, 1912-04-11
old SETTLER PASSES AWAY
]. q. Mullison a Former Resident Of this
Place for Many Years, Dies at His
Home in Laramie City

man. and forest ranger, died at bis
residence in Laramie last Friday
evening at l1:55. The body was
burie1 at that place, the Elks, oil
which he was a member, perform.
ing the funeral ceremonies at the
house and the members of Gustav
Post, g.. A. R., to which he belong.
ed, officiating at the grave, firing
a salute over his grave and a bug.
lie sounding TAPS" as a finale,
The funeral was a very quiet af-
fair, the attended by many friends
of the family, Mrs. Taylor Pen
mock, Mrs. Mullison's sister, and
j. F. Crawford going down from
this place, the latter representing
the Saratoga Lodge, A. F.. & A. M.
with which deceased had been af-
hlliated for a number of years.
The day was one of the most per-
feet that this country ever knew,
and it seemed a most fitting time
to lay { rest one of the Oldest and
best cit liens of the state.
Deceased was born December
2lst, 1912, in Wyoming Valley,
Pa, being in his SO year when he
died. When the War of the Re-
bellion broke out he enlisted in
the 80 days service and at the ex-
pirstion of that time in Co. "B"
18th Regiment, Penn. Res VOL
inteer Infantry, for three years,
veteranizing at the end of his SER
vice in Co. II" l90th Penn. Vol.
Inf in which he served to the
end of the war. He came to
Wyoming in 1867 and engaged in
the tie business in the Black hills
cutting ties for the Union Pacific
Pacific road which was then build
ing thru Wyoming. Later he en-
gagged in the tie business on Brush
creek in this county, managing
Coe & Carter's. tie business for
them. Still later he kept a store
at the Ute Indian Agony at Meek
or, Colo, finally settling down in
Saratoga where he married Chris
tina Rudersdorf on the Bird day of
February, 1880 and for many years
they resided here. All their child
rem were born and raised in Sara
toga.
In 1900 he joined the Forest
service and for IL years served the
Government most faithfully, prov
ing to be one of the best men in
the employment of that branch of
government service. The Forest
Service offices having been trans.
ferred to Laramie he aud his fam
lily moved to that place some three
years ago, where they purchased
u home. He was taken ill Febru-
airy LIST, 1911 and the complicated
nature of his diseases made him
an invalid from hat time on to
the day of his death. He leaves a
wife, two sons, George and John,
two daughters, Maragret and Anna.
Mr.. Mullison left his mark on
the progress of this valley, for it
was he who demonstrated, during
the year 1878, that all kinds of ve-
getables could be grown here i'll
the greatest abundance. He was
a man of great energy and could
do almost twice the work of an Or
binary man, He was honest and
conscientious in all his dealings,
outspoken in his opinions and
loyal and true as a friend. He
was generous to a fault and no
case of want ever appealed to him
in vain. No man ever put more
conscientious, pains-taking care
into his work than did he.
J Ae always stood for the right as
he saw it with unhinching caurag,
Dear old friend and loyal Com
rade, may you rest in peace after
life's stormy and tempestuous
voyage!