Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-01-08
TH0S, A, BOYDEN
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
WE'LL KNOWN N. p. AGENT PASS
ES AWAY AT OAKLAND.
One Of the Oldest Men in the North
ern Pacific Service in the
State.

One of the Oldest Men in the North
ern Pacific Service in the
State.
Thos. A Boyden, one of James,
towns most highly esteemed citizens,
| died Tuesday morning at Oakland,
Cal. A telegram was received by
Supt. Strachan of the Northern Pa
cific company, at 5:25 p. m. Tuesday,
evidently from a physician in San
Francisco, which stated: "T. A. Boy
den died this a. M; T. K. Statteler."
A preliminary notice of Mr.. Boy
| den's turn for the worse was received
| in telegram from Mrs. Boyden Fri
day last, which was in answer to an
| inquiry from the railroad Office here,
asking where to send Mr.. Boyden's
annual passes. Mrs. Boyden replied
saying, "Mr. Boyden is very ill.," but
giving no further directions
Mr.. Boyden left jamestown for
California for a rest and to spend the
| winter to recover his failing health,
about six weeks ago. He stopped
enroute at Bellingham, WASH, where
he visited old friends and spent
Thanksgiving day. He also visited
|acquaintances at Seattle where he met
C. S. harrison, a former jamestown
resident, and family, and at Portland
he saw DR.. Sifton, formerly Of James
town.
The first week after his arrival at
Oakland, Mr.. Boyden was confined to-
his bed on the order of a physician,
but afterwards recovered sufficiently
to be around the city, and he wrote
| to his railroad acquaintances in
jamestown that he had visited a
number of points of interest in San
Francisco. He seemed to be greatly
pleased with the trip, and did not
complain seriously of any impairment
of his physical condition. Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyden had secured apartments
at Oakland for a month ~ tYo. and
| were nicely settled: Death must have
occurred suddenly, as letter written
Dec. ] 5th to Mr.. Bourquin OF this city
by Mr.. Boyden gave no evidence of
unusual weakness. He had been
troubled for many months with
bronchitis and valvular heart disease,
rendering his breathing rapid and
painful at times. 1t was hoped that
a long vacation and complete rest
from active railroad work would be
great benefit, and the trip to Cali
fornia was taken chiefly for that pur-
pose. He left jamestown in good
spirits, and the sad result of his jour-
ney, and the sudden summons, is
painful to all his many warm perso-
nal friends.
Over 30 Years in n. r. Service.
Mr.. Boyden has had long and
steady career in railroading, and is
widely known throughout the state.
He has been associated with the N.
P. for many years, beginning his
work with that company at Oriska
as agent in 1882. He afterwards
went to Lisbon on the completion Of
the Fargo & Southwestern branch,
and remained as the efficient and
trusted agent at that point for over
20 years. He came to jamestown as
So in ho
of the company in that capacity at
the time of his death, having resid-
ed here nine years. His trip to Cali
fornia was the first long vacation
with which he ever indulged himself.
Mr.. Boyden was born in Peoria,
ILL.,, in 1852, and his first railroad
work was as operator at La Crosse,
Wis, in 1878, for the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul. Afterwards he
was engaged in merchandising at
Aberdeen, S. D., when that town was
first started, but retiring from busi-
ness, returned to railroad work. en-
tering the service Of the N. p, where
no ud6 lOAaAAOU OVOA 0AANS' A~O
leaves brother, C. E. Boyden, pub
Usher of the Lisbon Gazette, in
which publication Mr.. Boyden was
also financially interested. Thomas
Boyden was married. to Miss Nora
Chambers, at Sparta, Wis.,, February
9, 1888.
Mr.. Boyden was a devoted Mason,
Knight Templar and shriner. He
had been eminent commander of the
Lisbon Masonic lodge; was also a
member of the A. o. U. w. and the
B. p. o. Elks.
No resident of jamestown was
more highly respected or had more
personal friends than Mr.. Boyden:
He was kindly disposed to his fellow
men, charitable, social, and of most
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