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Show Dies Suddenly Whi Talking, to Friends Harry Wilson, 53, and a ruttivu of Mariti, dropped dead at the offices of M. D. Beauregard Monday evening even-ing about seven thirty o'clock. Acute I heart disease, following a slight at- tack of influenza, is believed to h.'ive caused the sudden death. Mr. Wil- son, who has been working at the Doke ranch, near Axtell, during Monday morning, came to Gunnison to have a time check cashed and wa-H conversing with men at the Beauregard Beaure-gard offices, ami had spoken about the illness of a brother at Price., wishing to have hi.s time check cashed cash-ed in order to pay his rail fare, when he was stricken down. Dr. Hagau was hurriedly summoned, and after an examination death was pronounced pronounc-ed instant. The body was prepared and at nine o'clock it was taken to Ephraim, the home of the deceased. Mrs. Wilson and her children were at the home near Axxtell ami were summoned and accompanied the b-dy of Mr. Wilson to Ephraim. Wilson had been informed that a brother, Samuel, was very low and not expected to live, at his home in Price. Samuel, however, passed away last Friday. Difficulty was experienced experi-enced in locating Harry Wilson. Wrhen friends at Ephraim became aware of the fact that Harry could not be located, they immediately got in touch with the Doke ranch. It was then that Lynn, a son of Harry Wril- son, telephoned to Gunnison to locate his father, when the message was sent in return that Lynn's father had passed suddenly. The shock to the family was severe and the widowed wife and children were deeplv bgiev-ed. bgiev-ed. Harry Wilson, born at Manti in 1874, was widely known throughout Sanpete county. In his ' early days he Temoved to Ephraim" and it was at that city he was married. He fallowed fal-lowed farming and various vocations until some seven years ago when ho was engaged by O. C. Doke, the widely wide-ly known stockman of Ephraim, to I supervise the various stockfeedin? places owned and operated by Mr. : Doke. About! a year ago Mr. Wi'son removed his family to tfie D ;ke I ranch, and he had resided there since. j Mr. Wilson was known for his faithfulness and honesty and for his kindly disposition. When he made ' friends, through his kindness, he k"pt them and he was always honored nd respected. He was a member of the Mormon church, joining when a young man. He was faithful in his belief at all times. Mr. Wilson is survived by the Iwidow and five children. |