The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1916-08-11


CASTLE DALE. Aus. 5.-sleeping
In sitting posture on the window sIil
Of his room on tho fifth floor Of the
Cullen Hotel az Salt Lake city. Peter
Jensen uamlllarly known throughout
the county ne black Pcte"D. promin.
ent farmer and cattleman Of Ferron.
fell TO instant death shortly before
midnight last Thursday. Although
he was alone In the room at the time
and no one saw him fail. Il IL be-
licNcd that ne was leaning against a
wire screen. which gave way. throw
ing him backwards out 81 the win.
dow. lic struck window on the
floor below. tore II from the iron
braces and landed squarcly on his
head IN the alley at the vest side OF
the hotel 40 physician was sum-
moned a. Jensen was dead before
anyone reached him. The upper part
Of his body was crushed almost be.
yond recognition. and his head. back
and both legs broken. Officers who
made an investigation believe that
the man fell asleep In the window.
where he went for fresh air. The
window screen was torn from IT,
hinges and landed on roof on the
other side Of the alley two stories he.
low. The wire was buiged In a man.
ner 90 Indicate that he had leaned
against " with his back. Persons In
the hotel card room on the ground
floor. adjoining the alley and directly
opposite the spot where Jensen land
ID, were startled by n heavy thud on
the pavement They rushed into the
alley and found the lifeiess and
crumplrd form ~ the catticman In
pool Of blood Mr.. Jensen had been
frequent visitor Co Salt Lake city
and this time was accompanied by his
son. clifford. who was 90 undergo an
operation Tor eye trouble.
Edward q. Gcary. member ~ the
county school board. gave notice on
sunday that the brick work would be-
started On iiuniinRtpn's new high
school building on Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock and that short APP
prupriatD program would be- rendered
at that time. AZ ID. hour appointed
upwards of q hundred citizens and
nearly ufty high school students were
there. together with the mrmberH uf
the county hoard ~ education.
Adopting platform that pledged
them unrduiyocaily a. work Tor state
wide prohibition. and settling nuar-
rel originating with the Castle Dale
delegation that threatened for time
Go disrupt the convention. the rcpub-
iicans ~ Emery county elected their
ten delegates Co IN" state convention
ut ogden. August sth. and brought a.
n close the largest attended conven-
ton 81 the kind over held In the
county The large attendance and
all the excitement ~ the occasion was
due 10 the rivalry between the forces
Of Jesse -, Iewk.H. present state
/ treasurer, and Lincoln q, Kelly. pres.
ent state auditor. who are both In the
race Tor secretary of state Both
/ forces had been busy AZ could plainly
be seen from the first. hut things did
not get thoroughly interesting until
In the afternoon when the naming oi
delegates t. the state convention was
under way
Mrs Cloyd West. formerly of Fer
ron. and one of the most popular
Young ladies of that place. passed
away last sunday evening. leaving u
host nf friends and relatives I" mourn
her untimrly demise. Mrs, West, q
daughter ~ Mr. and Mrs, Frank
Hitchcock of FerTon, was married 1,
Mr. West some eight months ago anC
has since resided az Mountain Home
where her husbands father. JOSEPH
West. and family are located Com
ing home for u visit u short time ago
she contracted had cold and thii
served Ca compllcate her illness, Thu
funeral was held In the Ferron meet
Ing house Tuesday afternoon, attend
ed by large number Of friends an,
relatives from Castle Dale and othel
places.
There h movement on foot q
have number Of Huntington men <,
up the canyon and remove from th'
road some nf the instructions Undel
the present condition of the road ~
ordinary team can go twenty-five nj
thirty miles up the canyon, but a few
I NtilF repairs VIII Nlhh' ~ N'AN'lH
The first crop Of alfalfa aroun,
Huntington, though a little light, d
about all cared for, and some ~ th'
grain begins a. look like harvest time
The water n holding out fairly vel
for the later crops The repair worl
on the reservoir there h nearing com
pletion for the season,
The Eloyin swarm Of Beehive girl
met az the home Of Miss Alta Acor,
last TUESDAY afternoon. After the
business at the meeting was attende,
a. dainty refreshments were served b.
the hostess,
"Wednesday afternoon baby show
er was rendered Mrs. orange Olsen b!
her fellow members Of the BayyieV
Reading club. when they met AT he
home. Miss Belle Peacock Of or
angeville and Miss Spencer Of Sal
Lake city we're specially mvite'
guests
Mrs Dagmar Williams entertained
a few friends In honor OF Mrs, &, 1,
paarson last Friday afternoOn