Henry Belk
The following from the Monmouth Gazette will be of interest to many in this city:
The death of Henry Belk occurred at South Bend, Ind., Wednesday of this week. He had lived 45 days on nothing but an occasional sip of water or a bath. He was taken sick of malarial fever and being fixed in the belief that a cure could be effected by abstinence and water, refused all food and would not allow a physician to prescribe for him. His family called in a hydropathic practitioner but his services were declined.
Mr. Belk was a native of Sheffield, Eng., and came to this city five years since with his brother, Arthur Belk, after having been in business at Ottawa, Ill., about 20 years as a filemaker. The deceased worked at Weir's about six months, and at the expiration of that time removed to South Bend, Ind., where he had since resided, being employed most of the time as a steel temperer.
Mr. Henry Belk will be remembered by those who knew him during his residence in this city as a man of marked ability. He was in the 55th year of his age. He had never attended school since he was 14 years old, but he was an extensive reader, a thorough English scholar, and had a good knowledge of French and German. He understood stenography, he having been a student of Ben Pittman, the inventor of the system that bears his name. By his reading he had acquired a vast amount of information. He had a strong mind and would but for his modesty have ranked with eminent scholars. He was stubborn and "set" in his ideas. He had thoroughly investigated the subject of medicine. While living at Ottawa he had chills and fever. He absolutely refused to take any food or nourishment for over a month, and at last became so weak that he was taken to a hydropathic hospital. He was a believer in the curative properties of water, and as stated, when ill applied water cure remedies to himself. He had a thery [sic] of his own upon medicine and his strong will was as unyielding as the steel he tempered.
The deceased was a member of the order of Odd Fellows and took great interest in its affairs. The family consists of a wife and four children, two being adult sons. The funeral will take place at South Bend.
Source: The Ottawa free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.), 20 Dec. 1884. Page 8, Column 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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The funeral services over the remains of the late Henry Belk were conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev. J. H. Wilson at the Memorial chapel. There was a large attendance, particularly of the Odd Fellows' order, of which deceased was a member. The interment took place in the city cemetery according to the burial rites of the Odd Fellows.
Source: The South Bend Tribune. (South Bend, IN.), 15 December 1884. Page 4, Column 2.
The following from the Monmouth Gazette will be of interest to many in this city:
The death of Henry Belk occurred at South Bend, Ind., Wednesday of this week. He had lived 45 days on nothing but an occasional sip of water or a bath. He was taken sick of malarial fever and being fixed in the belief that a cure could be effected by abstinence and water, refused all food and would not allow a physician to prescribe for him. His family called in a hydropathic practitioner but his services were declined.
Mr. Belk was a native of Sheffield, Eng., and came to this city five years since with his brother, Arthur Belk, after having been in business at Ottawa, Ill., about 20 years as a filemaker. The deceased worked at Weir's about six months, and at the expiration of that time removed to South Bend, Ind., where he had since resided, being employed most of the time as a steel temperer.
Mr. Henry Belk will be remembered by those who knew him during his residence in this city as a man of marked ability. He was in the 55th year of his age. He had never attended school since he was 14 years old, but he was an extensive reader, a thorough English scholar, and had a good knowledge of French and German. He understood stenography, he having been a student of Ben Pittman, the inventor of the system that bears his name. By his reading he had acquired a vast amount of information. He had a strong mind and would but for his modesty have ranked with eminent scholars. He was stubborn and "set" in his ideas. He had thoroughly investigated the subject of medicine. While living at Ottawa he had chills and fever. He absolutely refused to take any food or nourishment for over a month, and at last became so weak that he was taken to a hydropathic hospital. He was a believer in the curative properties of water, and as stated, when ill applied water cure remedies to himself. He had a thery [sic] of his own upon medicine and his strong will was as unyielding as the steel he tempered.
The deceased was a member of the order of Odd Fellows and took great interest in its affairs. The family consists of a wife and four children, two being adult sons. The funeral will take place at South Bend.
Source: The Ottawa free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.), 20 Dec. 1884. Page 8, Column 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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The funeral services over the remains of the late Henry Belk were conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev. J. H. Wilson at the Memorial chapel. There was a large attendance, particularly of the Odd Fellows' order, of which deceased was a member. The interment took place in the city cemetery according to the burial rites of the Odd Fellows.
Source: The South Bend Tribune. (South Bend, IN.), 15 December 1884. Page 4, Column 2.
Henry Belk
The following from the Monmouth Gazette will be of interest to many in this city:
The death of Henry Belk occurred at South Bend, Ind., Wednesday of this week. He had lived 45 days on nothing but an occasional sip of water or a bath. He was taken sick of malarial fever and being fixed in the belief that a cure could be effected by abstinence and water, refused all food and would not allow a physician to prescribe for him. His family called in a hydropathic practitioner but his services were declined.
Mr. Belk was a native of Sheffield, Eng., and came to this city five years since with his brother, Arthur Belk, after having been in business at Ottawa, Ill., about 20 years as a filemaker. The deceased worked at Weir's about six months, and at the expiration of that time removed to South Bend, Ind., where he had since resided, being employed most of the time as a steel temperer.
Mr. Henry Belk will be remembered by those who knew him during his residence in this city as a man of marked ability. He was in the 55th year of his age. He had never attended school since he was 14 years old, but he was an extensive reader, a thorough English scholar, and had a good knowledge of French and German. He understood stenography, he having been a student of Ben Pittman, the inventor of the system that bears his name. By his reading he had acquired a vast amount of information. He had a strong mind and would but for his modesty have ranked with eminent scholars. He was stubborn and "set" in his ideas. He had thoroughly investigated the subject of medicine. While living at Ottawa he had chills and fever. He absolutely refused to take any food or nourishment for over a month, and at last became so weak that he was taken to a hydropathic hospital. He was a believer in the curative properties of water, and as stated, when ill applied water cure remedies to himself. He had a thery [sic] of his own upon medicine and his strong will was as unyielding as the steel he tempered.
The deceased was a member of the order of Odd Fellows and took great interest in its affairs. The family consists of a wife and four children, two being adult sons. The funeral will take place at South Bend.
Source: The Ottawa free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.), 20 Dec. 1884. Page 8, Column 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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The funeral services over the remains of the late Henry Belk were conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev. J. H. Wilson at the Memorial chapel. There was a large attendance, particularly of the Odd Fellows' order, of which deceased was a member. The interment took place in the city cemetery according to the burial rites of the Odd Fellows.
Source: The South Bend Tribune. (South Bend, IN.), 15 December 1884. Page 4, Column 2.
The following from the Monmouth Gazette will be of interest to many in this city:
The death of Henry Belk occurred at South Bend, Ind., Wednesday of this week. He had lived 45 days on nothing but an occasional sip of water or a bath. He was taken sick of malarial fever and being fixed in the belief that a cure could be effected by abstinence and water, refused all food and would not allow a physician to prescribe for him. His family called in a hydropathic practitioner but his services were declined.
Mr. Belk was a native of Sheffield, Eng., and came to this city five years since with his brother, Arthur Belk, after having been in business at Ottawa, Ill., about 20 years as a filemaker. The deceased worked at Weir's about six months, and at the expiration of that time removed to South Bend, Ind., where he had since resided, being employed most of the time as a steel temperer.
Mr. Henry Belk will be remembered by those who knew him during his residence in this city as a man of marked ability. He was in the 55th year of his age. He had never attended school since he was 14 years old, but he was an extensive reader, a thorough English scholar, and had a good knowledge of French and German. He understood stenography, he having been a student of Ben Pittman, the inventor of the system that bears his name. By his reading he had acquired a vast amount of information. He had a strong mind and would but for his modesty have ranked with eminent scholars. He was stubborn and "set" in his ideas. He had thoroughly investigated the subject of medicine. While living at Ottawa he had chills and fever. He absolutely refused to take any food or nourishment for over a month, and at last became so weak that he was taken to a hydropathic hospital. He was a believer in the curative properties of water, and as stated, when ill applied water cure remedies to himself. He had a thery [sic] of his own upon medicine and his strong will was as unyielding as the steel he tempered.
The deceased was a member of the order of Odd Fellows and took great interest in its affairs. The family consists of a wife and four children, two being adult sons. The funeral will take place at South Bend.
Source: The Ottawa free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.), 20 Dec. 1884. Page 8, Column 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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The funeral services over the remains of the late Henry Belk were conducted yesterday afternoon by Rev. J. H. Wilson at the Memorial chapel. There was a large attendance, particularly of the Odd Fellows' order, of which deceased was a member. The interment took place in the city cemetery according to the burial rites of the Odd Fellows.
Source: The South Bend Tribune. (South Bend, IN.), 15 December 1884. Page 4, Column 2.
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