The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-28
LOCAL HISTORY
MONDAY, MARCH "a.

1S47-After nearly three years as a mis-
sionary, In Society Island mission.
Elder Addison Pratt sailed from Pa
Peete. Tahiti. per ship Providence, on
his return to America, leaving Benja-
min +. Grouard In charge OF the mis-
sion
1S49-The Nauvoo legion partly reorgan
lied, Daniel II, Wells was appointed
major general The first company
organized was under the command Of
Captain George d. Grant and those
who belonged to II were styled min
ute men,"
lS5l-The general assembly OF Deseret
met and passed a number of resolu-
tlons expressive OF their feelings
toward the government for creating
the territory of Utah.
lSo"-The ship Falcon sailed from Liver
pool, England with 32i Mormons,
under c. Bagnalls direction. 1t ar
rived at New Orleans May is.
lS56-Elder Hector c. HaIght. president
OF the scandinavian mission, was ar
rested and a conference meeting
eroken up by the police at Malmo,
Sweden.
1S6o-The seven,y-sixth quorum of sew
enty was organized In Weber county,
with William F. Critchlow. David II,
Peery, Jeppe G.. Folkman. William
Ealls' James Barker, Enoch Farr and
Edward Edwards as presidents,
lsi3-A company of Mormons from Gsor-
gla and Alabama, in charge OF Elder
John Morgan. arrived at Alamosa,
Colo, the end OF the railroad track.
q Ilu pToCeened Dy wagons 10 the camp
OF the Mormons near Los Cerrlto,
Conejos county. Colo, where they ar
,os- rived the next day.
lSS5-Elder Abraham Coon died In Salt
Lake City,
lS8e-rhe ninetieth quorum of seventy
was organized by Seymour 3. Young
at Mesa MaricoPa county. Ar!z,
George Passey, Solomon F. Kimoall,
George F. Ellsworth, Talma e. POM
eroy. Joseph E. johnson and William
s. Johnson; presidents
| lSSf-Joseph Fl. Dean OF Salt Lake City
and Andrew Hanson of West Jordan
! were discharged from the peniten-
tlary. In the First district court at
| Prove the jury returned verdict OF
lynched Joseph Fisher at Tintic. Juab
county, July Z, 1886 The Latter
day Saints meeting house at Hoyts-
vile, Summit county, was burned.
| lSSS-Levl Savage and John Cottam were
discharged from the penitentiary,
1sS9-ln the First district court at Provo
J.. Fl. Turner was sentenced by Judge
@ Judd to two years imprisonment
| ant to twelve months for adultery
Richard Jenkins, Peter Jorgensen and
Peter \. Forsgren were discharged
from the penItentIary. Adolphus r
| rested In Salt Lake City and Jens
Sorenson at Richmond, Cache coun-
| ty, for unlawful cohabitation.
| lS9l-In the First district court at Provo
| John 3. Wasden was sentenced by
Judge Blackburn to one year. and
| Orlando. f. Herren of Pleasant Grove
to four months Imprisonment, botl
| for unlawful cohabitatlon. Herror
had previously served two terms fol
infractions of the Edmunds law.
| 1S99-Appointment OF Arthur Pratt fol
chief of police defeated by vote o
| eight to seven.
19OO-Supreme court overrules Cache
| county sheep-license ordinance.
1901--Missionary union semi-annual meet
ing.
l9O2-Gustave Peterson commits suicid,
at Murray. Supreme court denied
the appeal of Lynch and King anC
| ordered sentence OF death carried out
| 1003-Niiles w. Romney found not guilt,
of murder Of Harry Strong Crane
jury venire drawn. Local stone ma
sons object to machine planer on fed
eral building.
| 1905-The. Utah-St. Louis worlds fail
commission went out Of business.
| l906-Many miles Of Salt Lake Route
washed away by flood in Meadow
Valley wash. William Ross colored
attempts to escape from county Jail
| l90T-Goyernor Cutler bows to churcl
and kills eminent domain bill
Shriners initiate a number Elk
choose new officers.