, 1922-01-26
JUDGE JOHN E.. FRIEND

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The funeral of Judge John E..
Friend, who died suddenly of hear
failure on Thursday morning last.
was held from the Methodist Church
on Sunday afternoon. Rev. o. G..
King preached the funeral service.
Present for the funeral were the
two daughters. Mrs. j. ii. %Jacobucci
and Mrs. Grace Williams: the two
sons, Fred and James, besides hun
dreds of Borrowing friends.
Following the funeral at the Meth
odist Church the remains were ship
ped by Undertaken Rasmussen to
Ogden where intermcnt was made at
the side of his wife.
At Ogden simple funeral services
were held Monday with members of
the Ogden G.. A. r. Post acting as
pail bearers. Presidents George E.
Browning and S. G. Dye of the C. A.
R. were the speakers.
Pail bearers at the funeral held
here Sunday were: Active-Wm.
Daley, E.. NJ. Tierney. c. w. Morgan,
Geo. Wren, A. McMicken and A. F..
Thode.
The local post Of the American
Legion had six members in uniform
as honorary pail bearers. These
pail bearers were H. E. Dunlap, C..
W. Jeffrey. C. A. Brimmer. Christie
Larsen, S. A. Nelson and r. d.
Newell.
John C. Friend was BORN at Chand-
lerville, Cass county, Illinois, July
16,1S47. He spent his boyhood upon
his fathers farm in Illinois and on
August 3. 1868, at the age of 16 he
enlisted at Benton Barracks al a
member Of Company G. Eleventh
Ohio Cavalry. with which he served
for three years. His company was
sent west in 1854 and on the oath
of July, 1865. he participated in the
battle of Platte Bridge, Wyoming.
In 1864 he was stationed at Deer
Creek, Platte Bridge and at Sweet
water bridge. In September, 1865,
he was moved with his command to
Fort Laramie. During this time he
participated in many engagements
with the Indians but was never
wounded.
After leaving the army Mr..
Friend remained in the west. taking
up telegraphy. He was stationed at
Deer Creek as a telegrapher for a
while, going from there to Horseshoe
where he served as a t~elegrapher for
some time. He spent the winter of
1857 at Big Laramie and was at
Sherman in 1868. In 1869 he re-
turned to the east, but after a few
months away from the west he de-
ctded to return and in 1870 he came
RI n o1y1tnC onprior nc TYr{1N p.o{Fsn
telegrapher for two years.
Judge Friend was one OF the men
who located and opened up the Raw
Inns paint mine. For several years
this mine was run successfully until
1882 when the mine was sold TO the
Union Pacific railroad.
In 1878 Judge Friend with w. r.
Shaffer as partner, established and
published. the first paper in Carbon
county. THE Carbon County Jour-
nal' He was the first editor of the
Journal. serving in that capacity I'M
til 1892.
Judge Friend vas one of the most
prominent Democrats in the state OF
Wyoming. He served as a member
of the second, third and fifth terri
torial legislatures OF Wyoming. first
representing Carbon county In the
House in 1871. He represented Car
bon and S~weetwater counties in 1873
and again represented Carbon county
! in 1877. He served for several years
as deputy county clerk and deputy
county treasurer.
In 1892 he disposed OF the Carbon
County Journal and went to Casper,
where he served as editor of the Der
rick for three months. From 1897
until 1903 he was employed in the
railroad shops. In 1903 he was APP
pointed a City Marshal Of Rawlins
serving in that capacity until 1907.
In 1908 he was elected Justice of
the Peace and has served in that
capacity almost continuously v e
since. He made, an enviable record
as Justice Of the Peace, his decisions
always being strictly fair and Impair
tial.
In 1882 at Evanston he was mar
ried to Miss Leah Welch. To this
union was born five children. four
the eldest child, passed away in St.
Louis several years since. . Mrs.
Margaret Jacobucci. lives at Green
River, Mable Grace Williams lives at
Big Timber. Montana, Fred Cleve-
land is a resident Of Rawlins and
James Eugene is located at Ell Paso,
being general manager Of the Texas
& Pacific. Mrs. J. C. died in this
| city Feb. 4, 1894.
The deceased had been for many
years past the only surviving Grand
Army of the Republic member in
Rawlins. He was a member Of Custer
Post No. l, G. A. r. He was also
q prominent member of the Knights
Of Pythias.
Judge Friend has been a resident
Of Wyoming for almost three de-
! cades, he has watched and assisted in
the development Of the State of Wyo-
ming from a land populated almost