The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-01-19
Called to His Final Rest Early
This Morning.
SUMMONS WAS UNEXPECTED
8rief Outline of a Well Rounded and
Useful Life: Prominent in North
Manka.0 Civic Affairs.
From SATURDAYS Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
| Another sudden death of well known
and popular resident startled the city
this morning. This time it was Thomas
| Taylor. the well known North Mankato
resident and father of Mayor Charles T
Taylor. His death occurred at four
o'clock this morning, at his home, AZ;
Belgrade avenue, while peacefully sleep
ing, and was without pain or struggle
Mr.. Taylor was feeling as well as or
dinarily yesterday, although he had been
suffering from slight ailment. He was
cheerful, but talked considerably of the
sudden deaths that have occurred re-
Gently, including that of f. d. Jones' He
retired at the usual hour last evening,
and slept well. Along towards morning
his wife noticed that he was breathing
very heavily and she tried to awaken
him, but could not. Then she called
her daughter, Mrs. Martha West, of Es-
therville, Iowa, who was visiting her
parents. Mrs. West at once saw that
all was not vel, with her father, and
Il physician was summoned, but when
he arrived the breathing had ceased,
and the heart no longer beat, and life
had passed away. The death was caused
by heart trouble.
Mr.. Taylor was seventy-nine years of
age, and was born in Sligo, Ireland.
When young man he emigrated to
America, and located in the south, where
he spent year. Then he went to Red
Wing, where he located in 1852, being
one of the very first residents of that
place. His marriage occurred there
about fortyeight years ago, and he
continued to reside there until abort
eight years ago, when he moved to
North Mankato. He was building and
sewer contractor for a number of years,
and for a few years farmed in Zum-
brota township. After locating in North
Mankato he did landscape artist work,
and his ihandiwork is apparent in num-
Der of fine places in the city.
The deceased is survived by his wife.
three sons and three daughters. The
sons and daughters are Mayor Taylor
and William Taylor of this city, Alex
arder Taylor of Kalispell, Mont, Mrs.
Emma Pearson of Seattle, Wash, Mrs.
Mary Robinson of Mazeppa, Mimi, and
Mrs. West of Estherville. A sister of
the deceased, Mrs. Mary Brislin of
Red Wing, also survives him.
After locating in North Mankato, Mr.
Taylor took a prominent part in civic
affairs. He was treasurer of the vii
lage and also of the school district at
the time of his death, and had held the
office of justice of the peace and other
offices there. He took an intelligent in
terest, not only in the affairs of his vii
lage, but in state and national affairs,
and his opinions were always backed by
good reasons and sound sense. He was
broad and liberal in his views, and
supporter of order and good government.
He was a kind and generous hearted
man, a good neighbor, warm friend,
and kind and indulgent husband and
father. He had great many warm
friends, who will sincerely regret his
death.
The funeral services will be held at st.
Johns Catholic church, of which the de-
ceased was a member, at ten O'Clock
Monday morning, and the interment will
take place in Calvary cemetery.