Show UTAH MOM fit IS KILLED I 1 MEXICO word was received in salt lake yesterday of the accidental death on monday at colonga juarez mexico ot alma platte 70 years of age and a pioneer ot utah the telegram announcing tho death ot mr received by his brother david twenty first south street said the team he was driving plunged an embankment and the horses also were killed mr was a son of george and fanny who came to utah in 1850 lie was born on the platte river in nebraska when he was 8 days old the wagon in which the family was crossing the stream capsized and the mother and child were thrown into the water they were rescued and the babe after re was christened by the accompanying compa nying bishop alma platte utah survivors of mr are a brother moroni and a sister mrs of a alster ln law mrs katy mecham of mantl and david of salt lake A son david was murdered in el paso texas iff 1917 and another son ernie was slain in mexico tie following year salt lake tribune |