Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-10-29
DEATH CLAIMS A VICTIM.
Jonathan r. Bush Died .Satur-
day Night, of Quick Con-
sumption.
Deceased was an Old and POprl-
lar Resident OF James
town.
A Review of the Wheat Market
by Il Competent Au-
tllOrity.
Death of Jonathan 4. Bush.

Death of Jonathan T. Bush.
The death of Mr. J. r. Bush deserves
more than passing notice. Born on
the 18th of January, 1920, at Benton,
Yates county, New York; died on the
Oath day of October, 1891, at jamestown,
North Dakota. Between these dates
lies the record of busy and useful life.
Mr.. Bush was one of the early pioneers
of this valley, moving to Jamestown in
the spring of 1880. He came, not like
many others who moved to this country
in that early day, merely to make for
tune and then remove to some other and
perhaps more favored cline. He came
for the purpose of building home and
spending the balance Of his life, and SO
from the beginning of his residence here
to its ending, all his arrangements in
business enterprises we're conducted with
a view. not only of benefitting himself
but permanently improving his property
and making and bettering the condition
OF the community.
The first step was to build a comfort
able residence in which he has since lived.
During the summer OF 1880, the firm of
Bush & Corwin, of which he was the
senior member, erected the first elevator
built in the James River valley. The
firm of Bush & Corwin has always been
synonymous with what was best for this
community. No better farmers have
titled the soil of Dakota. No more care
ful and prudent business men have ever
been known in this community. It was
a proud and truthful boast of Mr.. Bush
that "the word of Bush & Corwin was
always as good as their bond, that their
notes were always as good as cash." and
that they always scrapulously met their
engagements was very we'll known to
every one who had any business inter-
course with them.
Mr.. Bush was never an office-seeker,
yet, when the village corporation of
jamestown was first organized in 1881,
by the unanimous choice of the village
trustees and the preference of the whole
community, he was elected as its first
president. For more than fifty years
Mr.. Bush was a member of the Method
lst Episcopal church and when the
church was organized in Jamestown in
the summer Of 1880, he and his wife were
two of the first members. He was elected
one OF the first trustees, a position which
he held until his death. He was also
one OF its board of stewards almost from
the beginning until the time of death.
Mr.. Bush has always been on the right
side Of all moral questions and all mat
ters of public Importance He has been
useful citizen and steadfast friend Tor
this community, and while words of
praise cannot help him. he Alert feels
1t but just to say these few words Of
praise now that, like shock Of ripe grain,
he has been harvested by the grim reaper,
death, and that now he sleeps with bis
fathers-the sleep of just man.
On the 3Oth of March. 1843, he was
married to Mart T. Winfield, who still
survives him, and the profound sympathy
of this community is felt for Mrs. Bush,
who is thus deprived OF the association
OF him who has been her daily compan-
ion and comforter for forty-eight years.
Seven children were born to Mrs. and
Mr.. Bush, Of whom two daughters and
one son still survive.