The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-20
1 ! crane PASSED Away Ia Los.
.,seles and Is Remembered ~
Many People IN this
Vicinity
ncCEsSFUL IN BUSINESS
- Il the Drug susInsss There, But
/, Known BY Friends Here
As ! successful
Farmer.

Word has been received in Keo-
N q the death Of J. T. Crane
a 10 Angeles. He was Z
& Sxmer resident Of Keokuk
,,d Tor a number Of years lived
! a I farm on the middle road about
Myeu miles north Of the city. At the
4 sfe,ent time his brother, b. B. Crane
4 4 living on the old homestead. The
Es Isily News OF Santa Barbara gives
L 81 following narrative OF his life:
Z something like eighteen years ago.
81 quiet, modest and wholly unassum-
| ~ man came to Santa Barbara and
succeeded to the drug business OF an.
other we'll know firm pleasantly
+ inoxn as Pratt & McKeen. The new
I'm was j. r. Crane & Co, and for
alf score or more years continued
rapidly increasing business at 627
State street Half a dozen years ago
III Crane entered into a partnership
VIII Charles D. Fairbanks, and from
nat time on the firm has been known
Is Crane & Fairbanks. The firm.
III years ago, left its old time home
Z Ind located in the fine store on the
corner Of State and De la Guerra
streets, Its present home.
Last night J. T. Crane died at the
home Of his sister, Mrs. Reed, in Los
Angeles,
Never q man to push himself for
Nard never self assertive; never loud
voiced. and never too opinionated to
4 listen to others, Mr.. Crane was man
81 decided influence in this city. He
was not what might be called "a
leader, Or really .sprominent,r in
the anairs of the city but in his
quiet, lovable way he won large cir.
Gle Of very devoted friends and &C.
quired an influence the extent oil
which he did not fully realize him
sell.
The present writer looks back over
period Of many years close init
macy and friendship with this man
who has just left US, and the thoughts
are inexpressibly sweet-after the
maner Of benediction. In times
q JOY OF sadness, OF ease and OF
4 grinding care. Mr. Crane was always
the same hoping for the best, look
Ing far and expecting the best: the
gentle, modest advisor; the kindly,
generous friend.
Never was there In Santa Barbara
/ Z more loyal. truthful and honorable
man than our friend. No gossiper,
no scandal manger was he; the mis-.
fortune or the fall OF another was
scarcely even spoken Off spoken OF
4 was usually with some kind Of an
excuse for the unfortunate.
Az. Crane was never an Office seek.
er, but at the instance OF his friends,
\, served a'l term as city councilman,
M. Crane was member and an
omcer Of Grace M. E. church. but we
mink the position In which he did the
most good to the church (outside OF
me splendid. manly example his daily
q "ess " eVSIyoHeJ, was the way ne
handled the crowd Of strangers, the
sentie politeness and desire to please
asa accommodate, which he showed
y nnding seats for all. In this and
~ other parts OF church work tina,
ieil to him, ]. T. Crane showed him
was. $50 -
~. Crane was a Christian 365 days
wy wv OF year. It was Of the unosten
,as '. sort, the kind that we read o.
y ene New Tesiment
-. Crane leaves q widow (the
laughter Of the late B. Collins) one
s.a'er' Mrs. G. P. Reed Of Los Angeles
= whose home he, died; one brother !
I -. .ss ,,s Of Berkeley, and two brother.
.sslulng IN the East. Mrs. Crane is the
s ..s.sr OF Mrs. ]. A. Walton, and We
s''ese to state that her aged mother Il