The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-06-14
CLINTON H. CHILD
SUDDENLY CALLED
Great Northern Station Agent
Dies of Heart Attack Sat-
urday Morning, June 9
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN
Funeral Wednesday From Ma
sonic Temple Was Largely
Attended <r

The community was severely
shocked Saturday morning, June
9, when word spread about the city
that Clinton H. Child, station agent
for the Great Northern in this city,
had passed away.
The gentleman was about the
city the day before apparently in
good health, and with his genial
smile greeted his associates.
Saturday morning he started to
work at the depot at the usual
time. 1t appears that he had been
bothered with numbness in his
arms for several days but had not
deemed it serious. He returned
home within an hour and COM
planned of feeling ill. The family
physician was summoned and re-
lieved him temporarily of severe
heart attacks. He suffered third
attack about 80 and passed away
with his beloved wife and two
children at his bedside.
Clinton H. Child was born at
Galena, Kansas, July II, 1879, a
son of Mark A. and Julia Child. His
early childhood was spent with his
parents at that place, Lyman Cen
ter, Wisconsin, Kansas City, and
Morton, Minnesota. He was IL
years of age at the time he came
to Minnesota, and was a resident
of the state ever since. He was
educated in the public schools, and
was graduate of the Redwood
Falls High School.
He was married on June 10,
1898, at Redwood Falls, to Grace
E. Gordon. He is survived by his
widow and four children, one child,
Irene, having died in infancy. The
remaining children are Willard
Child, of San Francisco, Cal, Mrs.
Joyce Dodge, of Tujunga, CAL, and
Leta and Elva at home.
MIR. Child came to Sank Centre
on July 81, 1907, in the employ of
the Great Northern Railway as a
telegraph operator. His years of
faithful service brought promo
tons, and at the time Of his death
he was depot agent for the Great
Northern. He was well known and
liked among railway men, and was
a member of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers. :, =.
Although family man, Mr..
Child answered the call of his
country during the world war. He
entered the serice June "a, 1918,
going to Jefferson Barracks, Mis-,
souri,. His training in biography
and his strict attention to. duty
soon brought promotion. He was
discharged after an excellent ser
vice record from Camp Funston,
Kansas, sergeant of Company
"C", 210th Field Signal Battalion.
After returning home, Mr.. Child
became very interested in the or
ganization then being formed,
as the American Legion, and he
was very instrumental in getting
the local Robert James Swift Post
started. He served as its first
commander, and has since held
many other post offices, actively
working for the best interests Of
the post.
The deceased succeeded James
A. Norris as station agent at Sank
Centre. When Mr.. Norris health
began to fail in 1912 Clint was
made assistant agent, and when he
retired on pension a few years later
Mr.. Child became the company's
representative in this city. Mr..
Child was really the second per-
manent agent for the Great North
ern in this city, the man proceed
ing Mr.. Norris when the road was
built into this city only remained
a few months.
Mr.. Child was active in Masonic
circles for several years. He re-
ceiyed his Entered Apprentice de-
gree in Star of the West Lodge
Jan. Is, 1910; Jan. %, 1913, he
was passed to the degree of Fell
lowcraft, and on Feb. Is, 1913, he
was raised to the Sublime Degree
of Master Mason. He served as
Worshipful Master Of Star in the
West Lodge in 1917. He was also
a member of Sank Centre Chapter
Royal Arch Masons. He was menu
Der of the First Baptist church.
The funeral was held at the Ma
sonic Temple, Wednesday after
noon, June Is, at 200 o'clock. The
simple Masonic service was used
with short remarks by his pastor
and chaplain of the lodge, Rev. C..
s. Sparkes, pastor of the Congre-
gational church. The remains were
laid to rest in Greenwood ceme-
terry with Masonic ceremonies.
The son, Willard, arrived from
San Francisco Wednesday morn
ing. Mr.. and Mrs. Dodge are en-
| route from California by car. Sew
eral attempts were made to locate
them by radio broadcast, but it
was unsuccessful.
The funeral was very largely
attended, and the floral of
ferings showed in a small degree
the esteem in which the deceased
was held. A number Of relatives