Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-01-05
Postmaster Hunt Passes Away at His
Residence Last Night at Q
O'clock.
Death Resulted After a Short Illness
Of a Week Of Typhoid Pneu-
monia. ".
One of the Old Residents of the City,
Honored and Respected by
Everyone.
Postmaster HUNT Is Dead.

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i'll since last Thursday, with typhoid
pneumonia, died at his residence At ,
little before 8 o'clock Wednesday night
The illness which resulted in the death
of Mr.. Hunt was brief, lasting only {
week. Yet since Sunday his death has
been expected, and his family was moi
unprepared for the blow. Up to a weeb
ago, Mr.. Hunt was engaged with hie
postoffice duties. He contracted a sew.
ere cold, while so employed, and it de.
velopea into typhoid pneumonia,
Nothing was left undone which medical
skill and careful nursing could do. But
advanced age and the incident breaking
down of a once robust constitution and
physique, rendered him unable to with.
stand the ravages of the disease. He
grew weaker from the first, and his
death, which resulted last night was the
inevitable.
Israel P. Hunt was born in Franklin
county, Vermont, in 1919, and was at
the time of his death not quite IS years
of age. AS a young man, he learned the
stone cutters trade, and was acknow-
lodged one Of the best in his part of the
country. He was overseer for q consid-
cradle time of some Of the largest quar-
RES in Pennsylvania and New York, and
some of the finest buildings in Boston
were erected under his direct supervi-
sion. One of the first and most impor-
tact pieces of work performed under his
direction was the building of the abut-
ments for the dam across the Connecti-
cut river at Holyoke, Mass, by which all
Of the factories there are operated. Cor
nell university was another structure
over the erection of which he had the
entire control.
In the January of 1891, he was taken
with the western fever, and came to Bis
marck. He purchased the property on
Sixth street, where the Healy store now
stands, and made preparations to go into
the grocery business in partnership with
II. P. Foster, under the firm name of
Hunt Foster. He moved his family here
from the east, in April, 1883, and has
been a resident of the city since that
time. He was engaged in the grocery
business until 1888, when the partnership
was dissolved, he retiring and Mr.. Eos
ter continuing the business. Mr.. Hunt
was elected to the mayoralty in 1887, and
served one term. He has always been
closely allied with the interests Of the
city, and everywhere and by everyone
honored and respected.
Mr.. Hunt leaves a wife and and three
daughters, two by his first wife, ole of
whom resides at Townsend and the other
at White Sulphur, Mont. The other,
Miss Mabel Hunt, is we'll known to
everyone in Bismarck, having grown up
with the city, and is admired and be-.
loved by all Of her associates. The de-
ceased's only son, Walter, died in the
city ayear ago. To the stricken and
Borrowing mother and daughter sym
pathy goes out from everyone.
Mr.. Hunts appointment as postmas-
ter was made but about five months ago
and was the recognition of a life time OF
earnest and conscientious democracy. 1t
seems all the more sad that Just as he
was becoming comfortably installed in
his new position and familiar with his
duties, he should be thus suddenly
stricken down.
The funeral will be a Masonic one, and
will occur from the Presbyterian church
at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, conducted
by Rev. Chambers and Rev. Durrie.
FUNERAL SERVICES.
The funeral services of Postmaster 1.
P. Hunt, whose death from typhoid
pneumonia occurred last Wednesday
took place from the Presbyterian church
at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Be.
fore the time set, the church was
crowded with the friends and acquaint.
ances Of the deceased, who assembled to
acknowledge their respect and honor to
the memory of him they knew SO we'll in
life.
The singing Of an appropriate selection
was the beginning of the services, and il
was touching &c music always, is especi.
ally in time Of sadness. There was Q
eral sorrow manifest throughout the con.
gregation as the services proceeded.
Rev. Durrie delivered a feeling ser.
mon, and spoke touchingly Of the de.
ceased. and of the universal friendship
and admiration possessed for him-and
spoke comtortingly Of the hope beyond
Rev. Chambers followed with an earnest
prayer, and afterwards made brief and
appropriate remarks.
The Masons, of which the deceased
was one, were present in a body, and al
the conclusion of the other services
grouped about the coffin, and held theil
Always beautiful responsive burial ser.
vieUA
lps Memorial.
The msmberss of the cactus committee
approximately the governor, have pre-.