Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-03-14
Death of Simon Haw.

Death of Simon Haw.
Simon Haw was born in Dlshforth,
Yorkshire, England on Dec. Is, 1910
and died at his home In Canton, S. d.
Mar. 7, 1913 at the age of seventy-two
years, two months. nineteen days.
His parents, John aud Mary Haw,
came to this country and settled in
Wisconsin where the father served
the Methodist Episcopal Church for
many years as local preacher.
Simon Haw was christian from
his youth and had given many years
of most faithful service to the church
of his choice.
Most of the time from the days of
his young manhood he has been con-
nected with the Official Board of the
church where his residence has been.
Since his residence In Canton he has
been part Of this church serving in
various official capacities.
He was married to Mrs Sarah Jane
Hazel and to them were born eight
children two of whom died in infancy.
Mary died at the age of fourteen and
five remain who with two brothers
Rev. John Haw, of Rockland. Wis,
and Mr.. Christ Haw Of Ottumwa, Ia.
and sister Mrs. Mary Smith of Su-
perior, Wisconsin mourn his loss.
The children remaining are, Mr.. S.
S Haw, Mrs. Carrie Kenison, Mrs Eva
Frary, Minneapolis; Mrs. Addie Dab
leen, Rinard, Iowa and Mrs. Jessie
Brereton with whom he had made his
home for the past dozen years or more.
He responded to the call Of his
country by enrolling in Company X.
Wisconsin Volunteers, January first
1864 where he served for more than
two years being honorably discharged
at Brownsville, Texas on Mar. Is, 1866.
He moved TO Dakota Sover thirty
years ago settling on a claim near
Hurun, where with his motherless
children he faced such problems as
only early settlers Of the prairies can
know and through all that came to
him he most courageously, calmly,
steadfastly kept the even tenor of his
way most plainly revealing the fact
that HE had been with Jesus and
learned of Him"
Only those who have known him
best can fully appreciate his sterling
qualities of industry, faith, patience
and hope which kept him young in
spirit so that it may we'll be said of
him that he "died seventy-two years
young.
He met the last foe without mur-
mur. He ''set his face toward the
throne and keep steadfastly on" He
used the last words that he could ut
ter TO breathe a prayer to the God
whom he had served for most three
quarters of a century and finally,
Sustained and soothed by an un-
faltering trust approached the grave
like one who drapes the drapery OF
his couch about him and lies down to
pleasant dreams, and ''was not for
God took him. away from his loved
ones but to that building of God all
house not made with hands, eternal
in the heavens.
When we bid farewell to this tene.
ment Of clay tomorrow afternoon we
shall most tenderly lay him to rest on
the sacred spot where more than
thirty two years ago he stood in sorrow
and saw the wife of his youth, the
mother OF his children placed in that
low green tent whose curtrin never
outward swings but we shall evel
look forward to that day when we
shall met him again where he lives In
eternal youth.
Among his papers we're found these
lines, yellow with age, worn from the
handling and fifty years old:
| What is this that steals upon my frame
Is 1t death?
Which soon shall quench this vita
| flame; Is this death?
II this Is death, ! soon shall be,
From every sin and sorrow free
shall the king of Glory Sc,
All is we'll; All is we'll.
Hark! Hark! my Lord and Master CALL
me. All is we'll
soon shall see his face in Glory
| All is well
Farewell dear friends, adieu, adieu
L can no longer stay with you
My glitering crown appears in view
| All Is well, Ali is well