The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-08
CITY Editor of Deseret Evening
News Succumbs After a
Brief Illness.
HE WAS WIDELY KNOWN
ALL OVER THE STATE
Veteran Newspaper Man, For
mer Legislator and on
Board of Education.

John +. Hansen, city editor of the
Deseret News, and one of. the best
known newspaper men in Utah, died
at 1:l5 clock Friday evening at the
l.. D, S. hospital The immediate
cause of death was pneumonia, Mr..
Hansen was taken to the hospital,
suffering from appendicitis. He was
operated upon, and the operation was
successful This was followed, how
ever. by pneumonia.
Apparently Mr.. Hansen was recover
ing from the second attack. Thursday
he Mas permitted to see visitors for
the first time, and to the many friends
who called upon him he said that he
was feeling splendidly. He was in the
best of spirits, and his complete re-
coverv was looked upon as being only
a matter of time. Friday, however,
he had a sinking spell, and despite
medical efforts to save his life, he
never rallied
Mr.. Hansen S Career
Mr.. Hansen S death will come as r
severe shock to hundreds Of friends,
not only in Utah, but throughout the
entire intermountain region. His work
as a newspaper man and his active
participation at one time in politics
had given him an acquaintance which
was widespread and he numbered
friends in all sections of this region.
Mr.. Hansen was II years of age on
April % last He was a native of
Tooele county, and received much of
his education at the old ST, Mark s
school in Salt Lake. Early In his life
he engaged with his brothers IN the
sheep business.
Seventeen years ago. after fulfilling
a Mormon mission for three years in
the Northwestern States. Mr. Hansen
went To work for the Deseret News
as a reporter Five years later he
was made city editor of the News,
and held that position until his death.
He was popular among the men under
him. with his superlors and with the
newspaper men of Salt Lake generally.
Member of Legislature.
Mr. Hansen was a Democratic mem
Der of the Utah Legislature OF 1899
That was the session of the famous
McCune- King senatorial deadlock, and
Mr. Hansen was an ardent supporter
of A W McCune for the United States
Senate. Al the preceding session of
the Legislature, which also was Demo
cratic, Mr.. Hansen had served as secre-
tary of fine Senate He was for two
terms member OF the salt Lake CITY
Board Of Education At the time of
his death he was in charge of the par
ents Sunday school classes in the En-
sign stake Of Zion. He was active in
the religious affairs Of the Twentieth
ecclesiastical ward.
, Mr.. Hansen leaves widow and four
children. The eldest Of his children
is twenty-three years old. He leaves
three brothers. One brother, Frank Il.
Hansen, is in the claims department Of
the Oregon Short Line with headquar.
ters in Salt Lake. The other two
brothers, D.. c. and s. E. Hansen. are
IN the sheep business at Thayne, Wyo
He left no sisters Mr. Hansen was
related by marriage to ex-Mayor Rich
ard P. Norris and several other prom
inent Salt Lake people
No arrangements for Mr.. Hansen s
funeral were made Friday night. The
announcement for the funeral services
will be made today