| Show W H CLARK CALLE TO HIS REWARD DIED VERY SUDDENLY LAST SUNDAY AT HIS HOME WAS GREAT PUBLIC WORKER ser served ed inclan inN in man lan official capacities in state count and ecclesiastical positions W 11 II chalk n dc acil I 1 I 1 thit that dai all aill ill be a shock tn ill his anin mini friends friend who hive not heard board of hib bib demise the rhe I 1 lews cs of his deith cleith cle ith on sunila sunda was one of the things circus circulated tied here in many months b ohp news came is a shock to his many friends here an the first rp ire port was gLn generalli crall discredited but dei det loped thit hit it was ill too true H had attended the f fur tir during the foor d ts of its career lat last la t on saturday he was among the guests of honor bonor the old folks he enjoyed the program at the I 1 he tabernacle met his many mally old fri friancis encis and joined them in the refreshments on the lawn ind spent the afternoon at the fair grounds on sunday morning he be complained of indisposition but it win not considered Is serious and when he retired to his couch about 16 10 there were no alarming symptoms symptom a he asked his hia daughter mrs hicken with whom he had taken up his big abode recently recent li not to disturb him he seemed to sleep and dt 12 when mrs hickey tried to aronie him it was found that death had come to him while he rested and his spirit had taken its flight to that bourne from whence no traveller returns friends and neighbors were haitie summoned but all efforts to resuscitate tho the tired bodi bode fa led and the friends hall had to mournfully submit to the decree of death and fate the name of W H dark clark will ex er be as with the development of sen semer ter count since his advent into this nalley alley in 1577 he has been a con figure in aery phase of its public life ile he had enemies god bless him for that but lie he alo had friends bi b the hundreds ile hewak wag big in bodi big in heart in soul out and spirit and if he hall had faults as it has been justly said of other great men eon his faults leaned to virtues side whatever ehe alc may be said of him it must be acknowledged that he wa was a 1 trong strong and he had the courage of his con convictions actions on any and all subjects the characteristic that tood stood out not most prominently was probably his hi friendship ile he was staunch and true as steel to his friend ind no collm coll m fintor could traduce his big friends in his hia presence no matter whom he offended his friends were sacred to dimand he neer turned his face away from nor did he ever his back to ins his his was a fri to conjure by and this great virtue which like charity will cover a multitude of foults in any chancier cha he earned carried to the daa da of his hia death ile he was A as brave and ou in encounters physical or otherwise an earnest counselor advise and ad i help to an and all who aho sought his help it can truthful il be said of him as ingersoll said of his hia brother if each friend to whom and for whom he be has done some kindly act would bring brine I 1 blos blossom orn for his bier he would rost rest beneath a mountain of flowers floers his life vs vis spent bostl in the public sers sen ice and his duties sant or unpleasant were v ere performed faith fulla full and uns it all tirres As ag legislator or executive a is bivil or religious officer hf he ol his big part on it life 6 stage badge giving alwa ilens g the bet thit hit aas in him doing the right as god gave hirn him light ty to see the right ile he was conscientious and upright in all his work ile he will ill be bc from this comm community unit lie he was an worker in at t alit lei it two of the big projects which chich make tor for i a greiter sevier count the valley canal and otter creek reservoir and the securing cf a factora factor for this valley valle in both of these he ws ad A lead ing spirit in the canal and Tes project he was wag president and director for s ars sars and in the fight for the duerr factory ho he was head of the committee which accused the factory jn in official capacity he was waa chief of police in ogden and was deputy weber county for years jeara lr in this co county uthe he had bad many public offices lie he was a number bimber of the territorial legislature in 1893 and was arr giant at arros arms in the following legislature he also held the office of county she iff and assessor isi casor and collector and waa noted as one of the best sheriffs utah ever had he served as a member of the richfield city council and wis wib mide citi marshal tor for leeral years leara in work ork he has hah always been energetic and for IG 16 years was a member of the stake presidency ser serving ing a counselor to W H miller W H dark clark was born in hancock counte count ill on january 10 1837 lie he came to rutih with his parents in 1819 and had a kaui recollection of the journea acro the plains lie went to california in and return ell eil to utah in 1862 lie he first fettled ettl pil at loquer ville where lie wis wa married to mary ann ling in lie he was as altie in fachting fich ting indians in kaap caunt counti luring these thee jears ml in MIS as hot in the foot in one of the ments ment front from which he buff suffered cred all it his life ile he moved tu to ogda in alyis and was a public alie wort worl er during his life there Us lie came caire to sevier in 1877 and bas ads been with all the things that concerned simer during that time he is su ried ba b three sons 9 G chirt of richfield thomas E dark clark of california and wallace L clork clark of hurtner burtner three dough torso mrs airs gul gui I 1 lewis ewis air lex billott and mrs sadie bicki of richfield 19 grandchildren and three great grandchildren A brother and sister also survive him and they live in california funeral seri cels ire re arranged for thurida Thurs thursday da afternoon at the tabernacle I 1 |
