Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-04-19
FRED ID. KILLER DEAD.
LangfOrd, PierpOnt and Farm
ingtOn Universally Mourn
the Death of Fred ID. kib-
Ter.

Reaper of all powerful death entere dour
garden of life and removed one of our
most promising tiowers-beautiful in
heart, beautiful in deeds of cherished
kinkness-Fred ID. KILLER.
This plant Of life was kept refreshed
during his lingering illness Of the past
year by the waters of hope and love and
prayer, and all that medical skill could
do was done, but despite everything the
once rugged plant dropped and faded
and died.
Fred D., the younger of the two sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ c KILLER was born
in Summerville, Cass County, Michi-
gan, April 80, 1871, removing to Niles,
Berrien county-the adjoining county
on the west-two years later, with his
parents. There his happy childhood
WIS spent.
When the attractions of Dakota's
"free farms" were hearlded throughout
the United States by Uncle SAM"
Fred accompanied his parents and
brother to Day county settling in GEN.
trail Pennington where they experienced
the joys and hardships of four years of
pioneer life and then moved to Lang
ford which has been his "Home Sweet
Home" ever since.
In the spring of 1895 he and group
of relatives made an overland trip TO
Springfield, Missouri. He remained in
that state until the spring of 1901,
being an engineer in mine, and then
returned home to Langford.
Until his attack of illness year ago
last winter he was blessed with unusu.
ally rugged health and was always
guided by the good rule that one can
only be happy by making others happy
with deeds of love, with sunny spon-
taneous thoughts and merry jests and
laughter. Suddenly he became victim
of Diabetes-melhtus and from the
beginning Of his illness his affection
was regarded as grave.
From March 1905 to Oct "a, 1905 he
was under the most able physicians in
Minneapolis; Hot Springs, Arkansas;
and Battle Creek, Michigan. but despite
their skillful treatment imprisonment
refused to come to his relief. Still he
was determined to conquer the foe and
never gave up, even when lingering On
the outer threshold of lite, and bore his
suffering uncomplainingly and with
remarkable patience.
He returned to Pierpont from Battle
Greek Oct Gath and because of his con.
tinued critical condition he and his
his mother dwelt with his brother, Ed,
near that: village until Dec. IL, and
then moved to Pierpont into the A. G.
Roberts residence. On March "a, they
returned to Eds while their household
goods were being moved to their new
residence in Langford which they pur-
chased during the winter.
Fred was bright with expectancy of
going back to the old friends where he
longed to be once more, but the dread
ful malady began to cling more closely
to the weakened body. Suddenly the
summons was given and the patient
sufferer gently responded and passed
away to the quiet shores of Eternity
Monday April 9th at p. M, sur
rounded by those who were near and
dear to him.
Fred d. Kibler was widely known in
business and social circles as an unas.
Stunning young man of genial jovial
nature with marvellous capacity for
making friends and keeping them. The
removal of one who was once so rugged
and strong so full of the joys of this
frail is our tenure of life and how
uncertain is the number of our days on
earth.
He was charter member of the o
o. +. of .Langford and a beneficiary
member of the A. O. u. w. of the same
place. His chair in thu lodge room is
NuCdhb DuV His VIII lOItNtI
dwell within the secret walls.
Funeral services were held at the
Pierpont Presbyterian church Wednes-
day, April IL, at p. m, conducted by
Rev. G. j. Corwin. the NJ f. pastor of
Langford, and the NJ f. choir of which
the deceased has been faithful men,
Der for number of years The brother
Odd Fellows attended in body and
lead the procession to the Pierpont
cemetery where their impressive ritual
istic burial service was conducted by
+. M. Ireland and G. S. Perry.
The bearers who tenderly and low
ingly lowered their first loss" into
the dark grave were L. Miles, Edwin
Heinz, S. H. Colcord, Ed. Stowell, 9.
H. Tompkins, all of Langford and G. V.
N. Perry, of Pennington. All were
Odd Fellows brothers and intimate
friends of the deceased.
The death of Fred Is a grevious blow