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Show w I . W \N N \ . JONES , VETERAN VETERANRAilROAD VETERANRAILROAD RAilROAD MAN , DIES DIESGreenriver | i Greenriver , Oct -WIlham WIlham 4WIlham 4-William 4 William 4 - William Walter WalterJones WalterJones WalterJones I Jones , 72 , veteran D & R G W tele- tele telegraph telegraph tele telegraph - - graph operator ' passed 'Passed away qUletly quietly qUletlyafter quietlyafter quietlyafter after a brief brlcf illness , at his home m in mEigm inElgin inElgin Eigm Elgin Saturday afternoon , September September23 23 Funeral services v . were ere con conducted conauctedin conductedin ucted uctedm m in the Presbyterian Presbytenan church Monday Mondayafternoon Mondayafternoon Mondayafternoon afternoon and inteiment mtelment interment was 11 1'1 ri ' the theElgm theElgin theElgin Elgm Elgin cemetery The Grand JunctionElks Junction JunctionElks JunctionElks Elks club of w " which "hich hich hick he was a member memberconducted memberconducted memberconducted conducted the services sei sel vices Vlces at the cemeteryWIlIiam cemeteryWilliam cemetery cemeteryWilliam William WIlIiam Waltel WaItel Walter . Jones .Jones was born at atFox atFox atFox Fox Lake . , Wisconsin Wlsconsin , July 2 , 1861 , go- go goJng going go going - ing Jng with his hlS parents in early childhood childhoodto to Slatington Slatmgton Slatrngton , Penn , where he e grew to tomanhood tomanhood tomanhood manhood In his hLs eaily eally early teens he learn learn- learned learned learned - ed telegraphy which railing C'alling Calling ' he follow foHow- foHow follow- foHowed followed followed - ed until untll he was pensioned by the D & R G W last year In all the 32 32vears 32years 32years vears years he worked for the D & R G W W.he Whe . he never got a ' brownie browme or demerit demeritmark demeritmark demeritmark mark , a record he was justly proud ofFor ofFor of ofFor For his hlS life pardner be e marlied married man led Miss MissMaggie Mi s < : sMaggie sMaggie Maggie A Cummins of New BedfOld Bedford Bedfoid.Mass BedfoidMass , . , Mass , who survives him hlm , together witha "itha "ith ith with " a sister slster at Dodge City Clty , Kansas , a abrother abrother abrother brother in Chicago Chlcago , Illinois IlUn01s , a sister m in mSlatington inSlatington inSlatington Slatington , Penn , and a sister lster inBrooklyn m in mBrooklyn inBrooklyn . Brooklyn , New YorkHe York YorkHe He was an early resident of Green- Green Greenrh Greenriser Green-rher Green rher - rh riser er , being an operator in m the local localdepot localdepot localdepot depot Heas HeJS He \as as \J\S J S titjis ' \ \ the owner of the second secondtheater secondtheater . . theater here Later he moved to toWoodside toWoodside WoOdslde Woodside where he was agent for sev- sev sevI several several sev several - - I eral years Then he was VIa'S VIaS ' agent at Ciscoand C1SCO Cisco C1SCOi Ciscoand i and WestwaterI WestwaterThe Westwater WestwaterThe I The floral tributes were many and andI andbeaub andbeautiful andbeautiful beaub beautiful ul from the nurseries nursenes of Salt SaltLake SaltLake SaltLake I Lake City and Grand Junction , Colo Coloand , , and the flower gardens grdens : } ; of GrecnrlVer Greenriver Greenriverand , and the grass mat surrounding and andlming andlining andlining lming lining the giave glave grave gave a very beautiful beautifulsettmg beautifulsetting beautifulsetting beautifulsettingSo settmg setting settmgSo settingSo So after life's lifes ' storms he rests inPeace inPeace in | Peace among the flowers and fnends friends fnendshe friendshe friendshe he loved so well |