Show Hon Joseph Howell Dies I I Suddenly at Logan Home Stricken With Heart Failure While at r Work Vork ork on onLa La Lawn v l. l n Herald Sp Special Lo Logan an July IS Joseph IS Joseph Howell a member of oC the United States House of oC Representatives from Utah for or fourteen fourteen four four- teen years ears and prominent Logan business business busi busi- business ness man died loda today at his home here lucre following an attack of or heart failure His sudden death came ns as a distinct shock to hundreds of or friends throughout through through- out the state tate Mr was working about the lawn Jawn of or his home homo when stricken Ho lIo was apparently in the best of ot health on arising arling this morning mornin but lived li only an hour after aCter the heart at at- at tack The Thc bursting of oC an arter artery was given Shen as ns the immediate cause of oC his death lie He was 63 years ears of or age and anda a lifelong resident of of the Beehive e state The funeral will probably be beheld beheld held lucid at Logan next Sunda Sunday although definite arrangements have not been completed Foremost Figure In lu State Mr 11 Howell has for years been one of or the foremost fl figures in the development level devel of or the states state's commercial Industrial in industrial In- In and farm tarm resources lb Ho He served four Cour terms in the state state- le legislature legis legis- ls- ls lature and four in the thc state senate as the representative c of Cache county He Ito was elected to Congress In 1902 and served continuously thereat thereafter tel for fourteen years cars He retired from ac active ac- ac the tive public life liCe in March 1917 but continued his Interest in the business business bustness busi bust ness and commercial field up until the time of or his death heath itt iH a developer of oC Utah's agricultural al interests Mr 11 Howell had hall no peer Inthe in inthe inthe the state Several years a ago aso o ho obtained obtained ob ob- ob- ob tamed acres of land In Box Dox BoxElder BoxElder Elder count county and with the late lato David ld i i anu rina others proceeded to cob coio- onize it The venture was a a. marked success and led to the placing under cultivation of or thousands of acres oi or orlane lane land and the building up of n n. flourishing flourishing flour nour- community Ho lie was a director tor or of ol the National CIt City bank and the tho Farmers Stock bank of or Salt Lake lIe He organized the thc Car howell don Mercantile company compan and together with his sons established the Howell Bros Co Clothiers and the Howell Real Estate Investment Co Ho Hc was wag also a director of tho the Thatcher Bros Bank Danle of Logan and of or the Ogden Og- Og den Logan Idaho railroad of ot Utah Mr 11 Howell was born at Brigham CIl City Utah February 10 1355 1353 Ho He was educated In tho the Cacho Cache county public schools and later attended tho the old Des- Des oret cret university tho the forerunner of the tho present University of or Utah He lie taught school for several se years cars and then enI engaged engaged en en- I aged In a mercantile business at e 11 In he married Miss Mary Marj I Maughan daughter of or the late Bishop William H. H Maughan of or Wellsville He lie HeIs HeIs lieis Is survived cd b by five Ive sons and five daughters J besides tho the widow The sons arc William M. M Luther and Wes Wes- es Icy loy of or Logan Joseph M. M of or Salt Lako Lake and Capt Reese Howell of the United States arm army The daughters are aro Mrs Martha H. H Cannon wife of or L. L T. T Cannon Cannon Cannon Can Can- non Mrs Barbara Richards wife o or of Preston D. D Richards Mrs Mary Stoddard Stoddard Stoddard dard wife of David ld I. I Stoddard Mrs Irs Ruth Felt wife of or Spencer P I Felt all of or Suit Salt Lake LaIc and Miss Mis Victoria Howell of or Logan LoSan As tho the representative e of oC Utah in Congress Cons Mr 11 unwell accomplished much for or the tho states state's Interests He lie se- se among among- other Important congressional congressional measures the enactment of or a a measure providing pro pensions for tor Utah Indian war veterans and their widows s He served ser on several Important House committees and was as an Influential figure figure figuro fig fig- ure uro In national and party movements I In politics he was a staunch can For ten years ears ho he was Utah's only representative In the lower house His Hla last four tour years earB was as as congressman from tho the First Filst district Mr 11 Howell was in Salt Lake last Tuesday attending a meeting of ot the board of or directors of or tho the National City bank He lie was ivas then apparently in the tho best hest of health Ho lie recently returned from a trip t to Call California Cornia w I 4 4 I 4 1 4 Ai I r 2 k r 7 1 1 ij z hOWELL |