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Show 0. J. H0LLISTER DEAD. A Sudden Call Answered at ." O'clock This Morning. O. J. Hollister died suddenly this morning. Yesterday Mr. Hollister was apparently in his usual health. Tho day before he was in town and was seized with a sudden pain. He stepped into a neighboring store and in a few moments it passed away. Yesterday he was feeling well and spent last evening at home In his usual pursuits. About S o'clock he was seized with another sharp pain across the diaphram. It, however, passed away in a few minutes. This morning he waked up about 5 o'clock and said to Mr. Hollister that that pain w as coming back. In live minutes he was dead. Dr. Beatty says that death was caused by blond clotting in the heart. Mr. Holll.-ter was a well known and worthy citizen. He was born in eastern New York and was 57 years old. He served with the Colorado volunteers during the war and was in several engagements in New Mexico. Mrs. Hollister is a sister of Vice-President Vice-President Colfax. They have no children. Mr. Hollister was one of the stockholders of the Tfibmw. Colonel Hollister was a man of very pronounced pro-nounced literary tendencies, aud had he devoted de-voted his talents exclusively to the "grey goose quill" would doubtless have achieved even a wider eminence among the ablest writers of this empire. His autobiography of cx-Vice President Schuyler Colfax was a masterpiece, and gave him a standing among the best writers of that lino in America. Twenty years ago il was that he came to this valley, during which time its charms and its native resources have found no more zealous champion by word or by pen. He was subsequently made internal revenuo collector, over which charge he presided until the district was consolidated with that of Idaho, when he accepted a place on the staff as deputy collector, which position he retained until his sudden taking off this morning. In national politics he was a staunch and inalienable republican, and in local a stalwart liberal. His voice has nlwaps been rlth) ad for the best interests of this territory, which, iu loss at the prime of life aud usefulnesses a keen and severe blow. |