Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-07-24
DIED
Nj. E.. BARNES.
Supt. OF Schools.


city. He had been enjoying excellent
health up to a month ago when he
became subject to fainting spells; but
was still able to attend to his garden,
in which he took much PRIDE up to a
Harrison fell on his left arm in one Of
these attacks and bruised it, which
caused an infection in the arm.
Gangrene then set in, and this to-
gether with old age caused his death.
Born in Lincolnshire, England Jan.
II. 1925, William Harrison crossed the
Atlantic and settled in Wisconsin in
1858, later removing to Cleveland,
Ohio, where he went into the employ
of an aristocratic family Of that city.
In 1856 he moved to Sank Rapids,
where he met Elizabeth Mailman, to
whom he was married in the spring
of the following year The couple
then moved to Morrison county and
have resided here every since, living
here through the time of the
murderous Indian out breaks. He
first bought, what is known as the
John Ball farm. now owned by Tim
Perry in Belle Prairie town, where
the family resided until 1872. when
Mr.. Harrison took claim in Oak
ridge, and moved to that location.
The family resided there for several
years, after which they moved to the
present location, Mr. Harrison later
selling the Belle Prairie farm to john
Ball and the Oakridge farm to Mr.
Rocheleau
As proof OF the high esteem, in
xx-o1 <k, l,A Io1l l., H.
in which he lived, Mr. Harrison was
elected assessor Of Belle Prairie for
twenty tive consecutive years, He
was also county commissioner a couple
of terms. He was very fine man to
meet, and during his many years
residence in the county has never
made an enemy.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, who is about 68 years of age,
two sons, five daughters, fifteen grand
children and a four year-old great.
grand child, Marjorie Skoog. The sons
are William Harrison, Jr, who resides
on the farm, and George Harrison oil
Spokane, Washington and thu
daughters are Mrs. True Dotan, Mrs.
George Kay, Mrs. Lucy Hammond,
Mrs. W. A. Trask of Royalton, anC
Miss Vera Harrison.
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at 2 90 o'clock from the home
Rev. w. H. Farrell of the Methodist
Episcopal church officiating, ant
burial was in Oakland cemetery.
All the relatives, with exception O
George Harrison of Spokane, VIII
could not come escorted the remain
to its last resting place.
St. Cloud Journal-Press: Mis-
Vida Elizabeth, the II year-olt
daughter of Mr.: and Mrs. W. M
Warner, died at the home of he
parents at 708 Ninth avenue south
Saturday afternoon, after an illness
of sixteen months.
The deceased was born in Bell,
Prairie in August, 1891. She becam,
i'll with heart trouble during tn,
winter of 1907 and failed gradually
Complications set in which caused he
death. -
Miss Warner was a member OF th,
Methodist church and a faithfn
member Of the Epworth League ani
Sunday school. At the time she wa.
taken i'll she was student in thu
seventh grade at the WASHINGTON
school. The deceased was a 9irl of :
lovable disposition and was popula1
among her friends. Besides he1
parents one sister and three brothers
survive.
The funeral was held from thu
residence at 2 O'Clock Monday after
noon. Rev. T. S. Oadams conducted
the services Interment was made in
the North Star cemetery.
Joseph Vesper, father of Alber,
Vesper, who formerly resided here
met almost instant death In cave-in
at St. Johns college in Collegeyille Il
about 8 O'Clock Wednesday morning
He was in hole laying a pipe from
the old wind mill at that place to the
water works station when one of the
sides caved in, burying him up to his
hips. Although some men, who heard
his cry for help, dug him out as
quickly as possible, he died before
Mr.. Vespers was born in Germany
in 1912, and moved to Stearns county
IN the. early sixties, settling on q
farm, he went tn xy0rL az Ool1noor:n.