The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-06-20

SUDDEN DEATH-Our whole community was STAR
@0u' on iast thursday morning, with the news Of
No"'n u non. Thomas Cox. Few could realiza
Aa' such could possibly be the case as If was not
seAei"iiy KNOWN that he was even sick We not;cad
0 -@o Al our last issue of his being attacked with
s'Sipeias' out his friends who visited him had no
ioea 'na1 ne was seriously i'll. On last Thnrsdav
iornlng' put few moments before his death he oct
up ana walked about the room. and the doctor -
ABOUT six O'Clock, gave him some medicine o,d ,oe.
instructions that Thomas Cox shoul6 trv ora 60. :.
sleep and for nobody to disturb him. He went hoo,
20 bed, and in few moments Mr. Hen,a, Ioro, -,
was III the ROOM noticed that he was very still and
uion appear to be breathing, and becoming alarmed
despatched Mr.. Spleen, who was also in the room
'oi H. neaiy VINO had just left. He had not vet
o"0neo MS ONCE about three blocks off, before Mr.
'pioef OVERLOOK nm, when he Immediately fastened
oack' put Thomas Cox dead when he reached
the mouse, having passed off without struggle
as though falling into sleep We have not
yet seen DR.. Healy, but are informed that the
disease OF which Thomas Cox died was of that
malignant type known as 'black erysipelas and
having taken cold, it struck in on the hraip
ION COX was one of those plain unassumiog vo,no
men, surrounded by large circle of warm and de-
voted friends. He was aged SO years and months
ana went from Iowa, where his parents now reside
70 oaeni' oregon, in 1883 The following wear he
went to Yreka California, where he remained six
years. returning to Oregon in 1860 where he resided
four years. leaving there for Boise Basin in 1864 and
ne mas been constant resident of this place ever
since Honest and upright in all his dealings with
his fellow men, he drew around him a wide circle of
devoted friends, and universally respected
throughout this community; and the high esteem in
winch lie was held is attesed by his being the choice
OF the Democratic party of this county for one of the
highest Official positions within the gift of the peone
during his illness he received every attention at the
hands OF Mr.. X p Plowman, an old friend of twenty
years standing and at whose residence he was nj the
time of his death. while others who had known him
Tor years were unremttng in their attentions TO him
during his illness. His funeral took place on FRIDAY
evening June 18th, from the Court House. an excel
lent discourse being delivered by c. s. Kingsley ESQ
and the room was crowded with sorrowing friends
and acquaintance. All the business houses in our
city We're closed. and the procession which followed
the remains to the cemetery one of the largest
We have witnessed for many years, and fitting token
OF respect TO the memory of of our best citizens
Hs earthly career is over. aud he has gone to that
bourne from whence traveller returns Nav the
Wild hswers blossom over his grave and the sod
which covers his last resting place be green
as his memory in the minds of his friends.
HOLLowAY's PILLS The most powerful existing
Medicine Tor the cure OF female comDlaints Fifty