Sc
cured.
1904-Hish school graduating exercises.
Republican clubrooms opened. II. NJ,
Heigho made Vice president and gen
eral manager of Pacific & Idaho
Northern railroad.
l90I-John Cromenes attempts suicide.
President Smith. head of reorganized
Church of Latter-day Saints, here.
6. w Baird. retired admiral, visits
Zion. Miners vote TO aid strikers.
1905 L. McGinty made American
party chairman.