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Show Colorado Pioneer Passes Away. A death of this week which has brought sorrow to a number of people was that of Joseph L. Hailey, the retired re-tired business man and pioneer citizen of Colorado. Mr. Pailey's death occurred oc-curred on Monday morning and the funeral fu-neral services w-re held on Wednesday. Wednes-day. For years he had made his home in Deliver, and . with his family, who were prominent -in .society, resided at lioo Grant avenue. Mr. Bailey was born in Philadelphia in 'bVlo and belonged to an old Maryland Mary-land family who had been prominent during the war of the revolution. He received a 'common school education and early followed the carpenter trade. At the age of 21 he left home, going to St. Louis, where he worked with little success. However, when he later moved, to Kansas he attained some little lit-tle distinction in political circles by the prominent , part he took in the struggle which was then agitating that part of the country. He. read of the wonderful discoveries of gold in the west and with an army of prospectors sought the Pike's Peak district. Meeting Meet-ing with little success there, he moved on to the new Gregory mines in Gilpin county, which were -then much heard of. and once more went to work to find gold. Undaunted by his failure and with every cent of money gone from him. Bailey came to Denver and went back to his trade. He suec-eeded in amassing a little money and bought a butcher shop on Hlake street. In eighteen months he cleared JoO.000 and this was the foundation for the fortune for-tune which he afterwards made. He was always popular w ith stockmen and was himself an authority on good stock. He opened up his famous Bull's Head corral, which was known throughout the western country. For twenty years he kept up the corral on Blake street, and since that time has dealt principally in real estate. His investments brought him in a good income and he steadily built up. In 1S70 he married Mrs. Margaret Kennedy, a sister of Bishop Tierney of Hartford. Conn. Two daughters also ! survive him. They are Mrs. Bolliver K. Walker and Mrs. George Norris X.y-sight. X.y-sight. Mr. Bailey had been in poor health for the pa-t four or five years, but it was not until four months ago that he was confined to hie bed. While not a Catholic, Mr. Eailey's broad, liberal views endeared him to those of the faith whom he met and he was always generous toward a charitable char-itable purpose. The House of the Good Shepherd was an especial care of his, and every year the elaborate Thanksgiving Thanks-giving dinner has been provided at his expense. Mrs. Bailey and the two daughters have attended the Logan Avenue chapel tdnce its establishment and haA'e figured prominently in religious reli-gious work there. Mrs. Lysight lost her husband through an accident about six months ago. The sympathy of the community in general Is with the bereaved be-reaved relatives. |