The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1914-10-08

OF DIR. Harry M. Jones sprc ad owe
our little city shortly after II o'clocl
last Sunday morning, the entire pop
Z ulace bowed its head in sorrow.
Death came as the result of spin
al meningitis. supefinduced by pnt u
monia. One week before bis demis'
the deceased contracted the dreac
maiady while faithfully attending I
patient in the country whose condi,
sion was very serious and whose bed.
side he would not quit until his owr
condition compelled him to go to bed.
Such vas the conscientious nature
Of the man.
BE vas brought to his home 10
Nezperce On Monday, and being Of
/ that strong, rugged physique upon
which pneumonia seems to f3sten
itself most tenaciously, was soon
deep into its dread clutches. The
skill Of the medical profession of the
prairie wss brought TO bear on the
case and later in the week be rallied
SO much that his early recovery be-
came The expectation of all. On
Saturday, however. meningitis made
its appearance and on Sunday morn
Ing he entered a state of coma from
which he never rallied.
The funeral was held at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon from the Brethren
church, whose large seating capacity
was oveftaxed by the general turn
out OF the community to pay its last
tribute of respect to this beloved cit
izen, and many stood without the por-
tails during the services. Rev. T. |
H. FeTtig of the NJ. E, church de-
livered the funeral sermon, and
though hardly acquainted with the
deceased, having only rece ntly taken |
up his pastorate here, made a strong
and most excellent discourse BETTING
the sad occasion. The local lodge
Of the Woodmen OF the World had
charge of the remains to and from the
church, and with due and touching
ceremony consigned the mortal part
Of their hoaored brother to its final
earthly abode in the Nexperce ceme-
terry.
Harry NJ. Jones was born in
franklin, North Carolina, In 1881,
Ehere he grew to manhood and
Ehere in his youth he joined tne
Methodist church. He graduated
rom his local high school and in
.8o9 entered the University of North
carolina, where be took bis A. B. I
legree in 1908 and his M. q. .
Iegree In 1906. He then took an
ther year In medicine at the Univer- :
ity Of Pennsylvania, and being of y
owerfui physique. was made center =
n the University football team and y
anticipated In the big games that Y
ear. He practiced medicine : :
lrough 1908 at his old home, and =
smoved thence to Peck, Tdahos =
here he successfully practiced his : :
rofession until September, 1912, =
hen he came to Nexperce, and :, :,
iilt up an enviablc practice here. :
he was married to Miss Mildred Ia
utler, at Butler, Pennsylvania. In
'07, and she, with the three little
les that came to bless their home,
rvives him. His parents preceded sa
m to the grave several yeats ago, an
ID besiaes his wife and children, re-
e sister and four brothers survive nal
IA one Of the latter, G. A. Jones. w
Montana, being present during bill
illness. and another, DR.. ]. r.
mes, arriving from Philadelphia on
J evening following bis death. lot
He was highly esteemed mem yo'
r of The W. q wv. order, where ~,
he carried $1,000 life insurance. -.
also had $1,000 insurance In the III
rshwcsse m and IN The Idaho State ~
. insurance companies. La
Dr.. Jones was a good mans oil AZ
ong personality and character and Coz
The high standard of honor aud !
sgrity wAich Ii characteristic OF
real aoukhern gentlemen. He Ans