Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-10-07
Correspondence
kAMPEskA AND HIGHLAND.

Lewis, he was right out common
plain, every day the same honest
kind hearted well liked Ben Lewis
he mad been called the grand old
man OF Richland.' He was well re.
spected, greatly regarded by all. All
VIII keenly feel his absence even
though we, know death brought re,
iisf rom days and days Of intense
suffering. Mr.. Fred Brown remarked
to the writer that at a social given
~ the ladies at the E. II. Oleson
ON several years ago he ate supper
with Mr.. Lewis, who partook Of but
littls OF the food. He said to him,
Zen Q are not we'll" No said
MI. Lewis, II am not. l am suffering
such pain that ! can scarcely keep
from crying out" 1t was a sample
or his grit and patience, even though
the perspiration stood cut on his brow
as he spoke, so severe did he suffer,
a painful and dangerous malady OF
the kidneys was his ailment. Before
this, MIR. Lewis had been q very strong
sand a~blebodied man.
He was born In 1858. ana was mar
tTied In Iowa to the wife, who, with
six Of the eight children born to
them. survives him.
With his family he moved to this
county in 1901 where until his death
he has since resided.
At the tirue of his death MI. Lewis
was in ieWa, 1t Nashua, where Mrs.
Lewis had gone 10 be with her father
who was Eh4ught 10 be nearing his
end Mr. Lewis left here to be with
his wife at tbs time, He was taken
quite i'll on the train but rallied, wa
again taken sick at Nashua after he
arrived and soop ,Iapsed into uncon-
seioasaess fpem which he did not re-
cover hslas died MONDAY the 9th OF
s~eptanabef.
The d.. Of the funars1 a large mum
Der Ct faionds gathered at the home
In Riahlana aad after a sEtef service
followed the deceased ts the little
church al Kanpeska whess the ser.
vice was held Several appropriate
were sung by MessrS. Frank
Michaels OF WATERFOWL. E. H. Oleson
Of Riehiand, and Mesdauas Fred
Brown and Harry sasse. Mrs. Alex
Dawson played the music.
The sermon was delivered By Res.
Fred Ray, Methodist pastor at Henry.
The sermon. by the way. was from a
text chosen by the bereayed family
sud proved to be one Of ths bestE
serrnans VIC have ever heard on such
an occasion and one of the best We
have heard preached by Mr.. Ray.
Well. II II not so difficult to preach
the funeral sermon OF a good man.
ever though he be a dear friend and
neighbor.
Tbs church at Kampeska was filed
BIT hose who came to pay their last
rreefs to their friend. many flow
e aWere brought as tokens of re-
gard
We need not TO stats in closing this
nteation that the family aaye the sin
cers sympathy Of the entire commun-
ity and ell who know them,
Mrs. john Moiln has been helping
care for Mrs. George McKenna and
the new babe OF this home.
Mfr. Van Best was 4 caller at the
y !. Purcell home the middle Of the
past week.
Mr. and Mrs. j., &. Bird. OF Water
town. were out this way Friday az
fernoon 10 take Miss Gertrude Bird
to the city over Sunday. While here
taay called I'm company with Miss
HsEsl uneu Sir. and MRS. Tom Rsddy.
While in the city Monday OF this
week ne met Mr.. Sam Donnelly. Mr..
Tom Croft. Sam Purcell. HanIon Pnr
csii and Joe Croft. Also William
striak. PLENTY Of time to thresh
yeti said Mr.. Etriek why, We nssa
To thresh after Christmas here.
These Of US who hare in i gooaiy
paa Il Of potatoes this sear afe 5uh
IaIst over the high prices which are
being paid for spuds
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Oqplss were sn
the ny the first Of the week.
We have some wen cared q
THAT as, would be wel cared II shaa
said cars were well riperseag and
eome pretty good sized maize. Dus
d size Of stalks and large earS ali
we'll, Mr.. Adolph Frentz and spas
hayesn is beat quite badly. They hase
Y field of regular I~owalooking cora
Big stalks, big ears and ears up sn
the region Of your shoulders
Mrs and Mrs. Atferiy, Of Cody
Montana, were in attendance AT nv
funeral of Mr.. Lewis. She was Tor
merlylfr frs. Rich whom spIsse og psar