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Show A SHORT SKETCH OF WM.H. LEWIS Was a Man Universally loved and Respected. His Death Looked Upon As a Misfortune. I " Council-of It. II. Hendricks.) jJ" The people of Cache Valley are K7agalti called upon to part with one of their most Illustrious and best known citizens. At his home in Lewlston, Utah, and surrounded by his family and relatives, President William Hendricks Hen-dricks Lewis of the Benson Stake, died Tuesday afternoon at 3::w o'clock.' The news of his death was a shock to Ills' many' friends who saw him one week ago today riding about In his buggy, performing his usual duties with the alacrity and cheerfulness of a man of forty. A sudden attack of cholera morbus upon a generally debilitated de-bilitated system was the cause of the death which came after but one week of illness. The deceased was born Oct. 14, 18.')7, near Carlmvllle, Macoupin county, I Illinois. He was the .son of Nerlah I Lewis and Rebecca Hendricks bothof I whom were brought up in Kentucky. 1 While living In Illinois and during the winter of JS4IM7 hebecame con- verted to the L. I). S. beliefs and S moved to Nauvoo, III. Shortly after this, he with his parents started for M ' the unknown west. He traveled through Iowa, to the Missouri river B . and was present at the formation of the Mormon Battalion. Later he crossed the Missouri river on a Mat B boat, joined a company of Saints and M tMUrconttnucd his Journey. After a few S hundred miles had been traveled how-K how-K ever cold weather came on and the H company was forced to spend the mf) winter with some tribes of Indians. ffy4 i- When warm weather came Nerlah W and his family move'd back to the Iowa side of thelllssourl river. They Jived there one .year when they moved to Platte county, In the vicinity of St. .Joseph, There they earned enough money with which to purchase anoilt- llt, and in April 18T.T, they started for Utah. They arrived In Salt Lake city Oct. 7, 1851. They purchased a home and farmed one season. In the fall of 18.T2, they moved to Ccntcrville, Davis county, but returned soon arter to Salt Lake city where William's mother died. From this time on William was compelled to hustle for himself. He worked at whatever he could get to do and received in pay for his services anything which he could get. In 1850 he married Martha Petty, built him a house at Fort Herrlman and began to make a home for hlm-seir. hlm-seir. I In July, lf-'ili, he came to Cache 1 Valley. He followed a trial through I Wcllsvllle and finally arrived on the 1 . spot where Richmond now stands. Later in the falj ho hauled some lumber lum-ber with ox teame built him a house and brought his wife to Richmond. In Nov., 185'J, lie was ordained a High Priest, set him apart as a mem-4fc2i(focrof mem-4fc2i(focrof the High Council of the Cache fPWalley Stake In which capacity he labored for V2 ycais. In 18(11 he went back to Missouri river to get tho poor Saints who had been unable to get to rtali. He also took part In the Echo Canyon War. In 1872, he was called to prcsldo over a branch of the church located on tho'present site of Lewis-ton Lewis-ton a town which was so named In honor of tho services he rendered It.On BMay 20, 1877, ho was ordained bishop of tho Lewlston ward. Asa presiding olllcer in Lowiston for '-'.) years ho has wlltnessed tho growth of that settlement from a rnero hamlet, consisting of only four cabins, to one of the most nourishing settlements In Cache Valley. By his enoigy and his enthusiasm ho has done nioro than any other man in shaping, the public opinion of Ills home town and Instilling Into the minds of the people a spirit of thrift and economy. On tho ."10th of May, 1001, when tho old Cacho stake was divided he was made president of the Benson stake, a position which he has held with honor and credit to himself until his LjSj1. death. jj ' K ""Although the llfecalllng of Pros. & ' Lewis "has. been In ;u church and V ecclesiastical capacity. Yet tho Held 1 for his actMtles and for his opportunity oppor-tunity of doing good has not been so limited. .Willi whatever has tended to bring about ptogress, or Industrial imptovemeuts his name has been associated as-sociated and his sympathies have been assured. He helped to dig and has help to maintain In good condition, The Cub Rler Canal and has, of recent re-cent years, acted as president of the West Cache dual company. Ho Is one of the directors of the Lewlston sugar company and has been a most earnest promoter of the enterprise. At the lime of his death, letters wore out announcing the fact that -he hid been elected piusldent of tho Lewis-ton Lewis-ton National Hank. Ho has for a number of jrears oeen one of the trustees of Brlgham Young College, showing himself to be In sympathy, with the causo of education. educa-tion. Thiougli the death of President Lewis, Utah as a state, has lost one of her most energetic and persevering ploueeis. . Ho was straightforward In business affairs, faithful In his religious duties and temperate In things pertaining to his morality. As a moutnent to'hls business ability, ho has left a large and fertile farm upon whloh are well kept and orderly arranged fences, yards, bains, shed, etc. And the Improvements Im-provements of the homes which he leaves to his two surviving wives, bespeaks be-speaks such method and s stein as would attract the attention of those who wero the most fastidious. Uy his actions upon his death-bed and at other times, he has left a deep religious faith In the minds of his associates, as-sociates, and lie goes with courage and without fear, to meet the verdict of hK God. |