Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-07-29
JOS. L. MEYER AT REST

JUS. l.. MlIlk al kSI
The Well Known Citizen
Succqmbs to Appen-
dicitiS.
Joseph L. Meyer, whose critical
illness with appendicitis we an
nounoed in our last issue, died Fri
day afternoon, July 22d, =. at about 8
O'Clock, aged 81 years, 5 months, and
s days.
Mr.. Meyer had not been real we'll
for number of years, and at times
had been confined to his bed, but he
was Of hardy constitution, and the
news Of his death when many years of
usefulness we're apparently still be-
fore him, was great shock to his
many friends. On Sunday Mr.. Meyer
complained of feeling i'll, and next
day took to his bed. In four days all
was over.
Joseph L. Meyer was born Feb. II,
1s47. at St. With in Germany. He
received good education. He served
in the Prussian army In the Austro-
Prussian war in 1886 and again In the
Franco Prussian war in 1870, as SER
gant-major. He was several times
wounded. In 1871 Mr.. Meyer came to
the United States. first settling at
Chicago, where he was employed on
German newspaper for time. He
then moved to st. Cloud, where he
lived for many years. He helped to
found and was the first editor of Der
Nordstern. He lived at Perham for
some time, and came to Little Falls
in 1887 as bookkeeper for Maurin &
Medved: On the death of County
Treasurer S. Stoll. in July, 1891, he
was selected to I'LL the vacancy, and
in the fall of 1892 was elected to the
Office. and was reelected In 1894,
1895, 1893 and 1900, holding the Office
until 1908. In 1909 Mr.. Meyer was
nominated for state treasurer by the
democrats, but declined. He was one
of the organizers and the first presi.
dent of the state association of county
treasurers.
Mr.. Meyer was married at st. Cloud
Aug. g. 1875. to Miss Mary M. Brick,
who survives him. Mr.. and Mrs.
Meyer have had sixteen children, ten
of whom are living. These are Frank
j., aged ~ years, Mrs. sidonie
Nathe as, Emily K. 20, Joseph Q.
1sss comic K.,sle, Alma Y -.
Matilda M. II, Victcr j. 8, Hide
garde..M. 4. Mrs. Nathe, Frank and
Alma live in Breckenridge. They ar
rived before their father passed away.
Mr.. Meyers brother, Franz, of st.
Cloud. and family, were present cur.
ing the last hours and at the funeral.
Another brother, Henry, is still living
at the old home In Germany.
The only society Mr.. Meyer be:
longed to was St. Josepb's German
Catholic Benevolent society. He car
ried.. "a, 900 life. insurance in old line
companies.
. = The funeral took place Sunday
afternoon from rhe German Catholic
church, Father Altendorf officiating.
st. Joseph's society escorted the re-
mains from the house to the church.
and to the last resting place in CAL
vary cemetery. The pallbearers were
john Wetzel, John Denis, Fred Valen-
tine, J.FJ. Gross Frank Ellenbeck-
ker and J. Il. Seal There was a very
large attendance: and the procession
was long one. Many people from
the country were present.
Among the relatives present from
outside. the city we're Peter Brick,
Ageie Brick, Mrs. Lena Brick, Ben
Brick, Frances Brick, P. E. Kaiser,
st. Cloud. and Leo Fisher Of Perham.
Mrs. Meyer was Frustrated by the
sad event and Is quite i'll. Her aged
father has been very i'll of late, and she
had been helping to care for him
also.
The day before Mr.. Meyer was
taken Ill, he was down town at his
Office, and to the friends who saw him
he seemed quite well, and genial
and pleasant as ever. The news of
his dangerous illness and subsequent
death was very painful surprise.
Mr.. Meyer was one of the best
known men In the county. Few men
had such great personal and political
strength, not only In his party, but
among the opposition. Mr.. Meyer was
an exceedingly accommodating off,
cial and very popular. he was natur-
ally Of genial and cheerful nature,
and his pleasant disposition and hi Oh
standing as an official, earned him