Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-03-18

tion undoubtedly had much to do
with Mr.. Huntimer s failing health.
Hence she could not realize his con-
dition, nor do anything for him.
Because of his attack Saturday even
ing he was not able to tend his
furnace, and during tue night the
fire went out. Some time near noon
Sunday Mr.. Huntimer managed to get
to the telephone and called a doctor.
and when he reached the house Mrs.
Huntimer was in the kitchen, where
she had started a fire in the range,
but had dropped the lids down in the
fire. and the gas and smoke filed the
room. He found Mr.. Huntimer lying
on the lounge in the sitting room.
He was delirious most of the time
from the first seizure of the disease,
and therefore was unable to give a
very clear account of the circum-
stances after he reached home.
: That evening Mrs. Huntimer
was also taken with the same disease,
and from the first was pronounced
worse than he was. AS soon as the
doctor discovered the conditions the
neighbors we're called, and the rela-
tives in the country were phoned to,
and they promptly came and took
charge, trained nurse was secured,
and everything possible was done, but
there was very little hope for their
recovery.
Mrs. Huntimer passed away Fri
day morning at 10 is. No arrange
ments had yet been made for the
funeral, and on Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock Mr.. Huntimer followed her
They never had any children, and
therefore there is no one left Of the
family or household. 4s+.t4t.i
Augustus Huntimer was born at
Potosi. Wis. August 2Sth, 1947, being
the Oldest of a family of twelve,
eight brothers and four sisters, all of
whom survive him but one brother,
Joe. and one sister, Mary. They are
William and Henry, of Madison
john. of Tacoma, Wash. Chas. g.
q. V and Frank. Of Humtimer. Mrs.
Peter Bowen, of Dell Rapids; Mrs
G. G. Hamilton, of Spirit Lake, Iowa,
and Mrs. Amelia Riley Of Fowler,
Colorado.
Mr.. Huntimer grew up at Potosi,
Wis, and married Miss Mary Dolan
there in 1870. He continued to live
there, engaged in the cooperage bust
ness, until 1885 when tnay came to
South Dakota, locating on farm he
purchased near where his brothers
lived in this county, now known as
Huntimer, they having preceded him
here many years before. He lived on
the farm for number of years be-
fore he moved to Dell Rapids. which
was about 1891 or 1892 He opened a
cooper shop here and worked at that
for time, and then took up the land
business, which he followed ever
since.
HE served four years as post
master of this city, being appointed
by President Cleveland about January,
1895.
He had been secretary and
manager of the Creamery Co. for
many years, and also served as a
member Of the board of education fol
several years, which position he re-
signed when he was elected mayor OF
the city. four years ago next April.
He was man of broad public
spirit. conscientious to a degree, a
warm and true friend, and was
honored and respected by all.
Mrs Huntimer, whose maiden
name was Mary Dolan, was born at
Potosi, Wis, Nov. 27, 1879. She
was woman Of rare virtues and
idolized by her husband, but, at least
for many years. was of very retiring
disposition, and rarely left her home.
She was. however, universally re-
sptcted and esteemed.
She leaves to mourn her death
three sisters, one, Mrs. Kate Bell,
living in Seattle, Wash, and the
other two in California.
A double funeral was held today
at 10 80 at st. Mary's church, the
large edifice proving entirely in
adequate to accommodate the throng
that gathered to pay their last tribute
of respect ard honor to this worthy