The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-04
LOCAL HISTORY
WHAT HAPPENED MARCH q.

1Si7-Thomas Ward, formerly president
Of The British mission, died In Eng
land,
lS51-The ship Olympus sailed from LIv-
erpool. England with 2i5 Mormons
bound for Utah. under the direction OF
William Howell. Some fifty nom
Mormon passengers were converted
and baptized on the voyage TO New
Orleans, where the company arrived
about April 27th.
lS52-After establishing mission In
Scandinavia, Erastus Snow sailed
from Copenhagen, Denmark, to re-
turn home, accompanied by nineteen
emigrating Mormons.
lS60-Levi Clifford. formerly a member of
lions camp. died at Moroni, SAN
IS6l-A branch OF the church was or
ganized in Round valley (now Scipio)
Millard county, Utah. with 3. II.
johnson as president.
lS63-John Taylor. Jeter Clinton and Or
son Pratt. appointed at mass meet
ing the day previous, waited OH Gov
ern2r Harding and Judges Drake aud
Waite. asking them, in behalf OF the
people, TO resign their official posi-
tions. which they refused to do.
1854 celebration OF the occasion of the
re-inauguration of President Abra-
ham Lincoln was held In Salt Lake
1S6s-The 72nd quorum of Seventy was
organized at Little Cottonwood, Salt
Lake county; With Daniel S. Caho9n.
Henry w. Brown. Wills Smith,
Nathan Tanner. Jr.. and William
James Painter as presidents.
first issued,
lSSS-The Mormons who had settled on
Price river, Emery county. were or
ganized as a ward. George Frandscn,
bishop.
lSS5-Ole j.. Hansen OF Brighton' Salt
Lake county. charged with unlawful
cohabitation, was arraigned before
the third district court and plead not
1SS7-Peter Olsen was arrested for un-
lawful cohabitation and failing to
raise $500 bond. was sent to the pen
itentiary.
1SSS-Aaron Hardy was discharged from
the penitentiary.
1SS9-In the first district court at Provo.
Henry w. sanderson OF Fairyiew,
Judge Judd to eighty-five days i'm
prsonment and Sl00 iine; Joseph D.
Reynolds of SprIngvllle and August
Svendsen OF Spanish Fork. to Is days
and $50 fine each, and MAIDS Jensen
to fine OF $50 all for unlawful CO.
habitation. Hans j. Peterson, Charles
r., Bailey and Willard 5. Hansen
were discharged from the peniten-
1s9o-The Utah supreme court made an
order terminating the lease OF the
Gardo house and hereafter renting
It to the highest bidder The fol-
lowing day the lease OF the tithing
office grounds was terminated the
same way. Judge George w. Bartsch
probate judge OF Salt Lake county.
rendered a decision in the case of the
Orson Pratt estate, to the effect that
polygamous children could inherit.
1S91-The old folks. widows and orphans
of Salt Lake county were treated 10
free entertainment In the Salt
Lake theater.
1S9i-Bishop Carl C. n. Dorius died at
Ephraim. Sanpete county.
lS95-Utah's seventh constitutional con-
vention opened In Salt Lake City
1896-Almera Smith Barton. widow of
the Prophet Joseph Smith, died at
Parowan. Iron county
1Se7-The inauguration OF William Nc
Kinley. as president Of the United
States, was celebrated by Republic
cans in Utah.
1S9S-David Jenkins the first surveyor Of
Ogden and Weber county pioneer,
died at Ogden.
1S99-David Evans secures an option on
the Bear River canal
19O0-Announcement made that Seaboldt