Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-09-30 | Page 4 | Utah People Lost in Forest Fires

UTAH PEOPLE LOST IN FOREST FIRES Aurora, Ore., SopL 2D. Fred Al-llngton Al-llngton of Salt Lake City, Utah, is in Aurora searching for traces of his broth cr-in-law, Joseph Swonner, and family, who left their home in Utah more than a year ago, and of whom no tidings have since been received. Allington traced tho familv as far as Emmott, Idaho, whore ho waa told of finding of tho burned remains of a family, their wagons and effects. The family had perished in a forest fire of last year. Not crediting this st ory, Allington came on to Aurora, where Swonnor had purchased land over a year ago previous to returning-to Utah for his'r family. He found tbat lottcrs have been returned from this pbstofflce to people who had wrltton Swonner hero, and Is now moro inclined to credit the story of the wiping out of the entire en-tire family in foroats of Idaho. Ho found the land purchased by Swonner near hero unoccupied and the taxes unpaid, which stilr further leads to tho belief that the family mot death in the frightful firo that raged last year along thq route followed by the miss-in miss-in family. oo