He then moved to York, Pennsylvania, where he opened a soap factory[broken anchor] at College Avenue and Newberry Street.
He then began a carriage business on North George Street, the site of the former York Railway freight station,[3] where he "made his fortune.
[9] In 1904 he joined with others to form a company called Hotel Hollywood, to enlarge an existing building "and refurnish it throughout.
Jeals was tried for selling liquor in violation of a city ordinance, Hollywood being a "dry" jurisdiction at the time.
[1][2][3][13] A funeral service was conducted on February 2, 1924, in the Strother and Dayton chapel, 6240 Hollywood Boulevard, with the Rev.