Show HANDCART PIONEER SUCCUMBS IN IDAHO A man inan who accompanied the first handcart through Emigration canyon with the pioneers of 1856 died Thursday Thursday Thurs day in a hospital at Soda Springs Idaho Ida ho ho after alter an operation opera tion according to tow w word rd received by byrel rel relatives in Salt Lake Friday f G He was w S J John a 0 h n t v 1 B Bourne o our U L n fl c 84 8 1 1 pioneer f far farmer a r m C r f. f freighter lumberman lumber lumber- man aJ and d r railroad l man With his family fam farn- ily he arrived ed in inthe lI i ithe 1 the Salt Lake valley valley val val- ley September 25 1856 having walked walk ed the 1300 mil miles from Iowa Iova City Cit Mr The party part was met at the mouth ot of th u. u canyon by Brigham Young Youn lieber C. C Kimball General Daniel H. H Wells and mounted lancers and the famous Wilham Wlliam Wll Wll- ham liam iam Pitt brass band A general celebration celebration cele- cele bration followed the arrival The family settled In Farmington where Mr Bourne lived for several years moving to in 1875 which was his home at nt th the time of ot his death During the early part ot of his life he was engaged in farming When the Union Pacific railroad was being built he was a lumber contractor for the railroad and later later- went to work for forthe forthe the he company remaining with it until his lis retirement a few years ago He was wa-s born in E England but came cameo cameto cameto to o the United States with his family when 7 years ears old making the journey t to o Utah Ulah by rail as far as s Iowa City and nd coming from there with the handcart pioneers Mr Bourne married Mar Mary Jane Stewart the first white child born in inS S San n Bernardino CaL on July 5 1866 She died November 6 1915 and in 1921 he married N Nellie Collette of Cokeville Surviving are seven children by his first marriage They arc are John Eugene Eu Eu- gene Frank Mrs Myrtle An Angeli Mrs Edith Birch Mrs Jennie Jennic Woodward and Mrs Reta Roberts |