Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1911-10-05
JOHN \. SEVERN
DIES SUDDENLY
IN WESTERN PART OF COUNTY
DEATH. DUE TO HEART
Il TROUBLE
Was One Of County's Best Known
Citizens-Sketcn of
Life

After an illness lasting practical
ly four years, John H. Severn OF
jamestown, expired suddenly Thurs
day afternoon at farm west of Pin
gree from heart failure. Mr.. Severn
was in that part of the county look
ing after the threshing of wheat and
at the farm of L. M. Anderson. He
was seated, at the time of death, near
the engine of a threshing machine
and had just been engaged in CONVEX
suggested that two more pitchers be
added to the force. These were the
last remarks made, as death struck
him suddenly and without warning,
and he passed peacefully away, with
out q struggle, where he was seated,
watching the progress Of threshing.
The remains were brought: to James,
town early Friday. The news of his
death was not unexpected to his
family and friends.
Mr.. Severn had been in the country
for the last ten days looking after
threshing operations, and was feeling
better, he declared, than he had for
a long time. His appearance indi-
Gated his improved condition. The
valvular heart trouble from which
he suffered for several years was not
changed, and death came as he anti
cipated it would, and as his physi-
clans had advised.
Mr.. Severn's illness dates back in
reality hve-or six years. At'first be-
ginning with q severe rheumatid at
tack for which; he went to Hunters
Hot Springs :for relief. For four
years he has suffered from dropsical
and heart trouble, and during great
part of the last two years he has
been confined to his house unable to
do any continuous work.
His death will be sincerely mourn
ed not only by his family and rela-
tives, but by hundreds of friends
thruout the county and state. 1t is
safe to say that no man was better
liked for his personal qualities, his
honorable upright dealings, his re-
gard for others, his liberality and
; sympathy than John H. Severn.
These qualifications made him host
of personal friends whose interest
in his welfare and whose sympathy
in his years of heavy sickness, have
been constantly and sincerely mani
tested. During his years of sickness
he has borne the affliction with pa
'tience and cheerfulness and has
looked upon the inevitable end with
philosophy and resignation.
Mr.. Severn was one of the Oldest
residents of Stutsman county, having
lived here for 33 years. He was
born in Davenport, Iowa, 49 years
ago. and came to the county In 1873.
He was first engaged in farming
afterwards moving to the city OF
jamestown, where he has resided
with his family. He was married
to Miss Minnie Hendricks of this
county. daughter of one of the we'll
known farmers residing here at that
time. There are four children, all
living. Neal, Morris, Margaret and
Fulton, a younger son about four
years old.
In addition to<the immediate men,
hers of his family, his mother, Mrs.
Henry Severn, still resides in the
city. and brother, George, lives on
the farm q few miles from town.
Another brother, Charles Severn,
died a short time ago in Montana.
Az showing the esteem In which
the deceased was held by his felloW
citizens in the city and county, Mr.
Severn has filled various puDlic Oh
fces-that Of assessor. clerk OF the
court for six years, sheriff for two
terms, mayor Of the city OF James
town for three terms and for about
two years postmaster of Jamestown
He was q member Of the Workmen,
Woodmen, knights Of Pythias, Odd
Fellows, Degree Of Honor, City Fire
men. 4. +. Of L. and Elks orders.
The funeral Of the late John II.
Severn. was held at the family resi-
dence, sixth avenue south, Sunday
afternoon, at $3.50 o'clock. The q
tandanca both ct the funeral and ac-
/ companying the remains. % the Gene
tery. was one Of the largest ever sa'