Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-12-14
DEATH OF ALEXANDER YOUNG.
a Worthy Pioneer Citizen suddenly
Passes t. the Great beyond.

Worthy Pioneer Citizen suddenly
Passes t" the Great beyond.
Alexander Young, one of the most
highly respected citizens of Aberdeen,
died suddenly about five O'Clock Monday
after noon, at his place of business on
Wislkal street. Mr. Yonng was waiting
OH lady customer when he coughed
and began splitting blood. He called to
his partner, Mark Paye,te, to go for a
doctor. and soon after fell to the floor.
When Payette returned he raised Mr..
Young to Il lounge as he VAS breathing
his last, the hemorage Of the lungs hav.
ing been fatal.
The funeral took place Yesterday after.
noon from his rate residence in Nor,h
Aberdeen, services being held in the
Methodist church, Rev. Chas. McDer-
moth officiating, and large corte g of
sorrowing friends accompanied the re.
mains to their last resting place in the
Aberdeen cemetery, beside those Of his
beloved wife, who died IN 1898,
During his residence Of eighteen years
at Aberdeen Craving located here three
years before the town was plated; Mr..
Young had, by his uprigh,ness Of char
acter and integrity, gained host of
friends, who were shocked at his sudden
taking off Although ailing for some time
past his death was entirely unexpected,
and in his loss h = children lose kind
and loving father, Abe deem and Cheha-
lis county II worthy citizen and Il large
Number Of people Il sleadfast friend.
Alexander Young was born at Three
Rivers, Canada, on February |, 1912. At
the aye Of Is he removed to Vermont and
engaged in the milling business, remain
ing there about two years, when, with
the tide Of emigration, lie went west,
settling at Saginaw, Michigan, where lie
was in the lumber business for five years.
In 1871 he went to San Francisco, and
three months later came north and locat
cd at Olympia, where he engaged us land
cruiser and proslector for the Northern
Pacific X. X. Co., aud later contracted to
furnish the ties and timbers for % miles
Of the road then being built from kalanla
to Tacoma. After competing his con-
tract he engaged in logging on the Cowlitz
and Columbia rivers.
On February 20, 1873, he was married
to Miss Laura Clark. ut F'eelwrt, Cowli.z
county, and that fall located a homestead
upon the land now embraced in the city
Of Aberdeen, and lived on the claim six
months. lie continued his logging oper-
ations on the Cowlitz overcoming down
to live upon his homestead occasionally
-until 1881, when he moved here and
engaged in farming and stock raising.
Three years later the town OF Aberdeen
was plated and large part OF his farm
became North Aberdeen, where he con-
tnued to reside until his death, farming
in Il small way and looking after his real
estate holdings. Last year lie engaged
in the furniture business with Mark
Payette, at which he was busy until SO
suddenly called to the great beyond.
Mr. Young was an energetic worker in
promoting the interests of Aberdeen. and
was identified with many public enter
priscs, having served as a member OF the
city council and as director of the First
National Bank. Seven children, Roy A.,
Jessie l., Arthur j., Myrtle f., Chester
f., Grace NJ. and Walter, blessed the
union OF Mr.. and Mrs. Young, al! OF
whom. ranging from five years old to
early m ,nhood and womanhood, reside
on the original homestead Of their father,
and all of whom have the sincere sympa-
thy of the community in the sad be-
reavement.