Show INSTANTLY KILLED Jrakeman Seegmiller Run Over by a Rio Grande Western Freight So Caught His Toot on a Guard Rail antI Was Almost Cut in TwoA Coroners Inquest Piiovo March HFred Seegrniller a i brakeman employed on the Rio Grande Western railway was ran over and killed by a freight train at Springvillo today about 12 oclock A local freight train 2 < o 21 was switching in the yard and the brakeman gave a signal for the engi nter to back up as the train backed 4 Seegmiller also walked backward and caught his heel in a guard rail which was not blocked falling to the ground Before Be-fore he could scarcely make a struggle the train passed over his body cutting him diagonally across and killing him almost instantly Railroad men picked him up placed him on a stretcher and sent the body to Salt Lake 1 A coroners inquest was held and a verdict ver-dict given to the effect that the deceased came to his death by being run over while making coupling at the Rio Grande yards A conductor who is familiar with the details of the affair stated that no blame c uld be attached to the railroad company for not having the guard rail blocked us it was not customary to keep them so and in fact impracticable I The deceased was a single man who hails from Dayton 0 has been railroading railroad-ing in the west for several years and has a brother in Denver Col Since working for the Rio Grand Western West-ern railway his headquarters have been in L Salt Lake city NEW BATHIXG RESORT Mr Dallin of Springville passed I through Provo today on his way to Geneva Gen-eva a new bathing resort he is constructing construct-ing on the shores of Utah lake about ten miles north of Provo In conversation with that gentleman it was learned that an expenditure of probably 100000 would be made for the improvement of this resort re-sort during the spring months He was very enthusiastic over the outlook be V lierju he is in possession of the best prospective resort in central Utah It is located on the line of the Rio Grande Western and rumor in Provo has it that that company is interested in the enterprise At present a threestory hotel is in the course of completion besides a long row of bath houses Every preparation is being made to capture a good share of business during the coming bathing season sea-son THE PROVO MIKSTREIS The Provo Minstrel company just returned re-turned from a very successful tour through the counties laying on the east They are a jolly set of boys and made a great hit in the country towns Bob Cunningham is a natural born minstrel man and would be considered no ham in a first class company Preparations are being made for their appearance in Provo in the near future Hon Samuel R Thurman went to Salt Lake today on legal buisness William Probert who has been a prominent prom-inent figure in Democratic and financial circles in Provo for some years past is preparing to remove to Millard county his former home His resignation as city councilman was handed in at the last session of that body |