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One of Dubuque’s Early and Highly Esteemed Citizens Passes Away. Although not unexpected the death of John Bell, the well known contrac tor and builder,f yesterday afternoon at 4:20 o'clock will be sad news to this community. Mr. Bell has only been sick a few days, but pneumonia de veloped and the past two days the end has been very near. He was one of Dubuque’s earliest and most respected citizens, a man who always was an up right citizen and enjoyed the esteem of all who knew him. He was a mem ber of Harmony Lodge, No. 2, 1. O. O. F., Dubuque Lodge, No. 3, A. F. eee? M., and Hyde Clark Post, G. Deceased was born in Roxburyshire, Scotland, December 15, 1827, came to Montreal, Canada, in 1844, and to Iowa and located in this city in Novem ber, 1853, and began working at the car penter and joiners’ trade. When the war broke out in 186], he enlisted in the First. Iowa volunteers infantry, company I. He was severely wounded in the battle of Wilson's Creek and came home. After he recovered he again went into the field and served in the quartermaster’s department until the close of the war. After his return he engaged in building, and since then has contracted and built many of the best buildings in the city. In 1863, while in the army, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Sutherland, a native of Glasgow, Scot land, who with one son, Joby A., survives him. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 20 o'clock from the re sidence, 174 Wilson avenue. Inter ment will be at Canter Grove.
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Dubuque, Iowa, US
Sat, Oct 26, 1895
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