Show ATTEND SERVICES FOR FOE JOSEPH S HICKMAN HELD MONDAY IN WAYNE COUNTY CHAMPIONS 9 DEATH KEENLY FELT throughout THE STATE JOSEPH S IN WEI it I 1 tragic death of state L legislator bator and wanne ditri district di tri ct school scho a superintendent is shock to t all southern utah the lake mas as raging an ani roaring for a victim and it got him got ot the best man braving it at thic that timp took him down to a w matery abery grave and kept luni him there for the full four hours of a da dai ere it relea released ed tile the victim arid tile the seas gave up their lead dead at 2 10 p in m on saturday the boda of soe joe hickman was as reco recovered ered after a search of nearly twenty four houra hour the mortal remains were ivere taken ti to shore joseph HiLk hickman nian the man LS Is no more our toe joe I 1 is gone to hit his reward our joe who meant so much to his family to his friends friend to hia bib county anti anil southern utah who mho meant a great deal to ev even en a much m wider ider circle to the entire state of utah he meant so much to all of them for his qualities and splendid abilities as an educator second as a legislator thud fluid as the lover of nature and untiring propagator of the scenic mar nels els of the county he fie called his home and we could continue with mith fourth and fifth and sixth and so on in infinitum fini tum but above all he meint si iauch to all ot of us because bec aue there was ma a daily beauty about his life which won 0 n every heart mild in temperament ment and conciliator vet bandli and of an uncompromising firmness firm neis nes he fie gained confidence when hen he seem el leat least to seek it he was wag the man with mith the sunny face and all these theme qualities com combine binel were vere the sesame auch which opened to him all hearts and all homes and this man fell in the flower flomer of his life the victim of a tragic accident it came as a severe shock to o ir city and put a damper upon the holiday spirit when the neva neb I 1 preal in the afternoon of pioneer day that joseph hickman was as drowne 1 u ir fishlike fishlake Fish rish lake and his body wa not re ov ered yet the shock hock was more severe in fishlake fishlike Fish lake where the fatal accident occurred on that afternoon at about 3 hickman and companions pan ions ellis taft claude biker baker an I 1 C 0 shaw sham all of bicknell had ed cd lunch arid and decided to go on a little boat ride nde the lake was rough anil and they noticed a boat I 1 by several ladies hard pressel preel by tile torm storm maes they decided to pilot the ladies to shore and made a harp turn A huge wave ave struck the boat of the four men and filled flied it with water mater the boat commence 1 to sink ink and Hick mari and his companions jumped one clung to the cap izod boat until he was rescued pd two other swam towards toward the shore and were inched up but nr ir hickman while well versed in all other manly continued on page to ta 0 j 07 V I 1 F k JOSEPH S HICKMAN joseph S hickman drowns in lake services are held continued from page one could not swim sank and wa was s sen se c n no more fishlike fishlake Fish lake was nas crowded with in festine mood jo and filant reigned supreme and a circus had established its tent there to add to the entertainment A sudden hush hub hu b came oer all the joyous jonous dome doing nihon the accident happened and immediately imme diatel a thorough search was aas started in which able bodied vii visitor tor pen the circus folks participated hooks and nets mere pressed into simce but the silent waters lid did not rne five up the bod th the had greedily swallowed mal loed to richfield an and to salt lake cit citi went ent a call foi help Sa saturday morning a assistance istance came from both places and tre te lake again was nas thoroughly searched and dragged again eer body assisting in the attempts ten minutes after 2 the big eine hejne of the state hatcher handled aa F L hickman of salt lake a cousin of the drowned man baron B ron Hanc hanchett bett of an nab nabella fla former deputa fish and gamp game commissioner and vern venn fairbanks of annabella came up with the mortal form in it after a preliminary inquest the boda was nas taken to warners mortuary at richfield accompanied b a score of relatives sunday sunda morning another coroners inquest nka wa was s held resulting in the N verdict that the sa sal I 1 occurrence ua was accidental in the meantime mrs hickman the bereaN berea pl FA widow came down doun from salt lake cian her temporary tempora rv residence broken in soul and boda by tle of th the drama sunday afternoon ohp remains mains were nere taken to bicknell for the last la st rites accompanied ba b a cortege of automobiles with relatives and mourning friends joeph S hickman was a real heman beman a personality thit that made his mark already and was de to ach achieve iee greit great had not fate cut short the thread of his life lie he was born bom Sept ept embr af 1887 at milford the son on of desert N and dorothy hickman in ta te e middle of tho the nineties the famil famal moved to Ca Cai meville neville in walne count county remaining there a hort time onh and returning to milford for a arv years aft after r which they mod once more to counts counti settling cettl ine in loa joseph aas d educated in the public school and mas later sent to where he finished the grades grade whereupon l le he e V employed as teacher in torrey his urge uree for a higher education took him to provo again chere here he took high school coat courts coate e and after aft r graduation attended the B Y U of provo and the U A C at logan v here hp be got his degrees degree for som time hp be anas as mrm mim ter ler of the faculty of the woodruff high school at logan and at the same time was as night school instructor to old fall folks who ho in their younger bearb ear did not have hae a chance to get an elementary education in n 1916 he anas called as principal to the nemly nely organized wayne high crool in bick nall n and a ear later nna was also ap pointed superintendent of schools schools in wayne district he fill illel both poi eions with nth anu unu unusual ual ability and excellent success s in the summer of 1924 he resigned his position as high school chool principal but A as pre prevailed ailed up on to retain the sup rint in the november Noi ember elections sections last year near he v N on a seat eat in the icat legislature legi lature oer 01 er his opponent by a substantial plurality and although a neN newcomer comer amons among solons hf he soon oun became one of the bet best loved best reputed ted and most popular members of the loiser house as well as influential in all matters pertaining to the state government kal 11 the he bills h he sponsored became laws las and among them are two of great interest to our part of the country the bill making the levan levai Gt gannnon anmon road a state highway arid and one creating a state park coman ision this last bill was as especial pe cial all dear dar d ar to his heart with a i fine F ne and perceptive percept ne ie eye for y gods Nion noides dors in nature he aas aa s the fast to recognize the antrin ic as a s well as practical alue of the gorgeous gorp cows canery of his belo beloved ed wayne county and he h not only propagated but most untiring worked for the plan tz to make ane scenic part of wayne county the firt fir t utah state park only a week neek ago ve ne reported at some length tl to t o dedication of wayne wonderland in the presence of governor Goer nor dern dem congre man colton and other hight high dignitaries it was nas a splendidly im pr ane function and it was all conceived planned and worked out by one master maste r mind that of joseph S hickman continued on page three joseph S hickman drowns in lake services are held continued from page two sixteen bears eara ago joseph S hickman flickman was barned to della delia taylor tailor of are and it w was as a most lost I 1 appy union mr hickman being a vell v el educated lady lad herself and congenial to her bellied hustind hui hind since last fall mrs hickman and her file fie children ined in salt lake city cit where h e mr ir hickman had taken their to have his family with him when ahei he e hail to attend the session of the legislature and to rive give the children the te best chances for a good education tre te children who with their mother mourn mo im the loss are four daughters daughter roia lola 14 years of age amar 11 ineda 5 dot 2 and one son on blate 3 brothers avd aid sisters sunning urn iniz him arc william hickman of torrey torre mrs J W turk irk of milfoil Mil foid mrs mr E P wife of bishop of torrey don dart F T hickman of bicknell state road agent to whom joe used to point with pride as the man who gave county those good roads road mrs C A arrington and mrs mr R C daring of springy ille funeral eg were held noon at bickrest Bick relt bishop geo C brinkerhoff officiating and the high school chorus led by bv sam chide ter furnishing the music fully full COO people were in attendance aUer atter dance it at the sen services ices which were conducted condi at the thurber ward ire meeting eting house in bicknell monday with bishop george C brinkerhoff officiating this great throng of people representing over a fourth of the population of the entire count of wayne wane had gathered and with bowed heads paid a mighty tribute to their benefactor their leader spokesman trull wayne county mourns joseph joeph heckma the wayne lugh high school chool chorus under the direction of professor sam chidester rencie rendered red sometime well understand which was followed by an opening pray prater er by b william H morrell president of the school board nr mr and mrs F L hickman relatives relative of the decea deceased eai who reside in salt lake cit were present and rendered a beautiful vocal ocal duet A poem written by a former pupil of mr hickman was a read by b mrs mn W H callahan of loa the arst speaker bi bishop hop R F A meeks spoke briefly of ap religious life and ati activity vity of mr hickla ir tre tie thurber ward and of his hl work in the choals ch and the counts count jhuge henry N hayes of richfield was wa the ret speaker md ind in opening calara attention to the fact that onla a week eck and a day had passed between tie tic sunrise and sunset in the life a of the deceased that a week jo ago joe hickman ick ined hed and inertly watched one of hi 1 dr dreams brearn earn develop with the opening of the wilme Wor wonderland Worder derland lanil ishie hile toda tre tle had core to pai a la lat last t tribute to this aran rr n mr hate speke eto eloquently of the mode t tv and una unassuming in was a of mr bir hickman of I 1 ow he hat had earned the te love anti and respect of the entire community tie the admiration of the people of the stile state and of al 1 th the tribute that wayne count wa was shoving howing joe hickman Hick maii hv bi the large attendance and the beautiful floral tributes tribute and in beautiful words painted the message of the flower to tle the bereaved joseph hickman at tre tle age of 37 has lived aved a full ard useful life declared the speaker performing more work for ghou fat fo the up building and welfare of his people than most men do who live to die of an old age mr ha haes eq next read a letter from gov geo H dern w aho vho ho cprek expressed ed chagrin at the news of tle the death of mr hickman gov dern held praie araie for the work accomplished anti and for the high ideals of the tie decease 1 closing with that his place in the welfare of wayne county would be hard to fill then the speaker read the poem flanders field placing stress arc on the lat last ere which truly fitted the life of joseph hickman the man who bore the torch of progress of ideals of dreams dream that the people of wayne county do riot not let the torch lie that his ideals his dreams dream and work have not been in lain an judge hayes said he felt that his people the people of bavre vavre would carry on ard in conclusion asked the people to build stepping stones as joe hickman had done and declared that above all the attainments tain ments of the deceased the fact that he was a loving father and au husband was as the greatest of them all he then read the following poem which he had written and dedicated to the occasion JOSEPH HICKMAN again we bow our heads in sacred orrow row again we wooer wonder a as i this death we pine whether life is measured by our actions or whether by the fateful dial of time whether life is given or just lent us whether weve a right to say aay its ours oura whether we can lengthen or diminish din our allotted time in minutes or in hours why should the strong and virile ones oneo succumb when helpless invalids invalid linger on for years wh why the ones one in active life ilfe are taken why wh the ones one that cause profus ast eit 7 why the ories onet whose services are needed to make the earth a letter better place to live are taken leaving man mani dear dependents while hel helpless pleas ones would fuin fain existence givel give but why waste time in poni pring oer this mystery pry that philosophers erb by thousands thou santis failed to aole far better il whatever is is right leit we the righteousness of god involve at e we think we know our earthly life is sweet we think our earthly plans should hould be matured but ho shill hill say that dying in the harness does not result in sweeter life assur eda ei e i daving in the height of greatest glory perpetuated Linc Lincol olirs ns honored name our lord and master peerless of creation ere thirty ehrk achieved actu eved his deathless fann fame it beirs ye ira or lays days that make i a lifetime it spice pice that boeth existence fill 1 is the measure of existence deeds not dais da are coins that bulge the till hll few years ears crowned with rian accomplishments accomplish ments constitute u never ending life acts and precepts live aud and grow forever anti and make succeeding time with riches rife our brother manlin Is friend alc tlc late departed died it aze age mature and ripe and old measured by the test of mortal tenure that debits dross and credits orly gold be comforted his widow and his chil dren be comforted his hi students student wd his friends friend tho the treasury that has honored all your y our paper further payments to your order now suspends u A A the worth north that you have hae drawn is a foundation on which you everyone may safely build put in practice his rare precepts and maniple eam ea your knowledge treasury thus will be oer filled perhaps he hes given you enough of guidance that better you should venture now alone for teachers sometimes overdo the teaching and the pupils pupil powers thereby cant ca it be shown while the mater master lived among his hi loved loed di disciples they leaned on him for all their hopes and faith but their testimony he wa was their redeemer ier was perfecta I 1 only by and through his death we vil re have hae gotten from the life of joseph joeph hickman more than there wa due from him to Us were indebted to him and will thus continue for principal and interest and then plus let us thank the generous generou giver gier for his life let us profit by the wealth to us is re ie I e rolled and bury not the talents talent that he gave us but make bake them grow and increase many fold if we shall hall fail to live up to his teachings and an of his purposes defeat well not be worthy of his benefic eions and the death long sleep to him will not be sweet joe we honor yo you for what youve been to us your memory in us ever will revive the tha thought of your great hopes and fond fona ambitions to achieve them eath each and all of us will strive your boda well consign to mother earth your spirit will abide wt we know not where but the inspiration of your potent life oar herit hennige age will lip forber here henry N ll hies i |