Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-06-14
FATHER BEoos.
Over 90 Years OF Age and still
Well Preserved.

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Over 90 Years Of Age and Sttil
Well Preserved.
Nearly everybody in Union county
knows G. w. Beggs, who for years
was one OF the leading citizens OF this
section. His father, the Rev. Mi.
Beggs, frequently visited here and his
acquaintance In Union county is quite
extensive. Hence the following arti-
Gle, published In the Chicago journal
Of last week, will be OF interest to our
readers:
Father stephen X. Dexgs. who preached the
Dearborn. II visiting his s0M. Charles W. Reggs,
NJ &3' Belden avenue. He reached the city this
morning from iiainheld. H.. where he HAS
u great grandchlld about y week ago led To the
present visit and before Father Beggs returns
home he will .bxptisc the newcomer. This
tile meantime the snowy haired prtiiatyla IL
rambling about the cit! renewing acquaintance
with hefew old landmarks which have survived
Despite The wear and tear Of - years Father
Bcgss retains n pretty clear memory Of the
events OF bis early life and trials AS u Methodist
mintster. The events IT the last two DECADES he
finds harder to recall. but when In areminisceht
mood I've gives u vivid portrayal of life In the
days when thus section was "a little valued strip
OF wAmp and the ,erri'or,ajdaccnt was sparse y
When seei, this nor,iing the old minister was
resting after his little journey ut his sous place
Of business. 1st Ontario street. He sat up In his
chair M straight ~ an arrow. though the
weight Of nearly y century OF life showed itself
~ MS, ~ lines, slow speech and effort at recol-
lectinH some minor detail Of his story.
''Thts Is not Chicago to me any more said
be, as RECOLLECTION leaped u span Of nearly 10
years aud he closed his eyes as II conjuring back
city is that of u mud hole With + fort plum, ed
Into It's middle. VIII. u l came here In 1881 there
was little !!s more than Wort Dearbon within
fishing an everlasting reputation for nth, aud
the ~jocular reniark was that u pint OF It's water
was equal anyday 70 three hard shakes Q! the
chills and fever. That river il about all that
! could identity the place by now,
MISSOURI LIFE IN TIC '20ts
Previous to my assignment to the Chicago
circuit | had y Circuit III Missouri. That was
where ! first preached after being ordained.
was In the '2U's. 1t took me u month to make
the round OF my circuit I Travelled Oh horse
hack, and there we're lines when progress from
place to place Was impossible. There were no
roads laid out, no bridges over the streams,
and there were miles and miles Of rank woods
aud lM.ierbr,ish unmarked by human habita.
u swim. and IN flood seasons on parts Ut the
circuit II came pretty near being y swim for 1t
most Ut Inc lime. The minister WAS not troubled
| much with fees In those days-it was lack of
them. worked one year and received $23 In
cash, most of which went for eAtlA clothing.
Inc next year received sss. fir workers
were called missionaries and most Of the money
received was donated the II by the missionary
society. Of the church. The missionaries sub
sisted ON what was given then, by the members
Here the eyes Of the speaker closed for a
t Iii ~ y" H.. u.s. iii ss NIisse, ,u' ". .hrS.gn .ne &c.
i"nLaI ~ ",;,n,c.Iis a'S sa, S"'' ou"'eniS nc
..n".ap a",s1n"nas =. S1u yr,,
know. / had to look 70 the sisters for my ny
MD .r.,. ,is,ss yn. n LEY +. nem y : 'o.Mespun.
nsw .rtic,a ~ w.nriu "s .,n.r"i a se- ~ se..,nE -
a ann ~o, ,e,i q, v t. c"ng'fgaa;on III the circuit
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AID "..,tn,, ;,,av ~, r ny" ~. ~ = se".ns uee.
s !" ~ . . .S!d " s,, ,". s" .ne,nse'y - pe,ilaps
w " oo carucu, spy. anu woven. Ileh tntyd
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r1ewaii"n w"ui1 furnisi, y ,r.ir =" ! n nie' anr tCMr
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wi,.ro I Ih: aI . Via" cIs,n .h t,r"n Nay q /" 1e.wm y posi-
the cIean s,irt and I.svs IN. :, = ww y : \ 1a
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ana ao = ,o ma.e : ~ 81! y. nse sH I. que tnat ! wore
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".i..ff WHIT NY '"u''"''es were 10
syn u,,o,,. ox,.r,o,,.. Al, M. a..
shis n"t !" uI,I"e .Npe MIN u.u NOT ena Win tne
nr,s ~ :, g "i o'S Wh covered. J. use" 10 help
nf,.r i IT,. ron,% \. .un.e oaaSsos iuokeu
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art ~ stn,s u.s,la .a,,., ,., !" Esaims s, M' ~ n
,n,. hurm..i III, in' ~. ~, ~ w ms".aar weul. DC a
MI" ~" '.o wv = sqnift.cut stump.
t Mne" ! honslt l iaa u meat that would mix
.maa nv. ~ u , NJ, "".u', ING unueh MAS
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y L"t nd ~ "..1. ~ " ~. gu" n." al" ..!aoW" ln.o
our "o 49, : :, vi r. ."I IL VIZ we" fireplace. IL came
o"' a. c'rnore"o.
HE HEARS OF CHICAGO,
Later. l was transferred TO The circuIt a'.ont
Pekim and Peoria, Ill. There ! began 10 hear
we'll county, and there got married. 1 had 10
ride horseback IL Suri, giield to get "A l,taci,sr