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Show Tbo manogomout of this paper is groatly shookod this wook to loarn of tho death nt Soattlo, Washington, of R. W. Plttmann, formor manager of tho Wostoru Newspaper Union at Salt Lako Oity. It is only a fow weeks aiuoo Mr. Plttmann roslgnod his position with tho nbovo company to nucept of a moro luorativo piuoo with a largo paper oompany. In our doaJIngs With tho Western Nowspopur Union we (raoamo intlmntoly acquainted acquaint-ed with Mr. Pltticnn. Tho additions muuo to pur plant during a numbor of years woro noarly all purchasod through him, and iu ovory instnuco our dealings woro eminently aatisfuo-1 aatisfuo-1 tory. By fais honesty and integrity, 1 ho gained tho conlldnoo of bis ovory ' patron,' and woalwnyakuow that ovory : mistake would bo ohoorfuily nnd' generously righted. Whon ho loft Salt Lako for tho coast, ho wna ap-1 parontly in good honlth and Bpirlta.. Ho was tendorod n banquet at tho Cpmmoroial Olub boforo -loaving Salt 1-ako, and apparently had ovorything In llfo boforo him. 'In rolllgous mattors ho was broad and liborrtl in his Ideas, but as strict luhis observ- 1 auco of what apponled to him us right' j nf any man it has boon our ploasuro " ot meet and couvorao with. Ma' ! oharltiea wero of-tho tangible unturo, ' ahd mnny poor peraons living in hia. 5 nplghborhood bad ouonssion to ' hjess his name. -Ho was 38 yeir old, 1 at tbo timo of his death,, and loaves a widow andfour children, with whomi we-sliieoroly-coudolo iln ithoir aHIIo-l t tiun. 'I |