The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-07-21
Old SETTLER IS DEAD
n. L. SPAULDlNG PASSED AWAY
THIS MORNING.
AFTER EIGHT MONTHS SICKNESS
Came to Norfolk When IL Was a Viii
age Of 100 PeopIe-SerVed in Mum.
Der Of Honorable Capacities-Funer-
al viii be Held Sunday.
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disease covering a period of about
eight months, at times the battle be.
ing exceedingly desperate, II. l..
Spauldng passed away this morning
at o'clock at his home on South
Ninth street and the funeral will be
held from the Methodist church Sun.
day afternoon at 2:30. Mr.. Spauldng
has been bedfast since January and
al times has been very low. During
all his long sickness he has had eX-
celent care and with his strength of
will and this attention he would Ger.
tainly have recovered had recovery
been possible. His wife has been most
faithful and other members of the
family and friends have done all that
was possible to make his last days
comfortable All members of the fam
lily were present when the final sum
mons came except one daughter, Mrs.
Jos Rueiss of Lynch, who has been
here several times since the sickness
commenced
Obituary
Henry Leland Spaulding was born
in Clarkson Corner. N. Y, November
%. 1888. In 1885 he moved with his
parents to Pike county. Ill. After one
year, which was spent in Aurora, Ill.,.
he grew to manhood. On January 81,
1876, he was united in marriage to
Miss Mary Wilds at Wataga. To this
union were born five children, three
girls and two boys, Alma, Lettie, Le-
land, Fred, Edith. Three of the surviv-
ing children are married, the daugh-
ters being Mrs. William Weitz of this
city and Mrs. Joseph Rueiss of Lynch.
Mrs. S. G. Dean of this city is a sister
of the deceased, and has herself been
very i'll this spring but it now almost
fully recovered In 1898, when the
little girl was only twelve years Of
age, Edith preceded the father to the
heavenly home. In the 1877 they
moved to Norfolk, when this city was
only a village of less than 100 iuhab-
itants where he engaged in the har-
ness business, working for a short time
with William Gerecke. Afterwards he
purchased the shop and engaged in
business for himself He was the
first city marshal, being appointed be-
fore the town was incorporated For
thirteen years he was an officer of
the law, serving one term as deputy
sheriff He was one of the most eff
ficient officers the city ever had.
After his retirement as a police Of
ticer he engaged in business. being the
proprietor of a feed store, which he
sold two years ago. He was a charter
member of the Norfolk fire depart
ment, and in the year 1895 he was
elected the state president Of the Ne
braska State Volunteer Firemens as
sociation, always taking great interest
in the work of the association and of
the local department After the death
Of Col. ]. f. Simpson he was appoint
ed water commissioner and filled the
uueXpired term. He has been tinan
cier Of the Ancient Order of United
Worlimen, at one time being Master
Workman of the local lodge, and rep
resented his home lodge, No 81. In
the grand lodge sessions on several
occasions For twenty-five years o,
more he has been a member of the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
serving as secretary of that orgauiza
tion for a great many years and hold
ing that office at the time of his death
He was one of the most faithful mem
bers and was several times representa-
tive to the grand lodge. He was a so
cial member of the Degree of Honor
and the Daughters of RebeCca
Three years ago he united with the
| Methodist Episcopal! church, and fu
neral services will be held from tn,
church on Sunday afternoon at 2:3t
O'clock
FrOm NOufav'~ Daily
One of the largest funerals ever see,
IN Norfolk was that of the late Henri
l.. Spaulding. held from the Methods
church yesterday afternoon, utermen
being in Prospect Hill cemetery. TIL
weather was oppressively hot, bu
that did not prevent hundreds o