The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
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Dan Fl. Priest, Veteran
Salesman, Dies in
Oakland.
Record in War, in Busi-
ness and as Citizen
a Proud One.

OAKLAND, June 17.-Dan H. Priest,
fondiy known TO his fellow-members
of Oakland Lodge of E1ks as Pop
Priest, and to nearly every travelling
salesman on the Pacific Coast as Uncle
Dan Priest, laid aside life's burden this
afternoon at 1870 o'clock and passed
peacefully into the restful shadow after
an Illness of less than one week he
was the father of the noted songstress
MRS. Beatrice Priest-Fine, now in New
ork. With Priest when the end came
were his wife. Hannah E. Priest. and
his son, Frank P Priest. who arrived
from Seattle last night in response to
telegram informing him of the crit
zeal condition of his father.
DanJH. Priest was born in the town
of China, Maine, sixty-Seyen years ago,
and was the fourth child In family
of ten He sprang from q rugged and
long-lived stock. In boyhood he set
tied with his parents in Minnesota. At
the outbreak of the Civil War young
Priest, with i've of his brothers, en-
listed in the Federal Army. He joined
the volunteers as member of Com
pany of the famous First Regiment
of Minnesota, and saw active service
from the commencement of the great
struggle at Bull; Run to the surrender
of General Lee at Appomattox. At the
battle ef Gettysburg the First Mime
sofa was part OF a brigade that went
into action during a crisis in the
bloody struggle, and turned the, tide
of strife toward victory for the North
ern armies.
OF the six Priest brothers that an
swefed when their country called five
were in at the finish of the war. The
other succumbed to the hardships of a
soldier in a Southern State. When
49,
was mustered out it's captain was Dan
H. Priest, and he was one of the six
original members of the company re-
naming, the others having yielded up
their lives in battle or having been
| incapacitated by wounds. Statistics
| show that the average of killed and
wounded in the rank and file of the
First Minnesota was 81 per cent of the
men and officers engaged. Priest was
affiliated with the Grand Army of the
Republic and was a member of Porter
| Post of this city.
| Priest came to California eighteen
years ago and made Oakland his home.
| For years he travelled over the Pacific
| Coast States in the interests of large
| Eastern houses. handling manufactur-
| ers' supplies. AS q seller he had few
peers, and through his ability and in
tegrity he built up an immense. and
prosperous trade for the firm he repre-
sented. Five years ago Priest retired
from the road" and since that time
he was connected with the store of Os-
good Brothers. having charge of the
cigar and tobacco department.
Happy of disposition and honorable
in his every act, Pop" Priest was loved
and respected by all who were fortu-
nate to know him, and they were le-
gion. Besides his wife. daughter aud
son, Priest is survived by three broth
ers and three sisters-John A. Priest
of Cooperville. Wash James N. Priest
of this city, Henry A Priest of Sac
ramento, Mrs. Mary j. Dixon and Mrs.
Ann NJ. Clarke of Oakland and Mrs.
althea Parmeter of China. Maine.
The funeral of the veteran salesman
and fraternal man will be held Tuesday
afternoon from the family residence,
934 Myrtle street, thence to the hall of
Oakland Lodge of EIks. where the rites
of that order for the departed will be
conducted.