Show AND EO George C Bates at one time United States District Attorney for Utah has finally given up the ghost and left this world that was so full of joy and sorrow of gaiety and distress of triumphs and defeats A Denver dispatch this issue of THE HERALD tells of the old mans death and also relates something of his lifes story Judge Bates was a queer combination Nature intended him for a great man but some of the elements were lacking and their place taken by material out of which scrubs arc created the result was a being who at times was brilliant and commandingstanding above his fellows attracting attention and exciting admiration admir-ation and at other times a person who was the direct opposite to the above The ordinary man could not help loving Bates dearly one day and as heartily despising him the next In Utah he did some good and much harm and as a result his friends here are nothing like so numerous as his enemies But he has gone and we hope to a better existence for his lot here was anything but joyous during the past twentyfive years of life |