| Show SALT an old friend the awret ners james A thompson esq 0 anden the well known printer and actor who wae one of the moat active workers in theatrical mattera in the early days of utah was for years connected with the news mechanical ch and editorial department and and who since that time has held the position of postmaster at eden weber county and later became a resident of the junction city came down with the old folks today he look seventy but the record ot the good old family bible shows that he passed the mark nearly a year ago lie la being wel corned by a host of friends died on the train sunday morning dudley maynard nesmith died on jhb oregon short line train a little north of brigham city as a result of a pistol hot whether the fatality was the result of suicide or not will perhaps never be known nesmith boarded the train at blackfoot idaho shortly afar midnight sunday and during bis ride bad almost no conversation with any fellow passenger between logan and brigham city he left bis seat for a moment to get a drink of water and after returning in he was seen to lean over and boen a valise at that moment the disc barzo of a heard and nesmith foil back in his seat mortally wounded the ball completely through his brain entering at the right temple and crashed into the car window the remains were removed to brigham city and cared for by the coroner the dead man was for three years a resident of this city A year ago be began work for the ducky boy mining company at ouster idaho during this time be has borne the reputation of a temperate bard workingman wor and no cacase can bo assigned why he should wish to end his life one hundred and forty three dollars were found in bis pockets and as he bad no wife and children to look to him for sustenance poverty could scarcely he assigned as a reason tor belf destruction friends ot the man in ogden and salt lake feel sure that it munt have been an accident |
