The Iola register., 1902-08-15

Old Resident of lola Passed Quietly
Away Thursday After Long
Life of Usefulness.

j, Il. Young, one of the Oldest resi-
dents of Allen county, died Thursday
at ll:20 at his residence, corner Madi-
son and Buckeye streets, in this city.
The funeral was held from the house
at 10 O'Clock Saturday morning.
FOR long time Mr.. Young has
Psypeen sufferer from asthma. several
acute attacks threating to end his life.
Thanks to rugged constitution. and a
clean life he survived until his eighty
second year. Four weeks ago he was
taken with a severe attack and three
weeks ago took to his bed. Cheerful
throughout, he expressed firm belief
that he would yet get we'll, but he
gradually weakened and the end came
peacefully Thursday night.
Riley" Young, as he was familiar
ly known to hundreds of Allen county
people, was born in Butler county,
o. December 5, 1921. In 1912 he was
united in marriage to Sarah Landers
and to them were born eight childr, q,
of whom two, Mrs. M. a. Reynolds,
OF Neosho Falls, and John b. Young,
OF Lacrosse, Ca, are still living.
Mr.. Young moved to Kansas in 1857
and he pre-empted farm west of the
river, four miles west of lola, which
he still owned at the time of his death.
In 1862 his first wife died, while they
were living on the farm. The follow
ing year he married Mrs. Frances V.
Dingman, and to them were born two
children, Sylvia, who died when six
teen years old, and Docia, now Mrs.
ID. p. Northrup of this city He
reared as his own child, his step-son,
William Kingman, also of this city.
In 1864 deceased moved to Douglas
county, buying a farm and store
Rrhe store was in the hamlet of Prairie
City, near Baldwin, and the farm was
the present site OF Media Here he
conducted general merchandise bus
iness for one year when he sold out
and moved to lola. This was in 1865,
and he and j. c. Clark formed part
nership aud engaged in the general
store business on the south side of the
square, where the Hartung harness
store now is. For twenty years the
business was successfully conducted,
being continued for two years on the
present site of the opera house, when
fire destroyed the south side store in
1888. During this time Kansas ex-
perienced hard times, particularly
the grasshopper year, and many
we're the hard-pressed farmers who
owed it to Mr.. Young that they we're
carried through the year and supplied
with the necessaries of life.
In 1885 Mr.. Young sold his business
to D: Ewart. For two years he took
life easy but finding his time hanging
on his hands he opened boot and
shoe store in his rebuilt south side
store. Later he added dry goods, but
in 1890 he sold the business to d.
Ewart and retired permanently, owing
q to poor health. His was long life of
lltiyity and many quiet good deeds
Wre unostentatciously performed by
mis- hands.
During his last illness he was sur
rounded by his children and wife and
was privileged to see and talk with
hem before death. The cause Of his
death was pronounced by the doctors
TO be gangrene of the lungs, and was
the direct result of the repeated at
tacks of asthma, Mr.. Young was for
years connected with the Christian
church of this city.
Out of large family of children a
sister Of the deceased, Mrs. Emmons,
who lives at the old family farm in |
Ohio, is now the sole suryior. All |
the children, Mrs. Reyn olds, John |
Young and Mrs, Northrup were in at
tendance at his side during his clos
ing days. James Clark, and wife,
distant srelatives, were here from
ILongton to attend the funeral.