The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-11-12
DEATH CALLS
DANIEL WALSH
Prominent Citizen Found Dead
i'm Hotel Room


ct, Daniel Walsh well known citi-
zen of Miller and Hand county,
passed away In the sileLt hours of
the night, alone. He was on his
way to visit his son, DR.. Tom
Walsh. at Ariesian, Monday. AS
he had to await the TUESDAY morn
ing train, he went to the hotel Sc
cured a room and retired.
Mr. Walsh left a call for the early
train ard was called as usual by the
hotel clerk. Receiving no answer
at the second call the hotel man
went into his room, and found the
spirit of Daniel Walsh had gone to
the great beyond, leaving no mes
sage to those who must follower
cept a life that was worth living,
and admired of all men. The re
mains were brought to the family
home on Third and Hand SITS Tues
day night.
Flfty-five years ago he was born
in New York state. where he passed
his boyhood days in hard labor In
the full flush of Young manhood he
joined the great army Of western
pioneers, stopping for a time IN
Chicago, where he married Miss
AIzina Burke With his bride he
Came on W EST in the early eighties,
and located upon government land
IN Cedar twp, then known as the
Winnebago Valley. Here he began
the establishment of a home and
raising a family of three sons and
two daughters.
In 1888 he was elected to the Off
&c of county sheriff on the Union
Labor. afterwards Populist ticket,
holding the office for six years, and
becoming one of the most promin-
ent and popular men in county and
city public life, as farmer and bust
ness man. entering heartily into the
affairs of city, county and state.
Thirty a ago this fall the Press
man drove into Cedar twp with a
friend, looking for government
land. We met a young farmer with
a genial, pleasant personality-one
of those happy, agreeable men
whose frank and honest face appeals
to M instantly. That was Daniel
Walsh, then an unknown Young
arishman. When he later entered
into public affairs the fortunes of
politics found US arrayed in oppos-
ing parties. But strange, possibly.
as 1T may seem to some, this thirty
years of constant ard active opposi-
ton never affected the warn per-
sonal friendship we entertained for
each other, and which began on the
prairles of Cedar twp three decades
ago.
Under these circumstances this
customary record of the newspaper
man becomes a personal tribute to
one Of the Oldest and best friends
this writer has knoWn-broad mind
ed, generous, a vigorous, successful
fighter on any firing line, fearless and
honest and at nee gentle, humape,
with the Irishman's warm impulse to
stretch out a helping hand. Such
was our friend. And such is u
tribute after the acid test of thirty
years of social and business associa-
zion. So far as this writer's meage
discernment may go, Daniel Walsh
was a good friend, an honest man
the noblest work of God.
He leaves to mourn his loss in his
own family a wife and five children.
Thomas, Bryan, Clifford, Miss Nav,
and Mrs Kittie Wangsness. All pre-
sent at the home for the funeral.
Also his brothers Patrick, of this
county, Micheal Walsh. of S~ycracuse
N. Y, and DR.. VIM. Walsh, OF Au-
burn. N. Y. a sister. Mrs j. T. Doyle
also of Auburn, and a slster-in-law
Mrs Clara Morris of Chicago are here
to attend the funeral.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Catholic church tomorrow,
Friday, and the remains will be laid
to rest in the Catholic cemetery.