Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-19 | Page 4 | Poor Old J. D. Wood!

POOI 1001 OLD j. j JD D. WOOD That was tas tho the sentiment expressed 1 b by tho the or of the city when they read that ho was waa killed Tho The frightful fright fright- ful CuI UI nature of his 1 killing t shocked th the community and after atter tho sensation of ot horror had passed after tho the inevitable Jno hud had been recognized then the thin sentiment sentiment senti senti- ment of or personal s sympathy camo caine up up- Ho lie deserved a n gentler death Although near tho tha score and ten years carEl Mr 11 Wood was well preserved preserved preserved pre pre- served in mind an antI anil ho body J He TIc got about like a u. younger oun m man n Erect and strong ho moved with a 3 vigor Igor which younger men often elton envied Ho lIo was rich but his mon money 3 never spoiled him Ho lIo was dignified anti and unobtrusive c but thero there never was a waver In his old friendships An And ho he was all aU kindliness hindU hindU- ness flees for tor tho younger newer associates s. s He probably never lost a friend And nd nearl nearly everyone who know knew him hold held him in e very hl high h esteem With ith a reasonable hope for years ahead of or him with all aU tho the experiences that go with frontier life In Jn troubled times with perfect ability to tal take e care cure of himself ho is struck in tho night right by br a crushing engine of death and antI hurried mangled hurrIed mangled and defaced out defaced out of the world With JUl not a 3 chance for self defense with no instant to set his house In order ho lie is broken and hurler out of an nn existence where he lie has done tIona doneso so much of oS kindliness ss and so little litHo that m men n oan hn with s' s sorrow against him And the tho tribute heard from Ills 18 friends on tho thio street is I probably tho the best epitaph which can bo be a written for forIt forit It ii comes from the tho hearts of or tho those o who loved him