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Show DEATH SUMMONS -COLONEL DORSEY: One of Most Prominent Men of the West Suffers No Longer. HEAVILY INTERESTED IN UTAH MINING PROPERTY Thrice Elected to Congress From Nebraska; Friend of Notable Men. Col. George "W. E. Dorse', soldier, statesman and pioneer of tho western country, died at his home in this city at 66 First avanuc. Monday morning .at 10:30 o'clock. Colonel Dorsey was taken .seriously ill with stomach trouble aboat three wcok5 ago. Tlrs was followed fol-lowed by a hardening of thj arteries of the leg, necessitating amputation about two weeks ago. This seriously weakened him, nnd although his friends were fistful of the results it was not until Friday evening that his physicians physi-cians gave up hope. While noi a native Utahn, ther-j was no better known figure in the local business and club circles than Colonel Dorsey. He was i man of patient and sympathetic nature, always a firm friend, and numbering his friends and acquaintances in each and every nook and comer of the country. Colonel Dorsey was born on January 25, 1S43. at Watcrford, Va. In 185G he removed with his parents to West Virginia, receiving in, tho public schools and at Oak Hill academy a thorough education. With the on-coming of the civil war he recruited a company and entered the Union army as first lieutenant of tho Sixth West Virginia infantry. Ho was mustered out in 1865. During his 3'ears in tho arm' he snw active service continually, was in many of the great battles, und for a time was on tho staff of Gen. Phil Sheridan. Sheri-dan. He was promoted to 'captain, major and colonel, receiving his commission com-mission in tho latter capacity nst prior to being mustered out. Active In -Nebraska Politics. In 1S66 Colonel Dorsey removed to Fremont, Neb., where ho studied law and was admitted to practico in 1S60. lie engaged in the practiqe of his pro fession for several, years, becoming tngaged ' in the banking business also, lie organized and was made president of tho Fremont Saving bank, which is now the Farmors5 ana Merchants' National Na-tional bank. He began euriy to take ait active part in politics, being a staunch Republican. It was whilo vice-president vice-president of the Nebraska State agricultural agri-cultural .board that he became asso-siated asso-siated with J. Sterling Morton, and between them spruug up an intimate friendship that lasted for years. He assisted Mr. Morton in bringing about first a state and then a national observance ob-servance of Arbor day. Colonel Dorsey then became chairman chair-man of the sta'to Republican central committee, and he was elected to the 19th, 50th and 51st congresses on the Republican ticket. It was while in! congress that ho and President MeKin-ley, MeKin-ley, then a member from Ohio, became inseparable- friends. They were together to-gether during many campaigns, and Colonol Dorsey was' a delegate to the national convention that nominated Blaine, another close friend, for pres id cut. His friendships number scores of public men, among them being President Presi-dent Taft, and those who were prcs ent at the Alta club reception given the president when he was last here will recall tho warm greeting Jjetwcen tno two men. Interested in Mines. It was in 1S92 that Colonel Dorsey oamo to Salt Lake to investigate local conditions, and he became interested with the John Dern and K. H. Airig in-terests in-terests in mining, his first interests!, being in the Consolidated Mercur. He removed permanently to this citv six years ngo. and he had been prominently prominent-ly identified with many of the Nevada gold camps from the boom days ot Gold field to the recent discoveries in the National camp. For some time past he had been an official of tho Inter-mountain Inter-mountain Securities company, with offices of-fices in the Exchange building. Eight years ago Colonel Dotkcv was msirricd to Laura Hodge of Fremont, who survives him. Mrs. Dorse v has been constantly at her husband's bed side since Friday evening, lending the strength of her devotion to the suffer- Continued on Page Two, George W. E. Dorsey Born Jan. 25, 1843. Died June 12, 1911. COL GEORGE DORSEY GALLED BY DEATH Utah and West Lose One of Their Most Prominent Citizens. Continued Prom Pago One. ing man without a moment away from his side. He suffered greatly at the beginning of bis illness, but his last hours were comparatively freo from pain, and he retained his faculties to the last. Colonel Dorsey is survived by two brothers and two sisters, H. H. Dorsey of Salt Lake, F. M. Dorsey of Los Angeles, An-geles, Jennie Dorsey and Mrs. E. A. Abbott of San Jose, Cal. The .body will bo taken to Fremont this forenoon at 11 o'clock, and funeral services will be conducted at tho residence. 66 First avenue, at 10 o'clock, to which tho friends of the family are invited. Colonel Dorsey was a Mason of high degree, an Elk," a member of the Alta club, a member of the executive committee com-mittee of the American Mining congress con-gress and a director of several mining organizations of "Utah and Nevada. He was a man full of reminiscences of early days and of many of the great men of "current history, and a charming charm-ing man to talk with. |