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Show KAYSVILLE, VOLUME XIV John H. Layton, one of the oldest and est known farmers of Layton and n Davis county, died at his home in Lay-toTuesday morning, February 3, of an attack pneumonia which followed his before 0f influenza. A few days deafh Mr. Layton went toJTetonia, relaIdaho, to attend the funeral of a tive and was taken ill while in that state. He returned home a sick man and steadily grew worse until his death. John II. Layton was born at Grants-villTooele county, December 6, 185.1 He was the eldest son of Christopher and Isabelle Golightly Layton, and while yet a youth came to Davis county with his parents and resided here until his death. Many years ago he purchased a portion of the land which is now a part of one of the finest farms in Utah, and moved there with his wife. In the years which have followed this sturdy man and his estimable wife have prospered in happiness, prospered in business. As the years went by children came to bless their home and bounteous harvests added to their prosperity. His wife, Annie Phillips Layton and the following children survive him: John IL Layton, Jr., Delbert P., Lottie J., Mrs. Chloe Harris, Edward P., Luella, Leone, Harold C., Jesephine, Miss Leone is Norma and Gladys. noow in the California mission field, wher she went in April, 1918. She is Three now laboring in Sacramento. children preceded him to the grave, two sons and a daughte. He is vived by the following' brothers and e, , FEBRUARY Health Conditions Such as to Render This Action Adrisable Will Be Resumed in March. the prevalence of influenza throughout the st3te the Utah educational campaign has been postpone for the present, arrangements for resumption of the drive being left to the Duo to 1 executive committee. The committee subsequently decided that reopening of the campaign be fixed for March 21, and that it continue up to th April annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Daay Saints. announced after This action was meeting.-- , in the capitol yesterday afternoon between speaker.--, from other states who had come to aid in the drive, state educational leaders and district superintendents. Notwithstanding the postponement the visiting speakers will remain in the state for a week or ten days to studv the Utah educational plan. At the principal meeting, which was held in the house of representatives yesterday afternoon, reports were received that about half the towns u. the state were already closed to public meetings and that prospects were that others would follow with similar measures to facilitate efforts to control the influenza situation. An additional fact militating in favor of the deferment of the campaign was that local drives had been postponed in Millard, Sanpete, Sevier, Juab, Summit, Cache, Morgan, Iron, Washington and Grand counties, and that so much alarm existed in other counties A. E. Winship, A. II. Chamberlain, I. B. Ball, T. J. Starbuck, II. N. Byrne, Herbert Hirschman, Secretary ot State Harden Bennion, F. C. Richmond, James W. Collins, Dr. John A. Widtsoe, Curtis B. Hawley, Orrin Lester, E. II. Eardley, I. E. Willey, John II. Johnson, G. A. Iverson, Robert J. Cooper, E. A. Smith, R. W. Daynes, Dan B. Shields, C. Clarence Neslen, John M. Hayes, Mark Austin, Joseph Decker, Henry Peterson, R. C. Reid, A. M. Merrill, Mrs. C. S. Kinney and Mrs. Laura M. Tanner. STAKE CONFERENCE POSTPONED to the influenza epidemic, Owing the quarterly stake conference, which was to have been held February 7 and 8, has been indefinitely postponed. HENRY II. BLOOD, E. P. ELLISON, FRANCIS II. NALDER, Stake Presidency. 11 rum Stewart - Presi-dentBlo- SERVICES HELD FOR HON. HYRUM STEWART lative Son of Davis County and Prominfht in lave Stock Industry and business Circles Is Called by Death Member of Davis County Hoard of Education. IIjTum Stewart, 68 years of age, of Savior Comfort Me. The invocation Farmington died Sunday night in a was asked by President James 11. Salt Lake hospital after an illness of Robinson of South Davis stake, folsix weeks. lowed by a violin solo, 0 My Father, He was a son of William and Mary by Clifford Cornwall of Salt Lake. Ann Marriott Stewart and was born The first speaker was Christopher in Kaysville. At the time of his Burton, nephew of the deceased. Mr. death he was probably the oldest Burton explained that he found it necnative of the town. He received his essary to reduce his thoughts to writearly education in the old Desert uni- ing as the task of speaking extemporversity in Salt Lake. aneously was beyond him. Mr. Burton Mr. Stewart engaged in the mer- spoke as follows: cantile business in Kaysville as an There are few men in the world associate of the late John R. Barnes; that I know better or love more than later with Charles S. Tingey he my uncle, Ilyrum Stewart. formed the firm of Stewart & Tingey I have e&ten with him, slept with and he became the head of the him, worked with him and prayed with Stewart Burton company at Kaysville him. I have nursed his children and and the Consolidated Store company he has nursed me. I have known him He organized the in success at Clearfield and failure. I have known Stewart Land and Livestock company, him when he was cast down in sorrow founded the Clearfield Canning com- and I have known him when he was pany and was active in organizing the transported with joy. He has been to Kaysville canning company. He also me my teacher, my exemplar and my engaged in sheep ranching in Morgan friend. county. At the time of his death he Uncle Ilyrum chose a big mans was president of the Kaysville Milling in life and did a mans work acpart company and was a director of the He loved his fellow rnan cordingly. Woods Cross Canning company. He and never betrayer him. To him was for many years associated with was a sacred trust, and office public Senator John W. Thornley of Kayshe showed in such positions a fidelity ville in the livestock industry. and enthusiasm I have never seen Mr. Stewart was the representative He was as honest with his .equalled. in the first legislature in the state ot man as he was true to his God. fellow Utah. He served several terms as Ilis life is an open book and if not mayor of Kaysville and was also city councilman for a number of years. IL faultless, it has beep, dean and free It hai was a member of the Davis, county room sham ar.-- hypocricy. board of education at the time of Ids death. He rpent most of his life in this city, but moved to Farra'ngton about Tour years ago. lie married Cynthia Hyde of Neph:, who died in June, 190C. By that marriage the following sons and daugh- - beecm famous, he tors survive: Mrs. Nicholas Bonne-- misunderstood, mort of Kaysville, Mrs. Wilkie II. j Scoffs and jeers, however, did not Llood of Salt Lake, Douglas II. Stew-- j thwart him in religiously and practi-art-o- f bYmv- - r Keysvidcr Hyrom-Jo-ey- lr eally Tifrrring" ml Ids IdeaT'Tcf Tlf T art of Salt Lake and Cleveland II. Ie believed the greatest test of a Stewart cf Kaysville. Later he mar- - mans strength and courage and in- was tried mgton. Ilis wife and daughter. Dor- - j Rf and that only those who are brave j othy Lecce, survive. and strong succeed and that it was a j The Funeral. sign of weakness to fail. I have never known him to waver The funeral of Ilyrum Stewart ? in in who died Lake his faith in the Gospel. He was Salt Farmington, City,. Sunday night, was held in front humble and sincere in his worship anl of the Kaysville tabernacle JWednes-- his religion wa.s the same guide to oclock. An out-- , him on Monday as on Sunday, though day afternoon at door funeral was necessary on account his life was a very busy oho. lie love 1 cf the health rests ictibns incilent to the Lord and pitied the devil and hu influenza conditions throughout the great aim in life from his youth up county. The spot where the funeral was to work .out his salvation was le.-- than 'a mde distant cent ally. from the place where the deceased' was j it is my belief that he ha3 fought a sixty-sigj born good fight, kept the faith and that years before, The funeral was in charge cf A. L. a crown of righteousness awaits him Cl2rJv.bvr.0p. ..of Farmington war., and that he. Kill 'eeferinto the. joy.-cand, considering health conditions, was fFne Lord. Jle received the last . rites of the largely attended. The remains wers if the term is al- conveyed from the home cf the de- - Church of Christ HowaLLe when he wa3 blessed ni hid eeaed n Farmington- by auto hearsc, and were accompanied by friends and sick bed by the elders of the church which wa3 done in accordance with the relatives in autosi ' The service was opened by the word cf the Lord. I quote from the V "Covcnari t 0 , I1octrr9,-trfl- d . l . 1 s ch Layton Auto Co. out-in-livi- ng i ! ! 1 j ! Phone 83 od the-mann- ' ji-in- And making better this glad old tdders of the church, two ormore, earth; shnH- bwvulkel. nmUhall pray for ami Its in them serving, striving through strain My lay their hands upon and stress name; and if they die they shall die Its doing your Noblest that 3 shall unto me, and if they live they success! And )t shall come to live unto me, Sueh wa. the life of Ilyrum Stewart me in shall pass that th(K that die in gaining wealth, successSuccessful he sweet not taste cf death for it shall ful in gaining position, successful in unto them. ao omjdishmont and successful in maksweet "My"faith i that death was of himself the man God desired him; that he now rests from his ing to be: Not the least of the po him labors amf that m the due time of the of honor and service held by sitions Lord he will again take up his work of member and t bat- Hyrum Stewart was that which is one of progre.-sio- n a position of board of tho education, he will resume his course, untram which ho held at the time of his death. m el led and unafraid. His work on this board has been God bless and keep in the memories and he will be greatly missed of us and hjs posterity his liTes wotv ftllow members, of that board. his by that it may ever be a beacon light of Indeed, him now and need need they faith to keep us m the line of duty. rum badly. For many years Hyrum Leo J. Muir, mayor of Bountiful and Stewart had Iran identified with alprincipal of the h'gli school of Davis most every buisness movement in count), was the second speaker. Mr. Davis county and in enterprises beMuir staled he had watched the conyond the confines of the county. For dition of Mr. Stewart and hoped for years to come his influence will be his recovery, but that hope had been misM-and his methods patterned He was at the funeral to in vain. after. Hyrum Stewart came from show his respect for the dead and exGodly" parents, lie was the personitend his ympulhy to the members of fication of hopesty and truth and there his famil). From his knowledge and was no hypocricy in his make up. II acquaintance with the deceased, he never flattered and seldom praised could say amen to what- Christopher To be praised by him was an Burton had said in his remarks conhonor to be treasured for the honor cerning the deceased. For eighteen wa.s deserved ere he praised. years he had known the deceased and read from the 76th section had worked with him in conventions and Covenants as tho of Doctrines the In and in public uplift movements. best exemplification of ot every movement for social and moral man was. The speakStewart Hyrum improvement in Davis county he had er also spoke his regrets that member met Mr. Stewart, who alyaws took of the family of the deceased, striken prominent and decided stand for the with illness, were unable to be present right. He had been an eminent citi- at the funeral. zen lot Kaysville for many years and Bishop Clark closed the service and he took a like position in the public that owing to health condiexplained affairs of Farmington when he took tions it was not thought wise to proup his residence in that city. Thu long the rervice. He stated that for speaker had always found Ilyrum four years Hyrum Stewart- had been Stewart firm in his opinions and ready of-t- he superintendent Farmington to defend those opinions, but always school and never had missed ready to work for the public good Sunday and took part in the being present even if his opinions failed to prevail. been suitable He remembered him standing in a con- singing. Had conditions four hundred Sunday school children vention of his fellows fearlessly opwould have been present. posing the continuance of the race The quartette closed the service by track evil, and saw him triumph in The Teachers Work Is Done, banishing the evil. He held that the singing Don C. Major pronounced which after example and precepts of this strong the benediction. man would live long as an example Interment was in Kaysville cemefor the young men of Davis bounty to whither a goodly number acfollow, and prove an inspiration in tery, the years to come. The speaker paid companied the remains. The grave a high tribute to the magnificence of was dedicated by James Criddle of the life of the deceased and admon- the Kaysville ward bishopric. The ished his children to follow in his foot- floral offerings were many and very beautiful. steps. A of Sympathy Henry II. Blood, president of North Whereas death from Davis stake, was the third and last his Hon. labors the Hyrum earthly speaker. President Blood spoke in of the Davis part as follows: I scarcely know how Stewart, lV of board county education; and to speak of Hyrum Stewart, one of we Whereas realize that he repremy best and valued friends. I sented the highest type of American relied on his judgment in remanhood and worthy citizenship, and ligious, social and business matters his that unwavering. devotion to duty and always found that judgment good. he well of his country, his deserved Indeed, many of my acts, those I am church his and state; and most proud of, would have remained in the Whereas, discharge of his undone, had it not been for the counsel member duties as a cf the Davis of this good man at whose bier I now of board education, he was stand. He is almost the last of the county and friends of my young manhood the prompt, capable diligent to a dehim won the respect, for that last of those who helped me to shape gree and admiration loyal freindship of his my life. As worldly success is measNow therefore be it ured, Hyrum Stewart was a success- associates; in the death of tho That Resolved, ful man; racially and religiously he Hon. Stewart Hyrum vv'as a successful rnan. On the mantle, r? have lost a and efficient in his home, beside his photograph, very highly esteemed the county ha lost a wise, whn calling on hi v Idow, I found this offa-land and on e devoted clipping which I shall read. Thi clip- upright itr. of av'd most fc.icces iful enrgcL ping best represents the character an in leaders hmh purpose of hu life: What L community welfare and and the caniVof belter eduSuccess?" by Barton Braley, cation has Icon of one of Its doing your job the best you can its most ardent ami able alvocutes; And bung just tr your fellow man; and be it further Its making money tbut holding Resolved, That w t'm mrtr.bcra cf the Davl; county of education, friends, And striving true to your aims anl in' this formal manner, express the keen sense of person d loss ami jregret ends; Its figuring how. and learning why that we feel in what seems to us the , of one cf Utah's And looking forward and thinking untimely death TE7ZB that we ex t e d 'fj n foT; n Ts y m ; a Lh y t a " . And dreaming a little and doing the beeavVd family, whom may God much; sustain ami comfort in this ' hour of Its kecfpi'ftg always iff closest touch trifl; and be With what is finest in word and Resolved, That this resolution be cf the deed; incorporated in tlm Its bein thorough, yet making board of education. mblishcJ in the county pres-- and that a copy of. the speed; Its daring .blithely the field of same be sent to thi ? reived family. The foregoing r volution was unchance at tip regular animously "While making labor a brave ro- school board passed held February 2, meeting mance ; d Action Unanimous. State Chairman Nephi L. Morris, manager of the campaign, put the question of advisability of postponement to a vote and the response in it3 favor was unanimous. Brief ddresses at the meeting were made by G. N. Child, F. W. Kirkham, E. J. Tobin, Dr. Perry G. Holden, Dr. The,, ForJ. Sedan,, yi th electric starting; and lighting system, demountable rims with 3 tires all around, is the ideal family car because cfitsgcnerat ut'dlTy anit rcTlncdaii jaimforta bit equipment. Finely upholstered. Plate glass windows. An open car in the spring, summer, end eaily fall. A dosed car in inclement dust-proo- f. In weather and winter. Jlain-prc- f, low The the the aty cr country, a family car. cost of operation and maintenance is net the least' of its charms. Wont you come in and look it over? 19 ar-doro- w school THE UNIVERSAL CAn NUMBER 5. 1920 - sisters: Jacob E. Layton of Clearfield; that no audiences could be obtained for the meetings. Richard G. Layton of Thatcher, Ariz.; Samuel G. Layton of Clearfield; Lucy I. Bone of Layton; two sisters, Mrs Rachael Warren of Clearfield and Jane Layton of Kaysville preceded him to the Great Beyond. He has ten living grandchildren and two are dead. John II. Layton was a business man as well as a farmer and success followed his ventures. He was a director and one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Layton; director in the Ellison Ranching company and a stockholder in both companies! at the time of his death. He was also a stockholder in the Layton Sugar company, Farmers Union, Davi3 and Weber Counties Canal company and the Kays Creek Irrigation company. He was a whole souled, likeable man and had scores of steadfast friends. He always kept up his end, whether on the farm or in the business world. His was an uncompromising, rugged honesty; his word was as good as his bond and his bond as good as the best. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and a member of the Seventies. He believed in his religion and was square with all men. He will be missed in his home and in the business world. The funeral will be held from his home at 1 oclock Saturday afternoon, 7. Till' USDAY, EDUCATIONAL DRIVE POST- PONE1) FOR TI1E PRESENT JOHN H. LAYTOX GOES TO HIS REWARD erbruary LA YTOJfMkJTAKM IN GTON, UTAH. s j ht ; f .7 - -- - ( sr-bAn- h'th - has-remove- have-alway- s 1 e; de-riv- ed kad--iRga- nl 1 , s j - Its foing 1920. onward despite defeatT JOHN II. RAMr07 Chairman. And.fighting staunchly, but keeping sweet; FOR SALE 10k P of land, Its being dean and it3 playing fair; cheap. See D. D. Lnvton, Ita laughing lightly at Dame Utah, ! - , Despair; .Its looking up at the stars above, And drinking deeply of life and love; -- Its struggling on with the will to avin. But taking loss with a cheerful grin; Its - Chris Holm, form or with the Inland was a visitor at tb Chu3 has been in several years, bo sharing sorrow and work and the Salt Lake valk "mirth; ' cm . 'rat- - . P |