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Show James Fjeldsted -Dies On Coast James P. Fjeldsted affectionally known to his host of friends in this community as "Jim" died at the soldiers sold-iers home at Sawtelle, California, last Friday night. According to advices ad-vices received by relatives here his calling was sudden and he passed away as a result of a stroke of ap-ploplexy. ap-ploplexy. Thursday,- and for the greater part of Friday, Mr. Fjeldsted was feeling fine and was in the best of of health, apparently, and soon after his retirement Friday night, he died. Some two years ago and while at his home here he suffered a slight stroke, but by care he grew steadily better and when he left for the soldiers home last fall he was in splendid health. In the letter wrt-ten wrt-ten to the publisher of the News last week he spoke of his health and how he was enjoying the warm climate and the flowers. The announcement an-nouncement of his death, coming so suddenly, will prove a great shock to his hundreds of friends who had learned to love and respect him. Before leaving for the coast last fall Mr. Fjeldsted stated that in the event anything should happen to him and that if he died while there he wanted to be buried with his comrades. com-rades. Acoording-ly the body will not be returned to this city but instead in-stead Mr. Fjeldsted will be given a military funeral and the body will be placed in the soldier's burial grounds, where hundreds of his comrades com-rades slee.p. James Fjeldsted was bom in Denmark Den-mark in 1850 and was 75 years of age at the time of his death. In 1862 when but 12 years of age he left his native land and came to America and 1863 he landed in the Gunnison Valley, making this place his home contiuously since. He was among the first settlers here and when the Indian war broke out he served faithfully and fearlessly from ed faithfully and fearlessly from 1872 until 1875, when peace was finally fin-ally declared. For yeai-s Mr. Fjeldsted Fjeld-sted was a leading light in the city's affairs. He served with honor as justice of the peace and as city marshal mar-shal for a number of years. When years advanced he retired from active ac-tive life and for the past three winters he spent his time at the soldiers home at Sawtelle. Mr. Fjeldsted was an active member mem-ber of the Mormon church. He joined when but a boy and was an ardent member up to the time of his death. He was always a leader in musical circles and for years was a leader of the choir of the church to to which he belonged. During the summer of 1875 he was married to Fredricky Tollestrup Mrs. Fjeldsted died in this city three years ago. Nine children are ; left to mourn the death of Mr. Fjeldsted, as follows: Fred Fjeldsted, instructor of music at the Snow College, Eph-raim; Eph-raim; Mrs. N. C. Myrup, Provo; Mrs. Alfred Beck, Otto, Wyoming; Leonard Leon-ard Fjeldsted, Los Angles; Mrs. Arthur Johnson and Misses Evelyn and Elna of Gunnison; LaBarth and Byron of Provo. There are fifteen grandchildren and three great grand-childen. grand-childen. . |
