Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-07-17 | Page 13 | Retired U. P. Engineer Dies

RETIRED li 0 U. U P P. P ENGINEER DIES Elija Betts Betta pensioned Union Pacific engineer who resided in tn Ogden up until a year ago died in Los Angeles Saturday Word was v. as received here hereby hereby I by his son Arthur Betts 4 Ii I I Betts was iU born bom b rn in Norfolk Rag Eng land July Jury 9 5 1851 and came to this country cannily when 18 years rears old He settled In Laramie Wyo and entered the service of the Union Pacific In 1897 IS 71 I he moved to Ogden Ills ls residence was wasat wasat wasat at 2611 Adams Adams- avenue He was a member of the Brother Brother- Brotherhood Brotherhood hood of Locomotive Engineers and the Episcopal church I He is ed by his widow of Los Loa Angeles a daughter Mrs Sirs Gustave i Holmgreen Holmgrem of Los Angeles and an 1 his hisson hisson I Ison son here i