Show I M. M P. P IS Of AD AI PRICE I Was Attorney for Utah Fuel Co for 17 Years Funeral in S. S L. L Tuesday Mark ark Pomeroy raffet Braffet widely known Utah morning at his hi's his h hone me i 1 ice at atthe atthe the age of 56 Death sas as due to pneumonia contracted on Christmas christmas Christ Christ- mas day following an illness of several months Mr Braffet was born in Illinois April 12 and had been a resident resident resi- resi dent of Utah since 1892 when he came cameto t this tate as a telegrapher and station agent on the Denver Rio Grande railroad He was station station sta- sta tion agent at Scofield when elected to the office of clerk of Carbon count county the first to be elected to that position succeeding H. H A. A Nelson Nelson Nel Nel- son a federal appointee During his term as clerk he studied law and was admitted to the bar in the late nineties He practiced his profession slon sion in Price until 1900 when he came came- came to to Salt Lake as attorney for forthe forthe the Utah Fuel company dUri g which connection of seventeen years he made an enviable reputation lie He practiced before all the state courts and the United States supreme court Following his resignation as Utah Fuel company attorney he formed a partnership with S. S A. A King and Russell G. G returning to private ate practice in Price three years later and during the recent past was associated with R. R K Patterson Patter Patter- son of Moab Mr 11 Braffet was active active ac- ac tive in the and industrial life of Utah and his holdings In real estate coal and oil lands are said to be extensive In 1915 Mr Braffet was president of the Salt Lake Stock exchange Mr 11 Braffet is survived by his widow a daughter Mrs R. R F. F White of Oakland two sons n. n I. I Braffet of Price and J. J II H. Braf et of Oakland Oakland Oak Oak- land a brother W. W C C. Braffet of Salt Lake and two sisters Mrs S.D. S.D. S. S D. D Stevens or of Aurora Ill and Mrs E. E B. B Partain of San Francisco The body will he brought to Tuesday and funeral services vIll be held at the Evans E Early mortuary mor- mor chapel conducted by the Rev Elmer I. I Goshen Burial will be In Mt 1 Olivet cemetery |