Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-30
CEDAR RAPIDS MAN WHO DIED
MONDAY HAD PART IN MAX
ING IOWA HISTORY.
BUILT FIRST CREAMERY
ERECTED IN STATE
Put Iowa Butter in First Place by
Capturing Prizes at Early day Expo
sitions-Gained Prominence in Ma
sonry by Devotion to cause-came
West as Teacher.

Cedar Rapids Jan. So.-Henry David
Sherman, who died yesterday was one
of the foremost figures of Jones
county. the sponsor of York rite
Masonry in Cedar Rapids and Maroon
and the virtual father and enforcer of
the Iowa dairy law. Death came in
his $50 year and was the result of a
gradual decline. He will be buried in
Monticello on Wednesday, the body
being taken TO that place by auto
mobile after services in the Turner
chapel at p. m. Tuesday Grand
commandery officers of the state and
members Of Apollo Commandery No.
Is, Will have charge of the services
locally.
Attic Mr. Sherman had made his
home in Cedar Rapids since 1898
maintaining residence at 1855 Third
avenue, his greatest constructive work
was accomplished during his residence
in Jones county. in the period of
his life between 1889 and 1890 when
his years We're divided between edu-
cational problems and the development
OF daiTylns in the state of Iowa,
Came West as Teacher.
Mr.. Sherman had come to Iowa as
pedasogue. after a struggle to survive
in the undeveloped schools of New
Jersey. Connecticut. Ohio. Illinois.
Since the age OF s years he had been
forced TO make his way practically I'M
aided, and with the death Of his father
when he was scarcely beyond that
year the support of his mother and
the family of nine children deyoived
largely on his shoulders His edu-
cation was piecemeal and was CLEANED
during odd moments away from the
farm. but ne was of the stock of
Samuel Sherman. cut of England in
1884. and the lineage which produced
General Sherman
Built First Iowa Creamery.
When he put aside his profession of
education during the early 10's, il was
actively TO enter the business of pro-
duce exchange at Monticello. His sue
cess led TO his construction of the first
public creamery in Iowa and later 10
the organization Of the foremost dairy
ing companies of the state-the Dia-
mond Creamery Company-which thru
its exhibitions at national and inter
national dairy shows did much to place
Iowa butter before the world In the
interests of better dairying Mr. Sher-
man fostered the Iowa dairy law. and
with its passage became its enforcer
in the person of the states first dairy
commissioner. This office he held for
four years under Governor Larrabee,
and when he left his post it was for
practical retirement from business.
York rite Masonry claimed Of Mr..
Sherman a devotion which had made
him one of the prominent figures in
the state commander. He was past
master of both the blue lodge and the
commandery at Monticello. and thru
his influence was directly responsible
for the establishment of Apollo COM
mandery in this city and Patmos com
mandery at Marion. With his removal
to Cedar Rapids he transferred his at
filiation to Apollo commandery where
he retained his active membership I'M
til his death. He was honored for his
work in the lodge by election as grand
generalissimo Of the grand command
cry OF Iowa.