Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-02-06 | Page 1 | Former Peddler Dies at Age of 105

FORMER PEDDLER DIES AT AGE .-OMR VOTED-FOR EVERY REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT SINCE 1864. He Gained Notoriety by Hastening From Jerusalem to Register In Time to Vote For Tare. New York. Feb. 6. There died in this city yesterday at the age of 105 a man who had voted for every lie-' lie-' publican presidential candidate since he first voted for Lincoln In 164. He was Simon Harris, a peddler, who was ! bona In Russia. The old inan-s death ! was hastened by the reading of the : death of a warm friend, Rabbi Adolpn M. Gradin. who died on Thursday. He 1 arose lato yesterday and after buying j a newspaper, sat clown In the kltcnen ' at his home, then after glancing at the ; paper fell back unconscious in his ; chair. He died soon afterward, j In his younger days, Harris walked i across the continent periling his. wares and last .autumn ho gained notoriety not-oriety by hurrying back irom his thlri visit to Jerusalem in order to register . In time to vole for TafL