Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-11-06
County Officer
ForManyYears
Passes Beyond
j. D. Weir Dies Suddenly
Sunday Morning Follow
ing I'll Health.
WAS RESIDENT HERE
THIRTY THREE YEARS

The business houses of Libby closed
this afternoon as mark of respect to
one of the community who has passed
away. Jack Wier, for many years coun-
ty assessor of Lincoln county and
friend OF every man, woman and child
IN the community is no more. Death
claimed him last Sunday morning, fol-
lowing year or two of falling health
Funeral services were held this after
noon from the Gompf chapel, with the
Rev. R. F. Wick officiating.
Jack as he was known far and
wide by everyone, had complained
somewhat of feeling poorly for several
weeks and had said he was unable
to sleep as he should because Of a
bothersome cough Friends had noticed
that he was plainly showing the marks
OF his affliction and had attempted
to get him to go to the hospital, where
his comfort and welfare could better
be attended to. Conserving last Satur-
day to their opportunities, he rode over
to the hospital from the Hotel Libby.
where he had stopped for manv wears.
and walked into the hospital. Early the
next morning he died.
Jack came into this district some
IS years ago, coming over the Swan
River pass by horseback with w. w.
Potts. John Peterson, Jim Kyle and
Ed. Delmore, now of Eureka. The
party landed in Jennings or. Julv &
1881, that place then being a mere
frontier outpost Jack found employ
ment at various occupations and for
number OF years was employed as
clerk by the late John P. Wall in his
general store. He often spoke In pleas
ing "reminiscences of his years in the
store and of his association with Mr..
Wall, for whom he had great respect
When Lincoln county was created.
James otonechest was. appointed the
Iirst county assessor and employed Mr.
weir as his deputy Stonechest served
the appointive term and was elected
Tor one term. and then retired Weir
stood Tor election and won and held
the office since that time with the ex-.
ceptlon OF one term four years ago
when he was defeated by E. M. San
ders, lie was again elected to the office
two years ago. II was frequently said
that he was one of the most competent
assessors in the state.
Very little is known Of his past life
except that he was born at Sullivan.
Indiana, 81 years ago. He seldom spoke
OF any OF his people, except that he
was heard to remark now and then of
an uncle living in Kentucky. It is
known that he worked on railroad con-
struction as young man in Kansas
and farther west and also rode the
range to some extent 1t is also known
that he went to school in Great Falls
IN 1895. Not many other details of his
early life are known by his friends
here
a wire was received Yesterday hy
the undertaken from Clyde Weir at
stating that he could not To-
cate the deceased's sisters and TO bury
him here 1t is not known here who
Clvde Weir is.
Jack Weir counted his friends by
the hundred. Among his many kindly
qualities he had one that was out
and of which one often heard
others remark; he was rarely, il ever.
heard to speak an unkind word of
anyone and if perchance others were
engaged in that unwholesome pastime
he would invariably break in with.
oh, well now, you know that fellow
wasn't SO bad" or else he would turn
the conversation into more pleasant
channels. He had never married and
had no known relatives in these parts
While he leaves no close relatives to
mourn his taking away, hundreds in
Lincoln county and in the Flathead,
where he was widely known. will learn
II his passing with pang at the heart
and sigh of regret that a real friend
and kindly soul has left us