The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-25
HENRY B. ROGERS
CALLED BEYOND
FORMER COUNTY TREASURER
PASSES AWAY AFTER BRIEF
ILLNESS ON SATURDAY
EVENING.

Henry Bridgeman Rogers, former
county treasurer and a resident OF
Mitchell for the past third OF a CEN
'tury. passed away Saturday evening
at the age Of 76 years. Death came
on his fifty-fourth wedding anniver-
sary, following an illness of a few
days.
The wife and most of his eight
children were at his side when the
final summons came. The critical
nature of his final illness was recog-
nized several days ago and n rela-
tiyes summoned from their homes
in distant states. With them, all the
community win mourn the passing
of a man who had been active in pub
lie affairs and the u~pbuildins of The
city.
Funeral services will be held at
the First Methodist Episcopal church
at 2:30 O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon
the pastor, DR.. j. S. Hoagland offici-
ating. Resurgam lodge, A. F. & A.
NJ. of which the deceased had been
a active member for 81 years, viii
participate in the services. TIE re-
mains will. lie in state from to 3
O'Clock this evening at the family
residence, T03 West Second avenue,
Mr.. Rogers was born in Oniaa
county, New York, on December y,
1899. His parentage was oil Nov
| England stock that came to Hcrk
state at an early date. He wqs of a
family of twelve children, I've boys
and seven girls. When he was q lac
OF II years., his parents ard family
moved to Winnebago county. ILLINOIS
in 1856. Here he grew to manhoo"
and on March 80, 1861, he married
Sarah Derwent, OF Durand, III.
In the early sixties the deceased
spent three years in the west at car
son City, Nevada, where two OF ms
children were born. He then return
ed to his old home in Illinois near
Rockford, where he owned and work
ed a farm until 1889 when he moved
with his family to Mitchell.
Mr.. Rogers built>the first house
in the college addition proper, to the
CITY of Mitchell, and was n of a fe"
men who sacrificed freely that the
new college on the hill might 1.-Two
through the days OF adversely. nc
served two terms as treasurer o.
Dawson county, closing his last ser
vice on January 5, 1915.
The Rogers home was blessed wiz
ten children, four boys and SIX girls
All of the children surviving him are
MILFORD d. Rogers, of Rosenberg. ore.
Hubert Earl Rogers, of Yankton, )
D.. Mrs. Lizzie Eastman, OF Slater
Wyo.. Mrs. Carrie b. Taylor, of Erie,
pa. Mrs. Emily e. Upton, OF NM
chell. Miss Edna May Rogers OF MIN,
neapolis. Mrs. Julia B. Dundas. OF
Mitchell and Mrs. Henrietta Terpen'
ming, of Mitchell. -.
He leaves to mourn his loss ms
wife. two sisters. eight children, l.
grandchildren and n great-grand
child, all of whom are present eN-
cept one sister and II grand-chlla
lrelatives who are here are his sister
Mrs. peter Strunk, of Belyidere, III
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel f. Needham
Of Rockford. H., Miss Edna Ma!
Rogers of Minneapolis. ii. n. Rogers
and family OF Yankton. Mrs. George
Eastman, of Slater, Wyo., Mrs. Car
RE b. Taylor, of Erie, Pa. n WI
ford d. Rogers of Roseberg.
Mr.. Rogers was Il member of th'
Masonic bodies. blue lodge. chapter
commandery and Shrine, also OF tht
II. O. O. f. .,,
The pall-bearers at the funerai WI
he six grand-sons. They will be ar
thur Rogers, Franklin Rogers, MARI
lTipton. Vertus Rogers. Walter EAST
man and Gerald Eastman.