Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-12-13
A Sad Death.

Miss Harriet Ives, aged 80 years
months and 20 days.
1t becomes our sad duty to chron-
;cle the sudden and unexpected death
OF Miss Harriet ives, valued mem
Der of our efficient corps of instructors
in the Lancaster High school. 1t is
indeed sad because she was young in
years, talented, and gave large prom
Use of years of fruitful service IN
moulding the plastic mind of youth
while her character ripened in genial
itv and noble living was leaving its
tender imprint = ding manhood
and womanhood. While they were
maturing in knowledge she was un-
consciously leading them into beau
tiful life.
Michigan gave this indefatigable
worker to Wisconsin, to assist IN
training youth for usefulness and po-
sitions of honor and responsibility;
that she did her work nobly and well
is abundantly attested by the splen-
did scholarship of her pupils and the
testimony of the principal OF the
school and the Board of Trustees.
Miss Ives was graduate OF toe
Michigan university located at Ann
Arbor and came here at the beginning
of the school year in 1899 to assume
charge of the science department.
and at the close of the year returned
to her home at Coldwater, Mich, for
few days rest, thence to the sum-
mer school at Ann Arbor to take
post graduate course in her special
work to enable her to render more
efficient service to the pupils in her
department. She returned to Ian
caster seemingly stronger than when
she went away, but ere long it became
evident she had undermined her ply
steal constitution and Slapped her Vi
talitv bv too close attention to study.
Three weeks ago she was compelled
to abandon teaching and her enforced
retirement from school work chafed
her active mind. The other teachers
voluntarily ssumed the responsible
ity of her work by dividing it among
themselves, and assured her that she
need not worry but wait patiently for
restoration to health. In the progress
of the disease she became delirious
and during delirium she was address
ing her pupils, and school work was
the theme of her mind.
Kind friends ministered to her ne
cessities with the tenderness of
mother, and no want was left unsup-
piled, but just at the moment she APP
peared to be convalescing, suffered II
relapse and a hemorrhage of the
bowels leIJ ner too weaA 40 rally.
Her father was telegraphed for and
arrived on Saturday last on the noon
train but too late 70 be recognized by
his darling daughter.
As the after: DON wore on cloud
lay Graded near the setting sun and a
CLEAN of crimson tinged its braided
snow, and as the mighty monarch of
the sky drove his fiery steeds through
the amber gates of sunset, its etful-
gence added splendor to the banks of
gold, as if Nature was bringing her
wealth of beauty to adorn the depar-
ture of scholar, Christian, and a
noble young woman from her field of
toll to well earned rest and glori-
Gus reward.
The broken hearted father sur
rounded by scores of friends newly
made, was speecl less, but his bowed
head and bent form seemed to say:
4 know my darling's shining form will
Beyond this world, where griefs dark
night
EnshrOuds my saddened life-at heavens
I'll meet my child where all is light"
Saturday morning brief funeral
services were conducted at her late
home by Revs. Brown and Morgans,
and the sad procession wendell its
way to the depot, escorted by the
teachers and pupils of the High school
who marched in body as an express
sion of their affection for their loved
teacher The body was taken to
Coldwater, Mich, for interment.
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AS CHRISTMAS approaches, these
questions are pondered over by fathers
and mothers. likewise sisters and