Show JOHN M HORNER DIES ON ISLANDS Noted Early Member of tho Church Passes Away on Sandwich Isles John SI I a n noted carl mom mem member her ber of o tho Church died on 01 th Sand Sandwich Island j May 14 U but hit tho news Imp hn only been received d In II this city cl Tho following letter from his rl addressed to President Joseph Josoph JosephF F 1 Is Sly l Doar fir In looking over fathers papers tho other day I found Cound some very cry Interesting letters leters ho had bad received from you OU your our predecessors sors lra In oteo and ane other high officials of ot your church covering a n period of oC over half a century Believing from these that you ou aro and have been at Interested In his I tako tho liberty Ibert of Informing YOU OU of his death which occurred on tho of ot May Moy current year oar nt tho age Ige of eighty live nelU years and eleven eleen months Sincerely yours Signed A The following biographical sketch of and tribute to 10 Mr Horer were wern given shen to the News by b Hon al A A Milton llon Musser John SI M 1 Borler lower was born In II Man Ston county coult New N w Jersey Juno June 15 1 1821 18 1 Ho He with his parents became denuded with the tl Church In II this year ear 1840 lder 1 Erastus l Snow having bap Izell him on Aug 2 of oC that year In II 3 he reached Nauvoo 1 and subsequently when life te Prophet Joseph Smith nominated for Cor the president IC if the United States Mr 11 Horner with others opened tho campaign In his na ua native the tive state stale After the tho martyrdom In II company with GS he left leC York City CI on 01 tho th ship Brooklyn and sailed via Cape Horn for California the voyage lasting about six months During the mushroom growth of oC San Francisco co ho was engaged in 11 ranching etc el In San Jose and fit nt one onetime time his hla net income from the of products exceeded a 0 year yea The Te panic paile which followed folowell submerged him and left lee him comparatively penniless At A t the of oC his death with wih his sons he was developing developing sugar stock stoc and ald kindred Industries In Hawaii HawaI At one onetime time he was elected a noble to 10 the Hawaiian legislature he was WIS the theauthor theAuthor author of or several works on national finance Temperance Industry honesty and perseverance were his guiding stars |