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Show Funeral Held For Pioneer At one o'clock Sunday funeral services ser-vices were held at the new Masonic Temple in Salt Lake City, for Jerome Jer-ome Bourgard, who died at his resl-der.e.e, resl-der.e.e, 4 11th East str. Thursday The services were largely attended -and friend j and business associates from all parts of the country gather-d gather-d to pay honor to the deceased. The services were under the auspices of tke Masonic order, of which Mr. Bourgard was a member of high degree. de-gree. Mr. Bourgard spent most of his life in Bingham Canyon. For 49 years and up to a short time ago, he has been identified as one of Bingham'.; Bing-ham'.; leading citizen, a pioneer in every sense of the word.. I Arriving at Bingham a young man of twenty-four, he seemed to gra.p the possibilities of the camp with unusual foresight and invested t his time, money, and ability In the ; development of the district. When doubt of the permanency perman-ency of the camp was ex- . fldence remained unshaken and his judgment has proved to be correct. Mr. Bourgard was a shrewd business busi-ness man and his advice and council was sought by many with whom he was as.iociated. Many of the early settlers of the camp were encouraged to invest in business and build up Bingham through his undaunted ex-aniple ex-aniple During his lifetime Mr. Bourgard amassed a considerable fortune and hi,, holdings include many of the best business houses and other real estate j In the heart of Bingham's business district. Many men could tell the -story of the growth and progresj of Bingham Canyon as could Mr. Bourgard, Bour-gard, and although busily engaged ',' with his own affairs, found time to ' give help to the civic interest of the community. He served the city in the capacity of town board member, whn the city was first incorporated. Mr. Bourgard was born at Troy, N. Y.. where he received his early education. He was of French-Canadian extraction, and was endowed with unusual courage, a qualification so necessary to success in the mining min-ing districts of the west. His first enterprise in the west was freighting by mule pack in the west mountain district, and he could tell of many stirring incidents which frequently occured in those days. :On occasions when fire threatened the destruction of the camp, the efforts ef-forts of the volunteer fire department depart-ment to protect the life and property proper-ty were never overlooked by Mr, Bourjgard, and on such occasions the meagre funds of the department have been materially augmented by his liberal contributions. Almost every man, woman and child la Bingham Canyon personally ltnew Jerome Bourgard, and his life, accomplishments and associations will long be remembered by those with whom he has been associated, Mr. Bourgard Is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Theodore Condlt, of Clinton, Minn.. Mrs. Josephine Sor-; Sor-; nson of Minneapolis, Minn.. and ' Mrs. C. E. Gurley of White Cloud. .Mich. Six daughters also survive ( him Tbey are Mrs. A, L. Inglesby. Mrs! Peter H. Service, Mrs. George F. Rigby, Mrs. C. N. Ray, and Misses Ruth and Hazel Bourgard all of Salt I Lake. |