River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-07-30

A NpREWs-At his home in the city ~
River Falls, Of cerebIo meningitis,
Abraham y. Andrews aged o. years
and 10 months.
The death Of Doctor Andrews brings
sorrow to the entire community IN which
for many wears he has been an important
factor. After short, but very painful
illness, lasting only two weeks, death has
removed him from the activities OF lie,
ana not only will the place which once
knew him know him no more forever,
but the places Of trust, Of business, and Of
helDfulness will not soon be filled by any
who shall administer them with greater
fidelity than did Dr. Andrews.
Mr.. Andrews was born III Lowell, OK
ford county, Maine, Sept. q, 1850, being
one of a large family, many OF whom sur
vive him. He received an academic
education in his native state, and after
leaving school emigrated to Illinois, and
later to Wisconsin, settling at Hudson III
1896. where he lived for two years,
removin. to River Falls in 1858. During
these years with the determination and
application which We're characteristic 81
the man, he studied medicine III addt-
ton to doing a mans work ut whatever
employment offered, earning and saving
money enough to carry him through the
~
was graduated with honor III March, lobO.
At the breaking out OF the rebellion he
was commissioned Assistant Surgeon OF
the 9th Wisconsin infantry Volunteers,
with which he served from November
1861 to January, l66I, when disease con-
tracted in the sHamps OF the Virginia
peninsula necesSitated his resignation.
lie was with the Old Iron Brigade in all
its battles up to- and including Gettys-
burg. There is little doubt that the DIS
ease which sent him home nom the 'front.'
was the ultimate cause 81 his de&tll, as
he has never been entucly free lrUlh us
effects during all the years which have
elapsed since the war.
After his return from the front the
Doctor resumed the practice Of ms pro-
lessi0n. in which he took high rank, gain
ing the entire confidence Of the conmu-
nifty III which lie labored.
In 1876 he became associated with &.
b. Cox in the milling business, IN the
Prairie Mill, eventually selling that inter
est and in company with George Fortune
improving the junction Mills until 1t
became the leading business interest OF
| our city, turning out, before the firm OF a.
| y. Andrews x Go. sold it, over eighty
| thousand barrels of flour per year.
| Always an active and earnest Republ-
| can, the Doctor has for many years taken
| a leading part in the politics OF Pierce
| county, serving as supervisor IN 1865 and
! 1869, and representing the o0th district IN
| the state senate in 1851.
| lin 1877 he was appointed member OF
| ME Board Of Regents OF Normal Schools
| by Governor Ludington, and has SINCE
| been twice reappointcd, by Governors
] Smith and Rusk and was 4 member Of
| the Board at the time Of his death.
At the organization of the City OF RiVei
| Fails. in April last, he was chosen unanl-
m0usly as Mayor, in which office his
| organizing talent, and his devotion to the
| welfare and best interests OF the city
have rendered his services invaluable t.
his fellow citizens, aud his death has Iel
| a void not easily filled
Mr.. Andrews business interests are
extensive and widespread He was, a
the time of his death, principal partner
in the extensive numbering and milling
interests at PerIey, on the North Wiscon
sin Railway lie was engaged IN mercan
tile business at Warren and at Angus
Mimi, and at the latter place was run
ming 4 farm Of eight hundred acres. liz
was also ntercs ell in q Montana cattIl
ranch, being president Of the ASSOCIATION
The Doctors motto WAS That what was
worth doing at all was worth doing at IT.
best: and 50 in mis- profession, IN ms mill
in politics. upon the Board OF Regents o
Normal Schools, in whatever business h'
was engaged, he put his entire person
alItv, ana mental and physical equip
ment, into the work in hand, and made
a success OF all.
In private life he was social and enter
tanning. He was friend to those h'
made his friends, and many whom Ia
has helped over rough places in lie vii
add their tears and prayers to thu
burden Of grief which follows his to-
early death.
In the Doctors home life there wa
much happiness mingled with much Q
sorrow lie was united in marriage t
Miss Ellen r. Cox, eldest daughter Q
Hon. {. b. Cox, June 18th, 1861. Mrs
Andrews died July 2Qth, 1865, chiidless
On Dec. 80, 1872, he was married 70 Mis-
Elizabeth Ellis, who bore him two chill
dren. Mabel and Amy. Mabel died Aug
Il. 1874. Mrs. Andrews died Feb'y q
| 1876. at Jacksonville, Fla, after u linger
ing Illness. Amy is the only surviyln;
MEMBER Of his immediate family, nov
aged 10 years.