The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-07-25
BARCLAY JONES' DEATH
ONE OF MADISON COUN-
TVS BEST MEN,.
Demise Occurred at Salt Lake Tuesday.
Where He Had Gone for His Health
A Sketch of His Life and Public Ser
vices The Funeral.

Barclay Jones, whose name is syn
onym in southern Montana for all that
is good and honorable in man, is dead.
His death occurred at Salt Lake City,
in ST. Mary's hospital at s a. m., last
Tuesday. Mr.. Jones has long been in fail
ing health, caused by too conscientious
application to the duties of his office,
and several months ago was forced to
give up his work through an attack of
pulmonary trouble, and at one time his
friends here despaired of his life. FL
nally however. he rallied, and just
about a month ago had recovered suf-
fciently to depart for Salt Lake, in the
hope that the invigorating climate of
the Great Salt Lake would further i'm
prove his health. His family received
letters from him daily Of most en-
couraging nature. and his friends We're
greatly gratified, and the an
nouncement that he had suddenly failed
and could not recover, was received
with great surprise and no little mani
festation of sorrow. Mrs. Jones left
Immediately for Salt Lake. Concern
ing his illness in Salt Lake the Deseret
Evening News says:
"Mr Barclay Jones, clerk of Madison
county. Montana and one of the prom
inent. respected and influential citizens
of that state, died at St. Mary's hospit-
al in this city at 6 a. m. to-day.
"Mr. Jones arrived in Salt Lake about
three weeks ago in the hope of benefit
ing his health which has been serious
ly impaired for sometime past. His
affliction was tuberculosis, form of
consumption, and as it was in an ad-
vancel stage he did not get the relief
q we"< ago he was compelled to 60 to
the hospital where he gradually grew
wors' until the end came. His wife,
who ad been summoned to his bedside
kept faithful vigil over him during his
last hours of earthly life, and did all in
her power to soften the pillow of death.
Her action throughout her husbands
illness is said to have been character
ICED by heroic fortitude and self-denial
She is left the sOrrowing mother of
eleven fatherless children.
"N1r. Jones was man of cOnside rable
property and citizen of unquestion-
able integrity and high repute. For
twelve successive years he acted as
clerk of Madison county. Hon. J. E.
Dooly has interested himself in render
ing valuable assistance to Mrs. Jones
in til" hour of her great bereavement
for all OF which the lady is exceeding
ly grateful.
"The remains of the deceased were
embalmed to-day and will be accompa-
v,io6 ~ tho A0rNt fhSo 1xrn
local lodge of the I. O. o. F. The body
will be sent north on the 7 O'Clock
train to Dillon. Montana, and from
there conveyed fifty miles by stage to
Virginia City, the home of the deceas-
ed, where the interment will take
place."
The remains arrived from Dillon,
Wednesday evening, from which place
we're in charge of Sheriff Haines and
Deputy Clerk Reese, as a committee
rom Virginia Lodge I. o. o. F. The
uneral occurred from the residence
thursday afternoon, under the auspices
t the Odd Fellows, assised by thea. O.
w. of which he was also member.
Company D honored his memory by
turning out in body. At the resi-
eEce the beautiful and impressive
urial servi ce Of the Odd Fellows was
opducted by the officers of the lodge,
feceded by a short service by Rev.
uiler. Sorrowing friends came from
sections of the county TO revere
le memory of this noble hut unassum-
man. At the grave the Odd Eel
VS. again had charge of the services
I'D paid their last touching tribute to
departed brother.
Barclay Jones was born at Chilli
the. o., Nov. 26, 1854 He was an only
lid. his father dying before his
r:h. His grand parents were among
e pioneers OF that section, coming to
pio with the first settlers. When he
IS twelve years OF age his mother re-
pved to Lees Summit. Jackson coun-
Mo-, where she and her son resided
til 1879, being engaged in farming.
though but boy, he did q mans
rk on the farm, and being OF re-
rkably studi0us disposition, applied
hself 70 his studies in all his leisure