River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-12-05
Mrs. 7. S. Harris and Son
Called From This Life

Our community has borne many
shock, our people have witnessed
much grief and sympathized with
many a broken hearted father,
mother. brother or sister of one
taken from this life during the past
few weeks, but despite our sadness
and sympathy for bereaved friends
and neighbors, and the knowledge,
brought home to us of late, that no
one knows, in these times of trouble,
what each passing day may bring
forth, yet we were entirely unpre-
pared for the shock which came this
week when Mrs. T. S. Harris and
son Wilbur were called, both victims
of influenza and its complications. the
disease through which Mrs. Harris
had herself successfully nursed a
number of patients. For several
weeks past she had given of her
time and strength to ministering to
the sick and had taken many into
her home who had no place else to
go, and nursed them back to health.
Her little son Wilbur became i'll,
and she also, little Wilbur passing
away on Friday morning, November
q, IN his mothers arms. The blow
aggravated her own condition and
complications set in. Wilbur was
borne to the Silent City on Sunday
afternoon and a few hours after
wards the mother became uncon-
scious and finally passed away on
Monday evening, November Is, at
$50. Everything that loving hands
could do was done in both cases but
all efforts were unavailing.
With the passing of little Wilbur
Mrs. Harris had seen her third and
last child called, yet she probably
little thought that she was SO soon
to join the loved ones in the home
beyond the grave. The father and
husband is thus left alone. One by
one his loved ones have been called.
One son. Robert Spencer, was taken
from him a few years ago. The
second son, Thomas Nelson, passed
away some time later. No one can
we'll realize then what it must mean
to him when in period of three
days he has witnessed the departure
from this life of his only child and
the good wife who had always COM
forted and sustained him in his prev
ious sorrows and cheered and helped
him along life's pathway as only a
good wife can. Words of sympathy
fail us Oh an occasion such as this
and everyone feels much more than
he can express.
Tena Nelson Harris was born at
River Falls, Wisconsin, May 10, 1882,
and was a few months more than
thirty-siX years of age at the time of
her death. She lived in River Falls
until March, 1908, when she came to
Hettinger where she has since made
her home. On March 26. 1908, she
was united in marriage to 7. S..
Harris at Hettinger. Besides her
husband she leaves to mourn her
loss one brother, Carl Nelson, of La
Crosse and four sisters, Mrs. Fred
Peterson, of River Falls, Miss Nealie
Nelson, of La Crosse, Miss Christine
Nelson, of La Crosse, and Miss Hilma
Nelson, Red Cross Nurse stationed
at Camp Custer. Miss Christine.
who is we'll known at Hettinger and
had spent much time with her sister
here. is now i'll with the influenza at
La Crosse hospital. Miss Hilma
Nelson is expected to arrive today
from Camp Custer to attend the
funeral. Definite arrangements
have not been made for the funeral
as this is written but it will probably
be held from the house this Thurs
day. afternoon at three o'clock. In
terment will be made in the Hetting-
er cemetery.
Deceased was a member of the
Eastern Star and an earnest worker
in the Lutheran church of which she
was member. She took a great
Interest in the Luther League, was
serving as its president at the time
of her death, and her efficient work
in that organization will long be re-
membered by her associates. In her
passing a kind hearted woman, a