Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-20
D. A. MEAGHER
PASSES AWAY
Passed Away Last Wednesday as the
Result Of a Long Standing At.
tack Of Brisrts Disease.
HONORABLE PUBLIC CAREER.
Led a Blameless Life and Served the
Public Faithfully for a Long Per-
iod in Different Capacities.

Judge ID. A. Meaghcr, whose win
ming personality and sturdy honesty
have won him a host Of friends, died
last Wednesday evening at the Van
Dusen hospital For many years the
Judge had been suffering from Brights
disease and a few days before his
death acute developments necessitat-
ed an operation from the effects Of
which. owing to his ~enfeebled condl-
ton, he could not rally and remained
/ in a scmi-conscious condition until
"A short time before breathing his last.
The body, after being prepared for
burial by Undertaken Richards, was
removed to the residence of Frank
MACEDONIAN, a nephew Of the deceas.
ed. It was from there that the fun
eral took place on Friday afternoon,
the services being held under the aus
pieces of the Catholic church and con.
Quoted by Father Vcrmaat.
He was a member In high standing
of the Masonic and Pythian lodges
of Lewistown and also belonged to
Hiram chapter. No. 10, Royal Arch
Masons. though the funeral was con
Quoted by the church, owing to a
wish expressed by the relatives Of the
| deceased to that effect. Both lodges
were well represented at the funeral,
however, and the procession OF car
riages to the final resting place in
the Catholic cemetery was almost
one mile in length. II was a large
and diversified a~ssemblage that gath.
cred in front of the MACEDONIAN resi-
dence and later followed the body ID
the grave. From the child who re.
membered the kindly smile and pleas
ant words of the Judge to the business
man who respected and honored him
for his personal integrity and true
worth. AS the funeral cortege left
the house. the mellow tones Of the
bell in the Catholic church rang out
through the still air while the mortal
remains of yet another of Montana's
pioneer citizens was conveyed to Its
last home. though the memory OF his
, simple, kindly life will remain with
his friends as long as life lasts.
The pallbearers we're Judge Muir
ray. Jacob Holzemer. ]. l.. Stuart,
Daniel Crowley. G. NJ. Stone and A.
II. Stephens. The floral tributes were
many and beautiful, while at the
~grave-side a short sermon and eulogy
was delivered by Father Vermaat.
ID. A. Meagher was born on the
north branch of the Orinmuckto riv-
er. a tributary of the river st. John,
in Sudbury county, n. b., sixty-hve
years ago and left his home for the
west in 1872, stopping for awhile in
Illinois and later in Wisconsin: teach
ing school for a living in both states.
In company with the late A. b. Bar
rows and others, he came to this Sec
ton of the state when Old Fort Ma
ginnis was being built in 1880. He
taught school at Olden near
Musselshell Crossing and also on
Breed creek at Lewistown. In 1886
he was elected probate judge, was re
elected in 1888 and held office until
1890 when Fergus county was cut OIL
He was elected clerk of the court the
same year and held that position un
til 1897. Judge Meagher then laid
off for two years owing to i'll health
but in 1898 ran for treasurer on the
Republican ticket and was elected by
a large majority. a tribute to his o.
fetal honesty and integrity In the
service of the public. In 1900 he re-
tired from public life owing to the
breaking down of his health and since
that time has travelled extensively In
an endeavor to regain health and
strength.
The judges public life was particu-
larly clean and not one among his
large circle Of acquaintances can ey-
or accuse him of a mean action or a
breach of faith. HIS private life was
simple. and during his residence in