The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-12-03
{. H. KIMbALL, PIONEER
SETTLER, PASSES AWAY
&. A. R. Veteran SuCCumbS to Illness.
Old Comrades and Legion Escort
Body TO Final Resting Place.

Mr.. c. r. Kimball, late of Vernon
tc-r.~iip, died at his home in this city,
on the morning of Nov. 26th. The
deceased man had been confined to his
bed for only about a week, but his
health had been gradually failing for
some months past.
Charles Henry kimball was born in
Mnot, Cumberland county, Maine, on
Oct. Is, 1S45. His parents were OF
colonial descent, and on his mothers
side the family were prominent III the
Precautionary war. Charles was the
eldest of a family Of five, and he spent
all his earlier years in Maine. His
mother died when he was eight years
OF age, and for some yeafa he lived
with an aunt His father moved to
Lacrosse county, Wis, in 1861, and
later to Winrebago City, Mimi, where
VIXEN he was Il years Of age he en-
listed in Co. Il, End MINI. Vol. Cavalry
and was engaged in Indian warfare
ior several years, taking part in the
battle OF 'fronNacola Mountain, locat-
Cd west OF Bismark, where desperate
encounter was had, and the indians
We're finally subdued. He was mus
tered ont Of the service April Z6th.
1885. After leaving TIE army he took
o course in Bonner's business college,
,.hich later became the Curtis college.
in June 1870 made a trip TO Grant
county, filed on land, and the next
4prinn made permanent settlement on
A. ,o hal 1In
until he moved into Milbank few
weeks ago.
He was married to Miss Addie A.
Weeks in 1875, and to them were
born three children, Blanch t., now
Mrs. d. j. Jones Of Hinckley, Minn.,
Arthur H., who died at Maple Creek,
Canada, seven years ago, and Kay
mond G.. OF Summit. A foster daugil-
Ter, Elsie May Peterson, and his wife
also survive him.
The passing of Mr.. kimball brings
before us the fact that the ranks OF the
pioneers Of Grant county, the men vino
came out to the wild prairie and put
the first plows into the sod, are being
gradually depleted, and the settlers OF
70 and so will soon be as scarce as
are the old G.. A. r. veterans, only
five of whom could be mustered to at
tend the funeral of their deceased com
rade. Mr.. kimball was truly typical
of the early settler of the county. Set
ting on a government homestead in
1879, he had made the piece of land he
then selected his home for forty years.
\ man of rugged honesty and kindly
life he ever held the esteem and con-
fdence of his neighbors and friends,
and could always be relied upon to do
TIE conscientious thing in any trans
action to which he was a party. He
was one Of the greas common people
whom Abraham Lincoln was wont to
say God must have loved greatly be-
cause he made so many Of them and
his memory will be kindly cherished
by those Of us who have been making
the pilgrimage with him for the past
forty years.
The funeral service was held at the
home Of the deceased man ir this city
to which he had removed from his
farm home but few weeks before,
and was largely attended by friends
and neighbors who had known him for
50 many years. Rev c. P. Bast, the
Congregational minister, conducted
brief service, and the five comrades
of the Grand Army of the Republic
read the burial service of their ritual,
the Relief Corps, also attending in a
body, and a small delegation Of the
American Legion also attended the
service, acting as pail bearers and
escort At the grave, at the conclu-
sion of the aervice, the legion bugler,
stationed at the other end Of the
cemetery sounded taps for the close of
the soldiers life.
Among those from abroad who came
came to attend the funeral, were Mrs.
j. S. Todd. of Minneapolis, sister of
Mrs kimball, and Mr.. Ray Kimball
,v,I &,;fo cf C,,uov1nit