Show ANOTHER PIONEER GONE TO HEST S with a suddenness that shocked his s many friends and that made t the e truth hard to comprehend the life of james nelson of perry ebbed out monday morning close to the noon hour jile JI e had been III but a few days lif iri fart be was in brigham doing some shopping and attending to other matters ot of business only 1 last ast week on tuesday of last week he was elected a director in the first national bank and brigham city roller mills hills co and his mind was as strong and vigorous as it had ever been friday morning he complained ot of a paint pain in his side and was persuaded to ile down he did not get up again that day and the doctor was summoned his son bishop james nelson of thatcher was also notified and arrived at the home of his father about 3 saturday morning to find the aged man and his family sound asleep so he wont went to the home of his brother for is anc of the forenoon ol 01 0 Satu saturday bishop nelson gon visited his father who laughed and ridiculed the idea of keeping ills his bed when he felt so good he stated to his son that the doctor had prescribed a two days at least rest in his big bed but he be thought that lie he biad lain too long after one day had passed ile he was persuaded however to remain in bed and his sons spent most of the day with him chatting while bishop nelson on remained through the night sunday morning about 6 as was his want bishop nelson the elder g got out of bed and prepared to make a fire while thus engaged his son got up and mildly remonstrated with him tor for being out of bed in his night robes and finally persuaded him lo 10 0 o get backs back into bed mr nelson did so under protest only after it was discovered that his clothes were not in their usual place ile he seemed bright and cheerful strong in mind and determination ills his son debated whether vh ether or not he should hitch up and drive home to thatcher mr air nelson his sons james and brigham were chatting pleasantly about nine when the boys determined to go to sunday school brigham departed to make himself ready and had been gone but a short I 1 while when the aged father complained or of tho the pain in ills his side it got rapidly worse until his bis moans became screams and the doctor was summoned again when the physician arrived the heart was practically running away and a drug was injected into the system to receive the situation with the coming coining of 0 the hard bard pain mr nelson kelson became unconscious and after the doctor injected uie the drug ho be sunk into a peaceful slumber which lasted until about 3 5 p m of that same day lie H then awoke seemed to recognize ills his family about him made iliade some remarks about one thing and another then dozed into unconsciousness esa again from which he never rallied but passed away next morning about noon with the passing of james nelson another pioneer figure 18 removed irom from this sphere of action and a ng citizen has gone to a well earned rest always the happiest when engaged in the hardest work he was a man who simply could not be still long at at time and to we ide away hla bla time was something banever he be never was waa guilty of having come to this section in mhd continued on page five |