From The Eveleth News (published 4/14/1927):

"Solomon Sax, Eveleth's most prominent pioneer and a leading citizen is dead.

With the echo of the applause which followed Mr. Sax' welcoming address to the several hundred people gathered at the city auditorium for the meeting and banquet of the Northern council B'nai B'rith, Sunday night, dying out, Mr. Sax fell from his chair dead, a victim of heart trouble.

Mr. Sax returned from Rochester Thursday night with his son, Simon, who had joined his father there and was coming home from the university of Wisconsin where he is a student to spend his Easter vacation. Mr. Sax underwent a major operation at Rochester, but he had recovered in fine shape and was in apparently good health up intil the time of his death.

Funeral services were held from the local synagogue Tuesday morning at 8:30 with the Eveleth lodge No. 895 B'nai B'rith of which he was past president in charge. Charles Orekowsky of Duluth and M. H. Greenberg of the Jewish organization read the services. Rabbi Louis Kuppin of Duluth delivered an impressive sermon. Joseph Wilson, representing the Odd Fellow lodge, Al Johnson of the Elks, and Mayor V. E. Essling also spoke eulogizing the prominent part the deceased had taken in Eveleth's upbuilding.

The active pall bearers were Abe Goldberg, G. H. Perlman, Sam Siegel, Harry Ellis, J. Stein of Eveleth and M. Simon of Birginia. Dr. C. W. More, I. G. Brownell, George Perham, Albert Rohrer, William Murray and Charles Grabowsky acted as honorary pall bearers. The members of the Odd Fellows, Elks, Moose and B'nai B'rith lodges in which he held memberships, escorted the body which was taken to Duluth for burial, to the city limits. Helps, funeral directors, were in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Sax was born in Taurogen, Lithuania in 1865. He came to this country when he was 14 years of age, residing in Baltimmore for a time after his arrival. From there he moved to Wisconsin and then to Ironwood, Michigan, where he remained until 1902 when he moved to Eveleth. During his residence in Virginia he served as an alderman for one term from 1896 to 1897.

In 1903 he married Miss Rose Gudel in Eveleth. In the early days he was engaged in real estate business but in more recent years in the lumber business.

Between 1906 and 1907 he served as an alderman from the second ward. He was one of the leaders who advocated the building of the city hall and worked diligently for its erection, his work finally bearing fruit when the cornerstone was laid on June 16, 1906. He also took an active part, as alderman, in the establishing of a grade on Grant avenue so that sidewalks could later be built.

Mr. Sax took part in the agitation for a home rule charter and worked on the charter committee once a week throughout the winter preceding its adoption in 1913. In 1914 the Eveleth public library opened its doors to the public and he was on the first library board, serving on it until his death. He was president of the board when he died.

In the early days of the Jewish life in Eveleth, Mr. Sax worked hard for the organization of a synagogue and saw its foundation. He served several terms as president and always worked for its good.

He has always been an ardent advocate for good roads and even more so for the good of the farmers. When a postoffice was established at Wallace, Minnesota ten years ago, the name of the town was changed to Sax to show the farmers' appreciation for the work Mr. Sax was doing for them.

It was through his work with the county borard that the Town Line road was extended through to Hibbing. He was father of a bill which is on the county board program for the easterly extension of the Town Line road to Fairbanks.

He served as secretary of the Eveleth Business Men's association of which he was the main organizer and of which he was secretary. He was also secretary of the commercial club before its present incorporation, and served as president for one term later. He took an active part on many of the committees and was an ardent booster for the chamber of commerce and city of Eveleth.

He was instrumental in establishing its first president. He was a charter member of the Odd Fellow lodge and was a past noble grand. Mr. Sax held extensive property interests in the business section of the city.

Surviving are his widow; three sons, Simon, Milton and Nathan; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Rabwin, formerly of Eveleth, now of Los Angeles; Mrs. Pauline Sax and Mrs. Max Rubenstein of Chicago; and a brother, Max Sax of Chicago."