Show i k iula mt botnan Mot nan so idi untie mont oct IS 18 john A baker one of tin runt prominent enthus business men in butte co committed suicide e lit at an early hour yesterday morning by shooting himself through the hea beaz ills family and social relations were pleasant and his business in a prosperous condition and the only cause that can be assigned is temporary insanity for several days be had bad been complaining of severe neuralgia pains in his head baker hwi has ha s held a number of positions of public trust in in this city lie came to butte from anila delphia delp hla and ill his brother is a private secret ivay to senator bole penrose of pennsylvania the de deceased eased was widely known in railroad circles and was formerly with the northwestern in chiba chicago go and union pacific in omaha later lie held other mercantile positions and under the last administration he was assistant treasurer lie ile was also school trustee retiring last spring |