Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-07-17
JACK JORDAN ANSWERS TO
THIRTY"
Lies Volume Of Best known Printer
In United States Closed.


from the Daily World Of Helena. Ark.
giving an account OF the death OF
Jack Jordan which occurred In that
city on last Saturday. July 10Th. Tie
was the best known printer In the
United States and there Is not news
paper office In all the land TO which
the news OF his death will not bring
sorrow. His carly home was In Bryan
and he was a half brother OF Paul ID.
Page. now county Judge OF Bastrop
county. and Of Miss. Hettie Page. now
Mrs. II. N. Garwood OF Houston. The
clipping was as follows:
Jack Jordan. one OF the oldest and
most widely known printers of the
country and one OF the few remaining
members OF the old school. passed
In his string" at the call Of thirty"
this morning and went out to make
his report TO the Great Foreman
Jack. as he was Familiarity known In
nearly evey town and city In the
United States. has been employed for
the pas, few weeks al the Daily
World office. having come here from
Memphis on one OF his periodical
rounds. he was FRUSTRATED several
days ago with heat and has since raj
lied just once for a few hours when
he went back TO bed never 10 get M
again.
There Is hardly a town OF city any.
where In al the United States where
the printing press has gone that Jack
has not worked in For many years
he has belonged to that peculiar tribe
afflicted With the wander lust"
Restlcssness and discomfort have dom
mated his being. and he has spent his
days in ceasless going. going. going
anywhere. everywhere. In search OF
new scenes. new changes. Ne. like
the others OF his tribe. found II i'm
possible to be content In any one
place for any length of time. He was
not tramp. for he earned his way.
and he was always ready and willing
to work until that insxpllcable desire
To move on seized him. and then he /
would lay down his employment and 7
take up his journey again. And he
was a skilled workman: he understood
his business thoroughly. and was
and conscientious In all
that he did. For this reason his SER
vices were always In demand. II
was not necessary for him to move
on from any place. because wherever
he worked his employers would gladly
have given him a steady position.
But he has not always been a
printer. In his early years he was
given a complete and thorough school
ng. and his education was polished
md finished In the great school OF
practical experience. In his young
he was a member OF the
Arkansas legislature. He fought
throughout the civil war in the Con
ederate army. Just when he took up
he printers trade Is not known to the
writer. but he has been a member OF
he International Typographical Union
N good standing for long term OF
fears On one OF his tours OF wan
lering he spent nearly two years in
South America. At the time OF his
ieath he was past seventy years OF
zee.
Jack was a peculiar psychological
Itudy. In him the most contradictory
elements of character were strangely |
mixed lie was good and bad. He
vas not pious. nor even religious. but
be was possessed OF that goodness OF
heart that was generous, and charita-
Die and that quickly responded to
very call for aid. every wall OF suf-
Iering. every sign OF distress. Those
who knew him viii tell you that
Jack was too good-hearted for his
,wn good" And In him there was
none Of that viciousness of which bad
men are made. He was bad In that
he gave away TO his weakness. and
himself was his worst enemy.
There are many men whose lives
ave been more pretentious aud