The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-08-24
OBITUARY..

The Waupaca, Wis, Republican, of
August 10th, contains the following
obituary notice of the late Geo. IL.
Fox:
Sad was the news two weeks ago,
that Geo. Fox, who was attending to
some milling and lumber business con-
nected with the firm of Shearer q
Fox, northwest of lola, had cut his
foot badly and was brought home, but
DR.. Pelton carefully attended the
wounded man and although weak, it
was thought he would soon be WELL
But Sadder and more startling was
the words on Monday morning that
George was dead. To all his friends,
and everyone who knew Mr. Fox could
not help but admire him and be his
friend, the words were shocking. Mr..
Fox while being possessed of means
he was still worker, ever ready to
take the lead with men and say:
"come let us do this" instead of $50"
He had peculiar makeup, spare, but
in action every fibre seemed active.
He never knew when to stop active
duty. But when the AK cut his foot
and weak and exhausted he had to
give up, soon that indOmitable will
power succumbed to the inevitable
and his light went out. He will be
missed more in his family than else
where, but his partner, Mr.. Shearer,
saws George was one man in thOus-
and for the position he occupied in
the firm. He will be missed among
his friends; who knew him most loved
him best. He will be missed on the
County Board, having been elected
for the third or fourth term Of service.
He will be missed from the fraternal
circle of Masonic and knights of
Pythias brethren. But such a char
acter, man of such true and noble
principles will be rewarded in the
Great Beyond. The influence of such
a person is most beneficial to all. Let
us emulate his examples.
George HI. Fox was born in Manawa,
this county, Feb. 16, 1860. He learned
telegraphy at an early age and by the
time he was sixteen was appointed
station agent and telegraph operator
at the Manawa station. After leaV-
ing Manawa he worked at various
points, finally located at Mankato,
Minnesota, where he was in charge Of
the 9. & n. w. station at that city
for ten or twelve years. While there
he married Miss Grace Pitcher, who
with three bright boys, George aged
about nine, Milo, seven and Tom,
three, survive and mourn for an affec-
tionate husband and father. They
came back to Waupeca county five or
six years ago and Mr.. Fox entered
into the lumber and mill business
with his brother-in-law Mr.. a. w.
Whitcomb, at Big Falls. He was the
first supervisor of the new town of
Wyoming in 1891 In 1892 he bought
the interest of his cousin II. L. JEFF
fers, in the planning mill and lumber
yard of Shearer & LETTERS and the bus
mess has prospered under the new
management, they having enlarged
their business very much the past year
by establishing lumber mills on tracts
of pine and hard wood in Waupaca,
Portage and Marathon counties. Mr..
Fox giving his personal supervision to
the work the past year. Mr.. Fox was
elected supervisor of the Second ward
two years ago and reelected last
spring for another term. While he
was a member that made no fiOWery
speeches, he was one of the most
active members in committee work.
Mr.. Fox was member of the Man
kato MINI. Masonic, Knights Temp
lar and K. of P. lodges and joined the
Masonic and Knights OF Pythias
lodges in this city by cards.
Tuesday morning Rev. Burlesen
offered prayer at the house and the
remains were then conveyed to the
train. A large delegation of MasOns
and Knights of Pythias, members of
the Uniform Rank appearing in full
uniform, turned out in honor of their
departed companion and brother.
EX-mayor Shearer for the lodges and
Wallace Baldwin accompanied the
widow and children to Mankato where
the remains were to be laid at rest on
Thursday under the auspices Of the
fraternal societies of which he was
formerly a member.