The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22

| ing press or his invention, asking fol
| life only long enough to put his plans
into operation, to bring his last ant
most hopeful invention into practical
shape G.. S. Evans, newspaper editor
and inventor, died at 1880 o'clock Sat
urday morning at his home, office and
workshop on East Norfolk avenue.
Mr.. Evans has been in poor health
for long time. But he could not
tear himself away from his office. his
paper, the weekly Times-Tribune, or
his invention new perfecting press
of which he had hoped great things.
The dead editor was sixty.seven
years old. His wife, the same age. also
In the most feeble health, has been
for number of weeks past with "A
daughter at Meadow Grove. Evans.
himself, would not follow her but in.
sisted on staying with his work.
Lived Alone.
SO for some time past he has lived
alone. Since Christmas he has printed
his weekly paper without help, putting
in his spare time ON the new press
which was to revOlutionize newspaper
printing i'm the smaller Offices. It was
hermit existence yet he clung to it.
bringing his case" of type from his
Office into the living room that he
might get up few sticks" each day.
Daughter Was With Him.
Evans was taken very sick Thursday
night. He was alone in Norfolk. His
relatives were notified nut his wife
could not come through the storm to
his bedside His daughter, Mrs. J. l..
Dunn, and her husband came from
Meadow Grove Friday morning and
were with him until he died. Death
was caused by pcritonitis.
At O'Neill and Meadow Grove.
Born in New York and spending a
considerable part of his early life in
Iowa, Mr.. Evans went to O'Neill about
twenty years ago, publishing a weekly
paper there for about five ,ears. Re
fore that he had edited the Boone
County Republican in Iowa and had
other newspaper experience. After
leaving O'Neill he published a paper at
Meadow Grove until he came to Nor
folk in 1896.
Came Here to Help Bryan.
Mr. Evans started a daily newspaper
in Norfolk during the Bryan campaign
and received support from such en-
thusiastic Bryan men as Senator Allen
of Madison and the late G. A. Luikart.
The paper ran as daily for a time and
was afterwards continued as a weekly.
Dying, Thought of Press.
Dying, Mr.. Evans thought turned to
the new press, which was separated
from him by only thin wall He had
a model made of the press ready
for trial and was waiting for a roll of
paper of the right size to give it a
trial.
Meanwhile his children had been
notified but save for the daughter,
Mrs. Dunn, could not reach here in
time to see him.
The following children survive: AL
fred T. Evans, in Arkansas; Raymond
Evans, Dallas, S. D.; e. e. Evans and
Walter p. Evans, Des Moines, Ia;
Mrs. j. II. Custer, Omaha; Mrs. J. L..
Dunn, Meadow Grove.
Funeral at Meadow Grove.
Although funeral arrangements had
not been made it was thought that the
body would be taken to Meadow Grove
Sunday.
His Son an inventor.
Mr.. Evans, in addition to his press,
the principle of which was explained
in The News not long ago, has had on
the market for some time a paper
folder, which is being manufactured in
Omaha and which is used in many
north Nebraska printing places
Earlier inventions had never resulted
in profit to the inventor, although a
force numn had hip sale