The daily sentinel., 1906-12-11
THE DREAMLESS SLEEP
BY Hands That Are Loving All That
Is Mortal of DIR. l.. +. lngersoll
- Consigned to the Grave
All Business
Suspended.

There were many sorrowing hearts
in Grand Junction this afternoon.
Hearts that became heavy as the
good deeds. the noble character. the
charitable spirit that is born of Hea-
ven. OF one whose earthly career has
ended. whose usefulness among his
fellow creatures is stat an end, were
recalled.
Hidden from mortal eyes forever.
removed for a period that embraces
all time from his field of labor and
cut of until the Dawn of Resurrec-
ton from loved ones and friends, the
remains OF DR.. Lovias F. Ingersoll.
were consigned to the grave in Mason
ic cemetery on Orchard Mesa.
Truly life has been well worth
the living when at the bier, after
that life has answered the summons
that can never be disregarded, hun
dreds of people gather to pay a low
ing. a sincere tribute to he who has
gone to return no more.
Dr. Ingersoll had dwelt among the
people of Grand Junction these twenty
years quietly and unassuming, but at
all times devoted to his profession,
ever answering the call Of the suf-
ferinE. ever hardening to the suppli-
cation of the needy and unfortunate.
I
abroad but nevertheless those with
whom he came in contact lacked not
appreciation Today people in every
walk of life. the rich and the poor,
the professional man. the every day
laborer the old and the young, gave
testimony in some eloquent way of
the worth of one who was friend
to all mankind.
No man who has ever been taken
from the city will be more widely
missed than DIR, l.. +. Ingersoll. There
is no wonder AT the general and pro-
found sorrow over his death.
This morning from 1890 O'Clock
until the noon hour the remains lay
in state in one of the parlors of the
lngersoll home on White avenue. Dur
ing this period of time several hun
dred people. friends and former pat
tents called and looked for the last
time upon the features of the dead.
The room In which the remains
lay resembled a bower of floral lovli-
ness, so numerous and so lovely We're
these sacred offerings from the
friends and various organizations
with which he was affiliated. Dur
ing the hours preceding the service
many additional floral pieces were re-
ceived. The caslIet was nearly hidden
beneath the sweet presence of flowers,
and there We're great banks of them
in different parts OF the room.
Among the larger set pieces were
4 the following An anchor rom the
druggists of the city. An immense
pillow from the Woman's club. Cres-
cent from the Women of Woodcraft.
Wreath from the Elks. Emblematic
wreath from the Masons. Pillow
I oil
sign from the Mesa County Medical
society. and several other large and
beautiful set pieces.
Between the hours of two o'clock
and three o'clock this afternoon
every business house in Grand June
1 tion, with one or two exceptions clos
ed its doors and little business was
transacted in the city during the hour
of the funeral service.
The services were conducted at the
residence and there a great con-
course of people gathered.
Rev. c. w. G. Lyon, rector of st.
Matthews churcf, carried out the
I beautiful impressive funeral service
of his church. The active pail bear
ers We're brother members of the
Masonic lodge: c. c. Price. w. S.
/ Wallace b. ]. Snyder, Alexander
] ottE ElllllltlH III IL ~ l1uAA ohA
| Charles Newton.
The honorary pail bearers were
chosen from among close personal
friends Samuel n. Wheeler, |. N.
Bunting, George Haskell, William
Campbell, Frank McClintock and A.
y. Bucklin.
The Masonic order had charge of
the funeral. There were large rep
reservations of the Masonic, Wood 70
men of the World and Women of
Woodcraft and Elks orders, all of
which knew him as a member, pres
ent. Members of these different
orders attended in a body.
The interment took place in Or
chard Mesa cemetery and the process
sion that wended its way to the city
of those whose sleep is unbroken
was of great length.
The burial services of the Masonic
order were carried out at the grave
and the last earthly act had been
performed. Dr. Ingersoll Will contin-
ne to live in the memory of those
who knew him as "one who loved his
fellow men,"