12-25-1923

Mrs Caroline J. Peterson         

R#2 Logan Utah                       [A letter by Edward Peterson and a newspaper clipping were

Box 17                                     enclosed with this letter from Caroline J. Peterson.]

Mrs F. H. White

2426 Fulton Street

Berkeley

California

                        Logan Utah R.F.D #2 Box 17.

                                    Dec 25^th 1923

My dearest folks Floyd and Louise.

            In a few hours this xmas day will be past. and I hope it’s been a day of joy and gladness to you. We thank you a thousend times for all thoose nice x mas present we recived from you last evening the mail carier did not get here untill 5 30 pm the slippers fitted me to the T. and O I am so glad for all thoose so manny nice x mas gifts. I been wishing for table covers & napkins & slipper so all the other things came without me not even wishing for I feel so blesst and full of thanks to you.

            F.O. and family was here last evening we had x mas launch togather and we gave each other

x mas presents and visited with each other untill 10 30 We wanted them to stay all nigth but the had to go home and have their baths and get ready for to go to Wellsville in good time this morning. We had dinner all to ourselfs your Dad, Arthur & myself to day at 2 pm we ate of what was over from last nigth and then we got more food left from it. I guess I will never get used to cook for just a few poeple, it has been a very quite day around here to day theere has not another soul been here to day only Verna came down for a few minutes with Santa Claus gifts. so that saved me from going up to her place. Verna sure got glad over for what you sent her she said the necklace was what she been wishing for and just the color to go with her x mas dress. I am sorry and ashamed to tell you I have not got the quilt done yet, Br wurstain came up for me last sarturday about 4 30 pm asking me to plaese come down his vife was sicck and so I went and I did not get home untill 9 30 sister wurstain was confined and a baby girl was born at 7 10 pm it weighed 7 lb its a cute and plump little baby only I was theere with Dr Merrill while it was going on and I stood it good wich was a surprise to myself the Dr said when it is not my own I vont be nerveous and I guess he was rigth I have spent four hours down theere every day since the baby been born and have bathed & dressed the baby and took care of sister burstain and for all that I can tell she is doing fine and the baby to she said for me to give you her best love and that you was the best teacher for her children. I guess I shall help them untill sister burstain gets up if I dont go to Malad before I have said and promised the burstains I would if I dont have a change to go to Malad.

            I wonder if you know about all your friends getting married and if you dont I know you be surprised when I tell you that Miss Cramer, Miss Stock, and Miss Worley is all maried so now it’s only Miss M. Nebeker left in your crowd what you think if it. and was it not sad about Miss Myrick I will enclose a clipping from the tribune were it tells about how it happen when she got killed the say that this Ekman she was out with was a maried man wich will sure put a shadow on her caracter in the last hour of her life she was buried last Sunday the funeral service was held in the 3^rd ward meeting house and theere was not standing room theere was that manny people to her funeral.

            I wonder if you have seen Joe or if you know if he left Bremerton I have not heard from him for quite a while now he said in his last letter he wrote to me he would write when he arrived in Frisco. I hope he is alrigth. Sister Stauffer is spending x mas with her son and daugther in Los Angeles Calif. she left here a week ago last Monday. Arthur went to town about 5 p m he wanted to go to show he is sure a lonesome guy. all the boys here he just to chum with be4 have moved away only Melvin and he thinks himself to nice and good to keep company with Arthur he wrote a letter to you a few days ago and I been wondering what he wrote about.

            Next time I write I shall tell you every thing Santa Claus gave me this x mas and about what I had for my relatives & friend I sure did not have much of anything for anyone but just a x mas card to some of them I am thankful when theese holy days are past. I will now go to bed and finish this letter in the morning but while I think of it, Did you ever found the key for your trunk?

                        Dec 26—1923

Dearest Lovis I just came back upp from burstins and I feel all in as we are having a big blizard and snowstorm here to day the snow is a foot deep in places but I tryed to walk in the milkmans track going down but comming upp I took my time and had to make my own track. Will you plaese tell me if one of theese neckties you sent was meant for Franklin? I guess I vont go to Malad now it is to cold and stormy. Poor Jacob Bleaker is going to be buried to morrow he got killed in a lumber mill in Calif a few days ago the Angel of death sure seemes to be very buisy in this part of the world I will tell you next time I write about everything I got for x mas I will close thanking you again for all thoose nice presents I wanted your Dad to write and tell you about the animal test we had but he dont like to now because it is to long since it was done. I guess this is all so long with an acean of love for your husband and for yourself your Mother

                                    Caroline J. Peterson

AUTO ACCIDENT BEING PROBED

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Little Progress Is Made

in Determining Cause

of Double Fatality.

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            LOGAN, Dec 22.—A new coroner’s jury was sworn in at 3 o’clock this afternoon to probe the automobile accident which occurred Thursday night at Millville, in which Victor H. Eckman of Salt Lake and Miss Rachel E. Meyrick, Logan city school nurse, were killed and six others were injured. The new grand jury viewed the body of Miss Meyrick and visited the scene of the accident, about four miles south of Logan, and will resume the inquiry next Wednesday morning at 10 o’clock.

            L. C. Sloey, manager of the Ford agency at Brigham, who was one of the more severely injured occupants of the car, was taken to his home in Brigham yesterday, and the body of Victor H. Eckman was removed to Salt Lake by relatives.

            Due to the fact that Lee Jones and M. S. Reilley, occupants of the car, could not be located this aftenoon, according to County Attorney J. P. Rich, and the further fact that physicians advised against interviewing the women occupants of the car, little progress could be made with the inquest.

            The new jury consists of A. E. Kranney, W. P. Dopp and J. C. Hogenson. A new angle has arisen in the selection of a new jury. The original jury was regularly subpenaed, it is contended, and, on appearing, was advised that the inquest could not proceed on account of the absence of a material witness.

            County Attorney Jess P. Rich this afternoon made the following statement: “Owing to an irregularity, the first jury summoned was not sworn in, but was dismissed.” The members of the original jury, however, declare that they have not yet been informed of their dismissal, that they were regularly subpenaed and that they appeared at the proper time A distinct division as to the advisability of holding an inquest is noticeable among the citizens of Logan. One or two of the original jury gave the intimation that they were opposed to the continuance of the coroner’s inquest.

            All the occupants of the care who escaped death were out of the hospital tonight. Miss Della Lindsay, who was more severely injured than any of the other women, was at her boarding place this evening. She was badly scratched and severely injured. Miss Connie Jensen and Miss Jennie Jones are  suffering from a nervous shock.

            Deputy Sheriff Don C. Benson is in possession of a pint bottle of liquor which was taken from one of the side pockets of the car. City Marshal N. C. Peterson said today that the men had been to supper and had held a business meeting, but had been out with the women only a few minutes when the accident occurred. In his opinion, it was not a “booze party,” but he adds that the men may have been drinking before the accident occurred.

            Tracks at the scene of the accident show that the car was traveling on the left side of the road and that evidently the driver made an effort to get over to the right side of the road. Too sharp a turn must have been made of the car, which swung around and skidded for fifty-three feet before turning over. It turned over several times and went approximately fifty feet after first turning over.

            The funeral of Miss Meyrick will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1/30 o’clock in the Third ward chapel. The members of the Logan post No. 7 of the American Legion will attend in a body. Miss Meyrick was a member of the American Legion.