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Show CITIZENS . THREATENED THREAT-ENED WITH DEATH W THE BLACK HAND. U, T. and John Reynolds of Springville arc Given Warning Warn-ing that they Will be Killed Before New YearsOfficers Now Working on Case. "II. T. Reynolds, nnd your brother John, you ore doomed to die. "You wi" be shot nnd your store will be burned. You know me, but you don't know I am in town. I nm tlib until o person ns lent you tlio otlier warning. I will get ynu yet. If the marshal attempts to Interfere lie will get bis. You and your brother will be killed at once." Tlio above is part oi the language which appenrcd on part of an envelopo which was pasted on the window of II. T. Ileynolds itore lost evening. The day before postal card had been received bearing about the same reading. Both threatB were written in red ink and were unonymous. The notices, ns will be seen, asserted that the two men will be killed at once and really had the appearance of meaning business. After consulting with a number of friends the men decided that there was no use of taking nny chances consequently reported the matter to the local marshal and Utah county ollicers. II. T. Reynolds Rey-nolds went to Salt Luke yesterday (ml reported the matter to the federal fed-eral authorities who will the matter up on tlio grounds that threatening missives of this kind are not allowed allow-ed to be dent through the mails. Mr. II. T. Reynolds told the . Democrat this morning that he had no idea why the mun should waut to kill him or his brother. He said it may be some demented person, per-son, but there is no use in taking nny chances. Precaution will be taken in the mutter and the ollicers W at this time making a search for pp individual of questionable character char-acter who was seu noap Spriugville the labt few days, |