Show PETER PETERSEN DIES OF TETANUS atler after suffering but tor for a day from tetanus peter IS petersen formerly a resident of mantua but of recent years foreman tor for a big stock company in ili wyoming died friday morning whilo being taken from baggs to rawlins wyo to be treated for the malady which had slewed him mr petersen Pc had no idea what caused his trouble and it was thought probably the condition resulted from the bite of a wood tick as he admitted having been frequently bitten by those pests mr petersen went to daggs baggs on oil wednesday and got in touch with his h is friend editor M T christensen Chrls chr tense 0 of f th the e snake river kiver sentinel to whom ho he stated that he was not feeling right very little was thought of the trouble however until thursday when the mans jaws se set and then his friend the ill editor started to take him to rawlins and had covered all but twenty miles of 0 the he distance when the angel anel of death toti touched elied mr petersen and he expired mr fr petersen was born in denmark Denni ark march 1867 he came to america when a young man IS years of age and located at mantua he went into the sheep business and never married but became associated with a big stock i aisling absing business in wyoming a number of 0 years ago and has devoted lyonl himself elf to that vocation continuously the body was prepared tor for buiral under the direction dirc tion of mr Chrls who accompanied tile the remains to this 1 city fly arriving here on sunday afternoon funeral services were held in mantua yesterday afternoon at oil oue under tinder tile the direction of bishop conrad jeppson Jepp soll the speakers were C A L anderson N C jeppson C M jensen J TV hoopes and bishop J jeppson ep the musical mu ical program rendered by the choir consisted of the hymns though Deep deepening ning trials 0 grave where Js Is thy Viv victory tory rock of ages and J need thee every hour the th wa pa caery ers ery ere 0 o lie rea bif b if H J bioty jand and jesse keller and the grave was dedicated by JB jeppsen Jepps cn there was a wealth of floral tributes and the ward chapel was packed to capacity for the services mr petersen was a brother to C M petersen Pe 0 of mantua |