The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-06-07
Murphy Died
At FELTON, May Fl
Deceased Was Husband Of Sank
Centre Lady-Funeral Held
Saturday Morning

The following announcement of
the death Of e. J. Murphy, hus-
band of Miss Jessie L. Buckley, of
this city, taken from an Ada, Mimi,
newspaper will be of interest to
many Herald readers as the deceas.
ed was known by many residents
of the Sank Centre community and
generally admired for his genial,
sunny dispositions:
"E. J. Murphy, aged IT years,
early settler of the FELTON, vicinity
and former resident and city al
derman in Ada, died at his farm
home near FELTON, at Ills p. m. last
Thursday, May 81, following a
paralytic stroke suffered the eve
ming before. Last September he
had similar stroke, but he had
apparently recovered from this and
was able to be about until the
second stroke occurred last We'd
nesday evening, from which he did
not regain consciousness.
Born at Norfolk, N. Y, on De-
cember 80, 1856, he came west when
he was twenty-one years old. He
spent a few years in Iowa and Wis
consin, and in the year 1882, came
to Clay county, this state, locating
on a homestead near FELTON,. In
addition to his farming interests he
operated a general store at FELTON,
several years, and was also manag-
er Of a farm implement concern.
He took prominent part in civic
and governmental affairs, serving
as deputy sheriff in Clay county
for several years in the early eos,
and as postmaster about 1900. He
served as mayor Of FELTON, village
for a few years and also as a mem
Der of the township board, and as
a member Of the school board. In
1898 he was appointed a state game
warden, and was instrumental in
running down an organized gang
of poachers in Marshall county,
who were illegally taking game. He
was a member of the board Of di-
rectors Of the FELTON, Rural Tele-
phone company, and two years ago
was appoined by the county COM
missioners to take charge Of the
grasshopper eradication campaign
in the FELTON, area. He was also
named receiver Of the former Clay
County State bank at FELTON,.
Mr.. Murphy resided in Ada
from 1915 OF 1924, but continued to
operate his farms at FELTON,. While
in Ada he served as city alderman
from 1921 to 1924, resigning the lat
ter year, when he returned to Eel
ton.
January 81, 1891, he was united
in marriage to Miss Agnes Burke,
at Coldwater, Iowa, who died at
FELTON, June Is, 1906. Children by
this marriage who are surviving
are Mrs. w. J. Mullin and Miss
Mary Murphy, Minneapolis; Joseph
B. Murphy, Ada; Edward A. Muir
ply, Fargo; Leo J. Murphy, Osce-
ola, Wis, Clair B. Murphy, Monte
video, Mimi; Robert e. Murphy,
Dougherty, Iowa, and Agnes, now
Sister Mary Robert Clair, Rock
Island, I'll. One daugher, Alice,
and one son, James. died in in
fancy.
June II, 1915 he was married a
second time, this time to Miss Tes-
sic l.. Buckley, Of Sank Centre,
who survives, together with three
children, Vincent R., Vivian T. and
Daniel B. Murphy, all at home.
Other near relatives who survive
are two sisters, Mrs. Peter Keegan
and Mrs. Thomas Crowley, both OF
Potsdam, N. Y, and two brothers,
Thomas L. Murphy, Of Chicago, and
Francis P. Murphy, Of Webster,
N. D.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at st. Joseph's Catholic church
in Ada Saturday morning at 9:3O
o'clock, with Rev. FIR. Aarden, of
Georgetown, officiating, assisted by
Henry and Gordon Johnson, twins
Of Sank Centre, nephews Of Mr..
Murphy. Following the services at
the local church, the remains were
taken to Georgetown for inter-
ment in the family lot. Honorary
pallbearers included Lambert
Roesch, s. e. Olson, D. e. Fulton,
D. G. Jones, A. A. Habedank, J. r.
Prigge, Peter Brommenschenkel
and Ernest Potretzke, all Of Ada,
and Judge c. A. Nye, of Moorhead.
Active pallbearers were 8. H. Barry,
of Moorhead, r. H. Denenny and
J. B. Hennen, of Borup, Peter
Sander, Aug. Simonson and A. v.
Specht, Of FELTON,.
A large concourse Of friends gath
cred at the church to attend the
last rites.
Among the out-of-town rela-
tives, in addition to the children,
who were here for the funeral SER
vices were Mr.. and Mrs. r. v.
Plant, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee johnson
and sons, Henry and Gordon,
James Buckley and Stanley CHS
holm, all Of Sank Centre, Miss
Alice Burke and Joe Cooney, of
Dougherty, Iowa and Mr.. and Mrs.
T. p. Murphy, Of Webster N. D."