Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-09-16
Funeral Of
EDW. ]. BERRY
Held al GIendive and One Of
the Largest Ever Held
IN the State

In the State
The funeral Of Edward James Berry,
of Glendive, Mont, vas one of the
largest ever held III the state.
The EPISCOPAL services were held
in the spacious parlors Of the hotel
Jordan and conducted by the Rev.
McWilliams, Mrs. John Hale, Mrs.
Eert Rooms, Mr.. Gilmore, Mr.. King,
sang Jesus, My Savior look on. me-"
and There is a Blessed Home
Miss Eva Alcott of Dickinson, North
Dakota sang, Some Day, Sometime,
Well Understand
The funeral procession, led by the
Glendive band, as over a mile long.
A special train, from Dickinson, N. D.,
and Miles City Mont, brought many
friends and brother Elks, who conduct
ed a most impressive service at the
grave, where our esteemed and hon
ored citizen and friend was laid to
rest in his "WindoWless Palace Of
Sleep"
A sadder. parting from one of our
loved ones was never known, little
children. old and young, men and wo-
men, rich andSfpooT,.ta like come to pay
tribute TO one 1.-THE best men on
earth. He was d kind and loving hus-
band, a devoted son and brother, and
he was loved by all who knew him.
His cherry manner and sunny smile
was ever given to the unfortunate and
afflicted.
The entire city wasan mourning,
the floral offerings game from the
east, west, north, andso,sal, With mes
sages Of loving sympathy and many
old friends came from Milwaukee and
Chicago. Mandan, Miles City, Dickin-
son, and Bismarck, to bid a last fare.
we'll.
The following report of the death of
Mr.. Berry from the Yellowstone Mont
tor, published at Glendive, Mont, I'M.
der date of Sept. II, may be OF inter
est to many of his friends in this city:
Like a thundcrbolt from a clear sky
came the report early this afternoons,
Thursday. September 11th., 1913, that
EdWad j. Berry, II beloved mine
host of the Jordan hotel in Flendive
had died shortly after one o'clock in
Miles City, at the Oliyc hotel, from
hemorrhage supposed to have been
induced by the excitement of the
races in his weakened condition from
recent illness.
Mr.. Ferry, being an ardent horse
man, had entered several of his trot-
ting horses in the Custer County Fair
races, he himself having driven Emily
to third money in yesterdays race.
The exertion and the excitement PROV
I'd too much for him, however, for he
died a few minutes after being re-
moved from the fair grounds to the
hotel.
Mrs. Berry is nearly Frustrated and
IS confined to her room in the hotel.
A large party Of Mr.. Berry's dear
est friends and brother Elks left on
No. 8 this evening for Miles City.
bringing back the body ON No. 4 early
the following morning. The party
consisted Of DR.. D. J. Donohue, J.. Fl.
Miskimen, Bert Hopkins, George Beas-
ley, Ed. Shabel. J.. II. Donohue, r. j..
O'Malley, Doc. Elrod, e. r. O'Neil, L.
G. Young and Claude Evans.
Mr.. Berry, while apparently in per-
feet health, as he always was in
spirits no matter how severe his re-
veres, was known to have been fail
ing since last winter, when he and
Mrs. Ferry took a trip to the coast for
his health. He later took treatment
at the Mayo Brothers %sanitarium in
Rochester, Min, from which he eem.
ed to have been greatly benefited.
The deceased, besides his widow,
leaves a mother, Mrs.1M arybBerrys gf,
Bert, N. D., brothers, JOHN and will
Berry of Bert, N. D., and, Walter Berry
of WahtOnia, Wis, and sistbs Mar
garet Ferry Of Denver. Colo, Mrs. Ly-
dia Mosher and Mrs. John Ashbcck of
Red Granite, Wis, and Mrs. Will Deer
ing of Merrill, Wis. All these have
been notified and r expected to at
tend the funeral Sunday.
Edward j. Berry Was1bdfn on jury
10Th, 1861 52Eyears ago, at Wahtonia,
Wis. He was married to his widow,
Theckla DreWsen, at Wausau, Wis,
after which the couple moved to
Rhinelandcr, Wis, and then to Dickin>
son. N. D., where they lived for six
years before taking charge of the Jor-
dan hotel in this city, which was
turned over to Mr. Ferry by w. r.
Jordan on Jany. 1st. 19G3n nearly II
years ago.
Ever since that time, Mr.. Berry has
identified himself actively with the
destiny of Glendive in particular and
ly Of his time and lavishly of his
money to promote the interests of his
city, of which he was Unfortunately
proud and made Of himself such a
good, useful and progressive citizen,
and so many friends and so few enc
mics, that it can be said Of him with
absolute truth. as one Of his friends
so patty put it, "Of all our citizens,
he is the n maj that Glendive could
least afford to lose at this time" He
was a friend of everybody, and was
everybody's friend. May he rest in
peace.
Mr.. Berry, in addition to his hotels,
the Jordan and New Theckla, was the
owner Of the Riverside farm and had
recently purchased the old Cain es-
tate on Merrill ave-, next to the cor
ner of Towne street, for which he had
plans already drawn for the erection
of a modern three story office building