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Show Last Rites for C. I. Christ. nson Fatality Result of Accidental Shooting-Remains Brought to Former Home for Burial (Mineral was held from the B. S. Iiall in tliis'Oily Wednesday afternoon' for Christian I. Chrisi.enson formerly of this city but of recent years a resident resi-dent of Shit Lake. Tim hull was filled fil-led to overflow in many be : unable to tfain entrance. The floral offering was a t; rand tribute to the worth of the deceased. lie was widely known i and highly esteemed by a host of iriends. The services were conducted conduct-ed by Counsellor Joseph A. Larson ol the ward bishopric. The speakers were John Larson, Joseph Juild of Manti, Nephi Anderson, Ander-son, and William C. Rollins of Lyman, Ly-man, Wyoming All had had intimate inti-mate acquaintance with the decedent ....1 l.l.rl. fril.,n l.ici.xfn.rvUn depredation of the place. Mr. Chris-tenson Chris-tenson survived two days after the shooting-, which gave time for his wife and aged mother, who were at Salt Lake, to be at his side when the end came. The bereaved family and relatives have the condolence of the entire community in their sad loss. Mr. Cliristenson held several positions posi-tions of trust in this city until his removal to Salt Lake about seven years ago. He was engaged extensively exten-sively in the sheep industry and recently re-cently acquired by purchase a ranch about five miles from Lyman, Wy. oming His brother Louis and two of his sisters took up ranches adjoining adjoin-ing under homestead law. Bandits had sent anonymous threatening letters let-ters and commenced to give them trouble, necessitating guards of which his 15-year-old son Leftoy was a part and who happened to fire the fatal shot, mistaking his .father for one of, the supposed bandits.. LeRoy aimed to one side of the moving form with the intention of scaringoff the supposed intruder and give warning warn-ing to his father whom he believed to be in another part of the ranch, but the sudden closing of the screen door deflected the bullet which struck Mr. Cliristenson just under the shoulder, piercing the lung and coming just to the surface on his chest. uiiia yajivj 11111 ui luuuc uu iiu iiiuci iuj I as a useful citizen. A double quar tet rendered the following selections: '.'Sweet Rest," "Sometime We'll Understand," Un-derstand," and "Shall We Meet Beyond Be-yond the River." Bishop Swalberg sang "Beyond the Gates of Paradise." It was a shock to the community when the news readied here announcing announc-ing the tragic death of our former townsman, Chris I., his familiar name, Friday, October 5, just fifty years and a day from the time of his lirth. He was the eldest of nine surviving children bory to Lars M. C. and Elsie Cliristenson, who now reside re-side at Manti. He leaves five brothers, broth-ers, Adrew B. of Rexburg, Idaho, Albert Al-bert of MarJti. -formerly judge of the seventh judicial district, Joseph and Arthur of this city, and Louis D. of Lyman, Wyoming, and three sisters, Mrs. Emma E. Peterson of this city, and Mrs. Elsie K. Bartholomew and Mrs. Elvena Clark of Lyman, Wyoming, Wyom-ing, all of whom were present at the funeral as were his parents, also the widow, formerly Caroline Larson, and her family of six children, Pearl, El-1 mer, LeRoy, Ida, Farrell and Gordon, the latter aged four. Deceased was shot while on his own farm the night of October 2, being mistaken by the guard for some marauder ma-rauder who had succeeded but a few j days before in setting afire the stacks of hay and grain that represented the year's crop off Chris 1's farm and thought to be intent upon further |
