Show sudden death of joseph P griggs prominent res resident e nt of eur eureka ka passed away last wednesday morning was ill but a few hours funeral this evening A wave of sorro v is a i bep rig over the city becic of fie vie d ath of joseph P griggs and the sympathy of the whole community goes out to the sorrowing wi wt e the fatherless children and to the others who were near and dear to th the deceased joseph P griggs has been a aromi nent figure in this city for several years and no death of r c nt ut years has been such a shock to the people of eureka he ile was pro prominent be cause of it a many ag rig ties it a ener energetic betic and persistent ef forts to ass st at in the betterment of our city and the interest that he haa has always taken in the bione tione with which he was affiliated we shall miss joseph I 1 griggs but the memory of his life will be cherished while mr air grigs health hai had not been the best d tring the past few fea months he be seldom complained and on wednesday morning of th a week meek he went to his work as usual as an engineer for the may day mm min after he had lowered the men aid done other work his condition be I 1 came so serious that foi boiman man wilman or carter secured a rig ail and hid had mr air griggs removed to h a home lie ile died an hour or to t so later and the physicians who attended him state that death resulted from heart trouble a weakness of the heart muscles the deceased wa was brn at sal na may county tenness e 41 years year sago ago lie ile came to utah with hig big parents in the fam ly cocat n at parson pason mr air gr ggs w wis is married at that p ace to miss versi ersa simons aid ten bears ears a ago 0 he moved h b g s family to eureka lie ile haa has been connected with th ma pay and un ie le sam mines as black emith and later as engineer and dur ing it a e here has taken an active part tart in the affairs of the cita cit being elected to the city codicil oi ot the socialist ticket ht the 1411 1911 clot tion ils II 11 s term was for fo ir years and consequently h was the hold continued ol 01 1 last page A ak kam asat sudden death of jos P griggs contin Conti continued nied aed from first page over councilman when the present city officers took up their duties last january both former mayor mitchell mi and mayor hugo Dep rezin speak very highly of mr griggs abil ty as a public official lie he had a keen un der stand ng 01 0 the city a needs and his judgement jud gement has been of great val va I 1 ue during hl h a connection with the city government ahe I 1 he deceased is t survived by his wife three children his father and seven brothers brother and sisters the it V J t A 16 4 children are maynard age 17 years delia della age 15 and norville age 11 the brothers brothers and sisters are robert C gr grinea ap of L lyman man wo arch e 7 gr griggs g a and henry G grigs griggs both 0 of f E Ev 1 1 asto wyo albert W griggs of S ring r ville boscoe roscoe griggs of knightville Knight ville wyo mrs nettie ivin cher of paix and mrs mary f wilson of Abraham utah the tile was a member of t the he e I 1 T gintic tintic district miners un on the local loca Modge of the knights of byth aa as and the odd fello is a lodge at payson funeral services are to be held at the L D S church in th a s city to night at 7 30 the remains will mill be shipped to payson for burial |