Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-10-12


40 ~ Monday morning. Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon Oct H. from the Christian taber
nace at 2:5O M, burial in Rose Hill cemetery.
The Passing Of D. II. Harris
= In the death Of D N. Harris, Mo- Valley and in fact
the whole state of Iowa loses one of their foremost and
most belcN vel citizens
For years he has been the fore front of every
movement for the betterment OF man kind
He believed thoroughly in his fellowman, never had
an unkind word for or about any body. He always
ready by word deed assist any movement who's pur
was to make mems lives happier and brighter.
lnnewspaper circles he was greatly beloved bv his
fellow editors of the state
political circles he has always been great power
in the least for the sake of aiming some office or financial
reward The public Offices has held he filled with dig
nifty and perfect satisfacti IN to his constituents
When but a young he became christian and
soon AFTER MS member Of the Christian
church OF which he has been loyal and faithful
member these many years.
service of his church Up to last Friday night he attend
ed every service at the Christian Tabernacle
His life inths community in which he lived was above
all who knew him.
His death came as shock to his host of friends.
Physically speaking D. M. Harris is gone but his
good works will live on till the end Of time.
His Life is monument that will endure forever.
Long will live his memory in the hearts of his fellow
men. His PASTOR.
The following was written by D. M. Harris on his
Goth birthday:
NJ Harris was born in Dayton Ohio, July 81, 1921,
and is therefore 80 years old Friday, July 81, 1911
His parents died when he was only ten years old
leaving family of eight children five girls and three
boys the writer being the second son. the oldest leaving
nome at an early day and his residence not being known
to the writer The youngest killed in the Mexican
war at the battle of Buena Vista while fighting under Cen
Taylor The girls all married and scattered through
out the several states
The writer hereof left Ohio at an early date, after
the death OF his parents and started for Mississippi
ITO hot
was thought to be good location for making money.
On reaching Tenn in the srng of 1897 he stopped
in inv Wilamsport Maury Co. and finally located in that
Minerva White, and to this union was born ten
children six boys and four girls all living three boys in
South Dakota and three Iowa; one of the girls lives in
Fort Smith, Ark one in Montana, and two in Iowa This
family never had death in it until January H. 1898
when the wife and mother was called away by death
Since that time have made home with daugh
ter, Mrs c. G. Lahman of this city who has made our
home very pleasant and satisfactory.
CAME TO IOWA
In 1854 we moved from Tennessee to Iowa, settling
in Audubon Co. at what was known as Hamlins Grove,
where we bullded our home In 1855 elected
county judge of that county, serving nearly three TERMS
when in 1859 we elected member of the legislature
of Iowa, serving two terms
During this time, in May 1856, we purchased the un-
divided onehaf of SO acres of land of David Edgerton
and located the town of Extra (now quite ourshing
little city, and built the first house in the place. occupy
ing the same for several In 1862 sold out and
moved to Panora Gutherie County, Iowa. and for some
time practiced law in that town and edited the Gutherie
County Ledger
In 1866 we the Democratic ticket for Lieu
tenant vernon the ticket with Judge Mason Of Bur
ngton Iowa; served twice the ELECTORAL ticket;
for State Senator and filled several minor Offices The
state being largely Republican, Democrat had but little
chance for promotion during that period During
al years edited paper and practced law and in 1868
we Changed residence from Panora to Missouri VAL
ley where have since resided most of the time editor
for nearly fifty years.
In 1884 the delegate at large of the State of
Iowa in the National Convention at Chicago that
mated Grover Cleveland for President later represented
Harrison county in the State Legislature and twice
the Democratic candidate for Congress in the 9th Iowa
Districts served in the office of Mayor of Missouri Valley
four full terms twice city clerk So you that
even Democrat had honor in the dark DAYS of the
party when it was thought privilege to let Democrat
live in this grand prosperous state.
In looking back over younger days. it might be
OF some interest to know that the writer has been Ma
sixty years. Odd Fellow about the same length of
time, also member of the Eastern Star and Rebekah
Degree lodges, and member Of the Christian church
since the spring of 1872 SO years. excepting the years