The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-08-27
OBITUARY.
Lorenzo Leland ana William u,ck,Ip=.

the disappearance OF two very prominent ures
from the congregation OF Ottawa's old Sc .lers.
LORENZO LELAND died at his home on the orth
bluff near Ottawa at 4:3O o'clock yesterday 'orn.
Ing; and William Hckling died on Thu -day
night at his home on Calumet Avenue in Chica
co. Both had been in falling health for some
time; Mr.. Leland for two or three years past, and
Mr.. Hickling for the last ten or more years.
Lorenzo Leland was born at Grafton, Mass,
September eth, 1918. After passing through the
excellent common schools OF his native viilare
he entered Andoyer College, we believe, and hav
ing graduated studied law. He came To Illinois
in about 1885 stopping first for about SIX months
at Peoria and then coming to Ottawa, where he
opened an Office and entered upon the successful
practice of his profession. In 1887 he was mar.
ried at Ottawa to Miss Burgt, daughter of Or
vile Burgit, Esq, whom most OF our old citizens
remember as having lived on the farm al present
occupied by the county house. His wife died in
the spring Of 1910, and in 1912 he was married 10
his second wife, Miss Martha IIolbrook, in Mas
sachusctts. Meantime he had been appointed
by Judge Ford clerk Of the La Sale county cir.
cult court, position the duties of which he dis
charged with such marked ability that, when
tawa he was appointed by the judges clerk Of
that court. position to which he was afterwards
several times re elected holding the Office until
some fourteen years ago, when he declined re
election. His second wife died in about 1854,
and about two years later lie married the widow
Of Abraham Hoes, who died about ten years la
ter; and in 1857 he married the wife who now
survives him, Mrs. Thompson. daughter OF NJ.
II. Prescott, Esq
Few of Ottawa's older citizens crjoyed wider
acquaintance than Mr. Leland, Or were SO uni.
.versally esteemed. We doubt whether he had
an enemy In the world. Always sober, temper
ate and righteous In his living, in the course Of
his long official career he naturally accumulated
ahaRdsome fortune but he never went outside
Of Ottawa to BECK investments, his attachment to
this place being singularly tenacious and his
readiness to take part in all projects for build
ing up the town ever prompt and conspicuous.
Open.handed, big.hearted and benevolent in dis
position and practice, conspicuously social, gen
ial and kindly In nature, a pleasant tompanion
and fast friend, his death creates a void which
no other can Ill
The funeral OF Mr.. Leland W |, take place from
The Episcopal church, OF which he was con-
slant attendant from its first organization IN OF
tawa, at O'Clock p. NJ. on Sunday, where the
services will be conducted by the Rector, Rev.
I. N. Gregg. From the church the body will be
conveyed to the cemetery IA the especial charge
Of the Masonic Fraternity Of which Mr.. Leland
was an old and honored member, and the cere |
MONIES at the grave will be IN accordance with
the ritual OF that ancient order.
WILLIAM HICKLING was born in England. Ghd
must have come to this country when quite
young. for he came to Ottawa when the Indians
were stll here-as early as 1882 at least. The
writer Of this first met him In 1870, when he wa.
book keeper In the store Of Walker & Sanger,
and on the dissolution Of that firm, In the store
Of George E. Walker. In the fall of 1870 he mar.
ried Adeline, the sister of Geo. E. Walker, and in
about 1913 became partner in the firm Of WAL
ker Il Hickling, in general dry goods and gro.
eery trade in Ottawa. The firm, under the So.
perb management Of both partners, soon became
very popular, and for six or eight years did as
large Wholesale business In general groceries
ss eome large wholesale houses do in Chicago
to-day, one Of the firm making frequent pilgrim.
ages TO the plantations in Louisiana and buying
tugsr and molasses by the steamboat LOAD. In
about 1856 they closed out their business in Ota.
va, both members of the firm retiring with q
handsome fortune, which they afterwards invest.
ed largely in Chicago property, which soon re.
qured so much attention that both moved to
that city, where Mr.. Walker died three or four
years ago. and Ia now followed through the dark
valley by his old friend and partner
Mr.. Hickling, on the death OF his first wife,
was married, in about 1858, at Ottawa, to Sarah
Caswell, who survives him. He never had any
children, and the bulk Of his large estate. we
presume, goes TO his widow.
He was man who in his day was an excep
tionaly fine book keeper and business manager,
though along with 1t he had found time for lite
rary pursuits in which, In spite Of partial
blindness during many years, he had made YER!
considerable attainmeDfs. He was also keen
and close observer, and by dint OF travel in Eu.
rope, Cuba and elsewhere, had stored his mind
richly in that way. He never, on account of the
infrmity Of his eyes, committed much to paper.
but the wealth of his mind showed itself mos,
conspicuously to those who had the privilege Of
engaging him In q good long talk. He was a
man with little or no enmity Ia his nature ard
singular)y adhesive in his friendships lover Of
hospitality, and a free and generous entertainer,
like most Englishmen Of wealth and culture
He was born December 9Th, 1919, and was there
fore little short of 81 years Of age.
His remains will be brought to Ottawa for in.
termeRt next Monday, arriving oa the LAO train,
and will be taken to the Episcopal church, where
the services will commence at O'Clock; and
from there the body will be conveyed TO the o.
tawa Cemetery and hurried by the side Of his
kindred.
For wal. paper aLG widow shades 70 to o.
man 81 Haneman's. They have the finest as.
sortment in the county.
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