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Show ·.;:.... ~: . ...... ~ ... . .. . ,.1 ' r . -, . , 78 IMPROVEMENT ERA. ments, born England, December 21, 1828, came to Utah in 1854.-0n the' same date. in the same place, Jacob W. McCurdy, born New Jersey, 1818, and 'came to Utah in 1853.-In Provo, Thursday, September 13, David Van Wagenen, born New Jersey, 69 years ago, came to Utah in 1852, and located at Provo, a.nd later in Midwa.y, where he was bishop for 17 years. He rtlturned to Provo in 1897.In Kaysville, Thursday, September 13, Sarah B. Layton, wife of the late President C~stopher Layton, and for nearly thirty years head of the ' Relief Society in Kaysville, born England, July 1, 1826. She jojned the Church in the early ',408, and' emigrated to America in 1850.-In Provo, Friday, September 21, Hannah Maria Libbie Smith, foster mother and only mother in fact that Apostle John Henry Smith knew, a noble woman and widely beloved, born in New Hampshire, June 29, 1823, joined the Church 1844.-In Provo,Saturday, 22, Isabella Knight, wife of Raymond Knight, Raymond Canada.-In Salt Lake City, 23rd, Sarah Unger, a native of Sonth Wales, Great Britain, and among the first of the Welah people to identify herself with the Church. She died in her 84th year.-In Salt Lake City, Monday, September 24, Sarah A. Daft, age 78 one of the wealthiel!t and best known women of Salt Lake City, a pioneer of 1856. She was a heavy stockholder in the Independent Tel. Co., and owned considerable real estate in the city. Death of President Charles O. Card.-In Logan,September 9, Charles Ora Card died; he was an active Church worker and pioneer of Canada, born in New York, November 5, 1839, joined the Church in 1856, and came to Utah the same year. He was a pioneer of Cache in 1859, was a counselor to President Wm. B. Preston from 1879 to 1884, when he was made president of the Cache stake, which position he filled uutil 1890. He superintended the construction of the Logan temple and tabernacle, and was engaged in various business enterprises, saw-milia, flour-mills and building companies. He founded the "Mormon" colonies in Canada in 1887, remaining at the head of affairs there until three years ago when he was honorably released on account of failing health. He was a faithful member of the Church and his was a brilliant and honored career. Memorial services were held in Cardston, Canada, on September 16, in all of the wards of that stake, with a view to impress in the hearts of the people the memorvof so good and sincere a man, who worked with untiring zeal and without rest to see Zion grow and increase in good works. At his funeral in Logan there were present many of the Church' authorities; and the people generally paid loving respect to his memory. Political Leaders.-Tbe following are nominations for leaders on the tickets of three political organizations: Repnblican State Ticket: For Congressman, Jos. Howell; for Justic3 of the Supreme Conrt, Jos. E. Frick. Democratic State Ticket: For Congressman, Orlando W. Powers; for Justice of the Snpreme Conrt, J. W. N. Whitecotton. "American" State Ticket: For Representative to Corigress, ThOB. Weir; for Justice of the Supreme Court, Thos. Maloney. EVENTS AND A Merry "Lark."-A number of E with a policeman on Boston Common, a fe was merrv while it lasted. The policeman, by some of the boys. The incident got int Roosevelt, Jr. , and his room-mate, both f President saw the news in the papers, he sel ington, as the papers put it, "for parentI Washington in a much more sober mood th! way seemed long from Boston to the Capit: gave him? It was private, and the Presi. pnblic, but if he would, it would make mig interesting talk, or something like it, howe enf presumes he gave the boy: My son, what means all this noise in t rowdy fight with officers of the law on Bosl posed to be a decent young gentleman, son this brutal, vulgar, nnlawful fight? Is thi you lost the inheritance of honorable Chri snch conduct is not merely vnlgar, but wro: of life are set to keep the peace, do yon jo the law? Is it gentlemanly, is it right, to bl low· lived denizens of the dives? Is that which will make you fit to become a useful and to rule men? My son, did you forget who your fathe hold his name you also hold to a considers Your father, Theodore, has been chosen b~ might of law. His business is to execute : man who cannot teach his own eldest son 1 I was at the head of the police system in 1 support the honor and authority of the oB attacked; and is this the sort of lesson you ~ow. represents the imperial exerci8e of 131 Justice which allows no guilty man to eSCI be that you have put yourself and yoar fal You may be arrested ; you may be imprisor break stone. That is the kind of medicine those who break the peace and break head, I f von had no respect for yourself, yon 01 for your father and your father's office. T and he loves you enough to tell you so. N. truth, and if yon must suffer for it, suffe: meantime you lose your rank as a gentlem: son to you for all your life. This little talk will serve for many a 1 the United States, but whose love of law a and whose jealousy of his honor and good Race Riots in the South.-Georgi from '1D a raCE . the p reva ence ofl lynch law :Illed by th e W h'tes I. The new~papers ha~ |
