Show death of J H murphy the press dispatches of wednesday tell of the death at denver of john H murphy a brother of miss lou murph murphy one bf of the teachers in the public school at this place the deceased was general counsel for the westan federation of miners and also attorney for the brotherhood of locomotive firemen mr murphy was born at ottumwa low a forty eight years ago he fol lowed railroading for a number of 5 3 ears and was master mechanic of the union pacific railroad at ogden when a strike on the road was de dared mr murphy refused to return I 1 to his old position but took up the study of law instead he ile was admit ted to the bar and began practicing at ogden always taking a grea great inter est in the affairs of the working man he was largely instrumental in cecur ing the passage of the eight hour laft lay in utah |