Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1919-11-14
Died

! MISS Oaulc fullcT paSSCu away IT. LOU
Tuesday morning at st. Gabricl's hos.
pital in this city from the effects Of
paralysis. She suffered a severe para
lytic stroke a year ago last July and
had been confined at the hospital ever
since. She was Gl years old.
| Miss Fuller was born on the old Full
! Ter homestead, now the Llndbcrgh prop
/ crty, southwest Of the city, III 1893.
| Her parents were Stephen T. and Mary
| b. Fuller, pioneer settlers OF Morrison
! county and closrl y identified with It's
! early development and history. Miss
Fuller was the last SURVIVOR OF the
/ family, the parents having passed away
many years ago and Il i'r>l"'f " e.
NJ. ruler, for many years editor OF tho
Transcript, died Il lew years ago. MISS
EtllICr wa, ca ii u II. lill lUC.l SCHOOLS
and the st. Cloud normal, where She
was one Of the first stuucnts 1loln inns
; Count. Alter culnplctlng her normal
course she taught i'll the schools al
Sila!i"p"c for two years and then hi
the local schools for Sc crul years.
Wncn her brother was appointed local
postmaster in 1883 she took position
as clerk 1T the postoffitc, which posi-
ton she held until 1892, when she took
the position of bookkccpcr at the
Transcript. This position she held un-
til couple of years after her brother S
death, when she resigned and took
position us assistant at the office Of the
county superintendent Of schools. Sliu
was employed there when she was
stricken with paralysis.
ISIS Fuller was prominent in educa-
tional work here and from the time tho
Carnegie library was established here
until she took i'll she held the position
of secretary Of the library board. She
was a member of the First Congrega-
stipnaA church and held the position of
church clerk up to the time Of her i'll
nessc.- AS assistant county superintend'
ent of schools she was very active in
Junior Red Cross work.
AN aunt, AIRS. Sarah Coldren of
Worthwhile, Mich, is the nearest sur
viving relative.
afternoon, at $3.50, from the home OF
mcnt was in Oakland cemetery.
Mrs. Clara X. Fuller, sister-in-la of
Miss Fuller, was up from Minneapolis
to attend the funeral.
Peter Picottc, pioneer settler Of
Morrison county and well known here,
died Sunday at 2:30 a. NJ, at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. F. X. Hcroux OF
this city. He was 81 years old and
death was due to the intirmitics of old |
age.
Mr.. Picottc was born in Louisville,
Canada, in 1892. In 1855 he came to
this country, locating in Belle Prairie, !
this county, whore he lived until five ;
years ago, when he came to this city to
live with his daughter, Mrs. HcrouN.
Mr. Picottc was married to Miss Phil |
omcne Charter in 1863. Mr.. Picot.c |
was one Of Belle Prairic's prominent !
farmers and for 25 years he was asses !
sor of that township.
Three sons and eight daughters sur
yive Mr.. Picotte, also one brother.
The sons are Telcs of Helena, Mont,
and Joseph and Tom of this city; the
daughters arc Mrs. Ben Lcdoux of Hib
bling; Mrs. H. NJ. Rcindcau Of Tacoma,
Wash; Mrs. Sam Plante Of Ripley;
Mrs. Frank Bastien of Chisholm; Mrs. /
A. Mcdonald Of Regina, Cam; Mrs.
Isaac Bevcridge of Roseville, Cal;
Mrs. F. x. Heroux and Mrs. Adelaide !
Roble of this city. The brother is
Tclesphore Picotte of Chippewa Falls,
Wis.
The funeral was held from St. Fran
els Xavier church Tuesday at $3.50 a.
M, FIR. A. Lamothe officiating. Inter
ment was in Belle Prairie cemetery.
John A. Larson, resident of Pike
Creek township for many years, died
at his home Monday from typhoid and
rheumatism, after a brief illness. He
was 81 years old.
Mr.. Larson is survived by widow, !
+"""" sons e"a a daughter. He is well
known in Pike Creek and vicinity.
Two of the sons, John and Arthur, of
u -. for tn" funeral.
Tho funeral will be held from the