Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-04-15
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hard to fill, CONTINUED Mr.. Brooke,
and in this day and age that is a pref
Iy broad statement. Besides being one
of the best boilermakers ever knew, he
was a promoter Of harmony among his
employees, all of whom loved him and
would do anything to help him.
Mr. Cour was born in Buffalo, N. ",
thirty seven years ago on May 81 next.
When a babe mis- parents moved from
that city to Fort Wayne, Ind. where he
lived until he was is years of age, serv-
ing in the meantime his apprenticeship
days in the boiler shops of the Pitts.
burg, Fort Wayne & Chicago shops.
When he was 81 years of age. and a
full-fedged boilermaker, he was mar
red at Fort Wayne to Miss Anna Don.
reilly, soon afterwards leaving for Min
neapolis. where he took position in the
shops of the Minneapolis g. st. Louis
road. He came to Marshalltokn six
years ago next July, to take the fore
manship of the boiler shop under ex-
Master Mechanic E. Kelley.
TWO weeks ago Sunday MIR. Cour be-
gan treatment for a corn on the left
foot that had been bothering him for
some time. A few days previously he
mad purchased a box of the corn salve,
which he applied to the toe that was af-
fiicted. After putting on the application.
lie pared the corn, cutting trife too
deeply but not enough, he thought, to.
produce any i'll effects. He kept about
his work all that week until Friday,
when he came home in the evening .ili
allaover, as he termed it, He doctoretl
himself Friday night and returned to
the shop Saturday morning, but only
remained a half hour, feeling unable to
work. He returned home and took to
his bed and it was not long before a
blood poisoning Infection became no.
ticeable. This gradually spread over
the system and early last week he
Game Very serious. His physician sue
ceeded, however. in eradicating the in
lection as it applied to the foot. but FRI
day last pronounced symptoms of teta-
nus set in and Friday evening he lapsed.
INTO INCONSISTENCIES, from which ne
Eever rallied.
Mr.. Cour leaves besides his wife two
sons, Harry, aged 49, and Francis, aged
9. lis aged mother. Mrs. Eugene Cour.
lives i'm Fort Wayne. 1iad., as does also
one sister, Mrs. William Shuckman, and
brother, Mr.. Frank Cour. Another
brother Joseph cour. lives in Chicago.
being foreman of the big boiler shops of
Moore Bros. in that city. a sister, Mrs.
George Getty, also lives in Chicago.
Mr Joseph Cour arrived in the city
carly Sunday morning. as did also Ms.
Gotr's sister, Mrs. Il. A. Fletcher, and
daughter Cora. and brother. Mr.. j. 3D..
Donnelly. and wife, of Minneapolis. MIR.
and Mrs. b. Reiley of Des NIoines, in
innate friends of the family. arrived at
1920 o'clock Sunday night
Brief funeral services We're conducted
from the family home 3O3iS South Third
avenue, by Rev. Father Lenihan, of st.
Mary's church, this afternoon at s
o'clock and at 1926 O'Clock Tuesday
morning the remains will leave for Fort
Wayne for interment. Those who Will
accompany the body are Mrs Cour and
sons, Foreman John Morarity, of the
Central machine shops Mr.. and Mrs. j.
y Coghlan. Mr.. and Mrs. b. Reiley of
Des Moines; Mr.. Joseph Cour of Chi
eago; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Is. Donnelly and
Mrs. r. A. Fletcher and daugnter. OF
Minneapolis The deceased was IA inem-
Der of Beeson Camp. NJ. w. AZ. and
White Camel Court, Tribe Of Ben Hur
Of this city.