William Auten, died at 2 o'clock this morning at the home of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ed Auten on Elm avenue. He had been ill a long time of cancer and was in his 84th year.

He was a veteran of the Civil war. Surviving him are one son, Isaac Auten of Glendale, one sister Mrs. Walker Flannagan of Wellsburg, two brothers, Cal. L. Auten and Lon Auten of this city. A son was killed in the Glendale mine on the 30th of July.

The body was removed to the Grisell funeral home awaiting funeral arrangements.