Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-04-25
|M.L.McC0LL0UGH
RESIDE He Re.
Since 1879, DIES
Well Known Member of the
City Council and Prom
inent Citizen Pass
es Away.
FUNERAL TOMORROW
A Man of Wide Influence
and Power in This
Community.

NJ. i. Mccullough, a resident Of Web
atcr City since 1870 and one of the
les; known and prominent men of the
community, died yesterday about noon
at the home of his adopted daughter,
Mrs. Harry ID. Ambrose, 73S Bank
street. He had been in poor health for
several months with heart trouble and
for some weeks had been bedfast
Specialists had been consulted and
everything possible had been done to
restore him to health.
The funeral will be held from the
Ambrose home tomorrow afternoon at
> o'clock and at the Methodist chhrch
at so. with the Masonic order at
tending. DR.. X. r. Chippertield, his
pastor. and Rev. f. w. CHM, of Fort
Dodge. a former Methodist pastor here,
will conduct the services.
NJ. l.. Mccullough had been identified
City since he left his, fathers farm and
came here in 1870. He had been a mem
her of the city council since the adop
ton of the city manager plan and his
Influence and popularity was fully at
tested in the large vote always given
aim by his fellow citizens when he was
called to serve them. He was born
in Monroe county, Ohio. Oct. -. 1851.
The father followed the trade of shoe
making and later engaged in agricult
Ire and was prominent citizen of
Dhio until he removed to Iowa in 1866.
IN that year he settled in Marshall
.ounty, where he farmed until his
.cath.
Early Manhood.
NJ. l.. Mccullough received his educa
ion in the public schools of Marshall |
ounty. His father was Il prominent |
armer in that region. He remained on
lis fathers farm. actively assisting in !
he labors of tilling the soil until 1879,
rhen lie moved to Webster City and
egan a career which made his name
romincnt in different commercial
apaciticS. His first business. connec-
ion was with l. w. Packard with
'hom he was associated in the buying
I'd shipping of grain for three years.
/ 1883 he spent year at Woodstock
uying grain for ~ G. Omstcad. He
cturned to Webster City the same year
nd entered the employ of Frank
;ros. in their clothing store. This
ssociation continued for five years. In
eptember, 1883, he established himself
! business in partnership with i. $.
urrie under the firm name Of Curric
Mccullough. They dealt in clothing
nd mems furnishings, and in the eight
ears of their business connection cs
,blishcd fiourishing and prosperous
,ncern which gradually grew to he
ne of the largest clothing enterprises
! Webster City. In 1896 the partners
'spOsed of their interests in this line
nd opened real estate, loan and /
,suranc2 business which they con ,
rctcd Under the name of Curric &
IcCollough until 1903. |,
As an AuctiOnecr. |,
In this year the partnership was |
dissolved and Mr.. McCol- i
ugh gave his entire attention to his ,
business. which he had !:
arted as Il side line twenty years be- |
re. Up to this time he had given it /:
'ry little attention, but when his real ,
tate business was disposed of. he {
I'VE all his energies to the reorganiZa- f
Oh and development of his auctioneel- Y
g business. He subsequently owned !,