MCLINDEN, James W.

Arizona Daily Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Friday, December 08, 1905 Funeral Announcement-- The funeral of the late James W. McLinden, who died from heart disease in the restaurant of the Scopel hotel on Tuesday evening last, will take place from the undertaking parlors of H. M. Maus and Co., on Saturday morning next at 10 o’clock. Services will be held in the Catholic church, from whence the remains will be taken to the citizens’ cemetery, where interment will take place. ------------------------------------- Arizona Weekly Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Friday, December 8, 1905, page 10 A Prescott Pioneer Dropped Dead on Street Last Tuesday Tuesday evening about 7:30 o'clock and aged and highly respected resident of this county by the name of James McLinden and familiarly called 'Neighbors,' dropped dead in the Scopel restaurant while he was eating his supper. He had only been in town a short time when he went down the steps and sat down at one of the tables in the place. Suddenly he lurched to one side and fell on the floor stone dead. Heart failure was the cause of the sudden demise. 'Neighbors,' as he was known to everybody, was one of the old-time residents of the county and resided on Groom creek for many years. He was watchman of some mining property and stayed at the property most of the time, coming to Prescott when when in need of provisions at Camp Deceased was a veteran of the Oregon Indian wars, and was also an Indian fighter in the early days of the settlement of this country. He had resided here for 30 years or more, only going back to visit his relatives in New York wants, and that was three years ago. At the present time the relatives of deceased residing in Chicago and are well to do. It was currently believe that Mr. McLinden was also well off. He was known to lend money on several occasions. He was a tall man aged 70-5 years, and had three tiered. He walked with a decided limb. Prescott Herald ----------------------------------------- Arizona Weekly Journal Miner, Prescott, Arizona Territory Wednesday, December 13, 1905, page 7 Called By Death While Eating Supper (From Wednesday's Daily) Well eating supper last evening about 7:15 o'clock in the restaurant of the Scopel hotel, in company with a friend, James McLinden suddenly expired with but even exchanging a word with his companion. Dr. R. I. Looney was hastily summoned, and pronounced the cause of death to be heart failure and old age. Justice of the Peace Talbot was notified, and i impaneled a coroner's jury to inquire into the case, which returned a verdict in accordance with the facts as above stated. The deceased was about 76 years of age. He came to this section about 31 years ago, and has been engaged in various capacities in and around mines and mills ever since. He was a veteran of the Modoc war of Oregon in 1854, and for his services rendered at that time received a small pension, the application for which you forwarded yesterday before the grim reaper gathered him in. He was a man of magnificent stature in his early years, was of age genial and good-natured disposition, and was esteemed and beloved by all who enjoyed his acquaintance. His remains were taken in charge by the H. H. Maus undertaking establishment. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. Transcriber's note: Mr. Linden is buried at the Citizens Cemetery in Prescott, Arizona and his exact gravesite is unknown.