Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-06-13

The remains We're DIOuBnL 10 Auuu-
bon for intermeut, yesterday, and the
funeral was held at the Presbyterian
church. The address delivered by Rev.
Ed. b. Cousins is given in full contain
ing as it does complete biographical
sketch. with record of the noble aid
generous deeds Of the deceased:
death comrj we know not when
nor can we Say FOR whom he comes, till
he hath born" away the soul he soUgI''
and left the !flless frame wan, still
and cold returning whence it came.
Again deaths poisoned lance has
touched noble life. a cherished friend,
patriot soldier, public benefactor,
and that silent touch of death has cast
the gloom of sadness over mqltitudes
OF souls III this and kindred commune
ties, AZ we look today for the last time
OH earth upon the familiar face and
form OF our beloved friend, our cherish
ed citizen. our communities universal
helper. Captain Charles Stuart. Pen
cannot picture, OF words express the
high esteem in which such man of ell
ergy. enterprise. public spirit and daunt-
less devotion to duty, IL held by this or
any community where the iudelliDle
impress of his broad, active, penetrat-
ing mind, his energetic, enterprlSlng,
philanthrCpic life and indomitable
will power is felt in such mastery
moulding influence as the faireSt fruits
of his superior business abilities, the
enduring monument to his ever cherish
ed memory. Tongue cannot tell the
tale of sorrow, nDr pencil paint the sd
cred scene of sadness which must result
from severing such life of public prof
1t. private peace and magnetic, mag
unanimous manhood from friends he
loved, who loved him so, from faithful
Beloved wife, devoted children, and
cherished children's children, from kin
dred, friends, neighbofs, COMMUNITIES
and country. all of whom lie dearly
loved and labored constantly to defend
and benefit by faithful use of those
gifted powers with which God had SO
richly endowed him.
His mind, manner ana nervous ener'
getic life were moulded and fitted for a
public and general work and enterprise
gather than for Il limited and private
cne. He neglected not the smaller
deeds and duties, but performed them
promptly and quickly used them as step
ping stones and essential helps by which
to acquire and elfectualy accomplish
the greater works and wonders in {
more extensive business life: and thus
he rose step by step from small begin
ing and meagre income, through
varied trials and reverses, encourage
ments and advances TO reach the climaJ
of an extensive, successful and mag
nificent business career.
Charles Stuart was born in West Bar
nett, Caledonia county, Vermont, Jun
9TH, 1926, descendant of the ScotcI
Irish pioneers of the Green Mountain
state. lie passed his boyhood days o.
the farm and at % years of age engage
in business for himself. rs proprietor o
general stock store. -Four .eers late
Dec. 3d. 1852, he was united in maj
yiage with Miss Lois Gray, in Sout
siyegste, Vermont, which proved To b
a most wise, prosperous and endearin
sinion as true helpers to one anothe
for nearly 81 years, until that cherishe
tie was sadly severed by his peaeefull
falling asleep in death last Sabbat
mornlsg, after lingering sickness
the adyaneed age of SO years and day
at his late home near OsceOla, i
Soon after his marriage he closed OIL
his mercantile interests tl bis nati'
state and came west in the iatsfast
the Fairbanks Scale Company, with h
headquarters at Chicago. His work
travelling salesman for that firm SOC
gave abundant opportunity for testiI
the real virtue and metal OK his gealo
ambition amidst the more varied al
exciting scense and wonderful possib
titles OF the rich acreage and rapid d
velopment of the new and grown
crest. Ills eagle eye and discernii
judgment as to business plans and pre-
poets soon iised his faith in tho rap
md permanent growth of Illinois al
iowa rs the sure product OF the rich al
fertile soil, and about 1858, having pu
chased large tract of choice land
<tzrx county. H., he quit the road an
took up the responsible but promisiI
task Of fitting out one Of the largest al
most complete farms and stock rancho
IN that part OF the state, ON which I
prepared the beautiful, commodious an