Show DEATH OF CONDUCTOR JOHNSON well known railroad man alan crosses the divide was a veteran of tho civil war many of the people living along ane mari avale branch of the 1 I R G hae missed the familiar face of con conductor ductor johnson for several montha he had leen been ill for a bear ear or mor and last fall he went to california for bib hi health ile he died there recently and one of the salt lake papers had the following to sa this week concerning him the death of charles M johnson one of the oldest conductors on the donker denier rio grande at berkely Eer kely cal took from the local road one of the mo mot most t b beloved loved men in the service at the age of 21 mr me johnson entered the union arav ird ard served during the entire war aar in 1867 he entered the arvice of the indian southern railroad after serving this thia road fo for a number of 3 ears he entered the s ervice bervice of the burlington railroad and twenty years ago aeo he became a conductor on ohp th denver and rio grande running between denver and salt lake after ma niday 3 bears ears of f faithful ahful service on this run he was transferred to the manti and darvs vale division where he remained until his death he leads two sons ripley a conductor on the D R G and rollo who has charge of an orange grove at bakersfield cal |