Show i MARTIN DIES OF FEVER Dies After an Illness Lasting for Period of Several Months WELL KNOWN IN BUSINESS Was Treasurer of Utah Bedding Bedding Bedding Bed Bed- ding and Manufacturing Company Martin G. G Stockman one of ot Salt Lake City's best known business men and mo most t respected citizens died tiled at atI I o'clock Monday londay afternoon at his homo haute South Seventh Ea East t street t taft aft after Jr a lingering Illness from t typhoid fever lie was 56 years old and haa been a n. r resident of or this city and prominent In business and lodge circles circles cir cm- cles des here for tor 11 years Mr Ir Stockman was treasurer of tho the Utah Bedding Manufacturing compan company com corn pan pany which com company pan he lie assisted In Informing Informing forming several years ago He Ho was born In Decatur Illinois September 21 21 1852 and was a pioneer In San SanJuan SanJuan Juan county Colorado He studied law was admitted to the bar and served a n term as judge j of the court of ot the Silverton district Colorado In December 1897 1397 Mr 11 Stockman camo came cameto to this city and forming a J partnership with n J. J R. R Valentino Valentine he Inaugurated the business of tho the bedding and manufacturing manufacturing manu manu- factoring company To this concern ho gave ave his Ills time until his death He was taken ill III In lit August with typhoid fever Caver an confined to his bed with the disease until the end os ns Grand Patriarch Mr Ir Stockman was prominent In lodge circles being a 11 member of the Independent Order of oC O Odd d Fellows Fellow the tho Fraternal Order of oC Eagles and the B. B P P. O 0 0 E. E He was grand g ma master tt r of Colorado In the tine Odd Fellows Fellow and represented rep rep- resented the state at the I so grand Irand lod lodge e meetings In Detroit and Boston Doston When he came to this state I he became a member of Utah Lodge Ledge No o. o I 1 1 I I. I O. O O. O F. F and ani Oquirrh Encampment En En- He was elected to the chair In the grand rund encampment three years ago and at the meeting held last month was WlM elected unanimously as grand Krand patriarch the highest hl of office of- of Ice fice In the order He tIe would have ha been Installed In office the last Tuesday of this month had he lived hived Ho He is survived sur b by his widow Mrs I I Emma Stockman and three thre sons Jav Jay H n. Dee D and Martini Martin C C. Stockman man The funeral arraD will be be ann announced an an- n bounced later biter |