The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1909-04-22
VIM. NJ. ORION DEAD
He Was One of Mile Laos COunty's
EARLY Settlers and rlan Be-
loved by His Neighbors.
Adolph Schimming, Andrew Ander-
son and rlrs. A. B. Whitcomb
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William M. Orton, one of the early
settlers of Mile Laos county, and a
man whom to know was to honor and
respect, died at his home in this vii
lage on Friday, April 16, at 1880 a.
+ NJ, aged 10 years. Mr.. Orion was
taken i'll on March 30 and the physi-
clan summoned pronounced the case
to be gradual attack of apoplexy.
Under the physicians care he grew
better and then worse, internationally
until April 16, when he peacefully
passed to his rest.
Funeral services were held in the
Methodist church on Monday after
noon at 2 O'Clock. Rev. J. W. Heard
preached an impressive sermon and a
quartet consisting of Mrs. c. A.
Galley, Mrs. L. S. Briggs, DR.. Lester
and Guy Ewing, sang some very ap-
propriate and touching selections.
The funeral, under the charge of the
Princeton Odd Fellows lodge, was
one of the most largely attended in
the history of the village. The Odd
Fellows and G. A. r. members fol-
lowed their beloved brother to the
grave, where the services were con-
Quoted by the frst-named organiza-
ton. Hundreds of people paid their
last tribute of respect to this honor
able citizen, including about Is of the
Rebekahs, and the floral offerings
were beautiful and profuse. All of the
immediate members of the family at
tended the obsequies. The pallbear-
ers were Messrs. Harry Mott, r. D..
Byers, August Henschel, E. E. Whit
ney, Solomon Long and Albert Town
send.
William Marcus Orion was born at
Antwerp, Jefferson county, New York,
on February 20, 1889. He was one of
a family of twelve-eight boys and
four girls-seven of whom are still
living. While still in his teens he
changed residence, with his parents,
four times-frst to Canada, then to
Illinois in 1854, the year following to
Anoka, and short time after to Estes
Brook. The family finally settled in
Greenbush, where the subject of this
sketch took up a homestead near that
of his father, and during the winters
of several years following he worked
in the lumber camps on the upper
Rum river. He was enrolled in the
service of his country in Company n,
First Minnesota regiment of heavy
artillery volunteers, on February TO-
1865, and received an honorable dis
charge on September 25, 1865, at
Nashville, Tenn, when he returned to
Minnesota and again took up his
residence on his claim.
William Orion was married on
March 6, 1870, to Miss Laura Ellen
Bigelow of Santiago and Immediately
began housekeeping on his farm,
which is known today as the Frank
Harper place. In November, 1874, he
and his wife moved to another farm,
which he had purchased in the town
of Greenbush, five miles west of
Princeton. There he lived until 1901,
when failing health compelled him to
leave the farm and move into the vii
iage of Princeton. His condition was
largely due to severe injury received
accidentally in 1872, and from which
be suffered during the remainder of
his life.
Mr.. Orion was member of the Odd
Fellows lodge and of the Grand Army
of the Republic. He was also a
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, which he joined at Greenbush,
on the Princeton charge, in 1874. In
1901 he transferred his membership to
Princeton, where he became member
of the official board.
There were born to Mr.. and Mrs.
'Orton six children, four sons and two
daughters, all of whom are living.
Mrs. Orion also survives her husband.
The children and their residences are
as follows: Geo. NJ, Elmer E. and
Willie o., Preston, Mont. Eliza Alice,
Bruno, Mimi: Ellen j., Elk River,
Mimi: Luther E., Princeton. Five
brothers and two sisters also survive
him, viz, John, Otsego, Mimi; Alvin,
:Swanville, Mimi; Samuel, Princeton;
Nathan, Greenbush; Jefferson,
Aitkin, Mimi; Mrs. Malinda Far
rington, and Mrs. Anna Brown,
Princeton.
AS Rev. Heard truly said in his
brief but eloquent tribute to the
memory of the deceased, Will
liam M. Orion was an exemplary
citizen and in every way an honorable
man-it would be difficult TO find in
all this broad land man more up
right, honest and just. He was a
neighborly man, kind, sociable and