MARTIN EMMERT DEAD.
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The Life of Beloit's Oldest Druggist
Ended This Morning
From Saturday's Daily
It is our mournful duty to record in our pages, this evening, the death of Mr. Martin Emmert, one of the pioneer business men of this city, who passed away at his residence on North Murphy street, at four o'clock this morning after an illness of some months caused by Bright's disease. Mr. Emmert, who was 70 years of age on December 13th last, has been a resident of this city for the past twenty-eight years, during the most of which time he has carried on the business of druggist.
The deceased gentleman came to Beloit from Freeport, Illinois, as the representative of the Emmert Proprietory Medicine Co., a concern in which his brother was largely interested, and made his residence here while he traveled the continguous territory in the interests of the remedies which the company mentioned manufactured. About the year 1880 an opportunity presented itself to him to establish himself in business in this city by the purchase of a druggist's stock of goods owned by a man call H.B. Sargoni, who had been conducting a business of that nature for some time previously.
When Mr. Emmert first came into possession of the business it was carried on in the building now owned and occupied by A. Manifold on Mill street, but he shortly afterwards moved onto Main street and for a number of years did business in the building now occupied by Robert Mahaffa as a book store. From there he moved into the C.P. Houghton building on North Mill street and continued the business on those premises until within a few months ago, when the failing state of his health necessitating his retirement, he disposed of his stock and business to Dr. D. S O'Brien and H. W. Lobdell and it is now being carried on by them in partnership.
Early in the spring of this year Mr. Emmert went to Excelsior Springs in the hope that a course of medicinal baths and treatment would restore him to a more improved state of health and assure to him some few years longer of life. But this hope was not destined to be fulfilled, he returned home no better than he went and latterly it has been seen that the sands in the glass of life were slowly running out and that Death with his dreaded sickle was hovering dangerously near. He has been tenderly nursed by his wife and daughters, the latter of whom were called here some weeks ago, and their watchful vigils have been maintained to the end.
Mr. Emmert was born in Penn's Valley, Center county, Pennsylvania, and in early life studied medicine at Philadelphia. Following the inevitable tread of mankind from the beginning of all times to follow a westward course he did not remain long in the land of his father after he had grown to man's estate, but chose rather to become identified with the upbuilding of the west.
Mr. Emmert is survived by a widow and four daughters, all the latter being married. they are: Mrs. J.J. Dilworth, of Newkirk, Oklahoma; Mrs. S. W. Keiser, of Stillwater, Oklahoma: Mrs. A. R. Eastman, of Agra, Oklahoma, and Mrs. S. Thorstenberg, of Lindsborg, Kansas.
The funeral of the decreased gentleman will be held from the family residence at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon the Rev. J. G. Hilton, pastor of the Presbyterian church this city, conducting the services. Internment of the remains will be made in Elmwood cemetery.
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