The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-12-22
"JudD Rice Gone.
Pioneer Meat Market.

Many an employe of the Great
Northern road will drop a tear OF
tribute to the memory of dear old
"Jud'' Rice, who died on Friday last
at his home in St. Paul. He was won
derfully entrenched in the ELECTION of
those who served with and under him,
due to his gentle and kindly spirit,
and that deep-seated sense of justice
which aetuated him in his relations
with his men. The Pioneer Press of
last Saturday says:
Justus B. Rice died at his home, 345 Summit
| avenue, at Sis o'clock last evening of pneu-
monia. About month ago Mr.. Rice suffered
| from an acute illness which left him very
| weak. and about ten days ago, during the
severe cold spell, he contracted pneumonia of
| a very severe type. The attack left him
without the vitality to recover from its eff
| fects and he sank gradually until death came
| last evening,
Mr.. Rice was born in Woodstock. VT, De-
cember %, 1880. He was a son of George
Washington Rice. who was prominent in Yer
mont in many ways in the first half of the
century. In 1856 Mr.. Rice left Vermont and
came to st. Paul. When the railroads began
to be built in Minnesota Mr.. Rice went into
| the railroad business He became connected
with the old st. Paul & Pacific, which has
| since become the Great Northern. being first
| conductor. He was superintendent of the
| line when it ran only from st. Paul to ST. An
thony. now Minneapolis. After the St. Paul
u Pacific became the Manitoba Mr.. Rice re-
manned in the company's employ and after
the Great Northern system grew out of the
Manitoba road he became superintendent of
| the Fergus Falls division, position which he
held until two years ago, when his failing
health compelled him to give up active work
| The road, however, would not part with his
services and in spite of his advanced years
kept him in its employ. He has done little
active services in the past two years. but the
Great Northern road always kept him so that
he o I'D not go to any other road and it was
expected that in the spring he would return to
active work.
| Mr. Rice was well known to most of the
older residents of the city, He was a most
lovable man and those peculiar qualities
which endeared him to every one he met. He
was one of the few men in this world who was
| absolutely honest, upright and honorable un-
der all circumstances. The one quality which
perhaps stood out above all others of his
| Uruly uOole Was UldU VI dDSOluUoly
| fidelity to his friends and to his employers
He was always faithful to his road and no
matter what personal sacrifices might be en-
tailed. his road was always the first thought.
He had awonderful fund of wit and even on
his death bed this faculty did not forsalxe him
and he was bright and witty almost until the
moment when death closed the chapter of his
| life.
Mr.. Rice was married in 1859 to Miss Eliza
Garland who survives him. One daughter
is the wife of DR.. Charles L. Green of 20l
| Laurel avenue.
The death of Mr. Rice was felt as a personal
bereavement by p Lamb of this city They
were born and brought up together, and for
two years were fellow clerks in a store in a
/ country town in Vermont. The warmest
friendship existed between them, and both
coming west at about the same time the i'm
timacy was continued to the end. Mr. Lamb
says that Mr.. Rice was a great favorite as a.
boy and young man. He made friends who
recognized those sterling qualities in the
young man which were soconspicous in his
/ maturer years