Twin Falls County ID Archives News.....DEATH OVERTAKES HEALTH SEEKER December 17, 1909
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Twin Falls News  December 17 1909 December 17, 1909
VICTM OF TUBERCULOSIS DIES IN LODGING HOUSE
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Was Apprehensive of the end of Life, and Had Asked to Be Taken Home, but 
Relative Arrived Too Late to Perform That mission.
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 J. Owen Mason was found dead on the floor of his room in the Colorado house, 
in this city, at 7 o"clock last Sunday morning, by one of the other lodgers; 
and, inasmuch as the indications were that no one had been present when the 
unfortunate man breathed his last, Coroner Charles J. Walker was notified.
 During the investigation which followed the coroner questioned R. B. Feltner, 
Albert Barsch, and John Williams, and from these sources it appeared that 
mason was a victim of lung trouble, with which he had suffered seriously for 
some time.
 With the assistance of Dr. W. H. Wilson, Coroner Walker subsequently examined 
the remains and decided that an inquest was unnecessary. An autopsy was held, 
however, at H. E. Hunt & Company's morgue, during which it was determined that 
death was due to pulmonary tuberculosis.
 In efforts to learn what should be done with the remains the coroner learned 
that mason had been wiring his brother-in-law, Charles H. Randayys, at 
Bremerton, Wash., asking to be taken home, inasmuch as he was growing weaker 
from his illiness. In response to these messages the brother-in-law had 
started for Twin Falls last Saturday for the purpose of taking Mason home. He 
arrived here Monday evening on this mission without knowing that death had 
overtaken his relative, and was first informed of the fact here by strangers.
 While it was intended at first to ship the remains to Bremerton for interment 
in the family burial plot, it was later decided to hold the funeral here 
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. H. W. Parker officiating.
 J. Owen Mason was 25 years of age and had been here seeking health since last 
September.

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