Show AN OLD TIMER CA CAME IE TO TOWN On August 20 Joseph R. R Lewis an old timer at Duchesne unheralded unheralded unheralded dropped into town as sudden sudden sudden sud sud- den as a meteor from the skies He built the first building In Duchesne Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne at the opening 26 years ago For years he wes the Village Blacksmith and wielded his hammer hammer hammer ham ham- mer well His wife Salome Lewis was principally Instrumental in building the little Episcopal church churchon on main street which still stands as a monument to her She was highly respected by everybody Mr Lewis took her to Los Angeles in 1925 on account of ot her health where she died In 1927 Mr Lewis also was justice of the peace at Duchesne for several years HeIs He HeIs Heis Is now In his late and is looking lookIng look look- Ing well His many friends at Duchesne Duchesne Du Du- Du- Du chesne were delighted to see him one on either side of the rock Jim Hancock stooped over under the rock to scoop out a place for the i third prop when without warning th the rock came down striking him himon on n the left side of the h head d and fracturing his skull Charles Peterson Peterson Pet Pet- erson arson the mine Superintendent took charge of the body had it embalmed and put Into a beautiful ful CuI casket Cyrus Larsen a bro bro- ther-in-law ther from Roosevelt brot I the body home Sunday afternoon afternoon afternoon after after- noon the funeral was waa held in the Ballard ward chapel The services were under the auspices of the Roosevelt ward Bishop Ray E. E Dillman having charge It was one of the largest funerals funerals funerals funer funer- als ever held in this part of the Basin the chapel was filled to overflowing with sympathetic friends and neighbors and the fronts seats of the chapel were filled with A geat abundance of beautiful flowes Howes the casket and one was a large pillow of flowers from the fellow workmen of ot the Mutual Mines The Mutual Welfare sent senta a large wreath Jim was a universal favorite n 1 account of his sunny Bunny ion Son and helpful ways The services were opened by a quartet composed of Mrs Will Vill Howell Miss Ardis Pack Bruce alder and Garrett Stone singing Beautiful Isle of Somewhere Bishop Russel Todd gave the op- op ming ning pra prays r Brother Arthur Wis- Wis was the first speaker to offer offer of of- fer ter consoling remarks Bishop Austin Pack talked in a kindly manned Mrs Utahna Lewis Col lett sang Bang Jims Jim's favorite song Lay My Head Beneath a Rose She was accompanied by Miss Reda Gines at the piano Bishop Ray Dillman told of ot the worthwhile qualities of manhood possessed by Jim and how bravely the mother was bearing her many sorrows I In the past six years this mother has lost two daughter and one jon ion of her large family Bishop Dillman's remarks were followed jy y the quartette singing Ill go Where You Want Me to Go Dear Lord The benediction was waa given by Levison Hancock of ot Bluebell uncle of Jim The body was laid to rest in the Roosevelt elt cemetery James B. B Hancock was born March 11 1899 1599 In Circleville Utah I His Hia parents Mr and Mrs Ether I Hancock moved mO to the Uintah Basin Basin Basin Ba Ba- sin in 1900 and settled in Hancock Hancock Han Han- cock cocle Cove which bears their name natie Jim with his bothers and sisters helped in transforming the raw rawland rawland rawland land of his fathers father's claim into a productive farm Carm He was married in Meeker Colo November 31 1925 to Miss Hazel Oniel daughter of Will Vill ONiel of Roosevelt The Immediate relatives are his mother Mrs Arabella Scoby his wife Hazel the following following fol Col- fol- fol lowing brothers and sisters Ether Hancock of ot Silverbow Montana Montano Lina Llna PIl Pike e of Ft Duchesne Utah Zina Frizzell of Meeker Colo Anna Larsen of Roosevelt Utah Vel Velva va Galloway of Hancock Cove Leo Hancock of Hancock Cove Warda Varda Donegan oC Butte Montana Montana Montana Mont Mont- ana and Gladys Hancock of oC Hancock Hancock Hancock Han Han- cock Cove |