The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1918-12-20
IA, CALLAHAN LOSES
BATTLE With DEATH
WELL KNOWN WASHBURN BUSI-
NESS MAN VICTIM OF PNEU-
MONIA AFTER FLU"
MAGNIFiClENT FIGHT
LAST FOURTEEN DAYS
HE CAME HERE ABOUT 1901 AND
TOOK UP A CLAIM NEAR
UNDERWOOD


up a brave struggle, Tube1t A. Gala
CHAN, one of Washburn's well known
business men, died on Friday after
noon of last week, of pneumonia, fol-
lowing an attack of the Spanish influ-
enza. Relatives and fl ends, watching
the magnificent fight from day to day
were hopeful that Bert" would win
at the last and the sad news was a
sharp shock to the most. II was the
second death in Washburn on account
of the epidemic.
Of the eighteen days illness, four
teen were spent in a conflict with
pneumonia. It was "Bert's" splendid
constitution which withstood the dis
ease so long. A greater part Of the
time in bed he was delirious, but on
the last day, his temperature fell and
he seemed like himself again. Close to
4 o'clock in the afternoon, however,
he breathed his last. Mrs. Gallaghan,
who became ill shortly after her hls-
band, is gradually recovering her
strength.
The funeral was held from the house
at o'clock last Monday afternoon. It
was in charge of the knights of Pyth-
las of which order Mr.. Gallaghan was
member. The services were conducted
by Rev. E. w. Hedthke, pastor of the
Methodist church. He said in part on
the following txt: "Thes. w. 14.-'For
If we believe that Jesus died and
rose again even so them also which
sleep in Jesus will God bring with
Him.
!, ~ If we believe. the, respecting
the death of Christ, we may believe
the statement respecting his disciples
that they are asleep; If we believe the
fact that Christ rose from the dead
to be forever glorious in heaven, we
may believe that God will bring with
Him those that are asleep-bring them
back to us. -.
Christ died that we might sleep
He died like sinner so far as it was
possible for Him the. sinless one, to
take the sinners place He did so. AS
sinners we are worthy to die but He
died in our stead so that we as sinners
might so far as possible become right
eous and be so considered.
"The sting of death He felt it; the
victory of death, He submitted to it;
the curse of death, He bore it; the
desolation of death, He sensed9 it; the
darkness and pangs Of death, He
dreaded them. o death, where is thy
sting? Oh grave where is thy victory?'
These are not words of the blessed
Saviour, He could not say them, but
one of His early disciples" could and
did. Christ said 1T is finished, His
work was done. So through faith in
Him and His work die not but sleep
waiting for the resurrection when we
will be- given back to our loved ones
and they to us to be with each other
forever, in the golden age and land
of the hereafter"
Mr.. Gallaghan was born forty-one
years ago last September at Manchest-
er, Iowa. His parents both died when
he was young. He attended school at
Harrisburg, Mo.
About the year 1901 he came to
Washburn and got employment in
lumber yard. He filed on homestead
about four miles east of Underwood
and proved up on it. He was married
in 1904 to Miss Inez Indseth at Can.
ton, South Dakota.
Ever since he came here in his early
twenties, MT. Gallaghan had spent
about seventeen years in Washburn,
with the exception, Of year orttwo at
Wilton. For a time he was employed
in the store OF the Thompson Hard
ware Company and later went into; 4
that kind. Of business for himself. He
had been engaged in the automobile
business for the past eight or ten
years aa=@ 5S .5:S' TX; >.5 y. $..t
Il Besides the widow, he is1survived!l
by q. b6y. Dick. eight years OF age, and.
a baby girl, eight months old;$ a sister:
Mrs. sHattie Griffith of Dickey,;. N. d.,
who came to s her former home on
learning of her brothers illness, and
another sister, Mrs. Maud :Jimerson,
who lives at Weiser, Idaho. i
Except for hunting occasionally, Mr.. |
Gallaghan stuck to his business nearly
all the time. He had 9 genial person.
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