Show PROBE BEGUN IN TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DEATH Former City Councilman and State Legislator Killed by Street Car Police Friday were investigating I Ithe the death of Oliver Hodgson 81 Of East Eighth South street former Cormer city councilman and state legislator who was killed Thursday night when struck b by a street car as he walked across Ninth South street at Third East street streeL Mr Hodgson who was a prominent contractor and und churchman was killed when he walked diagonally across the tracks from the south curb according according ac according ac- ac cording to police reports W. W E. E Wilson Stratford avenue motorman of the car told police he was stopping the car when Mr Hodgson Hodg Hodg- son walked in front of it The car was going cast east on Ninth South street at the time Preliminary police investigation revealed revealed re re- re the car stopped at once continuing continuing con con- only four our yards after aHer striking the victim TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Mr Hodgson was taken to the city emergency hospital by a passing motorist motorist mo mo- but was pronounced dead on arrivaL A fractured skull was found to have caused his death Patrolman Clarence T. T Wilson who investigated the mishap said the motorman of ot the car was blameless Mr Hodgson was born In Yorkshire Yorkshire York York- shire England March 8 8 1850 a son of Henry William Hodgson and Mar Mary Shaw Hodgson He came cameto cameto cameto to the United States in 1866 and arrived arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived in Salt Lake September 28 of that year He married Ann Pickard Hollingsworth on January 27 27 1871 and on April 12 12 1875 he married Mary Ettie Ettic Simmons Both preceded him in death Joining the pioneer building firm Continued on Fuse e Eighteen f PROBE BEGUN IN TRAFFIC DEATH Continued From PAge Thirteen of Folsom Romney shortly shorty arrived here as a carpenters carpenter's tice Mr Hodgson Hogson later became an a independent contractor handling the construction of several L. L D. D S. S church buildings one of which was the church administration building at 47 East Enst South Temple street street ACTIVE IN POLITICS The victim also was wa active in poll i pol tics and W was S affiliated with wIh the Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- part party He was elected city councilman on a fusion ticket in 1911 and served four years years In 1928 at al the age of 78 he was elected to the state stale legislature and served one term He served for eight years ears as bishop of the Third ward and nd at the time of his death he was a member of ot the high council counci of Liberty stake of the L. L L D. D S. S church Mr Hodgson is survived by five sons ons Edgar D. D Hodgson of Salt Lake Leslie Lesle S. S Hodgson of Ogden Russel Rw-el Rw B. B Hodgson of Logan and Clifford S. S Hodgson of West Palm Beach Bench Fla and two dau daughters Mrs F. F J. J Fullmer Fulmer of Salt Sal Lake and Mrs I. I B. B Hall Hail Hal of Berkeley CaL i 1 I f I 7 I S I 1 Injuries Fatal FatalI 1 p I I 11 w. w St f. f s r a 1 I OLIVER OLVER HODGSON |