The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1921-01-22

g hlDEhAI MOJ JAN II. -Jonu -.
Corger, wealthy ranchman of Glenwood
Springs, Colo, who was married here
Saturday to Miss Katherine Belle John
ston of Kansas City, died Sunday af-
ternoon at his rooms in the Major hotel
following an attack of acute indiges-
ton. He was 90 years old and had a
SON and daughter by former marriage
living at Rifle, Colorado. He was a
member of the Masonic lodge at Rifle.
Denver Post.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Jan. ia ro-
nance begun in Colorado last summer
eliminated Saturday in the marriage Of
Miss katherine Belle Johnston and
John l.. Conger of Glenwood Springs,
Colorado. Yesterday Mr.. Conger died.
Mrs. Conger was a stenographer, and
her vacation last summer was spent in
Glenwood Springs. There she met Mr..
Conger, a business man So years old,
They became engaged at Thanksgiving.
Last week Mr.. Conger arrived here
to visit his fancee. Saturday they
went to Liberty, NO., and were nar-
ried. Mr.. Conger became i'll and they
decided to stay in Liberty until he re-
covered. His death yesterday after
noon was due, physicians say to acute
Indigestion.
Mrs. Conger is 80 years old. She
lives with Mr.. and Mrs. D. J. Griffith,
1898 Troost avenue.
Mr.. Conger had been married before.
A son lives at Rifle, Colorado.
Rocky Mountain News
The above news items from two of
Denver = newspapers carried distinct
shock to the many friends of John L.
Conger in Eagle and Garfield counties,
where Mr.. Conger was very well known.
Mr.. Conger left Glenwood for Missouri
"Wednesday afternoon of last week.
Mr.. Conger was one of the pioneers
in the Rock Greek country, near Nc
Coy, that portion of Eagle county being
veritable wilderness when Mr.. Conger
settled there and began to improve and
build up fine stock ranch.
Harry H. French, supervisor of the
Holy Cross forest, and an early settler
in the sheephorn country, says he first
met Mr.. Conger in 1887, 1t Breeken
ridge, where each had gone for load
of supplies, Breckenridge then being
the nearest trading point, although it
was over seventy miles to theil
ranches.
Mr.. Conger was an indefatigable
worker, and he continued to battle with
nature, and subdue the wild element:
until that portion of what is known al
the Conger mesa embraced in the Con
rose, and here Mr.. Conger conducted 6
big live stock business, under very fav'
orable conditions, even though to Q
large extent he made those conditions
through sheer determination and indus
try.
After he sold his ranch on the Con
ger mesa Mr.. Conger settled in the
Piney country, where he purchased
big ranch that cut about 500 tons OF
hay and here he continued to engage ir
the stock business for several years
1t was while living on the Piney ranch
that Mr.. Conger contracted lumpy jaw
while operating on some cattle affected
with that malady. He went to the Sa
Ida hospital for treatment, but did moi
recover until the glands Of the jail
and throat had ben removed by sur
gical operation.
Deciding few years ago that HI.
health might be improved by going t.
a somewhat lower altitude, Mr.. Congo,
sold his Piney ranch and moved down t.
Rnlison, near which point he purchased
n fine ranch in the Cache creek com
munity, and on this ranch his, son
Fred Conger, is now living. His daugh
ter, Mrs. Ben Lemon, is also living il
that immediate vicinity.
Through careful management and IN
usual industry, Mr.. Congcr had accu
INFLATED a competence, and just priol
to leaving Glenwood last week he wa
negotiating for the purchase Of val
liable business property in Glenwood
The funeral will be held in Rife to
morrow afternoon and will be conduct
ed by the Masonic fraternity, Of whicl
organization Mr.. Conger has been 1
member for many Year,. His bride &C
eompanisd the remains to Rifle fcs
days ago.
and sometimes when The air il eAopp