Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-15
Walter KIemm. a German, Ends
Life by Cutting His
Throat.
CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE DRINK.
Resident of Bancroft Drops Dead in
Gate City--peddlcr Beaten Up
Commercial Club Elects Board
sneoIal cnrlnspondenee.

~ oCATELLO. Feb. 13--Walter
- Klemm. German passenger, 40
years of age. bartender by trade.
enroute from Tacoma. Wash, 10
Idaho Falls. committed suicide some
time Tuesday night in a room ut the
Pocatello house, cutting his throat with
a pocket knife.
The discovery was made Tuesday aft
ernoon BY one of the hotel attendants
who, went to inspect the room. Coro-
ner Howard was summoned, and from
the evidence aduced. deemed 10 Inquest
necessary.
Three letters were on the table writ
ten by the deceased. one in German,
addressed to his sister. Miss M. klemm;
one "'ro Whom 1t May Concern" con-
taining the statement that excessive
drinking was the cause of his act. me
third note was addressed 10 the Frater-
nal order of Eagles, saying: Il feel
sorry for what have done. Only from
drink that [ became what I am now.
p. 5. Please keep nay name out OF
the German papers,
His fraternai card showed that he
was a member Of Tacoma Aeria NO -
THE body is at the I.Indquist mprgue,
pending an answer TO query as TO as
position of the body.
HENRY KEENEY DROPS DEAD
Henry Keeney. a resident OF Ban
croft. this county, and well known here,
dropped dead yesterday morning as ne
was shoveling snow from the sidewalk
on North Harrison avenue in front OF
the residence of Mrs. o'Melveney.
The cause of death is given as urem-
ic poisoning; for which he was recelX,
ing medical treatment. Funeral VIII
be held tomorrow afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mrs. o'Melveney, No Is North
Harrison avenue.
FAREWELL PARTY.
The ladies of the L. ID. S. Primary
association gave q farewell party Mon
day night at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. n. S. Pond in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Edgey, who left this week
for Idaho Falls.
Mr.. Edgley was an alternate menu
her of the Pocatello stake high coun-
ell. and Mrs Edgley is the second
counselor to President Allie Y. Pond.
Some twenty-five guests were present,
including the husbands of the Prima-
ry officers, ward and stake authorities
and their wives. A pleasant time was
had, with expressions of regret at part
ing, MI. f.uSley mas dcttpAtu pp-
sition with the sugar company at Ida
no Falls, where he viii make his future
home. after having lived here u score
of years.
OBSERVE ST. BLASIUs DAY.
Monday. Feb. 10. being the st.
Blasius day according to the Catholic
calendar. the occasion was held in re-
membrance by Rev. Cyril Van Der
Donckt by blessing OF the throats OF
nearly 100 of his congregation that day
St Blasius lived long ago in the days
of Roman emperors, and-according to
the legend--he was called one day to
administer to the son of the emperor
who had been so unfortunate as to have
a fish bone lodge in his throat. The
prayers of st. Blasius brought relief to
the boy, and he was cured. Hence
the observance of the day.
Tuesday, tthe nth. being the fftieth
anniversary OF the first appearance of
the blessed virgin at Lourdes, France,
Father Van Der Donckt preached at
both masses on the miraculous cures
that have obtained In Lourdes ever
since that event
PEDLAR BEATEN UP.
A row occurred Sunday night at the
home of Mrs, Brown, 905 south Harri
son avenue. An alteration took place
between Henry Cash, an old man, ard
Dudley Armstrong. a pedlar, in which
the latter was beaten over the head
with a club Henry Cash was placed
under arrest by Deputy Sheriff Nc