The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-30
COLI. N. Lane DIES
At HIS HOME TODAY
AFTERSHORT ILLNESS
Last Of the Founders Of Ruggles'
Campmeetlng Passes to His Re-
ward-PneumOnla Proves Fa.
tai to One Of City's
Best Men.

Best Men.
Colonel |. M. Lane died at his home
in East Second street this morning
about 10 o'clock after an illness Of lit
tie more than week of pneumonia.
This announcement brings grief to
hundreds not only in Maysville and
Mason county but all over Northeast
ern Kentucky where Colonel Lane
was well known and much loved. His
splendid life had touched many dur
ing his lifelong stay in Maysville and
all who knew him and had come in
contact with him are grieved at the
announcement Of his death.
Mr.. Lane was born on June IS, 1910.
and was therefore in his 10th year.
During his young manhood he was a
very reckless youth and many have
heard him tell of how he became such
a prohibition advocate. He said tina
when he was young man, he and
several other young men who had Just
a little too much liquor decided that
they would go around to "Billy Sed-
dons Mill" the nickname for the Third
Street NJ F.. Church. and break m
temperance meeting. They went but
instead of breaking up the meeting all
of the young men were so impressed
that they signed the pledge and since
that time Mr.. Lane has been an ardent
supporter Of Prohibition. Although
Democrat prior to that time, he has
since voted the Prohibition ticket il
all national elections, being the on,,
Prohibition voter in Mason county foi
years. The old pledge he signed or
that night is preserved and at his re
quest will be framed and hung in the
Sunday School room at the Thirt
Street M. E. Church.
No one has been found who can re
member when ike" Lane was elected
Superintendent Of the Sunday Schoo
of the Third Street church but it has
been between 35 and 40 years ago ant
!! he died in the harness. Although a
very active member of all depart
ments of the church in his younger
days, he loved the Sunday School mos
and was more active in that depart
ment than in any other in recent
years.
1t was one of his requests before
death that his funeral be held in thu
Third Street Church on Sunday anf
that all Of the members of the Sunda,
School be given prominent place at
the service. He also requested tha
the little tots of the school, who he
loved so dearly and who loved him SC
much, be furnished with carnations
his favorite flower, to be thrown into
his casket.
Complete arrangements for his fun
eral were made by him some time ago
1t was his request that his friend, Rev
F. w. Harrop, preach the funeral anf
that a male quartette SINGING a nun
ber of songs Of his own selection. A.
his request, his son-in-law, Mr.. Boyt
K. Muse, will sing as a solo his ia
vorite hymn at the funeral.
Mr.. Lane was first married on Jul,
8, 1869, to Miss Carrie Morris and tc
this union there were born six chill
dren-three daughters and three sons
All Of the sons died in childhood but
the three daughters survive They
are: Mrs. Stanley Lawwill, of Indian
apolis, Ind, Mrs. Boyd X. Muse, of In
dianapolis, Ind, and Mrs. R. B. Grif-
fifth, of Vincennes, Ind Besides the
immediate family he is survived by
twelve grandchildren and three great
grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Mary
Libsey, of Kirksville, Ind, and one
half-brother, Mr. Wilson Lane, Of this
city.
Mr.. Lane is the last of the founders
of Ruggles Campmeeting and was one
OF the first to build cottage at the
camp grounds In 1873 He has been
president of the Board of Directors of
the company since its establishment
and was Vice President for Mason
county of the Old Settlers Associa-
! tion.
For many years Mr.. Lane was in
the general contracting business in
Maysville, first under the firm name of
Lane & Worrick and later he formed
partnership with Mr.. J. D. Easton
under the firm name of Lane & Eas-
ton. Some of Maysville's most i'm
posing buildings stand as monuments
to his ability as builder. Among
them are the First Baptist church, the
Washington Theater, the Maysville
High School building, the American
Tobacco Companys plants and many
others.
His second marriage was on Sep
tember rs, 1908, to Miss Lutte Ryder,
who survives him. To this union
there were no children born.
He was prominent member of De-
Kalb Lodge of Odd Fellows and also q
member of Pisgah Encampment |. o.
TO-. F.
The exact time of the funeral
| which will he hold npYt Sunday hoe