The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-01-10
MINOT
BUSINESS MAN DIED
Adolph G. Jacobson, for Three Years
Manager of Minot Grocery Co.,
Succumbs to Long Illness
This Morning

CdCOUSOH, lO1ulSI
er of the Minot Grocery Co., of this
city, and for fifteen years connected
with the various houses of the Nash
Bros. organization, passed away at
four o'clock this morning at his home
in the Dinnie apartments in this city,
after an illness of five years.
A year ago Mr.. jacobson was COM
PEELED to give up active work with the
organization, and since that time
tried in vain to regain his health. He
visited specialists in New York City,
Chicago, Minneapolis and other places.
1t is believed that he was suffering
from a growth on the brain. His con-
dition had not been any more serious
than usual until three days before his
death, when he was compelled to take
to his bed.
During the Christmas holidays re-
union was held at the jacobson home
in this city, all of the brothers and
sisters and the mother being present.
Mr.. jacobson was Al years of age
and is survived by his wife and two
children, Loren and Mildred. He
leaves mother, also, who was at his
bedside when death came. He is sur
vived by two brothers, c. A. Jacob
son, of this city, who travels for
the Minot Grocery, and M. j. Jacob
son of Helena, Mont, and three sisters,
Mrs. Hjalmar Dahl of Minot, Mrs. o.
r. Solveson of Milwaukee and Mrs.
O. E. Jenson of Arnegard, N. D., all of
whom will be here for the funeral,
which is to be held Saturday afternoon
at o'clock from the First Lutheran
church, Rev. T. F. Gullixson in charge.
Mrs. o. j. Christensen, Mrs. Erick-
sons sister, from Nashua, Mont, is
also expected to arrive for the funeral.
The pall-bearers, all business asso-
ciates Of Mr.. Jacobson, have been Sc
lected as follows
H. B. Finch, Grand Forks; M. F:
Forks; S. T. Conlon and Orrin M.
Pierce, and Fred Ward, Minot. The re-
mains will be inferred in the First
Lutheran cemetery in this city.
| Mr.. jacobson was born on farm
near Watertown, Wis. When youth
he worked on farm near Ada, Minn.,
and started his business career by
clerking in store at Ada, Mimi. He
had but a common school education,
but he studied bookkeeping and ad-
vanced business methods at night. Sc
curing an education which fitted him
so we'll for the work which he was
afterwards to assume. He was honest
and Industrious and soon became a
leader in his work, his advancement
being rapid. He took position with
Finch, Winslow & Carlyle at Crooks
ton, Minn., as a travelling salesman
and later became city salesman. He
then became department manager and
in 1910 became manager of the Willis
ton Grocery Co. He came to the Mi
not Grocery Co. as its manager in
1914, and for three years held this
position, giving it up only on account
of ill health.
He was public-spirited man, like
able, liberal, loyal and charitable. He
was one of the directors of the Minot
Association of Commerce, fulfilling
his duties in an able manner.
He was good, Christian man and
was affiliated with the First Lutheran
church of this city. He was member
of the Crookston lodge of Elks and
the Crookston Council U. c. T.
It is a noteworthy coincidence that
during the past week, three prominent
Elks have been called by the Exalted
Ruler Of the Universe, and all in q
similar manner, viz: Mr.. Jacobson
H. J. Linde and Franklin Kaufman.
i Minot has lost in the death of Mr.
Jacobson, one of its very best citizens
and the sincerest sympathy of many
friends goes out to the bereaved mem
bers of the family.