The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-23
Consolidated April IL, 1890
DEAF: A'::'"' o, e. e WOOD.
One of the Pioneer Me.~ >i
Milbank Passes Away at his
Home in California.

Milbank Passes Away at his
| Home in California.
Late last Friday afternoon,
Oct 16, the sad news was flashed
along the wires from Santa Cruz,
California, that j. G Wood died
at his home in that city on Octo-
Der 16, aged IS years. Coming
as it did so soon after favorable
and encouraging reports of his
condition had been received
here. the message was
hard blow and sore disappoint-
ment to the hopes of a large cir.
Gle of relatives and friends.
John Clarence Wood was born
January 4th, 1853, in Bronze
Corner, Province of Quebec,
Canada, his parents, Walter
Wood, and Martha P. (Jacobs)
Wood, both natives of Vermont,
having moved across the Yer.
mont border into Canada. When
J. G. was about ten years old his
parents with ther family remov-
ed to Wisconsin, and few years
after wards to Elliota, Minn.,
where his father engaged in
farming. Having a strong bent
towards a business career, Mr..
Wood pursued his studies along
that line in Minneapolis, and in
1873 formed a business partner.
ship with his brother, George A.
Wood, under the firm name of
Wood Bros, and opened a store
at Ortonville, MINI. When the
g. M. & ST. Paul railroad was
built westward into the territory
of Dakota. the brothers removed
to Milbank, Grant county, where
Mr.. Wood had his home until his
removal to California year ago.
On Septem Der 9th, 1881. John G.
Wood was married to Miss Lottie
E. Warren, of Minneapolis, who
survives him. Six children were
born to them, all of whom are
living except the younger daugh.
ter Oracle. They are Mrs. Or
rie B. Nye and Wallace P. Wood
of Santa Cruz, CAL, George w.,
a junior at Leland Stanford uni
versity, John Clarence, jr., q
student at Hitchcock military
academy, San Rafael Cal. and
Warren, the youngest son, at
home.
About five years ago Mr..
Woods health began to give way
under close application to an in
creasing business, and it became
necessary for him to give up his
duties for part of the year, and
seek rest and recreation by
change of climate. Visiting San.
ia Cruz, Cal, and being benefit.
ted by climatic conditions there,
he decided to make that place
his home. For time there was
a noticeble Improvement in his
health, and he and his friends
hoped for his restoration. Re.
! peated attacks of severe illness
from various causes disappoint-
ed them. A few weeks ago he
went up to St. Helena sanitari.
um for treatment. Here it was
found necessary for him to un-
dergo an operation for appendi-
citis. This was successfully per.
formed, and as late as Tuesday,
, Oct. 13, his physicians gave q
, favorable report of his condition
and said he would soon be we'll
enough to return home. He did
, return home on Thursday. and
the following day his spirit pas.
sed from earth.
Mr.. Wood was man of strong
personality, keen business IN.
stinct and good judgment. His
warm. hearted and generous ma
, ture gave him an optimistic view
of affairs. During the thirty
, years of their partnership his
? unseltish regard for his broth
er's welfare and interests, was
.. often manifest.
! AO ONx0V1OOlSU Cu SO
his allegiance, and when he was
we'll he took an active part in the
work Of the church, and while in
MilbanA vas one of the trustees
Of the church, and was for sew.
eral years superintendent of the
Sunday school. Failing health
prevented him from attending
public services regularly, but his
faith and trust in Jesus Christ
as his savior were with him to
the eId.
The deceased was for q mum.
ber of years on the board Of ed.
ucation for the city schools, and
was for number of years pres.
7 ident Of the Big Stone Lake Cha
tauqua association. He vas
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