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Show Nikola Novkovich Killed at Utah-Apex Nikola Novkovich, a native of Vrebac, Medak Lika, Jugo Sla-va, Sla-va, born in April 1885, and a resident re-sident of the United States for several years, a trusted employee employ-ee of the Highland Boy and the Utah Apex Mining .Companies, for sometime, was instantly killed kill-ed on Saturday morning while operating a machine drill in drift No. 29 on the 1800 I), level of the Utah Apex Mine, when he drilled into an unexploded hole. Deceased was said to be one of the most capable miners in the employ of the company and was respected by all with whom he was acquainted. Altho he had been notified there was a "missed hole" in the drift he apparently ap-parently overlooked the matter, thereby causing his death. J. Draper, who was operating a mucking machine about ten feet back in the drift at the time of the explosion also sustained injuries, but latest reports from the Bingham Hospital are that he is making satisfactory progress. prog-ress. Novkovich is survived by his wife and a seventeen year old daughter in his native land. lie was a member of the local Serbian Ser-bian lodge, Obilich Car Dusan, No. 100, whose members attended attend-ed iri a body and arranged the obsequies which were held in the lodge room in the Highland Boy district. Interment was made in the Bingham cemetery under the direction di-rection of the O'Donnell Undertaking Under-taking Co. |