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Show SUDDEN DEATH OF II LAKE II Salt Lake, Utah, April 13. Axel Nelson, foreman of the tire repair department de-partment of the Austin Tire and Rubber Rub-ber company, and a valued employe of the firm for the past two years, was found dead In his room at 412 B. & S. court, at 2:20 o'clock yesterday yester-day afternoon. The cause and manner man-ner of his death arc mysterious to his friends. It Is probable that an autopsy au-topsy will be held today. Nelson left the home of a friend between 11 and 11:30 o'clock Saturday Satur-day night, apparently In the best of health and disposition. He was a strong, well built man, and had never been 111 since he came here from Denver two years ago. C. L. Beck, at whose home Neleon roomed, said neither he nor the members of his family heard Nelson come in. Shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon they became be-came alarmed because the young man had not arisen, and the door was battered bat-tered down. Nelson wa6 found dead. There were absolutely no signs of violence or any Indication that suicide sui-cide could have been the cause of his death. Tho room was In perfect order. or-der. Furthermore, R. M. Austin, his employer, said that he knew of nothing noth-ing which would causo Nelson to commit com-mit suicide. He knew of no heart trouble or other Illness that might have resulted fatally. He, as well as others who knew Nelson, were at a Iobb to account for tho sudden death. Nelson's body was first removed to the undertaking parlors of the Qualtrougb-Alcott company, and later to those of Eber W. Hall, Nelson's father, who resides in Bird Island, Minn., has been informed of his son's death. R. M. Austin was deeply shocked by the news of tho death when ho returned re-turned from Ogden early last evening. "I cannot account for it." ho said. "Nelson was a steady and very temperate tem-perate young man. He was a valuable valu-able man in our establishment. 1 never have known him to be ill or to have spoken of any illness. He was always apparently In the very best of health." |