The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-09
LOCAL HISTORY
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9.

lS5l-Settlers at Parowan, Center Creek
Iron Iron county as branch Of the Nor
Apostle George a. Smith.
lSI0-Non- Mormons in Salt Lake hold a
meeting In Masonic hall on East
Temple street TO formulate plans to
niciPal election in opposition TO the
Peoples (Mormon) ticket. ELI b
Kelsey presided at the meeting. The
chronology Of the Mormon church and
Whitneys history gives this as the
birth of the Liberal party. This is
Incorrect, as the movement In Salt
Lake CITY was purely an independent
one. the call for the meeting to be
held on the evening following read
ing, Come one, came ALL" and was
mass meeting to ratify the ticket
named by the meeting held on Feb
ruary ., which nominathd Henry w.
Lawrence for mayor, and was known
as the independent ticket The
Liberal party was born at Corinne,
July 10 following, when a candidate
Tor delegate TO congress was named
in the person of General George r.
Maxwell, and the new party was. ON
the motion OF E. p Johnson, named
the Liberal Political Party of Utah"
1SS0-Trial of persons accused OF the
murder OF DR.. j, King Robinson. who
was killed In 1866, was called In the
district court. and, on motion of the
prosecuting attorney, dismissed. DR..
Robinson came to Salt Lake in the
sixties and homesteaded the Warm
Springs In Salt Lake. There was a
row over the entry, the doctor con-
of ground had never been entered he
had right, which he undenIably
had. 10 homestead 1t. The controv~
versy became warmer and warmer,
and one night he was called from
home, ostensibly to see a sick man,
and the next morning his body was
found on the street. where he had
been murdered, Later on, num-
her Of and
case was continued along In the
courts until the dismissal of the
case as noted.
lSS5-Ogden has red-hot election the
contest being between the Liberal
and Peoples parties, the Mormons
electing a majority OF their candi-
dates, Seventy Mormons, who de-
sired to live their religion. at Snow
flake, Ariz.; that Is, with a multi
plicity OF wives. compelled to make
trek TO Mexico or suffer the con-
branch OF the Mormon church in
Cache county organized as a ward,
with James B. Jardlne as bishop.
Wadsworth Fuller
prophet. dies In the Sixth ccclesiasti-
cal ward in Salt Lake. Joseph w.
McMurrin II Salt Lake and William
II: H. Lee of @nel To0sel COUNTY fSnTd Sm1fn s%HElsy %
wise found guilty in the third dis
trlct court
SS7-Willlam II. Pidcock, Ambrose |
Greenwell, William NJ. Bromley and |
Isaac r. Pierce released from the |
penitentiary,
Ss9EBishop Thomas Yates and Benja-
min Johnson arrested by United
county. Charles Nokes discharged
from the penitentiary,
win In the city election in
Ogden.
So6-Stake tabernacle at Brigham City
destroyed by fire.
S99-Wilford Woodruff's will filed for |
probate.
Salt Lake held up and robbed. Brig |
ham II. Roberts announces that he |
VIII support Dunbar for congress.
9o1-M, r. Mulyey again secures con-
troll OF New Grand theatcr.
oO2-City committees have another round |
with Republican councilmen.
9oS.The Rev. Charles t. Brown re-
tional church to go to California.
Phillips Congregational church dedi |
Gated.
Robinson wedding. Council |
committee investigates conditions in |
local theaters. Caucus of council |
members and outline of plan of ac-
ton,
9O5-First through train to the coast
over Salt Lake Route departs.
set fire TO home OF b. l.. |
Lanstry. II, Miller and A. Meadows
killed by tank explosion on Western
county, Century Printing company |
loses $4,000 by fire. John Girard |
files $4,000 damage suit against |
Union Pacific for loss OF wife alleged |
TO have been burned to death in |
wreck near Green River University |
gymnasium opened with great cerc-
nlony Mrs. Helen Webber flies 1899 |
damage suit against Lyric theater for
wounds received by chorus girls |
slipper hitting woman in head.
90!-Chief engineer OF Western Pacific |
returns from inspection. In the house.
bill rs passed raising salaries OF the |