Show 11 TAFT IS KILLED meets death in a Raili railroad oad accident wib was kopul it dembei of tile iek ielli I 1 tim flo aiom D 11 baj lle lie alln it 0 also alo killed in the people of tins this pirt of the state wele scie painful lj shocked last fridly night upon receipt of the terrible intelligence telli gence that seth taft tive in the legislature from banc wa nl county hid been killed in a i the hard to obtain at first but it ts as thit mr tift with otal of the legislature f hid blen bien bi en un on a trip to bingham and thit ts is the p pirt part art vas return returning inc over oer the copper belt line about 5 31 30 an ore car which had blaken loose from another train behind the legis legislature latre special bumped into the litkei ml ali taft nd ind a herald li ii porter named clint B leigh were thrown n from then on a 1 flat cir to the ground mr leigh anas as instant instantly Iv killed ml taft was as iun by the engine and his legs terribly mangled mAngI cd ile he lived for about two tn 0 hours after the tragedy word was immediately sent to rici field of the affair and 1 i I mi sm nger out to bear atar the awful news to his family at tile the body was brought down from silt lake sunday a funeral il pirt itt in a special car ing it the pirty consisted of senator BrinL brinkerhoff erhoff of nf aimery emery representatives es dorius donus of 13 jensen of sever ind and meek mecks it r y 0 va 1 f 4 79 4 F HON SETH TAFT of kane sargeant at arms W R thompson of the house L 0 taft a brother and wife and two daughters of provo mrs R A barney of annabelli and mrs glorge george E howe of provo sister in laws of the deceased mrs barney and mrs howe and the two mi maises oseg taft remained here while the other members of the party continued the journey with the boda bod on to thurber the start fur for mr tafts home N was as made almost immediately upon the arrival of the train burrville Burr ville v as reached the first night where a hilt balt was made until the next net morning the party reached thurber monday afternoon when the funeral servie services cs were held femoral services were held in the legiel legis legislature iture liture monday afternoon and man tributes of respect and c t cem were paid the deceased member mr taft was born in salt lake in 1860 ile he was a son of bishop tift he rebind in salt lake until isa when he moved to thurber county count and has been engaged in farming aldstock and stock raising ile he was an enterprising man and did a great de dell ded d to promote the welfare of his county counts and advance the interests of her people helas he was elected to tile the legislature last fall and on the convening of that body he at once won on a warm place in the hearts of his colleagues by his rugged honesty upright sincerity and lofty patriotism his death was vaas a distinct loss among h hs his s fellow legislators and is kenly keenly flit felt mr tafts death is deeply felt by the people of wayne county and scirce sc ly less by the people of this county all who knew him hid h id the greatest respect for the in in the leaves a wife right eight eb children ildren and an aged mother living at thurber and a brother at provo L 0 taft on behalf of the family of the deceased and himself asks the reaper to express the heartfelt thanks of th these relatives to the people of and WI county who li hie ave nd ind comfort to them in the of the body from richfield to its last ilici |