The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-11-15
gen. WILLIAM HENRY
HARRISON BEADLE
PASSING OF THE GRAND OLD
MAN OF THE DAKOTAS" AT
SAN FRANCISCO SATURDAY.

die, former president of that institu.
tion
In no other center in South Dakota
the state of which he was affection
ately referred to as the father" did
Gen. Beadle enjoy as wide and con-
fidential friendship as he did in Mad
ison. His friends here declare they
cannot remember the time when his
interests were not closely allied with
the well being of this municipality
and district.
Gen. Beadle had gained more than
statewide recognition when more
than twenty years ago, he, as a mem
ber of a commission appointed by
South Dakota, took a prominent part
in selecting and laying out the site
here for the present State Normal
school. 1t was not, however, until
1889, when he came from the Pacific
coast to accept the presidency and be-
come the active head of the school
that his strong personality and influ-
ence as an educator brought into pro-
nounced relief the local endearment
that had its birth at about the time
Madison was founded.
Memorial Service Held mt Normal.
Ii would be difficult to imagine a
more appropriate or touching tribute
than that paid the departed educator
this morning at the school of which
hn hnnn ha
sixteen years.
AT simple memorial service held
in the chapel. four Normal instruct
ors spoke in eulogy of Gen. Beadle
They were Miss Madge Tuttle and
Professors j. w. Goff, b. NJ Law
renee and l.. G.. Kellogg and all had
served in the faculty during Gen
Beadle's incumbency as executive
head
Following the rendering of Lead
Kindly Light" by the school glee
club. Miss Tuttle gave a brief biog-
raphy of the man and the professor
Professors Lawrence and Kellogg
spoke feelingly of their associations
with Gen. Beadle. The instructors
laid especial stress on their former
superior's genial cordiality, his un-
bounded interest in his students and
their prospects and qualifications for
the later more strenuous life, not
overlooking his often remarked fidel-
| ity to friends and devotion to duty.
His frequently expressed belief in the
| future sublime life were brought in
to prominence.
/ hn
more intimate friendship with Gen.
Beadle than was Prof. Goff, who as
vice president, shared with the edu-
cator-soldier for sixteen years the re-
! sponsibilities of maintaining an envi-
able standard at the school. Prof.
Goff spoke of his pleasant associa-
tions with the General and referred
TO a conversation he had lately had
with him, relating to the mans faith
in the hereafter.
Owing TO the temporary absence
from the city of Rev. f.. Wilson. rec
tor of Grace Episcopal church. of
which Gen. Beadle had long been a
member, prayer was led by Rev. Mr..
Pfeiffer, pastor of the German Bap-
tist church. AT the close of the serv-
ice the glee club sang "Still. Still
with Thee"
Prof. Goff Denies Rumor OF Poverty
Following the commemorative
service, Prof. Goff in his office spoke
reminiscently of his late co-worker
Contrary to the frequently ex.
pressed belief in late years that Gen
Beadle was on the verge of pauper.
ism, / may say that the General had
ample means and more for his com.
paratively simple requirements" saic
Prof. Goff. 1T is my opinion thai
the General never knew that numbers
of his friends feared his means were
at very low ebb"
IL was when couple of years ol
so ago the General left comfortable
quarters in the Lake Park hotel here
to take up his residence at the sol
diers home at Hot Springs. that ru
mors to the effect that he was hare
up had their inception. Friends anC
admirers without number. who would
gladly have offered assistance feared
to do so lest they would be guilty Of
tampering with the old gentleman
finer feelings.
I'VE know" said Prof. Goff, thai
for score or more years Gen. Bea
dies daughters have held money il
trust for him, and there has not in
late years, to my knowledge, been {
time when he has not had moderate
checking account in some bank. HI
lately drew $500 or more from a 10
cal financial institution, and at thai
time owned a mortgage he mad pur
chased. He drew $50 pension"
1t was explained by Prof. Goff tha'
Gen. Beadle, before locating here
sold an S0-acre homestead at Yank
ton. The proceeds. amounting tc
perhaps 81 800, Gen. Beadle gave tc
his daughters. They accepted it only
to be held in trust for him.
A report not in general circulation
has it that Gen. Beadle, through his
friendship for others, many years age
made good losses of a company with
which he had become involved