The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-17
!. ". GUTHRIE IS
CALLED BY
DEATH

Yesterday morning at eight O'Clock,
r. w. Guthrie, assessor OF Humoldt
county, died at his residence in Win
nemucca OF pneumonia aftear an i'll
ness Of week.
When he took to his bed with this
dread disease, it was at once noted
that his conditions was critical, and
his recovery, almost from the first was
doubted by his physicians. After the
first two DAYS of his illness there
seemed to be an improvement In his
condition, but this was only temporary
for relapse occurred and he gradully
grew worse, until the messenger, death,
held back, and forestalled by medical
science, could no longer be resisted.
and the life of the patient passed to
the great beyond.
J. w. Guthrie was bern on March
18th. 1858 He was the second eldest
son of Mrs II. Guthrie. now living
at the Sonoma ranch, about eight miles
southeast of Winnemucca, and of the
late John Guthrie, pioneer of the
west of the Civil war days.
John Guthrie settled in Humboldt
county almost half century ago, in
1861. bringing with him his family.
HutUDfTtU diubhk hh'iH pN''E "
Guthrie, babe then of but two years
of age The late John Guthrie passed
away on November End, 1890 and he
was inferred at the Sonoma ranch
where he had put in thirty years of
toll, and had built up a monument to
successful husbandry.
A son of his father, j. w. Guth-
rie possessed the same characteristics
Iab abp Gpthrip
succeed in spite of obstacles, and make
a desert soil produce abundantiy. j..
w. Guthrie was indomitible in tenn
permanent, and yet. eongenial IN ma
ture He was conseientiously devot-
ed to his family and to good citizen
ship. In his chosen line of achieve
ment that of the politician. he knew
not the word defeat. and for seventeen
wears he has served Humboldt county
faithfully and honestly as county as
SCISSOR. A keen perception of human
nature was his and through this he
was successful in succeeding political
battles. although running always on n
losing ticket and faced by vigorous
and combined opposition. The Re
publican party in Humboldt county
suffers an irreparable loss in his death.
of six votes. his political prestige in
creased with his years of service until
at the last election he received larger
majority of votes than any time in his
political career.
He was widely known throughout
the state, and in this county he did
not have peer in the circle of his
friends and acauaintenees. In the
course of the years as he made the
rounds Of the county on official bust
ness, he met every man in the county
and few are the ranches where he has
not spent a night. Possessed of enc
mics, such as fall to the lot of all
prominent men, yet the basis of enmity
was on political grounds, and with his
passing from the affairs Of men this
has all been wiped out, so that the
entire county today mourns his death.
The immediate family surviving the
deceased are wife, four daughters,
Mrs. III. Leonard and the Misses Mil.
lie, Edna, Florence Guthrie, anil two
sons, John and Charles Guthrie
The funeral was held this afternoon
Mt three O'Clock from the Methodist
church.
County officers early settlers and
citizens of the towns gathered en-
masse to give a parting tribute to the
memory of the late assessor Rev Viii
son of the Methodist church delivered
very appropriateand touching ad-
dress on the life and character of the
deceased