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Show I S. H. ALLEN, LEADER II UTAH'S MEDICALUFE, DIES pomJar Physician Closes Long Career; Was Active in Social and Welfare Work. nr. Samuel H. Mien, 64, pro-mi-miU Utah physician and surgeon, d;0,l at his home, 2 06 Eighth avenue, Sail Lake City, Monday morning. PiHth followed several months' 111-nefS. 111-nefS. He was one of the state's nest kno vn practitioners. r. Allen was born in Mt. Fleas-ant, Fleas-ant, Utah. Aug. 16, 1862, the son of; Mi-, and Mrs. Samuel Allen, pioneers, nf Jtab and colonizers of the central ; counties. Dr. Alton's first recol-l in-tijM were of a pioneer honu. and j (lie hardships incident to settlement nf new Utah communities. j When still a child the famiiyj muvoa to CiroleviKle where he was I mure than once involved in the! Biack Hawk Indian wars along! w.lh his' father. After an un-jtute.sful un-jtute.sful 'attempt to establish a, home at den-wood on Sevier rii".r, , the family returned to Mount Pleaa-j anl and lived in the old stone fort. Here ne received hia early education. To fulfill a dmearm. of attending he University of Utah, Dr. Alien lelt home While still a youth and wi'ked in the mining caimips near Fiisco to eawi the necessairy money. . these towns he went througn ail the experiences incident to early western mining camp life. In the meantime his father secured his anointment as a; norrtmaJ. student from Sanpete county and be at'.end-"d at'.end-"d the university, graduating in the spring of 1881. Immediately afteir his .graduation he taught school in Mt. Pleasant,, liter filling a two year mission .for the Chuirch in Great Britain. On bis return from England Dr. Al.e.i :utended the Brigham Young acad emy at Provo a short time, adding to Ins graduate work at the Univer-sily Univer-sily of Utah. Gcing to the College of Physi-j ciens and Surgeons at Baltimore, lie J completed a medical course '.here? raid was graduated from that inst!- (uticn in 1890. Upon his gradua-i gradua-i tinn he was appointed intern at: l the Lying Jn hospital in Baltim ve where he worked one yeaT. Practices in Provo i j i Re.urnring to his native town, he t practiced his profession two years in Mt. Pleasant. From there he! 1 wni to Provo wheire he opened an ' u"ct. , After four year's professional ' work in that city, in company with .'is life long friend and (professional associate, Dr. George W." M'ddle-ton, M'ddle-ton, Dr. Allen, in 1901, went to the Johns Hopkins Hospital Modieal fiiool where he studied one year. in 1902 he come to Salt Lnka v-lieire, upon opening his office, lie liii.it up a practice which has ben. ci nuitered one of the most exten-s' exten-s' e and rapidly built in the city. This continued for five years, when asa'n with Dr. Middle-ton, Dr. Allen spent one year of study in Europe. On their return in 1907 the two! Sue! org fannied the partneirsliip of i Allen and Middjeton, which has-concinued has-concinued since. Several years ago , ike work of the two doctors became j s' extensive that they took into l'ioir offices several other doctors, ' fuming the Intermouintain Clinic. Dr. Alien had made a number ofj ,rps east to further his graduate wirk in leading medical colleges of ,n.? country, and by reason of his "iiitinued education and his natural a!"'Hy at and adaptability to the "aical profession, he come known ne of the leading doctors of this -!t.nict. Active Socially "c continued steadily at his rtu-."s rtu-."s wttn tho firms he was interested '". snrving the Salt Lake public, '""'1 the middle of April of thn year, llrn lie was taken ill, and forr-ei ( wnat he thought was a temporary retnement. tn? 0Hling wr,ou8 was expected at VP!.' U.me' but close examination re-a''lea re-a''lea that his condition was such en0 make llis retirement perniaa- A)r- Allen was widely known, soci-' soci-' y as well as professionally in au Uke and Utah. He was noted ) ., . for liig kind disposition and willingness willing-ness to give assistance, financial or otherwise, where needed. Many limes in making loans to people wlici came to hku, he gave of his means with no thought of having (he funds returned. Me was possessed of a keen sense or humor and never failed to see the brighter side of .life. His cl.e assoc. at es in the profession declare i hat never, even when faced with pruve diiffioivl'tiei, did he worry. Dr. Allen was especially interested interest-ed in the geology of Utah, and was widmy read on many subjects. Uis h.-ire life was considered ideal by ill who knew of it. fr. Middletom, who has been tiesely a-soeiated with the deceased !'or i.he past 25 years, socially and professionally, declare! Dr VI-'en VI-'en io have been a brave hearted, -onwrnvij man, a good citizen and an expert in his profession. Surviving Dr. Allien are his vv'low, Mru. Ida Lowry Allen one ; 5 -n, Dr. M. Lowry Allen of Salt Lake and four daughters, ' Mrs. Erma Allien Al-lien McAllister, Mrs. Ruth Kerr, both 8U Lake; Mrs. Ethel Allen Brewster of Washington, D. 0. and Mis Msiinjorie Allen of Salt Lake A number of Mt. Pleasant people I including, Mrs. R. L. Madsen. Miss j Pernice Madsen, Mrs. Elizabeth Ham-! Ham-! shire, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Olatwi, v cnt to Salt Lake to attend the fun- i oral. i i m |