After an illness of a few days dura-
tion Elbridge Gerry Clough died at
his home 515 Ninth Ave., S. E., Min-
neapolis, at noon on the 27th ult.
About ten days prior to his death Mr.
Clough went to Radisson, Wisconsin,
to take charge of a sawmill, where he
contracted a cold which developed
into a severe attack of la grippe; he
reached his home on the evening of
the 25th ult., but despite the unremit-
ting attention of his family and the
best medical skill obtainable he
passed away shortly after noon, Fri-
day.

The funeral services were held at
the family residence Tuesday fore-
noon under the auspices of Cataract
Lodge A. F. and A. M. Rev. A. N.
Alcott delivered an eloquent and com-
forting address, the Masonic quartette
sweetly sang several soul-inspiring
hymns, and the beautiful Masonic
ceremonies for the dead were impres-
sively conducted by the officers and
brethren of the lodge of which the
deceased was an honored member.
The floral tributes almost covered the
casket from view. The remains were
laid at rest in beautiful Lakewood
cemetery, there to await the resurrec-
tion morn.

Elbridge Gerry Clough was born in
Lyme, N. H., July 19, 1844, and came
to Minnesota with his parents in 1858.
He was married to Miss Anna Haskell
July 25, 1870. His wife and two
daughters Zua and Leila survive.
A son- Elbridge Gerry died at the age
of thirteen, seventeen yrs ago.
He resided at Spencer Brook,
where he was engaged in farming and
lumbering until 1882, when he moved
to Minneapolis and became an active
member of the well known lumber firm
of Clough Bros.

Gerry Clough, as he was familiarly
called, was well known to all the old
settlers of Princeton, Spencer Brook
and the entire Rum river valley, and
he was respected and beloved by all
who knew him. He was, indeed, one
of nature's noblemen.

" His life was gentle and the elements
So mix'd in him, that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, 'This is a man' "

Princeton Union Feb 2, 1905