The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1904-06-24
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splitting wood at the house forsa shoi
time and came in the house and Mrs
Quackenbush noticed that he SCENE,
somewhat exhausted and chided him 70
working so hard when he was not vel
| He replied to the effect that he's ina,
worked longer than he intended. III
then came up town as far as the; post
Office and drug store, but remarked I,
Friends he met that he was feeling 5,
poorly that he would return home. "a.
soon as he got the short distance to III,
house, his wife saw that he was very il
and hurried around for stin1ulants ane
hot drinks and in the meantime sendinf
for the doctor. Unfortunately DR.. Harrl.
was at St. Vincent attending call there
and In less than 20 minutes alter getting
to the house Mr.. Quackenbush breathed
his last.
The deceased has been troubled with
heart disease for several years and while
the end has come suddenly yet it is only
what has been feared by his friends for
some time, A couple Of weeks ago he
returned from a trip to Missouri ana Ok.
lahoma on legal business and had ex.
pected to visit the Exposition for some
time while there but not feeling we'll he
only remained at the Fair for three
days. Since arriving home he has not
been as we'll as usual.
Mr.. QuackenDush was an old resident
OF the county and has for many years
been prominent in business and political
circles. He has occupied many posi-.
tons OF trnst, and was Clerk of Court
for a term and also County Judge for
another term, being succeeded in the
latter office by Judge Wallace, the pres.
ent incumbent. MIR. Qlackenbnsh after
his retirement from the office of the
county Judge entered into the practice OF
law in this city with probate business is
a speciality and had a good practice.
The deceased was born at Hoosick, N.
York, and came to lie Sueur, Mimi, as a
young man and from there to this county
in the early sos and has since resided
either in this city, or at Neche where he
had large farm. In 1897 he married
Miss Emily Richmond Of Troy, N. Y. A
son aged little more than four years is
left fatherless. Mr.. Quackenbush also
leaves as survivors sister and a brother
at Hoosick, brother In Oregon and
another brother in Chicago. He was so
years old on December 3rd last, He
was made Mason in Union Lodge No.
45 while living at LeSeur and took his
demit from that lodge to become chart:
er member of the Bathgate lodge on
June 10th, 1885, Of which Lodge hexw1as
member at the time of his death.
The remains were taken on Tuesdays
train on their way to Troy, N. Y. for in.
terment in the family burying plot. The
brief funeral services from the residence
were under the auspices of his brother
Masons of Bathgate and this city. Rev.
Mr.. Karr officiated as pastor and chap.
lain. Prayer, hymns by quartette con-
sisting of Mrs. Wilkins, DR.. Falcon, Ed.
18th and James Wardwell, a short but ap.
propriate and eloquent address by Rev.
Karr, and the beautiful ritual of the Ma
sonic body, and then the remains wer,
taken to the depot and the long last Jour
ney was begun.
Mrs. Quackenbush, her sister Mis-.
Richmond, and the little son Richmond
were the sorrowing mourners to accom-
pany the body to its last resting place
Mr.. w. c. Short went with the party a
far as Chicago, where they will be me
by relatives Of Mr.. and Mrs. Quacken
bush, and they will also be joined by ;
brother of the widow at Cleveland.
Needless to say that the sad party tax,
with them the warm sympathy OF all GU
citizens. All that could possibly be don,
to assist them in their hurried and unex
pected preparations for departure wa.
dole and the sincere regret of mauy wa.
that they could do little or nothing, ex
cept to sorrow with those who mus
mourn and who to a great extent mus
bear the burden of their great afflictio1
alone, except for the love and help o
Him who is husband to the widow An,
a father to the fatherless.
Mr.. Quackenbush' was an upright ans
moral man, and a good citizen in all tina,
the term implies. He has done his full
share, and more than most men. in help;
ing to lay the foundations of this .grea,
northwest f1b work will last for futnr;
generations, thongh his body will 4xst'ii
the grave and his spirit 'has.gone TO III
God who gave 1t. His work '4br good
will I've though he be dead. The grea,
est among us has no more lasting monu
raetit: ''He hath done RhAt he could
Ind the greatest among AIS can do q.
tt1ore.
"Well done, good nd faithful servan,
fenter thou into My reward" Goo
night old friend ssleep well; may = !,