Daily Yellowstone journal., 1889-12-18
dust TO DUST.
Funeral Ceremonies Of the Late John T.
Robertson.

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Robertson.
From the Jacksonville Ill. Journal
we take the following account of the
funeral OF the late Joha T.. Robertson,
which was sOlenniz,d at that place on
sunday, Dec. Sth, being largely at
tend ed by friends and relatives of the
deceased:
A short time since the Journal con-
taiDed brief notice Of the death of
John L. Robertson, Of Montana,
nephew OF John EobeItson. OF this
city. The particular are a. follows:
Tue deceased and his brother. Frank
c., are proprietors of a cattle ranch in
Montana, q short distance from Miles
City. His brother sss absent with
cattle In Chicago at the time. He had
hiiched up team To visit Miles City
but before starting he had mounted q
horse to visit some parI of the farm.
A few moments after he was found i'm
sensible about 300 yards from the house
with n severe wound on the back OF
his head, his horse having either
throxn him or fallen on the ground,
which was frozen aud somewhat Slip
perry. He was taken up and removed
to the house, but he failed 10 regsin
consciousness, though be lived So
hours. His brother arrived before the
invalid br-athed his LIST. but failed to
arouse him.
The deceased was the son Of the late
Cha. Robinson, of Cass county, and
was raised in this section, being wide
ly Known aud respected. At the time
Of bis death he was ~ years o!d. He
was a faithful friend and dutiful son
and brother and leaves many friends
aud relatives. who will deeply mourn
his loss. Ii seems especially strange
that one who had transacted business
in Texas. Kansas and Colorado, where
he had suff. red many hardship of the
frontier and had pissed unharmed
through manv danger, should meet
his death in such manner.
The remains arrived lt this citv last
evening. accompanied hv Frsnk G.
Robertson, brother Of the deceased,
and Geo. w. Rav!iI 5. Of sterling,
Oak, his bro heF.in-lsw AID b'o' her
Of Mrs. John Robertson uf this city
The funeral occurred SUNDAY az West
minister ~ . .. M, I'm charge OF the
Masonic Paternity, Of winch Mr.. Rob-
!ertsun Nas mrmber. Fdneral SER
mon by DIR. W. L. Short.
The funeral services over the re-
maink of the late ]. r. Robertson
whose d-sth occurred ~ Montana
we're held at the Wesimipsrer Presbv
tsrisn church on Sunday afternoon st
. o'clock. The AUDITORIUM Wq- crowd
I'd by the friends and rrJt tvs 4 The
deceased. A choir sang vtr accept
sbly and then X V. ;. NJ. Morton read
an appropriate scripture select Op and
offered prayer. The priu"pal sddnss
was delivered by DIR w. r. IA W. ~ho
spoke eloquently OF the ife ~ d char
acter Of him who had gone IN hn rter-
pal rest.
He referred 10 the wild SUR, uudings
NJ the frontier in the midst Il which
he had 80 long lived aud to which be
had always been accustomed. but EN-
phaszed the fact that he had through
all his rorgh llfe preserved the un-
Welding l'e If a christian.
The services were then taken under
charge by the Masonic order, 10 which
Mr.. Robertson belonged. Mauv rare
flowers were beought as an Offering.
The services were very solemn and
impressive. VIM. Newman, T.. G.
Kreider. + Ksemer, t. p. Dobyns,
Philip Lee aud j. +. NimiDs were the
rail bearers.