La Junta tribune., 1911-08-19
Death Of John Howe.

Rath. with his sickle keen, claim
ed an honored and respected citizen
OF LA Junta In the demise last Thurs
day morning at l2:l5 o'clock of John
Hove, who has been resident of
this city for more than thirteen
years. Last Sunday he was In the
full vigor OF health aud strength and
apparently many years of usefulness
were yet to be his. but ON the even.
ing of that day. shortly after 3
O'Clock. he was the victim of stroke
OF appoplexy. and without mo.
ments warning he lansed into uncon.
seriousness and remained In that con
dition until death came to his relief.
Mr. Howe had never been III. hard
ly a day, during the whole course of
his life. and was an unusually strong
and vigorous man. and his sudden af.
Fiction came as great shock to the
entire community. being well known
to almost every man. woman and
child. Early In the evening he had
Rutledge. and while talking to him.
suddenly became oppressed. and with
the remark. IL must have some air"
started for the door. He walked out
on the porch where he collapsed. and
from that moment was unconscious
until his death He was taken to his
home on Carson avenue. few doors
distant. and a physician summoned.
Who from the first entertained no
hope Of recovery. Although every
thing possible was done to revive the
stricken man. there was hardly ray
Of consciousness from the first to
the last. and while his vigorous con.
stitution refused to succumb without
making heroic battle. there was a
final wearing out of the vital forces
aud the end came peacefully shortly
after the midnight hour on Thursday
morning
John Howe was born Ia Leopold.
Perry county. Indiana. July p. 1919.
and at the time OF his death was go
year and 81 days old. His parents
were natives cf Kentucky, moving to
lndiana. where Mr.. Howe was born.
end subsequently, to Missouri. He
M home when he was fourteen
.ye1rs % as~. land from shnt time
yisv many yfarv-o the frontier and
living In the open as a member OF
various government surveying par
ties, and as a cattleman driving cat
tie from Texas TO Dodge CITY and
Trail City. He was with the sur
yeyinr' party that staked the Santa
Fc road TO the Colorado state line,
and also with the government survey
ing party that located the corners OF
the only -four states In the union
whose corners converge and have a
common Colorado. Utah. New
Mexico and Arizona In the early
70s Mr.. Howe located In New Mex
leo. and In 1877 was married to Miss
Laura NJ Thacker. who. with five
children J. Fred Howe. Of Colorado
Springs. Mrs. J, J. Chiiders. Mrs. II.
J. Johnson. and Misses Lottie and
Bonna Howe-suryl,e him.
In the early SOS Mr.. Howe located
In Hutchinson. and later In Syracuse,
Kan. In which latter city he Was en-.
gagged In the m.rcaniil. business on
an extensive seal. In IN. boom days
Of that section, He came To La
junta In 1898. and during his resi-.
d.ncc here has been engaged In the
grocery business continuously at the
present location of the store. Al the
city election In April he WIS chosen
by a large majority ms nm alderman
from the third ward. lie had the cour
age OF his convictions In all munici
pal affairs. and neither gave nor
asked for quarter ON any principle
or policy that he believed WIS right
La Junta needs more men like John
Howe. and his death In AN Irr.par-
able loss 10 this community.
The funeral took place yesterday
morning from the Episcopal church.
under the auspices Of the Masonic
lodge. services being conducted by
the Rev. II. J. Johnson. All the banks
aud every store In La Junta was clos.
I'D between the hours of 10 and ~
o'clock while the funeral was taking
place. The remains were laid To
reni In EaIrXIrM ccmrtrrN