Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-09-01
WAR VETERAN PASSES AWAY
Simon ]. Moen, Prominent Braddock
Business Man, Succumbs After A
Long Illness From Bright's Dis
ease. Funeral Sunday.

AHu Sudy mVIl1uS, dI Vie olSIudICh
hospital, the people of Braddock and
community lost one of their best
friends and most wide-awake busi-
ness men. Deceased had been suf-
fering for. several months from
Bright's Disease, and had been con-
fined to the hospital since early last
spring. For several months there
had been little hope of his recovery,
although his wonderful vitality leant
some hope about three weeks ago.
Deceased was one of the promin-
ent business men Of Braddock, al
though comparatively young in years
being only 81 years Of. age at the
time of his death. He had been in
good health all his life until last win
ter. One day while in Bismarck he
+, felt poorly and decided to go to the
hospital for rest and to receive
medical attention. There it was dis
covered that he was suffering from
an advanced case of his fatal. malady.
He never left the hospital again alive
and the doctors had little hope of re-
covery from the first. About 8 a. m.
last Thursday morning, the final sum
mons came. His faithful wife was
with him through all the trying times
of his last sickness, and is herself on
the verge Of physical. collapse. =.
According to the last wishes of the
deceased, arrangements were made
for Masonic funeral at Braddock.
The Linton Lodge of Freemasons, of
which he was member, of1iciated
and one Of the largest assemblages
in the history of the county was
present to pay the last respects to a
beloved friend and neighbor. The
large new garage building was fitted
up for the. funeral services, no other
building in town being large enough
to house even a small fraction of
those attending. Editor Stewart, of
Wilton, minister and himself a
Freemason, preached the funeral SER
mon. A quartet from Bismarck rem
dered the musical numbers.
Interment was made in Braddock
cemetery, the American Legion fur
nishing a firing squad and a bugler
at the close of the Masonic burial
service,
Simon ]. Moen, known to his large
circle Of friends as "Sam," was born
in Brookings county, South Dakota,
on December "a, 1887. He came to
,Braddock to make his business start
in life in. 1906, and secured employ
ment as clerk in the L. M. aDoer-
schlag store. He was efficient, pain
stalking and thrifty, and in 1916 be-
came one of the incorporators Of the
L. NJ. Doerschlag Co. In September,
1917, he was one Of the first four
Emmons county men to go into mil
itary service under the provisions Of
the selective draft, he naving waived
all claims to exemption. He served
in E Battery Of the 338th Artillery,
receiving his training at Camp Dodge.
He went overseas with his regiment,
and was returned to the states and
discharged after serving seventeen
months. Late in the year Of his re-
turn from service, Z. M. Doerschlag,
the founder of the store, withdrew
from the firm, Messrs. Moen and Nc
Cusker becoming sole owners.
Besides his mother, FIVE brothers
and two sisters, deceased leaves a
widow, Irene Moen, to mourn his
loss. He was married twice, his
first wife being Adah B. Hurlbut, who
died in April, 1917. Following his
discharge from the army he was mar
ried to Irene Gladys Campbell, Of
Randall, Mimi, who survives him.
Relatives, all Of whom came to Brad
dock to attend the funeral, are Mrs.
Anna Moen, mother; John, Chris,
Norman and Arthur Moen, brothers;
and Mrs. Emil Jussil, sister; Mr.. and
Mrs. Matthew Kosti, brother-in-law
and sister; and Earl Kosti, nephew;
all Of Lake Norden, s. D.; Charlie
Moen, brother, of Fargo; Miss Anna
Freshman, cousin, from Wisconsin,
Mrs. Moen's mother, Mrs. Jennie
Campbell, and the formers sister,
Mu. Hazel Gourd, Of Randall, Mimi,
were also present.
Pail bearers were R. L. Washburn,
Napoleon; Frank Simon, Kintyre, H.
w. Allen, Dewitt Baer, and Frank
Haynes, Braddock and John ]. Pet
erson, Hazelton.
Deceased was, a member Of the
!, various York and Scottish Rite bod
les Of Masonry and Of the Ell Zagal
shrine Of Fargo. He belonged to the
Lloyd Spetz post Of the American Lee
gion, Bismarck. Legion brothers in
uniform from Kintyre. Braddock,
3 Hazelton and Linton attended.