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Show DEATH CALLS COLJQUIRES SALT LAKE. Sept. 50 Colnnel Coi.iEe 15. Squires died of dropsy at 5 n in. today He hns been ailing for over a jear, nnl lai winter spent several months In California anticipating antici-pating a change for the hetter; 1ml had lo finally return home without gaining the much desired Improvement, Improve-ment, (in reaching home he was conllnel to his hou.e n Sugar House ward, gradually growing weaker, and being compelled to give over the en-'tire en-'tire administration the office of stale insurance commissioner to Wil-lnrd Wil-lnrd Done. Mrs Squires could not bring herself to believe her husband was really seriously ill. and to all in-riuiries in-riuiries nfter his health has returned Invariably the reply that he would shortly be on his feet and out again as usual. Arrnn?evnents are nov makin? for the funeral which will ho tinder the ausplcps of the G. A R.. with which he was in llf? so promi nently identified. Cobnel So'iip s was an intensely active mm of unusual force and executive nbility He was largely iuKlrnmenlal, with Colonels Kaiphn, Sleater and others In bringing bring-ing the national encampment to this city last year. Native of Massachusetts. He was the son of Henry and Ann Ftradley Srjuires and was born In Herkshlre county. Mass, Sept. 2.", 1S14. He was married to Mary Ixck-hart Ixck-hart in South Lee. Mass., the union resulting in the birth of George, Sadie Sa-die ami Lottie E. Squires. His see end marriage was to Ruth Jones In Sugar House. 1-Yb. 22, 1 SO I . Col. Squires was at the time of his death a member of Howard rtoU of th C. A. R. and for h number of years was a member of the C.eorcre n. Maxwell Max-well po.-H. He was Instrumental In the organization of the nost to which he belonged at the time of his death. Ho was pat commander ef 1'. S Grant post of Xew Voru, was deputy Inspector Inspec-tor in 1 1 ei s and was judg advocate general of the national encampment In 1SS1 and and again in 1SS2 and He was assistant adjutant general of (he depurtment ef New York in ISTfi. 1S77 ar.e; 1SS1 He organized or-ganized the local order of the Daughters Daugh-ters of Vetorans, (lie members of which affectionately called him "Daddy" "Dad-dy" since he became Identified with the movement for Us organization. He served as warden of the state prison In and 1S93. He was n member of the constitutional convention conven-tion lSr. He also held the position of lraelinc state auditor for 1'tah, his appointment as deputy secretary of state under Secretary of State Tingey. being his next official position. I'pon the rrention of the office of insurance cnniniissloner by the legislature lie was appointed to thH position, which lie held up to the time of his death He was connected with the naval office of-fice of the IJ. S. customs house at Xew York for 1." years and was promoted pro-moted three times during his connection connec-tion tor efficiency. He served several terms a 3 secretary of the Republican state committee and handled many bard cainpaigna for his party with credit, boih as an organizer and an executive officer of the state committee. com-mittee. Mrs. Squires is a member of the McKean corps. V. R. C. |