The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1888-03-15
DEATH OF LOUIS z. Fl8hEt &.
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Louis E. Fisher, editor Of the North.
western Newspaper Union. st. Paul. Mimi.
died at his residence on tho morning OF
March at 1890 o'clock. His death,
though very sudden, was not unexpected
by those who had been informed OF his %.
rious illness the day befors. Mr.; Fisher
was born at Wrentham, Mass, on July !5'
1922, and was, 1T the time OF his death,
65 years, Z months and 20 days OLD: IN
his early life no was . thorough, practical
printer. aud Vas for q time employed on
the Boston Daily Advertiser. He
visited New Orleans and other points
on the Gull In 1916, but
the climate not agreeing with him he soon
returned North. He first located In st.
Paul in 1853, and in 1854 assisted Earl s.
Goodrich in cutting out the first daily paper
issued in that city: He was afterwards
published by Mr.. j. A. Wheelock, after.
wards returning to the Pioneer. In. 1858
he became city editor Of tho Daily Pioneer,
and showed marked ability az polished
journalist.
Col. Goodrich, his intimate associate in
journalism for years, always spoke in the
highest terms OF Mr.. Fishers ability az q
journalist, and his many noble qualities
az man. About the year 1861 Mr.. Fish
er became assistant editor Of tho Pioneer,
when the main conduct Of tho journal fell
upon him, at q period very critical to Dem.
| ocratic Journalists. In the fall of 1866,
| the Pioneer going into the hands OF
Republicans he withdrew from the
paper and took q position on the Daily
Press rs assistant editor, and q few months
later the Pioneer again going into the
hon NJ N ho a lor
| as the leading and responsible editor, at
| which post he remained eight or ten years.
| At the consolidation of tho Daily Pioneer
| with the Daily Press, Mr.. Fisher continued
| as assistant editor for sometime. whom ow.
ing to continuous toll and his advancing
years he was placed in charge of the edi-
torial department of the Northwestern
Newspaper Union, where he did valuable
! service up to within 48 hours OF his death.
The Pioneer Press says OF him: Death
sums up tho results OF life, and it's hour is
| that in which the impress a finished career
has left upon its time is most surely and
clearly reflected in the sentiment of the
living. The truth to which so many so.
bered fac es and saddened hearts bear wit
ness to day. that the death OF Louis
E. Fisher comes to hundreds of per.
sons in the state where he lived with all
the sharp sting OF a personal bereavement,
tells more than the most studied eulogi um
| could convey Of his blameless life, lovable
| nature and noble character. The people
among whom he lived for more than half
OF a long life beloved in him, honored him,
loved him. Those who knew him most in
timately houored him most and loved him
best. He died without an enemy. Many
pulpy, colorless and negative char
acter has won that distinction. But while
the sweetness and transparent sincerity OF
his nature forbade enmities, it's virile
strength, spotless integrity and staunch
loyalty gained him such devoted friend
ship as few mon enjoy, because few men
deserve it. AID he gave more than he re-
nearly, his death will leave blank that
time may oblitsrate, but no lesser friend.
ship can ever fill.
His vas no brilliant or conspicuous ca
rser. Character not position, was tho
measure OF his influence upon men and up
on his time. Never the owner of q news
paper, his keen professional instinct and
in the conduct OF those upon which he was
employed. Always q private citizen,
his advice was sought and his crit
icism feared by those high in off,
cial place and strong in party author
ity. Relatively a poor man. all his life.
his native sagacity and unquestioned in
teyrity made him the repository of the So
wealth and commercial power. He did the
work life gave him with simple honesty
and unfaltering fidelity to his own high
| standard of honor and truth. 1t was
worthy work, well done. But the man was
better than his work, and the life he lived
was worth more than anything he did.
On Saturday, the last day he was seen in
the little society OF co-workers to whom
his loss comes like the intrusion of death
| into tho family circle OF each. racked with
pain and depressed with illness, he turned
to friend with half-humorous, halfse-
rious repetition Of the world. old question,
Is life really worth living? His own life an
swers the question. For him and for any one
strong and good enough to initiate him, liieis
and lingering disillusion OF liz ing-much
more the brief and t1ansitory pain of dy.
ing-to leave q memory so fragrant of good
deeds done and noble impulses obcyed; so
rich in high example for young and old; SO
full oil fine inspiration to fit and worthy
living; as that which is all we have left to
us of our friend who died last night.
Deaths Harvest.
I. H. McTavish, land commissioner oil
the Canadian Pacific railroad. died at
Winnipeg Man., after a short illness, aged
fifty. He was one OF the oldest residents in
Manitoba, coming to this country in 1857,
and was for a long time chief factor of the
Hudson Bay company. He was also a
member OF the first Manitoba legislature.
Rev. Thomas Slade of Lewiston, MIMI,
died at the home OF his son, T. C. Slade, in
Lewiston. He was born in 1905 in Eng.
land, removed to- Davenport, Iowa. in
1852, and in Wisconsin in 1859.
Joseph junglen, who died at St. Cloud,
Mimi, recently, was q cyclone victim, re.
ceiving serious injuries at that time from
the effects OF which he never fully recover
ed. He also lost three children in the
storm.
Mrs. c. E. Carver died at her homo in
Faribault. Minr., after a painful sickness
OF several months. Mrs. Carver had been
resident OF Faribault for upwards OF
thirty years, and Tor number of years
was actively engaged in business there.
The funeral OF Sheriff Mickey OF St.
Cloud, MIMI, occurred on the 9Th inst.
P. r. Gribler and B. Rensken, OF tho St.
Cloud lodge; Joseph Hoffman and j. l..
Knisken,. OF the Sank Rapids lodge, and
AlcMoran and j. L. Uptagrove. of the G.. A.
r., as pail bearers. The bar held 1. meet
ing and attended in a body, as did the
county officials, G. A. r. post and fire
companies. The services were in the court
Campbell, Presbyterian. The procession
to the cemetery was the largest ever seen
in st. Cloud upon such an occasion.
The body of August Zielike, who was
lost in the great storm of Jan. IL, near
Corona, Dakota, has just been found one
and bali miles southeast from his home.
Will She Marry chaska.
The story that Miss Cora Fellows o,
Washington. d. c., who is engaged as
teacher at the Indian school near Fort
Bennett, Dak., is soon to marry Chaska.
Sioux Indian. has been started again
with what purports to be a confirmation
OF the report by Miss Fellows herself in an
interview. The members of Miss Eel.
lows family say that the story cannot
possibly be true. Since the first pub
lication OF the story the father of Miss
Fellows has been endeavoring to com.
nlunicate with his daughter, but because
OF the distance OF the school from the tele-
graph lines has been unable to get any re-
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