Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1910-12-30
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Old ETILfRS CALLED
Death Claims Several 81
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u. w. sGish, an old resident of Parke
sffled ct p. M. Dec. 22nd 1910, afte
Ja somewhat prOtracted illness of tn,
I1nflrmltles incident to old age.
Deceased was born IN .Vir9inia. Dec
1sSrd, 1928. and at an early age tht
41amily moved to Ohio, and from there
ftO Indiana, where deceased passed hi,
ypnth and early manhood. Dec. 2nd,
.e49 he was joined in holy wediock te
IMargaret A. Mays, who preceded HIM
Ete the unfathomab1e beyond, two years
Iago. In; 1855 he came to Minnesota
With the tide OF emigration to the,
f1aen, far northwest settling two miles
Egorth of Waterville. LeSueur county
lkahere they end ured ali the privations
lend dangers of the early pioneers and
tparrowly escaped massacre in the Indlan
)ontbreak of 1862 In 1882 the family
moved to Morrison county, where he
resided ever since, settling in the town
tof Parker. He was man OF affec-
5a0nate disposition, too good and
honest to ever succeed to any great ex-
ifent in the mad rush Of the business
world. too kind and confiding in fact,
lfor his own just good. He was honored
and respected by all who could appre-
|ciate an honorable upright man and
even those who: disagreed with him
were compelled to respect his sincerity.
While aresident of LeSueur ana Morn.
son counties he almost continually held
some Office OF the county or town in
Rbich he lived, ana always to his cred.
Is He was q Free Mason, a member
|0fsthe Protestant. Episcopal church,
md WAS postmaster of HUFF, when that
Epmce was discontinued. 49,.
nj |s Hnring all his iopg:@ useful life, he
|Ezseger evinced an inclination to profit
Es&y the necessities or misfortunee OF his
EAeiloWman; and ali his counsels were
|do npl1ft rather than push down the
p His very Kindness, and
confidence in: his fellows sometime
made him tine prey OF those Of an OBJ.
0site desperation. He passed away
l3nietly and his life has not been in
a.ain. -
81 He 10 survived by two brothers, Hon.
Ill L. alsh Of WaterviIle, and Jacob
. Glsh, both of LeSueur county, two
aisters. Mrs. Marie Robbln ms of LeSueur
|Ipunty and Chloe Moore of Aitkin
epunty, Minnesota, and seven children,
i4Tlree sons and four daughters, Geo. w.
ta4se Parker W. s: of Onamia, and John
a. Glah of Grey Eagle; Mrs. VIM.
Wynn, and Mrs. K. J. Sharon of Todd
apunty. Mrs. Mary Boyce of Little
lis and Mrs. n NJ. Brown of Alrlle
5ars., and numerous grand and great
sss,sd Children: -. -. - 1
Had rs lived seven hours longer he
would have been 81 years of age.
1nterment took place in the Randall
cemetery on Monday the 26th. burial
services being conducted by Rev.
Smith of Lincoln, MINI.
The funeral was largely attended.
Those IN attendance from q distance
we're Jacob w. Gish, brother, W. s. Of
Onamia anu J. NJ. of Grey Eagle
sons.
May he rest in peace and his noble
goodness and example survive long
after the fraii BODY has returned to
dust.
In the death of John Stumpf of Pierz,
who died at his home in that town
Monday evening at = o'clock, of
Bright's disease at the age OF u years,
Morrison county loses another OF its
old and greatly respected citizens.
John Stumpf was born In Rhenish,
Prussia December rs, 1887, moving to |
Dane county. Wisconsin. when IL years
Of age, He came to this county in
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