Show Co B Cook Died bied at Havana 1 April 14 1925 I Memorial Service Will Be Se Held At My Myton ton Sunday I April 26 1925 at 11 0 O'clock cl k A. A AM A.M. It Is is' doubtful It if an any piece of news new's could be received in the Uintah basIn basin basin ba ba- sin to cause a more general and sympathetic sorrow than that that received Tuesday of the death of ot Charles Challes Booker Cook at Havana Cuba on April 14 14 th Information is lacking as to the tho details of his hia death despite every effort on the part of the Free Press and friends to receive some by raph raphy A letter received from his brother Rev J. J A. A Cook of Randal Randal- man N. N C. C stated that he had been Informed of the illness of his brother brothel broth- broth ei er by the Masonic lodge of at Havana on Ap April il and the tho next da day a telegram informed him of or the death and requested requested- directions for disposition disposition dispo dispo- tj of the remains x v M l Since the Cuban laws laws laws' require e that a bod body must lie be interred within within within with with- in twenty four hours Rev Mr Ir CooK Cool telegraphed instructions that he be b buried with Masonic rights fie H funeral funeral taking place Wednesday April Charles Book Booker r Cook Coole was born at II ills 1 11 c Carrol county Virginia Oct 1863 1863 Five livo sisters and two brothers survive re him They are arc rev nev J. J A. A Cook Coole Randleman N. N O. O Mrs M M. M J J. J Crist Canton N N. C. C j t Mrs J Jos os Wright Rog le i Tenn eun I Mrs hs J. J J. J C. C Postell Gilkey N. N C. C Mrs t b bp Td Tenn Mrs Irs Virginia Eaton Star Star- fordsVille Va I E. E J. J Cook Bristol Tenn r Mr 1 Cook first entered the Uintah basin in 1905 coming to Vernal to accept a position on the Vernal Express Express Ex Ex- press under Dan Hillman Isis His work I in that se section tion gave him a wide acquaintance ac ac- and man many warm frien friends aC 1 In 09 1909 he took up a homes homestead teal three miles west of Myton From that time until 1912 he made this I his home publishing during this j I period a booklet entitled The Thin I 2 W Wealth alth of the thc Uintah Basin Dasin From 1912 until March 1915 he hea a aln worked at the Vernal Express r r s gning that position to accept the them m and editorial chair ot of th the Myton lyton Free Press which he lIe helped helped help help- ed d to promote Except for a short vacation in 1917 when ho visited relatives and ana friends near his boyhood home his Ills energy and effort hue hits been used sef in the o oi of the Uin- Uin t basin and the Dayton Myton My ton Free Press Always a leading factor in th the promotion of ot any boosting enter- enter false his work gave him perhaps a wider acquaintance than any mar in tho the basin While he never ranor ran raa Tor or office in any capacity his sound viewpoint viewpoint and energetic work gave gaye Mini him im a prominent position in the political po po- ii party with which he affiliated i I Before Before- leaving on what he he- expected ex ox- p to be bo a six months vacation trip 11 Cook placed his business connections in excellent shape His trip starting Feb took him to California where 1 ere re he lie spent some Wee weeks s thence o Panama by water spending cons considerable time studying tho tho byways Many interesting letters let ler- rt rs received ex express ress his thorough enjoyment of the trip It was on ti- ti 1 last lat lap of or th the trip next was wasE E 1 l a l taken t him int to t lils fold o-ld o ll J i ih No Nohh th Ciro ins t tat d tv overtook over over- r- r took him member of Basin Mr Ir Cook was a Lodge N No 20 F. F and A. A M. M I. I a trustee trustee trustee trus trus- tee of tho the Myton Presbyterian church and a member of ot the Myton commercial club and his loss to these organizations as well as the community will be greatly greath felt Memorial l services will be held atthe at atthe atthe the Presbyterian church Sunday Sunda April at 1100 o'clock a. a am a.m. m. m at which his many many- friends will pay payI I shim I him honor |