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Show "BILL" JONES DIES SUDDENLY W. L. Jones, who for the past four years has made this territory as traveling travel-ing salesman for Relger & Llndly, of ; Salt Lake, died in the capital city ' " Saturday morning following an opera- . " tlon for peritonitis. "Bill," as ho was ' familiarly known, was of largo stature, apparently strong constitution, in good flesh, scarcely- past forty, if that, and when seen hero threo weeks ago 1 ' looked good for a long and healthful 1 ' life. However,, I1I3 close friends knew 1 tiiat he was ailing and that a short 1 time ago a trip to New York City for B s medical advice convinced him that H sooner or later an operation would have to be performed. New York U physicians urged that ho wait until H cool weather for the operation. A Bra week ago he' was out on ono of his fiuttr? trips, was taken 111 very suddenly and fcr to got hlra to Salt Lake it was ncces- Rf' sary to drive two days by stage. Tho III operation was performed at the Holy fXj Cross Hospltal'Frlday evening and tic H died early on Saturday morning, in The news brought greatest sadness k herp. Mr. Jones was a big-hearted, K jovial fellow, apparently light-hearted, jjJQ and with an ever-present laugh that was contagious. 13111 sold whiskey, but no ono here ever saw him under Its Influence. He always had a good story to tell, but it was not dissolute. He was one of thoso fellows from whom radiated life and sunshine. Hill was "white," a man who was appreciated ap-preciated by all who knew him, and throughout'thls inter-mountain country coun-try ho was well known. His death brings sincerest grief to a host of friends, of whom tho writer is glad to number himself ono. |