The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-02-13
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1896.
JOHN MCDOUGALL.
Particulars of the Killing and the
Funeral.

The funeral of John McDougall,
killed as the result of fall from his
wagon about three o'clock last We'd
nesday afternoon, and portion OF the
particulars of the killing of which
were published in GAZETTE extra,
and enclosed with nearly the whole OF
our regular edition last week, occurred
from the residence in Delhi township
at one o'clock last Friday afternoon.
1t was bitter cold day and north
western wind made the weather seem
all the colder. Despite this fact all OF
his neighbors and many of his friends
from Delhi and Redwood Falls were
present at the ceremony. Antiquity
Lodge No. 81 A. F. & A. M. sent out
a delegation as pall-bearers.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. John Sinclair of this city,
assisted by Rev. H. McHenry of the
Presbyterian church at Delhi. The
former delivered the funeral address,.
During the course of his remarks he
stated that it was but within the last
few months that he had occasion to
know Mr.. Dougall as the real man.
He stated that he was a man of gen
erous disposition, large heart and of
loving kindness. He said, what the
audience would have quickly voiced,
that Mr.. McDougall was every inch
man, upright and honest.
After the ceremony the remains
were brought to Redwood Falls, fol-
lowed by large concourse of friends.
The members of Antiquity Lodge met
the remains on the western limits of
the city and escorted them to the
cemetery. There the remains we're
given a Masonic burial in accordance
with the expressed wish of the de-
ceased long before his untimely death.
The accident, resulting in John Nc
Dougalls death, appears to have oc-
Cured about three o'clock last We'd
nesday afternoon, just as the last pa
per was issuing from The GAZETTE
press. 1t occurred about sixty feet
north of the watering trough on Mill
street. 1t was not the result of run
away as Mr.. McDougall, who was
going home with a load of creamery
cans, had his team on walk, and af-
ter the accident they continued to
walk towards home. According to DR..
Films theory Mr.. McDougall was
seized with dizzy spell, to which he
has been subject to for some time. The
dizziness came on him and may have
resulted in apoplexy.- Either or both
would have caused him to fall. He
struck on his forehead, causing a con-
fusion of the temple and scar along
the left side of his nose. From the
confusion, which knocked him uncon-
scious, he never recovered, and died
about five o'clock. He was uncon-
scious up to his death.
John McDougall was made a Master
Mason in Royal Arch Rutherglen No.
l16 of Rutherglen, Scotland, many
years ago. He was Omitted from
that lodge on Jan. Is, 1886, and i'm
mediately became member of An
tiquity Lodge No. 81 of this city. His
dimit was signed by Crawford Brown
as R. W. M. and George Galloway as
secretary and was approved by the
secretary of the Grand Lodge of Scot
land.
He carried $1,000 life insurance in
the Minnesota Masonic Relief Associ-
alton. The policy would have lapsed
last Saturday. o.. Dornberg of An
tiquity sent in the special assessment
necessary to make the policy valid on
Friday.
John McDougall was born on the
Island of Lismore in the county of
Argyle, Scotland, in 1887, and would
have been SO years of age April LIST
next. He was born on farm and was
one of family of eight, four boys
and four girls. At an early age he
and his brother Hugh, a resident of
Sheridan township, learned the car
penter trade. Later they went to
Glasgow. There Hugh worked at the
trade of ship carpenter while John
worked on many of the large build
ings now standing in Glasgow. They