Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1892-01-28
Obituary

Died.-At his home in Cameron
township, Friday, January 22nd, VIM.
q. Cameron, in his tifty-sixth year.
The announcement of the death Of
Mr.. Cameron was not unexpected, as
he had endured q long and painful i'll
ness. In October last he was taken
sick and surrendered to the care Of
physicians, though he may have suffer-
cd long from his aflliction before. Az
ter short time his trouble was believ
ed to be tumor, when the patient sum-
moned his reserve force OF fortitude
and concluded to submit to an opera
ton for its removal, only to learn upon
examination by DR.. Fengar, Of Chicago,
that such proceeding would be fatal,
and that the case was hopeless. For
many weary weeks the patient lay up
ON his bed of pain and hopelessness,
facing the certainty of inevitable death.
or strong constitution he survived his
a1liction longer than the most hopeful
expected, and only passed away when
the dominant physical force had been
worn and wasted by the destroyer.
VIM. q. Cameron was born in Yer
mont in 1896. Early in the seventies
he located in Bureau Co., Ills, where
he was married to Miss Eliza Grief,
who survives him. They then located
for a short time at Stuart, Iowa, and In
1878 they removed to Audubon county
and purchased $40 acres in Cameron
township. This purchase has been aug
mented until the farm comprises AGO
acres of the best land In the state, all
in u high state of cultivation and
adorned with the best improvements.
a large amount of stock roves in the
fertile fields, so that in the accomplish
ment of his worldly desires Mr.. Gamer
on was just approaching the realization
of his ambitions and greatest profits.
Mr.. Cameron was one of the most
prominent men in Audubon county
Pre-. emnontly man of business and
of the world his time was almost exclu-
sively engaged in the management of
his large estate, though he was always
interested in the promotion of desirable
public enterprises. With business mat
tiers occupying his attention his man
ner was bruslue but none We're moro
engaging when he INDUCED enjoyment
in congenial society. lie was one Of
the foremost of q coterie of Vermont.
ers whose residence Is an adornment to
our population. The home and social
side of his life was exemplary and his
deeds were actuated by the promptings
of u liberal heart. While the tedious
and hopeless illness had prepared all to
learn the worst, IL is still difficult to
comprehend that this active man OF
the world, the loving husband and kind
friend has been removed from life.
| Only those who watched the tedious
process Of dissolution can comprehend
| the truth.
A post norton conducted Saturday
by Drs. DeAlotte, of this city, ands VIII
liams of Manning, proved the cause Of
death to be u cancer of the bladder and
eifecting all of the intestines, and also
confirmed the opinion that tho patient
could not have survived an operation.
The funeral was held at the late home
Sunday ut noon, the services conducted
by Rev. Roberts of Manning, when the
remains were followed to Maple Grove
Cemetery, in this city, by very large
cortege of friends The pail bearers
were Messrs. Geo. Ross, Robt Morrow,
John Lovelace, Henry Fest, John and
Chas, Farnham, ID. l., Reid and Geo.
Wright.