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Iron County Record from Cedar City, Utah • Page 8

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Cedar City, Utah
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Hf News From Nearby Towns Parowan 10, 1912. fl Last Friday night at o'clock, Aunt Paulina E. Lyman passed to tho tfrcat boynd. She had lived to tho ripe old age of oighty-flvo Aunt Paulina was born in DuPugo County, UlinoiB, on the 20th day of March 1827. Her fathor and mother came from tho New England spates, aid her ancestry could bo traced I back to the Mayflower.

Sho moved with tho family. i in 1832 to tho Little Prario near I Indepondonco, Jackson county, Missouri. Whilo there sho blossed by tho Prophot Joseph Smith, an1 in tho blessing was promised that sho would go the tho Rocky Mountains. Sho romomdered tho destroy-H ing of tho Printing Press at In- dependence- and tho driving of tho Mormons from Jackson County during that period. Tho day after the destruction of the Printing Press the family cros- hq(1 tho Missouri river and 1 HQttlod with Lyman Wight.

Al- though in very poor circum- Htaucus, her fathor anJ Lyman Wight went to ICirtlund to work in the Tomplo. Upon thoir ro- turn thoy wcro again drivon from thair homey, and sottlocl one a half miles north of Far Wont in Caldwell County Missouri. Mar nthur, Morris B. I'IicId, wui) imprisoned in Rich- inund, Rny county, with Parley p. Pratt and othors.

Her mother with four small chil- lrn, ono undor a year old, dvovi vi' toam to Commorca, nJupoi tApJ tbo U. orossod thf MftVlssvpI rivor to Mont- ttm- iho thon wont back to Riuhmond, a distance of 60 miles, on horsa-bsdc, and with tho fstHLanca of Orson Pratt Huccuufull in having Ijer luihb.tnd rvtoaacii from tho prison. It. wan in this prison that she sewed the n.anuscnpt ttf "the to Theology. into her clothing and oscaptd with it, whieh.tCsho had not done, we Hj likely would never have had this valuable little bock today.

Aunt PnuUtw was iMtstizQcl by hor father on the first day of Juno 1836 In Crooked river, and was bleated by Parley P. PmU in dungeon in Rich- fl mowl. When hr father was free from jail they moved to Mace- donia near Carthage. The next year her mother dlod, The family then moved to Nauvoo wUtn she kept homo for hor rtthar. She ivmon bared woll many of the ronuous of the Prophot, Joseph Smith while in Nauvoo, and among them, the Prophet's firtt public discourse on polyg- nitty.

Sho saw the body of tho Prophet twice after the MartyrT 'dom. She was married in January 1616 to AiKwtla Amasa layman in tho Nauvoo Temple. She cros- ed tho plain and arrivcnl in Salt Uke Giti, in October 1S4S, I and settled hero in Parowan in 1SC7. Sho later look obstetrics under Dr. Shipp of Salt Uiko City and for many years was a very auecessfull doctor here.

During tho timo of hor practice, sho was present at over fivo hundnnl births. Sho was the mother of six 'childron. Three boys and ono girl survive hor, who are; Prosi- tdent Wm. II. Lorman and Mrs.

I Bi i. Laura Clark of Parowan, Charles R. Lyman of Big Horn, Wyoming, and Solon Lyman of La Grande, Oregon. Being left a widow she reared and supported her children by her own efforts, In early days here, sho spun and wovo cloth and has mado over a hundred and thirty suits of clothe for men and boys. Sho was loved by all who knew her and was a pillar of strength in tho community.

Funeral services were held Sunday tho 12th with a largo attendance. The following were speakers; President N. Marsdcn, E. Clark, Marion Lyman Jos. F.

McGregar and Morgan Richards, who all mado many references to tho grand character of Aunt Paulina. Tho following lines wore composed and read by Wm. L. Adams: Down from his throne in thc- mansions of glory, Into our midst God his angels did send, And in his groat wisdom and infinite kindness, Took from among us our aister and frjend. Rack to the homo of hor prim- oval childhood, Back to her maker "whose name sho rovored, Back to the realms whord tho faithful will greet her, Away from our Hiffht, her spirit hath soared.

Her trials have been, many but hor faith all undaunted; Faithful and true" to hor trust in all things. to make othora happy, Lovo fiowoil from hor heart like tho brook from the spring. Long may hor good works bo a. grand inspiration A 8 each heart feels tho loss of a friend, who indeed, Brought aanshine and gladness, took caro from tho elieerleea, And made the world righter by precept and deed. Dear Sister; wo revered thee' because of thy rrHtnea.

Wo honored and loved theo because of thy worth; We'll remember theo over, one JB. of God' Km spirits Sent froasMBtfaven to bring gladness love upon earth. Wm. AjBlvans will leave tomorrow BrSalt Lake City on business. Bf AlexankB Matljeson who went to StlBbike City to attend conferenccfjreturned yesterday bringing him a wife.

May their Hfo be long and happy. Teams loft today for Milford for cement for the completion of the settling tank. There will be a car load of cement used in the tank. The trench' work in town will soon be finisted and mado ready for the laying of the pipe. Two of otr highly respected young people Miss Alice Mathe-son and Milton Ollerton were married in the Salt Lake Temple during Conference.

Milton immediatly left for a mission and tho bride has returned homo. WilfordDayin is Salt Lako on Tho following new arrivals came last boy to the homo ofEnoch Rasmussen, a girl to tho homo of Bart Dal ton and a girl to tho home of Geo. Rowley. The County Convention will bo held hojjo tomorrow. At the Primary yesterday, the following were named for county officers: Wilford Day, Representative, Chau.

D. Adams, Clerk, Morgan Richards Trff3urer, Mrs. Mary A. Gunn Recorder, Geo. Morris, Precinct fTustjce, and Edward Bontloy, "(instable.

ka m7tf- aBpssS. Bubscciby Kecohd. The Mjpnie Meat of tf MwrfRV Beef, and Hut ton Oop isBr 'mv a Hod tRP full A S' AYS I) T. LBlSS Its.rlcor rH 69esssiiae9esNaiiiiK I ft CX33ESJEfiL JEC01riEalES I f) WALTERS COMPANY I RIP VAN WINKLE! IS Great American Play A I Jm in Five Acts (A Luke Cosgrave as ui I Rip Van Winkle fi I 9 Special Price for Child- 6 dren to See Rip Van 8 Winkle 10c I lMIll W- WIIIW ln-TMfl 111 Ml fc I gMTWIlf MfHWll II II Mimm nWM SS3S3E3SS3S3S3S3S3S3) I ElfflnnP--R9irin'a PrippQ li i 91 mmmj iJllWllIg I ISinyd i On Necessaries 3 SUGAR down to, per hundred, $6.85 0j5 (A Nephi Plniinif the folltywinj? Lyrkes: Su f) BLUE PERFECTION BELLe'OF W) ribbon the WEsrr f) $2.40 $2.60 $35 f) A Full Supply of Corn Meal, Oermade aiiul Bran gj YA A Big Shipment of Idaho Onts Just YA 1 Received; Price 2c pound. I A Car Load of Lfith, Shingles, Flooring and () w) Dimension Lumber just unloaded.

Prices fi You Can't Equal 2 J. DAVID LUIGM, Lund, Utah Mr Blanl' at the Record Office. 1 mi mnintm yBJ Get Roiciy for 1AIriter tMe Overcoats Wo hoSvory complete line in prices ranging- from T) flr 1 $10.00 to $18.50 KL 2 1 nM suits StNl. I Wo linom in nnit nny price from feilt Wsfk 92 I. I $8.00 to $30.00 1L MM f) 1 Wq hafJlCT Trovo Woolan Suits SPwJ mm $25.00 and up I uCvtne latest 1 atterna and styles fl 'JjiB and nHpn rcrirhed by all from i 'ajM (A $4.50 to $18.00 I i Chrens Coats wWk fl 1 I The reasonnble, ranging: from vy iw Si la ffi $2.00 to $7.50 fl II I You Feet Dry WW SI Wo and J'011 need them K.

f) I ff Gents' Rubbers $1, Ladies' 75c lA I IS CEDAR1TY COOF.

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