LOCAL AND OTHER MATTERS.

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[the following two paragraphs were relevant to John Alexander Clark, and "boxed in" with red ink, and are transcribed below]

President Woodruff Monday afternoon received a cablegram from Elder A. H. Lund, president of the European mission, to the effect that Brother John A. Clark, of Farmington, died at Haifa, Turkey, on the 8th of February, from small pox.

Elder Clark was the son of Ezra T. and Susan Legget Clark of Farmington. He was unmarried and was born February 28th, 1871. He was set apart in this city for the Turkish mission, February 21st, 1894, and departed therefor immediately afterwards. The deceased was an excellent young man, worth of the high confidence placed in him and the news of his death while he was yet on the threshold of manhood will be received with universal sadness and regret. The sorrowful tidings were communicated to the young man's parents.

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SL Tribune [Salt Lake Tribune] 05/08/1896