Show found dead jimmie barker is dead old jimmie Jimr nie the founder of the vernal express and who resided in uintah county almost continuously for 34 years it seem like lv taking away a part of the county itself f to think of seeing him no more he awaa W as one of the very first settlers on shley ashley creek we know nothing of the circumstances or cause of his death and it is very doubtful if the true cause will ever be known alewe all we have lear learned nedis ia that two of the mcguire boys neighbors of hr his found him laying in his garden near his cabin last sunday it is presumed that heart trouble was waa the cause of death frank orser justice odthe of the peace at roosevelt was waa summoned to hold an inquest it is ia said that he had on one rubber shoe and only his night clothes his claim is located several miles west of whiterocks the body was taken to roosevelt and hurried tuesday the writer wai closely connected with jus jas M barker for several years in the management of this office and yet we can not give an accurate account of his life although at times he would talk of his relatives and of different incidents ilia hia parents and all relatives are dead but one slater sister who lives in new york ile he was born and raised in new york and at tonawanda near buffalo learned the printers trade As near as aa ve e can recall he was close I 1 to 58 56 years of age at the time of death ile ha came west when quite a young man between 20 and 25 years of age with a son of agent critchlow chlow as a among the utes he land ed at the whiterocks White rocke agency while critchlow was waa in charge and remained there about three years then came to this valley with john kelley kalley and john D B blankenship he worked on the first issue of thi the uintah oae established january 2 1891 by mrs kate jean boan on january 1902 he purchased the plant and not liking the name of pap boose he changed the name of the paper to the vernal express about one month later from his salutatory published at that time we take the following paragraph As to religion we believe everyone should be allowed to think whatever er their reason teaches them to be true without interference and we honor ana and respect virtue honor and sincerity in anyone without regard to their faith he retired from tho the management of the paper march 1898 but for several years thereafter worked in the affife barker was universally liked we found him to be strictly honest and honorable in all his dealings between man and man and he was generous to a fault |