The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1911-06-09
Death of Henry Roselius.

Holt county has answered the great
summons and with aching hearts
Henry Roselius was laid away by low.
Ing hands In the eternal rest and
sleep that sooner or later must come
70 Us all. We are told that every
time the pendulum swings from left
20 righ; the black angel Of death
points the way with blazing sw ord for
some poor mortal whose earthly days
Inaye come 10 an end. His life Wa .
struggle from beginning to end. He
fought TO rise In the world aud gsin
his ambition. There ~As strength in
his character and iron In his vii. but
in his hear; there vas love and kind.
ness for every living thing.
Cncle Henry Ro>elius came to tits
Icounty in l.4l. and ae believe he las
lived on the same farm continuously
since that time. When lie came here
With his parents from his native and,
he was but JD months old. and there
are but few indeed now living who
can lay they have lived in Holt coun.
lty Continuously for 20 years.
Henry Roselius VAS born in the
village Of Mite. Province Of Han.
over. Germany. october |. ls.s>. died
al his home near Corning. June j.
lsll. and was therefore in his I'd
year. He WAS the younges; Of fam.
iiy 81 three children. and is the last
one Of the family 70 answer the dnal
summons, his father dying May ~.
los. and his mother october II. l..&.
His father. !. n. Roselius. and
family left German! IN the fall OF
l.,o and on landing In New York.
and thence 10 New Orleans, thence
up the Mississippi TO 81. Louis. and
the Missouri TO Weston. They OBJ
tanned a wagon and team and drove
Through Buchanan. Andrew and Holt
counties. till they reached . point In
1.-The northwest corner Of Holt. where
there were no other settlers. and
There the family halted and prepared
70 make home In the wilderness
the spring Of l.u. and here the!
lived alone until the fall Of ISL.
when the bankers and Peters came
10 keep them company.
- Of his - years we're passed In
Lincoln township. and attended the
ir.t schooi ever taught In that town.
ship. which VAS In the control OF .
man named keeler. having been EN-.
ployed 10 teach by the elder Roselius.
Henry bankers and Andrew Buck.
TIE greater part Of his education lie
obtained by his own efforts. Up TO
the death Of his father. In lass. he
farmed for his father. and on his
death he begAn for himself, and Is
more than ordinarily successful.
lie In connection with the elder
Hogrefe. engaged in the mercantile
business IN 1896. which they coOtin.
ued for several years. enjoying . large
and profitable trade.
| In the early eos considerable ship.
ments we're made Of salt pork and
shelled corn, and In April. ISIS, Mr..
Roselius and Others made their last
shipments on the steamer Joe Kinney
from then Hemme's landing. Henry
bankers and =. W. Walter we're also
large shippers AZ the time. The In
roads Of the river finally destroyed
Hemme's, and Corning came into ex'
is,ence.
| lie was married May 81, lssl. e
Miss Mary Schmutzer, OF Lincoln
township. and therefore had been
permitted by the hand OF Providence
To pass his 18th wedding anniversary
only week before his death. The
wife and four children SURVEYED
mund. John and Mrs, ". &. Pierson
all OF Lincoln township, Henry. Of ST.
Louis, and several grandchildren.
Il He VAS originally a Republican
voting for Lincoln In 1864, but Of
later years he has commonly acted
with the democratic party, occupy
ing, however, an independent aud
conservative position. He has been Z
man OF great industry and energy
When they came TO the county the!
were without money, and began life
In the wilderness with industry and
ECONOMY as the only means OF better
ing their condition. He died one OF
tie substantial men OF Holt county
greatly beloved and esteemed by oil
lao knew him-a man Who lived tC
the Golden Rule" all his lie.
| For years he had been identified
withthe Evangelical Lutheran church
Of Corning, from which the funeral
services we're held Wednesday OF this
week, June :, the interment being In
the Nj. Hope cemetery.