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Show STARTLING DEATH William Houchon P-asses From (his Life Wednesday Morning, Wednesday morning the people of Cedar were starred, upon learning that William Hou'chon had passed away. Tho. news was entirely unexpected, as but few were even awaro that he was ill. His relatives and close friends knew that ho was not well for a week past, but did not know that he was dangerously so until Tuesday evon-ing evon-ing when ho began to show alarming symptoms. A physiciun had been in attendance upon Mr. Houchen, nnd believed that ho would soon recover up to Tuesdays night, when the alarming alarm-ing symptoms reforred to manifested themselves. Everything that cpuld be possibly though of; was' doe, for him, but failed to arrest the Qn.gla.yght of tliQ dissolution,. The ftttondjufj physician la somo-what somo-what at a loss to know Just what tho immediate cause of death was, but says that Mr. Houchen wus suffering from a light attack of typhoid; that his heait was somewhat weak, which coupled with worry over business affairs, af-fairs, probably were the main causes of death. Mr. Houchen was a man who was constantly before the public, having held many civil offices in. the cVy, jjjul county. He also d guMdirflblc business ip i crjeal Vry for the peoplo of thu comity, and for tho past several mouths has been associated with J. II. Arthur in handling the mail between Cedar and Lund. Mr. Houchen leaves a wife and several sev-eral children to mourn his a t He was well likoJ jy tho" with whom he associated,' and his friends will mourn with his family, and tondttr to them tholr slncoro sympathy In this their hour of sorrow Funeral sorvlces will be held in tho Tabernacle this afternoon. |