Show ROMANCE Of fORTY YEARS TO END V RH REUNION Of fORTUNE HUNTER AN AND WIfE Wn f t. t 1 t 1 S r 5 k d JOHN ITom u n photograph taken In I 1870 s soon oon after his arrival In lii the tho United States John Cogar a a. veteran mine blacksmith blacksmith blacksmith black black- smith nn and prospector well known In Salt Lake Take and other Vest Western ern cities who carno West Vest from England to hunt hunta a fortune fortuno an and 1 build a homo home in California Call Cali fornia for his bride he had loft left In III En England lan at the Ume of the gold sold boom will leave Salt Lake Monday noon on the tile Los Angeles Limited and sail from front Now York February 27 on the Baltic arriving at his old home homo in Lelant En England land where hi his wife has hns been waiting for him for over forty years cars carson on March Murch 2 thus putting tho lived I happy ever afterwards end on a romance that covers the constructive I period of or the golden West Yest Mr 1 Co Cogar ar is 72 year sold and has spent fort forty years calS In Nevada California Call Call- fornia Utah Idaho and Wyoming seeking a fortune having many promises promises prom prom- of ot success and anti each time has hassent hassent hassent sent for his or has hns planned to return to England to live JIve but hut misfortunes misfortunes mister mister- tunes have hao spoiled all of ot his plans Yet ho is now a bright heart hearty looking man and still sUlI holds his English ac ac- cent ent His return Is not d duo o to any turn of or fickle fortune in tho the mining world but hut lie Ime e goes back with little money and lots of ot tender feelings for the tho Salt Snit Lake Odd l' l Fellows Fellows' relief committee committee com corn composed of J J. J B. B Sachet Sacket Charles Russell Hussell Joseph J. J F. F W v. Luce Arthur Myers Mers James J. J Perry Pern Jr W. W S. S Foster Fosler J J. J R Po Roberta J J. McKenzie J. J D. D Nelson and W. W T T. Hopkins and Dr Dl George I. I L. L Smart who found him sick and discouraged nursed him him hack back to health and is now tho the Instrument of ot his returning to the aged wife ho ha hn supported arid and loved by mall mail bluco she was wa 28 8 years old TIc ITo was married In Lelant England then hon 32 years cars old and soon after his marriage in May 1869 sailed 1 11 ell for America alone Ills His wife had In Intended Intended intended In- In tended to come with him but hut when her brother William J. J Christopher who had been in California for Cor sometime some borne time heard of ot their plans he ho remind remind- T I ti I I 4 I. I JOlIN COG COGAn a photograph taken in lit Salt I II I Lake I J ed his sister of ot a a. promise she had hael made him him before he left England that sho would take care of ot their aged aSed parents an and advised nd the bridegroom to come como to America and have ha a horn home ready for his brido when con conditions should allow her to leave The Tho a advice advice ad ad- vice wa a v as approved After a Q voyage of or thirteen days das Mr r. Cogar arrived in Now row York and went to California by way of 01 Panama taking talc tak ing twenty days for tor the Journey the journey tho transcontinental railroads had not then been built west of or the Mississippi river On arriving in San Francisco he found work in a blacksmith shop After Mr Cogar had been in San Francisco two years his brother in law was killed In a mine amino accident ent and t t. years ears later after atter much legal lesal 51 skirmishing skir shir- 11 Mr Il Cogar Cosar secured pounds from mining interests and in insurance in- in Burance and sent it to his wife's wiro's parents Some Som time later he made somo money on a 0 mining Investment and cent Gont 1200 to his and l kept pt 1200 About that time Urn a mining pardner went to England and UH they thoy Y planned to have hac Mrs 1 Cogar return with him but hut tho the friend returned Ina in ina ina a hurry on account of ot financial troubles and tho the money Mr r. r sent to his wife did dill not reach her until the da day after tho the friend had hall loft left Then Mrs Irs Gogar's parents dlf and sho she was getting old and was ae unable to make tho trip so Mr 11 Co Cogar nr planned to go to England to live JIve But nut ho was taken sick eslee and all ail his Ills money was spent with doctors As there was little chance for him to make a living hiving ut at his hin tra trade in l England England Eng Eng- n land and he ho had como come to America with the Intention of or making o u fortune fortune for for- tune It was hard for him to rl return turn without money enough nough to live 11 comfortable comfortable com corn the rest of at his life So when the the- Delamar mining w was is s diJ- diJ co covered he helth wIth e oM son several ral rul friends took tool I S H. H 1 1 L' L l lr r s JOHN JOIL Front From a n photo photograph taken cn In En tins tins- husband l left Jell for and soon after her hu America up a a. large larsa promising claim near the theold theold theold old Delamar mine All the party the claim but Mr Cogar and Samuel SC Mr Cogar worked worlee at his trade to provIde provide pro pro- vide ude money to support his wife and his partner who was working tho the claim About twenty years was spent in this way and then both men be became became became be- be came discouraged and got the miners' miners consumption The claim was vas abandoned and ancI Mr Cogar Cosar came camo to Salt Lake Lako to had work worle Salt Lake Lako about years t ago aso From he went wont to Nevada and finally t found und work sharpening drills in EI Ely ju Just t tI I I before the panic in 1907 Ho waSI was obliged to work worl without pay for some somo I time then the mine closed and he re returned returned re- re 03 turned to Salt Lake Lalie While on the tho stage from Ely he lie took toole a bad bail cold from which ho never fully recovered In Salt Lake tho the general relief committee com corn of ot tho th-io I. I O. O O. O F. F gave him his hissick sick benefits and sent sont a CL doctor to at attend hit nt- tend lend him The cold was cured but hut ho continued to look sickly Dr called and anel ho lie George L. L Smart was diagnosed tho the case CRIO as ns one In which the the patient was starving an and worrying ln The Time committee found that ho lie wn goIng going go go- ing lag without tho necessities o ot life lito to 10 send his tick sick benefits to his wife In England Englan and was wai worrying what would becom of her if ho was wis unable to get to a friend In Montana where where- ho could live 11 cheaper timid mul K send more mono money to his wife ho iho was as practically helpless ss Then the committee got sot busy IJ UI and raIsed enough money to send I him home where ho and his wife can an both hoth live comfortably on his lodge bl benefits When Mr Cogar heard hearel of th tIme tho plans he began hegan to improve Imme Immediately latel and andIn andin In two weeks was In condition to make ml th time the trip Last week weel ho wrote his wife tolling her he lie was coming corning home and telling her not to write AS ns h hl br r letter r would woul not get to Salt Halt Lake before booro ho lie 1 left t. t |