Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-30
Without Warning, Death Comes
Upon Him at His Home
This Morning.
HEART DISEASE IS ASSIGNED
Was Apparently as Well ne Ever when
He Retired. bur Illness Siczed Him
At Early Morning Hour.

Without intmation OF possible Ill
ness, Morton Jewett Cheesman. one
OF the most prominent business men
and finanolers OF salt Lake. this morn
ing at 4 O'Clock pitched forward from
the chair In which he was sitting at his
home. West Temple and Fourth South
streets. and died before aid could reach
him
All day Monday Mn Cheesman was a
bis Office I'm the Mercantile building,
transacting his ordinary business af-
fairs. To j. r.. Walker. his brother-in-
Jaw. he complained at one time of
slght oppression 500 his chest He went
TO his home at the usual time and
spent the evening there lie did not re-
Tire until about o'clock and seemed
70 his wife to be in his ordinary good
health.
some time between and 3 o'clock
MI ChCesman left his bed, and de-
seconded to the liviugroom, where he
took a scat before the fire. Mrs. Chees-
man heard him and went down TO see
what was the matter. He complained
of feeling badly and, as Mrs. Cheesman
was leaving the room 10 procure some
hot applications. he asked. DO ] look
FOUND DEAD BY WIFE.
When Mrs. Checsman returned she
found her husband lying face down
ward on the floor Life was apparently
extinct Drs NJ. r. Stewart and +. s.
Bascom were summoned, but upon their
arrival il was found TO be too late. The
physicians declared that death was due
TO heart disease
No arrangements for the funeral have
o. sraf Lfa4aft Tho ..ff -..f
atives have been notified OF the death
Surviving Ina the immediate family
are the widow, Mrs Cheesnian; the
mother, Mrs. Morton Cheesman, who
resides In New Jersey; a daughter.
Mrs. Robert Campbell Of TT Dupont.
Del; and three sons living in Salt
Lake. Morton. 81. Walker. u.s. and vii
liam. IA. j. r. Walker is a brother-in-
Law OF the dead man.
Morton Jewett Cheesman was born
in Msrysyille. Cal, on May 49, 1857. His
father, Morton Cheesman, was one ~
the famous pioneers OF California and
one Of its wealthy men. The dead man
came 10 salt Lake in 1881 and has beon
a continuous resident OF the city from
that time At first he was engaged ia
the hardware business With the firm
OF George NJ. Scott 4 CO.
on Sept. -, 1854, he was married
10 Mary A. Walker. daughter OF Joseph
r. Walker ST.. OF this city. at the
Hotel Del Monte, at Monterey, Cal
They returned to Salt Lake to mako
their home. The following year the
dead man was made cashier OF the old
Union National bank, which afterWurd
became the Walker Bros concern oc
the present day He continued In this
capacity until 1903. when the Joseph r
Walker estate sold out its interest IN
the bank. when he resigned his position.
ACTIVE IL MANY CIRCLES
For the past six years MIR. Cheesman
has been actively interested in different
businesses. He was treasurer aud d.
rector OF the Walker Bros Dry Goods
company and was one OF the three larg-
est stockholders. AZ the time OF has
death he was q member ~ the board
OF education. At one time he was
member Of the city council. during the
years when the city and county build
ing was erected.
NJ. Cheesman was heavily inter-
ested in real estate in the city. To-
gether with the family home al West
Tomple and Fourth south. he was the
owner Of one-hfth interest Ia the walk
er Bros building. and one-nfth owner
ga the Mercantile block. lie WAS ln
possession OF 900 feet frontage begin
ming within onc-half mile 90 the post
office, 20 the south He had splendid
country home on the Cottonwood. where
be spent much OF his time and in
which he took q great interest. Among
his business associates he was rcputel
To be worth about 100000.
Quiet and retiring in his habits. Mr.
Cheesman was very much OF "a home
man He was devoted 10 his family
and friends In business lie he was
known as a man Or unimpeachaEla
honor and progressive ideas. He was
ever in the front when the matter ~
adding 10 the city improvements or
beauties was preached. but "A rcw
days prior 90 hls death he took a very
active part in laying out the improve
ments which are 10 be made in the j.
r. Walker estate in the block in which
his home was situated