Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-11-23

of his brother. in-!aw and sister, Mr., and
Mrs. j. Young, in Wan ~, Sunday
morning, at 7:50 o'clock. Mr.. Tabor has
been in poor health for years. and was
unable to perform manual labor. He
has been an inmate of the Soldiers
Home. both in Michigan and South Da
kota, and had came from the Home at
Hot Springs, a few weeks since, TO visit
his relatives for a short time. While at
Mr.. Youngs, he was taken sick, though
not considered serious. Every atten-
ton was given him, which loving hands
could bestowa He was troubled with
heart failure, and for the past week had
suffered much. but Saturday night he
felt better, and thought to add to his
comfort by dressing, and sitting up in q
chair. He accordingly did 30, and the
family conversiug with him. were very
much elated by the marked improve
ment in his condition. Sunday morn
ming. as he sat talking with Mr.. Young,
the end came, and the tired soul passed
from its tenement of clay. into the great
beyond. There was no suffering or
pain-no apparent change. He simply
ceased TO speak. His companion con-
tinued the conversation for a few min
utes. but receiving no response or inter
ruption, looked up, thinking his brother
had tired of the conversation, remain
ing silent for a time, but upon close in
spectioH, discovered he had ceased to
breathe and that life was extinct. Cor
oner Herman was Immediately sum-
moned, and after an examination, deci-
ded death was caused by heart failure,
due to chronic valvular LESSONS of the
heart.
James w. Tabor was born in Michigan
in 1885, where boy and early manhood
was spent; where he received such
education as was ~obtainable in a coantry
school of that date.
At the outbreak of the latewar, he
rendered his services to defend the flag
of his country, and enlisted June 1851,
IS private in Co. G. lst.. Mich. Art, and
served to the close of the war, being
discharged rs Corporal, June, 1865. hav-
ing gained an enviabIe record as a SOL
dier, comrade and man.
He came 20 Dakota in 1884 and took a
claim in Egeland township, where he
has lived ever since, save q few months
spent from time G time, at the Soldiers
Home. During his residence he has
gathered around him many sincere
friends, who deeply regret his death.
Uncle Jim." as he was Familiarity
known, was a man in every sense of the
word, honorable, upright and large
hearted, sincere-never 81 STOPPING to any
transaction that would lower his dignity
or debase his manhood. He has gone
to his reward, and If ever man received
the invocation, swell done. Thou good
and faithful servant" James w. Tabor
is one.
Deceased was O member of the Ma
sonic fraternity and had expressed a
wish to be buried by that organiza-
ton. Accordingly, l.. G.. Levoy, w
NJ, Coteau Lodge, A. F. & A. NJ, OF.
which he. was a member, drove up to
Waubay Sunday morning, and took
charge of the remains.
The funeral occurred Tuesday, the
brethren of Coteau Lodge, of this city,
attending in a body, to the number of
about thirty. At one o'clock a funeral
lodge was opened in the hall of the
Modern Woodmen, al Waubay, from
whence the brethren repaired to the
school house, accompanied by a delega-
ton of the deceased old comrades of
u A, r., members of Gen. Croker
Post, who marched with arms reversed,
in due military respect of their depar.
ted comrade. At the school house, a
selected choir rendered some beautiful
and appropriate music. Rev. Harding
delivered an able, earnest and fitting
sermon, closing his remarks with a
most beautiful and sympathetic prayer.
At the sound OF the gavel, the breth-
rem and officers of the lodge arose, the
latter taking their respective stations,
and the Masonic burial service was
commenced. At the close of that por-
ton Of the ceremonies used ut the
house, the relatives, friends and breth-
rem were given an opportunity &c view
for the last time, the beloved form of
the departed. Brother John Norton
as marshal, formed the procession and
The remains were take to the grave.
amid one OF The worst storms of the
~season-high wind and a driving snow
nothing daunted The solemn process
sion, consisting of his Masonic brethren
and comrades Of the Grand Army,
marched 10 The cemetary a mile west
of Waubav, to pay the last sad tribute
OF respect. At the grave the beautiful
Masonic service Was conducted; the
apron aud evergreen deposited with
the casket, In that narrow home APP
pointed for all the living; ard ali that
is left OF Ismrs w. Tabor is u cherish
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