Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-04-17
Tragic Death OF L. 4. Arthur.

Luellen L. Arthur, one of Beetown' S
best and most respected citizens and a
man universally beloved by all who
knew him, for his real worth and chart
table and kindly deeds, was accidentally
killed about II o'clock Friday morning
the 18th INST, by the caving in of a dirt
heap at mine about three miles west of
Beetown. where Mr.. Arthur and his
brother-in-law, Mr. Geo. b. Wheeler,
were at work.
Mr.. Arthur was about 40 years of age,
unmarried and possessed of considera-
BILE property. His funeral took place
from his late residence in Beetown, al
10 a. m. Sunday, and was largely at
tended. He was buried in the Lancas-
ter cemetery with Masonic honors.
The following resolutions were
adopted by the Beetown lodge F. & A.
NJ, of which the deceased was mem
Der:
In memory of orr deceased brother, qOlt
departed this life Aprd LIN, 1884.
Brother Arthur was born in Memphis,
Tennessee in 1889. He became Mason
at Beetown in 1865 and received the
degrees of Grant Chapter No. 20 at Ian.
caster Wis. in 1878. Brother Arthur
has followed mining most of his life and
it was in pursuit of that avocation thai
he met his untimly end, he left home on
the morning of April 18th to repair an
/ old disused mining shaft the cribbing Of
which had became partly rotten he had
worked but short time when he be-
came alarmed and attempted to clint
out but it was too late, the timbers gave
way and he was thrown backward and
covered by the fine sand and gravel
Willing hands helped to relieve him.
but owing to the nature of the ground
it was nearly two hours before he could
be removed. Dead. He no doubt SUI.
located in very short time after the
shaft caYed in.
The news of Brother Arthur's death
was sad shock to all who knew him,
while his family and most intimate
friends could hardly believe that one
who, but few hours before was in the
1
but, alas, it was too true. A friend and
brother was taken from us by that in
scrutable power before whom all from
the highest to the lowest must bow, yes
reverently bow. II is not easy either tc
sum up or express suitable opinion OF
a good man gone, and so to-day rather
in recollection and memory than studied
eulogy comes back to us our brother
now gone. We may and do remember
all his genial and kindly ways and man
ners, all his unalterable and deeply
sealed conscientious zeal and interest il
Masonry, his fraternal love for all his
brethren, all his devotion to Masonic
principle, all his true manhood as mar
and Mason, and we remember if MOI
most of all at least as well and tenderly
as all his modesty and the quietnes:
with which he moved and walked among
us-always with the demeanor of no
Bile man and gentleman. Another ash
Ter has been added to the mighty arct
of death that spans eternity, that silen
structure not laid up in friendship
whose shadow falls upon the living
Centuries roll on centuries in the pro
gress of this mighty arch, and the mos:
and lichen creeping to their life over
their dead memories hide from vision
each integral part, but cannot deny tC
the heart its cherished memories, anc
these shall be until time shall be nc
more and the long moonless night pass
into the effulgence of that glorious day
when the power of the mightiest shall
shake the foundations of that gloomy
arch of death and every stone thereof BY
grace and mercy saved shall find place
in the city that is eternal.
Beetown Lodge A. +. & A. NJ, Of
which Luellen I. Arthur was member
resolved that the above memorial bt
spread upon the minutes, copy be sem
to the family and also to THE GRANT
| COUNTY HERALD and Teller, resolved
that the lodge room be draped in mourn
ing for the space of thirty days in mem.
DRY of our beloved brother, Luellen T
| Arthur. S. BIRCH. w. NJ,
w. r. HARTFORD, S. w
| G., HITCHINsoN + w