Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-12
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Missouri cavalry, c. sA
In 1867 he was married to Mice
Margaret Mccoy in Morgan COUNTY
Missouri, and in 1870 moved his fam
lily to Colorado. In 1880 Justice Han
non first came to Durango and for
few years settled on a ranch in Wi
son gulch, about six miles east of fbis
ctv Nov. a. 1888, his wife died
while in Florence. Colo, where tho
family lived for a short time.
While in Salida In 1886. the suhioc,
of our sketch became member nj
5alida lodge No. Sd, I. O. o. F. to
which he has belonged for the twenty.
four succeeding years. After his re-.
turn to Durango where he has since
remained continuously, Justice Han.
ron became a member of Sarah Re.
hekah Auxiliary lodge No. 20, /. O. O
f., of this city. and also a life mem.
Der of Sitting Bull tribe No. 4s. I'm.
proved Order of Red Men of Durango
On Dec 9, 1886. Judge Harmon was
married second time to Mrs. A. B
Eckhart of this city. who survives him
Mrs. Harmon is sister of Mrs. Rob.
ert H. Banks of Florida mesa, whose
husband is pioneer and we'll known
oattleman of the San Juan.
Our late friend always took an ac.
tive interest in civic affairs and was
| many times elected to public office
in which he proved unswervingly hon.
est. During 1907 and 1908 he served
| rs alderman from the Third ward and
hlled the office to the satisfaction OF
all
| At the time of his death he was Jus
tice of the peace, having been elected
| for term of two years in November,
| sos, and reelected during the election
| Just past
The funeral services We're held this
afternoon at 1880 in the First Blp
| list church and were very largely at
tended. Beside the many friends resi-.
dent in the city, a great many pes ple
from out of town were present The
| Odd Fellows, the Red Men, the Re.
bekahs, and the G. A RS were pres
having charge OF the ceremonies AZ
the grave.
The flowers were beautiful and We 9
scattered over the casket in great pro
fusion There were a number OF set
pieces as well as bouquets from the
different organizations and also iom
individuals. Rev. H. C. Miller preach
ed touching and beautiful sermon
which was message of comfort AMI
also an appreciation of our late friend
lie took for his text, the passage from
job, 14-14, IF man die. shall he nNe
again?"
Never before in the history of Du.
> range and perhaps seldom anywhere
have veterans of "the Blue and the
=, Gray" served as pail bearers for a
dead comrade. But 1t seemed eni.
nently fitting in the case of man
| ~ hiBuis lcSpecttu DIS lut idie Iustiit
i, Harmon, that both the G. A. RS ard
veterans of the Confederate army
should unite in paying last tribute
TO the memory of a good citizen and a
brave soldier The pail bearers wea,-
ing the Blue" were General John
, Wingate, Company E. 117th New Y3rl;
Infantry; William p Vaile, sergeant
major, 18th Indiana; Thos. c. GraGen
Company G. Fifty-second Ohio rhe
wearers of the Gray" were d. j
, Craig, Company G.. Third Alabama,
Louis Hart. Twenty-seventh Missouri;
Blair Burwell, Company b, Cadet Bat
talon, Holmes. North Carolina. Juni If
Reserves.
AT the grave the Odd Fellows lad
charge and performed the service for
he burial of the dead according 10
their ritual. At the very last, instead
of the boom of the guns in the sa
lrte which the army si.es over Il e
grave of dead soldier the music o.
THE Last Bugle Call' rose and fell
to die away softly in the winter sun
shine. So the veteran sleeps. At
length. rest after labor, peace alter
pain, are his. May his sleep be sweet