The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1911-10-20
COUNCILMAN NOWLIN is DEAD
Pioneer Citizen and HonOred Official
Dies Suddenly From Rupture
of a Blood Vessel
Idaho Falls Post)

(luduO rdllS TOSI)
Jabus Nowlin, city councilman
from Third Ward, died yesterday
morning at about $3.50 at his resi-.
dence on 18th street. Death was due
to the bursting of blood vessel in
ternally.
At 1880 in the morning he wen,
out to do some chores around the
sheds located in the rear of his rest
dence, as was usual. About fifteen
minutes later he came into the house
his nose was bleeding and he had NO
hat. On being asked what was the
matter he replied that he had been
trying to move a plank that stood
endwise at the side of the barn and
that it had become unbalanced anu
fallen and in getting out of its way
he had sprained his neck and he
could feel his heart flooding. Doctors
Wilson and Coulthard were called
but they were unable to do anything
for the injured man as he was sink
ing rapidly. He died at 1928 o'clock.
The deceased was born in Salt Lake
City, August 18th, 1848. He came
to this section twenty-five years ago
where he had resided continuously
ever since. He was elected county
commissioner on the Republican tick
ct in 1904 and again in 1906. Las:
spring he was elected councilman
from the third ward on the Citizens
ticket, to which Office he has devoted
good deal of his time in connec,
ton with the work on the city's new
power plant.
He leaves a wife and eight child
rem to mourn his loss, three boys and
one girl are in Canada and have beeh
notified of their fathers death. A
reply from them Is expected today
Definite funeral arrangements will
be made as soon as the children in
Canada are heard from.
In the death of Jab Nowlin, this
community has suffered distinct
loss. He was one of the sturdy pio-
neers who brXved the hardships of
the desert and settled in this valley
when it was the abode principally
of coyotes, jack-rabbits and rattle
snakes. He cleared away the sage
brush and established home for
himself and family, and in the course
of years had amassed competence.
No man in the community was
held in higher esteem than Jabus
Nowlin. He was known as man
who was on the square, who would
try to do the right as he saw the
right, at all times. When a public
officer he gave the same devoted at
tention to public business that he
would give his own, and almost up
to the hour of his death he was on
the job experimenting the work on
he city's hydro-electric plant. ..
Three times he has been chosen to
public Office by this people, and each
time he has acquitted himself well,
carefully guarding the public interest
at all times, and at the same time
showing that progressive spirit which
marks the community builder.
He was first chosen commissioner
from this district Of Bingham county
before Bonneville county was created
in 1904, serving the years 1905-6.
In 1906 he was reelected for the
wears 1903, and he retired from the
Office known as one of the best COM
missioners the county ever had. In
April last he was elected councilman
rom the Third ward. He has been
on the council six months, lacking a
few days, but he made it point to
get familiar with the citys business,
and was one of the best pushers. on
the work of the hydro-electric plant.
He believed in doing what he was
elected to do--complete the hydro
electric plant-and he was devoting
the greater portion of his time to e.
forts looking toward that end.
The whole community mourns his
loss, and he was sterling citizen
from every point of view-a man who
did things. 1t will be hard matter
20 find a man to replace him, value
Of service to the people considered.