The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-03-31
Death Of Elmer Conright

I The sad news was received Saturday
evening that Elmer Conright had died
at his home in Minneapolis, after q
two weeks illness, from pneumonia.
The deceased spent his boyhood days
| In Milbank, where he has largo
| circle OF friends who mourn his taking
off in the prime of manhood, and who
sympathize with the afflicted friends.
A short service was held in the M. X.
church Wednesday afternoon, which
was largely attended by the friends Of
the family, the court house officials,
in respect to the father of the deceased.
who is janitor of the building, turned
out in body, Rev. E. Fem Lyman,
the Congregations minister, con-
Quoted the service, and read the fol-
lowing obituary of the deceased:
Elmer A: Conright, the second son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Levi L. Conright, was born May 18th, 1871,
nesota. At the age of seven years his parents
moved to Montevideo, Minnesota, and three
years latter to the newly located town Of Milbank,
Dakota Territory. 1t was here in Milbank that
Elmer grew up through the period of his school
days to manhoods' estate
Showing an early liking for the railway service,
he secured the employment of "call boy and
thus began hfs career railroad man, which
continued nnbroken until the time of his death
At the age of seventeen he was made fireman. an
al twenty was promoted to the rank of engineer.
In June 1893 he was united in marriage to Miss
Matte Robinson of OwatOnna, Minn., who at the
time was teacher in the Milbank public schools.
The union thus formed was sadly broken ~
death some two years later, little son, Kenneth.
being left to the care of the sorrowing father.
N 1899 Mr. Conright reestabiished HE home by
giving MS hand In marriage to Miss Katherine
vaughan OF Minneapolis. who with the son KEN
meth survives him.
Large of body, generous of heart and with
mind at once alert and liberal. Mr.. Conright was
man who commanded the respect and admira-
ton OF his whole circle of acq uan tances He gave
himself studously to the task of becoming ex-
pert In his capacity as a railway engineer, and
was recognized by his fellow engineers as one Of
the best informed men among them upon the
ual practice TO carry on studies whereby he
sought to perfect himself in his profession.
In 1891 h" became a member of the Brother
| hood of Locomotive Engineers belonging to
Division 357 of that body at the time OF his death
1 1t was among this noble and large hearted
body OF men that Mr. Conright had his warmest
| comradshlp, and to them he not only fell
low engineer, but he was brother honored and
| beloved
On the 18th Of March. two weeks ago today,
ne was feeling i'll with cold and asked that
another man might take his engine. He returned
home medical aid was summoned and he was
| found TO be the victim of pneumonia. During
his sickness. and after his death. which occurred
at 73o on the evening of Saturday last, the
thonghtfulness and tender regard of his fellow
railroad men was marked tribute to the esteem
| IN which he was held. Every attention was
given him and his stricken family, and when It
| was known that the end had come strong men
gave way and wept like children
One beautiful tribute of res pect was shown him.
thing which had never been done in the in
! stance Of any man OF the brotherhood hereto.
fore-at the hour of his funeral which WAS held
yesterday from the Oliver Street PRESBYTERIAN
church. at a given signal. every engine in the
yards Of South Minneapolis stopped and for
| five minutes not a wheel turned, delegation
| OF honor which is here present was appointed
| from the Brotherhood to accompany the re-
mair g to their last resting place in the Milbank
! cemetery
| A funeral service had been held
in the Olivet Presbyterian church in
| Minneapolis on Tuesday afternoon,
| and the remains were brought to
Milbank Tuesday night, being accom-
panied here by the wife aud parents
of the deceased, the latter having
been down at Minneapolis for the
past two weeks. A delegation of
locomotive engineers and switchmen
from Minneapolis, and number of
other friends also came to attend the
funeral. Among these being: Mr..
and Mrs. d. E. Edwards, Miss
Nell Vaughan, E. G. Vaughn, Miss
Estella Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. Burk and
Engineers Joe Deming, Thill and
Weaver, of Minneapolis: Mr.. and
Mrs. r. r. George and daughter
Bessie, of Correll, Mimi: Mrs. John
Lewis, of Columbus, Wis; Arthur
Vauhan, of Cambria, Wis.