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Show LONG AND ACTIVE CAREER CLOSED ; .- "UtKlo" Jesso Knlgh't Is dead. The beloved pioneer, mining magnate, builder and philanthropist passed away at his homo In Provo Monday morning at 7:40, as tho result of a stioko ot paralysis, which ho suffered suffer-ed u month ago. Ho had beon unconscious uncon-scious since 4 o'clock Sunday morning. morn-ing. Tho lmmedlto members of tho frmlly were present when death camo. Funeral services wcro held Wcdnos- dny nftornoon nt 2 o'clock from tho stake tabernacle, with President T. N Taylor presiding. Ruslncss houses wero closed between tho hours of 12 nnd 4 In respect to Mr. Knight's mommy, mom-my, and to glvo overybody an opportunity oppor-tunity to nUcnd tho obsequies. Broad-minded, open-handod generosity gen-erosity wns ono of tho dominant characteristics of Mr. Knight's na ttro. To such an extent did ho carry this determination to do all in his power for others that at ono time, early in his career, ho seriously han-dicnppedd han-dicnppedd himself by going security on obligations for friends whoso btislncBi ventures did not provo profitable. pro-fitable. HIb charities vero novor coffined to those of tho church In which ho was an honored and influential influ-ential member; no appeal from those In distress ever reached his cars that relief was not forthcoming; no worthy cause or public benefaction was over ignored and passed by without assistance. as-sistance. Aside from his largo donations to tho Red Cross, other public charitable charit-able Institutions and his church, Mr. Knlslit extended his sphcro ot usefulness use-fulness Into tho extremely prnctlcal ream of helping othors to help themselves, them-selves, accompanying his substantial ahilstanco with wlso counsel thnt In many enses guided tho beneficiary on the road to permanent success. Although' passing tho threo-score-nnd-ton milestone moro than flvo years ago. Mr.-Knlshfrnntlnued Ylie'ifctlfo sfeniious pace that lie set for hlm- self half a century ngo. Ilo carried his multitudinous business affairs with the heart of youth and the mind of a veteran general. It was early this yrar that ho suffered tho first of tho paralytic strokes, from which, despite des-pite his years, ho rallied, and, although al-though wcakoucd in somo degree, lost nothing of his 'Vigor of mind. A little later camo tho second slrolce, with longer tlmo required to recuperate. recup-erate. Tho final summons found him ready to lay down llfo's cares and duties, du-ties, rnnscious tl.at, so far as lay in ills power, ho had lived for his community com-munity and state and dealt over generously gen-erously and justly with his fellows'. |