Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-11-07
GEO.. MCINTOSH
Communicated

on iueSuhS lhst dt SdrllH Was oil
event that brought sorrow to man!
Of the residents Of ElkoCounty ana
OF the entire state where this noble
man of Gnd was known for, where
ever he was known, he was loved
for his honor. integrity and up
Brightness, lending himself always
to some good work asd every pup
lie movement that made for the
betterment of the political fabric
Of U commonwealth. The death
Of this noble mar Of God VAS
mouIned far and wide and from
every part Of the County came the
old pioneers to pay their last tri.
butte Of love and respect.
, He was born in Ontario, Canada,
; April %, 1854. and on November
Is, 1872. arrived,in Elkosin which
county be has sine resided. Dur
> ing the early days Of his resideRce
: here he was engaged as a clerk in
: the John Ainley hardware store in
. Elko. On December &c, 1881, he
y was married in Elko, Nevada, to
= Miss Nettie SugRctt. who died in
CarliH on February 26, 1905. From
= 1850 to 1890 he was engaged in
the mercantile business in Csrlin,
= with his brother John. Since that
time he has had a very successful
y career as a stock raiser, acquiring
possessions near Carlin.
AS a public man George McIn-
y tosh has served the people OF the
y state and county in the state legis,
%lature, serving for two terms that
' Of 1909 and 1871. In opposition
= to the many entreaties Of his
friends he refrained from allowing
d his name to be used at the last SEES
sion because If his failing health,
. During his work in the legislature
" George Mcintosh led in man pub.
y lie movements. He is commonly
" known as the Father Ct the Anti,
% gambling law which he also defend,
C ed in the legislature of 1911. By
~ his colleagues aud those who were
~ acquainted with his legislativ,
. career he has been familiarly
~ known as the silent legislator
10 He spoke only when il was neces
sary but when the time came he
10 was equal to the occasion and hi.
70 words respected above those Of al
0 others.
0 On December %, 1911, he wa:
b married to Miss Sarah Snyder OF
Broken Bon. Nebraska, who at that
D time was teaching in the western
- part Of the state. The ceremony
0 was performed in Carson City By
. the Rev. ". II. D. HornaGy. the
o former pastor of the family Of the
bride during her residence in Ne,
70 braska. Only six months after thi.
D marriage the deceased was injured
in a runaway from which accident
D he never fully recovered. but grad.
u ually became worse until at last or
the twenty eighth Of October his
y tired spirit took its flight to the
God that gave it. Nearly a year
D had been spent in California for
b the benefit OF health but il was
D soon seen that he was beyond re-,
% covery and returned to Carlir
U about six weeks before his death.
) having given up all hope.
The services were held in the
y Methodist church at Carlin Satur.
0 day afternoon and were conducted
hy Rev. W. II. D. Hornady Of Car.
8 son City Methodist church assisted
by Rev. Geo. II. Greenfield Of the
. EIko Presbyterian church. MIR.
o Hornady spoke very feeIingly from
b The text from Revelation I4:l3-
And heard a voice from heaven
o saying unto me. write, Blessed arc
the dead which die in the Lord
8 from hence forth; Yea saith the
b Spirit that they may rest from
Iabors; and their works do follow
0 them"
8 Those who acted as p]allDearcrs
we're Mr.. A. W. Hesson. of Elko
0 and Thomus Griffin, W. F. Line.
0 barser. A. ". Stone. W. II. Wood.
run, c. b. Happier all Of Carlin.
u When the body was borne TO bur.
0 iaI at the Carlin cemetery n largo
number Of visiting friends boro
2 DoraI tributes to his as m
expression ~ IA. tit