Show c f AM E MA Of OfAL SALT AL T LUKE LAKE LA DEAD The flie Sudden Illness of Hon lion James Sharp Terminated Fatally 1 This Morning HAD AN AH HONORABLE CAREER Came to Utah With Parents More Than Thon Half a Century Ago and Settled In This City ACTIVE IN MANY MAW AVENUES OF LIFE Pioneer Business Man legislator Educator Good Churchman and Sterling Citizen Iton Hon James Sharp of ot Salt Lako and Md for many years yearB one of ot the Mates most prominent public men passed away at 8 10 lita at his 1 Ul east South Templo Street treet from paralysis of ot the Intestines sur surrounded surrounded rounded by hy Ills his bl family friends As stated Hated In last News Mr Sharp was wae taken suddenly III a Q week ego ngo while visiting with his son on Hober Heber In Ida At tho time however It was not thought to bo be of a tI serious nature but a 0 few rew days later Inter his condi condition tion tiC became more moro acute and It t deemed advisable to bring him on to 10 this city He home bome Thursday night since which time his condition hll ha been such sueh that the attending l phy hy cHans ns gave g O little hope hOG of ot his recovery In the tho meantime me over ov ry possible atten attention attention tion was sas given him but tho the nature n turo of ot his hl tuners Illness wes such Ruch that th t he lie gradually pank and parsed away aYay as Indicated above SON SN OF BISHOP SHAH SHAnI The Tho deceased was tho the son Bon of ot tho the lato late nl hop John Sl rp known knon as aR the rail und H rl king of ot Utah and nI was born lorn Nov NovIN IN 10 1 18 1643 3 at Falkirk Scot I nd With hi hii hili parents ho lie emigrated to te America merica In and stayed In Ht St Lout till tHi the spring prIng of ot 1850 18 O when they thoy took tool up the march to Salt Lake o City only lag ing hero here In August Auguet of If that year HIS JUS PUBLIC urn Mr Sharps first public service was wasa a trip to the Missouri Ilver In the tho In Int threat t rt rf emigration when ex n boy hoy of or hUt but 18 years year of oC age In III 1862 ho he was culled by IY President Lincoln to t Join jott Lot command for tr or tho the purpose of oC suppressing Indian troubles I f t om em Fort ort Bridger 10 to the 1110 headwaters of oC oCI I tho Snake river Thin wan wa one of or tho the most moat Ino t celebrated military expeditions of Jf f j days and resulted In the t Ie t th n of at the red rel men mell only after r nn an arduous CUR ous experience l l i et with many man and privations As AI a it young mOil mat he was associated with his father In the tile construction of ot the Utah Con Cen tai tal Utah Southern and South frn Extension and on tha tho thoI I f t demise as ns n a member of oC the board hoart of ot directors of ot the Union Pacific ACTIVE ArTIE IN MANY SPHERES S SIn a In fl politics Mr Sharp has been beell active for tor many years year In 1818 1578 ho lie elected to the Legislature Le from tram Salt Uiko and served several terms both bothIn bothIn In the upper and lower houses bouss u s In 1881 1831 hi Ie l was as elected speaker of or tho the lower lowerhouse lowerhouse house and at nt tho the of the session SOliS 1011 wits vas liB presented with n IL beautiful silver sliver j mounted gavel envoi Inscribed Ho lb was mayor of ot Salt Snit Luke from 1884 to 1 so an tn office which ho hilled with marked ability and with entire falls i to 10 ht hi constituents Ho lIe has boon been beena boona a o member of ot the board of ot regents of ot L of ot Utah for tor many manyI I fara and wa WILl president of that body hody ho passed hassed away Ho Iro was also a 1 B member of tho the Church board of ot L lIn t a director In n a number of oC In itt among them tho the Deseret National bank ank Ravings hank bazik of c which ho he one of or the tho founders lark ark 4 Eldredge Co I f t president of f the tho Sharp Oro Gro Oror Groit it r ry ty Supply company at presIdent of ot the Oregon Lum t I be president of the Sharp Jensn Livestock company and until recently n a director in tho First Nation National al bank of at Ogden tho the Ogden bank and the thc Stock company compall Ho Ife was prominently with all nil tho the principal enterprises of ot this mountain region and In III alt all showed shoed marked business ability and sound souni judgment EARNEST AnNEST I CHURCH WORKER As a 0 Church worker Mr Sharp was also prominent lIe Ho filled OIled two mission to Great Britain one Otto In 1850 and the theother theother theother other in 1876 1875 On all his mission h he labored principally In Scotland where wheN ho lie was president of at tho the Edinburgh con ference C ronee During his hits second mission ho lie labored in tho the Liverpool chico and tray trav traveled over er tho the continent of ot Europe Pot Fur 11 n years earll he Ito has hns been heen nn on active In the this Salt Snit Lake Inke Templo Temple the great cr er part of ot his life ho he has been one ono of ot the most stalwart members of or the Twentieth ward vard It can call truly be u said eald of James Sharr Shari that ho he watt was a 0 good man loan rind and his ou Ol will In le J keenly krenly felt by his many friends and associates One of ot his most Intimate friends was lion Hon W V W SV Hiler who was much affected by the tho news nes of 01 o Mr Sharps death TRAGEDY WEIGHED UPON Hill Hm It Is a matter of ot 0 to tho the associates and friends of ot tho the deceased that he has hall not been In tho the best beRt of at health tor for some somo years and that his condition waB sas aggravated In the tho tragic fate fato of ot James n It Hay ha his sonin law who was wan so eo o Cruelly murdered It I Will be bo remembered how ho he declared In III open court before judge jury and ac ne accused accused eusell that God had revealed to him the Identity of ot the tho assassin Tho The statement was made In nil alt soberness and created s I 4 AW rI t Ii gk I L i ri 7 I it MOW lION JAMES SHARP Former Mayor of ot Halt hake Who Died Today a n tremendous sensation at nl the time rid md for tor months thereafter The Tho I Imade made u II pronounced Impression upon all nil concerned and was very widely dis 1118 discussed cussed Through tho the long legal legat le al battle that followed Mr Sharp maintained the correctness of that statement though ho lie maintained It unwillingly It being drawn from him butt by the attorneys of or the defense The fht whole dreadful affair preyed heavily upon his hlo mind and no ono one will know how much It had to do with Mat host tho the closing chapter of at his lays days upon earth Certainly It broke broko down his hili hI health and brought sorrow and gloom to a 1 life liCe that had previously en enjoyed enjoyed joyed joed much sunshine THOSE WHO REMAIN nE IAIN Tho The lead dead man leaves leases a 0 and sev soy seven soyen en tn living children Tho The names lIumes of ot tho the latter are aro Mrs M Den R n Eldrege Eldre Miss Cecelia Cerelia Sharp Mrs James R It Hay flay Pr Dr John Sharp who wl Is 19 attending a medical college In Now New York Sharp a II merchant at nt Rexburg Idaho Joseph L 1 Sharp a traveling salesman who ho Is IB somewhere In Nevada on a n business trip and Miss Chloo Chloe Sharp All ot ci o these with the tho exception of ot John and Joseph are aro at nt the two latter havo been heen notified 11 ell by wire of ot their fa ta fathers thors demise It tB Is expected that Jos Joe Joseph Joeeph eph will reach hero In time for Cor the tho fu tu nural but It has been decided deel that John stint shut Inot come from tho tile fact act that he lie Is 10 Just now In the midst of ot his hla final exam nations at nt school and to leave at nt this juncture would mean ml nn a 0 loss of ot time and points that could not be bo made mado good again this year ON TUESDAY I IThe The funeral will bo held In tho the As AR Assembly I Hall hail oh on Tuesday afternoon next under tho the direction of at tho the presidency of tho the Ensign J stake President Richard W Young being In Immediate charge of oC the tho arrangements |