Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1920 — ELIZUR SAGE DIED WEDNESDAY [ARTICLE]

ELIZUR SAGE DIED WEDNESDAY

Death Follows Operation for Abscess of the Liver. Elizur Sage, mention of whose seri-. ous condition has been made heretofore in The Democrat, passed away at the county hospital at 7:30 o’clock Wednesday mor<jing, following an operation Monday for an abscess on the liver. Funeral services were held a*. 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon at the Makeever hotel, conducted by the Rev. W. T. Bai* bre of the Christian church, and the remains shipped to his old home at Channahon, 111., yesterday morning on the milk train for burial. Mr. Sage was born at Channahon, 111., in 1849 and resided there for many yea.s, and served in the Union forces in the war of the re* bellion. He was twice married, his last marriage being to Miss garah Butts in 1883, who with three children by this marriage and four children by his first marriage survive him. At least it is supposed that there are four children surviving by his first marriage, although one son has not been heard from for several years. The surviving children by his last marriage are. Mrs. David Zeigler of Barkley • township, Russel Sage of near Rochester, and Kermit, who is still at home. Mr. Sage came to Jasper cdbnty some 20 or more years ago and resided for some years up in the Gifford district. While living there and being quite poor in worldly goods, his unple, Russel Sage, the noted New York multi-millionaire, died, and by the terms of his will he was left $25,000. Some of the other nephews and nieces and other relatives instituted a suit to break the will, but Elizur refused to take any part in the action and by reason of this, when the matter was finally settled or compromised, the widow gave Elizur $25,000 more, making $50,000, which he was paid. It was current rumor that he was promised more when the widow died, put at her death a year or two ago the property practically all went ,to charitable institutions and Mr. Sage received no more from the estate. On receiving his inheritance he purchased what is now the N. Osburn farm, west of Rensselaer, and also purchased a farm in Ohio and the J. L. Brady property in Rensselaer. He later sold all of these properties, buying or trading for in the meantime quite a large tract of land in Minnesota. This he later traded for some 600 acres of land near Loyal (formerly Germany) in Fulton county, which he still owned and resided upon at the time of his death. This land has two sets of improvements, his son Russel and family occupying one set. Mr. Sage left a will bequeathing his property to his wife and children, but The Democrat is not advised as to its terms. It will be filed for probate, of course, in Fulton county.