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Show Former Delta Mayor Killed in Auto Wreck HOWARD A. MATHER, PROMINENT PROMIN-ENT BUSINESS MAN OF DELTA AND UTAH DIES iN PROVO HOSPITAL TUESDAY. Word of the accidental death of H. A. Mather in a Provo hospital, Tuesday, as a result of an auto accident, acci-dent, was a severe shock to his many friends in Delta, who had talked with him here, only a short time before the accident occurred. Mr. Mather had been in Delta several sev-eral days, looking after the business bf the Delta Lumber and Hardware company, whose local store he managed man-aged until it was sold to the Bonneville Bonne-ville Lumber company. He was on ihis way to his home in Salt Lake City, when in passing another car, he ran off the pavement into the soft dirt, which caused his car to turn over three times. He was caught beneath his car and fatally injured. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Simons, also of Delta until recently, happened on the scene of the accident a few minutes min-utes after it occurred. Mr. Simons was the only one in the crowd gathered there who knew Mr. Mather. Math-er. He assisted in rushing him to the hospital and immediately telephoned tele-phoned to Scott Taggart, an intimate intim-ate friend with whom Mr. Mather had spent his time while in Delta. Mr. Taggart in turn notified Mr. J. C. Weeter of Salt Lake, with whom Mr. Mather was associated in business. busi-ness. Mr. Mather was unconscious when he reached the hospital and his condition was so critical that the physicians could not make a thorough thor-ough examination of his injuries, and he died soon after 10 o'clock, without regaining conscioousness. Howard.as he was intimately called, call-ed, was well and favorably known in Delta and Millard County, having served a term as Mayor of Delta, and as president of the Delta Chamber Cham-ber of Commerce for three years. He was always closely identified with matters of public interest and was an energetic worker for the development de-velopment of this community. Mr. Mather, who was 38 years old was born in Idaho, and, as a boy, entered the employ of J. C. Weeter. Five years ago he moved to Delta, where he was manager of the Delta Lumber company, which was controlled con-trolled by Mr. Weeter. He leaves a multitude of friends 'in Delta who mourn his passing, and sympathize sincerely with his bereaved wife and two children who survive him. Funeral services will be held in Salt Lake City, Friday at 2 o'clock P. M. Among those from Delta who expect to attend are: Mayor Jos. D. j Mercer, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bilings, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Taggart, Mr. and j Mrs. Stanley Folsom, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Douglas and Atty C. D. McNee'.y. o |