Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-18
DEATH RECORD.


BEATRICE, Neb., March 17.-(Special)-
Viii s. Cole, a well known resident Of this
city, died yesterday morning at the home
Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Cole,
after a lingering illness Of tuberculosis.
Deceased VAS born at Jefferson Barracks.
Mo, April 2S. 1854. His early life vas
spent in Iowa. and in 1873 he located in
Beatrice. coming here with his parents.
He was a jeweler by trade and was en-
gagged in business In this city for many
years and later at Cortland, this county.
In September, 1899, he was married to Miss
Jessie Bailey of Sterling, Neb. In 1901 he
was compelled TO retire from business on
account of i'll health and engaged in out
door pursuits at Sterling until the follow
ing year, when he went to South Meal
lister, I. 7. He also visited Texas, Arizona
and Mexico in pursuit of health, but not
finding relief he went to sulphur Springs,
Ark. He remained there until about a
month ago. when he returned to Beatrice,
since which time he began to sink rapidly,
! death relieving him Of his suffering yester-
day morning at 1 O'Clock. He leaves no
family except his wife. The funeral was
held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock under the
auspices of the Elks' lodge and the Ma
sonic fraternity, OF which deceased was a
member.
Mrs. Charlotte Cummings.
OsCEOLA, Neb., March 17.-(Special)-
Word has just been received here of the
death Of Mrs. Charlotte Cummings at the
Soldiers home at Grand Island, and the
funeral will be held here under the aus
pieces of the Grand Army of the Republic
and Woman's Relief corps. Mrs. Cummings,
with her husband, was among the earliest
settlers in Polk county. Her late husband
was the first postmaster of Arcade before
the name was changed to Shelby. He was
a charter member of the first post here
and served in Company L., Second low
cavalry. Mrs. Cummings was more than
so years old, and was a %pensioner on ac-
count of the service of her husband, and
will be laid to rest beside the body Of
her husband in Osceola cemetery.
Veteran of Three Wars.
HOT SPRINGS, S. D., March 1I-(spe-
cial)-W. James Cannon, who was a cousin
OF Congressman Cannon of Illinois, who
came here several days ago from Custer for
treatment for dropsy, died at the hospital
Saturday. He was a remarkable man, 90
years old, was a soldier under Sam Hous-
ton in the Texas revolution, later a soldier
under Genera Taylor in the Mexican war
and still later was a soldier in the war
of the rebellion from the start to the fin
ish; was wounded three ines. He had a
Houston" medal for Gallantry in the
Texas war and splendid recommendations
from officers of the Mexican and civil wars.
Frederick Ferdinand Hirsch.
YUTAN, Neb., March 1I-(Special)-
Friedrich Ferdinand Hirsch died at 9
O'Clock yesterday morning. He was born
in Saxony sixty-nine years ago and has
been a resident of Yutan for twelve years,
He died of heart trouble, after an illness
Of several weeks. He leaves a wife and
twelve children, one Of them in Germany,
some in Colorado, one in California and
others in Nebraska and Iowa, all except
one married and with large families. Sew
eral Of the children will be present at the
funeral Wednesday afternoon from the Ger
man Lutheran church.