The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-03-08
JOHN T. GOLD.
Answers tho Universal Summons and
Closes . Busy, Useful and
Kindly Life.

Kindly Lie.
The friends of John T. Gold OF
Big Stone were startled last
Sunday evening to receive an
nouncement by telephone OF his
death at Redfield, where he had
gone to visit his nephew, Ray
Gold, who is in sanatarium at
that place, and was receiving
treatment for himself, as he had
been suffering from impaired
health for several years About
four o'clock Sunday afternoon
he was struck with paralysis,
and in few minute expired.
Mr.. Gold was in the 5Oth year
of his age, having been born at
Davis, ILL.,, Nov. Is, 1862, the
family later moving to Iowa,
where Mr.. Gold was married in
1886, to Miss Alice Huntington,
who with two sons and daugh
ter survive him-Malcolm, aged
IL; Paul, aged IA, and Marjorie
aged Is. His three surviving
brothers are, James of Big Stone
City, Frank 0. of Minneapolis,
president of the Gold Stabeck
Land and Loan Credit company,
and William H., president of the
Redwood Falls State bank of
Redwood Falls, MINI. He is
also survived by three sisters
Mrs. Arthur H Tasker, of Re
gina, Canada, Mrs. Ammon Kuns
of Kansas City, and Miss Tillie
Gold of Red wood Falls. For "a
years he had been resident
of Big Stone, where the three
brothers, Sidney r., John and
James Gold started in business
after removing to this state, and
by energy and foresight built up
one of the largest real estate and
banking businesses in the state.
Mr.. Gold was president of the
Gold Company state bank and
the Gold Bros. Security COM
pany, of Big Stone, and was in
terested in banks at Albee in this
state and at Marietta, Mimi, be-
sides having large interest in the
brick yard and canning factory
at Big Stone and other home in
dustries. He was one of the or
ganizers and had been for years
one of the mainstays of the
chatauqua at the foot of the
lake and has been closely identi
fed not alone with the material
interests of Big Stone, but has
at all times been deeply interest
ed in the moral, educational and
religious welfare of the commun-
ity, and his liberality along all of
these lines had been one of his
characteristics His kindness
of heart and constant helpful
ness to those about him had en-
deared him to hundreds in the
community, both old and young,
and by many Of these his mem
Ory will be gratefully trea ,ured
as one of the precious things of
life.
The funeral service was
held on Wednesday afternoon,
and was probably one of the most
largely attended funerals ever
held in the county. A profusion
of beautiful floral emblems and
wreaths were tributes from the
many societies and friends who
felt that they had suffered per-
sonal loss. The choir from the
Methodist church of this city
sang several selections and
solo was also rendered by Mr..
Rifenbark, jr The pastor of the
church, Rev. O. Hyde, offered
prayer, Rev. Holgate of this city
read the scripture lesson, and
. DIR. Kerfoot, president of Dakota
Wesleyan university, of which
institution Mr. Gold had been a
trustee, paid a tribute of love
to the character of the deceased
on behalf of the university at
Mitchell, and Rev. A. j. North
rup, of Lincoln, Neb., a former
pastor of Mr.. Gold in the Big
Stone church, paid touching
tribute to his character and the
kindness of his life. The Odd
Fellows attended the funeral in
body and conducted short
service at the grave, and during
the afternoon all the business
houses in the city were closed in
respect to the memory OF the
deceased.
Some three dozen friends in
Milbank went down to the funer
al and came home on the flyer,
which stopped at Big Stone for
their return. Among those who
went down were. MaVOr IN. w.