Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-02-03

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Word was received here this
imorning from CLARK Colt ii Oma.
ha, that his fsther, DR.. Colt sof|
this city, had died suddenly at
La Jolla, CAL, this morning and
that they would leave tonight for
Omaha with the remains. Moth
Ing was given as the cause OF
death. Mrs. Colt and Mrs. CLARK
Colt, werc with him at the time
of his death and they leave to-
night for the east. Clark Colt
starts west this evening and will
meet them on the road. No ar
arrangements whatsoever have
been made for the funeral, as the
funeral party will not arrive in
Omaha until about 40 pm. on,
"Wednesday night.
George w. Colt, NJ D., the son
of Nathaniel and Marian Place)
Colt, was born on December O.,
1887, at bloomfield, N. j., and
died at La Jolla,. CAL, where he
had gone about month ago to
lspend the winter, January 81,
1915, at the age of 70 years.
DR.. Colt was educated in the.
schools of New Jersey and later
ATTENDED the seminary at Cazeno-
via, N. Y, Wesleyan university,
Middletown, Conn. and the med-
ical college of Ohio at Cincinnati
During the rebellion he spent two
years as surgeon and in Au-.
gust, 1865, returned to New York
and spent the winter at Bellevue
Hospital Medical college, gradu-
ating from that excellent institu-i
| ton in March, 1866. He at once
came to this city, where he has
since made his home.
DIR. Colt was one of the pioneer!
practitioners Of the county, and
during his younger days was
often compelled to cross trackless
|prairies, face the winter billiards.,
ford the swollen streams and
travel the muddy roads through
out the county. He was elected
one of the vice presidents of the
National Railway Surgeons at.
Buffalo, N. Y, in 1891, and served
when the association met at Fort
ress Monroe the following year.
He was chosen president of the
Iowa State Railway Surgeons as
sociation at Des Moines in 1894
and served at the Marshalltown
meeting in 1895. H ewas elected
second vice president Of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway
Surgeons association in 1909, and
the following year was elected
first vice president. He was
elected president of this assoc
citation in 1914. After having
served as chief surgeon Of the
Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley railway for over twenty
flve years he resigned July 81,
1912.
DR.. Colt was a lifelong demo-
crat and has taken an active part
in the civic life of this commu-
nifty. He was president of the
school board for almost twenty
years and. took an active interest
in the educational welfare of the
city. He was also president of
the Missouri Valley Electric Light
company for a number Of years.
DIR. Colt was married 20 Ann
Armstrong Clarke on April 80,
1867, at Hudson City, N. J. They
are the parents of two children,
Mia and John Clarke. Mia was
born on April ~, 1868, and was
married to Herbert d. Alice of
Omaha October ~, 1891. Mr..
Alice and family now live in De-
troit, Mich, where he holds the
responsible position of auditor Of
the Parke- Davis company, manu-
featuring chemists. John Clarke
l,Coit was born on June ~, 1872,
and is a member of the firm of
Lee, Colt & ANDERSEN, wholesale
hardware dealers of Omaha. He
lis general manager and secretary
| of the firm. DR.. Colt and his wife.
have been spending their winters
in California and were there at
the time Of the Doctors death.
They are members of the Presby-
terrain church and active in its
welfare. The doctor has served
as an elder in the church for
more than thirty years.
DR.. Colt is a member of the
Ancient Free and Accepted Ma
sons, and is a member of the Ne
braska consistory No. at Oma-
ha, and the Tangier Temple of
Shriners in the same city.
Not only as a physician has he
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