The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-06-19
THE FINAL SUMMONS
Oscar j. FOOte, an Old Pioneer,
Called to His Eternal
Home.
FIRST CLERK KOFBARAGA co.
He Also Held Various Other
Public Offices For "a Num-
Der of Years.

One by one the pioneer residents
/ OF Baraga county are being sum
moned from their earthly home
to the great hereafter. and the
number of old settlers now re-
naming is comparatively few.
Monday evening at s O'Clock
occurred the death of Oscar ].
Foote, at his late residence on the
Bay Shore road His final illness
lasted only few days. For
the past year or two Mr.. Foote 5
health had been very poor.
yet he was able to be
around. The principal all
ment was intlammatory rheuma-
tism. from which he had been
Sufferer almost continually.
For the past three months
he was obliged TO remain at
home most OF the time. but .his
condition was not considered
of serious nature until about
ten days prior to his death.
when he was confined to his
bed, and it soon became apparent
that the end was rapidly APP
preaching. Friday morning lie
requested that word be sent
to his son, Robert w. Foote,
who resides at Breckenridge, Col,
who arrived Monday noon, and
together with the other son,
Frank W., and daughter, Mrs.
w. +. Harris, was present at
the bedside when death came.
Oscar Judson Foote was born
in Oxford Chenango county, New
York. June 3. 1922, being son
of Luther and Phebe Judson)
Footc In lSl3 he located in Mil
waukec. where he remained for
luICt Htul = g.. llc tlcH Welt W
Sault Ste, Marie. where he re-
mained until 1851. He removed |
then to Ontonagon, and for three
years had charge Of boarding
house for mining company
near that place. After leav
ing Ontonagon he mace a |
trip to New York state. and in |
the fall of 1857 came to L Anse.
where he had SINCE resided. IN 1864 |
Mr.. Foote was-Lelected probate |
Judge of Houg6ton county. which .
at that time also comprised what is |
now Baraga county. He held the
Office for four years, after which |
for eleven years he served as |
supervisor for L'Anse township. |
In 1879, when Baraga county |
was organized. he was elected |
to the Office of county clerk and |
register of deeds, in which ca
pacity he served for number
of years. For many years during |
his residence in l. L'Anse he held
the Office of justice of the peace.
On September 10, ISIS. at Sault
Ste. Marie. Mr.. Foote was united
in marriage to Miss Mary L.
Harrison who was q native of
New York City. and to them ten
children were born, only three
OF whom are now living, viz,
Robert W., of Breckenridge Col,
Frank W. and Mrs. w r. Harris,
both of this city Mrs. Foote
died in 1852. In early times Mr.
Foote was mail contractor, and
carried the mail by dog trains
between l. Anse and Ontonagou.
His experience in those days, as
often related, was indeed varied
and interesting. He was man
well posted in business matters,
and ably filed all offices TO which
he was elected.
The funeral took place Wednes-
day afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock, |
and was in charge of L'Anse Lodge,
No. 445. |. O. o. F., of which order
deceased had been member for |
over forty years. The service was
held from the VI. e. church, Rev. II.
Gillingham preaching the funeral !
sermon, and the burial service
of the order was performed at
the grave. The honorary pail
bearers were Capt. w. Been, of
Skanee; Anthony Girard, of Baraga;
Martin Kelsey, of Newtonville; John
II. Edgerton, +. Sengebusch and
Joseph Lambert, of this city. The
active pail bearers were: John r.
Thomas and Andrew Wahl, Sr., of
this city; Fri Tracy, Edward Gail