Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-01-31

Death is the common lot of all:
The rich and poor the great and small,
The wisdom, power and skill OF man
Cannot prevent the eternal plan.
lie sets his seal on falrest flowers,
His bLted breath ChOkeS vital powers,
His hliwhtiug touch on strong and trail
llringS all at last within his vale,
The old must die, that all believe;
The Young may die, and hearts must gricyc,
The middIe-agcd their life Il breath,
Are none the less exempt from death.
No man hath power to retain
Ills life, or call Ii back again:
Nor can he by his strength and skill
Retain his spirit at his WILL
Our departed friend whose death we mourn to
day, was native of Canada, born May 9th
1857, as one in family of ten children, of whom
three brothers and sister remain to mourn witt
his bcrcayrd father and wife, his sad and sudder
demise. Tie oldest brother, William, at who's,
home and in whose arms he died, is 50 PROSTATE,
as to I've unable to be present at the funeral ser
vices today, being cCunseled by his physicians t.
remain at home. The deceased was a gradual,
of KCc!,uk Medical College, and also held diplo
mas from Louisville Ky, and New Orleans la
Medical Institutes. Ills plans were all perfected
for attending another course Of medical lectures
in New Iull, city this winter, but death inter
vcncd about the time set for his departure to col
legr, and all his medical knowledge and skill
combined with that " lis associates in the pro
fessiUn, proved utterly pOWerlcss over his spirit
''tO retain the spirit, neither had they power in
the day OF death" In July 1873, he came will
his brother William TO this place some months
before the town was surveyed, and caMped out
upon the town sight awaiting the survey, that
thGy might select !Jtand commence the errGc
ton OF a, store building, the material fer which
they had mostly drawn from Atlantic and ha,
in readiness as soon as their location could be
definitely determined. Theirs was among the
very first structures erected in the new town, and
they were among the earliest settlers Of Audubon
4 drug stock was put into the new building, and
at once the boG;0r commenced the practice OF
his profession among the early settlers of the
north half Of the county where homes were few
and far between, and where professional calls ~,
few patients neccssitated the weary and DIM
cult drive of day and night, over bleak, rOadesS
pralries, with little Or no time left for rest or re-
freshmen until another drive OF enUal hardship
was entered upon, and thus under great dftiCtl
ties and encouragement was begun the extend.
cd, skillful, lucrative and eminentiy successful
uedical practice Of one of AuduhOns earliest
resident physicians, who today lies cold and life.
less before us, "haying no power over the spirit
to retain the spirit in the day of DEATH
SeNt 10 Gar GSn blood lin, two earthly friend,
above al others Should hold a most cherished
place within Our family heaTts-the devoted pas
tor who points ms to the great Physician Of souls
whose healing balm heals every malady of sin
and next the faithful, ever welcome family physi,
elan, who would even risk his life throuoh lnno
exposure and hardships in over work of mind
and body, that II possible, he might relive us OF
any Of our household from pain, or save from
consuming desease and death, For his efficiency
and untiring faithfulness la the last named Office