Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-06
DEATH OF 3. J. CARNEY.
Deceased Was One of the Most Prom
inent Citizens of GrinnelI.

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Grinnell May 6.-Mr. B. j. Carney
whose illness was noted in these col
umns yesterday, died Monday evening
of cancer of the stomach. He was in his
55th year and had always appeared to
be in excellent health until within the
past year. In October last he began
to show signs of serious physical trou-
bic. His disease was diagnosed at that
time as nervous breakdown, and he
was advised to seek a change Of eli
mate and scene, in a journey thru the
south. He was gone for some months,
accompanied by his eldest son, but re-
turned worse off than when he started
away. Since his return he has been
confined most Of the time to his home
end, recently, to the bed. He had been
very cheerful and met and conversed
freely with his friends until almost the
last. Mr.. Carney was born in Ireland,
and came to this country with his par
ents, who settled in Chicago. in 1862.
There were eleven children in the fam
lily, five boys and six girls. OF these.
his two brothers and three sisters are
still living and in Chicago.
Mr.. Carney came to Grinnell in $780,
and has lived here ever since. He went
into the lumber business here with
Stephen Goss, under the firm name Of
Goss & Carney, his brother, w. j. Car
ney, of Chicago, being also interested
in the business. After about two years
Mr.. Goss retired from the company and
the business continued under the name
Of Carney Brothers until 1902, when it
changed to Carney, Brande and Clark
till 1907. During the past year he has
been doing a wholesale business in
telephone poles, with Mr.. e. B. Brande
in charge Of the local office, while
Mr.. Carney has been looking
after his extensive interests
in coal and other lines. He was
president Of the Coaldale Fuel Com
pany, of Des Moines. and vice president
of the Carney Coal Company, of Car
NEVILLE, Nvyo.. and the Saylor Coal
Company, of Des Moines. and the
Scandal Coal Company of Madrid, and
also president OF the Mitchellville Tel
ephone Company, and of the Farmers
Mutual Telephone Company, Of Prairie
City. He was a prominent official in
several other important business en-
ferprlses. He was very loyal to Grin
nell, and took keen interest in all
the municipal, business and social af-
fairs of the city.
MIR. Carney was married in 1888 to
Miss Mary Tibbits, Of Plymouth, Ind.
Five children were born to them, all of
whom with the wife and mother sur
vive.
A short funeral service will be held
at the residence, at 1920 tomorrow
after which the body will be
taken to the Catholic church. where
Rev. Father Curtin, Of Brooklyn, and
Father Joyce, of Chicago, nephew
Of the deceased, will officiate at mass.
The active bearers selected are o. K.
Cole and Professor Jesse Macy, of this
city, Mr.. Joseph Wright, Of Chicago,
Mr.. ]. B. Ryan of Colfax, Mr. L. S.
Harper, Of Omaha, Neb., and Mr.. T. w.
Carpenter of Des Moines. The Fort
nightly club, of which he was mem
Der, will attend In a body as honorary
pail bearers, this being the first break
in their ranks by death in the three
years of their existence. Interfnent will
take place in Calvary cemetery this
city.