Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-11-06
Tribrte to willie Barr, Soldier.

A"c6 10 willie Barr, Soldier.
he that spared not his own son.
put delivered him up for us ALL how
snall lie not with Him also freely
give us all things?"
A large community was deeply NOV
cd TO sympathy and sorrow when it
was announced that Willie Barr of
BeetoWn, another of Grant county's
soldier boys, had succumbed to the
deadly pneumonia that is now making
appalling losses in the camps. The
evening previous a wire was receiy
cd notifying the parents of serious ill
ness. The father started immediate
ly for Kansas City, Mo. where Willie
was located. Upon arrival and ask
ing for his son Mr.. Barr was told the
boy would be sent to him. A William
Barr appeared. The father said mo,
that is not my SON." And then he was
conducted further and found his own
boy dead. Willie had written home
shortly before that he was suffering
from the prevalent cold and asked
that warmer underwear and another
blanket be sent to him. Alas! he
never knew how swiftly loving hands
responded to the call That the COM
to the poignency of grief that now
wrings the hearts at home. Willie
was not of complaining nature. That
he mentioned the sinsufficiency of
clothing or the strenuous training
previous to the outbreak of the in
fiuenza was to let them know he was
only one among the many who were
enduring the hardships unavoidable
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make further inquiry brought the
loved body home, and all he knew
was that his boy fell an early victim
to the deadly pneumonia. He was
clad in his uniform. There were no
traces of torturing disease or suffer-
ing on the countenance. He might
have passed away in pleasant dream
ing, so sweetly was he sleeping Will
lie, the dear baby we had often tend
ed, the kind, good-natured boy, the
cheerful, obliging son and brother, !
the young soldier boy who so brief a
time ago babe us cheerful good bye
now gone unto that bourne from
whence none return, that happy hav
en- where there are no wars alarms,
no painracking disease, no parting.
Let us not mourn as those who have
great that He gave his only son to
poverty, to ignominy, lOng-suffering
and Calvary, forget our soldier boys |?
All no, no. We believe His presence
is ever near to them. And also we
know that many who thought not
much about him before, awakened to
that dear presence after they marched
away. And though the touch of no
IN nd
ma familiar voice in loving cadence to
comfort we believe God laid His
fingers on the boy and he slept, in
answer to the still small voice that
whispers, "Lo, / am with you always,
even unto the end" Christ will COM
fort the troubled hearts, but He also
wept when told His friend was dead.
Garry his body hence-kings must
have slaves;
Kings climb to eminence over mems
graves;
So this boys eye is dim; throw the
earth over him.
Here in this leafy place quiet he
lies,
Cold, with his silent face turned to
the skies;
IT'S but another dead-all you can
say is said.
All, if beside the dead slumbered
the pain!
All, if the hearts that bled slept
with the slain!
If the grief died! But no,-Death
will not have it sol"
William Thomas Barr, fourth son
of William and Isabel Barr, was born
at Morning Glory Farm, Beetown,
Wis, Aug. 20, 1896. He had always
lived on a farm. He was one of the
thousands of good boys of industry
who left all to respond when his
country called. He entered service
Aug. IA, 1918 and was sent to the
Sweeney Auto School, Kansas City,
Mo- He passed from there into the
Better Life, Oct. Is, 1915 at the early
age of % years, l month and % days.
With his parents survive four broth
ers, James, married, Roy and two,
sisters, Leone and Marie at home, and
Ellsworth and Richard with the col
ors, the former at Camp Hancock,
Ca. and the latter at Camp Dodge,
la. Dick also has been i'll with influ-
enza but the last word was of con-
valescence. Other relatives and friends
mourn with the family Many gath
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