Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-18
IN MEMORIAM.

IN MEMORIAM.
Died, at Riverside, California, Jan. ~,
1885, Rev. Hervey l. Parker, D. D., in the
73d year of his age.
DIR. Parker was we'll known to nearly
all of the early settlers of Mower county
as one of her most prominent and popular
citizens He was born in Cavendish, Yer
mont, Nov 10. 1912. Having scholarly
aspirations he struggled through all OBJ
stacles, and entered the Freshman class
in Dartmouth college, in 1884. Compel
ed by want of means he relinquished his
| studies, and became principal of the Latin
| Grammar School. in Cambridge, Mass.
where, after two years, he entered Har-
ward University in 1889, and graduated
with honor in 1910. Soon after this he
entered the gospel ministry, and was Or
dalned in 1912. After IL years service, 10
of which were spent in the Baptist church
in Burlington, Vermont, he moved to
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in 1854, where
he engaged both in religious and educa-
tional work. His health becoming i'm
paired, lie removed to Austin, Mimi, in
1861. Here he purposed starting high
school, but the enlistment of his only
son, Edwin, in the army, caused him to
relinquish the idea. Rev. E. F. Quincy
having resigned the pastorate of the Bap-
fist church, Rev. Parker was chosen his
successor Nov Is, 1861, and served that
church as pastor until he left for a visit
to his daughter, Mrs. Hamlet Brown, then
| living at Visalia, CAL, in November 1872,
the longest passionate on record in Mower
Comfy.
He was very active worker here as
elsewhere, in both religious and educa-
tional work His services " ere in requi-
sition everywhere on public occasions.
He was active in founding or building up
Baptist churches in Lansing, Brownsville,
Rose Greek, Usage, Mitchell and St. Ans
gar. He was also president of the Min
nesota State Normal School Board, at one
time and a member of the Board for sew
eral years.
After his removal to California, he held
several pastorates, and at the time of his
death was preaching at San Bernardino.
He received several years ago the degree
of Doctor of Divinity, and held for one
! term the position of President of the CAL
ifornia Baptist State Convention. His
home was at Santa Anna, Cal. His health
had been failing for several months, and
death finally overlook him at Riverside,
health resort. he leaves wife, a son,
Edwin A. Parker, and a daughter Anna,
| wife of Hamlet Brown. residing at Los
were taken for burial. MIS-. F. A. Tick
| nor of Austin, is a niece, and W. H.
White, now of Minneapolis nephew.
DR.. Parker was a good man, held in
high repute by all who knew him, and
having lived to the full measure mans al
lotted space, was gathered home, sheaf
fully ripe for the heavenly harvest
| FARMERS ALLIANCE.
A goodly number of farmers met in
Court House hall Saturday, 18th. Min
utes of the previous meetings read and
approved.
Committee on Flagman at the R. R.
crossing in this city, reported that the
co. had man on duty.
Committee on change of name and OBJ
ject of the society, reported through John
l A hot ch>,, IL
hereafter be known as the Mower Coun-
ty Alliance and Live Stock Association. "
On motion, the change in name was
adopted.
On motion, u. Furlong was requested
to act as Secretary for the ensuing term.
Mr.. Furlong consented to act.
The discussion of the question announc
ed was then opened by John A. Thomp-
son, who ably advocated the butter side
of the question. His arguments were
sound, and right to the point.
J. J. Furlong favored beef-raising He
was clearly of the opinion that for the
acreage of farms in this country, taking
cost of help aad other matters into the
account, beef-raising was far preferable to
butter.
Thos. Smith made lengthy argument
in favor of beef. He went over a good
deal of ground, and from his stand point
the raising of beef giving animals Is
just the business for the farmers of this
county
John Mathieson. who is very practical
farmer, presented good reasons for favor
ing the butter enterprise.
Z. Sammons believed in raising both
beef and dairy cattle, but rather favored
| good beef cattle as being the more profit
able.
| William Cowan, from an investigation
of the subject, and from his own expert
ence, was of the opinion that good milk
ers were ahead of good steers.
L. Dignan was in favor of butter first,
last, and all the time. From his expert.
ence he demonstrated that the sure road
to success was in the dairy.
President Haney had kept an accurate
account of the relative profits of his beef
and butter, and from said showing beef
had been by far the most profitable crop
for HIM.
Several others present discussed the
question. and the meeting proved very
| instructive.
The question for next meeting is: 1.-THE
Nest Profitable Breed Of Cattle to Raise
in this Locality"