The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-09
YOUTH STRUCK
BY LIGHTNING
Mrs. Mary J. Sykes of Amer
lean Fork Having More Than
Her Share of Trouble.

American Fork. Sept. S.-Funeral serv-
ices over the remains of the 14-year-old
son of Mary J. Sykes, who was instantly
killed BY stroke of lightning Wednes-
day evening. were held at the Third
ward chapel at o'clock this afternoon
Bishop John r. Hindley had charge of
the services a number of speakers Of
Tered words OF comfort and coincidence
TO the beTeaVed mother in this her sad
bereavement and the Third Ward choir
rendered several beautiful and appropri-
ate selections
1t seems that Mrs Sykes has had
more than her share of the troubles of
this life About two weeks ago she was
called to Billings, Mont. by the seri-
Gus Illness of her daughters husband,
who was ill with pneumonia and who
died shortly after Mrs Sykes arrived at
Wednesday night, whereby her son Clyde
was killed by lightning, efforts were made
to get word to the poor woman. but ow-
ing to the teiegTaphers' strike il was
impossible to get a message through to
her and she knew nothing of the death
of her son until she arrived in Salt Lake
Cit, yesterday afternoon. She arrived
at home the San Pedro G O'clock
train last evening and is almost pros
trdted with grief. This is not the first
trial of this little family by any means.
The husband, Heber Sykes, was acciden-
tally Killed five years ago while in the
employ of the Utah Sugar company at
its auxiliary plant at Bingham juno
ton, leaving the widow with seven small
children A year ago in February the
eldest son, who was just getting to an
age when he was of considerable as
sistance to his mother, was stricken with
dlphtheria and was called to join his
FATHER. There are yet remaining two
daughters and three sons, the youngest
being about six years OF age. The great
troubles of Mrs. Sykes and family have
aroused the sympathy of the entire COM
munity and some of the neighbors have
taken up a subscription to aid them in
the expenses Of the burial. which is be
ing subscribed TO by every one ap-
preached
Mrs. R. Shelton of Salt Lake City has
returned home after a several weeks
visit here with relatives.
The district schools of this place opened
Monday morning with the largest enroll
ment yet recorded, there being in all 929
pupils enrolled. The High school en-
rollment has reached nearly 60.
Rev. and Mrs T F. Day, with their
son Clarence, of San AnselmO, Cal. are
here the guests of the Kershaw fam
Rev. Day spoke at the Presbyterian
church this evening.
Mrs w Z. Kennedy of Mercur is Wis
iting friends in American Fork
Howe Chapman. who has been suffer-
ing from an attack Of inflammatory rheu-
matism for the past few weeks, is con-
valescent.
Mr.. and Mrs. W after Strn2ham OF
Mant stopped off at American Fork for
a few days visit with their daughters,
Mrs. c. A. StorTs and Mrs. Charles K
Miller they having been visiting Iela-
tives in oregon for the past two or three
weeks.
Announcement is made of the wedding
of Miss Sadie Willes of Lehi and Arthur
c. Adamson of this city, which Will take
place in the Salt Lake temple on We'd
neesday, Sept. .. Both are popular and
known npOnlP
ity.
Mrs Ida Nerdin of Chicago has been
spending a couple of weeks I'm Ameri-
can Fork canyon with the family of Dr.
Byron W. King. She returned home Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ellsmore of Salt
Lake are here visiting relatives.
Mrs. James II. Pulley left yesterday