The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-24

cannot De attached Tor any liabilities
he may have incurred in his bust
ness.
An insurance man said last night
that Mr.. Nelden had carried other pol
icieS for various amounts during his
life, but that he had collected them as
fast as they matured with the excep-
ton OF TIE one in the Mutual Life of
New York. II was his opinion that
the deceased had at least 100000 in
policies since he took out the first
one, and had never allowed one to
lapse.
Native of New Jersey.
Mr.. NeIden was a native of Mon
tague, Sussex county. New Jersey,
where he was born in 1858. When he
was years old the family removed
to Newton, in the same state, where
he spent the ensuing seven years of
his life. John II. Nelden. his father,
was a prosperous farmer, and fol-
lowed that vocation until he decided
to engage in the lumber and coal bust
ness. which he conducted with sue
cess until his death i'm 1859.
When young Nelden had reached the
age of y years his mother, Mrs. sarah
Rorback Nelden, sent him TO the Tenn
pie Hill academy at Genesee, N y o,
where he took a special course in
chemistry i'm addition to the regular
studies. His mother died three years
later. and he returned TO Newton.
where he obtained employment III a
drug store, and remained in that pO-
sftiOn for the next five years. At the
age Of 20 years he went to Philips
burg y. J.. where he became the pro-
prietOr of a drug store, which he con-
Quoted for many years
Modest Start in Salt Lake.
IN 1879 Mr.. NeIden came to Utah and
located in Salt Lake City. securing en-
ployment as a clerk in the drug house
OF Moore. Allen a. Co. Five years later
he esta blished the firm of Roberts &
Nelden, wholesale and retail druggists,
and for several years they enjoyed "A
lucrative trade. In 1892 Mr.. Nelden
purchased his partners interest in the
firm, disposed of the retail business,
and thereafter confined his operations
wholly to wholesale lines. In 1898 he
established the Nelden-JudsOn Drug
company and was elected president of
the company. The organization was
sold TO Edward G. Smith Of St. Joseph,
Nc, and others in 1904 When arrange
ments for the sale We're made it was
found that Mr. Nelden was financially
embarras sed. During the time he was
connected with the company he lost
not less than So. 600 in business specu-
lations. He backed a company or
ganized to exploit a wonderful light
produced from kerosene oil. The light
failed to be financial success.
After his interests were sold out in
the Nelden-JudsOn company, he start
ed the w. A. Nelden Drug company
last May, and interested several of his
friends in it. He was elected president
and manager Of the company at the
time it was Incorporated. His health
became worse, however, and Wednes
day he was replaced as manager of
the company by J. J. JudsOn.
Mr.. Nelden married in Pennsylvania
Miss Sarah o. Stem. daughter of Pro-
fessor p. +. Stem, a prominent educa-
tor I'm eastern Pennsylvania. His fam
and Ralph, and one daughter. Mrs. Je-
rome o. Cross. wife of the principal of
the Wasatch school in this city
In political life Mr.. Nelden was a
firm believer in the principles of the
Republican party. but owing to the
combining nature of his duties he had
never participated actively in politics.
nor had he ever held public office. ex-
cept that of president OF the board of
education. He was president of the
Salt Lake chamber of commerce for
several years. and was one of the com
mittee appointed by the governor when
the pioneer jubilee was held here in
1897. He was also president OF the Salt
Palace association.
In social life he was a member of the
Knights of Pythias and of the Alta
club, and had been president of the
Commercial club of Salt Lake and third
vice president of the National Whole
sale Druggists association.
The funeral will be held privately at
3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at his
late residence. 1172 East First South
street.