The Dickinson press., 1899-09-16

revealed. to Iii who read his letter how much be
valued bis home. BE wrote, il is true. that he
what home meant; It was but the added, vaiuo
which separation brings. We value our homes
while while we q; #. in nth, fhsm n; Sn%s S rs the blessings %osa c9s. Of
" and fully realized. He thought he was com
ing home his letter reads: ut seems as if I
get homeS-and today ', We Y arc Of flied WITH s sorrow w
which ho was looking with so much anticipa-
upon him. Other days pass without tho sad
odge of his loved ones. In a moment tho joyous |
anticipation of meeting is swept away, and in
its place comes the first agony which death
realization comes to the heart that thoro is to
be no home-cominR rs anticipated.
entire community fools tho blow and genuine
sadness fills all our hearts. We regard each ono
the death of Harold comes to us as a personal
loss to each ono of us.
station to receive the remains. Tke clement
of joyousnoss was not there, but in its place
was a desire on tho part Of NIL to do him honor by
would have boon present had he come in tho
full possession Of Tito and strength. Tho .throns
a ws sin s,lsos so enew S SRf a Wp;tinet SnS ss sp tiS SdaS
was placed on the caisson to b. borne to his latc
home.
Liz VI 1dEO1u DdvlS is NOT lupntlCAl
with that CT all. He was clean in language, and
VIC reason because OF it clean in thought. for
language is but tho reflection of tho workings
of tho mind. He was not unlike others Of
his ago in tho %fullnoss Of life; but his lie was
happily free from ienob!e or rcprehensibie acts.
I'LL conditions aud circumstances hc was in
speech and action . gentleman. A Young man
of whom father and family have a just right to be
not be ashamed.
At the homecoming Of company 4 We shall
not mar the loyousneSs Of tho occasion by re-
but rather rendnr it moro sacred. and cause to
come to us a full realization of tho sadness and
pain in one homo in our midst. Let all who
can ofer an acceptable prayer to God: on that
occasion pray for tho family whose soldier boy
is s not ct Of S the a number to receive tho levips greet
with all the strength OF perfect manhood invol.
UNFAIRLY shrank beneath the blow. to tho ono
mother; ono hardly loss tender and loving ~ To
him than she who bore him: to tho brother
whose calm suffering has touched all hearts;
full import of their loss-do We unitedly extend
our heartfelt and heart expressed sympathy
to the moral and Spiritual Elevation Of ois a peo'
and the community from which he went forth
to his heroic death.
Prayer and a second selection by the
band closed the opera house service.
The funeral procession, extending from
town to the cemetery-a mile and a half
then formed in the following order,
Captain c. E. Gregory in command:
Band.
Chaplain.
Firing Squad-Sergeant Simpson.
Caisson and Pall-bearers.
Guard of acknowledgement Pope.
Royal Daughters OF ~Sum-Lieut. Bulkholder.
Veterans of 81 Blue and G~ray-Captain
Campbell.
Citizens.
Thus amid the golden sunshine of a
perfect autumn afternoon the entire COM
munity wendell its way to the hillside
cemetery where the brave soldier boy
was laid to rest with the brief but beau
tiful army service, the last soft bugle
call bringing tears to many eyes.
We repeat the main points of his life
as published two weeks ago. He was
born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., April 10, 1881,
and came to Dickinson in 1892, since
which time he has been in the public
schools, finishing the course in the high
school in 1893, but going to wal before
graduation. He became a member OF
Co, K at sixteen, went to wal at seven.
teen and died aged eighteen years and
four months.
His true, pure, manly character has
been so fully brought out by Mr.. Rich
in his ermon that more would be but a
repetition.
The pail bearers were Clyde Campbell,
Gordon Dodd, William Ray, Jr, Arthur
Davis, Roy Dodd and Guy Dickinson
Guard of Honor John Lenneville
, James Henderson, Archie Grantier
: Frank Brennan, Robert Neil, John
t Groundhouscr and Charles Poppe.
Firing squad Sergeant L A Simpson
William Ross, Harry Klinefelter, Ro,
Berry, Joseph Marmon and Nathan Chase
, Of the late volunteers there were: Cap
c Gregory, Lieut. Dan Burkholder
Sergeants L A Simpson and Charles
. Pope, and Privates VIM Ross, Harr,
. Klinefelter, Roy Berry, Nathan Chase
James Hall and Joseph Marmon. Tn
n n first five named were all members o
e Troop G, Grigsby's Rough Riders. Th'
, other five volunteers belonged to Co
:. (enlisted with Harold Davis and serve
with the North Dakota regiment in tn
Philippines.
It Veterans of 81 Captain G Camp
IN bell, Captain G Saunders, Major
Field, Lieutenant A P Folsom, Sergean
u, r T S Clinch, Daniel Manning, A T Grow
4; Charles H Pond, David Brown, Alfre
is Garrett, Rev P Lytton, T R Randall
s. Joseph Jansa and Patrick Walsh
ty Royal Daughters of Sam-Alice CAM
Of bell, Mary Burnette, Mabel Folsom, Ell
or or Ray, GenevieveWh Maggie Connoll,
at Dora Tollefson, Fannie Drenkel, Eff
ID Current, Frances Burnette, Katie Birc
fe Susie Bird, May Hayes, Vera Slack, Bet
NJ Robinson, Lulu Rowell and Ellen PAT
in dock.