The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-24
Joseph Harker's Body, Accompanied
by s~orrowine Relatives, Taken
to Oakland.

spoke the silent message of respect
friends had for him.
The services were conducted by
DIR. FL. S. Wilkinson, assisted by Dr..
Thos. Nicholson and DR.. L. II.
Youngman. The music was fur
nished by Misses Clara Christensen,
Fannie Mccormick and Messrs. M.
r. Tournier and Fred Kratz.
DR.. Wilkinson read the scripture
lesson and he was followed by Dr..
Nicholson, who offered a fervent
prayer. DR.. Nicholson then read the
following obituary of the deceased:
Joseph Charles Harker was born at
Lead Mine, Wisconsin, February %:
1874, and spent his early boyhood in
and in Aurelia, Iowa, where they
resided from 1854 to 1887. In the
year 1887 the Harker family came to
Mitchell, South Dakota, where they
have since continuously resided.
On May 81, 1905, Nj. Harker was
united in marriage to Miss Cornelia
Neumann, of Oakland, Nebraska,
and for nearly three happy years their
married life has been one OF ideal
happiness. On Januay Is, 1908, after
an illness Of but a few days In which
typhoid pneumonia ravaged bis
system, he passed away into the be-
Yond. When it became known that
his ILLNESS vas serious his patents at
their winter home in California we're
telegraphed for, and fortunately we're
able to arrive at his bedside before
recognition and farewells. Three
sisters and a brother are sorrowing
today in the California home, and
his brother Will. who was at his bed
side at the last is here In Mitchell.
Mr.. Harker has been in active
business life among US for several
years as a member of the firm of
Harker Brothers, and by his energy
and ability has commanded the
respect OF the entire business COM
munity. T~ireless, .%unsparing of him.
self, he was forging to the front rank
OF successful business men
He will be missed greatly in the
circ.e Vi lis social f%rienls. He was
sunny faced, and open hearte3, clean
of thought and speech, true as man
to man, and many are the friends
who feel the sense of personal be-
reavement IN his taking away.
In November 1891 he was convert
Episcopal Church of this city, OF
which he continued a member UP to
the time Of his death. His end was
peaceful.
He tried to console the weeping
friends as he said. HDOn't worry
over me. 1t is ali right" And
though we cannot understand why
the ''sun of his life went down at
noon'' we trust that the Judge of
all the earth does right, and that
what We "know not now, we shall
know hereafter
The ADDRESS was delivered by DR..
Youngman, whose remarks while
necessarily trief, we're very touching.
He paid a fine tribute to the char
acter of the young man, and offered
kindly words of consolation to the
bereaved ones.
The services we're attended in a
body by "A number Of representatives
of the Knignts of Pythias lodge, who
acted as al escort to the Milwaukee
depot. T..e following were the
honorary PAIL bearers, selected from
the 10 g: Ora b. Well, Ray l..
Branson, Delyan L. Becker, Louis
Beckwith, DR.. George Kimball,
Harry Slade, Charles Fowler, DR..
e.. Fl. Mcdonald. The active pail
>,o,ou ,o,, ~ n J,,r,,c NJ A
Barber, g. W.. Boggs, VIM. NJ.
Herbert, VIM. Scallin, H.. g. Mich
OILS, II. e. Hitchcock, G. w. Dow
ney.
AS a mark of the high esteem in
which the deceased was held, prac-
tically every business house Oh Main
street was closed from lO:3O to IL
O'Clock and a sole::n reverence per-
vaded the street as the proc ssion
moved to the depot.
Those in attendance at the funeral
were Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Harker
and William, Of Los Angeles, Cal,
| v. c. Neumann, father of Mrs. Har-
ker, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Neumann
and G. c. Neumann, Of Oakland,
Neb., brothers of Mrs. Harker, Nh.
and Mrs. Joseph Blenkiron and Mr..
and Mrs. Len Blenkiron. and Mrs.
j. L. Murphy, Of Sioux City, and
Mrs. Neumann, Of Oakland. These
With Mrs. Hsrker accompanied the
remains to Oakland, where the inter.
ment took place Sunday.
Undertaken Noble and H. G. Mich.
OILS, representing the Knights OF
Pythias, accompanied the party q
far - Scotland. Mr.. and Mira Jos.