Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1916 — Former Rensselaer Railroad Agent Dead. [ARTICLE]

Former Rensselaer Railroad Agent Dead.

Samuel G. Nicoles, Morion agent at Alonticello, died of acute stomach trouble Wednesday after a brief illness. He was first taken sick Monday night, and although he had been subject to these attacks for several years, this time the doctors were unable to give him relief. He realized that his end was near and shortly before his death called his two sons to his bedside and told them that his hours were.numbered. He was conscious until a few moments before fais death. Mr. Nicoles had been in the employment of the Monon for 35 years and was stationed at Rensselaer some 25 years ago, but the greater part of his service was at Medaryville, where his aged father, “Uncle Billy" Nicoles, who will be 100 years Old next September, still resides. He went to Monticello last March. Samuel E. Nicoles was 58 years

old on May 30 last. He is survived by- a wife and two Tons, Clarence end George, both of whom reside in Montieello, the former being niar ned. He also leaves three brothers, Alston NiColes of Spokane, Wash.: Walter Nicoles of Glendale, Calif., and Frank H. Nicoles of MedaryVilie. He was a member of the Masonic and K. of I*. orders of Medaryvjlle and also belonged to the Order of Railroad Telegraphers. He was a- man held in esteeiy by all who knew him. The funeral was held in Medaryville yesterday afternoon at «:! o'clock, following a short service that morning at deceased's former residence in Montieello, under the direction of the Medaryville K. of P. lodge.