DIED
CLOTHER--George W. Clother is dead. This is the news that was heralded around the city last night, and many were the expressions of sorrow heard when the sad truth was told. Although Mr. Clother's death had been anticipated for several days before, yet when it occurred in all of its stern reality, it was nevertheless a shock to the people of this city who have been well acquainted with the deceased for the past thirty years.
The deceased has been a great sufferer during the past eighteen months, the incipient cause being a tumor on his right leg. The tumor was removed March 5 last, but the limb kept growing worse and on July 13 it was found necessary to amputate it above the knee. This for a time gave the patient some relief, but only for a short time. He was taken ill again about six weeks ago and has been gradually but surely failing ever since. His last illness was the outgrowth or continuation of the first trouble, the medical term for which is mylities, the culmination of which was paralysis of the bowels and death.
The cause of the tumor on Mr. Clother's leg was an injury received while he was with Buffalo Bill's show, with which he was engaged in the first season. While out with the street parade in Troy, N.Y., Mr. Clother's horse fell with him on a paved street and his leg was caught under the animal and an injury to the bone was the result.
The vital spark of the deceased--the slender thread between life and eternity was broken at 5:30 p.m. yesterday evening. During his last hours, he was surrounded by his family, brother and other relatives.
The funeral will be held tomorrow (Sunday) at 2 p.m., services being held at the Opera house, Rev. J.V. Griswold preaching the sermon. The funeral ceremonies will be under the management of the Columbus Fire department, of which Mr. Clother was a member. He was a charter member of the Pioneer hook and ladder company, and was chief of the department in 1880.
The fire department held a meeting last night and arranged to attend the funeral and selected the following gentlemen to act as pall bearers: J.E. North, William Schilz, Louis Schwarz, James Pearsall, W.A. McAllister, and Richard Jenkinson.
The deceased leaves a wife and two children to mourn the loss of an affectionate and kind husband and father. The children are a boy and a girl--Enor Blanch, about 14 years of age and George W., about 10 years old.

BIOGRAPHICAL

George W. Clother was born at Saratoga Springs, N.Y., July 19, 1838; was married in London, Canada, October 16, 1871 to Miss Hannah Mathews. In the year 1859 he went to Pike's Peak with his father, C.D. Clother. Returning the same year he located on a farm, south of the Loup river, known as the North farm and now the property of Mrs. E.H. Chambers of his city, daughter of the late lamented Major Frank North. In the spring of 1868, he and his father erected the Clother house, which they conducted under the firm name of C.D. & G.W. Clother until 1877, when George retired from the hotel and engaged in the lumber business. He remained in the lumber business about a year when he sold out and again engaged in the hotel business with his father, with whom he remained until the latter's death, which occurred August 27, 1886. Since his father's death and up to last spring, he conducted the hotel business alone. Besides his hotel business Mr. Clother carried on an extensive traffic in furs, trading with the Indians. He could speak their language and was a great favorite among the Red men, who called him "Buckscuddy", the interpretation of which is curly head. He belonged to no civil societies, or lodges, except the fire department.

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The funeral of the late George W. Clother occurred Sunday afternoon, the services being held at the opera house in order to accommodate the vast concourse of people who desired to pay their respects to the memory of the deceased. Rev. J.V. Griswold was the officiating minister. The turn out was as large probably as was ever witnessed on a like occasion in this city. About twenty Omaha Indians who were camped near the city attended the funeral. The procession was headed by the Columbus band and the fire department in uniform.


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