The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-10-05
{. D. JENKINS IS DEAD.
MADISON COUNTY PIONEER sue.
cUM6s SUDDENLY.
WAS PROMINENT IN POLITICS
Man Who Drove Into Madison County
Thrty.flVe Years Ago With an OK
Team, and Who Served as Steward
at Norfolk Hospital, Dies Today.

'edTIli anu VINO served as steward
at Norfolk Hospital, Dies Today.
Madison, Neb., Oct. Especial to
The News Charles ID. Jenkins, for
thirty-five years a well known citizen
of Madison county and for the past
twelve years resident of Norfolk,
who was leader in the Nebraska pop
ulist party, having served for four
years as steward of the Norfolk insane
hospital under Governor Holcomb, died
at his farm home near this city at
$3.50 O'Clock this morning, His death
was sudden. Mr.. jenkins was found
lying unconscious out in the yard yes
terday afternoon, after an afternoons
work on riding pillow, and he did not
regain consciousness. His death was
due to uremic coma.
Was Stricken Suddenly.
Mr.. Jenkins had been in the field
all the afternoon and was apparently
feeling unusually well when he left
the house. He rode on the pillow, work
ing over the field, and must have felt
return, however, at supper time and
his family became alarmed. Starting
to look for him, they found Mr.. Jen-
hns lying alongside the pillow near the
stable, where he had evidently driven
from the field The team was not I'M
hitched so that he had evidently fallen
as he was about to unharness the
horses. He was in comatose condi-
ton aud did not recover before his
death.
Funeral Thursday Afternoon.
The funeral will be held in Madison
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. jenkins was about fifty-nine
ty for more than third of a century.
He drove into Madison county with an
OK team thirty-five years ago and be-
gan farming. He made a success in |
business way and owned three quar-
ter-sections of land near here, upon |
which his sons now live. He is sur
vived by a widow, two sons, Corl and |
Fred, and one daughter, Gladys. He
has no other relatives, his brother, Ed |
jenkins, who was his only other rel |
alive, having died suddenly at his |
home in Columbus in much the same
manner only little over a month ago
In Business in Norfolk.
Mr.. jenkins went to Norfolk about
twelve years ago to become steward
of the state insane hospital under Gov
ernor Holcomb, and retained that 20.
sition for four years. At the end of
that time he retired from active life
for short time and then, at the end
OF year, bought half interest from
+. A. Shurtz in the Fair store. This
was continued for five
years and half, the firm having sold
out year ago on September 10.
Since he disposed of his mercantile
interests, Mr.. jenkins has been in
active in the business world, because
OF failing health. He has spent the
at the farm near here and has
been much of the time out of doors.
A good portion of the time he has
been working in the field for the fresh
air and exercise.
Belonged Only to Elks.
Mr.. jenkins was member of only
one lodge-the Elks of Norfolk. He
carried life insurance to the extent of
about $4,000
While he lived at Madison he was
elected a member of the board of SUI
pervisors, before the board of county
was installed in Madi-
son county.
He always took an active part in the
work of the populist party of the state
and was one of the original members
of that organization. He was life
ong friend of former United States
Senator William V. Allen of this city.
His Brothers Death.
There was striking similarity in
he death of Mr.. Jenkins this morning
and that of his brother, Ed, at Colum.
BUS on August % of this year. Ed
Jenkins had gone IN tho woodchad of