The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-11
HORACE B. WILLIAMSON.
Close of an Active Business Career High
ly Esteemed in the Community
Sketch of His Life,

As announced in The DAILY LEADER
last evening, death came suddenly to
Mr.. H. B. Williamson, yesterday, and
the announcement Of 1t came as a shock
to the community. There are not much
further details to be iold of the event
itself, the cause OF death being uraemic
oonvuls.ons or an acute case OF Bright's
disease. Mr.. Williamson had for some
time felt premonitions OF this trouble
which Was undoubtedly aggravated by
his much driving ABOUT the country
looking after the farming intereste OF
Chas. B. Kennedy, with whom he was
interested. although he never realized
what the premOnltions meant for him.
Lately, however, he has preferred to
have someone riding with him, and on
this last drive it was most fortunate.
The final stroke fell upon him as he and
Peter Lyeager we're driving along the
road some dozen miles from town IN the
northeast part OF the county, and all
that he was able to say was that he felt
bad and indicated that he be taken
home. During the hour that he was on
the way home and the hour and a half
tn 1t he lay at home before he died, he
never recovered consciousness. Drs.
Jenks and Duff we're Immediately sum
moned and rendered all possible aid, but
to no avail.
Horace B. Williamson was born at
Starks. Somerset county, Maine. May
30, 1850, receiving his early education
aud training for thrift that bore him ont
80 we'll IN after years, IN his native state.
He came west to Minnesota in the early
seventies and afterward went to Cali.
fornia. He csne tc Lake county in
1881, settling down on the rancho on the
Vermillion, and later taking up his resi-
dsnce 10 this city. Sixteen years ago
January l, he was married in this city to
Miss Aug,e l.. Morse, who survives him.
They have nc children. and j. IL. Viii.
hanson, Esq. brother, and Mrs. Chas.
b. Kennedy, sister, OF this city. and two
sisters residing in Illinois, are his only
near surviving relatives. Mr.. William.
son was q man OF exemplary habits, in.
dustry and integrity and was much es-
teemed by all who knew him, either in q
business or a social way. He held the
confidence OF his f~el!ow-citizens and was
at the time OF his death their nominee
for the office Of C ty alderman.
The s%uddenness OF his death falls with
peculiar severity upon Mrs. Williamson
who recently lost her mother, and at this
time was little prepared for such q
shock. News OF her husbands death
has been telegraphed to each Of her
three brothers in Iowa, Michigan and
Maine. The two latter cannot be here.
The other has not yet been heard from.
Should he be unable 70 come, the fun.
eral will take place at 2 p. NJ, to.mor.
row, 10 the Presbyterian church, Rev.
Hugh Robinson conducting religious
services. The funeral will be under The
auspices Of the Masonic PATERNITY Of
which order Mr.. Williamson was q mem.
Der.
Otto Korb, Grand Chancellor, X. p.
Boonville, Ind, says, DE Witt's Witch
Hazel Salve soothes the most delioate
skin and heals the most stubborn nloara
with certain and good results." Curea
piles and skin diseases. Don't buy an
Imitation.
Cook & ODKs
A. II. Bass OF Mcrgantown, Ind, had to
get up ten or twelve times in the night,
ana q severe bsckache an d pains il
the kidneys. Was CURED by Foleyie
Kidney Cure. Its guaranteed.
CHRIS. SCaUTz.