| Show l L Lal id 4 1 I j y at Final III Rest Resi I. I Niels Thompson Thom son f. f f Passes Away L j I j S Was a E Early rIy Pioneer ion er and nd Veteran Vet Vet- et eran of Black Hawk Indian War it i f Funeral Funeral Services o over er the the remains of Niels Thompson ot of this city who E d died d at t his bis home rr Friday day eveni evening evening- g f last week were held in the tabernacle e. e f j last T Tuesday e aa speakers Y were r P. P L L. L Breinholt 0 E. E D Dorius Niels Niels' ls' ls 0 0 w Anderson and and President r A Adolph J is Merz Merz Mer of f Mount Pleasant PI Bishop I P P. i J JD D. J Jensen Jeen i 8 Wa was was ia its charge harg of the 1 r ices ices and m made I the closing remarks r The he invocation was b by Bishop is p I David N. N Beal and aud the the benediction 1 7 bY by J. J Y Jensen Special m music i wi was was S' S I offered by Prof N N. W W. Christi ns n I r ft an and d Miss l E Eya va B. B Bailey alley s Deceased was born in Falster t r D Den 1 n. n m mark Jan 23 1846 He migrated emigrated tot Utah with his hie is' is parents when 8 years years old am and took ook an active p part rt in inthe J X t the e Black Hawk a k Indian war war hari having g 1 Peen been i in the engagement in Salina lina J canyon and Grass Valley He left in 1 v r 1879 for tor his na native country to perform performa c a mission but returned after eight r months montha on account of ill health health Mr Thompson was marri married d. d in in March 1865 to Caroline S. S two children being born fr from m this union but mother and ch children have preceded him to the grave He later ater married Mary 0 O and eight children were born to the them Mrs f J Jennie T. T Johnson n Bishop op N. N N. N A. A A- A Chester Mrs Blanche j jThompson Thompson of T. T Bailey Joseph n. n H. H Ja Jacob ob P P. P Ag kg Agnes Ag nes C. C and Le Leauder Leander uder T T. Thompson JThompson yr one ch child ld being dead Mr Thompson was Vas a a member member of oft t the city council wh when n the electric light plant was installed He w was was s a man of generous imp impulses a and d never forgot the h hospitable bi ways y of of the pioneer He had bo borne borne ne adv adversity adver r- r sity eity bravely and enjo enjoyed e 1 prosperity quI quietly He had fili filled d t the e various various ri u relations of life and filled them well all Suffice ce it to say he died peacefully at the advanced age of ot 72 years The tern stern Reaper found him as a a shock shack r n of ot corn ripe for th the harvest |
