Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1917-02-13
Prominent Citizen Called to Final
Rest st-Lacked Only Few
Days Of Being s5 Years
Of Age.
CANE TO THIS CITY IN 1855
Passed Away Saturday Night at the
Family Home on South Will
son Avenue.
CAME TO THIS CITY IN 1855

One of the last of Webster City's
fast disappearing pioneers. julius
M. Jones, passed to his reward Sat
urday night, Feb. 10th, at 8 o'clock,
after a three months illness super
induced by hardening of the arter-
les. He had lived to the ripe old age
of eighty-fiye years and from his ar
rival at manhood the years have
been years Of usefulness. With his
passing from among us, another
rare gentleman of the old school,
has gone and he will be sincerely
missed by young and old of his
friends in the community.
AS the earthly remains of Mr..
Jones lay on Lincoln's birth
day at his residence on Wilson av-
enue, it is but fitting the fact be re-
called that the face Of tho first presi-
dent Of the United States he ever
saw was President .Lincoln's as the
body lay in state in Springfield, Illi-
nois. He has seen every president
of the United States since that per-
iod and has made 1t point to do SO.
The deceased pioneer was 8 man Of
unusual strong personality. He
was interested in every detail of life
almost 70 thesyery = setting OF his
sun, and his pleasant greetings of
daily intercourse always included
the very least Of his acquaintances.
His was life to be emulated, as one
of our best known and highly re-
spected citizen, and should be an
example to young men who want to
be of service and use in the world.
AS husband, father and man he fill
ed his position with dignity and
faithfulness.
Julius M. Jones was born near
Milford, Mass, Feb. 16, 1882 He
was reared to manhood on the farm
where he was born and received his
education in the Milford high
school. When twenty-four years of
age. in the spring of 1856. he came
to Iowa. locating in Webster City.
and secured an interest in a sawmill
located on Boone river, near Bank
street, in the east part Of town. He
worked in the mill for two years,
retiring to assume his duties of
county clerk. to which position he
had been elected. He served six
years as clerk and had bsen unani-
mously re-nominated for fourth
term. but upon receiving the ap-
pointment from President Lincoln
of major and paymaster III the army
he went to Louisville, Kentucky, re-
naming there until the war ended.
The Hon. Charles Aldrich made the
following contribution to the His
tory Of Hamilton County concerning
this period OF Mr.. Jones' career:
'His bond was $4,000, which his
neighbors and friends made up with,
out consulting him. At one time his
safe contained nearly
81, 100000. In the ordinary dis
charge of his duties under the gov
ernment he seldom came into the
possession of more than about $400,-
900; but this large sum was placed
in his keeping by one of his friends
who had known him in his early
boyhood-a Mr.. Walker. an agent of
the state of Ohio, to receive the pay
Of soldiers in the field and take the
money to their families. Mr.. Jones
was only individually responsible
for the money and its loss would !
have in no way affected his bonds |
men. /, mention this fact merely for |
the purpose of stating how implicitly
he was trusted by one who had
only known him in years gone by, |
as boy. Walker was compelled to
go across with Sherman in the lat
ter's march from Atlanta 10 the sea, |
and the money remained in the safe
Of Paymaster Jones some three
When Walker finally got
around to take charge Of the great
trust, every dollar was forthcoming
and the families of the Ohio soldiers
we're only ineonvenienced by few
delay"
After the close Of the war. Mr..