The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-12-28
DEATH OF n. F. JONES.

The La :" Crosse. Wis, Morning
Chronicle of Dec. --21st contains the
following account Of the death Of D.
F. Jones, who leares several brothers
in this city:
Sparta, Wis, Dec 20. Hon. D. F.
Jones, United States attorney, died
at his home in this city at O'Clock
this morning of typhoid fever. He was
born in Utica, N. Y, in...s1859, and
was graduate of the Sparta high
school, Galesville and Lake Forest
universities afterwards taught school
for two years. Mr.. Jones was admit
ted to the bar in 1884 and in 1885 was
elected district attorney, which posi-
ton he held for six years and in 1899
was reelected to the legislature and
on July 18th the following year was ap-
pointed United States attorney by Pres
ident Mckinley, which position he
held up to the time of his death.
Mr.. Jones leaves wife and three
children. Funeral services will be held
here at 2 80 p. m Saturday, conduct
ed by DIR. William Crawford, of Mazo-
mamie, Wis, former pastor of the Con-
gregational church of this city. De-
ceased was superintendent of Sunday
school during the time DR.. Crawford
was pastor.
Within the past two years two of the
brightest members of the Sparta bar
have passed away: Viz. Judge J. NJ
Morrow and Attorney David F. Jones.
Speaking editorially. the paper says ::
The announcement that came yester-
day, of the death of David F. Jones,
of Sparta, was surprise, despite the
fact that he has been known to be a
very sick man for some days. But he
was not old, he was sturdy and strong
and, apparently, full of the vigor and
force that gave promise of long life
of usefulness and honor.
Mr.. Jones was native of Utica,
New York, where he was born in May,
1859, so he was but little past forty
one years of age. He was of WEIGH
parentage. and when he came to this
part of Wisconsin, about 1868, he lived
for some years in Bangor. Beside the
public schools he got his education at
Gale College, Galesville, and Lake
Forest University. He was inclined
at first, to be a minister, but later
concluded to study law and, about
eighteen years ago, entered the law
office of Morrow and Masters in Sparta,
as student. During the time he was
in their Office he was the Sparta cor
respondent of The Chronicle, and be-
came one of it's lasting friends. He
was admitted to the bar in 1884 and
has since been engaged in practice.
His partner at the time of his death
was Major R. A. Richards, man
about his own age, who also grew up
in Monroe county. .....
Mr.. Jones has long been an active
and earnest Republican worker, and
was regarded as one of the finest pub
lie speakers, as we'll as one of the
best lawyers, in this part of the state.
He was District Attorney of Monroe
county from 1884 to 1890 and from
1892 to 1895, when he was elected to
the Assembly, where he at once at
tracted attention as a speaker and
legislator of ability, and man of con-
yictions and character.
He was defeated for the state senate
in 1894. In 1895 he was. a district
delegate to the Republican national
convention in st. Louis, and in July,
1898, he was appointed, by President
Mckinley, United States district at
torney for the Western district of Wis
consin, position that he has filed
with credit and which he held at the
time of his death.
Mr.. Jones leaves a wife and two
young children to mourn his loss, to
whom the deep sympathy of his many
friends will be extended.
He was an unusually ripe man for
his years. He made his mark plainly
on his field of opportunity and leaves
a record of steady, successful and de-
served achievement, with nothing to
mar its luster.
The Chronicle joins with his mourn
ing relatives and friends in regret that
he is gone, in satisfaction that he did
his work well, and with everything to
live for and everything to make life
worth living, it seems as if David
Jones should have been spared. But
for man of his years his achieve
ments have been large. And though it
always seems too soon to spare so cap
able and sound person, that the call
comes little sooner or little later
isof consequence chiefly to those who are
left to mourn who can point with pride
that there is no blot to mar its perfection
and it's permanent value.
Card of Thanks.