Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-02-16
DEATH OF JOIN &. HOdARTY.
A Life Of sixty Years in Marathon
County.

A Life of sixty Years in Marathon
County.
John G. Hogarty. died at his home in
the town Of Harrison on Sunday morn
ing, February 14th, at $50 O'Clock.
Word was brought to city yesterday by
w. W. Thayer and Ira Thompson, init
mate neighbors, who came in to make
arrangements for the funeral.
MIR. Hogarty's death was not caused
from any special illness, it was general
debility brought about by old age.
Last July he was very sick with pneu-
monia and many at that time thought
he could not survive; since that time he
has not been well man but rather be-
came feeble and there was Il gradual
weakening until the end came He
knew death was at hand for he divided
up all his earthly accumulations be-
tween his two children and gave in
structions as to many things that were
to come up in the future. Deceased
was another one of Marathon county's
rugged pioneel~ who came here when
the country was a wilderness; when the
Indian outnumbered the white man and
when the great pine forests were prac-
tically untouched by the woodman's AK
He was very well read man. possessed
of excellent judgment and ever in
dustrious and therefore became widely
known, respected and esteemed by
all. From the earliest history of our
county, the place where he has lived
has been known MS 'Hogarty.
To Leander Swope, who has been a
very old and close friend of deceased,
the PILoT is indebted for the following
brief history:
John G. Hogarty was born in Rich
mond. Va, in 1926, and was therefore
10 years of age; when boy he moved
with his parents to Ohio and lived
there quite number of years. He
then went into Iowa, near Davenport,
where he worked at farming and from
there drifted up into Marathon county,
coming here in 1874. He worked on
the Eau Claire for the Goodhues, at
their saw mill where me Manser mill
now stands. He also worked for Mott
and Stone Later he and Mr.. Ackley
carried on quite extensive logging
operation, on the Eau Claire, putting in
| timber for G.. r. Haseltine and late.. for
the Brooks q Ross Lumber Co. IN the
early sos he purchased what is known
as the Dodge farm in the town of Har.
rison, and there he has since made his
home. He was in the War of the
rebellion, enlisting in Co d., 10Th Vol
Inf, Aug. 18th, 1864, and was mustered
out on June nth, 1865, after which he
returned and has since resided on his
farm. His wife died about twenty
years ago. He was of Irish descent
his parents coming from Ireland to
America in an early day. He has nc
relatives in this country excepting his
two children, Mrs. Arthur Loddell
who lived on the farm with her father
and Chas. d., who resides at Mattoon'
Mr.. Hogarty was one of the best
known men of our county. For years
he had the contract for carrying mail
| between WauSau and his town. He
was the first chairman of his town
and he made an able member of the
county board of supervisors. He has
| beldS> for wears. various Offices of his
town He has also held, at various
times, the offices of clerk and treasurer
of his school district. He was
always very decided in his ideas OF
right and wrong and never swerved
from what he deemed to be his line oil
duty. He was Kind hearted and gener
Gus and most excellent citizen and
he will be sadly missed not only from
his own town but by the county al
large. Mr.. Hogarty was member OF
the Cutter Post, G. A. r. of this city and
Wausau Lodge No. 2l5, L. O. o. F
The funeral took place from the home
this afternoon at p NJ The roads
from this city were impossible, and the
only way to get there was by going to
Aniwa and from there to drive to the
farm, a distance of six miles, hence the
q. A. Il. or Odd Fellows of this city
could not attend. The funeral was
therefore in charge of Birnamwood
lodge No. n, l. O. 0. F.