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Show JAMES N. STEVENS IS LAID TO REST III CITYCEMETERY James William Steens. son of the'; late Sidney Stevens, and member of the firm which bears the family name, j who died at his home Id Preston. Ida., Monday, was well and favombl.. known In this city wjiere he was as- sociated in business and received his early tutorage under his father who ranked high in the commercial ana ecclesiastical upDulidin? of this in ' termountaln country, and who was ac tivc In public life until his passing away on May IS, 191" I About eight years ago his father mado him the manager of the Preston branch and as such he became one of ' the most successful anc prominent of the business men of that community. H was sought at different times by his friends to accept high official po I siUons and became a reat faorlte among his associates Ijst Sunda ! morning nevvs of his serious Illness was communicated to his sister, Mrs Gideon T. Ahord. and brother, resld lng at Ixgan who. accompanied by Doctor D C. Budge, hastened to his bedside and with Doctors Canfield and Parkinson of Preston did all in their power to prolong the young man's life, hut suffering rom rheumatism and kidney trouble, the acute attack proved fatal, faking him av.ay Mon I day at 3 :30 o'clock A short but beautiful sen Ice was i beld at his residence in Preston, where all the business houses of the I city closed their doors joining the be-j be-j reeved family in the service conducted conduct-ed by Bishop Johnson. Loving tribute by Patriarch Solo mon Hale. Sr was paid to the noble no-ble character of the deceased and his life-long associations with the busl- ! i ness firm. He affectionately men- I ! tloued his fond relatione with the I founder and president, the late Sid ney Stevens Sweet strains of music mu-sic were furnished by the Prestou choir and the Woodmen of the World i escorted the remains to the train Ac I companying the body to Ogden were his widow and her mother, his brothers, broth-ers, Sidney, Frank J . and Henry and hie sister and husband. Mr and Mra Gideon T. Alvord. W ednesday and until noon on Thursday Thurs-day the remains was viewed by many loving friends and business associates at the home of his mother, Mrs Sidney Sid-ney Stevens, where expressions of sympathy offered to his sorrowing relatives were received, to be held In grateful remembrance by his young wife, formerly Lillian Foulger. daughter daugh-ter of Sarah Kay and Wallace Foulger, Foul-ger, and his mother and family, the following of whom were present: Mr and Mrs. Frank ft DePuy. Mr. and Mrs. Gideon T. Alvord. Mr and , Mrs H Adolph Soderberg, Mr and,' Mrs. A. V Curly, Frank J. Henr, Sidney O . Albert and Walter F Ste poena. Mr and Mrs K Paul Joues were detained by sickness at their home In Salt Lake After pracr service at the home services were held at 2 o'clock in the Second ward chapel. Bishop Robert McQuarrie presiding Beautiful music was furnished by Miss Elsa Shorten, Mis Mary Ja cobs. Miss Hhea Stevens. George Douglass and Walter Stephens, and consoling and comtortlng words to the sorrowing relatives and friends were offered by President Middleton. Bishop Bish-op Robert McQuarrie and Elder Fred Foulger and benediction was by Elder J. . Lindqulst Many beautiful floral tributes mark his List resting place In the Ogdea City cemetery, where interment was made on |