Show OBITUARY santa cruz cal john paxton cooper a well known newspaper man of this state and former sporting editor of the san francisco chronicle dropped dead at bis home yesterday morning of apoplexy mr cooper was apparently parent ly in the prime of life but had complained of heart trouble for some time For several years he was city editor of tha santa cruz surf and for fifteen years sporting editor and writer on the san francisco chronicle portland ore july 2 unusually hot weather occurred here today the mercury reaching 99 degrees at 6 this afternoon an extraordinary feature that two prostrations prost rations occurred oaly two other prostrations prost rations are known to li aye in portland |