Show Prominent Vernal Resident Killed By y Falling Tree John Glenn of Vernal one of the most familiar figures In Northe Northeastern stern Utah died a tragic death Wednesday morning at Ouray Mr 11 Glenn and Perr Perry Dean of Ft Duc Duchesne e started out our on Monday morning for th the Glenn ranch near Chipeta grove a station on the auto line of the Uintah railway about twelve miles east of Ouray to gather up some farm machinery which was to be disposed of or An unavoidable delay forced them to make camp for tor forthe forthe the night when about half halt way between between between be be- tween Ft Duchesne and the ranch A fire built in the hollow of a large cottonwood tree burned all night Next morning they awoke at break of day but decided It was too early to get up hp They noticed that the fire in the tree had crept up to the forks Corks and was eating Its way Into the large largo limb hanging over them Mr Glenn remarked mat It would not last much longer No sooner had the tho words left his mouth than the limb came down and struck him on the and Dean on the leg Dean not much hurt Immediately immediately immediately Im im- im- im mediately went to the aid of his companion A hurried examination revealed the brok broken n skull As soon as possible the injured man was removed to Ouray where 24 hours after the horrible accident be he died The body was removed to Vernal for burial John Glenn was one of the oldest of the old timers For years he traveled up and down and across this great Uintah basin He knew v it like a book he loved It it he had an abiding faith In its future prosper ty For years he was engaged In surveying abstracting and buying and selling land He owned In various various various vari vari- ous parts of tho basin thousands of or acres a great deal of which was purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased at the sales of land laud which had hadnot hadnot hadnot not been homesteaded Dec Deceased ased was about 65 66 years old and is survived by the wife wite and three daughters n nv 0 |