The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-05-24

Ira Rush, Henry Slocum, Geo. Rak-
ness, James Smallwood, Leon Eli
thorpe, Guy Amy, Chester jacobson,
Kenneth Ward, Wm Mulroy, Albert
frankie, Arthur Stewart and VIM.
Marsh.
After prayer, a selection was sung
by male chorus Of Is voices. The
reading Of the obituary was followed
by touching song by the Hutchinson
school children. The sermon was
preached by Rev. P. A. Lang, pastor of
the Emanuel church of St. Paul. He
took for his text, "Know we not that
a Prince and a great man is fallen
this day?"' The remains were then
taken in charge by the Masons, the
procession leading to the Milwaukee
depot. Hundreds were in the line of
march, including 448 school children,
who strewed the way with Forget-me-
nots, violets and other fragrant flow
ers. The l. O. O. F. lodge marched in
a body as we'll as 20 members of the
Orpheus Musical Club, of which Mr..
Wolfe was a member. The train left
for Faribault, Mimi, at 1915 o'clock,
where the remains were inferred to-
day.
C. F. Truax of this city attended the
funeral, representing De Molay Com
mandery, and B. E. Stewart of Minot
also attended, representing the Blue
Lodge and Chapter of Minot.
This afternoon, during the hour Of
the Faribault funeral, the Minot
schools were closed in honor to Mr..
Wolfe's memory.
The following account of Mr..
Wolfes life, prepared by his pastor
at Hutchinson, was read at the funeral
services yesterday afternoon:
Samuel Henry Wolfe was born at
Nerstrand, Mimi, Dec. 6, 1870, and
died at Hutchinson, Mimi, May 20,
1917, reaching the age Of 46 years, 5
months and IA days. Born of honor
able, Industrious German parents, he,
from them, inherited his ingenious,
assiduous character. Reared on a
farm and used to all kinds of hard
ships, he had keen and more serious
conception of life's problems. The
very fact that he so zealously pursued
his personal education, signifies clearly
that he was man of strong will pow
err and perseverance. After finishing
the public school of his home district,
he graduated from the Faribault high
school, completed course of North
western college at Naperville, ILL.,, and
graduated from the University of Min
nesota. Thus equipped for useful
life, he entered upon his educational
career, in which he was so successful.
After two years Of work in the Grade
schools in Minnesota, he became sup
erintendent of the schools in Minot,
| N. Oak, where he spent Is years of
his life in the education and uplift of
that community. The many letters Of
| friendship, and the abundant gifts of
| flowers from there to him during his
sickness, proved the high estimation
of his character and the appreciation
of his valuable work done and the sue
cess he achieved at that place.
After fifteen years Of hard and
strenuous work at Minot, he desired
! to make change and come back to
! his beloved home state of Minnesota.
When he came to Hutchinson about
two years ago, he took up his work
with the same Jealous effort to ac-
, complish success that was character
istic of his personality. | shall not at
tempt to comment on his work done
in our schools while he was with US,
but will leave that to those more COM
petent to judge in such matters, and
to the public, who have the welfare OF
our schools at heart.
In 1901 he was married to Emeylne
Ressler of Elgin, MINI. This union
was indeed a very happy one and
blessed with two children, Lorraine,
who in her infancy preceded her faith
err in death, and baby Carol, who does
not vet realize the fate that has be-
fallen her. She was the sunshine of
the family, and is left to her dear
mother as a token of love from him to
whom she was indeed a true and faith
full helpmeet. May the strong arm OF
God sustain them in their sad bereave.-
ment. and may the grace of the Lord
comfort and strengthen the dear wife
in this darkest of dark hours of her
|! life, Nav He, who has promised to be
the Counsel of the widows and the
Father Of orphans, be ever near to
them.
The deceased was also a staunch
Christian. Nurtured by Christian par
ents, and under the influence of the
| Sunday school and church, he gave his
heart to God in his youth, joined the
Evangelical Association church and en-
deavored to lead Christian life. While
I was his pastor for the last two years
he often revealed his heart to me and
spoke of what he considered as the
chief aim of his work, namely, the
moral and Christian influence over
those that were entrusted to his care.
Why he was taken from us in the
prime of his useful life, and so soon
called from labors to his Heavenly re-
ward. we cannot now understand. Yer
| ily, the judgments Of God are incom-
prehensible, and his ways are I'M
searchable. But this one thing we do
know: that He doeth all things well,
and that He is too wise to make mis-
take. This is Gods way, not ours.
Therefore we humbly submit our
selves to His righteous will and say:
Lord. not ours, but Thy will be done.
Although he had a strong desire to
remain longer with his loved ones, he
was fully prepared and resigned to the
Will of Cod BLESSED are the dead
which die in the Lord from henceforth;
Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may
rest from their labors, and their works
do follow them"