Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-04-11

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one whose council and advice is sought.
one who is even willing to aid those in
distress, one who is both open handed
and large of heart. gen erous to fault,
| the very soul of honor in his dealings
with mankind and we feel the loss
keenly. 1t becomes even more ap
| parent when the scale is reduced to
the family circle; remove from the
bosom of happy family the one who
has expended his energies and talent
for their material well-being, the Oh
whose counsel and advice was freely
sought and freely given, the one whose
high aim was to place in better con-
ditiOn those who should come after
him, than he, himself had enjoyed and
then it becomes a calamity fraught
with the most poignant grief, such as
only those who have experienced it
can full appreciate, All this and much
more could be attributed to the mem
DRY of my more than friend whom it
had been my privilege and pleasure to
intimately know for almost quarter
of century and during all those years
had never known him to be guilty
| of single act that could in any way
reflect upon the honesty and integrity
of perfect gentleman. The longer l
| knew him the more l respected and
honored him, and although not mem
Der of any church, yet the very traits
that he possessed were such as the old
Hebrew poet tells of in Psalm 10;
Lord who shall abide in thy taber-
| oh ~
hill? He that walketh uprightly and
worketh righteousness, and speaketh
the truth in his heart. He that back
biteth not with his tongue, nor doeth
evil to his neighbor, nor taketh up a
reproach against his neighbor. In
whose eyes vile person is condemned,
| but he honored them that fear the
Lord. He that sweareth to his own
| hurt and changeth not. He that
puteth not out his money to usury nor
taketh reward against the innocent.
He that doeth these things shall never
| be moved. AS a companion he was ir-
resistaole always meeting you with
pleasant smile and a hearty greeting.
Few men could come under the in
fiuence of his genial personality with
out feeling void when he was gone.
Walter Hickin, after an illness Of
only four days, passed beyond the vail
on the 18th day of March, 1905, aged
SO years, 1 mo. and ID days, pneu-
monia and pleurisy being the cause,
and so severe was the attack from the
start that althou gh medical aid was at
once summoned, yet it was beyond the
skill of doctors to stay the progress of
the disease.
He was born in Akron, Ohio, the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Hickin. Ha
was one of a very large family and
early in life had to buffet with the
stern realities of life, in consequence
Of which he when yet youth in COM
pany with his elder sister, who after
wards became the good wife of S Oates,
came to Wis, where another sister,
Mrs. Thos. Marshall had already pre-
cede1 them. He came direct to
| North Lancaster, where he had ever
since resided. Here he married Anna
Oates and bought tract of timber land
and thrift and industry had convert
ed it into fertile FIELDS. He continued to
buy land until at the time of his death,
he was the owner of hundreds of acre S
occupied partly by himself and partly
by his son and son-in-law. 1t Was his
aim to assist all his children in own
ing farms of their own and in that
capacity he was most nObly aided by
his good wife, who is one of the most
selfsacrificing of mothers to her chill
dren and grandchilren that have ever
known; nor did her goodness of heart
stop with her own children. There are
others; the writer and his family owe
a wealth of gratitude to the goo mess
of heart of Uncle Walter and Aunt
Ann.
The deceased leaves wife and six
children Alma, Emma, Willie, Louis,
Ivy and Pearl. Two children, boy
and girl died before reaching matur-
ity. The living are all married with
the exception of the two latter, the
former of which had the sad mis-
fortune of losing her husband through
heart disease last fall leaving her with
two children. The deceased also leaves
several sisters and brothers. He was
laid to rest on the Sunday following
his demise; services were held at the
Methodist church and in charge of the
Masonic order of which he had been
for many years valued and honored
member. The cortege as it wended its
solemn way to the beautiful Hillside
cemetery was of unprecedented length
telling in its own mute way OF the
sterling qualities of the man that com
handed the esteem and respect of his
fellowmen and there among a profus-
ion of flowers conspicuous among
which was a beautiful creation of the
Masonic emblem a tribute from his
Masonic brethren, all that was mortal
of the husband, father, brother, friend
and counselor was laid to rest.
May the eternal piece of his i'm