The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-02-09

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AFTER LONG ILLNESS ne FALLS
: INTO HIS LAST SLEEP. !: sz:.:>
The End Came Sunday Morning. Bus.
mess SUSPENDED During funeral
HOUR. Flag 1t Half Mast and Other
Marks Of Respect for the Dead.

Marks Of Respect for the Dead.
Louis Plante died at 9 O'Clock last SUM-
day morning, of pneumonia: and compli.
clications that had arisen during long
siege of illness. Although, as stated IN
these columns last. week, favorable
Symphonic >. we're noted, to those
in close attendance the final summons
did not come as a surpr1se::, At about
10 O'Clock Saturday night he took q
sinking spell, from which he did not:
rally and at about nine O'Clock Sunday
morning he peacefully passed away, as
one falling asleep. ::
The funeral was held Tuesday. fore-
noon at 10 o'clock, services being held at
the Catholic church and the'rema,ns be-
ing inferred in Chippewa cemetery. It
was probably the largest funeral ever
held in the county. Business was prao-
tically suspended in tho village during
the funeral hours and Hundreds OF peo-
pie joined in the procession that escort
ed che remains from tho house to tho
church, thence to the >burying ground.
The Maccabees, which order deceased
was a member OF, attended in q body,
the Maocabee ceremony being conduct.
ed at the grave. The flag foated at half
mast over the court house.
Tide deceased leaves q widow and four
children, the Oldest OF which is only
eight years of age. A brother, Godfrey.
who resides IN tins village. aud God
frey Montterrand of Grand Portage, an
uncle, are the only other surviving rela-
tives.
He had $1,000 insurance in the X. 0.
T. M. and leaves considerable property,
probably sufficient to provide for the
needs of bis family. Shortly before his
death he made will, naming Godfrey
Plante and u. B. McAlpine 40 execu-
tors.
Louis Plante was born at La Pointe,
Wis. March q, 1877, being % years, 10
months and 6 days old on the day Of his
death. For twenty years. and moro he
has been resident Of this county. By
the drowning Of their father in 1883 he
and his brother Godfrey, the only chill.
dren, became orphans. They were TAX
on and given a home by their eraudpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Montterrand,
then residing at Grand Portage.
Louls'3 first service Of = public nature
was as mail carrier between Grand PORT
ago and Grand MaFais: = AZ the age Of
Is years he carried the mail for Pete
Gaenon, who had the contract, and be-
has carried mail on that route evef
since. he having taken the contract him
self when old enough to doso. The hard
ships he has undergone while in this
service is household story in the com.
muo,ty. In the beginning there were no
roads and horses we're not available.
Then he made the trip once week and
at such times AS boat could not be
used be went afoot over the trail. The
service has been gradually improved un.
til at his death he ran a stage line CIV
ing tri-weekly service. We are inform.
ed that he was the lowest~ bidder on the
mail contract between Grand Marais
and Two Harbors, recently advertised,
and would probably have been awarded
the contract had he lived. 4:
In 1902 he was elected as county COM
missioner for the old First district, re-
firing from that Office at the beginning
of the present year-he having removed
from the district some time ago to On.
gage in the livery business in Grand
Marais. ~,
The regard in which the deceased was
held in the community has been abup.
dainty attested by the people. For the
widow and orphans bereft OF the pro-
lection and loving care Of husband and
father, and for the brother. thus depriv.
ed Of brotherly companlonship that
has been constant there 10 general and
heartfelt sympathy. t..
Card of Thanks.
The undersigned hereby express thsi,
gratitude to tho people OF the village FOL