The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-09
"0LD-TlMER OF <" KATALLA DIES
 AT ANCHORAGE


 Judge Julius Thompson of Anchor age, formerly of Katalla, died last week after protracted illness, due to paralysis, of nearly four years.
 MT Thompson was 81 years of age, and up to the time he was stricken with athe illness which was the cause of his death was a man of great men, tai and physical activity. .... <.
 After graduating from Appleton UniT versity, in Wisconsin, he studied law with a leading firm of attorneys in Chicago, and entered the practice of law there. He suffered the loss of his business and library in the great Chi cago fire, and removed to Milwaukee, Wis. his native city, where he was engaged with the Northwestern Life Insurance Company in the exam1na- ton of titles to land and as legal ad- visor. Shortly after entering the prac- tice of law he married Miss Charlotte Sheldon of Climax, Mich, who sur wives him and lives with her son in Anchorage. His health having failed from .overwork, he removed in 1883 from Milwaukee to the new mining town of Rico, Colo, driving 300 miles with a six-mule team over the plains, accompanied by his wife and young son, Arthur.
 For the next fifteen years MT. Thomnson's life was woven into the pioneer history of Colorado, as attor- ney, politician and man of affairs. lie was connected with much of the m portant litigation of Southern Colo rado. both sivil and criminal, and ac- cumulated a considerable fortune. lie was a candidate for governor before the Republican convention which nom mated Governor Waite, and came near defeating that famous Populist gov ernor for the nomination, which at that time was equivalent to election.
 During this time MT. Thompson lived successively in Rico, Cortez, lDu- rango, Denver and Cripple Creek, en- gagged in the practice of law and Ill mining. In Rico he became interested in the famous Enterprise group ot sH- yer mines, which were extensively de- veloped, and which he sold in New York to English capitalists 11s tor s1,250,oOO. '-@' 7
 MT. Thompson was also successful in mining operations in Cripple Creek. where he was senior partner Ill the law firm of Thompson, Perkins & .Thompson. Investing heavily in Salt Lake City, where he built the Manl- ton block, he was caught in the panic of 1893 and lost the greater part or his fortune. ..-- During the great rush in 1900 MT Thompson joined the stampeders who sought their fortunes on the golden sands of the Nome beach. MT. Thomp- son presented the charges at the mass meeting in Nome which condemned Arthur H. Moves, then judge of the district court, and the movement ln- s+;tnted there resulted in the ultimate sentence of Judge Moves by the cir emit court of appeals in San Francisco. After one year at Nome MT. Thompson left for the Outside to organize mln- ing company to work the aur1ferous sands of Yakataga beach, south or Katalla.
 He was engaged in mining there TOT four years, removing to katal1a III lso' d,,ring the construction of the two r.i,road lines then building into the Boring river coal fields. At Katalla MT Thompson engaged in the practice
 
 ouired coal and oil interests there which were lost during the adjustment of the conservation policy to these re- sources of Alaska. MT. Thompson was stricken with. paralysis during the summer of 1916, but recovered su1n- ciently to remove to Anchorage With his wife in the fall of that year.
 During most of the time he has re- sided at Anchorage the serious nature of his illness confined him to his home' where he had the loving care ot hls wifi son and daughter-in-law' ana the cheerful service of his two little grana- children. Besides his immediate 1am- ily. he also leaves sister, Elleh Fowle of Milwaukee, Wis.
 During the course of his eventful