| Show WELL KNOWN BASiN Gl CITIZEN DIES John UC Superintendent h t Dies Su Suddenly 1 of Heart Failure John McAndrews passed away at athis athis athis his homo home in Vernal Utah Thursday evening about G 30 o'clock o'clock- October 6 G 1927 1937 II Heart art failure was the immediate immediate im im- med mediate ate cause ause of death deth Mr drews h had d been duck ting ji during t dm lug the day and nd returned node l late t inthe in inthe hi hithe the evening apparently in his u ua health as he had always been a strong healthy active man and and his sudden death was a severe sh shock ck lo to his family as well as qS to his many friends lIe He is survived by his wife Cora McAndrews and n 1 two daught daughters rs Mary and Helen Barbara alu aud one grand child hilel Luc Lucian an Matthew His His- daughter Mary is the wife of L. L C. C Sprague vice president of oC the Railway company compan and Asphaltum As- As c company mp His Ills youngest daughter laughter Helen Darbara n 1 draws drews has recently graduated front University sit of or California Berkeley California ands and with her m mother wasat was wasal at al the bedside of or her lieu father when the end camel camei Mrs Irs l Ial Mary MeAn Sprague Brews now now living at aL Mack Colorado was wa not hot present at her fathers death death- and her husband Mr 11 Sprague was in iii New York Soul City but was vas duly advised of the sudden death eath of f his wife's father and isnow isnow is isnow now homo home Mr 11 s 's former or 01 childhood home was in ill Leavenworth Kansas and his only brother is no now 0 to lo pay his his' last respert t lo to his den dead a in Funeral services were vere held at tho the St. St Joseph in rues day lay Oct at ten Johnny McAndrews was born Dec 5 at Madison l Indiana and when he w was s- s 7 year cars oC of ii hh his parents m moved ved to lo Kansas ansas where he lie received his early education At At the tho age of oC l 17 years lie he accepted a a position with ther the tIle r p master Cartel d department it ho the government troops then then moving mo Into ino Oklahoma Indian Indian country He lie ii with and nd in the sei so ice of or orthe the quartermaster f department t iii ii 1883 1353 hein being in almost St all J- J of t f the frontier engagements engagements' with vilh the lie In Indians Indians Indians In- In In iii the early days dars In 1881 h he lie was is j lieu herder herde at t t the tho Oar ay Indian a to look lock after the then large hel herd 1 of oC of cattle at t 1 I f it o t for tl the purpose I of feeding the y li Indians In- In t tU Cans ns and and later Ul o r rh on the thc reservation r He re remained rep 10 in th the thle h Indian dl r s service l' l Ce t al rit Ouray until linH until 1592 l li I si I CW to accept a posH positron p with t t tho Uintah l Railway then tlc st starling the c construction o of u lliO Q Uintah Uintah Railway a from Mack I cl Colorado a o t. t lo to D Dragon a o J Ut Utah Ulah h. h When hen the l' l road was was y s' s completed e ed and the wagon lino lIno- built in in hf c con connection coil coil- il ir from i Di Dragon n t to ii Vernal Bernal ll h he became superintendent t pr of the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road and the tho freight t and line and for several years ears years was was the tho Uw contractor for delivering n the govern govern- government I ment mail over this this' 1 line lino to Vernal Ft Duchesne and basin points Johnny McAndrews was one oile ot of the best known and and o i men in the I I I Uintah basin having ha ing been beon a le resident J of ot r courtly county C si since 7 Tills dealings with wilh leis r fellow fellow J luau l 1 was was s al al- 1 I as l honorable anil square and s square square- lua c Ho- Ho leaves his tIis wife ire two da daughters on one grandchild and and- andone olie one s ll ll l 1 to mourn hi his d death and no i bettor better er families can be he found in any coup coup- try tn Vo o can truthfully sa say the tho has 0 been better betler by Johnny T McAndrews having lived li In it lt |
