Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 285, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1910 — Obituary of Titus Ellsworth Price. [ARTICLE]

Obituary of Titus Ellsworth Price.

Titus Ellsworth, son of William S. and Susan M. Price, was born at Solon, Ohio, September 18, 1861, and died at Rensselaer, Indiana, on November 27, 910, from nervous prostration brought on by overwork. At a very early age Mr. Price, with his parents, came from Ohio to where his boyhood days were passed. He received his education at Purdue University. In 1883 he removed to South Dakota, locating at Highmore, where he engaged in the practice of law, in partnership with his brother Charles H.

On February 5, 1888, he was mar** ried to Estella Mabel Anderson, of St. Lawrence, South Dakota. The following, taken from the South Dakota handbook, will be of interest to his friends:

Mr. Price was elected city treasurer of Highmore for three years, and county superintendent from 1887 to 1891. In 1891 he was elected state’s attorney, and in 1893 was elected a member of the state legislature. During this session of the legislature, Mr. Pi ice was one of the leaders, and from that time has been one of the best known legislators and lawyers in the state.

In-4894 Mr. Price removed to Yankton, South Dakota, where he engaged in the practice of his profession. Soon after removing to Yankton he became prominent in the politics of that section and in 1901 was again elected to the state legislature. In this session he served with conspicuous ability and was again returned in 1903. In 1905 he refused to become a candidate for re-election, but in the spring of 1906 'he was elected mayor of the city of Yankton. In 1907 his friends insisted upon his becoming a candidate again for the legislature and according to their demands his nomination followed, and he was elected in the tall of that year, receiving the largest vote of any candidate on the ticket. Mr. Price was a regular attendant and vestryman for several years of the Episcopalian church of Yankton. He was a charter member of the Elks lodge, serving as exalted ruler. He was a man of sterling habits, with a lovable disposition, and with the faculty of making and keeping

friends. He leaves to mourn their loss, his wife, one sister, Nettie, of Rensselaer, and three brothers, Myrt 8., of Rensselaer, Francis C., of Ashland, Kans., and Cory 0., of Hinsdale, 111., besides many other relatives and friends.