Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-04-18

with q disease that bsfiled the skill Of
eminent physicians, and suffering untold
pain, Governor John +. Jones. Nevada's
late Executive, bresthed his last at the
Palace Hotel, San Francisco, at half
past 8 o'clock, Friday afternoon, the
10th instant.
Governor Jones went to San Francisco
in January last suffering from what was
diagnosed to be cancer Of the stomach.
He was placed under the care Of DIR.
Hirschfelder. but be did not improve and
Drs. Cook & Cook were called.
Under the new treatment the Gov
ernor improved for . few days. but the
improvement was only temporary. He
grew steadily worse. and several weeks
ago his physicians told him that nothing
could be done for him. His death was,
therefore, not unexpected.
II was generally reported that after
Governor Jones came so near death last
February that he recovered from the
severity Of the attack and was on the
high road to recovery, but il is known
now that the reports Of his great i'm
provement were greatly exaggerated. At
no time since last January had the de.
ceased been from beneath the shadow Of
death. For q few days after he was
placed under the care Of Drs. Cook &
Cook he rallied wonderfully, but the
few days Of convalescence were fol.
lowed by a relapse, and he was again
thought to be dying. As a last resort,
he was removed to the Mission, San
Francisco, but the change did him no
permanent good. He had days of i'm
provement, but at no time since January
has he been permanently better. Death
has been regarded as only a matter Of a
short time for months, and it has been .
surprise to those who knew his condi-
tion that he chung to life SO long as he
did.
Governor John Z. Jones was born in
Wales December 5, 1910. He came to
the United States with his parents and
settled in Iowa in 1856. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools. finishing with
q four-year course in the Iowa State Uni.
versity. He was Q school teacher in his
early manhood and afterward, like most
Western men, followed mining End such
avocations as came to his hand in Colo
RADIO. Wyoming and Nevada.
BE came to Eureka in 1869, first set
thing at Prospect Mountain. Here he
located several valuable claims, Of which
he was still owner ct the time of his
death.
From 1869 until 1883 be worked these
claims, being well remunerated for his
efforts. Ia 1883 he suffered Q severe at
tack OF rheumatism and was forced to
abandon mining. In the Fall Of 1883 he
married . most sstimable young lady Of
Eureka by the name Of Miss Eliza Wey-
burn. and the couple settled in Eureka.
By the happy union two children were
born. The eldest, . girl, named Ethel
now about lHyssrs Of sge. and . boy Of
about l9ysars, who was named Parvin..
In 1888. the same year the dead Gov
ernor was married, be held the office of
u. s. Deputy Internal Revenue Collector.
residing at Eureka. In 1886 be was
elected Surveyor General Of the State by
the Republics, party and reelected in
1890. serving until be took office a. Gov
srnor.
Governor Jones was . thirty-second
degree Scottish Right Mason and was
Past Grand Master Of the Grand Lodge
Of Free and Accepted Masons Of the
State of Nevada. and also q member Of
Eureka Lodge No. l6. F. & A. NJ, and
st. Johns Chapter No. 5. R. A. NJ, of
this place. During his career in Nevada
he has been identified with several civic
and military organizations.
In Eureka, where John E. Jones had
lived 30 many years. be was esteemed,
nonoAco oho ASoPCSscu W oh WAo hhoW
him. He had an unusual number Of
warm personal friends, and considering
the active and public career he had led
had made remarkably few enemies. His
home life was most happy. He was de-
voted to his family, 3 loving husband
and kind father. The State Of Nevada
has lost 9 most faithful servant and the
community in which he lived q good
friend.
From the time the news Of the Gov
ernor's death was received in Eureka un.
til after the funeral Wednesday. flags
were flying at half-mast. In respect to
the memory of deceased the public school
Of Eureka was not opened Wednesday.
and the business houses Of the town gen.
orally remained closed from l o'clock to
3 in the afternoon while the funeral was
taking place in Carson.