Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-12-30
FUNERAL RITES
Of the Don. Sec. +. Gardner

Of the Don. Oec. K. Gardner
Press and Other Contributions in his
Memory.
The funeral services Of Geo. r. Gard
ner were largely attended at the family
residence Friday afternoon. The mem
bers of the 7. O. O. T. and 6. A. R
attended in a body and had part il
the services. The Congregational church
quartette furnished the music. Rev F
S. Wheeler, pastor of the Congrega
tionaI church, read selection from the
scriptures and made a short address
Rev. A L. McClelland, pastor of the
Congregational church in NekoOsa, of.
fered fervent prayer and Rev. Wm
Kilbourne, now pastor Of the Congre-
gatlonal church at Kaukauna but for.
merly pastor in this city, delivered the
funeral sermon. The floral emblems
were many and beautiful, especially the
broken column. a design furnished by
the members Of the local bar.
The pail bearers were Hon. I. E.
Nash, president of the Nekoosa Paper
Co., Sheriff Geo. H. Smith, and the fol-
flowing attorneys: B. r. Goggins, Cen
traIia; II. Wipperman, this city; P. A.
Williams, Marshfeld, B. 3. Park, Ste
vens Point; NJ. A. Hurley, Wausau, and
Geo. Curtiss, Jr., Of Merrill.
The following persons were in attend
ance from abroad:
Wausau-M. A. Hurley, 6. D. Jones,
A. L. Kreutzer, w. H. Mylrea, E. L.
Bump, F. L. Bump, Geo. Hart.
Marshfeld-W. II. Upham, w. D.
Connor, F. A. Cady, John F. Cole, E.
G. Pors, P A. Williams.
Mcrrill-Geo. Curtis and H. c. Hetzel.
Stevens Point-B. B. Park, Geo. w.
Cate and viii Lamoreux
The services were very impl essive
and the sermon excellent
Marshfield Times: The news of the
subben death of Hon. Geo. r. Gardner
which occurred at his home in Grand
Rapids last Monday, was received here
with profound sorrow by all who had
the pleasure of knowing him. His un-
timely death is not alone great loss to
the people of the community where he
lived but to the people of this county.
Judge Bardeen, in opening court
Tuesday morning, announced Geo. h.
Gardner's death in the following lam
guage:
"Gentlemen: Perhaps I ought to say
to you this morning, that word has just
been received Of Mr.. Gardner's death.
He died last evening Of heart failure.
You can therefore appreciate the cir
cumstances under which Mr.. Williams
will resume his argument this morning
To say that it is a shock to all concerned
is matter evident to all of you, and
you can understand that the close re-
lations which have existed for a great
many years between the attorneys who
are interested in this case, renders it
particularly hard and difficult to contin-
ue this argument, but [ see no way of
escaping continuation of the proceed
ings, in order to have this case sub
mitted to you as early as possible"
| The Wausau Central closed their obit-
nary notice of Judge Geo. r. Gardner
as follows: Judge Gardner was one of
those rare characters whose personal
appearance inspired confidence and
trust, and personal friendship revealed
the honest man, true friend and up
right citizen. His every act was an in
spiration to better life and higher
standard Of citizenship. 1t is seldom,
indeed, that a more worthy citizen is
found and one for whom there is more
universal love and respect"
The Wausau Record, edited by Edgar
I. Wheelock, contained the following
obituary notice: The news that Hon.
George r. Gardner, of Grand Rapids,
died last night of heart failure, after a
short attack of pneumonia, was received
this morning with profound sorrow by
all in Wausau who knew him. and par
ticmlarly by those Grand Rapids people
who are here in attendance on the Lord
and Emery murder trial. Judge Gard
ner has bcen associated with Mr.. Cog
gins during the trial of the case, and
made the opening argument for the
state last Friday after the testimony was
closed. 1t was so recently that he NOV
ed about the court so full of life and
earnest purpose, so capable intellectually
and physically, that the news that he is
dead cannot but shock us all.
Judge Gardner was noble, manly
man, true and loyal, capable and earn
est. In speaking of him to the writer
ten years or more ago, Judge Webb said:
Judge Gardner is man who is re-
spected by all who know him. and those
who know him best love him." Such
words as these from man like Judge
| Webb, himself one Of the grandest
characters in the list of Wisconsin's
noblemen, is all that need be said as a
tribute to the memory of the dead law
yer.
Judge Gardner had lived in Grand
Rapids for many years. He was cap
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