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Show RUBY GEDDES , DIESjMEILY Tho citizens of Ogden will loam with profound sorrow of the untimely death at S o'clock jesterday afternoon of Ruby Ocddes, one of the most talented tal-ented and popular young ladles or this city. The passing of Miss Oeddes was so sudden that not even her parents, par-ents, brothers or sisters, who reside at Preston, Idaho, had tlmo to roach her bedside boforo the angel cf death called her noble spirit from mortality. Death resulted from an overdose of medicine, taken yesterday morning for stomach and bowel trouble, an ailment ail-ment with which she had suffered during the past two years. Tho medicine medi-cine was taken about 9 o'clock in the morning and no 111 effects were felt by Miss Geddes until two hours later, when she returned to her homo, after visiting with some friends of Prof I'allantyne, where she had been living, liv-ing, and complained to Mrs. Dallan-tne Dallan-tne of feeling 111. On being asked what the trouble was she stated that she had taken a largo dose of the pills and did not think It was anytnlng serious. Her condition grew rapidly worse, and Dr. Joseph R. Morrell and Doctor Ezra Rich were summoned. On their arrival at Mr, Ballantyne's home. -'539 Orchard avenue, they found the young lady lu convulsions. Antidotes were administered aud everything that medical science could do was exerted, but all to no avail, the young lady passing away at tho hour mentioned. Miss Ruby Oeddes was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Geddes, and was born at Plain City, Weber county. April 21, 18S9. With her parents par-ents she moved to Preston, Idaho, when about ten years of ago, and r.he became a student at the Hrlgham Young college at Logan, from which Institution she graduated with honors. Belug gifted in music and possessing a most beautiful soprano voice, shu decided to take up music as a profession pro-fession For throe years she has stud-i led voice culture, harmony and composition com-position under Prof. Hnllantyuo Some of her excellent work In composition has been sung by the Ogden Tabernacle Taber-nacle choir, of which organization she has, during the past few jeare, boeu one of its most gifted soloists Tho deceased was blessed with an unusually cheerful, suuny disposition, disposi-tion, which made for her hosts of friendH, not alone lu Ogden but throughout the ontlre state of Utah, as well as Idaho. She was a young lady of high aspirations and a noble character, over ready with her beautiful beau-tiful voice end charming personality to glvo cheer to all with whom sho was associated. Having Just coin ploted her course In music, graduating gradua-ting with hich honors, arrangements had been mad with her superintendent, superintend-ent, Horace Cummins, of the church schools, tor her to take a position as an Instructor of music In one of the church's liiHtitutlons of learning. Tho entire community mourn with the parents and other relatives and Professor and Mrs. Ballnntyno In tho sad deml30 of so beautiful a character. char-acter. Tho funeral services will he held In the Fifth Ward meeting hoiisR Rf 2 o'clock today, and the body will He in state from 11 till 1:30 o'clock- Tho body will be phipped to Preston at 5 o'clock today where Interment win be made. |