| Show u J J. J C C. C MEANS DEAD AT BLOOMINGTON I led Distinguished Soldier and Citizen Father of ot Iton Man Inn Passes on at Ripe lUpe Old A Age e H. H C C. C Means received a telegram yesterday morning that his father Joseph C C. C Means was dead in BloomIngton Bloom Bloom- Ington Ill Deceased was 83 years old ld For Forc dears c rs he l has hag a been eenan een an an Invalid In when th the bu business part of Bloomington was destroyed by fire he was the county treasurer and in saving the the records records of oC his office he overtaxed himself and was soon stricken with paralysis Since that time he had two other strokes A Afew Afew few rew years ago he was afflicted with hardening of the arteries but successfully successfully suc sue that For ForSo So G overal j-overal years yeiI i 1 H gen r Inner the tn care of df t ti t tf trained n d nurse i in Iii June i i Mr Means wa ag in iii ari ai i auto autu accident when his wife was as killed He came out slightly bruised Three Children survive Mrs W W. R. R Bach and Miss Erma Means Bloomington and Howard Howard Howard How How- ard C. C Means My Myton ton For thirty years Joseph C C. C Means was in the wholesale grocery l usi- usi ness with his brother father Cather of J.L. J.L. J.L. J. J L. L Means of oC My Myton ton He was beloved wherever he was known He made two visits to it his s son in the Uintah basin In 1910 and in 1912 He made hosts of friends here who will witt be shocked to hear of his death Mr Means was born In Fleming Fleming- burg Ky When he w was s a small boy his par parents moved to to- toa a farm In McLean county Ill When the Civil war wr broke out he volunteered in the Illinois regiment He served four years ears and was In many battles notable among which was the battle of Shilo At St. St Louis when given his discharge papers the colo colonel el wrote in red Ink across the front of ot the papers ers words to this effect This soldier has served his country coun coun- I try with honor and credit to him him- I self The colonel at that time said to the soldier that he ha would live to see the day when he would be proud of of that writing In red Ink Itak His statement statement statement state state- ment came true man many times Th I discharge papers were handed down downto to H H. H C. C Means as was a little tittle kit kitI I which contained thread a thimble needles a comb lead pencil etc Howard feels honored In the possession posses- posses I slon sion of those things j i Soon after the war Mr Means was employed ed by the Illinois Centra I Railway Rall-ay company and for a number of years served In various capacities 1 For 1 16 G years cars he was alderman In his hla ward in Bloomington and for four I years cars he was tr treasurer of McLean i II I d w county one olle of the richest counties In Inthe Inthe inthe the state stille He was a member of the Methodist church and of tits the Odd Fellows Fellows Fel Fel- j lows lodge I i- i r |
