Show k J. J p P. CHRISTENSEN f ENDS ENOS USEFUL LIFE Accident to Prominent Ephraim Citizen Proves Fatal f Jam James s P. P Chris Christensen teneen one of Ephrain's Ephraim's Eph- Eph raim's rains most prominent citizens passed pass ed od away Tuesday afternoon fl following a surgical operation Mr Christensen Christen- Christen sen sea sustained a fracture of the right leg in a runaway about two weeks ago go He lIe was found on the road be ho- between between tween Gunnison and Fayette where he had fallen from his wagon wagon and w was taken to It was found that his hili injured leg Jeg was in such a con condition con cob that the fracture could not be set That night ho was taken to his l home homo in this city but buC it was found difficult to tb treat the injury on account I of tho swelling Tuesday afternoon the leg was amputated by Dr Richarts Rich Rich- Richards ards arts of Salt Lake Dr Winters of 01 Mt Pleasant and Dr Rees Roes of Ephraim at w Mr Sir home The patient sank Bank rapidly ly and died shortly after tho the operation 4 In Mr Christensen's death this city loses one of 01 its most active and most moat loyal citizens the city council one of its abl ablest st members and perhaps its I most able abie parliamentarian the the- Democratic Democratic Democratic Dem Dem- party of Sanpete te county one ona of its staunchest supporters and the farmers of f this community one of their most wide awake leaders He was city councilman at the time tim of his d death ath iu in which capacity he ho served served ed many years was city mayor twice and was ot of one time justice of the peace As councilman he was one of the Chief thief boosters for the electric light plant and waterworks and last summer he was one of the leaders in inthe inthe inthe the campaign for a municipal telephone system He displayed a spirit of fairness In every controversy controversy controversy con con- I and even those who took exception exception exception ex ex- ex- ex to his views have never accused accused ac ac- ac him of being insincere Mr Christensen was born in Ephraim Ephraim Ephraim Eph Eph- raim June Juno 17 1862 and married Mary M. M Allred in 1883 1833 He is survived by his widow and one daughter Mrs Walter Sorensen He was a farmer and owning farms at Ephraim and Fayette The funeral was held Thursday afternoon |