| Show martin george called many of 0 the old timers ot of park city will remember martin alardin goorge george I 1 for many years lie he an and d mrs airs george made their home in this city and during their residence resi deuce hera bere mr george was prominent itt in fra tenia affairs afra irs cal nd because of lit hil 3 genial and happy bal py disposition was always a prime favorite at fraternal fr aterna i gatherings and social functions in III 1397 1997 lie ho left park city for alaska locating in iii juneau and making that city his permanent home since that time ilia his many friends of this section will mill bo be pained to hear 0 of his death an acco unit of oc which Is clipped irom front that alaska daily E empire ampire of juneau under date of december 28 1325 1925 follows to lows I 1 martin george GG 66 years of age pioneer resident of this city and chief cadastral engineer U S gen enil land office tor for alaska passed away at the family residence at 1040 a to sunday death was aused by asthma from which he be had suffered intermittently for a number of years rears although the attack which ended in his hig death had lasted for a week the end was unexpected for several days he be bad baa been up the house and was able abla to sign officials papers as aa usual ile he had bad made arrangements tor for a leave front from Ws hg duties and planned to leave next thursday tor for california where he be had bad hoped to recuperate his strength 1 mr ITT george came to alaska in 1897 andl has alas made mada his bis home in juneau since that time except tor for ai a period of about five years which were spent in sitka he was widely known and had bad many friends through out the territory lie he la Is survived by his widow one ane son wallis S george of this city two dau daughters glite rs mrs airs M C burkland Eur kand astoria ore gon and mrs airs J C diorge bjorge of wrangell I 1 and several grand children mrs BITS burkland Burk laird will leaved seattle Sel attle wednesday on the steamer admiral rogers and may be joined at wrangell by mrs airs bjorge mr george was a mason of many years standing a member of 0 thle tha blue lodge of this city of which lie he was past worshipful master alaster lie ho was also a member of the knights of pythias of which he be was past chancellor holding his membership in domain lodge olympia wash definite funeral arrangements have not been made yet the funeral will be held under the auspices of tho the lodge of which ho he was a member andl abidi interment madle made in ill evergreen cemetery mr geoage had been a federal employee tor for a quarter of a century almost ills his entire career in alaskan being spent in the survey y bureau ot the land office he entered 1 it at sitka in fit 1901 as draftsman dr and an d prior to that time had been U S mineral surveyor and deputy U S surveyor helas promoted to chief draftsman in 1902 and tor for 20 years was technical and administrative head of the office force under surveyors Ge enral lie ile served under every surveyor general that alaska had on june 16 15 last mr george was promoted to office cadastral engineer un and d on june 30 took over the work ot of the surveyor general wheat that position was consolidated consolidated with the bureau ot of surveys ile he was a graduate mining engineer born in st ives cornwall england land mr georgel george came to the united states ai at the age ot of 19 and spent the next ten years in the west ile he was waa engaged la mining mining in in nevada arizona and california tor for several years in 1889 he moved to utah where he be was married mar he resided in utah until 1897 when he moved with his family to juneau |
