River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-08-13
R. N. CLAPP


neighbor that our esteemed fellow
townsman and business man, r. N.
Clapp, had received his final summons
very suddenly at about 6 o'clock am.
On Thursday evening Mr.. Clapp
returned from an auto TOURING trim
to Milwaukee, DEBORAH, Iowa. and in
termediate points. He complained
then of feeling indisposed and remain
ed in bed on Friday to rest and re-
cuperate. Neither he nor his fam
| lily OF friends supposed for a moment
that he was seriously ill. In the ear
| ~ morning hours he became restless.
ard while his wife and son Newell
were endeavoring to make his posi-
ton more comfortable, he was taken
very suddenly worse. The doctor was
summoned, but before he could reach
his bedside, he was past all human
| aid.
Mr.. Clapp was born in Pepin, Wis,
on Oct. 21st. 1866, and lacked trifle
of rounding out life of three score
years. When he was one year old
his parents moved to Kinnickinnic.
and when eight years old they moved
to New Richmond where he lived UNI
til he came to Ellsworth in 1894,
where he has since resided
He was the son of Newell S. Clapp
and Lavette Clapp, nee Allen.
After his school life at New Rich
mond he was employed for some time
in the store of Bixby & Williams,
and later was for six years travel
! ing salesman selling hosiery, hats,
caps, shoes, etc. When he first came
| to Ellsworth he started in business
ir building which stood where the
Crescent Garage now stands, where
he sold shoes and mems furnishing
goods. When the Lane Hotel build
ing was erected he moved his stock
into the room where the post office
is now. Later he moved into the
building now occupied by the Har-
lander hardware, and added dry goods
| to his previous lines of merchandise.
In 1910 he bought the building since
occupied by him as store, of Chas.
Glass.
He was married on July IL, 1900
at Hastings, Mimi, to Genevieve Erd-
man, who with four sons. Newell,
Carvel, Gordon and Norman, survive
him. Also two sisters, Mrs. Albert
Cole of Fargo, N. D., and Mrs. S. C.
Boardman of New Richmond
He was member of the Metho-
dist church, the Masonic Lodge, East
ern Star and NJ w. A., in all of
which he has taken an active and
foremost part. He was Past Mas
ter in the Masonic Lodge, and PAS
Patron of the Star At the time of
his death he was trustee of the
church, the Masonic Lodge and the
M. w. A. He has held many posi-
tons of public trust, having been
twice elected as president of the vii
lage, also was first president of the
Commercial Club and no doubt would
have been reelected if he had con-
sented to a nomination. During the
war he conducted Liberty Loan drives
very successfully.
Mr.. Clapp was a man well known
for his high ideals and his deep re-
gard for civic betterment and devo-
ton to his family, and always, when
ever public function required some
one to preside or entertain, every
body thought of him as the one able
and capable of doing whatever was
necessary to be done. He had often
said, Il want to live in house by
the side of the road, and be friend
to man." and he not only said it, but
lived it. for he always had a smile
and a CHEEKY good morning" for all
Of his acquaintance whenever and
wherever he met them. His friends
were legion, all of whom are missing
him very much. and who deeply SYM
pathize with the family and other
relatives.
He lived life and we believe pass
ed away in manner that can be no
better expressed than in the words
of Bryant in the last stanza of Than
atopsis":
So live, that when thy summons
comes to join
The innumerable caravan that moves
To the pale realms of shade, where
each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls of
death, o
Thou go not, like the quarry slave at
night,
Scourged to his dungeon, but, sus-
tanned and soothed
BY an unfaltering trust, approach thy
| grave
Like one who wraps the drapery of
| his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant
| dreams.
Funeral services We're held at the
NJ. r. church here at one o'clock p.
M. Tuesday, his pastor, Rev. J. H.
Benson, and Rev. Klein of Menomo-
ME. former pastor of the local church.
officiating. A trio, consisting Of
John Sargent and his two sons. Rob-
ert and Howard, sang several beau
tiful numbers. The burial was
ir the New Richmond cemetery where
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