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Show C. C. AMUSSEN DEAD. Death Wholly Unexpected and Attributed to Heart Failure. funeral Services will be Held Sunday at Noon. Wednesday evening about 0 o'clock, Mr. Carl Amusscn an old and respected respect-ed citizen of Logan, died at the family residence, corner of 1st West and Center Cen-ter streets. His death Is attributed to heart disease. The news came as a great surprise to his many friends and acquaintances for, during the afternoon of Wednesday he was In his usual health and was seen out riding In the family automobile. Mr. Amus-sen Amus-sen retired to his room about 0 o'clock for the purpose of going to bed and had said nothing about feeling unwell, but when somo member of the family went to his room a few minutes later, the old gentleman was found sitting in a chair, dead. No alarm had been given and it Is supposed that he died without pain or anguish. Mr. Amusscn had been a resident of Logan since 1889 and Is well and favorably favor-ably known. He had lived a quiet life, and preferred to live In retirement retire-ment rather than in an active, public manner. He was a kind and Indulgent Indul-gent husband and an affectionate father to thirteen children. The family fam-ily Is plunged In grief, made more severe by tho suddenness of their bereavement. be-reavement. They have the sincere sympathy of many friends. Mr. Amusscn had ever been a faithful faith-ful Latter-day Saint and was In good standing with the Church authorities. He had served on missions, doing excellent ex-cellent service. It had ever been his desire that he should die suddenly and without pain and it seems that his dcslro was fulfilled. The remains will He In state at the family residence, between tho hours of 10 and 11 Sunday morning, and the funeral services will be held at the Tabernacle Tuesday at noon. A short history of the deceased's life is found below. Mr. Amussen was born at KJoge, SJelland, Denmark. May the 20, 1825, and as a young man was apprentice to the King's watchmaker at Copenhagen. Copen-hagen. Having a desire to travel he visited Germany, Holland and France, working at his trade and paying his way as he went. War broke out and Mr. Amussen was recalled to Denmark Den-mark to serve in the army, but he secured a substitute and went to Lon don, where he engaged in the watchmaking watch-making and jewelry business. At the time the Australian gold fever seized the country, he went to that far-off country to make his fortune, but did not succeed as a miner. He decided to let others dig the gold and that he would go into the business of selling it. At Melbourne he engaged in the jewelry business and made considerable consider-able money. His health, gave way, and he was compelled to return to Europe. Ho spent five years there went to a town in New Zealand, known as Christ's Church. Ho continued con-tinued his trade as watch maker, and also engaged In the jewelry business again. Here It was that he laid the foundation of his fortune, making a great deal of money during his five years stay there. At this time he became be-came interested in his soul's welfare, but fouud the teachings in the houses of worship there unsatisfactory to him. Ho got hold of the "Voice of Warning" and "Book of Mormon," and became so Interested that he decided de-cided to return to London and learn more of the religion. There he met Prof. Bearfort, a local convert, and as a result was baptized into the faith In the year 1804. He decided to go and sec whether he might convert his father and mother, so returned to his old homo in Denmark. He was received coldly and upbraided for having hav-ing allied himself with the Mormon people. He spent a year or so In his native country and came to America In 1800. When Mllay Atwoods company com-pany crossed the plains, Mr. Amusscn was ono of the party and with others of tho company settled in Salt Lake. The following year he went to Now Zealand on a mission and to close up his business affairs there. While there he baptized eight persons in Christ's Church and organized a branch of the Lattcr-Day Saints Next year ho sailed for Copenhagen, returning to America in 1808. As he was crossing tho plains he met Miss Anna Kristin Fredrlcksen and was married to her on August 2nd, 1808. Again he settled In Salt Lake, and In 1809 engaged In tho watchmaking and Jewelry business. Ho continued in business there for some time, but when tho raid was made, decided to go to Victoria, H. C, where ho staid for two years. In 1883 and 1888 ho visited Denmark, taking his family with him, returning to Utah In 1889. In the spring of the year he fell and hurt his hip, which made him slightly crippled (luring the remainder of his life. On this account ho n compelled to g'lve CONTINUED ON I'A$K 6. G, C. AMUSSEN DEAD. ) CONTIJJUKD FllOM PACK 4. up his business at Salt Lake. He visited California In the hope of regaining re-gaining his usual health, but to little purpose, and on his return moved to Logan, where he has since resided. Since his accession to the Church he , has been a faithful and consistent follower of the Latter-Day Saints' religion re-ligion and has done excellent service In behalf of the church. He was the husband of three wives and the father of thirteen children. Tomorrow evening Sir. and Mrs. Allan M. Fleming and Mr. and Mrs. George Swendson entertain at euchre. Mrs. W. J. Kerr, Mrs. Ostein, Mrs. J. F. Engle, Mrs. W. II. Hart and Mrs. Allan Fleming were at Ogdcn this week In attendance at the meeting of the Women's Clubs. Scth M. Wells failed to put In his appearance last Wednesday morning when his case was called for trial, and his bondsmen will have to pay $500. Wells has made a complete disappearance disappear-ance and all efforts to locate him have failed. The student body of the A. C. has k arranged for a monthly publication of j twenty eight pages, designed to adver tise the collego and the efforts of ambitious am-bitious literary enthusiasts. Five hundred copies will be Issued. There Is little doubt that the paper will be a literary success, as It Is under the supervision of the English department. A. U. Taylor is the business manager. Recently the city arranged for a watering trough and hitching posts to be erected on the vacant lot back of the U. O. and facing 1st West street. Workmen have about completed these great conveniences and the farmers who come Into town and desire to leave their teams standing may now drive around there and tie up. This should prevent the frequent runaways that arc recorded on Main street. Whether or not the Republicans arc successful next Tuesday, the party will owe a great deal to County Chair- ' man Jos. Odell and Secretary W. n. Thaln. These men have worked and planned, schemed and canvassed and used every means at their command to bring victory to the party. They have worked under very discouraging circumstances, but Instead of losing - ' ' their grip on the situation, they have grasped the reins tighter and spurred on their helpers to greater efforts. At 'l the best, the position of chairman and P secretary Is a thanklces one, but nevertheless a most Important one. If individual Republicans over the county were taking the personal and free-hearted Interest In the campaign that these men are, there would be no doubt of the final result. |