Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-15
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OBITUARY.
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RADIO, August "a, 1903, Jerry S. Olney
died of diabetes, after an illness OF
week.
Mr.. Olney has been sufferer for
some years. but during the past year
he has felt better until his last illness,
which he bore with great fortitude, |
speaking words of kindness and cheer
to his wife and children, while entering
that undiscovered country from whose
bourn no traveller returns.
He was born in Dudley, Iowa, March
80 1863, and in 1888 was married to,
Abbie Flood of Cleveland. Iowa. Mr..
Olney was at this time employed by
the Western Supply Co., and remained
in its employ until the summer of 1889,
when he with his family removed to
Colorado
He was employed by the Colorado
Supply Co. at Sopris, where he remain
ed three years. In 1892 he was remov-
ed to Anthracite and then to Crested
Butte. in 1895 and later to Walesburg.
For the past two years and a half he
has been engaged in business of his
own at Crested Butte.
In July 1901, he was given the gov
eminent postoffice at Crested Butte.
Since that time he has filed that Of
flee in a manner which did credit to
himself and was satisfactory to every
| one.
Mr.. Olney was well know through
out the part of Colorado where he liv-
] ed. and was highly respected as a
/ ;rfn HiS
4 marked characteristic was his kind,
attention and provision for his lam
lily, which consisted of wife, one daugh,
/ ter, Edna, aged fourteen years, and a
son, Earl, eleven years of age.
4 The other relatives that mourn his
loss, are three brothers and two sis
tiers. One sister, Mrs. Sadie Garfield,
4 started for Colorado as soon as she
A heard OF her brothers illness. But
when she reached Crested Butte the
sad message was brought to her that
/ Jerry had passed away.
/ His mercantile business, nice
home, and four thousand dollars life
/ insurance is left to the family.
i He has many friends in and around
Dudley that are sorely grieved to heal
Of his demise.
Funeral services were held under
the direction of the Woodman lodge
at the residence Wednesday Afternoon
Mr.. Brag officiating.
The following is the memorian as
, given by his brother Woodmen, taker
from the Elk Mountain Pilot:
In Memoriam.
/ 1t occasionally comes to pass tina
IL. i. - y, nm
less animate nature it strikes mothe
giant of the wood, high in stature, ant
mighty in girth, is loosened from it
moorings and with crash that start
les animate nature it strikes mothe
earth with conclusion so forcefu
that it seems to momentarily shak
its very foundation
o So it is with the forest of woodcrat
at times. A neighbor who seems
Ii tower OF strength, who was esteeme
one of the strongest guardians of tn
l. order. in whose courage and integrlt
!, all reposed faith, has been unexpec
. eddy brought low by dread diseas
and death has claimed for nj
p own.
Elk Mountain Camp mourns owe
p the loss of one of its strongest cha
acters. All who knew Neighbor Q
>. ney gloried in his manly powers. h
strong rectitude, his loyalty to WOO
craft his love for his family and h
faithful devotion to his friends.
Il He loved woodcraft and its beau1
a. full symbolism was his ideal and i
a, lectures of practical wisdom BEGAN
the guiding principal of his daily llf
u In view of the love and high esteem
= which Elk Mountain camp held Nelg
Dor j. S. Olney. be it
+ Resolved That we mourn the depa
lure of true and noble woodma
Is That we extend to his stricken fal
lily and loved ones our sincere symp
ie thy, hoping that in his noble life tn
III will find consolation and comfort al
that across the dark river there W
~ be a glorious reunion.
To his legion of friends and ass
vs. ciates. we would say: We join wi
st YOU in expressions of esteem, frier
ship and fraternity" and, be it furi
40 er
Resolved, That copy of this men
st rial and resolution be spread on /
Us minutes of this camp, and that co
" he engraved and presented to t
-, laWlly OF lne usteaSeu' ahu e'ioo "
d, copy be furnished the Pilot for pi
~ LEGATION.
c. h. Ross,
IS G.. F. Wilson,
u r. w. Mcdonald
Nv Committee Elk Mountain Camp. \
! 7o9. Woodmen of the World Crest
~ Butte, Colo.
~. Contributed
of cave-In on Pennsylvania Railre
a Pittsburg, Oct, As the res
Of a cave.in on the Pennsylvania II
,re road on Hamilton avenue this aft
81 noon a number of men are bel!eS
nd to he buried under hundreds of tt
OF earth 1t is not thought that q
can be recoN ~ I'd al%ge,