Show SENATOR NIX I IONE ONE OF MOST NOTED MEN OF THE HE WEST SUCCUMBS TO ATTACK OF SPINAL MENINGITIS Millionaire Mil Mil- Was Rated as Several Times limes a FollowIng FollowIng Follow- Follow With a Personal I Ing Unequaled by Any Other ManIn Man ManIn In State of Nevada Washington Senator Senator George GeorgeS S. S local hospital hospital hospital hos hos- died lied in ina a Nixon of Nevada pital here at 10 o'clock Wednesday night of spinal meningitis Senator Nixon had been at the Episcopal Episcopal Episcopal Epis Epis- hospital hoSPit copal Eye Ear and Throat for lof since May 30 when an operation nasal catarrh was performed Spinal meningitis developed and the senators senator's s condition soon became critical Senator Nixon was one of the most mining magnates in the conspicuous I associated west and was intimately operations in Goldfield with the gold in his home state He was 54 years old and a native of California going in life He acquired to Nevada early 1 n A large interests at Keno Heno aim elsewhere and began his liis political career career ca ca- ca reer with service in the Nevada legis legis- lature Ho was attacked by magazine writers owing to the methods which they claimed he acquired his fortune for he be was rated as several times a following millionaire with a personal unequaled by any other man Jn in his bis state stale In the United States Stales senate Senator Nixon was a quiet figure rarely having anything to say in the floor proceedIngs proceedings proceed proceed- ings though always ready to give his advice In the private counsels of the Republican senators among whom he ranked high He was chairman of th the committee committee on reclamation of arid lands a committee which seldom meets He watched closely legislation affectIng affecting affecting affect affect- ing the western interests but confined I GEORGE S. S NIXON United States Senator fr from m Nevada his work to deliberations in commit commit- tee Despite the running fire of attack attack attack at at- tack aimed at his control of large interests interests interests in in- Mr 1 Nixon was recently Unanimously unanimously unanimously un un- elected by a Democratic legislature in ratification of his choice at a population election on the Oregon primary plan His term a second one would not have expired until 1917 Senator Nixon lived at Reno but maintained in this city a magnificent estate in the northwest suburbs where his grounds adjoined the large country country country coun coun- try home of his Nevada colleague Sen Senator Senator Senator ator Newlands He was the successor of Senator William M. M Stewart I |