The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1895-06-07
Died

At his home in Milbank, S. D., Friday
Nav 81, at 9:3O O'Clock p. m, Mr.
| George Port, in the 59th year of his
| age.
Mr.. Port was born in Hesse Darn
stadt, Germany, and came TO this coun-
| try in 1S49, locating in Green Lake
county, Wis, and from there moved to
Portage in the same state, where he was
married in 1859 to Margarethe Schmidt,
his surviving wife. The family moved
to this city IN the fall Of 1881, where the
deceased entered the employ Of the firm
| of Wood Bros, as salesman and collect
or, IN whose service he has been CON
tinually since Besides the wife there
are ten children Who mourn the loss of
| a father, four Of whom are married and
all residing in the city, the youngest
child being 8 years of age Three
brothers, Henry, William and Phillip
also living in this county.
Mr. Port was man Of vigorous con-
shtution and seemingly in the prime of
health, when cancerous affection made
an appearance on his face. When he
suspe cted the dangerous character of
the disease he made a trip to Cincin-
natl and Chicago, and consulted with the
most eminent specialists, but the trouble
had become too deep rooted to be re-
moved by medical or surgical skill, and
he came home to await the inevitable.
For number Of weeks he suffered in
tense physical pain-though this was
mitigated toward the last by the open
ing OF the swelling but through it all
the suffering man displayed fortitude
and patience that was wonderful, and
which could alone come from a we'll
founded faith in God, in whom he de
ed him 70 the end. The happy home life
OF the deceased was made patent by the
tender devotion which was exhibited by
his family during his days of trial, and
even in his suffering his own thought
seemed to be first to save them from all
unnecessary trouble or grief.
MIR Port was an honored member Of
the Odd Fellows society, having been a
district deputy grand master and mem
Der of the grand lodge of the Wisconsin
jurisdiction before removing west, and a
charter member and one Of the principal
factors in securing the organization of
Sylvan lodge No. "a in this city. The
br ethren OF the order which he loved
ministered unto him with tender care
during his last illness, and when the end
came laid his remains away in their last
resting place on Sunday afternoon the
2d inst, some fiity-fve Odd Fellows be-
ing IN line and escorting the body to the
tomb, where the impressive burial ser
vice OF the brotherhood was performed.
At the regular meeting of Sylvan lodge
last Tuesday evening the following reso-
lutions were presented and adopted:
Whereas It has been the will of our Supreme
Father to call from our midst to that higher
lodge above. our beloved brother, Past Grand
George Port, be it
Resolved, lnat Nnlie HUmDly DONlHS 70 the
will OF the immutabe providence that has sum
moned our brother from earth, we cannot but
feel deeply ard sincerely the loss we have sus-
tained-thc loss of a true odd Fellow, who learn
ed the lassons of Friendship, Love and Truth.
and pracliced them day by day. And be 1t
further
Resolved, That to the griefstrcken widow and
family Of our departed brother tender
sympathy and condolence-th the sympathy of
mutual uilliction- which charges our hearts also
with this great grief, and causes them to beat IN
unison with the sorrow stricken wife and family.
And be II further
Resolved That the charter Of this lodge be
draped III appropriate mourning for q period of
thirty days. and that engrossed copy OF these
resolutions Of pect and love for our deceased
brother be presented the bereaved family, and
that the secretary inscribe them upon the re-
cords Of the lodge and causc their publication in
the local newspapers.
S. NJ PAsCo
g. l.. WOOD,
RUsT