Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-26
The Victim Was Myron' EardIey,
Son OF James W. EardIey,
Once Of This City.
FATHER GOT THE NEWS HERE.
Was Having Christmas Dinner
With His Relatives When the
Sad News Was Received.
Returned Immediately to Baker CITY
And VIII Arrive There Early
Tomorrow Morning.

Despite the ancient age Of the max.
I'm that It Is an III wind that blpws
no one good, people have seldom had
70 think or 1t invorsely and come into
contact with the tragic element In the
atmosphere of Christmas time for all
its hayor of roast turkey and its
pleasure Of family reunions
yet that was the sad experience OF
James w, Eardley who came all tfs
way from Baker City Oregon. 10 emit
Christmas dinner with his relatives I'm
SAT- Lake. and had to get up from
.he christmas table to rush for a train
PACK TO his home, carrying with him
telegram which stated that his young
son had been shot TO death while an .
Christmas hunt.
Mr. Eardley is an old Sail raker
una MS parents are still older Salt
Lakers. Fifteen years ago he vas n
prominent business man here ana
was manager of tho Eardley Lumber
company Then about ~ vears .eo
no became Interested In the b,nbsr
business more seriously, and went 10
oregon TO become associated with tho
oregon Lumber company. His mar
eh's continued to reside here at the
hohle on south Main street. az wan
as large number OF relatives
In Baker City. where Mr.. Eardlav
settled ne has family OF his own
ou' as business affairs necessitated a
TIP 10 Salt Lake. he decided To com.
nero 10 spend the HOLIDAYS with NJ
,o'As' christmas day, just as the fam
ny We're sitting down To dinner a te,a-
gram arrived from Oregon which to,a
priehy that his son, Myrcn. was dan ~
from The few details given. II apnears
mat young Eardley was out hup,,n~
On Christmas morning. with another
BOY named Harry Bell. Bell had n
shot gun and was carrying II loaded.
win the butt stuck into his overco.t
pocket A sudden chance for n sbot
was followed by a frartlc effort on
the part OF Bell to force the g,,n M,
OUT or MS Iocket, and I'm his exctts
ihoh. ne succeeded only In tnngline d,
ny ~ me cloth. Then the old old
story repeated itself again. The tr,o
sers were driven home against fSa
iirlng pm, and Bells companion wns
instantly Killed, and his SLAYER had
learned The lesson that every father
breaches TO his son, never Ia carrv
loaded gun, and shove the shell, in
oniy aiter the quarry has been locat-
cd or Is judged to be near.
BACK TO BAKER CITY.
me rather was overcome nv r..
sudden dispatch, and was unstr,fnr a.,
some time. Mrs. James Eardlev NJ
who is counselor OF ths yth
sr'y STAKE Relief society, comforted hir,
rs pest she could and prepared botb
ierseit and her son for the trim hsc,e
nome TO Baker City. The two left va
leruay AFTERNOON on the first trair, after
'ereiylng the news of the tragedy
relatives and friends OF the fan,,,v
pr whom there are a large numb,
nere, express the keenest regret ovsr
ne occurrence and as the word snrsad
ipout during Christmas afternoor ths
preparations for celebrating the Ssv
were quickly abandoned. No WORD hss
rev Deeh received as TO the funeral A..
'angements. Mr.. Eardley and ~.
mother are due to arrive there tomor.
'ow mor''ng