Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-27
DEATH OF COLONEL LETT
The Battle Of Lih Surrendered at Los
Angeles This H0rlIl1.
Something OF tho colonies Life.-rhc
rart 80 PLAYED in salt LaEr Poll.
lies His uusinfss Career.

a private dispatch from Los An
gclus, California, today brought the Sad
and uuwoIclme though lot altogether
unexpected information that Colonel
II. G. Lett, OF tho Utah Commission,
was dead. His demise occurred at that
place this morning. The particulars Of
the colono's illness are familiar 10 the
readers Of the NEWS.
For a considerable time past he has
boon under the treatment O. the mDst
skilliul physicians OF this and Eastern
cities. Originally bic Illness wm
caused by a stomach trouble which
developed into numerous COMPLICATIONS
aud disorders thai would not yield 70
the science of medicine. When u
was thought some time hgO that he
WIS about 10 cross the threshold II
death hu was 90 tho great grHtin-
cation aud JOY OF his relatives
aud friends uursui back 10 par
tinl health but hu was very weak ami
continued 90 he DO. With view Co
regaiuing hiH strength, ho determined
% 70 % the c0ast anu ON Saturday niglt
| lat lcit Tor Los Angeles. The tup,
| however, had "a fatal termination much
| 90 the SORROW aud regret OF d legion VI
friends iu Utah anu elsewhere.
Colonel Lett and his con VIII went
| into the rcd estate business In this city
soon after tnolr arrival lu 1850, and
during tho boom days ma1c "a good
deaf ui money The deceased WAS
rpc1gu zli ns very clever aud cog-
sentative business man nn1 a superior
] huautiuE The deceased was elected
president Of the X Hal Estate Exchange
| anu pTcsided over that body with
| signal ability aud success until
/ be retired. He was born near
| Cleveland, Ohio, IN 1854 Whom
/ but fifteen years 0f age hU removed ~
/ Illinois ana young a- DC WIS ag once
commenced teaching school, lie loved
/ the school room aud the work lac did
| therein. He continued ia this limo Dl
business for several years but huahy
abandoned 10 Tor business OF cone
mefcial character.
| IL the iiitica no loft Illinois for Kan.
sas and was engaged IA merchandising
/ when tine war broke out. The terrible
| civil strife OF those days had barely
| begun when the young mau settled in
! Nebraska. While reslueut OF tho
Stata OF Shallow Water he was eleo,ed
PRECEDENT ui the Midland Pacino and
| the Brownsville, kesrney n Pacific
/ railroads. These positions hu hold with
/ credit 20 himself aud the companies lac
| represented,
Subsequently Mr.. Let, moved 10
| Lincoln, thuu 90 Denver, where he
acted as superintendent VI the stone
| department ui the Union Pacific Tor
ak year.. From Denver he came 90
| Salt LAKE, where hs was soon prom
iuont iu political aud business clTCles.
| Hu served a. member OF tho board OF
] education anu wiH u useful member Of
/ the chamber Ui commerce,
lie was one OF the lrBt 10 Identity
/ himself win the division mOvrm ul
| on political liuos, In national politics
be was au ardent anu enthusiastic
Democrat
la 1872 lac run Tor Mayor Of Salt
Lake on tie Democratic ticket, but
| like Hrber NJ. Mells, the Republican
nominee, was defeated by Judge
Buskiu, the Liberal candidate,
Last year ht WAS d candidate Tor Gov.
uguor VI Uiah, Hud 10 was thought at
ono time that hu would DO appointed
to that position 10y President Clryt.
land. A. 10 well known, however,
that office went TO the Hon. g.. w.
West, while the iOrmrr was appointed
member OF the UAh Commission.
he leaves aHlu auu Two ugugntuTa,
HIS body wiz ue brought back ~ salt
Lake los burial,