In spite of the drizzle and drear atmosphere yesterday the unveiling of the monument by the Woodmen of the World of this Fort Calhoun, Nebraska lodge, was well attended. The procession was headed by thirteen members of the band, the choir was Hugh Stevenson, Frank Boynton, Misses Ella Blodgett and Grace Vaughan. "Go bury thy sorrow" was rendered most beautifully. Miss Mayme Duncan read in a very impressive manner "Oh! Why should the spirit of mortal be proud." As the lodge stood around the highly decorated grave with hands clasped, the American flag and the monument in the center, the scene was very impressive and beautiful. Master of ceremonies Carl Feldhesen among other things said, "To us it is an incumbent duty to protect the good name of our brothers when living and show them proper respect when dead." The veil was lifted by Ira Gilbert, and the principle oration was given by Jacob Hauck of Omaha, who spoke both in English and German, who in English in part said, "Our beautiful order is copied from the picture of a way-worn traveler who passes through a lonely forest in search of labor or food, and after awhile comes to a sweet cool fountain of water and a hospitable haven. It is a part also of our duty to succor and care for the widow and the orphan and see that the families of our brethren have that care and sympathy that all such so often are thankful for." And in closing Feldhusen said, "May these lessons leave a firm impression on our lives, that we faithfully perform life's duties, and be like our brothers, prepared for the death that one day comes to all." The monument is of granite about eight feet high in the form of a broken pine tree, some limbs broken off by the storm, others lopped off by the woodman's axe. In front is a tablet in part tied by a cord, bearing the inscription "Jacob Chris Hinz, born October 6, 1845; died April 24, 1897." And at the foot are axe, maul and wedges, with smaller stump at the foot of the grave and another at the base of the monument bearing the inscription "Erected by the Woodmen of the World." --Woods

~~~from obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska~~~

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