Stinesville (Monroe County, Indiana) Review, Thursday, January 12, 1899, p. 1.
DEATH'S PORTAL OPEN
To Receive the Soul of Edward M. Hughes.
Died in a Strange Land Far From Home.
Death in its saddest form has claimed the soul of Edward M. Hughes. In a strange country, far from loved ones at home, his young life ebbed away, and his spirit took its flight to the God who gave it.
The first of last June Mr. Hughes went out to Colorado to visit his old friend, Paul B. Smith, and to inhale the pure air of the Rocky mountains. The high altitude seemed to agree with him, and his health apparently improved. He was given a good position as head salesman with the leading clothing firm of Salida, and was held in highest esteem by the store's proprietors.
The first intelligence of Mr. Hughes' illness was conveyed to his home folks here by a telegram from P. B. Smith to his father, David Hughes. This was Tuesday afternoon, and the telegram stated that he was seriously ill with pneumonia, and that grave fears were entertained for his recovery. The father left immediately for Salida, but long before he could reach Colorado, his son's condition grew rapidly worse, and death ensued at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening. The sad intelligence was received in a dispatch which was delivered to the heart-broken family at noon yesterday. The message stated that death had occurred Tuesday evening, and that the remains would be embalmed, and await the father's arrival. The body is expected to reach Bloomington next Sunday afternoon, and will be accompanied by the father and Paul Smith. The funeral arrangements have not been definitely completed, but the interment will probably occur next Tuesday.
Edward M. Hughes was born in Bloomington, May 9, 1874, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Hughes. His sister, Olive M., is the wife of Attorney Robert G. Miller, and his younger brother, Lou, is a member of the I. U. Glee Club.
After attending the city High school, he entered the employ of J. W. Simmons & Co., and for over ten years was the most valuable salesman in the Eagle Clothing store. He was a member of the Morton St. Church of Christ, and was a faithful attendant upon the services of the church and Sunday school.
He was a charter member of the local lodge of Modern Woodmen, and was also an officer in the Knights of Pythias. He was much interested in the above societies, and never failed to attend their meetings when opportunity offered. The lodges will consider the wishes of the family and conduct the funeral accordingly.
Edward Hughes was popular with both the old and young, with the former because of his respect for them, and with the latter because of his jovial, good-natured disposition. His brief life was a sweet example of all that is purest, noblest, and best in young manhood. His kindly deeds, his generous traits, his unselfish devotion to family and friends, will ever be remembered by loving hearts, by hearts now saddened because the boy they worshiped is wrapped in ever-lasting sleep.
Only a few brief months ago the writer of this article visited Mr. Hughes in his far Western home, but little did he know that thus soon would he be called upon to write his obituary. He was then so jovial, so ambitious, so filled with life's fondest hopes that he was a source of inspiration to all his companions. He had made all due plans for his future earthly happiness, and now to see all his fondest hopes blasted seems sad indeed. He so lived that his life made the world better by his having lived in it, and of him it can be justly said, "Well done, good and faithful servant."
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Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, undated. (Note: According to the Rose Hill Cemetery Index, Edward M. Hughes died on January 10, 1899.)
FUNERAL OF MR. HUGHES TOMORROW
From Monday's Daily: The remains of Edward M. Hughes arrived on the 3:45 train this afternoon from Salida, Col. They were accompanied on the long, sad journey by David M. Hughes, the father, and Paul B. Smith, a personal friend, the body having started from Salida Thursday morning and had they not missed connections at Colorado Springs, would have been here 24 hours earlier.
The remains were taken to the sorrow-stricken home on Madison Street where they will lie in state tomorrow from 9 to 12. The funeral will take place from the Morton Street Church of Christ tomorrow at two o'clock. The services will be conducted by Dr. Holloway, the pastor. The burial will be in charge of the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen. The Rathbone Temple and the Criterion Club will attend.
Mr. Hughes was very popular among all classes, and his funeral will be one of the largest ever held in the city. The casket will not be opened at the church.
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HUGHES, Edward M.
A former well-known and popular salesman in the Eagle clothing store died on Wednesday morning last (Jan. 11, 1899) at Salida, Colorado from pneumonia after an illness of ten days. The son of David H. Hughes. Born in Bloomington in 1874. Was a member of the Franklin K. of P. Lodge and also a member of the Modern Woodmen. Edward Hughes was a salesman in a clothing store in Salida.
Bloomington Republican Progress, Tues., Jan. 17, 1899.
Newspaper Archives, I.U. Library. [Monroe County Early Obits, copied by Dorothy Hamm from microfilm prepared by the Newspaper Archives, Indiana University (IU), available at the Monroe County Historical Society (MCHS). NOTE: There is no longer a newspaper archives at IU and the microfilm cannot be located. The cards from which the microfilm was made is part of the clipping file available at the MCHS. The cards may or may not contain the entire obituary.]
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Burial Record states - HUGHES, EDWARD M / Date of Death - 1/10/1899 / Last Residence - (Blank) / Place of Birth - (Blank) / Age - 24 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - B, 2
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7/26/2020 - Contributor: Tammy (Gray) Vigil (47004136) added the following obituary:
"Salida Record (Salida, CO) January 13, 1899
Death of Ed M. Hughes
"Tuesday evening, January 10, Edward M Hughes died of pneumonia at his rooms at the residence of J.D. Whitehurst. Mr. Hughes had been sick but a short time, being taken with the grip about ten days before and was confined to his bed only one week. He was apparently much better Sunday afternoon, but in the night pneumonia set in and resulted fatally between eight and nine o'clock Tuesday evening. Mr. Hughes was a young man of unusual strength of character. Though only 24 years of age he had made marked headway in his profession and had expected at some future time to take up the study of dentistry. He was a man of great social talent as all who ever came in contact with him know, and a true Christian in his every day life as well as his religion, being an excellent member of the Christian church, both at his home in Indiana and here. He came out here from Bloomington, Indiana, in August of last year and accepted a position with Mr. Disman, which position he held at the time of his death. His father, David Hughes, was sent for but got here too late to see his son alive, arriving yesterday on No. 1. He was taken to the home of Mr. Whitehurst where his son's remains lay, and from where short services will be held today pending his departure on No. 4. Mr. P.B. Smith will accompany the bereaved father on his return home. Many beautiful floral pieces showed the high esteem and regard felt for the deceased, notably one from the Knights of Pythias, of which order he was a member; also the Clerk's Union, to which he belonged; his friends from Bloomington, many of whom are in the city; and sympathy and regard from those who were entire strangers to him a year ago. Mr. Hughes won the respect and admiration of the entire community during his short stay here and his parents and relatives have the deepest sympathy friends can offer in his sudden death. He leaves a brother and sister in Indiana."
DEATH'S PORTAL OPEN
To Receive the Soul of Edward M. Hughes.
Died in a Strange Land Far From Home.
Death in its saddest form has claimed the soul of Edward M. Hughes. In a strange country, far from loved ones at home, his young life ebbed away, and his spirit took its flight to the God who gave it.
The first of last June Mr. Hughes went out to Colorado to visit his old friend, Paul B. Smith, and to inhale the pure air of the Rocky mountains. The high altitude seemed to agree with him, and his health apparently improved. He was given a good position as head salesman with the leading clothing firm of Salida, and was held in highest esteem by the store's proprietors.
The first intelligence of Mr. Hughes' illness was conveyed to his home folks here by a telegram from P. B. Smith to his father, David Hughes. This was Tuesday afternoon, and the telegram stated that he was seriously ill with pneumonia, and that grave fears were entertained for his recovery. The father left immediately for Salida, but long before he could reach Colorado, his son's condition grew rapidly worse, and death ensued at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening. The sad intelligence was received in a dispatch which was delivered to the heart-broken family at noon yesterday. The message stated that death had occurred Tuesday evening, and that the remains would be embalmed, and await the father's arrival. The body is expected to reach Bloomington next Sunday afternoon, and will be accompanied by the father and Paul Smith. The funeral arrangements have not been definitely completed, but the interment will probably occur next Tuesday.
Edward M. Hughes was born in Bloomington, May 9, 1874, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Hughes. His sister, Olive M., is the wife of Attorney Robert G. Miller, and his younger brother, Lou, is a member of the I. U. Glee Club.
After attending the city High school, he entered the employ of J. W. Simmons & Co., and for over ten years was the most valuable salesman in the Eagle Clothing store. He was a member of the Morton St. Church of Christ, and was a faithful attendant upon the services of the church and Sunday school.
He was a charter member of the local lodge of Modern Woodmen, and was also an officer in the Knights of Pythias. He was much interested in the above societies, and never failed to attend their meetings when opportunity offered. The lodges will consider the wishes of the family and conduct the funeral accordingly.
Edward Hughes was popular with both the old and young, with the former because of his respect for them, and with the latter because of his jovial, good-natured disposition. His brief life was a sweet example of all that is purest, noblest, and best in young manhood. His kindly deeds, his generous traits, his unselfish devotion to family and friends, will ever be remembered by loving hearts, by hearts now saddened because the boy they worshiped is wrapped in ever-lasting sleep.
Only a few brief months ago the writer of this article visited Mr. Hughes in his far Western home, but little did he know that thus soon would he be called upon to write his obituary. He was then so jovial, so ambitious, so filled with life's fondest hopes that he was a source of inspiration to all his companions. He had made all due plans for his future earthly happiness, and now to see all his fondest hopes blasted seems sad indeed. He so lived that his life made the world better by his having lived in it, and of him it can be justly said, "Well done, good and faithful servant."
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Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, undated. (Note: According to the Rose Hill Cemetery Index, Edward M. Hughes died on January 10, 1899.)
FUNERAL OF MR. HUGHES TOMORROW
From Monday's Daily: The remains of Edward M. Hughes arrived on the 3:45 train this afternoon from Salida, Col. They were accompanied on the long, sad journey by David M. Hughes, the father, and Paul B. Smith, a personal friend, the body having started from Salida Thursday morning and had they not missed connections at Colorado Springs, would have been here 24 hours earlier.
The remains were taken to the sorrow-stricken home on Madison Street where they will lie in state tomorrow from 9 to 12. The funeral will take place from the Morton Street Church of Christ tomorrow at two o'clock. The services will be conducted by Dr. Holloway, the pastor. The burial will be in charge of the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen. The Rathbone Temple and the Criterion Club will attend.
Mr. Hughes was very popular among all classes, and his funeral will be one of the largest ever held in the city. The casket will not be opened at the church.
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HUGHES, Edward M.
A former well-known and popular salesman in the Eagle clothing store died on Wednesday morning last (Jan. 11, 1899) at Salida, Colorado from pneumonia after an illness of ten days. The son of David H. Hughes. Born in Bloomington in 1874. Was a member of the Franklin K. of P. Lodge and also a member of the Modern Woodmen. Edward Hughes was a salesman in a clothing store in Salida.
Bloomington Republican Progress, Tues., Jan. 17, 1899.
Newspaper Archives, I.U. Library. [Monroe County Early Obits, copied by Dorothy Hamm from microfilm prepared by the Newspaper Archives, Indiana University (IU), available at the Monroe County Historical Society (MCHS). NOTE: There is no longer a newspaper archives at IU and the microfilm cannot be located. The cards from which the microfilm was made is part of the clipping file available at the MCHS. The cards may or may not contain the entire obituary.]
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Burial Record states - HUGHES, EDWARD M / Date of Death - 1/10/1899 / Last Residence - (Blank) / Place of Birth - (Blank) / Age - 24 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - B, 2
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7/26/2020 - Contributor: Tammy (Gray) Vigil (47004136) added the following obituary:
"Salida Record (Salida, CO) January 13, 1899
Death of Ed M. Hughes
"Tuesday evening, January 10, Edward M Hughes died of pneumonia at his rooms at the residence of J.D. Whitehurst. Mr. Hughes had been sick but a short time, being taken with the grip about ten days before and was confined to his bed only one week. He was apparently much better Sunday afternoon, but in the night pneumonia set in and resulted fatally between eight and nine o'clock Tuesday evening. Mr. Hughes was a young man of unusual strength of character. Though only 24 years of age he had made marked headway in his profession and had expected at some future time to take up the study of dentistry. He was a man of great social talent as all who ever came in contact with him know, and a true Christian in his every day life as well as his religion, being an excellent member of the Christian church, both at his home in Indiana and here. He came out here from Bloomington, Indiana, in August of last year and accepted a position with Mr. Disman, which position he held at the time of his death. His father, David Hughes, was sent for but got here too late to see his son alive, arriving yesterday on No. 1. He was taken to the home of Mr. Whitehurst where his son's remains lay, and from where short services will be held today pending his departure on No. 4. Mr. P.B. Smith will accompany the bereaved father on his return home. Many beautiful floral pieces showed the high esteem and regard felt for the deceased, notably one from the Knights of Pythias, of which order he was a member; also the Clerk's Union, to which he belonged; his friends from Bloomington, many of whom are in the city; and sympathy and regard from those who were entire strangers to him a year ago. Mr. Hughes won the respect and admiration of the entire community during his short stay here and his parents and relatives have the deepest sympathy friends can offer in his sudden death. He leaves a brother and sister in Indiana."
Stinesville (Monroe County, Indiana) Review, Thursday, January 12, 1899, p. 1.
DEATH'S PORTAL OPEN
To Receive the Soul of Edward M. Hughes.
Died in a Strange Land Far From Home.
Death in its saddest form has claimed the soul of Edward M. Hughes. In a strange country, far from loved ones at home, his young life ebbed away, and his spirit took its flight to the God who gave it.
The first of last June Mr. Hughes went out to Colorado to visit his old friend, Paul B. Smith, and to inhale the pure air of the Rocky mountains. The high altitude seemed to agree with him, and his health apparently improved. He was given a good position as head salesman with the leading clothing firm of Salida, and was held in highest esteem by the store's proprietors.
The first intelligence of Mr. Hughes' illness was conveyed to his home folks here by a telegram from P. B. Smith to his father, David Hughes. This was Tuesday afternoon, and the telegram stated that he was seriously ill with pneumonia, and that grave fears were entertained for his recovery. The father left immediately for Salida, but long before he could reach Colorado, his son's condition grew rapidly worse, and death ensued at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening. The sad intelligence was received in a dispatch which was delivered to the heart-broken family at noon yesterday. The message stated that death had occurred Tuesday evening, and that the remains would be embalmed, and await the father's arrival. The body is expected to reach Bloomington next Sunday afternoon, and will be accompanied by the father and Paul Smith. The funeral arrangements have not been definitely completed, but the interment will probably occur next Tuesday.
Edward M. Hughes was born in Bloomington, May 9, 1874, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Hughes. His sister, Olive M., is the wife of Attorney Robert G. Miller, and his younger brother, Lou, is a member of the I. U. Glee Club.
After attending the city High school, he entered the employ of J. W. Simmons & Co., and for over ten years was the most valuable salesman in the Eagle Clothing store. He was a member of the Morton St. Church of Christ, and was a faithful attendant upon the services of the church and Sunday school.
He was a charter member of the local lodge of Modern Woodmen, and was also an officer in the Knights of Pythias. He was much interested in the above societies, and never failed to attend their meetings when opportunity offered. The lodges will consider the wishes of the family and conduct the funeral accordingly.
Edward Hughes was popular with both the old and young, with the former because of his respect for them, and with the latter because of his jovial, good-natured disposition. His brief life was a sweet example of all that is purest, noblest, and best in young manhood. His kindly deeds, his generous traits, his unselfish devotion to family and friends, will ever be remembered by loving hearts, by hearts now saddened because the boy they worshiped is wrapped in ever-lasting sleep.
Only a few brief months ago the writer of this article visited Mr. Hughes in his far Western home, but little did he know that thus soon would he be called upon to write his obituary. He was then so jovial, so ambitious, so filled with life's fondest hopes that he was a source of inspiration to all his companions. He had made all due plans for his future earthly happiness, and now to see all his fondest hopes blasted seems sad indeed. He so lived that his life made the world better by his having lived in it, and of him it can be justly said, "Well done, good and faithful servant."
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Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, undated. (Note: According to the Rose Hill Cemetery Index, Edward M. Hughes died on January 10, 1899.)
FUNERAL OF MR. HUGHES TOMORROW
From Monday's Daily: The remains of Edward M. Hughes arrived on the 3:45 train this afternoon from Salida, Col. They were accompanied on the long, sad journey by David M. Hughes, the father, and Paul B. Smith, a personal friend, the body having started from Salida Thursday morning and had they not missed connections at Colorado Springs, would have been here 24 hours earlier.
The remains were taken to the sorrow-stricken home on Madison Street where they will lie in state tomorrow from 9 to 12. The funeral will take place from the Morton Street Church of Christ tomorrow at two o'clock. The services will be conducted by Dr. Holloway, the pastor. The burial will be in charge of the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen. The Rathbone Temple and the Criterion Club will attend.
Mr. Hughes was very popular among all classes, and his funeral will be one of the largest ever held in the city. The casket will not be opened at the church.
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HUGHES, Edward M.
A former well-known and popular salesman in the Eagle clothing store died on Wednesday morning last (Jan. 11, 1899) at Salida, Colorado from pneumonia after an illness of ten days. The son of David H. Hughes. Born in Bloomington in 1874. Was a member of the Franklin K. of P. Lodge and also a member of the Modern Woodmen. Edward Hughes was a salesman in a clothing store in Salida.
Bloomington Republican Progress, Tues., Jan. 17, 1899.
Newspaper Archives, I.U. Library. [Monroe County Early Obits, copied by Dorothy Hamm from microfilm prepared by the Newspaper Archives, Indiana University (IU), available at the Monroe County Historical Society (MCHS). NOTE: There is no longer a newspaper archives at IU and the microfilm cannot be located. The cards from which the microfilm was made is part of the clipping file available at the MCHS. The cards may or may not contain the entire obituary.]
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Burial Record states - HUGHES, EDWARD M / Date of Death - 1/10/1899 / Last Residence - (Blank) / Place of Birth - (Blank) / Age - 24 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - B, 2
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7/26/2020 - Contributor: Tammy (Gray) Vigil (47004136) added the following obituary:
"Salida Record (Salida, CO) January 13, 1899
Death of Ed M. Hughes
"Tuesday evening, January 10, Edward M Hughes died of pneumonia at his rooms at the residence of J.D. Whitehurst. Mr. Hughes had been sick but a short time, being taken with the grip about ten days before and was confined to his bed only one week. He was apparently much better Sunday afternoon, but in the night pneumonia set in and resulted fatally between eight and nine o'clock Tuesday evening. Mr. Hughes was a young man of unusual strength of character. Though only 24 years of age he had made marked headway in his profession and had expected at some future time to take up the study of dentistry. He was a man of great social talent as all who ever came in contact with him know, and a true Christian in his every day life as well as his religion, being an excellent member of the Christian church, both at his home in Indiana and here. He came out here from Bloomington, Indiana, in August of last year and accepted a position with Mr. Disman, which position he held at the time of his death. His father, David Hughes, was sent for but got here too late to see his son alive, arriving yesterday on No. 1. He was taken to the home of Mr. Whitehurst where his son's remains lay, and from where short services will be held today pending his departure on No. 4. Mr. P.B. Smith will accompany the bereaved father on his return home. Many beautiful floral pieces showed the high esteem and regard felt for the deceased, notably one from the Knights of Pythias, of which order he was a member; also the Clerk's Union, to which he belonged; his friends from Bloomington, many of whom are in the city; and sympathy and regard from those who were entire strangers to him a year ago. Mr. Hughes won the respect and admiration of the entire community during his short stay here and his parents and relatives have the deepest sympathy friends can offer in his sudden death. He leaves a brother and sister in Indiana."
DEATH'S PORTAL OPEN
To Receive the Soul of Edward M. Hughes.
Died in a Strange Land Far From Home.
Death in its saddest form has claimed the soul of Edward M. Hughes. In a strange country, far from loved ones at home, his young life ebbed away, and his spirit took its flight to the God who gave it.
The first of last June Mr. Hughes went out to Colorado to visit his old friend, Paul B. Smith, and to inhale the pure air of the Rocky mountains. The high altitude seemed to agree with him, and his health apparently improved. He was given a good position as head salesman with the leading clothing firm of Salida, and was held in highest esteem by the store's proprietors.
The first intelligence of Mr. Hughes' illness was conveyed to his home folks here by a telegram from P. B. Smith to his father, David Hughes. This was Tuesday afternoon, and the telegram stated that he was seriously ill with pneumonia, and that grave fears were entertained for his recovery. The father left immediately for Salida, but long before he could reach Colorado, his son's condition grew rapidly worse, and death ensued at 7 o'clock Tuesday evening. The sad intelligence was received in a dispatch which was delivered to the heart-broken family at noon yesterday. The message stated that death had occurred Tuesday evening, and that the remains would be embalmed, and await the father's arrival. The body is expected to reach Bloomington next Sunday afternoon, and will be accompanied by the father and Paul Smith. The funeral arrangements have not been definitely completed, but the interment will probably occur next Tuesday.
Edward M. Hughes was born in Bloomington, May 9, 1874, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Hughes. His sister, Olive M., is the wife of Attorney Robert G. Miller, and his younger brother, Lou, is a member of the I. U. Glee Club.
After attending the city High school, he entered the employ of J. W. Simmons & Co., and for over ten years was the most valuable salesman in the Eagle Clothing store. He was a member of the Morton St. Church of Christ, and was a faithful attendant upon the services of the church and Sunday school.
He was a charter member of the local lodge of Modern Woodmen, and was also an officer in the Knights of Pythias. He was much interested in the above societies, and never failed to attend their meetings when opportunity offered. The lodges will consider the wishes of the family and conduct the funeral accordingly.
Edward Hughes was popular with both the old and young, with the former because of his respect for them, and with the latter because of his jovial, good-natured disposition. His brief life was a sweet example of all that is purest, noblest, and best in young manhood. His kindly deeds, his generous traits, his unselfish devotion to family and friends, will ever be remembered by loving hearts, by hearts now saddened because the boy they worshiped is wrapped in ever-lasting sleep.
Only a few brief months ago the writer of this article visited Mr. Hughes in his far Western home, but little did he know that thus soon would he be called upon to write his obituary. He was then so jovial, so ambitious, so filled with life's fondest hopes that he was a source of inspiration to all his companions. He had made all due plans for his future earthly happiness, and now to see all his fondest hopes blasted seems sad indeed. He so lived that his life made the world better by his having lived in it, and of him it can be justly said, "Well done, good and faithful servant."
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Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Telephone, undated. (Note: According to the Rose Hill Cemetery Index, Edward M. Hughes died on January 10, 1899.)
FUNERAL OF MR. HUGHES TOMORROW
From Monday's Daily: The remains of Edward M. Hughes arrived on the 3:45 train this afternoon from Salida, Col. They were accompanied on the long, sad journey by David M. Hughes, the father, and Paul B. Smith, a personal friend, the body having started from Salida Thursday morning and had they not missed connections at Colorado Springs, would have been here 24 hours earlier.
The remains were taken to the sorrow-stricken home on Madison Street where they will lie in state tomorrow from 9 to 12. The funeral will take place from the Morton Street Church of Christ tomorrow at two o'clock. The services will be conducted by Dr. Holloway, the pastor. The burial will be in charge of the Knights of Pythias and the Modern Woodmen. The Rathbone Temple and the Criterion Club will attend.
Mr. Hughes was very popular among all classes, and his funeral will be one of the largest ever held in the city. The casket will not be opened at the church.
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HUGHES, Edward M.
A former well-known and popular salesman in the Eagle clothing store died on Wednesday morning last (Jan. 11, 1899) at Salida, Colorado from pneumonia after an illness of ten days. The son of David H. Hughes. Born in Bloomington in 1874. Was a member of the Franklin K. of P. Lodge and also a member of the Modern Woodmen. Edward Hughes was a salesman in a clothing store in Salida.
Bloomington Republican Progress, Tues., Jan. 17, 1899.
Newspaper Archives, I.U. Library. [Monroe County Early Obits, copied by Dorothy Hamm from microfilm prepared by the Newspaper Archives, Indiana University (IU), available at the Monroe County Historical Society (MCHS). NOTE: There is no longer a newspaper archives at IU and the microfilm cannot be located. The cards from which the microfilm was made is part of the clipping file available at the MCHS. The cards may or may not contain the entire obituary.]
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Burial Record states - HUGHES, EDWARD M / Date of Death - 1/10/1899 / Last Residence - (Blank) / Place of Birth - (Blank) / Age - 24 / Gender - M / Cemetery - Rose Hill / Section and Lot - B, 2
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7/26/2020 - Contributor: Tammy (Gray) Vigil (47004136) added the following obituary:
"Salida Record (Salida, CO) January 13, 1899
Death of Ed M. Hughes
"Tuesday evening, January 10, Edward M Hughes died of pneumonia at his rooms at the residence of J.D. Whitehurst. Mr. Hughes had been sick but a short time, being taken with the grip about ten days before and was confined to his bed only one week. He was apparently much better Sunday afternoon, but in the night pneumonia set in and resulted fatally between eight and nine o'clock Tuesday evening. Mr. Hughes was a young man of unusual strength of character. Though only 24 years of age he had made marked headway in his profession and had expected at some future time to take up the study of dentistry. He was a man of great social talent as all who ever came in contact with him know, and a true Christian in his every day life as well as his religion, being an excellent member of the Christian church, both at his home in Indiana and here. He came out here from Bloomington, Indiana, in August of last year and accepted a position with Mr. Disman, which position he held at the time of his death. His father, David Hughes, was sent for but got here too late to see his son alive, arriving yesterday on No. 1. He was taken to the home of Mr. Whitehurst where his son's remains lay, and from where short services will be held today pending his departure on No. 4. Mr. P.B. Smith will accompany the bereaved father on his return home. Many beautiful floral pieces showed the high esteem and regard felt for the deceased, notably one from the Knights of Pythias, of which order he was a member; also the Clerk's Union, to which he belonged; his friends from Bloomington, many of whom are in the city; and sympathy and regard from those who were entire strangers to him a year ago. Mr. Hughes won the respect and admiration of the entire community during his short stay here and his parents and relatives have the deepest sympathy friends can offer in his sudden death. He leaves a brother and sister in Indiana."
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