Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-11-11
A SUDDEN DEATH.
hermaaa Baekhaus. o. Of tie Early
settlers 10 Emnoas cosaty. 10
Called Away After . Sick.
ness 81 Oalya Few Days.

the people Of this community. Her
mann Backhaus is no more. and all
that is mortal of the strong and
healthy man who was recently a
familiar figure upon our streets is
awaiting the final rites and consign-
ment to the tomb.
Tuesday Of last week Mr.. Back
haus, then in perfect health. was in
St. Paul. He left there the evening
Of that day to return home. Char
ley Blanchard, "a well-known resident
Of Campbell county. met him there.
and they were much together during
their stay in the Twin Cities. After
coming home Mr.. Backhaus spoke to
Albert Junge and Earl Atha. his bu-
siness partners, of Mr.. Blanchard
being very companionable man,
and Of the pleasant visit he had with
him in the two cities Just before
leaving st. Paul Tuesday evening
Mr.. Backhaus went into restau-
rant and ate some oysters. Soon af-
terward he was seized with violent
pain in the bowels, and it is thought
that he was a victim Of ptomaine
poisoning. He came home by way
of the 500 to MoAit. and then to
Linton BY the Northern Pacific. The
sickness and pain continued to grow
worse, and when he reached home
Wednesday evening he at once took
to his bed.
He continued to fail until. Tues
day afternoon at 4 O'Clock, the end
came.
The sufferer was conscious almost
to his last breath, and but half
hour before he died he smiled recog-
milton to the visitors who called to
ask regarding him.
To one of his partners. Albert
Junge. he said the day Of his death,
81 am not afraid to die; but re-
greet to leave my family and nv
friends"
Mr.. Backhaus was in his forty
seventh year when he died, having
been born on the eighth day of
March. 1863. The place of his ma
tivity is Natendorf. Hanover. Ger
many, where he lived until he was
seventeen years of age. when he
came to the United States. He
first went to northern Iowa, where
he worked three years on a farm.
During this time he sent for his
mother and his brother John. In 1888
he left Iowa for South Dakota, GO
ing to Campbell county, where he
worked for a farmer and afterward
purchased tract of land there. AZ
ter living in Campbell county a short
time he sent for his Iowa relatives,
who came with him to Emmons
county, where the relatives took
homesteads.
On the 18th Of October, 1890, his
brother John died. On Dec. 1, 1891,
he was married to his brothers
widow, Mrs. John Backhaus, who
had two children, Hermann and Anna.
by her first husband. Anna has since
died. He leaves widow and a
daughter. Miss Frieda. Also, two
brothers and three sisters: The
brothers are George and William,
both of Emmons county. His sisters
are Mrs. VIM. Beneke, of New Al
bion. Iowa; Mrs. Anna Marshall. re-
siding near Linton. and a married
sister in Germany whose name the
Record did not learn. His oldest
brother was a German soldier, and
was killed in the Franco-Prussian
war in 1870.
From the time he came to En-
mons county Mr.. Backhaus lived on
a farm not far from what is now the
town of Linton. He was known as
one of the Woodworking and sue
cessful farmers of the county. Soon
after the town of Linton was. es-
tablished, in the winter of 1899 he
went into the machinery business
there. When the town was moved
to it's present location, in the fall of
1902, he established the Bazaar store
here. and was principal partner in
it at the time of his death. His
special work. however. was running
the Bazaar elevator, built here last
year.
The funeral services will be held
at the family residence and at the
Lutheran church. The interment
will be made in the Lutheran ceme-
terry, southeast Of town, the bury
ing-place which was presented to
the church by Mr.. Backhaus
All through his long residence in
Emmons county-as farmer and as
merchant Mr. Backhaus was known
as an honorable, straightforward
man. and his sudden passing from
the business life of this cono,n,,.;...
will leave a void that will be noted