f/o Mrs May Rice, and Mrs Florence Anderson, from Ogden Reporter 21 Jan 1897
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Charles Goetzman is dead. The cold words sound harsh. A sinking feeling follows the announcement. No man has ever passed from the business and social circles of Boone that created a greater void or who will be more generally missed. Kindly, genial Charlie Goetzman, whose laugh was always the most ringing, who was the life of any gathering, whose cheerful disposition cast sunshine that had no shadow who was known far and near for his good nature, who always had a kindly word, above all the man whose life has been a model that can always be pointed to with pride—is gone. Who was Charles Goetzman? Ask anyone you meet. If he is an old settler he will stop to tell you how he has known him for 30 or 40 years, and that he was one of the best men that ever lived in Boone County. Ask the business man of Boone and he will tell you that Charlie Goetzman was one of the most honorable, conscientious men that ever was in business in this city. Meet one of the inner circle of his warm personal friends, those that have been close to him for years and knew him intimately—they will say not a word but their eyes will be suffused with tears. Their silence is more eloquent than words. They know what sort of a man and friend Charlie Goetzman was. It is tame to say his word was as good as his bond. This can be said of many men, and is only a small fraction of the kindly commendation that fails to him. He never knew what it was to deceive any one and was always relied upon implicitly by his friends. Never did he disappoint them. Had he anything to say that differed from their opinions he was blunt and free to express himself. Not unkindly, rudely, or offensively, but in a plain, unmistakable way so that everyone knew just how he stood. There never was any question as to Charles Goetzman's position. His sterling rugged honesty would brook no misapprehension and the very men that disagreed with him respected his opinions. This was the case politically and every other way.
As a business man his record stands without a blemish. Careful, conservative, prudent manager, he was yet always ready to lend his aid to any meritorious enterprise for the benefit of the city that he made his home in. His name appears on the rolls of nearly all the business ventures that needed substantial backing, and his name there is a guarantee that the venture is legitimate and would be honestly managed so far as he was concerned or could control.
He was cut down in the midst of his usefulness, when he had everything to live for. Hundreds of friends mingle their tears with those of his family and will long mourn because he was not spared for years to come. But his life, so far as the lesson to posterity is concerned, might be called finished, fittingly rounded up. It can stand as a pattern for others and show what a poor boy, without influence, of any kind can do by his own efforts, provided he has the industry, economy and the moral stamina of a man like Charles Goetzman. Coming to the frontier town of Boonsboro when there were no railroads, when the virgin sod was still unbroken on most of this now beautiful state, without a dollar, a boy of but limited education. Starting in business with a stock that could be moved in a wheelbarrow, he passes to his everlasting rest mourned by the whole community. The poor boy had become one of the wealthy, substantial citizens of the town, the whole community mourns, and while his funeral cortege passes with the cold clay that was once Charles Goetzman the stores in Boone, a city of 10,000 inhabitants, are all closed as a mark of respect to a citizen whose death is universally mourned. Such a lite has not been lived in vain. His memory will endure as long as those that knew him live and the future historian of Boone and Boone county, when writing of the early time, cannot fail to record Charles Goetzman as one of the pioneers that helped build up the country and left a record of honesty and ability that his family may well be proud of.∼came to Boone Co in 1855, from Boone Co Republican 15 Sep 1898
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Charles Goetzman is dead. The cold words sound harsh. A sinking feeling follows the announcement. No man has ever passed from the business and social circles of Boone that created a greater void or who will be more generally missed. Kindly, genial Charlie Goetzman, whose laugh was always the most ringing, who was the life of any gathering, whose cheerful disposition cast sunshine that had no shadow who was known far and near for his good nature, who always had a kindly word, above all the man whose life has been a model that can always be pointed to with pride—is gone. Who was Charles Goetzman? Ask anyone you meet. If he is an old settler he will stop to tell you how he has known him for 30 or 40 years, and that he was one of the best men that ever lived in Boone County. Ask the business man of Boone and he will tell you that Charlie Goetzman was one of the most honorable, conscientious men that ever was in business in this city. Meet one of the inner circle of his warm personal friends, those that have been close to him for years and knew him intimately—they will say not a word but their eyes will be suffused with tears. Their silence is more eloquent than words. They know what sort of a man and friend Charlie Goetzman was. It is tame to say his word was as good as his bond. This can be said of many men, and is only a small fraction of the kindly commendation that fails to him. He never knew what it was to deceive any one and was always relied upon implicitly by his friends. Never did he disappoint them. Had he anything to say that differed from their opinions he was blunt and free to express himself. Not unkindly, rudely, or offensively, but in a plain, unmistakable way so that everyone knew just how he stood. There never was any question as to Charles Goetzman's position. His sterling rugged honesty would brook no misapprehension and the very men that disagreed with him respected his opinions. This was the case politically and every other way.
As a business man his record stands without a blemish. Careful, conservative, prudent manager, he was yet always ready to lend his aid to any meritorious enterprise for the benefit of the city that he made his home in. His name appears on the rolls of nearly all the business ventures that needed substantial backing, and his name there is a guarantee that the venture is legitimate and would be honestly managed so far as he was concerned or could control.
He was cut down in the midst of his usefulness, when he had everything to live for. Hundreds of friends mingle their tears with those of his family and will long mourn because he was not spared for years to come. But his life, so far as the lesson to posterity is concerned, might be called finished, fittingly rounded up. It can stand as a pattern for others and show what a poor boy, without influence, of any kind can do by his own efforts, provided he has the industry, economy and the moral stamina of a man like Charles Goetzman. Coming to the frontier town of Boonsboro when there were no railroads, when the virgin sod was still unbroken on most of this now beautiful state, without a dollar, a boy of but limited education. Starting in business with a stock that could be moved in a wheelbarrow, he passes to his everlasting rest mourned by the whole community. The poor boy had become one of the wealthy, substantial citizens of the town, the whole community mourns, and while his funeral cortege passes with the cold clay that was once Charles Goetzman the stores in Boone, a city of 10,000 inhabitants, are all closed as a mark of respect to a citizen whose death is universally mourned. Such a lite has not been lived in vain. His memory will endure as long as those that knew him live and the future historian of Boone and Boone county, when writing of the early time, cannot fail to record Charles Goetzman as one of the pioneers that helped build up the country and left a record of honesty and ability that his family may well be proud of.∼came to Boone Co in 1855, from Boone Co Republican 15 Sep 1898
f/o Mrs May Rice, and Mrs Florence Anderson, from Ogden Reporter 21 Jan 1897
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Charles Goetzman is dead. The cold words sound harsh. A sinking feeling follows the announcement. No man has ever passed from the business and social circles of Boone that created a greater void or who will be more generally missed. Kindly, genial Charlie Goetzman, whose laugh was always the most ringing, who was the life of any gathering, whose cheerful disposition cast sunshine that had no shadow who was known far and near for his good nature, who always had a kindly word, above all the man whose life has been a model that can always be pointed to with pride—is gone. Who was Charles Goetzman? Ask anyone you meet. If he is an old settler he will stop to tell you how he has known him for 30 or 40 years, and that he was one of the best men that ever lived in Boone County. Ask the business man of Boone and he will tell you that Charlie Goetzman was one of the most honorable, conscientious men that ever was in business in this city. Meet one of the inner circle of his warm personal friends, those that have been close to him for years and knew him intimately—they will say not a word but their eyes will be suffused with tears. Their silence is more eloquent than words. They know what sort of a man and friend Charlie Goetzman was. It is tame to say his word was as good as his bond. This can be said of many men, and is only a small fraction of the kindly commendation that fails to him. He never knew what it was to deceive any one and was always relied upon implicitly by his friends. Never did he disappoint them. Had he anything to say that differed from their opinions he was blunt and free to express himself. Not unkindly, rudely, or offensively, but in a plain, unmistakable way so that everyone knew just how he stood. There never was any question as to Charles Goetzman's position. His sterling rugged honesty would brook no misapprehension and the very men that disagreed with him respected his opinions. This was the case politically and every other way.
As a business man his record stands without a blemish. Careful, conservative, prudent manager, he was yet always ready to lend his aid to any meritorious enterprise for the benefit of the city that he made his home in. His name appears on the rolls of nearly all the business ventures that needed substantial backing, and his name there is a guarantee that the venture is legitimate and would be honestly managed so far as he was concerned or could control.
He was cut down in the midst of his usefulness, when he had everything to live for. Hundreds of friends mingle their tears with those of his family and will long mourn because he was not spared for years to come. But his life, so far as the lesson to posterity is concerned, might be called finished, fittingly rounded up. It can stand as a pattern for others and show what a poor boy, without influence, of any kind can do by his own efforts, provided he has the industry, economy and the moral stamina of a man like Charles Goetzman. Coming to the frontier town of Boonsboro when there were no railroads, when the virgin sod was still unbroken on most of this now beautiful state, without a dollar, a boy of but limited education. Starting in business with a stock that could be moved in a wheelbarrow, he passes to his everlasting rest mourned by the whole community. The poor boy had become one of the wealthy, substantial citizens of the town, the whole community mourns, and while his funeral cortege passes with the cold clay that was once Charles Goetzman the stores in Boone, a city of 10,000 inhabitants, are all closed as a mark of respect to a citizen whose death is universally mourned. Such a lite has not been lived in vain. His memory will endure as long as those that knew him live and the future historian of Boone and Boone county, when writing of the early time, cannot fail to record Charles Goetzman as one of the pioneers that helped build up the country and left a record of honesty and ability that his family may well be proud of.∼came to Boone Co in 1855, from Boone Co Republican 15 Sep 1898
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Charles Goetzman is dead. The cold words sound harsh. A sinking feeling follows the announcement. No man has ever passed from the business and social circles of Boone that created a greater void or who will be more generally missed. Kindly, genial Charlie Goetzman, whose laugh was always the most ringing, who was the life of any gathering, whose cheerful disposition cast sunshine that had no shadow who was known far and near for his good nature, who always had a kindly word, above all the man whose life has been a model that can always be pointed to with pride—is gone. Who was Charles Goetzman? Ask anyone you meet. If he is an old settler he will stop to tell you how he has known him for 30 or 40 years, and that he was one of the best men that ever lived in Boone County. Ask the business man of Boone and he will tell you that Charlie Goetzman was one of the most honorable, conscientious men that ever was in business in this city. Meet one of the inner circle of his warm personal friends, those that have been close to him for years and knew him intimately—they will say not a word but their eyes will be suffused with tears. Their silence is more eloquent than words. They know what sort of a man and friend Charlie Goetzman was. It is tame to say his word was as good as his bond. This can be said of many men, and is only a small fraction of the kindly commendation that fails to him. He never knew what it was to deceive any one and was always relied upon implicitly by his friends. Never did he disappoint them. Had he anything to say that differed from their opinions he was blunt and free to express himself. Not unkindly, rudely, or offensively, but in a plain, unmistakable way so that everyone knew just how he stood. There never was any question as to Charles Goetzman's position. His sterling rugged honesty would brook no misapprehension and the very men that disagreed with him respected his opinions. This was the case politically and every other way.
As a business man his record stands without a blemish. Careful, conservative, prudent manager, he was yet always ready to lend his aid to any meritorious enterprise for the benefit of the city that he made his home in. His name appears on the rolls of nearly all the business ventures that needed substantial backing, and his name there is a guarantee that the venture is legitimate and would be honestly managed so far as he was concerned or could control.
He was cut down in the midst of his usefulness, when he had everything to live for. Hundreds of friends mingle their tears with those of his family and will long mourn because he was not spared for years to come. But his life, so far as the lesson to posterity is concerned, might be called finished, fittingly rounded up. It can stand as a pattern for others and show what a poor boy, without influence, of any kind can do by his own efforts, provided he has the industry, economy and the moral stamina of a man like Charles Goetzman. Coming to the frontier town of Boonsboro when there were no railroads, when the virgin sod was still unbroken on most of this now beautiful state, without a dollar, a boy of but limited education. Starting in business with a stock that could be moved in a wheelbarrow, he passes to his everlasting rest mourned by the whole community. The poor boy had become one of the wealthy, substantial citizens of the town, the whole community mourns, and while his funeral cortege passes with the cold clay that was once Charles Goetzman the stores in Boone, a city of 10,000 inhabitants, are all closed as a mark of respect to a citizen whose death is universally mourned. Such a lite has not been lived in vain. His memory will endure as long as those that knew him live and the future historian of Boone and Boone county, when writing of the early time, cannot fail to record Charles Goetzman as one of the pioneers that helped build up the country and left a record of honesty and ability that his family may well be proud of.∼came to Boone Co in 1855, from Boone Co Republican 15 Sep 1898
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