Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1900-02-22
Ed. STR0NG'S DEATH
Fatal Illness After Short
SiCkness-Pneumonla the
Dread Disease.
jamestown Loses an Old and
Prominent Citizen-Com.
munity Shocked.
Sketch of the Busy and Suc-
CeSSful Life of a Leading
Business Man.


Business Man.
After q short struggle with the dread
disease, pneumonia, Edison D. Strong,
one of Jamestown's most prominent cit
1zens and business men, passed quietly
and peacefully away at ten minutes to
six O'Clock Monday evening. Although to
his physicians and intimate friends the
serious nature OF bis illness had become
known, and the result anticipated, or
feared, his sudden death was a shock
and surprise to nearly every one. Mr..
Strong had not been feeling as we'll as
usual for about two weeks before the
beginning of the attack, having suffered
somewhat from q cold. He had been at
the store, however, as usual, but Cd
Wednesday night last, while at bis resi-
dence converslng with friends. he was
taken with sharp chill and went to
bed. DR.. Rankin, his physician, was
summoned shortly afterwards, and it
was at once seen that serious complica-
tions might be expected. He rapidly
grew worse and by Saturday decidedly
adverse change WAS perceptible in spite
OF all efforts to counteract the disease.
Sunday night the patient rallied some
what, probably due to stimulants, and
seemed more oheerful ana hopeful, con
verslng with friends in bis usual good
humored manner. However, on Mon
day he grad ually grew weaker, the end
coming without pain and in seml.uncon.
sclousness at the close OF the d6y. Both
lungs we're congested and the patient
did not have the vitality to resist the
insidious action of the disease on the
heart and throughout the system, after
the critical stage had been passed.
Last spring Mr.. Strong had visited
tho West Baden, Ind. mineral springs.
HE trip did him great deal of good,
and be had shortly before his sickness
at any time for 20 years. He was &C
lively experimenting Improvements at
hls place of business and had only short
ly before renewed q five years lease on
the building. He anticipated retiring
from business at the expiration OF the
term and returning to his old home in
Vermont to pass, With his wife, the re-
msinder OF his days. HIS chief assist
ant, Mr.. Middleton, had just reached
New York to purchase goods, at the
tima OF Mr. Strong's unlocked for death
His former partner, MIR. E. NJ. Chase, is
alec away spen ding few weeks in the
south, on a health and pleasure trip.
The loss OF Mr.. Strong Will be blow
to the business interests of the city, in
which he always took an active and lead
Ing part. BE WAS model business
man, ever foremost in promoting any en-
terprse for the advantage OF the city,
it's growth and progress. BY his ener-
ey, shrewdness ana excellent business
qualifications, he had established a fine
business, known throughout the entire
state as such. He was systematic,
methodical, prompt and up to-date, pur-
suing his chosen occupation with zest
and success. He was fine type of the
selt-made men Of the northwest. His
friends will miss the sound advice and
good judgment that Mr.. Stroug was
ever wont to give, on both private and
public matters, and it is hard to realize
t at his hearty, cheerful greeting and
familiar presence will be known no more
The sudden termination OF this active
and exemplary career, almost without
warning, is another and painful notice tc
the living. Of the briefness and uncer.
talnty of the span of human life.
Edison D. Strong WAS born at Gays
Vile, VT. April 26, lS45, his next birth
day being his 55th. He was married to
Mary Wall May 6, 1874. For several
years they continued TO reside IN Yer
mont and in 1879 Mr.. Strong decided to
90 west, moving to Des Moines, Ia. , IN
1879 where be remained about year.
He came to jamestown IN 1880 without
any means, and for time clerked for
Curtin & Wlpslow, general merchants.
Here be met and formed the acqua,nt.
ance OF E. NJ. Chase and the two en- tered
into partnership under the name OF
Strong & Chase, to conduct a general
merchandising business, locating at
Darlington, Foster county. in 1884. At
that time the country was just beng
opened for settlement and the new firm
Of energetic young business men pros.
pered They continued in business
there until 1890 when the firm removed
TO jamestown for larger field, opening