Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-05
Deaths in Ranks of Willis A. Gorn,an
Post, G. A. r., Moues Geo. B. Winship to
Write of N. D. Pioneers Who Haze Died

Garden Of Nden" over-balanced his
practical Judgment, and the result was
that he forfeited the payment he
made. It would be work Of superero-
g4don for me to undertake to chron-
tele the many good acts Of Comrade
Wehe. His ideals were high, his con-
duct blameless, and his good citizen
ship unquestioned. BY many years Of
study and spiritual devotion he had
fitted himself for his final exit; and
now, let us hope, is enjoying the ever
lasting glories Of the Heavenly Eden
that he coveted 30 much while oc-
cupying his earthly tabernacle.
Comrade A. s. Burrows was my
friend, neighbor and councillor, as we'll
as comrade.. We neighbored together
for many years. and in all the rela-
tions Of life he measured up to the
full standard of merit. At an early
business and became an expert in land
valuations. No man in the state was
moro familiar than he with that sec
ton embraced in the counties Of
Grand Forks. Nelson, Trail and
Steele. He knew every quarter. sec
ton, and every man, woman and child
living thereon. I took an auto trip
with him during the summer of 1905
through those counties. and he intro
duced me to all the farmers and their
families; also to the hired help. He
seemed to be personally acquainted
with the whole population During
the more recent years he operated in
the Canadian northwest, and doubt
less acquired the same minute infor-
nation as to land and people that he
acquired in North Dakota. In the
sphere Of good citizenship Mr.. Bur-
rows was pre-eminent. He possessed
q clear vision and a sound mind, and
his conclusions were arrived at after
conscientious thinking. He studied
every question with assiduity formed
his Judgment. took his stand, and
stood courageously by his convictions.
In politics he was the same kind Of
"anarcsist' that I was. and would
not hesitate to oppose the organiza-
ton when he believed it to be wrong.
The state. the church and the school
were given much Of his time, and
while his vocation was the land busi-
ness he believed that every active citl-
zen should devote some part of his
time to that class of public duties that
tend to make good citizens and a
moral and righteous people.
shall miss his cordial handmade
and genial greeting when 1 return to
Grand Forks next summer, but my
loss will be compensated by the
thought that my old friend, comrade
and neighbor is all right here he Is.
He performed his allotted task on
earth with fidelity and loyalty to God
and man, and I have no doubt of his
future reward.
William c. Nash, who recently
Joined the great majority, was not
veteran Of the Civil war, but he was
the dean of pioneers. For several
years during the Civil war he was To-
Gated on the extremefrontier and
was we'll known in all the struggling
settlements from st. Cloud, Mimi. to
Pembina. AS early as 1863. he was a
resident Of Pembi and his resi-
dence in the Red River Valley dates
from that time. first met Mr.. Nash
al Fort Abercrombie in the spring of
1857, when he was post-trader and
government contractor for supplies.
Our next meeting was at Fort Penn
bina In June, 1870, where he had the
contract to make brick for the con-
struction Of the Fort. He was there
at frequent intervals during the sum-
merA but tho work mainly was in
charge of Supt. D. L. Brawley. In
those days Mr. Nash was one Of the
most. active business men in the Red
river country. He not only carried
large stock of general merchandise as
post-trader at Fort Abercrombie, but
ne was Z. large contractor with the
government for the delivery of freight
to military posts and mail to remote
frontier points. He Shad the contract
for delivering the mail twice a week
from Fort Abercromb,e to Pembina,
which he sub-let to Hoffman & Loan.
who built the first dug-out and estab-
lished their home station at Grand
Forks In 1888. Mr.. Nash had many
irons in the fire in business way at
that time, and he surprised his
friends very much when he decided
upon quitting them and tilling the soil
as vocation--a decision he reached
In 1873, when he located on his fine
tract Of land in East Grand Forks
which has since been his home.
About that time he married Miss
Slaughter, daughter Of Capt. Robt. d.