| Show I I HERSCHEl BULLENS USEFUL LIFE ENDS Pioneer Railroad Builder and Agriculturist Dies After Brief Illness Special to Tho rho Richmond June 27 Herschal Bullen sr r one of the be citizens of or orthe the state died at his old home homo In fn this city today of rheumatic fever His death was very sudden as he had bad only been teen sick about three days At the tho themo time mo of his death dath on account of or his dying BO so suddenly only a few members of ot the family were at his bedside He lIe will be burled buried from the family residence In n this city olty Wednesday afternoon Herschel Bullen sr or although the last fifty years of or his life uro have been boon spent In n Cache Cacho county was one of or the tho best bOllt known cnown men of the state He was born bern bornn bernIn In n Mo e January 10 1840 1540 When but six years old he sailed Jailed with l ts III parents around Capo Cape Horn to California where whore they landed In 1847 1841 reaching California they set out at once for or Utah and reached Salt Lake early earlyn oarl In n 1848 The family home was built near tear the tho old Pioneer square where he lived Ived d until he came to Cache valley alle In 1860 and took up his homestead at Richmond When Whon but 15 lb years old his father tather lied died and the cares of the entire fam famIly family Ily ly were placed upon him and until the other members of or the family were able to care for tor themselves ho he was WILli their only support After coming to Richmond and start startIng starting Ing his farm he took an active part In Inthe inthe the he railroad construction of or the state tie fie directed construction of the Rio Grando from Price Utah to Salt Lake After completing this work he did con considerable considerable work for the Oregon Short Lino Line railroad and built the main line of this road as far north as Weston Ida After leaving railroad work he again went back to his farm where he remained until he was appointed to the state land board by Ly Governor Wells He retained this position for three years oars and again engaged In active farm work In Cache valley allo Besides a widow he ho loaves leaves a brother Nowell Newell Bullen and six children to mourn his hl death d His Ills sons eons are Her lIer Herschol Herschol schol Jr Roy and Asa ABa |
