| Show sandberg at rest washington dec 6 ono one of the greatest and caddest shocks this town toun ever received was experienced thursday last when word came from lodena that will sandberg had been ailed that morning by a live wire while at work at the electric electr to pow er plant just how it happened will never be known ag as he was alone at the time A short time after he be had gone to work the electrician entered the room and found him in a sitting joau re just as he had fallen when struck all means to revive him were unavailable as he had been dead for some time the shock being a very heavy one death was as instantaneous the wire which killed him wad nas but five fire feet high the untimely of this young man has gloom over the whole town as will was loved and respected by oy all ill especially ally was nas he be a great favorite among mong a the young people hia his family which consists of parents three sisters and three brothers are heartbroken he ile wag was almost idolized b them having worked in iii the washington flour mill since early boyhood almost his whole life was spent at home and he be did much toward making that home the happy olace ilace it has been he was an ideal son and brother always cheerful and loving and especially kind and considerate of his devoted mother and a loving companion to both brothers and sisters A month before his death he left homo home to seek employment tho the morning after he reached home a corpse his bister recci received ed a letter from him written the night before his death it was a bright cheery encouraging letter saying he was well and happy and liked his work very verr well but was so anxious to see them all at home that he would soon be home to do BO so said ho be had just fini finished hed a long letter to his brother at mayfield and one to his betrothed at the same place funeral services were held in the school house saturday at one it was isas one of the saddest and most impressive occasions e ever er witnessed here the hou house c was nas beautifully decorated with flowers the choir led by and andrew rew sproul jr rendered several song very sil betly the speakers were nere bishop andrew sprowl hyrum larson lewis bastian arthur Pax inan andrew sprowl jr and bishop calvin hall the cortege which followed the hearse to the was a very large one the grave grae when made was x as so entirely covered nith flowers flow era that not a spot of earth could be seen the stake relief bouett ladies came over oer to attend the funeral also mr and mrs neils sandburg and family from st george and mrs L S conger |
