Parents were Jacob and Airy (Zeigler) Smeltzer.
Funeral of D.E.Smeltzer
D.B.D. Smeltzer returned Tuesday from Kansas City, where he attended the funeral of his nephew, D.E. Smeltzer, which was held Monday. The attendance of business men was very large and the floral offering were most beautiful, showing the esteem of the decease was held by his fellow business men.
D.E. Smeltzer was quite well known in Iola, having often visited here years ago. He was forty-nine years old, at the time of his death which was due to over work. Born on a farm in Maryland, within sight of the historic battle grounds of Antietam and South Mountain, he started to make his way in the world with 2.50 ashis capital. For years he traveled for a shoe house, later engaging in the produce business in Kansas City. About ten years ago he decided that there was money in raising celery in southern California, and bought considerable cheap and useless land. The venture was a success and the land which cost him $10 an acre is worth $400 today. He became know as the "Celery King" and his fortune was estimated at from a quarter to a half a million. He worked hard at his business and not only enriched himself but started an industry that grave a living to hundreds, twenty cars a day being the average shipment from the celery county. A wife and three children survive him.
Death came to him in Los Angeles. The first nervous attack came in January, but he rallied, only to suffer a relapse when he returned to work. The remains were placed in a vault at beautiful Elmwood cemetery in Kansas City.
Submitted by Bertha Avery-Hood (#46546576]
Funeral of D.E.Smeltzer
D.B.D. Smeltzer returned Tuesday from Kansas City, where he attended the funeral of his nephew, D.E. Smeltzer, which was held Monday. The attendance of business men was very large and the floral offering were most beautiful, showing the esteem of the decease was held by his fellow business men.
D.E. Smeltzer was quite well known in Iola, having often visited here years ago. He was forty-nine years old, at the time of his death which was due to over work. Born on a farm in Maryland, within sight of the historic battle grounds of Antietam and South Mountain, he started to make his way in the world with 2.50 ashis capital. For years he traveled for a shoe house, later engaging in the produce business in Kansas City. About ten years ago he decided that there was money in raising celery in southern California, and bought considerable cheap and useless land. The venture was a success and the land which cost him $10 an acre is worth $400 today. He became know as the "Celery King" and his fortune was estimated at from a quarter to a half a million. He worked hard at his business and not only enriched himself but started an industry that grave a living to hundreds, twenty cars a day being the average shipment from the celery county. A wife and three children survive him.
Death came to him in Los Angeles. The first nervous attack came in January, but he rallied, only to suffer a relapse when he returned to work. The remains were placed in a vault at beautiful Elmwood cemetery in Kansas City.
Submitted by Bertha Avery-Hood (#46546576]
Parents were Jacob and Airy (Zeigler) Smeltzer.
Funeral of D.E.Smeltzer
D.B.D. Smeltzer returned Tuesday from Kansas City, where he attended the funeral of his nephew, D.E. Smeltzer, which was held Monday. The attendance of business men was very large and the floral offering were most beautiful, showing the esteem of the decease was held by his fellow business men.
D.E. Smeltzer was quite well known in Iola, having often visited here years ago. He was forty-nine years old, at the time of his death which was due to over work. Born on a farm in Maryland, within sight of the historic battle grounds of Antietam and South Mountain, he started to make his way in the world with 2.50 ashis capital. For years he traveled for a shoe house, later engaging in the produce business in Kansas City. About ten years ago he decided that there was money in raising celery in southern California, and bought considerable cheap and useless land. The venture was a success and the land which cost him $10 an acre is worth $400 today. He became know as the "Celery King" and his fortune was estimated at from a quarter to a half a million. He worked hard at his business and not only enriched himself but started an industry that grave a living to hundreds, twenty cars a day being the average shipment from the celery county. A wife and three children survive him.
Death came to him in Los Angeles. The first nervous attack came in January, but he rallied, only to suffer a relapse when he returned to work. The remains were placed in a vault at beautiful Elmwood cemetery in Kansas City.
Submitted by Bertha Avery-Hood (#46546576]
Funeral of D.E.Smeltzer
D.B.D. Smeltzer returned Tuesday from Kansas City, where he attended the funeral of his nephew, D.E. Smeltzer, which was held Monday. The attendance of business men was very large and the floral offering were most beautiful, showing the esteem of the decease was held by his fellow business men.
D.E. Smeltzer was quite well known in Iola, having often visited here years ago. He was forty-nine years old, at the time of his death which was due to over work. Born on a farm in Maryland, within sight of the historic battle grounds of Antietam and South Mountain, he started to make his way in the world with 2.50 ashis capital. For years he traveled for a shoe house, later engaging in the produce business in Kansas City. About ten years ago he decided that there was money in raising celery in southern California, and bought considerable cheap and useless land. The venture was a success and the land which cost him $10 an acre is worth $400 today. He became know as the "Celery King" and his fortune was estimated at from a quarter to a half a million. He worked hard at his business and not only enriched himself but started an industry that grave a living to hundreds, twenty cars a day being the average shipment from the celery county. A wife and three children survive him.
Death came to him in Los Angeles. The first nervous attack came in January, but he rallied, only to suffer a relapse when he returned to work. The remains were placed in a vault at beautiful Elmwood cemetery in Kansas City.
Submitted by Bertha Avery-Hood (#46546576]
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