Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-02-13
DEATH At BOONVllLE, NO.
THE PARTICULARS or THE pE.
MISE or GEORGE ". JoHN.
sroN.

George W Johnson died Tuesday
morning. 40 tho residence Of William I
a. Hurt. near nOonvilo. This simple |
announcement win doubtless be a sur. /
prise TO many throughout the country /
Mr. Johnston aud his vito arrived IN /
B0onvillo. October gotta. from Albu /
QuorquO. New Mexico. He had boen |
ia poor health for several years Med. |
zeal skill awaited rothlng. ana when |
hope was gone he came back 10 spend |
his few remaining days among bis
relatives and fronoa Dor weeks the
end had been hourly expected.
Mr. Johnston was born August 80.
1856. near Prairie homo, Cooper coun.
ty tie was educated az Kcmpor school
OF which hIs brothor. Jol O. A. John.
aton. is principal. graduating there On
/ the class OF 1876 After two years
moro OF post graduate work. he on
tered Missouri Univcralty aud was
/ graduated with thno degree OF a. u. IN
I 1850. Tie studied law under the late
John r. walker, anu was twice elect.
| cd prosecuting attorney OF Cooper
county. ably and satisfactorily dis
charging the duties OF the once. a
short while after the expiration OF
his term ne severed hls connection
with the arm OF walker a Johnston
and went 10 New Mexico. locating In
Albuquerque. There his ability and OK.
porlonco soon gained TOT him large
and lucrative practice. In April. 1895
he gas married. IN los Angeles, Cal,
10 Miss Florence Poyas, who survives.
They resided In Albuquerque until
two years ago since then. principally
In southern California.
George W. Johnston was a man OF
noble impulses and sterling integrity.
Quiet. retiring, and unobtruaivo 10 dis
position. few were intimate with him,
but they know and appreciated his
character Tie was, too, a devoted
husband, and 20 the noble woman who
80 patiently and tondoriy watched
over him To- the vain struggle against
the inevitable, goes sut the sympathy
~ ALL
The remains were takon 20 the an.
dortaklug rooms OF J. Ed raliafcro
ana thence 20 Kcmpcr Military school.
whore they lay In state from 10
ocloca a. M. to 2 O'Clock p. m. yes.
torday The funeral services we're held
az ESQ o'clock yesterday afternoon AZ
Christ (BplscopaD church. Rev. Flu.
gene y Abbott. pastor OF the rros.
bytorian church, officiating A guar.
J tote. consisting OF ar n 3. Holman,
D Mrs. A. j. Fluke. Miss Anna Smiley
! and Rev a. J.. A. rick SANG four
B hymns. Mrs. Annie "a Brant playing
Z the accompaniment lntermont was In
3 Walnut Grove oomtery under direction
. OF Undertaken o. I'D laliefero. The
{ pallboaror- were W W. Tugg, John
Coarove. a. y. Johnson. D. w. chill
ton, ID. l.. Davis n. l.. Evans. Frank
Pigott }. " Rutherford
Col Johnston. principal OF KempeI
school. on Wednesday Issued a gener
81 order. directing the colors displayed
az half mast and a general suspension
81 school duties until O'Clock last
evening A guard of honor Was pro
yidod from 10 clock yesterday morn
ing. and the faculty and corps Of
cadets attended, The funeral Ia q body
At meeting OF the bar Wednesday
the following resolutions were adopt
g ed:
70 AZ a meeting Of the members of tnJ
y Cooper county circuit court held al
the courthouse on the aro day OF Feb
p ruary. 1904. Hon. Games r. Hazoll
q Judge OF said court. presiding th'
v death OF George W. johnston formerly
b member OF this bar. was suggested
s by Hon. Ionu Cosgroye, and the under
signed were appointed a committee q
b draft a fitting testimonial expressing
" the regard in which the deceased wal
~ held. and who nos beg leave % ropor,
!. as fOllow5;
10 George W Johnston was born Il
u Cooper county, Missouri. August 90
"A 1866. and Was licensed as an attornal
aud enrolled at this bar February 2
la 1888 no Al once engaged actively Il
a the practice OF HE profession AM
formed partnership with the Lac
. John a. walker. which continued uu
= til his removal from this county. ok
was twice elected prosecuting attol
noy of this county. and discharge
the duties OF that once with aBilit
and adaliiy After the expiration O
y bis term OF once he removed 20 Alhu
-. querque New Mexico where he cor
% llnuod 90 the practice OF the law ur
~ tn failing health ,Orced him 90 I'd
20 tire. He died near tho city OF Boon
% VILE on Tuesday, February 2. 1904.
'e Mr. Johnston ls. and viii be. romel
% bered by his professional associate
20 at this bar as a man OF scholarly al
li tainmonts. o lawyer OF ability an
10 uudious habits. courteous. aud wit
high regard sif he ethics of no.
is proiesai0a. by the community
a. which he was roarci ana where hi
,o young manhood was spent. aud az a
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