Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-07-08
WELL KNOWN MONTICELLO At
$5&& ToRNEY DIES IN HOSPITAL
g. At CEDAR RAPIDS. -
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD TODAY
Deceased Attorney Was Well Known
In Legal Circles Of County g.
5E :@ and state.

pears thatsMr. Welch had been IN
Missouri on business, and while en-
route home he was taken violently
i'll while riding on Rock Island
train. He&was removed to the hos
pital in Cedar Rapids, where he
gradually grew worse, death claim
ing him Sunday evening. .,yssii,t
Mr.. Welch I was widely known
among the legal fraternity Of the
state of Iowa and was a familiar fig
ure in theFco.lnty building of this
city, when$court was in session. His
source Of genuine sorrow among his
legal friends, and all those who knew
him. ~ stz;. & Il
& The. Tuesday evening issue OF the
Cedar Rapids Gazette contained the
following regarding the death of Mr..
Welch: .a.,:z # sey 4,
"W.. M; Welch, one Of i the most
prominent attorneys of " Monticello,
|died at a6local hospital Sunday night
Of stomach trouble after an illness
Of about thirty-six hours. His wife
and daughter were at. his bedside
when death came. .ss Z. ,9gS
''Mr. Welch was taken i'll on a
Rock Island passenger train Saturday
while on his way from Missouri to
his home His condition had become
|so dangerous when the train reached
this city that 1t was decided to re-
move him to a hotel. He was taken
to the Allison and he grew rapidly
worse. It was deemed best to re
move him to hospital Saturday
night and summon his family. Mr..
Welch became rapidly worse Satur-
day night8Eanf Sunday twas seen
that death was at hand. He died
peaceful shorty after seven o'clock.
The body was taken to Monticello for
funeral and burial yesterday. ...ss 4
t'Mr. Welch, who was nearly sixty
five years sold, had been prominent
in legal and business circles OF Jones
county for more than thirty years.
He was senior member Of the law
firm ots<Welch and Welch, which was
dissolved short time ago and the
firm was to have been reorganized
with his sor Rerdon Welch, as the
Junior III nembat II ;ss
THE dead lawyer was born in
Maryland and spent his early life In
Delaware county. He obtained his
education at Lenox college, Hopkin-
ton, and at Western college when,
that institution was at Western, Linn,
county. In addition to his law prac.
itice, Mr.. Welch was an extensive land
owner. He had been in poor health.
for some time and recently went to
Chicago with view Of submitting to
an operation, but he later gave up
the idea and a. short time ago went
to Missouri on a business trip. He
was returning when overcome by his
fatal illness. q ss5 t1$ s4.2
.'Mr. Welch Is survived by his wild.
oW and one son by this marriage, ana
three children by former marriage
The remains OF Mr.. WEIGH We're
taken to his home on Monday evening
where funeral services were held
this forenoon, a number of lawyers
from Manchester attending the ser
vices. The funeral services were
conducted by DR.. E.. E. Reed OF Hop
kinton, who was assisted by Rev. W.
q, Allen. Interment was. made in
Oakwood cemetery. z II. -E-!y .
The deceased was born in Frost
burg, Maryland, and came with his
parents when a boy to Iowa in 1860.
They settled In Clayton county,
where & they remained s years. In
1868 they moved to Marion and re-
NAMED one year, when they moved
to the farm in Delaware county, near
Hopkinton, which so long had been
their home. For several years Mr..
Welch taught school >in Delaware
county and spent his leisure time
in reading law under the direction OF
Attorney S. Hussie of Delhi. In 1881
he was admitted to the bar and
came to Monticello to open law Of
flee. A short time later he was join
ed by his brother, John S. Welch,
and the. law firm Of Welch & !Welch
was formed and for third of cen
tury those men united their efforts
to win the cases for their clients. ).
The deceased was a member OF
family of eight children. three OF
whom proceeded him to the better
land. Those that went on before
are Mrs. E. N. Leesey, who lived IN
Chicago, Mrs. C. R. Shur. who resid-
ed at Springville, Massachusetts, and
Mrs. Florence Miller, who resided at
Baltimore. The survivors are Mason
Of San Francisco, John S. Welch OF
Monticello, and Ira Of New YORK
City, his wife, three daughters, Ma
BILE, Eloisei and Andry and one son.,
Verdon, all Of Monticello. /
His father, jeremiah S.. WEIGH,
was born In Berlin, Pa, in 1908. His
grandfather, John 'Welch, came to
America from Ireland in 1880.
His mother, Eliza Mason, was born
in shington, D.. c., in 1878. and
was a daughter Of William Temple
Mason, one ofEthe eminent lawyers
of Washington and relative OF
the Confederate Commissioner Ma
son, who wasEtaken OFT British ship
while on his way to Europe to nego-
tiate treaties for the confederacy.
Her grandfather married Anna Eliza
beth Carroll, a sister Of Charles Car
roll Of Carrolton, a signer y, OF the.
Declaration Of 1ndeependenceNand
cousin of Bishop Carroll, the flrst
Catholic bishop Of the United States.
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