Mrs. A.R. Jenkins died Tuesday night at the family residence
five miles east of Phoenix subsequent to the birth of a baby
girl. The funeral was held yesterday and the good woman was
followed to the grave by a large number of sorrowing friends.
The deceased was 40 years of age, a native of Massachusetts
and leaves seven children to mourn her loss. Mr. Jenkins is
one of the oldest and most respected ranchers in the valley
and will receive the sympathy of all who know him.
MRS. F.A. JOHNSON
August 27, 1899
Mrs. F.A. Johnson who a few days ago submitted to a very dangerous
operation as one hope of cure from a very serious illness, died
yesterday morning. She stood the operation well and strong hopes
were entertained for her recovery but she grew suddenly worse
and could not be revived. An autopsy revealed the fact that she
was also weakened by a bad heart which with her advanced age of
62, left her without sufficient strength to withstand the shock.
August 30, 1899
The funeral of Mrs. F.A. Johnson whose death was reported a few days
ago will be held today at 2 o'clock at the residence of her son,
Henry Johnson, 903 West Madison Street. Mr. Johnson was in
California on business when the death of his mother occurred
and returned home on Monday night's train.
PHILLIP JOHNSON
April 21, 1899
Phillip Johnson, a native of Sweden died at the Mills House
yesterday morning of pneumonia. He was with Dewey at Manila
in the capacity of a machinist. His health failed and he was
honorably discharged. He came to California and a couple of
months ago was recommended to the climate of the Salt River
Valley. His funeral will take place at 4 o'clock this
afternoon from Davis Undertaking Parlors. Rev. Lapsley A.
McAfee will officiate. The services will be under the
direction of the Red Cross Society.
Apirl 22, 1899
The funeral of Phillip Johnson took place from the parlors of
Davis and Co. at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The funeral
cortege was long, there being present the members of the
Red Cross Society and others. The deceased was a member
of Dewey's Fleet at the time of the memorable engagement.
The pall bearers were formerly seamen and they wore full
uniform.
JUDGE J.W. KINCAID
Apirl 16, 1899
J.W. Kincaid who has been very sick for months past died at his
home on East Van Buren Street at 12:20 this morning. As a
Justice of the Peace in Phoenix for three terms, "Squire Kincaid"
was well known to the people. He was a native of Tennessee and
aged 51 years. When a youth of twenty he moved to Texas and
twelve years ago came to Phoenix. Mr. Kincaid leaves a wife
and three daughters. Arrangements for the funeral will be
made today.
Apilr 18, 1899
Memorial services for Judge Kincaid will be held at the
family home on East Van Buren Street today at 2pm, Rev. Lewis
Halsey officiating.
COLLINS LAMB
March 29, 1899
Collins Lamb, the ten year old boy, who was reported very sick
yesterday morning died at 8 o'clock yesterday forenoon. The
funeral services will be held at the tabernacle this forenoon
at 10 o'clock, Bishop Ham officiating. The body will be
interred in the Mesa Cemetery.
March 30 ,1899
Coley Lamb, the little boy who has been sick for nearly
two years with rheumatism, fell in a ditch last week. The
wetting caused congestion and affectation of the heart and
death resulted Tuesday morning. He was buried yesterday. School
closed in order that the students might attend the funeral
in a body.
JOHN LANDMARK
July 9, 1899
John Landmark, formerly a Sergeant in the regular army, who
arrived in the city Friday morning was found dead in his bed
at the Lemon Hotel yesterday morning. He had been suffering
from consumption and came here for relief. He was attended by
Dr. Winfred Wylie, who say at a glance that his death was a
question of but a few hours. He was so low that his speech
was labored and had it not been for papers found in his
possession his identity would not have been known.
The dead man was a native of Orebro, Sweden and was 33 years
old. He had served in the regular army previous to his discharge
last January and had been a member of Troop K, of the Third
Cavalry. The set of papers found among his effects showed that
he had been honorably discharged in 1896 after five years of
service. On account of sickness he received a discharge from
his last service in 1899. During his service he had worked his
way up to the highest rank of an enlisted man. He served in
other regiments.
His efficiency and popularity in the Army appeared to better
advantage after his discharge from the service. He stopped
off at San Antonio on his way here and while there he received
notice from the Asst. Adjutant-General that a Certificate of
Merit would be forwarded him. These certificates are a rarity
and only men of true merit may boast of having them. A pension
certificate was found among his papers which showed that he
had a pension of $24 a month. Before receiving a pension he
received a letter from General Wheeler who expressed a hope
that he was regaining his health and also that he would get a
pension. This was not an official letter but one inspired by a
personal interest.
His papers show his service to be honorable from the beginning
and the one which reflects the most credit is one attesting
to his brave conduct in the battle before San Juan. The latter
years of his service were mostly spent in clerical work. No
definite arrangements have been made yet for his funeral.
EMIL LARSON
March 22, 1899
Emil Larson a young man of twenty two died on Monday night on
Jackson Street, between Second and Third Avenues. He had
been here about two weeks. His home was at Eau Claire, Wisconsin
and a telegram was received from a sister there yesterday
directing that his remains be embalmed and sent home. W.A.
Davis will forward them tonight.
DONALD LEAHY
April 17, 1899
Last week little Donald Leahy, Mrs. and Mrs. A.J. Leahy's
young son and an attack of measles. The attack was a very
light one and he passed through it without experiencing
any serious difficulty. Sunday night the little fellow
was taken sick and a large black spot appeared on his
ankle. Dr. Cricker was called and pronounced it a very
rare case of gangrenous dermatitis. About 11 o'clock
Tuesday night, the little sufferer died. The little
fellow was well known around town and was a universal
favorite and will be greatly missed. He was buried
by the side of his sister at Shakespeare Wednesday
afternoon. Lordsburg Liberal
GROVER LEE
March 19, 1899
The funeral of Grover Lee took place at 2 o'clock yesterday
afternoon from the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank P. Lee, in Brill's Addition. The services were conducted
by the Rev. Mr. Ferguson of the Christian Church. The remains
were followed to the cemetery by a long procession of the
friends of the family.,
LEOPOLD LEON
July 10, 1899
Leopold Leon was killed in Tempe about 8:30 last night by a live
electric wire. He and Cereldo Olea, both young men had been at a
merry-g-round in East Temple was were returning to town, running
to get out of the rain. When they arrived near Knight's Store a
few blocks from the main part of town, a team and wagon stopped
in the road and the young men started to run around it. It was
quite dark but the live wire lying on the ground was visible
and had caused the team to stop. Olea, who was in advance, saw
the wire and stepped over it, but his companion, who had his hat
over his eyes to protect his face from the rain, did not see it.
Olea heard him cry out as he came in contact with it, and
turning saw him lying on the ground, his breast across the wire.
A telephone message was sent from the store to the central office
which informed the Chandler Plant in Mesa and the current was
turned off. In the meantime Leon's clothes had caught fire and
the body was so badly burned that it was charred beyond
recognition.
Constable O.C. Smith was notified of the tragedy and soon
afterward a coroner's jury was impaneled. The hearing will
not take place until 8 o'clock this morning. The jury consisting
of John Stezried, Carl Hayden, J.G. Holmes, L.P. Moore,
John Mets, William Hurgle and Robert Finch, examined the
body before it was removed.
The wire on on the main line of the Mesa Lighting Plant and
was not insulated. It had broken ear a pole, one end falling
across the road. It is not likely that Leon would have met
death had it not been for the moisture in the ground. A similar
accident occurred in Phoenix near the Capitol grounds two weeks
ago yesterday in which a young man barely escaped being
electrocuted.
Leon was 21 years old and was raised in Tempe. His family was
well known.
