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Show tiiei' d successful!'.- in his tra.de. He n. -Me! in Salt Lake for a considerable timetiP.d then moved south, where lie' best purl ef hi- life -.pent ia build-ir.g' build-ir.g' up the country and assis: ing ine ( tic '-M'slv. Itri'.n'te tri.ihfully -ahl of him thai l.e was a g.""l r.;i: teri-iics of a rusfsri-ii irnistW.Ntmin and settler. He was path-in. pWdiiig. ami nraciieal. and enjoyi-d. iir'e to a iarge degree. For a eonsiilera I U- period he -.V.I.- a resident of St. ( ieorg'c and served Jul! place as an oOioer of the peace and did much to suppress, lawlessness a !.'!.' lii? gang's of thieves that Usual-lv Usual-lv fim-rreiratc alotijr state borders. Xo one ever questioned his feariessne.-s or iiitey'rity. Mr. Sees'miller was also a successful stockraisev and hirmer. On his lands he had many fine animals and he ivas very fond and proud of them. But he ..lid not devote all of his time to an accumulation of the material things of this world. He devoted much time to Church work and has been successful therein in Kin-ope and iFexieo, being' in the latter country for several years. In politics .Mr. Seee-miller was a Republican Re-publican and was his party's nominee for the Semite from his district hist year, though he was beaten in the race by Senator Tanner. He was the first counselor to President Woolltyy of Canab Stake and had been engaged in business with him, He leaves a large family and very many friends to mourn his tragic fate. DAN SI'E(i;HIlEU KILLED; ISY AVIl.t.lA.M IIDIM'V AT tl'I'Ill:! K V l 1..WI' st'MIW. IDi.-Scn-r News. ! Kamtij, Ji'c.- '' '-'-'-'-' of the most l-.or-rible t!'a-'": !!' in t i.e i.i-toi y of Katie county occurred hi.ot Sunday mornittar .it Seegiiiilli-r's ranch iii L'ppcr kanab. For some years past a feud of deep bitterness has cxi-tcd b.-twemi Panic Seei-ic':;..,. .,,! Pi, neighbor, William Ilouiiiiv.-ovi.-f land and water matter, their land be contiguous and water int-re-s ves'ed in tlie Vuiiw svi-tem. Sunday rnorntjig' Mr. I '.oumly inttl-.:ct-.-.l his son to taki; the water as it v. a- hi., turn, and he would ride up to Seeg-inilier's Seeg-inilier's ami inspect the re.-ervoir, which ivas mostly constructed upon Mr. Seeg-miller's Seeg-miller's crotmd. Apparently he w is incensed in-censed at finding the reservoir empty, and rode down to Mr. SeegmillerV corral, cor-ral, tied up his horse and inquired for him at the house. Emma Seegmiiler answered Roundy, and as Icjr t-yesight is bad, did not recognize Bound y. She told Seegmiiler that a man wanted to see him. but- as Mr. Seegmiiler was lying down he requested re-quested her to ask the man in. Roundy refused to go in saying he wanted to talk with Seegmiiler, whereupon Mr. Seeg'miller got up and followed Mr. Boundy out to the barn yard. There they were, pccu to converse for a few minutes,, when a shot was fired and two of Seegmiller's hired-hands, looking' out of the window, saw Roundy fire two more shots at Seegmiiler, as the latter was running- for shelter, At the last shot he wheeled, and fell. At this, Mr. Snyder, one of Seegmiller's hands ca lled on Roundy to stop, intending to put him under arrest. Roundy replied, ''If you want me, Mr. Snyder, you will find me at my house,'' and at once left for his house. Snyder ran to assist Seegmiiler.. and Emma brought camphor bottle, etc., to revive him, but he died in about ten minutes, without speaking a word, although al-though conscious. One shot took cflect in the left shoulder, shoul-der, shattering the same in a drerdful manner; one shot entered the left side, and the last shot through the heart, all the shots coming out in front. Roundy in passing; his brother Byron's By-ron's place, called to the latter and said, "tell your father I killed Seegmiiler." He then proceeded to his barn, put up the horse he had been riding, and went into the house, inquiring of his son for his mother. He went into the kitchen and said to his wife, "Good bye: I have killed Seegmiiler, that is I have shot him three times. I am going.'' He then shook hands with his wife and his son, bidding them good bye. They prevented him from going, when he said, "Let me go quick, for Snyde.r ia after me with a gun." lie then went out to the barn, they following him to the gats, thinking to intercept him there for further particulars. While standing there they heard' a shot, and rushing to the barn found him expiring, with a bullott through Ms heart, tired by his own hand from a thirty-two caliber revolver, he having shot Seegmiiler with a forty-four Colts. Upon word reaching Kanab President Woolley and the county attorney at once repaired to the scene, impaneled a jury, and found they both came to their death as detailed above. They were buried yesterday afternoon after-noon at Upper Kanab. Presiden t Wool-ley Wool-ley and Chamberlain of Kanab and President Crosby of Panguitch, with ward officials and others being present. A deep gloom prevades cur town both men having been highly respected respect-ed and influential citizens. Kanab did not celebrate yesterday because of the tragedy. The deceased was a native of Canada but came over the Dominion line while yet a lad and drifted to New York, where he went into the harness and saddlery business, and where he identified identi-fied himself with Mormonism. He came to Utah many years ago and con- |