The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-28
MANY ATTENDED FUNERAL

The funeral OF the late John Cotter
which was held at the Moorhead Cath
Ole church Saturday afternoon was
one of the largest attended of any fun
eral that has been held in that church
for some time. The young man who
died at Two Harbors, Mimi. was for.
merly Fargo boy and was one Of the
first white children born in Fargo.
At the funeral, the bier was profuse
with flowers and there was an entire
dray load of beautiful flowers that
were sent by his many friends. Cot
ter's pail bearers were Art Clemens,
w. Bowler, o. Barsford, ID. Lynch
Charles Field and E. Healey.
The Two Harbors Journal News has
the Following article regarding Cotters
death:
John e. Cotter died Wednesday even
ing, Sept. 21, 1910, at 7:4o. His death
occurred at the home of his parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Cotter. Second
avenue The cause of his death was
aneurism, from which disease he had
suffered from for the six months pre-
ceding his death. He was strong
powerful man and the disease was a
terrible one to sap such vitality as
was his. He suffered intensely dur
ing the latter months of his illness, but
he bore the suffering with great forti-
tude, sr
John e. Cotter was born In Fargo
N D., July s. 1873. He came here
with his parents April rs, 1883. He
attended the schools in this city and
graduated from the Duluth Business
college in April, 1893 He commenced
work for the Duluth e. Iron Range
company in the train service in 1895.
He was promoted to the position of
conductor May, 1899, before he had
reached the age of 26 years. He has
worked for the company continuously
| in that capacity up to the time he was
taken ILL., He was conscious, excepting
at short intervals, up to the hour of his
death, when he passed away peacefully
and quietly.
Deceased was an esteemed member
of the Order of Railway Conductors,
and his brothers of that order did
everything possible to make the last
few months of his life pleasant for
him. His parents procured all the help
known to medical science to save or to
prolong his life, but alas, without avail.
Deceased was unmarried and has al
ways made his home with his parents,
and was dearly beloved by them, as an
only son can be-
Besides his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Cotter, deceased leaves a sister
and brother-in-law, MFR. and Mrs. p. j.
WEIGH, an aunt and an uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs Jas. Shea, all of this city. Moth
ing can be said or done to assuage the
grief of the father mother, sister, and
other relatives. Let them be assured,
however, that the most sincere sym
pathy of the whole city lis with them
in their dark hour. John was a good
and popular young man and everyone
who got to know him well was his
friend.
The funeral will be held Friday,
Sept. %, 1910, from the Holy Ghost
Catholic church, of which deceased was
member. The hour of holding the
funeral has not yet been decided upon.
The remains will be shipped to Fargo
N. D., on the evening train Friday and
interment will be made in the GENE.
terry of the former home town and the
place of his birth.
The interment occurred in the Moor
head Catholic cemetery and the out-of-
town attendants at the burial were
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cotter, Mr.. and
Mrs p. j WEIGH, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Shea. John Griffin, John Shea and Mr..
Davis, all Of Two Harbors; Mr.. T.
Blake Of Winnipeg and Mr.. Neal Blake
of Green Isle, MINI.