The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-03-29
JOHN NAGLE.

Ills Lie.
The record Of MIR. Nagle's life is sim
Die story Of duty well done. There were
n,exCiti1c incidents in it; no fierce con
tentiong, 40 obtrnsiye triumphs. Hi,
main lea was TO educate, and this he
did throughout his life. AMI the results
Of his efforts were more beneficent and
far reaching than he ever dreamed they
would be- or ever knew they were.
He was the son Of Dennis Maggie and
Anna Harding Maggie, and was born in
st. Cdtharinrs, Ontario, Canada, on
july T. 1913 When he WAS only few
weeks old his parents came to Mantle
woo county and settled on "a farm in the
town pf Mceme Here he grew up, at
tending the country school and laying
the foundation of a broad and thorough
education. though he was never given
the opportunity Of college course. His
desire for knowledge WIS innate, and
early in life he saw the power that
knowledge gives He studied not only
the details Of education but its philoso.
ply. and this made him successful as q
teacher. He obtained teachers GER
Hfcate in 1860, and FOR some years there
after gave all his attention to school
work at Maple Grove. Two Rivers and
Sank City. When twcnty-nine years old
hc gave mp teaching and began the study
Of law i'm the Office Of II &. and w. j.
Turner in this city but soon after pur-
chased an interest in The Pilot ami be
came it, editor lie occupied himself
with newspaper work continuously from
that time on but always took time to
accomplish much useful outside work
He was thcsupcrintcndcut of the schools
Of the county for over ten years, being
elected without opposition. He only re
tired from that position when forced to
do 80 by the pressure Of private affairs
During the past twenty years he has
been made president of thei state Press
association aud of the State Teachers
association Though always interested
in politics ne never held nor ever sought
political office, unless the school super
voted much energy 10 helping the for
tunes Of his city, and became financially
Interested in several Of its business en-
ierpriscs For number Of years he
made il a practice 20 travel quite extern
sivcly. and his habit of accurate observ
alton enabled him to gain much pleas
IRE but more profit from these trips
Though hc never married he apprr
ciatcd the value OF home ana family
and was always devoted TO those of his
relatives who came within the sphere of
his influence. His fondncss for children
was often subject for remark among
acquaintance,
The manner Of his death has already
been told in this paper, He was not
feeling well upon his return from the
south IN the eighth Of the month. but
with his usual thoughtlcsness of his
own welfare he refused TO yield 20 the
advancing fever for nearly week He
finally gave himself mp to the care Of his
physician on Wednesday, the fourteenth
oi March. aud was ordered TO take to
his bed The following day lac was re
moved TO the Holy Family hospital,
where in spite Of every care and atten-
ton by loving relatives and every pre-
canton known 20 medicine he died on
Wednesday afternoon March twenty
first His nearest surviving relatives
are his aged father, who resides in the
city aud six sisters, Mrs kirwan, Mrs
Ryan Mrs. Broderick and Miss Annie
Magic Of Manitowoc, Mrs Mulloy OF
Nebraska and Mrs Barngcr of Michi
gan
The body was taken 30 the rcsidenc,
Of Judge Kirwan where the funeral ser
vices were held on Saturday Afternoon
at two clock