History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . ortion of thetown-site of Lakefield, Minn., as well asseveral hundred acres of land adjacent tothat town. He also owns rich farming HISTORY OF THE GREAT NORTHAVEST. lands in several oilier sections of Minne-sota, as well as in Wisconsin. Mr. Funkhas been an Odd Fellow for many years,and is a member of the grand lodge, both inIllinois and ^[innesota. He also served asconsul of Camp No. 4, M. W. A., when thatorder was organized
History of the great Northwest and its men of progress : a select list of biographical sketches and portraits of the leaders in business, professional and official life . ortion of thetown-site of Lakefield, Minn., as well asseveral hundred acres of land adjacent tothat town. He also owns rich farming HISTORY OF THE GREAT NORTHAVEST. lands in several oilier sections of Minne-sota, as well as in Wisconsin. Mr. Funkhas been an Odd Fellow for many years,and is a member of the grand lodge, both inIllinois and ^[innesota. He also served asconsul of Camp No. 4, M. W. A., when thatorder was organized in Illinois. He alsoheld this position later at Lakefield, is also a member of the Knights ofPythias. He is identified with the Presby-terian body, and is a member, trustee andelder of the First Presbyterian church ofMankato. He has been the superintendentof Hope Mission Ir^unday school, of three and one-half years, and is a trusteeof Alb(nt Lea college. He was married inOctober, 1879, to Nellie Douglass, at Strea-tor, 111. They have four children: WilliamD., aged 20; Nettie M., aged IS; Leslie A.,aged 14, and Edgar N., born in September, HKNUY It. PORTER. PORTER, Henry Rinaldo.—The duties ofan ordinary busy physician are said to beexceedingly depressing. Some go as far asto say that the drain of vitality is greater inthe work of a medical man than in that of anyother occupation, however laborious. Cou-tinually in contact with suffering—for whenabsent from the patient his case, if critical,is ever in the mind of a faithful doctor;pouring out sympathy on friend and strangerday by day; listening to complaints of allsorts of ailments; called up at all hours ofthe night, sometimes on frivolous pretexts,and, the worst of all, constantly remindedof his utter impotence where he most desiresto be of help, it is not strange that withthe weight of these anxieties he should beborne down with weariness of mind andbody. His sympathies, his emotions and hisinte
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