Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-06-02
OBITUARIES.
In MemOriam, Dr.. ]. A. Glenn.
entSOn.

He is survived by his father, George
Clementson; his mother, Mary A.
Clementson; his brother George B.,
and sister, Bessie C. Frye. A sister,
Matte B., died in 1889, in early
womanhood.
DR.. Clementson's boyhood was
spent in Lancaster. He attended the
public schools, and then, adopting
the profession of medicine and surgery
a. his work, went to Chicago,
where he graduated from the Hahne-
mann Medical college in 1894.
Thereafter he practised for a short
time in Lancaster, thence going to
the Polytechnic in Philadelphia. After
a few months special work in this
institution he located in Mineral
Point, Wis, and there remained
antil failing health compelled his
retirement. At Christmas time,
1902, in driving across from Mineral
Point to Doigeville through almost
impossible snowdrifts in order to
get home by tram, he received an
injury which confined him to his bed
when he reached Lancaster, and
which, coupled with physique not
too strong and a do-or-die spirit
where his patients and human needs
were concerned, in the end IN
capacitated him and brought about
his death. After struggling along
for more than a year he submitted to
an operation in Chicago in the sum-
ner of 1904, which did not per-
manently benefit him, and shortly
thereafter was obliged to abandon
practice and return to his home here
where for ten years he has fought
the fight of life against death with
fnsuperable odds against him, out
with splendid courage and most ex-
traordinary patience. His suffer
ings, both physical and mental, were
intense during the entire period of
his confinement. He was at one time
completely paralyzed, but regained
partial use of his limbs. He lost
the sight of one eye, and then of the
other. He was shut out from the
nature he always loved fervently,
and, above all was debarred from
seeing his little nephews and nieces,
some of whom he never looked upon.
"Oh, if / could just see that kid
he has many times exclaimed, but he
bore this to him browning affection
with uniform calm endurance, as he
did his great bodily pain. He loved
little children and they loved him.
In and out of his practice they came
and chung to him naturally as babe
does to its mother. Such was his
heart.
Funeral services were conducted at
his home on the afternoon of May
.22d. In the absence of the Rev.
Mr. Studebaker of the Congregational
church, of which most of the family
are members, the beautiful Episcopal
service was read by the Rev. Mr..
Munday, and hymns were sung by a
quartette of boyhood friends. Then,
in lieu of sermon, Mr.. E. c. Fielder,
attorney of Mineral Point, who was
one of DIR. Clementson's warmest
friends and acquainted with his work
there-practically his life's work,
spoke briefly and touchIngly of that
work and friendship. In part he
said:
81 am privileged to speak final
word to the memory of one, who,
during the years of his active profess
siunal life, was my closest friend.
Mineral Point was the scene of his
professional activities, and it was my
privilege to know him intimately.
When he came to Mineral Point the
first place he visited was my office
his first professional service was for
a member of my family, and his first
social visit was at my home. We
soon became friends. At first it was
a friendship such as is not uncommon
between two young men who begin
professional life in small town at
the same time, or nearly the same
time; but as time went on our friend
ship grew to intimacy. First we
were friends, then companions, AND
each soon became the repository OF
she hopes and aspirations of the other.
From him learned the history OF
his early life and his boyhood ex'
perience. He told me of his home,
MS parents. his sister and his brother
The enc great ambition of his liz
was to Justify the hopes OF iAi'
mother and father; and SO strong wa;
his love and affection fer them thai
] dc not now recall one single hour
Of the many hours he and 2 spent to.
gether, in which he did MT speak OF
mis- mother and his father.