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Show JOSEPH THOMPSON ' OF COTTONWOOD DEAD Joaeph Thompson, a native of England, died at hla home In Big Cottonwood yesterday yes-terday after a residence of fifty-four years In the same place. He was S4 years old end death was due to old a-e. He came to this country fifty-four fifty-four years ago, settling at ones on the Rig1 Cottonwood homestead where he had lived continuously. He was married twice, his second wife surviving him. He was the father of twenty-three chll-dirn, chll-dirn, fifteen of whom are living. There are also sixty living grandchildren and seventeen gteat-grandchlldren. Tho funeral services will be held at the home Thursday, at an hour that has not bean f1x"l. Tlie servleea were postponed until that ' day swatting the arrival or soma of ins children who Hv In California. |