Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-04-11
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Ole Hanson, for many years.a resi-.
lent OF this county, died at his home
4 scandia Valley Monday afternoon
ofbtronc hits, aged q years. ne
caves cav 9 large family. The funeral
was \ held from the home Wednesday
afternoon.
Thomas Emerson, see ss q years,
was taken i'll in barber chop att
Royalton Saturday, and died soon
after, OF heart disease. The deceased
was farmer, and resided in this
county for many years. The remains
were brought to Little Falls Monday
after the services at Royalton in the
morning, and inferred in Oakland.
The deceased leaves two daughters
and one son-Mrs. Chas. McEwen of
Dixville, Miss Rehecca Emerson, in
British Columbia, and Joseph Emer-
son Of Little Falls.
Merritt, only child OF Mr.. and Mrs.
L. f. Shingler, died last Friday
morning, OF spinal meningitis follow
ing an attack OF scarlet fever. He
was 3 years and Z months old. The
remains were inferred in the after
noon Of the same day, according to
the law governing burials in contag-
ious cases. There was brief service
at the grave.
The little fellow was an unusually
bri ght child, the idol OF his parents,
and bis loss comes very heavily upon
them. The grief stricken parents
have the deep sympathy of all their
friends.
John Ripley, of Agram, returned
Tuesday from Roxburg, Wis, where
he was called by the death of his
father, who died March 26th, The
funeral took place March Doth.
The deceased was aged 80 years, 4
months, and 5 days. He was a native
OF Germany and came to this coun-
try nearly seventy years ago, set
thing with his parents in New York
and afterwards moying to Wiscon~
sin. He left eight children, three
sons and five daughters-John, OF
Agram; Fred. OF Iowa; Joseph, OF
Wisconsin; Mrs. Chas. Coenen, OF
Brainerd; Mrs. Joteph Coenen, of
Little Falls town; Mrs. Nick Endres
and Mrs Frank Endres, OF Minister,
Texas; Mrs. Paul Boehmer of West
Point, Wis. The deceased was one
Of the old settlers OF Dane county.
and universally respected.
James NJ. Gotta died at his home in
this city Sunday morning, OF Bright's
disease, aged So years, 9 months.
and 1 day. Mr.. Gotta had been fail
ing steadily for the past yea. For
nearly twenty.years Mr.. Gotta had
been engaged in the barber trade ia.
Little Falls. and bad made a great.
number OF friends. He leaves a wife,
three brothers and four sisters -Eu
gene, of Little Falls; Thomas and
George Of Valparaiso, Ind,
Mrs. Lizzie Liebert, of Valparaiso.
Mrs. Geo. Wilson, OF Belle7ille. ILL.,;
Mrs. Richard Whaley, of Berlin, Wis;
Mrs. Lou Covey, OF Wausau, Wis.
The funeral was held from the resi-.
dence Tuesday afternoon, Rev. A.
l.. Richardson conducting. and the
remains inferred in Oakland ceme-
terry. Six BARRIERS were pallbearers.
John A, Berkey is expected home
some time toward the end OF the
month.
Twelve bushels OF seed wheat we're
stolen from the granary Of Joe
Piekarski, four miles west OF the city
on Monday night.
James Fearing, the West side bar
Der, broke several bones in his right
hand while jurnping one day last
week, and will be unable to work
for some days.
Adjutsnt-General E. D. Libby has
written that Little Falls is the first
city to give assurance thatit will
comply with requirements for q
militia company.
L. N. Williams, who travels for the
wholesale house of NJ. D. Wells
Co.,, Chicago, is at the hospital. i'll
with erysipelas. DR.. Chance is sat
tending, and the patient is getting
along nicely. -