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Show JENS C. FOLSTER DEAD; FELL FROM A TREE, Ephralm, July 27. Jens c. Folster, one of the pioneer residents of this city, was killed yesterday afternoon in falling from a tree lie had ordered a load of hay brought to his home and there were several limbs on a tree near the driveway that rnlght prevent the load from passing, so Mr, Folster secured his saw and ladder aivd was busily engaged when he fell to the ground Some small boys were near who saw him fall and at once ran to the neighbors neigh-bors to get help. Niels Kjelson and Joseph Thorpe, were soon on the, scene and Just as they came Mr. Folster Fol-ster breathed his last. Mr. Folster was horn In Denmark seventy-six years ago, and shortly after af-ter his marriage he and his wife be-came be-came converted to the Mormon religion re-ligion and a few years later emigrated emigrat-ed to Utah with their three children. They located In rioasant Grove, where they remained four years, when they moved to Sallna, and had not lived there long when the Indian trouble trou-ble began and they were driven away. They then came to Epbralm, where they have since made their home and have been among the highly high-ly respected people of the community. commun-ity. Mrs. Folster departed this llfo I less than a year ago. |