The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-12-03
LIFE CUT SHORT
Helen N. Allen Dies at the Age of
TWenty-Three
FUNERAL ON TUESDAY
Estimable Young Woman Passes
Away After Months of Saffer-
ing at Her Home Here

Helen N. Allen died shortly after
| midnight Saturday. Nov. 2S, at the
residence of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. M. Allen in this CITY,
Nellie" Allen, as she was known
By her many friends and companions,
had been patient sufferer for months
A little over year ago she was COM
PEELED to give up her position as COM
positor on The Herald and go to the
hospital at Rochester, Minn., for
treatment. Her left knee troubled
her SO much that she was unable to
use it. This disease was thought to
be tuberculosis of the bone, but lat
er developed into sarcom. which ended
her life. >
Early in the year she sustained an
amputation of her limb above the
knee joint, and as soon as she could
be moved, came home She recover
ed rapidly and all thought she would
get entirely well. In the summer.
however, the disease appeared again
and it was then seen that she was
doomed. 1t was only q matter of
time until the end came.
During the months that followed,
| Nellie was a great sufferer but she
bore all bravely and uncomplainingly,
her Christian faith supporting her
| in her trial The last few weeks of
her life she was under opiates good
deal of the time. She was conscious
until within a half hour of the end.
Death came as a welcome relief to the
months of suffering.
Nellie worked as compositor on
The Herald for some two years un-
der Hon. Frank M. Eddy, and for
some five months under the present
management She was a competent
printer and a faithful worker. and the
office felt her loss when she was
compelled to give up. She was a
member of the Congregational church
and faithful worker in the Sunday
school, where she taught class: and
was also active in the Christian En-
deaver Society.
The funeral was held at p. m. Tues
day from the Congregational church.
Rev. F. H. Oehler officiating. A
Quartet choir consisting of Mrs. Geo.
Fish, soprano: Mrs. R. e. Hansen,
alto; Jas. A. Norris. tenor: j. H.
Haddock, bass; rendered Jesus. Low
er Of My Soul" and ASLEEP in Jes-
u.s."
Mr.. Oehler's remarks were a touch
ing tribute to the life and Christian
character of the departed. The East
ern Star, of which Nellie was mem
Der, attended in a body. The pail
bearers were H. F. Alden. r. r. Kells.
E. A. Richards. John McGibbon, Chas.
Marshall and Chas. Crandall Inter-
ment was in the Odd Fellows ceme-
terry.
Helen M. Allen was born in Willard.
Pope county, Minn., May 9, 1885: Two
years later her parents removed to
Sauk Centre, and here she spent the
rest of her life. She was of bright
and happy disposition and had a large
number of warm and faithful friends.
Mrs. William Bush, whose home
was near Willard, died suddenly in
Sank Centre last Friday morning. She
musicians, which was Of a high order.
The curtain raiser was a piano duet,
came from her home that morning
on the Northern Pacific train, arriv-
ing here at 800. She went to the
home of her sister Mrs. Neal Hoff-
man. Not long after arriving there
she complained of feeling i'll. She
sat down in a chair and in short
time was dead. Heart disease, from
which she had suffered for some
years, was the cause of her death.
The remains were taken to the
Bush home on the Northern Pacific
train Saturday afternoon. The funer-
al services were held from the home
Oh Friday, Rev. Handyside Of Osakis
officiating. Interment was In the
Willard cemetery. Mrs. Bush was 3S
years Of age at the time Of her death.