The Red Cloud chief., 1896-03-27
Obituary.

Isaac Cowley was a Manxman BY
birth. He was born on the Isle OF
Man, a small island in the Irish sea
December 90, 1888 and died at his
home in Batin township, Webster
County, Nebraska, at 1925 a. IN. on
Feb. "a, 1896, from kidney troubles.
The deceased came to the United
States in the year 1875 locating in
Lake county, Illinois, where he made
bis home for three years. During
that time be went down the Missis.
sippi river NJ winter and worked six
months on its l%evees, ID the state Of
Arkansas.
He moved to Coles county, Illinois
in 1860 whore he remained thirteen
years, making his home in the same
family all that time.
He was married to Miss Nancy Carr,
a daughter of the Rev. j. II Carr of
the Christian church, June Z, 1898,
in Coles county, Illinois, and in a few
days after their marriage they started
for Nebraska in a wagon, and landed
in Red Cloud, Nebraska, July 25,
1873. He moved upon his home.
stead Sept. G., 1873, where he has
since resided. He vas one of the
irst settlers on the Big Divide,
which a then a wild prairie where
the buffalo and antelope grazed and
the Indians came in the autumn to
hunt. He acquired 800 acres OF this
beautiful prairie then covered with
buffalo grass which has since been
converted irto "a well cultivated and
productive farm. aud made upon it a
happy n comfortable home.
He was a member Of the aid COM
mittee aud assisted in distributing
the aid sent the grasshopper sufferers
OF 1874. He did what he could to
have the needy and suffering get
their full share. Through his in.
auence the tea and other delicacies
we're divided among tho old and the
sick. He spent considerable time in
aud distributing these sup.
plies, which no was to do free Of
charge.
He was postmaster at Catherton
post. Office from 1876 to 1887, filling
office for eleven years to the en-
lire satisfaction of all reasonable pes.
pie. This position enabled him to
show his sterling integrity aud impair
'ial manner of conducting a public
rust, which drew to him many warm
friends.
MIR. Cowley united with the Metho-
list church in Coles county, Illinois,
md has since lived a conscientious
christian life. In 1874 his house
vas used as a place of public worshsp,
he Rev. Moses Mapes of the Metho-
list church preaching there once
very two weeks during that time.
1t the time of his death he was a
member of the Plainview Methodist
lass. He leaves a widow and one
on, Charles W. While they are sad
y bereavcd by the loss Of a kind and
owing busbad and father, the COM
nunity mourns the loss of one of
heir most honored members, who
ived the golden rule. HIS sympa.
HES were with the worthy poor and
Unfortunate and no one in his neigh
'orhood was more liberal in giving
hem substantial aid. Humble, hon.
'rable and plain, he believed in the
freedom and equal rights for
III humanity and he lived nobly up to
lis belief. Ever ready to grant others
III their rights, he would much rather
'uffer a considerable loss than con.
end for his own.
Always industrious and diligent in
lis business affairs, he met with more
han ordinary success, which enabled
i'm to leave to his loved ones one of
10 best and most comfortable homes
his vicinity, we'll equipped asd pro-.
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