Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-04-08
Harry |. Gardner.

The sudden death of Harry l. Gard
ner, of heart failure, at Dillon, Mon
tana, Sunday night, March 20, 1909,
was great surprise to his mother,
Mrs. Geo. R. Gardner and his sister,
Miss Mabel Gardner, his relatives and
many Grand Rapids friends, who had
known him from childhood. 1t was
generally known that he was not in
the best of health, being a great suf-
ferer with Asthma. Several months
ago he left this city for the west,
where he was in search of location
where the climate would be such as
to relieve his asthmatic troubles. He
Armstead, Montana, where he did feel
better and his mother and friends
were so informed and were happy in
this thought. His mother and sister
expected to join him this spring. Re-
Gently he had joined a surveying party
out there and had gone into the mouI
tains. The high altitude did not a.
gree with him and he returned to Ar
stead, a small place where he was
taken sick. He then went to Dillon,
for care and treatment. Here he
died after a short illness of heart
failure.
Harry 1. Gardner was born in the
city of Grand Rapids, November 1,
1878, and was therefore 80 years, fouI
months and % days old when he
died. He was educated in the public
schools of Grand Rapids and gradu-
ated therefrom in the year 1897. He
attended the State University at Madi.
son three years, and the law school
connected with the same institution,
three years and graduated therefrom
in the year 1905. After graduation
he went west for his health. On
| September /, 1896, he formed a CO.
partnership with Judge J. A. Gaynor,
who was partner in law with his
father, the Hon. George r. Gardner,
turing his HE Clue,
Before going west this last time he
prepared his first law brief for the
Supreme Court in a case entitled B.
G.. Chandos VS.. The Remington Drain.
age District and his partner receiv.
ed notice of his success in said case
before the Supreme Court upon the
same date of his death, March g.
1909.
| Harry Gardner had a bright flu
ture in law, and would have made a
mark for himself as he already had
an excellent start. He loved his pro
fession and in spite of his poor
health he was hard working devoted
student.
The funeral services took place
Sunday afternoon at o'clock at the
family residence, Rev. Fred Staff
pastor of the Congregational church
officiating. Deceased was a member
of Grand Rapids Lodge No. 128 F. &
A. M. and also Grand Rapids Lodge
No. 639 B. P. o. E., and the Grand
Rapids Camp No. 1858 M. w. A. The
Masonic bretherern, about so in mum
Der, were in charge of the funeral an
about AZ members of the Elks were
| present as escort.
The family residence was crowded
with friends of the deceased, who
came to pay their last respects to
one whom they had learned to love
in life. The service was impressive
and Rev. Staff's talk was sympathetic
and consoling to those who heard him
The floral tributes we're many and
beautiful. The Masonic ritual ser.
/ vice was rendered at the cemetery
The large number of friends, who fol.
lowed the remains to Forest Hill
cemetery attested to the popularity
and friendship in which the deceased
was held in this community.