The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-09-08
ATTORNEY HORTON DIES SUDDENLY
 AT HOSPITAL

1922 at 4:45 p. m.
 MT. Horton had been an inmate Of the hospital for the past ten days where he was finally persuaded to go by his friends much against his own wishes. Death was caused by heart failure and the patient was also the victim of Brights disease.
 Mir Horton had been in poor health since last winter when he had a sev- ere attack of the flu. At the April term of court he was in a weekend ed condition and against the advice of his physician attended the court term and was engaged in the trial of several important cases.
 In the early summer Mr.. Horton went to Tennessee and Kentucy to- re-cuperate having previously an nounced that he would be candidate in the Democratic primary for Sup erior Judge. He returned to Clifton about six weeks ago and although not very strong entered upon strenuous campaign for the nomina tion.
 Following horseback trip to Eagle Creek three weeks ago he returned to Clifton and since that time failed rapidly
 Relatives from Tennessee are ex- pected in Clifton today and the body of the deceased will be taken to Hur- ricane Mills, Tenn, for interment beside the grave of his wife.
 On Thursday morning members of the bar met. in the court room, Judge F. B. Laine presiding. On motion of A. R. Lynch, Esq, committee with Hon. H. A. Elliott was appointed e. a of brother E. " Horton and the res -olution ordered spread upon the minutes of the court. As further mark of respect Court was adjourned for the day.
 Everett Victor Horton was born in Maxwell, Tenn. Sept. 14th, 1880 and was the son of Francis NJ. and Margaret Horton. The father was a farmer and his death occurred on the old homestead in Tennessee in 1914. The mother died in January 1915. There were eleven children in the family but MT. Horton was the only one who made his home in the west. With the exception of two. who have passed away, the other sisters and brothers are living in Tennessee.
 Everett Horton was reared upon the homestead and acquired his edu- CaClon III I0S nelSHUOTlHS puDiII schools, graduating from High School at the age of fourteen. He first engaged in teaching in the public schools and later attended Burrit College at Spencer. Tennessee, where he took literary course, complet- ing his studies in 1899 when he was nineteen years of age. He then re- stunned his teaching, securing a DO sition in the High School at Max we'll and gaining a place of promin- ence in educational circles. rising to a position as principal of the High School at Guntersville, Ala.
 When he abandoned teaching he removed to New Mexico and made his home at Roswell until 1903. In the following year he came to Clifton securing a position as book-keepe1 with The Arizona Copper Company He acted in this capacity until 19Ot when he returned to Tennessee with the intention of studying law. h furtherance of this ambition he en tered Vanderbilt University at Nash vile and completed in a year and 8 half the prescribed course, returning to Clifton in 1907 with the degree of LIB.
 He opened an office in Clifton where he was for a time associated with John R. Hampton and ther spent two years in Metcalf, return ing again to Clifton at the end o that time.
 When Greenlee county was or ganiZed as a separate county in 19ll MT. Horton was the first county at torney in the new county by appoint ment by the Board of Supervisor: and was afterwards elected to th' position.
 On the 18th of December MT Horton was married to Miss Kathrin' Jean Anderson, a native of Waverly Tenn. Mrs Horton died in Clifton few years ago. Two sons were bori one of whom survives the father.
 By his close application to busl ness MT Horton had accumulated small fortune and in addition leave several thousand dollars life in surance.
 RESOLUTION
 A brother lawyer, honored am esteemed by all members of this ba and of the bar of the state of Ar zona. endeared to the people of thl County by his courteous manner, hl kindly spirit and human sympathle$ learned, earnest and honorable i the high practice of the law, ofte trusted by his fellowmen in pubil office and ever true and loyal to hi trust, has answered and nobly rei bonded to the Last Summons of tn most Supreme Judge.
 Sincerely mourning the loss of tn Bar and the people of the Count of Greenlee, State of Arizona, hay suffered in the passing on of tn Honorable Everett Victor Horton
 BE TT AND TT IS HEREBY RI SOLVED, That as a fitting tribut to the memory of our Departe Brother, the Superior Court of tn State of Arizona in and for the Cou'