Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-06-21
DIES ON WAY HOME

Attorney -. y. WING, OF iNSv1oaS GA
pires on Train Just Before Arrival al
Destination-One Of Leading Law
yers Of Story County.
| Nevada, June 21.-Nevada was great
| " startled Saturday evening when the
news spread that Attorney D. j. Vinje
! had died on the train, just before
reaching this city, while returning
! from his northern Minnesota farm
When the Short Line train arrived
here the fact that he was dead was
first known and his lifeless body, still,
| warm, was carried from the train,
placed in a closed carriage and con-
veyed to his home on Lynn street and
Third avenue south.
The death was a great surprise and
shock, not only to the family. but to
his hundreds Of friends in this city,
who had no reason to expect that his
condition was so serious, altho it was
generally known that he had been fail
ing very fast during the last year or
so.
Mr.. vinje had been suffering from
Brights disease or diabetes for some
years and last season he spent several
months in Norway. where 1t was
thought the change Of scene and CHM
ate and the consultation with special
lists would prove beneficial. On the
contrary he grew rapidly weaker and
when he reached home his condition
was considered really serious. He be-
gan to mend, however, and this spring,
when he left here for his farm, near
Georgetown, Mimi, where his eldest
son has charge, he appeared to be
gaining strength quite satisfactorily.
He appeared to be getting along
nicely up there for a time, but later
began to grow rapidly weaker and Fri
day morning he left for his home in
this city, accompanied by his son, John.
He appeared to be getting weaker all
OF the time and by the time that they
reached Mason City he became uncon-
scious. From that station John wired
to this city TO meet them at the train
with a carriage.
The train was over an hour late.
otherwise he would have reached Ne
vada and passed away in his own
home. AS it was he appeared to be
slowly passing away and while he is
not certain. it is thought by the son,
who sat with him and continued to
fan him, that life left the father about
ten minutes before the train reached
this city. He did not realize at that
time that death had occurred and when
Nevada was reached, he asked assist
ance in lifting what be supposed, the
body Of his father from
the car to the carriage, which was
awaiting them. 1t was while remov-
ing him from the car that 1t was dis
covered that he was dead. The still
warm body was taken at once to the
home, where the wife and children
awaited him. and prepared for burial.
The funeral was held from the home
this forenoon, at 10 o'clock, Rev. r. E
Shaw Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, officiating.
Besides his wife and children, he
is also survived by one brother, A j.
Vinje, Of Superior, Wis; sister,
Mrs. A. H. Dahl, OF Madison, Wis; a
stepfather. NJ. K. Vinje, and stepsister.
Miss Ellen Vinje, who live near Dun
bar, Marshall county.
During his nearly thirty-four years
of practice in this city, Mr.. vinje
had built UP large clientage and had
accumulated quite a fortune which is
largely invested in Iowa land and a
large ranch in the Red river valley Of
OF later years his practice
had been devoted largely to probate
work and he had charge Of the settle
ment OF several of the larger estates
Of the county