The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1904-05-19
DEATH OF N. ]. JAAX.
His Illness Took Fatal Turn and He
Died Very Suddenly at Noon
Last Tuesday.
He Was Buried at Eleven O'Clock
Tuesday Night--A Sad Blow
to His Family.

Tuesday Night--A Sad Blow
to His Family.
" The sad news of the sudden death of
M. j. Jaax was received up town i'm
mediately after dinner last Tuesday,
and his many friends and the whole
community were shocked at the dread
full intelligence that proved all too
true. .".
It was supposed that Mr.. Jaax was
getting along all right, at least such
were the reports sent from his house
daily to his wife and daughter and to
inquiring friends, but for some reason
or other that will never be explained,
y he was seized with an attack of heart
Nifailure. or very serious crisis of the
disease just about noon hour, and
relapsed into Inconsistencies, from
which he never recovered.
Carl Cravens who was assisting in
caring for him, had asked him short
time before dinner what he desired for
his dinner, and Mr.. Jaax, who ha d
been feeling in quite good spirit. stated
what he would like and Mr.. Cravens
left the room in the upper part of the
house where the unfortunate man was
sick. When he returned very short
! time afterwards he found Mr.. Jaax in
an unconscious condition with all the
evidences of fatal termination of the
disease. The doctor was Immediately
summoned as was also Mrs. Jaax, but
alas, the poor man was then beyond
all human aid and death ensued in a
very short time. The sad part of his
tragic ending was the fact that his wife
and children never realized, nor under
the circumstances could they know,
that death in it's merciless flight was
lowering over the doomed man.
If ever home was made desolate,
and if ever pity and sorrow came from
the silent chambers and recesses Of the
human heart in one spontaneous i'm
pulse it was when M. J. Jaax had to
pass out of this world without wife or
family, friends or neighbors to con-
sole or comfort hic,-~zr..-.
He was young man with much of
life before him. He had a family that
he loved, and he had hosts of friends
in Princeton. It was only a few weeks
ago that the writer was chatting with
him and at that. time MIR. Jaax told of
talk he had with the late Sam Carew.
then calmly awaiting his end, and
there were those expressions of sor
row and regret by Mr.. Jaax over the
impending untimely death of Mr.. Ca
rev. Even then the grim messenger
was preparing to remove his mask
and mark the man of pity and SYM
pathy for his own, and just why it was
Mr.. Jaax's fate to fall victim to
smallpox, and this affection, too, fol-
lowing close on the heels of business
reverses and troubles, and to be COM
PEELED to die as he did-just why-who
can tell.
Under the circumstances there was
little that could be done toward ex-
tending heart-to-heart sympathy and
relief for the bereaved family. The
nature of the disease compelled i'm
mediate action on the part of the
health officers and under arrange
ments made by the Odd Fellows of
which deceased was member, the
body was prepared for burial at once
and was inferred Tuesday night at II
O'Clock in Oak Knoll cemetery.
Mr.. Jaax leaves a wife and four
children, Hazel, the Oldest being six
teen years of age.
He came to Princeton from Mime
apolis about four years ago, and en-
gagged in the secondhand business, in
which he was very successful, and he
built up a large business. The poor
season last fall and winter made his
business very dull and when he was
taken sick, he had just made arrange
ments to have his business continued
under the management of a trustee un-
til he could realize on his collections
!, and discharge his obligations, which
had his life been spared, he no doubt
could have done.
Mr.. Jaax was member of the
Princeton lodge of Odd Fellows, the
Maccabees and Foresters. He had a
$1,000 policy in each of the last two
orders.
The family which is so sorely
afflicted has the sympathy Of the en-
tire community. Under the circum-
stances they will be compelled to re-
main under close quarantine for three
weeks or more or until all danger of
contracting the disease or spreading
the same is over.
Narrow Escape From Stray Bullet.