Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-10
ARTHUR E. BELKNAP.
Victim of Spinal Meningitis-The
Funeral Yesterday.

Ever since cary Tuesday
morning a gloom has seemed to
hang over Corvallis, as the mes
sage has sadly been passed from
lip to lip, Arthur Belknap is
dead" Yes, dead, in the frs
flush of his bright, promising
young life, while the world held
out welcome and friends by the
score wished him G ,dspeed in
whatever field of endsavor he
chose to engage.
Death care Tuesday morning
at 1890 in Portland. after an ILL
ness of only 80 hours with spinal
meningitis. Inconsistencies
came Monday and death follow
ed while the young man remain
ed in that state. A message call
ling the widowed mother and the
isister to the bedside came Mon.
day and they left on the 6:3o
train Tuesday morning, but as
they sped on their way, be death
angel went before them, claim
ling the son and brother at the
hour mentioned.
But it is we'll with Arthur
Belknap. Hearts are aching to-
day with the agony of his loss;
friends are sad and mourning; !;
fellow students speak his name
in hushed tones and with dim
med eyes; professors, faculty
members, and Others who had
been his co-workers in various
ways feel the sorrow of his pass
ing; but it is certainly we'll with
Arthur Belknap.
A bright, popular student, a
conscientious, devout christian
and church worker; a faithful,
loving son and brother, and a
loyal friend, his life was an ex-
ample that will ever shine
brightly in the memory OF all
who knew him, aud he was
widely known. None doubt what
his reward will be, and the sor
row is softened for all in the
comforting assurance that it is
we'll with him.
Arthur Belknap was a native
son of Benton county and was
aged 23 years, 4 months and 2o
days. His life has been spent in
this county, his father having
been a member of the we'll
known Belknap family of South
ern Benton, and the first instruc-
tor of wood and iron work at
OAC. The father died about ID
years ago, since which time Ar
thur has been the main stay Of
his widowed rother. He gr ld-
uated from OAC with honors in
the class Of 1906. and later went
to Pennsylvania where he spen,
several months as engineer fol
his uncles in the oil we'll dis.
trict. He returned to Corvallis
in February and shortly thereaf.
ter secured good position in
Portland as assistent accountant
in the Office of the city engineer.
1t was in Portland that the fatal
maladv laid hold upon him and
the end come.
The remains arrived up from
Portland on the noon train Wed.
nesday and were taken to. the
family home On college hill.
The funeral party was met al
the depot by about $50 OAC
cadets and the band, besides
many friends. the band playing
a dirge as the sad march to the
home was made. A more touch
, ing sight is seldom witnessed
than this.
i i1bes funeral services were held
at the First Methodist church a
f 1890 yesterday forenoon, con
duct d by Rev. G. H. Feese. Al
abundance OF floral offerings ane
! the presence of large concours.
, of sorrowing friends and aoquain
!. tauces were mute but eloquen
testimonials of the regard fel
for the departed and the remain
ing members of the family. In
terment was in Crystal Lake
! cemetery. d..
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