Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1917-11-09
WELL KNOWN HOT SPRINGS MAN
IS CALLED.
FUNERAL HELD YESTERDAY
HAS BEEN EMPLOYED BY C. & N,
W. R'Y FOR PAST THIRTY
THREE YEARS.

peOplc VI HUI opIllSS ledI ISu NoH-
day morning that Eugene M. Cor
don was dead there was general
sorrow, for residence here of |
twenty-five years had classed him as
one of the "old timers" and proven |
his worth as citizen and friend.
Though of a reserved disposition. |
as he became known his friendships
became closer He was lover of
home, faithful to his every duty,
loyal to his friends and true to his
God. To know Gene Gordon as his
most intimate friends knew him was
to admire him.
The teachings during his youth
in his old New England home among
the rugged mountains of New Ham
pshire, never failed him. and hon
esty and fidelity of purpose seemed
with him to be life's motto. His long
service with the G. & N. w. R'y
ompany-comprising almost his
life's span-during which he had
come to be regarded as one of the
most dependable engineers within
the service, is sufficient testimony
of his faithfulness to duty. AS
citizen he was respected for his
manliness of character. for his up
fright life and his desire for the pro-
motion of the best things in life.
His duties prevented MIN from
being active in a public way, but he
always manifested a keen interest
in the welfare and advancement OF
Hot Springs. He was afflicted with
the Masons, retaining his member
ship with the Blue Lodge at Chad
ron, belonging to the Commandary
in this city and the Shrine at Dead
woo1 and also was member of the
l. o. o. F. of this city.
, Funeral services were conducted
from the Christian church, OF which
deceased was q member, yesterday
afternoon at 900 o'clock. Rev. o.
{ C. Johnson, of the Presbyterian
, church, preaching sermon full OF
comfort and hope to the grief
, stricken wife, son and daughter.
Rev. Olson, of the Methodist church
, assisted with the service.
? A beautiful tribute was paid to
3 the life of Mr.. Gordon. The service
was largely attended, the Blue
: Lodge. the Commandary. and the
r I. o. O. f. attending as bodies. The
floral offerings were profuse and
!. beautiful, paying that silent tribute
IOI lOVo IIldC CcA III AAo o'AA~A
t be expressed.
At the cemetery the last rites
= were performed under the impressive
ceremonies of the Masonic order
t elouuently conducted by Past Master
Luther Cleveland.
Eugene Morrison Gordan was
t born at Lakeport, New Hampshire
April 4th, 1859, where he lived ane
was educated until he was eighteer
wears of age, engaging as news
t how upon the railroad when fourteen
years of age. At the age of eighteer
It his desire for wider opportunlt!
brought him west, and he entered
the employ of the Northwestern
Railway Company at Chicago. H'
remained in the continuous emplo!
of that company until ill health
h from Bright's Disease forced his re
l. tirement last JanHary--rendering
d service of thirty-three years for tn
p G. e. N. w. R'y. Twenty-Five year
l, of that time he was local englnee
Is upon the Hot Springs-Buffalo Ca
is run. so long that the locomotlv
J. whistle to which engineers SO oftel
Is give some peculiar characteristic
became a familiar sound to the boy
and girls who have grown to man
hood and womanhood in Hot Spring
I and who learned to love the man a
the throttle.
] He was married to Miss Nellie Z
= Wright at Portage, Wisconsin,
4 1880. to which union son. Melvi
: S.. and daughter, Bertha. (no'
!: Mrs. MI Robert Hood, of Chadron,
\ were born, and their home has bee
in the same residence on Llncol
Avenue since coming to Hot Spring
: Death claimed Mr.. Gordon, MOT
! day, November 5th, 1917, after a
illness of several months frol
y Bright's disease. which forced ! n
Fl quitting the service January LIT
q last, since which time he has grae
a ually failed.
II MRS. VIM. REIGLER DEAD
a uy:eo of UYo1l Knnun Resident die