The diamond drill., 1922-01-20

Passed Away Suddenly After an
Operation at A Chicago Hos
pItaI For Appendicitis

pltaI For Appendicitis
A message from Chicago to Mr.. and
Mrs. Alex Peters OF this village last
Tuesday about noon advised them Of
the passing from this life OF their
SON, James Peters, who died at a
Chicago hospital that forenoon.
Jimmie" as he was affectionately
called was sent TO the Chicago hos
pital from Houghton where he was
attending the Michigan College OF
Mines as a World War veteran under
the soldiers vocational act. He was
really In the control OF the federal
government under the vocational act
which accounts for his not having had
the operation performed at some Of
the nearby hospitals.
l.. ". Johnson, a brother-in-law
went to Chicago from Iron River i'm
mediately upon the receipt OF the
news and attended 10 the remains at
Chicago and accompanied them back
to Alpha where they arrived yester-
day and were met by a detail or
Legion men from Alpha and Crystal
Falls. The remains were taken to the
home OF his parents and from there
will be taken tomorrow to Iron
Mountain for burial in the cemetery
at that place.
The remains while here are In the |
charge OF the Legion but win be
taken care after leaving here by the |
Masons and will be buried by that |
order, the deceased having been
member of the Crystal Falls lodge.
Jimmie Peters was born at Iron
Mountain in April 1896, making him
nearly 81 years of age. His young life
was spent at Iron Mountain where he
attended the city schools and later
on he learned telegraphy and came TO
division, of the North
be one of the best operators on the
Western road. He was for several
years an operator at Crystal Falls,
resigning his position there to enter
Uncle Sans army He was assigned
10 the signal corps and did excellent
work with his division in France. He
was mustered out OF the army in the
winter Of 1919 and returned TO his
post at Crystal Falls.
Two years ago he decided to try h
,ut the western section OF the U. S.
Ind went TO Arizona. whittier his per-
snts had moved about year prev
GUS 10 that time. He got years ,
cave OF absence and went TO Arizona /
where he engaged in railroad work !
,ut soon decided that the west was |
lot 20 his liking. He returned TO his /
position at Crystal Falls and held It
intil last fall when he decided to q
axe advantage of the governments ,
vocational training offer. {
He was assigned 10 the Houghton {
,ollege OF Mines and was getting on !
cry nicely with his work there when c
aiken with appendicitis
Jimmie visited his parents here
Turing the holiday and was looking I
nd feeling good. Shortly after his re- I
urn to Houghton he was taken with I
severe attack and It was decided h
hat he should go To Chicago for an I
operation. The case is reported TO
AVE been an aggravated one requir- I
ng two operations. He died while in I
he second operation. I
Jimmie" was universally liked [
md his death came as a great shock
o the people OF the community as {
veil as to those who knew him at 1
,rystal Falls. He was engaged to be
nerried to a Crystal Falls girl in }
he near future. S
He is survived by his parents, and h
hree sisters. Mrs. l.. V. Johnson, OF /
ron River. Mrs. Roy Weeks and
Kisses Viola. Emma. lone and by {
wo brothers, Harold and Oswald OF \
Alpha.