Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-30
HON. R. c. LUND
SERIOUSLY ILL.
Chairman State Board Of Equal
ization in a Very Critical
Condition.
MAY DIE AT AMY MOMENT.
Has Leakage OF the Kidney Supposed
To Have Been Caused by FAN
MAY DIE At AMY MOMENT.
Has Leakage OF the Kidney Supposed
To Have Been Caused by FAN
An Active Citizen.
Special to the News. >


st. George, Utah, Jan. Colon. r. g.
Lund, q member Of the state board OF
equalization IL seriously III It his home
~ st. George OF arterial leakage Of thu
Kidneys, supposed to have been caused
by a fell. The attending physician
says he cannot live through the day
Members of the state board OF equal
ization are very much concerned Ave-
the unwelcome news which comes rom
ST. George regarding the condition Of
MIR. r. G.. Lund Secretary j. j. Thomas
stated 60 the News" today, that Nh
Lund left this city Jan. 10 with him
self TO so to St Thomas and Moapa.
Lincoln county, New. and that on the
trip Mr.. Lund became very i'll. For
tunately, they met a party on the des-
ert which contained two or three ply
slcians. one of whom he believes was
DIR. Ewing OF Salt Lake, prescribed, anu
Mr., Lund was given relief He how
ever, left the train at Modena, the
home OF his son, where he sought tenn
porary rest. Nothing more was heard
about him until yesterday Last night,
his son-in-law and daughter Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. w. Smell, Jr., left to attend his
bedside
The other members Of the board Of
equalization OF which Mr.. Lund is
chairman. are q j. Salisbury. now I'm
Europe, John Watson, the Well known
Ogden business man who is In Salt
Lake today. and Secretary Thomas.
In the event OF Mr.. Lunds death, The
vacancy will be filled by appointment
OF the governor.
AN ACTIVE CITIZEN.
Mr.. Lund was born at New Diggins.
Wisconsin, on May 20, 1S47. Three
years later his parents came to Utah.
having been previously converted to
the Mormon" faith, Until 1861 he
worked on a farm IN the summer and
fall months and attended school in the
winter time, When his father was
called With many others to go to
Dixie" and assist In reclaiming that
forbidden and far distant country, the
family settled In st. George which has
always been headquarters of that sec
ton. A regular frontier life with occa-
sional months at school was a part OF
his youth.
In 1865 he came to Salt Lake to at
tend the school of telegraphy estab-
;lished by President Young under the
direction of John c. Cloves. In a
comparatively short time he became an
expert ut the KEYS and on completion OF
the Deseret Telegraph line to st.
George, was put In charge OF the Of
fice AT that place; and there he re-
NAMED for years. Later he went TO
Phoebe IN the same capacity and then
to Silver Reef, at which place. under
the firm name OF Woolley, Lund &
Judd. he with his partners launched
into an extensive merchandising, min
Ing and banking business.
MAYOR OF ST. GEORGE.
In 1875 he was elected mayor of st.
George and served two terms. during
which time he was elected to the terri
torial legislative council, of which body
he was twice q member In the first
presidential election for Utah. in 1896,
he was chosen an elector OF the Demo-
cratic ticket and was made president
Of the college In the winter ~ the
same year the legislature named him
as one of two commissioners to go to
Arizona and negotiate for that Sec
tton OF country commonly known as the
Arizona Strip" After this service he
was named by Gov. Wells TO be a MEM
Der of the state board Of equalization,
position which he has held continue
ously until now.
Mr.. Lund has had considerable ex-
perlence IN mining ventures In Utah.
Arizona and Nevada. and also in stock
raising In these states He was married
In 1870 to Mary Romney, and his family
consists OF nine children and his wife,
all OF them now living.