Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-11-26

legal profession OF Delaware county
by reason of his frequent business
4 visits to Manchester. Funeral ser
vices We're held from the late home
in South Dyersville, on Saturday af.
ternoon, and was attended by many
OF the members OF the Delaware
:. County Bar association Among the
attorneys from this city who attend
led the funeral We're Judge A. S.
Blair, Judge Geo. w Dunham, Z
NJ. Carr, Hubert Carr. Calvin Yor.
B. Blair, A, D. Long, Henry Bron-
son, NJ. F. Leroy, and Theodore
Hatch 5S
The Dyers'ille Commercial OF Fri
day, containea the following account
of the life and deathSof Mr.. TIT:
Attorney lohn B. Utt, for many
years engaged in the practice of law,
in Dyersyille. and we'll known
throughout the county and eastern
Iowa, pass ed away in sanitarium in
Des Moines. Wednesday morning at
about ten O'Clock after an Illness Of
several weeks duration. Mr.. Utt had
been in his usual health UP to about
two weeks ago when he began to
! fail quite rapidly and a So nervous
breakdown resulted About ten days
! ago he went to Des Moines accom-
panied by Mrs. Utt and went to
hospital or sanitarium for treatment.
1t seems that while he showed signs
! of improvement at the start, the
treatments however were unavailing
land he continued to grow weaker.
Tuesday Mrs. Utt, who had return
/ I'd to Dyersville, was summoned to
his bedside, his condition having be-
come grave She was at his bed
side when he died. Mr.. UT was six
ty years OF age.
The news of the death of Attor-
ney Utt was. received in Dyersgille
with keen regret. He had been a res
ident Of this city for thirty six years,
successfully engaged in the practice
OF his profession and was held in
high regard by his numerous friends.
John B. TIT was born at Platt-
vile, Wisconsin, October IA, 1853,
and was of German descent, his
grandfather coming to this country
at Very early date. Mr.. Utt. was
a son of Elias and Abigail Utt, who
came from Pennsylvania, TO Wiscon-
sin, in 1886 and there the father fol-
lowed farming and lead mining for
many years. Both parents are now
deceased John B. Utt received his
early education in the public schools
and also attended state normal school
from which he was graduated in
1875. He then decided to make the
study and practice of law his. life's
work, ana accordingly entered the
law department of the state suniver
ssity OF Michigan, from which insti-
.tuticn in lS77 he, was granted the
degree OF LID. Immediately there
2sftar he c.aisae yR.'sv:lla ss,dsseas.
:barked in the general practice of his
profession which ne hasa actively
continued ever since. He was a dem
,ocrat in politics.
''On May q, 1885 in Dyesville he
was united in marriage with Anna
NJ Bush, daughter OF John d. and
Anna Bush of Dubuque. Her faith
sr was pioneer business man and
capitalist OF Dubuque. After she was
married Mrs UT studied law and
was admitted to practice before the
Iowa bar in 1895 at Des Moines. Mrs.
TIT has since then engaged in active
practice OF the legal profession, in
partnership with her husband, the
law firm having been known as j
B. and Anna NJ. Utt, Lawyers Mr..
Utt was member OF the Dubuque
county and state bar associations.
mir. Utt was progressive and
public spirited citizen, aggressive in
his younger days took an active part
in political campaigns, national and
local He was known as an excellent
orator and as his business Increased
he also grew in popularity. He took
an active interest in local CONNER
cial enterprises, and took ready
hand in every project which was
intended to promote the welfare Of
the community.
y Besides his wife, Mr.. UT is sur
yived by his brothers. Nathan and
Henry of Chicago and Delbert of
Plattville. Wisconsin"