The Goodland republic., 1907-03-22
DEATH OF DAN BARTHOLOMEW
YOUNG Man sUCCUBEBs TO SHORT
ILLNESS.
Was sick But Week with Diabetes
Leaves Behind Youthful Wife
and Parents.


Daniel BartE. lOmew, who had en-
joyed a little more than twenty years
OF life. blessed with industry, friends,
and a ynlang wife-alI these valuable
gifts from the Creator-@as called
away from earthly things at sunrise
Sunday morning. While he had not
been feeling in his usual health for
about a month. he kept on at his en-
pIoyment at the Rock Island shops,
until q week ago, when he was COM
PEELED TO discontinue work DR.. Car
michael was called and diagnosed the
case as diabetes. which had already
threatened his chances OF recovery.
The physician was soon compelled to
give I'D hope, and the young man
passed away Sunday morning at
O'Clock
The high regard in which Daniel
Bartholomew was held was evidenced
at the funeral at the Christian church
Monday afternoon at o'clock Be
fore the young man Iapsed into the
last uncOnsciOusness, knowing that he
must die, he spoke about having a
quiet little funeral only, and did not
wish that il be held at the opera
house although his host Of admiriug
acquaintance suggested such an ar
rangsment.
The Christian church was not able
to hold half the people that gathered
to honor name and memory Of the de-
Il ceased young man The church was
soon filled, and many men stood out
side the building while the services
were in progress Such . profusiOn OF
flowers as breathed out their life and
fragrance upon the casket has seldom
Woodmen OF America lodge, OF which
he was a member, contributed beau
tifuI floral pillow; the machinists. a
broken wheel Of flowers; the boiler
makers and machinist apprentices, a
wreath; the band. OF which Daniel
was also a member, a beautiful Tyre;
while neighbOrs and friends gave
abundance Of beautiful blossoms
As the hearse was conveying the
body from the Bartholomew home 70
/ tn.1 church. It was escorted by a large
lnumberof WoOdmen and the Goodland
band in uniform. The services at the
church were opened by a song by a
male uuartette, Somewhere the Sun
Is Shining" And then came the read
| ing Of the scriptures and sermon by
Rev. J. Ed Stevens. He read the
beautiful psalm No. 42, and also from
the gospel Of St John, Let not your
heart be troubled: ye believe in God,
| believe also in me" The sermon
dealt upon the subject Of frailty Of
human life, but rested upon the great
promise and belief that man is the
| child Of God; that while man is a reed
shaken by the wind, he is yet a reed
that thinks, sees God's glory, wisdom
| and power. Man is still greater than
the universal power that crushes him,
/ for while he knows that sometime he
must die to achieve a greater victory,
] the universe knows nothing but blind
| obedience to its laws. Belief becomes
| the stepping stone to Gods glory, and
man in the grave is but the earthly
| counterpart Of man triumphant in
| heaven
Rev. Stevens. in speaking Of the de-
| ceased, referred to him in these
words:
Young, full OF energy, a workman
| Of superior quality, with life and life's
| prospects before him, with his par
/ ents and friends to guide, with the
young wife by his side, with a smile OF
| encouragement and cheer, with a love
/ Of that one he had begun to face life's
/ battles with. his way seemed to lead
/ forth in paths OF success, but amidst
I
an death comes out Of time TO reap
/ and to scatter sorrow."
| The procession to the cemetery was
| led by the band playing the dead
/ march; and loved ones, friends and
4 admirers laid the body Of Daniel Bar
| tholomew in its last resting place.
! Daniel Reuben Bartholomew was
born in Geneva, Ashtabula county, O.,
January 8, 1887; came to GOOdland
| October %, 1899, and was married TO
] Grace, the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Rung OF this city, less than a
| year ago He is urvived by a youth
ful wife; parents. Mr. and Mrs D. E
/ Bartholomew: three sitsers, Mrs Mel
! ton Peterson and Mrs. c D. Harper
Of this city. and Mrs Clarence Luce
Of Ashtabula, O.; two brothers, Mum
Bartholomew Of Flint, Mich, who was
present at the funeral, and Charles E
Bartholomew Of Geneva, o.
Dan" Bartholomew. as the boys
called him. lacked just twenty-nine
days Of finishing a four years appren-
ticeship as machinist He was one Of
the band boys, member Of the Wood
men lodge. carrying a policy for
$4,000, and above all this, he was a
young man that everybody had iearn-
ed TO like and admire The shop men
were attached to him because Dan was
such a good mechanic and accOmmO-
/ dating The band boys liked him be-
cause he was capable OF such good
/ fellowship, and the WOOdmen liked
him for the same reason The young
man and his wife were much devoted
to each other. and death has untimely
stepped in to sever the tender tie
Mystery Is an about as, but sometime
maybe the cloud viii disappear and
we shall know the ways that were
/ covered and we could not understand.
To the Public.
Having purchased the old Ames &
Kellogg restaurant. we desire to in