Show THE SILENT REAPER CLAIMS this community apparently has started out to make a mortality record for it ft has been a good many years since so many deaths were recorded in the same length 0 of time as have occurred hero during the past two months each week furnishes its duoto to be announced and this week there are six in this city alone with two in willard CHRISTENA SORENSEN on thursday afternoon at the home ot of mr and mrs N S mrs christena Chrls iena sorensen was called by the angel 0 of death mrs irs sorensen had been failing practically all winter and she steadfastly refused to be taken from her little littie home corner of second north and fourth west wes t where she hied ched all alone until a few weeks ago when she was persuaded to go to the home of 0 her daughter mrs airs Christou Chri erson where she could receive better attention since then she has failed rapidly until the end came thursday the trouble was dropsy which finally reach tier her heart and claimed her life ere mrs sorensen has been a resident of BrIg frigham hain city since 1870 she camo came here from denmark in company with her husband and two wo lill lilloren dren mesdames N S Chri Christo nerson and ir 11 9 larsen and a few bears after the arrival ot of the family the husband and father passed away leaving tile the widow to rear her childred chil ch drea ildrem which she did in I 1 honor she was a woman who did not seek publicity but went around in her ter quiet way doing good all the days of 0 her life wherever sickness fastened itself upon a family in her neighborhood she was thero theris and for years in early days her services were extended in laying out the dead aati active ve in the relief society of the third ward in which she elie resided since the ward was dorgai organized itzea she was 0 onu of octha the sub aa it t 1 who be relied upon when her services were needed mrs irs sorensen was born on oil shael land out from copenhagen april 14 18 S and grew to womanhood and was married iu in her native land she and tier her lills husband band became converted to and came to utah with the company that was presided over by the late president C D fieldstead Fjeld stead as lie he turned returned rc froni from his first mission to scandinavia la in the same company was mr fr oluff petersen his father and mother and brother peter after the arrival ot of tho the amily bamily in brigham Drig ham they made their home for a time on second east street near where E K P II ll now resides later purchasing a lot down on oil fourth west street which has been the family home hoine ever since surviving sirs mrs Soren sorensen sea are arc lier her two daughters fourteen grand children and two great grand children mrs airs Chri is in bed very ill with typhoid fever having been stricken just three days after her mother was brought to her home V very ery Impress impressive he funeral services akere were hold held in the third ward chapel saturday afternoon bishops counsel lor jesse W presiding eulogistic remarks were made by elders j james ames olsen nets nels Af madsen adsen 11 II C jensen sister emma emina lee ellas elias jensen II eibert savage oluff petersen victor E madsen madsan and jesse W hoopes the musical numbers rendered by the choir were the hymns when first the glorious light of truth troth sweet nest and 0 my aly father faglier Fat lier between speakers dalsy daisy madsen adsen Nf assisted by the choir sans sang not half has ever been told the prayers were offered by elder N C hansen and abraham evans A largo cortege accompanied the remains to the cemetery the grave was dedicated by elder 11 II S lai larmeu sea there was a profusion of power and a good attendance RUBEN PETERSEN karly early sunday morning rubert huben petersen of the first ward was called hence after a few days illness with diabetes mr petersen Peters cn had been een out in wyoming I 1 jig herding sheen and came home ast last 1st week sick ile ho said be bad been drinking snow water for some time as lie he was located out on the desert and could not get any othe awater and it had affected his health ile he remained ina irked at the sheep camp until his con aillon alarmed him then ha he came home ills system was found to be in a serious condition and heroic treatment was resorted to but the disease had fastened itself upon him so tenaciously that he be failed to respond to treatment and he be passed away early sunday ni ornIng mr petersen Peters cn was a son of mrs caroline petersen Pe tereen and was 39 years of age ile he was VM married a few months ago and leaves a young wife mother and several brothers and sisters to mourn his loss funeral services were held tuesday at 3 2 in the first ward chapel bishop watkins walking presiding deceased was member of 0 the odd fellows and representatives of that order officiated as pall bearers tile tie ritual of 0 the order was also carried out at the grave thero there was vas a profusion of beautiful flowers and comforting remarks were made by elders L W anderson J W hillstrom Hnis joseph P I 1 hansen 11 S larsen pres oleen N stohl and bishop watkins the prayers were offered by charles cole and hans the musical selections were 0 aly father 1 I need thee every hour N nearer barer Ily airgood Good to T thee lice and shall we meet LAMONT VALENTINE about 7 sunday morning lamont VIc valentine ntine the 15 year old son ot of mr air and mrs laars C C valentine was claimed by spinal meningitis the young man was ill but a tew few days being astric stricken ken early wednesday morning I 1 ag ite lie was as well on tuesday as lie ie ever was in his life apparently but in the night the nia maladay laday attacked him and despite all that medicine and the host best nursing could do he passed away ile he was a splendid type of young ruan manhood hood a boy who gave promise of a bright career as lie he was a bilig diligent allt student in ills his school work and a general favorite among amon the boys ilis his father was out in wyoming when he was stricken and was sent for a lew few days before the young man died mr air valentine arrived home sunday too late to see his son again in life funeral Iu services fees were held in the second ward chapel yesterday at 3 1 bishop T 11 II blackburn presiding 5 there was a wealth of floral emblems and a good goad at consoling remarks were made by prin cian cejp 1 j ir ana nielson ot of t the I 1 lp whittier and central schools respectively eltive aly J francis merrell peter knudson dishop bishop A valentine and black burn tile the musical numbers rendered were the hymns abide with lie farewell all earthly honors and nearer my god to thee between speakers mrs ethel thompson sang providence Is over all the prayers were offered by john 11 horsley and AI L reeder A large cortege accompanied the remains to the cemetery where the grave was dedicated by J P olsen the pall bearers were errol valentine leonard valentine C II if valentine joseph petersen Pc william wililam fryer and lee barker barber WATKINS on sunday the angel of 0 death entered the home of mr and mrs airs charles watkins and took their one year old baby tile the little otte one had been afflicted with measles which developed into pneumonia with talal fatal results other members of the family had been afflicted with measles and some of the tha children ere seriously ill but all were mending anict nicely ly when the baby came down its little body was no noi sufficiently strong to pass through the ordeal funeral services were held tuesday at 1 at abo 0 o family home on west forest street bishop blackburn presided and remarks were made by elders A II AT nelson joseph watkins bishop G IV watkins win horsley president oleen 9 stohl an and d bishop blackburn the drayers were offered by elders joseph yates and L P johnson and the musical selections rendered were not halt half has ever been told your sweet little rosebud and 0 my father two ot of the other children are down dow n with measles and mrs airs watkins is in very poor health herself MRS AIRS E M LES LEK monday morning at I 1 sirs mrs E M lee ot of the fourth ward succumbed to an attack of 0 bronchial pneumonia from which she had bad been suffering for a ack mrs airs lee has not been ii a strong woman for it a number ot of years past and her health failed rapidly during the present winter she has been afflicted with bronchitis off and on on all winter long and a L week ago pneumonia developed on account of her age and the weakened condition ot 0 her system small hopes were entertained tor for her recovery so when the end came it was not altogether unexpected shocking though it was lucretia jane leo lee was born in n illinois sixty five years yeara ago at a time when the church members were being driven from their homes by the mob she was a babe when her parents crossed the plains and a nd grew to womanhood in this stated state the family located a |