The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1870-10-06
DIED.

DIE q. ss'2s Y: ssAss
At ..Linden Terrace" Sank Rapids, on
the 18th, ult. W1LtrAx n. WOOD, aged "a
years.
Mr.. Wood came 70 Sank Rapids nineteen
years ago. He was & gentleman Of liberal
edeoatiou and much literary culture. and
he had become % Identified with the plsos,
and was 90 widely known that his loss will
10 deeply felt. a. 81 5s..
There are no sold Setllers'' Who will
not remember his elegant hospitality and
his beautiful Home, and II was 5 great
pleasure In those early days to join the
social gatherinss = his house, and to for.
get for time in the genial society Of him
self and his accomplished wife, the priva-
lions and trials Of frontier life. r. ; =,
William H. Wood was born in London,
N. H., on the I'd, Of February. 1917;
when he was fourteen years old his Father
moved 10 Tecumseh, Mich, whore William
prepared for college. In 1888, he returned
20 his native State. and after spending :
year at the ..New London Literary Insti-
tuition entered Dartmouth College in 1889.
Remaining three years At Dartmouth he re-
moved to Union College, N. T., where he
graduated in 1643. He then returned to
Tscumseh, where he studied lev. with Judge
Stacey, meanwhile teaching year in The
Univers ity at that place. 81. -, .s.
In 1916 he was admitted to the bar. In
Lenswee Co. Mich, In November Of that
year he went to Kentucky, where after
having engaged in teaching for , few
months, he edited during tho Presidential
canvass paper in Louisville entitled the
"Rough and Ready, advocating tho claims
Of Gen. Taylor, for the Presidency. In
ls48, he settled in Greensburg, Ky, in the
practice of his profession and in 1849, was
married to lady Of refinement and culture
who has since become we'll known to the
literary world, under the name of s.Minnie
Mary Lee In Sept. 1851, he removed
to Sank Rapids, the County seat. Of Dea:
ton Co., at that time one of the largest
counties of the State and was elected Dis.
trict Attorney Of the county, which position
he held at intervals, for many years, When
the United States Land Office was located
at Sank Rapids, he was appointed Receiv-
er Of public monies which Office he held
number of years !; in 1858 e'was elected
member Of the State Legislature. He was
tho editor Of '.The Sank Rapids Frontier
man." tho first newspaper published in
Benton county, and afterwards owned and
with his gifted wife edited aud published
The New sra," u Sank rapids, IN which
he Was an ardent supporter Of Mr.. Lincoln
for the Presidency in 1860. This paper
WAS Afterwards merged into tho St. Cloud
z;me., and for : time afterg the change Mr..
Wood retained the editorial control Of it.
In tho spring Of 1863: he Vas elected to The
Presidency Of New Athens College, Greens
burg. KY; which position he accepted and.
filed with entire satisfaction "a. tho Trus-,
tees Of the Institution. At tho end Of the
college year he returned to his home in
Sank Rapids to spend the vacation not
having decided whether no would return TO-
Kentucky for the coming year. Returning
he contracted the disease which terminated
his earthly career. 49, 1
During the later years of his life he had
withdrawn much from the practice Of bis
profession (for which he had little molina
tion,) and devoted himself to his editorial
and Literary labors. He was remarkably
talented in extempore speaking and -
early ss 1910 and 1914, during the Presi-
DENTAL canvass, possessing : clear,
sonorous voice and manly address, he was
called on by older politicians to take
the stump which 20 did with great credit
to himself and friends. He was writer Of
fine ability, and his elegant letters will long
be kept and treasured by those who were
so fortunate as to receive them. During
his late residence in Kentucky, the col
umns Of The JOURNAL have often been en-,
lvened by the genial efforts of his pen.
He has left '.his footprints on the sand.
Of time" and-no history Of tho place where
he lived and died, which he loved 80 well
and ever SO proudly called his ''home" will
be complete without q tribute to the in
fiuencc of cultivated taste, genial hospitsli-
ties and literary culture, which for 80 many,
years eminated from "Linden Terrace"
In 1866, his beautiful house was consumed
by fire. Ever since, it had been tho darling
project Of his life to rebuild on the old
site another homo. This was but partially
completed At the time Of his death. But
he has gone to = better Home. He died
~ he had lived in the glorious Faith: in the
Saviour Of the world he was ''ready, to
Co." We laid him down to rest in the
bright autumn sunshine; to res: by the
side Of the little ones who had gone before;
with his breaved wife and three fatherless
children weeping above him !; to rest on the
very spot which in life he so proudly and
fondly called '.his bome."
Requiescat in pace. ~> -.-<...
HERE THEY AREs ~.
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III Jos. Edelbrock'. new goods have arriv-
ed, and in splendid variety. :, He has the
first stock Of new clothing Of the season;
the latest styles in dress goods and dry
goods to meet oil demands. A.full line Of.
she best make Of boots and shoes. Do no
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