Arizona republican., 1904-03-28

called Chihuahua. He returned east after a few months, then settled with his family in Georgetown, Colo. where
 he Dracticed law and also served one term as mayor of that city. From there
 he went to Idah~ Springs, and later to Denver. During his residence in Colorado he was engaged at various times in both newspaper work and the
 practice of law. In 1888 he came to Phoenix, being joined by Mrs. Jobs
 and their youngest daughter the fol- lowing February. He was first em- ployed on Che Phoenix Herald, news paper that has since ceased publication, and later was for a short time con- | nected with the Gazette. A severe at ! tack of la grippe left him in state of delicate health, from which he never recovered.
 In May. 1895, Nr. Jobs was elected city recorder for term of two years,
 and has since been reelected four times, being in the ninth year of his service when the final summons came. As an official greater confidence was
 never reposed in any man by the peo- pie he served, and no public servant could call a larger portion of the citi- zenshiD by the endearing terms of friend and neighbor. Ever a consist ent republican, ballots were cast for the man Tom Jobs, rather than the l representative of a party organization | Faithful to every trust and competent | beyond serious criticism, he was held in the highest esteem. At the opening of late municipal campaigns, when he was suggested as his own success i sor, he has repeatedly appeared before | the convention and made public con fessiOn that he had been favored be- yond what might seem to be his modest
 rights, but nevertheless, being ir the
 harness and with no other occupation so fitting to one in his condition, he
 would gratefully accept a renomina-
 tion. And 1t was always made. and made unanimously. the nomination on the opposing ticket being merely for
 nal affair. to be forgotten after the
 election with other minor incidents of
 the campaign.
 The children of Mir and Mrs. Jobs l are: Eugene Jobs, who is married and lives in Greater New York: Mre. John
 F. Hawkins, who resides with her hus- q
 Park. N. J., and Miss Marjorie JoSs.
 who has lived in this city from child- hood.
 The funeral will be held at the resi- dence, on North First street. tomoi row afternoon at o'clock. The services
 will be under the auspices of the Ma sonic lodge or this city. of which he
 was a member. and the members or which will meet at their hall at l o'clock. It is probable also that the members of the fire department will at tend as an escort, not only because he
 was an officer of the city. but becauss
 he was recognized by most of the fi-e- men az a personal friend.
 Though protesting no special virtues | more than other men, the life and death of Tom Jobs is a sermon that
 appeals to the heart of every man who
 knew him intimately, be he saint or i sinner. Suffering the tOrtures of all
 most lifelong illness, he was cheerful even in pain, hopeful when the clouds were darkest and thoughtful always for. the feelings and of the rights of others.
 Often through necessity compelled to accept the trivial favors of others in
 the conduct of his official business, no action in his behalf was ever unarpre- ciated or forgotten, even though it may not have been commented upon a.
 the time, and in his own good time and
 way, when possible at all, proper ac-
 knowledgment was made. His rule of life was to temper judgment with
 mercy, andsin the criticism of his fel- low men, if there was a charitable
 viewpoint, he held it by pre-empt;on. A
 natural humorist, he was always i'm
 pressed by the funny features of an incident and vending his way as much
 as possible through the sunny s.de of life, he found only the smiles of others to greet him, and returned them in kind, often when men of lesser opsi- mism would have tainted beneath the weight of their burdened hearts. In his newspaper work and particularly during his rare appearances upon the
 0l-tform, his ready wit was an un- failing resource, and the most pleasing sentences bubbled almost unbidden from a nature whose chief characteris- tic was human sympathy. During his long illness his encouraging words to others less afflicted than himself were a source of more than passing good. As near as mortal may, he lived in the shadow of the Golden Rule Tom Jobs was a good man. There is no super- lative.