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Show over their son's sad death among strangers. Harry had left home only a short time ago, and had spent a month at Cheyenne. His temporary employment employ-ment having ended there, he had started for British Columbia, but had 6topped off for a day in Ogdcu on account ac-count of his not feeling well. It was at this tlmo that he was taken ill with what developed into scarlet fever. fe-ver. Previous to Mr. Hawkins' arrival a letter from the lad's mother had arrived, ar-rived, and wbleh was opened by the authorities. In tho epistle the mother moth-er cautioned her son to try to hold his position longer and not drift about the country, as he seemed to have a tendency to do. i - PARENTS HkARTBROKEH The body of Harry Pennington was shipped to bis home at Stnnberry, Missouri, last, exonlng. accompanied by S. F. Hawkins who came to the city Saturday for that purpose. Pennington Pen-nington Is the young man who died at tho county luttrmary, Thursday evening, even-ing, of scarlet fever. Mr. Hawkins stated that the boy's father Is John P. Pennington, a well-known well-known undertaker and furniture dealer deal-er of .Stanberry. and that both he and tho boy's mother aro heartbroken |