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Show OOOOOOO OOOOOOOO O O O COLONEL MERRITT DEAD. O O SALT LAKE CITY,, Ftah, O O Sept . S Colonel Samuel A. O O Merrit died hero today. He was O O born in Virginia 83 years ago. O O la 18 19 he went to California O O w ith the f,-old seekers and later O C on became a nw'-Her of the Cal- O O ifornia legislature. Removing O O to Idaho he tool: o,n active part O O In politics and again sat In a leg- O O islature. O O By appointment of President O O Cleveland, Colonel Merritt was O O the last Justice of the supreme O O court of the territory of I tah. O O After his retirement from the O O bench he practiced aw and serv O O t'd for many years as Democrat- O C Ic national committeeman from O O this state. Six years ano he was O 6 Injured In a street car accident O O and never regained his health. O O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO , " A |