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Show FUNERAL IS HELD FOR EX-PUBLISHER Funeral services were held Monday afternoon iu the Sevier stake label- naclv at I'.ichfield for l)r. M. Markus, (i'.i, weilktiown fornu-r L'tah publi- .ir, who died the preceding Thurs-: day at Soiithgate, California, follow-J ing a heart attack. The body was brought by train a., far as Milford, wbeie it was met last Saturday afteinooii by I'.ichfield fiiends and "elluw Imice memljers, including Sheriff V. M. Fairbanks, K. Ih Nel-, o!i, latmar Jen-en, Olaf II. Mick-. elM.n, Thelma Jack-on, for years a alued employe of 1 r. Marku-, and Mis Jack-Jin's sister, Mrs. Kmily' (iiiis.ioff. The body was tran-ported from here to I'Jchield by motor car. 1 The service -i were in charge of Hiram lode No. IZ, F. and A. M., of which Ir. Markus was past nms-,er. nms-,er. The active pallbearers were W.i II. l'are. Max Cohen, Harry Bell, Frank I'ritchell, Frank X. Carron ur.d Vern M. Fairbanks, and the honorary pallbearers, Billie Johnson and Andiew Je.-son, all of whom are past masters of the Richfield Masonic Ma-sonic lodge. 1 ) r. Markus was possible the most leaned cLitor in Utah; he held the degree of d.ctor of philosophy from the University of Vienna; studied medicine; studied law to becoms a newspaper reporter in law; gave up his profession of a doctor of medicine medi-cine to follow- journalism; came to the United States, where he held a , position of responsibility with large j city papers. On coming to Utah,' he first assisted with a German language iht in Salt Lake City, from there going to Duchesne, where he purchased The Courier. In 1920 he went to Kichfiel.l where he pub-1 lished The Reaper, first a.s a partner-1 ship with J. 1- Ewing, later puchas-l ing the tit er and operating it until, the spring of IPSO. He remained in Richfield until this spring and then went to California, where he purchased pur-chased an interest in the Southgate Press. j In Utah he iiiickly won distinction, became president of the Utah State Press a.- sociaton, past master of J Hiram Lodge No. 12, F. & A. M., and; taught languages in the Richfield, schools. I Dr. Markus was kindly, genial, and a man of scholarly attainments, which he liberally gave to all with I whom he came in contact. Journalism Journal-ism in l'tah held his high standard! as something to strive for. He won a certificate for the best newspaper in Utah the year it was given. |