Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-07-03
State Senator
Po1neroy Dies
At Eureka
Passes Away Tuesday Morn
ing Following Severe
Heart Attack.
LONG PROMINENT IN
LIFE OF COMMUNITY

July Z.-l COpiC LII lldiN
ka and throughout the state were
shocked and sincerely grieved' at the
sudden death of Horace Greeley Pom
eroy Tuesday morning at 1915. He had
not been in the best of health for the
past two weeks, but in his usual lov-
ial way, laughed at the idea of medical
attention. He opened his office at the
usual time Tuesday morning, then
drove his car to the garage tor repairs.
He walked back to the office but after
climbing the stairs, complained OF a
severe pain in his chest and taxi
was called to take him back to his
home. The doctor arrived in time to
relieve his pain and Mr.. Pomeroy in
sisted he would be all right if he rested
a short while. A few minutes later he
passed peacefully away with his wife
standing by his side.
The Honorable Horace Greeley Pom
eroy was born on farm near Holton
in Jackson county, Kansas, March 6,
1876, and died at his home in Eureka
July l, 1880, at the age of 81 years !
months and Is days He was the son OF
John Franklin and Isabelle Clark
Pomeroy. The father, who died in 1914
was a native Of Massachusetts, and a
great admirer of Horace Greeley for
whom the son was named. The mother
was born in Indiana. When small
child her parents moved to Kansas and
there she lived until her death in 1918
The district schooling of the farming
community where Horace Greeley was
reared furnished his schooling during
the early years of his life and he later
attended Campbell College at Holton
Kansas, where he took a course ir
civil engineering Following his grad
uation in 1893 he took up school teach
ing at St Clere, Kansas. The next year
he came west to Kalispell and taught
q three months term of school neal
Columbia Falls. In December of 1885,
he. entered the Law office of Foot &
Pomeroy as stenographer and contin-
ued with them in the study of Law
until 1906, being admitted to the bar iT
June of that year. Immediately there
after he went into the county clerk.
office as deputy under ]. W. Walker
remaining until January, 1907. To thu
advantage of this community his mex
move led him to Eureka where he en-
gagged in the active practice OF his pro.
fession, and enjoyed very success
full career since that time. He was thu
attorney and secretary of the Eurek;
Townsite Company and of the City 0
Eureka, member of the Lincoln
County High School board, secretar.
of the board of District IL, and tool
such an active interest in the Weltar
of the community that his place cal
never be filled. In 1908 he was electe'
as state representative from Flathe.t
county, of which Eureka was then
part and it was during his term 0
office that Lincoln county was createc
Mr.. Pomeroy was United States com
missioner from the time he located i
Eureka until his death. He has bee
state senator from Lincoln count
since 1922 and was an active worke
for better laws for the state as we
as for our county He is Past Maste
Of Eureka Lodge Number SO, A.
& A. NJ and member of the follow
ing: Lillian Chapter No. "a Order {
the Eastern Star of Eureka, of tn
Kalispell Chapter No. Is Royal Arc
Masons, OF the Scottish Rite of Helen
and of Algeria Temple OF Myst
Shrines in Helena.
Mr. Pomeroy was married on Feb
ruary Is, 1902, to Miss Maude Fergu
son of Kalispell who died several yeal
ago. On December 81, 1928, he We
married to Miss Nora B. McDearma
by his brother, Judge c. w. Pomero,
at his home in Kalispell.
Greeley or Pom" as he was fam
iliarly known, was man OF quiet ar
homelike instincts and possessed vic
circle of good friends throughout tt
state and wherever he was known. T
so lived that when his summons can
he wrapped the draperies of his coue
about him and lay down to pleasal
dreams"
Funeral services will be held at Il
Baptist church in Eureka at 10 oclot
Thursday morning, after which h
wife will take his body to Holton, Kar
sas, for burial
He is survived by his wife, Nora
McDearman Pomeroy of Eureka, thru
brothers, Judge c. w. Pomeroy of Ka
ispell; Frank c. Pomeroy and Jot
F. Pomeroy, both of Holton, Kansa
two sisters, Mrs. Alice Lyau of
Jolla, Calf; and Mrs Harriet Bi
lard of FL Paso, Texas.