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Show Scalding Proves fatal To former Resident W-aiKtr Chris-ten.en, 58, Price carpenter, and former resident cu' Mt. Pleasant, died Thursday in Price hospital of burns suffered suffer-ed when he spilled ia teakettle of boiling water on himself. The accident occurred last Sa.iurday at a to-urisii camp west of Price .Aih.re Mr. Onristensen nai been living alone. About one-third of the surface of this body A as scalded it was reported. report-ed. At i.h-e tim'e of the accident h'e refused medical attention. As Li-is condition grew worse he was luketn to the hospital Sunday. He was born in Denmark October Oc-tober 28, 1883, a son of Andrew and Ma.ilda Christensen, and came to i.'he United States when h-e(A-aj twelve years of age. The ami.y set. led first in Mt. Pleasant. Pleas-ant. He had been a resident of Carbon County since 1909. Surviving lare his widow of Salt Lake City; three sons and hree daughters, Lawrence Qhris-'.e-n-sen' of Davenport, Iowa; W. K,iy and' John Reed Christensen of Price, and Erma Christene'eTii, Mrs. Hazel Ccoper and Mrs. Ra-mor.a Ra-mor.a Buachman iof Salt Lake City and five grandchildren. |