AN OLD CITIZEN GONE.
Last Wednesday morning the sad intelligence was received that William H. Schoop had died in Charter Oak at 9:30 on the night before (April 11, 1893). It seemed almost impossible that the report was true, but later developments confirmed it. Last Wednesday Mr. Schoop went to Charter Oak to assist in the bank there for a few days during the slight illness of his brother-in-law, Mr. F.L. Shumaker. Although Mr. Schoop had not been a well man for several years, he appeared in his usual health at the time of his departure and made no complaint until Friday. He grew worse rapidly but it was not thought he was dangerously ill and his wife was not notified until Monday. When she arrived Monday evening he was unconscious and remained in that condition until his death. The doctors attribute the cause of death to congestion of the brain.

No death in recent years has cast a deeper gloom or had a more depressing effect upon business and social circles than that of Mr. Schoop. He had no real enemies. He was a man who attended strictly to his own business and made friends by so doing. Honorable, fair and conscientious in all his personal, social and business affairs, it is not strange that all acquaintances were his friends.

William Henry Schoop was born in Hanover, Germany, on January 25, 1852. He came to this country in the spring of 1870 and had scarcely a dollar when he arrived at Chicago. He remained in the Western metropolis four years and then went to Rock Island where he worked at his trade (cabinet maker) for seven years. By industrious and economical habits during the eleven years residence in this country he had accumulated enough money to start in business and the town of Manning, which was just starting, offered him that opportunity. With Mr. Henry Hoffmann as his partner be engaged in the furniture and general merchandise business, Mr. Schoop conducting the furniture store and Mr. Hoffmann the general store. Both of the enterprises proved very profitable, but several years ago it was deemed advisable to dispose of the furniture business. After this was done Mr. Schoop assisted in the general store until nearly three years ago, when he sold his interest to his partner, on account of ill health. Since that time Mr. Schoop has busied himself in making a number of land deals in which he was very successful. Mr. Schoop was married November 1883, to Miss Mary Shumaker and to them one child Willie, was born.

Mr. Schoop was a public spirited man and aided materially in numerous enterprises which Manning is today proud of. He was a charter member of the Schuetzen Verein and has held the office of President of that society since its organization. It was due to his efforts, in connection with a few others, that this society is in so good financial circumstances, for there was a time when it was about to fail and only for the timely assistance given it by these few was it saved.

Mr. Schoop served ten years as councilman, and the appreciation of his services as such was expressed by a number of his friends, only last month, in presenting him with a gold headed cane, an account of which appeared in the MONITOR at the time.

The bereaved wife, the young son, the brothers and sister, and the other relatives mourn not alone, the whole community is sorrowing and they extend to these relatives their most sincere sympathy.

The funeral services were held from the residence yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock and the remains were followed to their last resting place in the Manning Cemetery by hundreds of sorrowing friends.