The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-11
JOSEPH HARE
PIONEER CITIZEN ]
DIED SUNDAY
Had Been Failing at Local Hos.
pital for Last Few
Months
CAME TO BISMARCK IN 1867
Few Citizens So Intimately Con-
nected With Civic and Busi.
r ness Activities
CAME TO BISMARCK IN 1867

and influential citizens. Mr.. Hare
passed away Sunday morning at 4:15
in the st. AleXius hospital where he
had been for several weeks For the
last two years he had been in poor
health and for the last month had been
failing rapidly.
Joseph Hare came to Bismarck in
the early territorial days in 1867
shortly after he was mustered out of
the Civil war. He had resided here
from that time, giving his time and
money to the development OF the state
and city of which he was so fond. In
the very early days, Mr. Hare was
prominent in politics and all civic
work Of the city. He was Republic
an and ever loyal to his party. He
served two terms in the Legislature
as representative from Burleigh
county from 1901 to 1905 For a num-
ber or years he served the city as
justice Of the peace.
At the time of death. he was one OF
the directors OF the First National
bank. He was organizer OF the Brad
dock bank and for many years was
vice president. He also was interested
in banks at Mckenzie, Washburn and
Hazelton, seyering his connection
with them when his health failed He
was also instrumental in getting the
500 line to lay tracks into Bismarck
opening up vast territory to the cap
ital city. .~E. ~.
First Charter Member.
Mr. Hare held the distinction of be-
ing the first charter member and or
ganizer OF Bismarck louge No. s. then
No. l. He served as one of its first
officers and through his efforts kept
the Masonic lodge alive in the early
days when it was threatened with fail
ure. The Bismarck lodge was the first
one to be organized in the state and
it was principally through his efforts
that Masonry was introduced here. He
has held some o. the highest offices
Ofithat organization both OF the state
and local lodge. He was for some
time Fast Master OF Bismarck lodge
No 5, and was past grand high priest
of North Dakota, past eminent grand
commander OF the North Dakota Com
and held number of the most
important offices in the local lodge.
The Bismarck lodge was organized i'll
the eioht'es "nd Mr. Hare had been
connected with masonry for over 40
years. only last year he was made a
life member of the A. F.. and A. M.
lodge, being among the very few men
of the state to be thus honored. Mr..
Hare was also one OF the old-young
men to help establish the Royal Arch
Mason chapter No. 10 Of this place.
Joseph Hare served his country
during the entire period Of the Civil
war. He volunteered in 1861 at the
Of the great conflict and
was mustered out in 1865. He was a
member of the Sixth Minnesota regi-
ment when he was 20 years old. Short
ly after the war he located in Brain
erd but he succumbed to the western
fever and two years after he was dis
charged from the Civil war he made
his way to North Dakota.
Funeral services will be conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock in the
EH" sonic +emDle and viii he in charge
of the Masons, assisted by DR.. w. j.
.Aulcneson, chaplain. The body will lie
in state from 10 a. M. Tuesday until
the time for the funeral. Interment
will be made in st. Mary's cemetery.
Born in 1871.
He was born in Fairview, Ohio,
June q, 1S4l, and lived there until
he was 16 years old. With his par
ents he came to Minnesota in 1857.
January 30, 1883. he was married to
Miss Margaret Reynolds OF Cresco,
IA, who died in 1914. To this union
seven children were born, five Of
whom are living They are Joseph
Hare. ir., Of Butte. Mont; John R. OF
Dickinson, Paul D., Robert L., and
Grace M. Three brothers and
two sisters a,so survi,-n. They
are Robert ~, Heber and Charles c.
Hare of St. Paul Mrs. Rose Hogland
of Astoria, Ore, and Miss Hattie Hare
of St. Paul.
After locating in Bismarck Mr.. Hare
engaged in the machinery and imple-
ment business with the late Frank
Donnolly Later he bought the Van
Houghton hardware business which
was later known as the Hare and
Holt Hardware store. He conduct
ed this business under the name of
Joseph Hare after Mr.. Holt severed
his connection and some years later
took j. P French into partnership.
After several years he shold his
share of the business to G. A. Welch
and the firm is now known as
French and Welch.
FORMER SULTAN OF