Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-09-16 | Page 3 | "Boss" Shephard Dead

"BOSS" SHEPHARD DEAD. Man Who Made Washington Handsomest Hand-somest City In America Crosses the Great Divide. Washington Sept 12 A private telegram tele-gram reiclved here this afternoon from Ititopllas, Mexko, nnnounros the death there this morning of Alexander It, Shephird who wna vice-president of tho Uoird of Public Atnrks of the DIs-Il DIs-Il let of Columbia during the territorial territor-ial Kovernmenl of the district In 1871 nnd two seirs Inter Onvcrnor of Um district lie wns f,7 yeais old The cause of death wns peritonitis brought on bs' nn attack of nppendicltls .Mrs bhephnrd nrcoin panted by her son-ln law anl diughler Dr nnd Mrs, Prank Merchant, who iislde In Wash-Inglnii, Wash-Inglnii, vvero Informed of tho sudden Illness nf the rtovernor vesterday. (Jov. bhephird as tho executive officer of-ficer of the Hoard nf Puhlli Works, In 1 Ito of vigoiuiis opposition, began and sum Hfu,ls lontlnued Improvements In all pirts of tho tlty, with the itsult that Washington betunit u magnificent tlty. lo the Goinnir Is given credit for nlppinrt In the bud the movement for tho rcmovnl of the tapltnl to soino western ilt vvhlth vvus warmly ngl-tntel ngl-tntel nt one time At the cxplintlun nf his teini ns Governor In tompany with Ntw 'V.ork tuiilliillsts, lie purchased pur-chased the nil Ilatleuihi Han Miguel sllter mints at Hatopllas which In later senia have provul piofltablc and there ho has slnco resided He Itavcs a widow and seven chlldten,