The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-10-21
LOCAL HISTORY
WHAT HAPPENED OCTOBER 81

| lS5l-Ciov. Brigham Young. IJeber C.
kimball, George A. Smith and others
left Salt Lake city on tour to the
south. for the purpose of locating the
| territorial scat OF government. They
reached Chalk creek. Pauvsn valley.
October 2S.
| 1S55-h branch OF the Mormon church
| consisting OF eight members, was or
| ganized at Dresden. Germany. Short
ly afterward the number increased 10
about twenty. including a few in
Leipzig
| ls6o-A branch OF the Mormon church
was organized Al Mountain Green.
Weber valley. Utah.
ls79-The Mormons who had settled on
Worm creek, Idaho. were organized
as the Worm Creek ward. This set :
llcmenr was subsequently named
Preston, in honor of Presiding Bishop
William q. Preston
lSS4-The jury. which could not agree on
a verdict In Rudger Clawsons case
was discharged, and preparations
were made for new trial.
lSS5-Isaao B. Nash. Andrew A. Biorn
and Arthur Peck were on trial be-
fore Judge Hayes at Backtoot. Ida:
charged with unlawful cohabtation
The jury returned a verdict OF gull
ty, as charged,
lSs6-The motion for a new trial In the
Third district court being ovcrr,IIed
Orson J. Arnold was sentenced by
Judge Zane 10 fifteen months i'm
prisonment and $3.50 fine and sent TO
dna the ~ penitentiary i{en After preliminary
Mckay. stephen Il. Marks was put
under $4,000 bonds. Bishop James w.
Loveless and John Durrant and Hans
Jensen were taken to the peniten-
tiary.
1SS7-PresIdent ~Jesse W. Crosby Jr. Of
Panguitch Piute county, was arrest
ed on charge of unlawful cohabj-
tation. About the same time. Elijah
M. Steers OF Washington Washing
ton county. was arrested on the same
charge.
lSao-David W. Leaker was arrested In
Salt Lake City for unlawful cosabi-
lS92-The Worlds fair was formally
opened in Chicago. II being the four
hundredrh anniversary of the discov.
cry OF America By Columbus. The
day was observed by the people OF
Utah as holiday and a parade was
had IN Salt Lake City
lS93--rhe United States. senate passed a
bill providing for the restoration OF
church property. with certain amend
mentS.
1s99-Decision in favor Of regents IN mi.
versity contract case. Five men in
Richfleld plead guilty to unlawful CO.
ha5itat!on and are sentenced by
Judge McCarty.
19oo-Louis Hyams, formerly of Salt
Lake, dies in New York,
190l-Sudden death OF Maurice j. Lynch. |
lpu--1ndTleS w. johnson sues cfty
$4,000 on account OF death of child |
Republican rally at Thoater
1o03-Senator w. A, Clark in the CITY.
Ed. p. Johnson escapes from peniten-
tiary. Orange J.. Salisbury. Repubii- |
can national committeeman. bolts To-
cal ticket.
lso4-F. A. Wadlcigh returns TO RI.
Grnnde. New telephone exchange al
Ogden thrown open.
905-Announcement made that the Bur
llngton VIII build to Salt Lake. w.
c. T. U. closed its convention Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clubs closed its
convention at Springvilie.
l906-Terrific cyclone sweeps over CITY.
many hurt and great damage to prop.
cry. Judge Powers roasts Apostle
Smoot In campaign speech
l3oI-John Douglas. serving a life term
In the Utah pententiary for wife
murder, thwarted In attempt at sur
eide.
l90S-State Federation OF Women's
Clubs opens annual convention at
Manti.