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Show ICHARLES DELABAUME IS CALLED B DEATH One of flic Oldest and Best-Known Best-Known Residents of Weber County. I j Special to The Tribune. OGDEN. Dec. IS. By the death of Charles DeLabaume, nt his honic in Uintah, shortly after I o'clock this afternoon, after-noon, Weber county has lost one of its oldest and most prominent citizens. For j the past four years ho has been confined to his bed with paralysis. A short time ago he suffered another stroke, from which he never rallied. The deceased was born In Paris, France. August 2, 1S27, Ho left his native land in ISbO, arriving ar-riving at New York, where he lived for several months before going to Idaho, crossing the plains alone In a hand cart. A.fter a short residonce In that state ho removed to Salt Lake City, where he taught French in a private school. He afterward followed his profession as a' civil engineer, being one of those who assisted In the construction of the Union I Pacific railroad, and was present at j Promontory when the golden spike vas 1 driven which united the cast and west by the first continental railroad line. Mr. DeLabaume was highly educated, his parents pa-rents having desired him to enter the Catholic priesthood. He was a graduate of ono of the foreign law universities. He was a constant reader of The Tribune, having been a subscriber of the paper from the day of its establishment. In ; 3S69 ho was appointed postmaster at Uln- : tah. holding the position for thirty years. He also served on the school board of the county with distinction for several terms. He Is survived by his widow. The funeral fu-neral arrangements will bo announced later. . j.tdf i |