River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-10-01
DIED

DIED
GAGE.-At the home of his son,
Ulysses G. Gage, in this city at 2
o'clock Thursday afternoon, Sept
"a, 1908, of heart disease, Putnam
F. Gage, aged 80 years, months
and 8 days.
Mr.. Gage had not been confined
TO his bed but had been gradually
failing for months. The end came
without a struggle, life going out
in peaceful sleep.
The deceased was born at Bed
ford, N. H., Jan. 81, 1921. He came
west about 1845 locating first at
St. Louis Mo-, where for six years
he kept a hosiery, the Empire
House. There, Oct. 2, 1916, he
married Miss Elizabeth Grifiths,
who survives him. In 1851 he moved
to Hudson where he lived two years,
engaged at his trade as blacksmith.
Thence he moved to Lakeland,
Mimi, where he lived three years,
then moved to Woodbury., Mimi,
living there until the beginning of
the civil war when he was appoint
ed government blacksmith, located
a part of the time at Fort Aber-
crombie, and part of the time at
Fort Smelling. In this work for the
government he suffered a perrna-
nent injury TO his eyes. After the
war he moved onto his farm al At
ton, Mimi, where he continued in
farming and blacksmithing until
1897, when from feebleness and age,
he ceased from active work and had
since made his home here with his
son.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Gage were born
eight children, six boys and two
girls; three of these, girl and two
boys, died in early childhood; one,
Mrs. Joseph r. Carl, died Dec. Is,
1892; four, three boys and one girl,
survive - Myron R. Gage, farmer,
living at Alton; Ulysses G. Gage, re-
siding in this city; Emmett L. Gage,
mason and plasterer, lives at Cot
tage Grove, and Mrs, John Mars
living at Cottage Grove.
The funeral was held from the
residence of the son, u. G. Gage,
Saturday forenoon, Rev. II, j. Snod-
grass conducting a part of the SER
vice, the Masonic Fraternity, of
which the deceased had been
member since 1866. then taking
charge of the service and burying
the remains in Greenwood cemetery
according to the solemn rites Of the
order.
Those who knew Mr. Gage speak
highly of him as man-as kind
husband, an indulgent father, a
good citizen-honorab1e temperate,
considerate,
John Fisher, Commander of l. N.
Nichols Post, and C. R. Ellis, Ad-
jutant, accompanied Senior Vice
Department Commander, Rev. E.
E. Clough, to Spooner to-day to as
sist in organizing post of the G..
A. r.
Next Sunday morning at the Bap-
fist church Mr.. Erickson's theme
will be, Lessons In Israel's Histo-
ry;" evening, "Christ's Value of a
Man"
New Hymnals have recently been
placed in the church. The pastor
invites your presence.
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