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Show Ififmer Mayor Dies 1 I In American Fork TB ill places of Huslncss Closed Wed- H ' itsday Afternoon While People I'ny irlbnte to Mcinorjr of James W. ' prestoi). One of City's Lending fltliens. ' James W Preston, n former mayor IK cf American Fork, and one of Its lead- I Ins citizens, died at his residence I here abut tl,rco o'clck Sunday - -oming. Ho had beon suffering from Erlght'a disease, for soveral months, B' being confined to his bed for the last ' three weeks of his Illness. H He was horn In Alpine, January 7, 1854. When hut a child ho moved to I' American Fork with his parents and rA I tii been permanently identlllcd with I IM progress over since, excepting for wen I ilx years' which woro spent ranching keep I In Nevada about twenty-flvo years ;ulr H go. At that dato he also spent some I time mining In Fish Springs and was H one of the principal owners In the H Emma mine, from which he took con- H ilderable ore. H He served American Fork as mayor H from 1S99 to 1901, 'as a member of H the city council for three terms, from H 1893 to 1S99. Ho also served one and I term as watcrmastcr. In business he t0 H was engaged In stock raising' and u. H (arming, in which line ho was hlghlj H tuccesstul. H He leaves a wife, formerly Miss Annie Condor, whom ho married In the Salt Lake endowment house No-H No-H rembcr 14, 1874. Tho children who H turvlve nro Mrs. Emlllno Sykcs, Mrs. J Benjamin Moffett, Mrs. Anno Dnrrctt, Mlsd Pearl Preston, Ellis Preston, I Fred Preston nnd Win. Preston, nil ontfl residents in American Fork. His 1. uM brothers nnd sisters who survive are odtfl Iianc P. Preston, Washburn Preston, tofl Mrs. W. H. Grant, Mrs. E. J. Nash and Mrs. J. W. Vler. I Probably no man had more respect I of tho peoplo than did J. W. Preston, a, I which fact was evidenced by tho clos. 90. 1 ,nS of all places of business during I the fuucrnl, and the lnrgo turn out cqM of cltlzons which crowded tho Second Ward Chapel to attond the services Wednesday afternoon, W. 8. Chlp- man, of the Second Ward bishopric, (M presided. Other speakers woro Stoph-tM Stoph-tM en I). Chlpman, President S. L. Chip- ' man nnd Clifford Young. Solos were J rendered by Mrs. Clifford Young nnd ' Mr, John Davis. Prof. J. P. Forbes rB delivered tho opening prnyor and Don Strong tho closing ono. Tlio wnrd I choir rendered tho opening nnd HOB'S HOB-'S ing musical numbers. Tho casket tl was banked with beautiful flowers ill and an adjoining tublo was filled with them. |
