Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-26
PROMINENT CITIZENS DEATH
". Is. Hull Expires and Brings
Sadness to the Entire
COmu1unifY,


Sadness TO the Entire
Community.
The demise Of our esteemed and re-
spected citizen w. K. Hull, brings sad
ness to the hearts OF all. His health
had been had for the past six months,
though nothing serious was antici-
pated until about month ago, when
decided charge for the worse took
place.
In the hope OF securing the best pos
sible medical help he went to Salt
Lake. After about three weeks stay
he improved 30 much 1t was thought
safe for him TO return to his home Ia
Blackioot. But scarcely two weeks have
elapsed since then, yet 1t brings US to the
announcement OF his death, which occur
red Wednesday night at II o'clock.
No better citizen was known In Bing-
ham county or Idaho. He was man
OF large business capacity, unques-
toned integrity, and possessed OF the
true characteristics OF . gentleman and
those traits which made friends OF all
new gcquaintances, aud who longer
knew him the stAuncher friends they
became.
AS business man In Blackfoot he
has been one OF the drug firm of Hull
& Greene, and the firms business since
Itch haa In AZ
measursbly, 80 much 30 ~ TO absorb ths
drug stock and business OF B. II. Fernish
making 1t At the time OF his death thu
supply depot for the medicinal need
! OF not only the people in this vicinity
= but OF the entire country surrounding
The confidence he had 10 the futur
OF Blackioo, is no, only evidenced b
his drug line investment, but also u
!. the purchasing OF the handsome pror
erty, so long the home OF our old-tim
: citizen C. w. Bergman, the scene c
!. Mr.. Hull's closing hours In life.
a He leaves wife, sorely stricken b
/, his loss, for whom the sympathy OF q
> untold number OF friends goes out |
= warmest coincidence. He also has tw
brothers and u sister living, two OF thes
!, relatives, one brother and sister, resit
a. Ing at Los Angeles, California, th
y other brother at Cleveland, Ohio.
:. The deceased came TO Ceur d'Alene
, Idaho, In the 70's, TO Blackfoot 10,
>. years ago, at the time OF purchasir
=. the drug establishment OF DR.. w.
Behlc. the place then, as 1t Is no
n known, as the Pioneer Drug Store
,r Blackfoot and Bingham county. I
70 was born at Burg Hill, ,1'rumball count
!, Ohio, December 18th. ls4S. His ear
40 life WAS spent in northern Ohio In sto
- a, Hartford, whence he removed
Cleveland and engaged 10 business wi
a brother under the firm name
Hull Bros. Up TO the time OF locati'
In Blackfoot his business career hi
or been one of activity, though not alwa
st running smoothly, as at Pierre, Dako'
e. where he was engaged for period
he the drug business, his entire stock "
he swept away by food.
On The funeral services took place fro
he the residence at 9 p. m. Friday, CO
sc Quoted by Rev. Price, and Grove CT
20 Lodge of Masons, Of which deceas
as was a prominent member, filling t
ed Office of treasurer, as he did also t
'al same position for the local Eastern 81
order. Was also member OF
ROYAL Arch Masons of Warren, oh
Mrs. Hull and w. p. Woodruff,
cousin of deceased, will accompany I
!s remains to Burg Hill, Ohio, who
ssy the sad rites of burial viii be perform
US and the body given back to mott
~ -. earth in the quiet city of the dead
-, that place.