The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-27
LOCAL HISTORY
WHAT HAPPENED FEBRUARY o7

iS5o-The name OF Sessions Settlement
Davis county, Utah. was changed 70
bountltul. The ship Siddons sailed
from Liverpool, England. with i3l
Morrnons. under the direction OF Johr
,. tuIlmer; II arrived at Phiiadelphia
April 20. from which place The com.
pany went by rail TO Pittsburg. Pa
lhence on steamboats, down the Ohio
river 10 st, Louis, and UP the Mis-
sourl river to Atchison Kan thence
overland to Salt Lake.
loo6-Eider Robert w. Wolcott OF Salt
Lake City died OF smallpox al North
as a missionary
lST3-Presldent Brigham Young returned
TO Salt Lake City from st. George.
where he had spent the winter. Cen
eral Thomas l.. Kane and family also
returned from u trip TO southern
Utah.
1SSl-Aurora ward Sewer county. was
organized. with Jabez DurfSe. bishop.
lSSb-ln the third district court, Judge
Zane sentenced John p. Ball, Thomas
9. Jones and John Y, Smith each to
six months imprisonment and $500
fine for unlawful cohabitation,
lSS1-Sophia Whitaker Taylor wife OF
President John Taylor, died in Salt
Lake City
lSSS-In the third district court. Salt Lake
city. Edward Cox OF the sixteenth
ward was sentenced by Judge Zane
10 six months imprisonment and a
fine of $50 for unlawful cohabitation.
John Thorp of Logan was arrested
con for breaking the Edmunds law.
lSS9-In the first district court, at Ogden
Matthew S. Bell of Richmond and
Peter Anderson OF Morgan county
were sentenced by Judge Henderson
to six months Imprisonment for un-
lawful cohabitation, Joseph 3. Thur
Der. who had been pardoned by Pres
ident Cleveland, was liberated from
the penitentiary, where lie had been
imprisoned for polygamy and unlaw-
Samuel c. Clun. John Spencer and
William j. Lewis were DISCHARGED
from the pententiary.
S9O-The appointment of John w. Black
confirmed. March S following, he took
the oath OF office at Provo and sue
ceeded John w. Judd on the bench.
S93-The f1rst consignment OF Utah ex-
hibits for the worlds fair was shipped
from Salt Lake City,
S94-In the first district court, Provo,
Niels Peter Thomson was sentenced
TO one years Imprisonment for po-
appointed John T. Caine territorial
auditor and j. n, whitehead terri
torlal treasurer.
w. Young was appointed
brigadier general of the Utah mill
s96--In Judge Higgins court at Beaver
the long pending Indictment against
John M. Higbee. charged with partici-
pdtlOu III lnc mountain meadow mas
sacre, was dismissed.
S9S-A new Latter-day Saint meeting
house was dedicated in the Golans-
Vile branch. Caroline county. Vir-
ginia,
Chambers deal relative to
Salt Lake Herald aired in an inves-
tigation.
jurymen protest against
serving on Benbrook jury and colored
juryman IS excused. Frank Cannon
refuses to run for congress Major
Breeden OF Ogden elected department
commander OF Utah G.. A r. John
Holden OF Salina killed in snowshde
al Bingham.
DOB. E. Farrar killed in Golden Gate
mill. Colonel C, l.. Stevenson dead |
OF apopleXy. State courts criticise ir- |
rigators convention.
)0S-Free kindergarten bill passed by |
senate. DR.. Il. S. Payne pleads not |
guilty of having caused the death OF
Anna d. Hill.
'04-Rev. Benjamin Young comes to city
Death OF Warden Dow OF Utah pen
itentiary.
l05-Napoleon Paul La Plant killed him
self after a quarrel with his wife.
O6-Frank Hartman sues William Law
renee and mining companies for $685.
300 on stock,
service in legislature in
honor OF memory OF Taft and Leigh.
Warm Springs saloon robbed.