The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-10-12
EDW DIES
Succumbs Suddenly to Heart Disease
While on His Way to Consult
DR.. H. G. Cooney.
Was a Veteran of the Civil War and
a Highly Respected Citizen
of This Community.

IN wednesday morning at about 8
O'Clock Edward Larkin, an old settler
OF this county, died suddenly at his
home here. He arose at his usual
hour and proceeded to perform the
household duties which were his wont.
A sudden pain in the heart region
while thus engaged compelled him to
desist, and, complaining thereof to
his wife, he signified his intention of
going to see DR.. Cooney. Leaving
the house he apparently proceeded to
carry out his intention and had been
gone about ten minutes when his wife
heard heavy fall without and hastily
opened the door to investigate. Then
1t was that she found her husband
lying unconscious upon the doorstep.
He was Immediately carried into the
house and DR.. Cooney telephoned for.
The doctor responded promptly but
his efforts were Ineffective to restore
consciousness and within period of
fifteen minutes the old gentleman had
expired. The cause of death was
declared by DR.. Cooney to be heart
disease. The day previous Mr.. Lar
kin was around town and appeared
to be in his. usual health. He had.
however, been subject to periods of
indisposition for some time past.
Edward Larkin is a native of Ire
land, and was born in the year 1885.
His parents came to Toronto, Can
ada, when Edward was quite young,
and soon after, removed to Milwau-
kee, Wis, the subject of our sketch
remaining in that state until 1859. He
then came to Minnesota, and was en-
ployed on farm about twenty miles
from New Ulm at the time of the Sioux
outbreak in 1926. He at once started
for the latter place and assisted the
citizens in the defense of their homes.
he then enlisted in company B of the
First Minnesota Mounted Rangers.
and after his discharge re-enlisted in
cavalry regimene' ana served until
mustered out at Fort Smelling in the
fall of 1865. In 1874 be settled on a
farm. which contained two hundred
and forty acres, situated in sections
II and II, town of Blue Hill, Sher-
burne county. He discontinued farm
ing about five years ago. moving to
this village, where he bought a
home and resided there until his
death.
Mr.. Larkin was married in 1868, to
Miss Catherine McWee and of the
union nine children were born, all of
whom are living, viz: Mrs. John
Canton, Everett, Wash; Mrs. E. E.
Price, Milaca, Mimi: Edward, Min
neapolis: Thomas and Lawrence,
Cour d'Alene, Idaho: John, Leaven-
worth, Wash: Claude, Hibbing,
Mimi: Miss Mary Larkin, Princeton.
Mrs. Larkin, wife of deceased, also
survives. -
The funeral will be solemnized at
St. Edwards Catholic church in
Princeton tomorrow (Friday) morning
at 10 O'Clock and Father Levings will
conduct the ceremonies. The obse-
quies at the grave will be conducted
according to the ritual of the G.. A.
r., that organization having charge
of the funeral.
Mr.. Larkin was whOle-souled.
kindly man, honorable in all his tran
sactions and true Christian. He
was a man that we can i'll afford to
lose, at all times laboring for the ben
eft of the town wherein he lived.
''But the Lord knows that which is
best" Requiescat in pace.