The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-02-27
ARCHIE STEWART DEAD.
A Successful Ex-RedWOOd County
Farmer Passes Away in
lreton, Iowa.
Sketch of an Honorable Career
Filled With Interesting
Episodes.

wood county up to little more than
a year ago, passed away at his new
home in Ireton, Iowa, last Thursday
morning. Pleurisy was the cause.
Mr.. Stewart was in the best of
health up to week ago last Sunday
evening. At that time he was attend
ing the services in the United Presby-
terian church at that place. Shortly
after eight o'clock he felt a sickness
coming on. Mr.. Stewart left the
church and remained on the outside
until the members of his family we're
ready to go home. Upon arriving at
the latter place he Immediately went
to bed. The illness increased and a
physician was summoned. At that
time the trouble was pronounced
pneumonia. Mr.. Stewart continued
to sink rapidly. On Wednesday feel
ing that the end was near his family
notified his brothers, Andrew and
Donald Stewart of this county. They
left for Ireton, Iowa, on the St. Louis
freight and over the Great Northern
from Hanley Falls Thursday morning.
Two hours after their departure from
the Delhi station telegram was re-
ceived announcing that Archibald had
joined the countless throng in the
great beyond. Death came easily
and the patient welcomed it's ap-
proach.
The funeral occurred from the Unit
ed Presbyterian church in Ireton,
Iowa, last Saturday afternoon. The
remains we're inferred in the cemetery
at that place. The funeral was at
tended by vast concourse of rela-
tives and friends, the latter made dur
ing Mr. Stewards brief residence at
Ireton.
The services we're conducted by
Rev. G.. G. Potter, Rev. McCaffreee of
the Ireton M. E.. church and Rev.
Gait assisting. Rev. Potter's sermon
was from Numbers "Let me die the
death of the righteous, and let my
last end be as His"
The pail bearers we're Hon. G. F.
Bailey and Messrs. A. S. Karr, M. A.
Karr, VIM. Irwin, DC McKelvie and
J. F. Morris.
The church was beautifully and ap-
propriately decorated. The pulpit
was draped in black, upon which, in
gilt letters was printed 'Father at
Rest" At either side of this were
large bows of white and black rib
bon. To the left of the pulpit, in a
chair draped in black, were the sickle
and sheaf Of wheat. To the right was
bank of potted plants, white lilies,
fuchsias, etc. At the head of the cas-
ket, on small stand, draped in white
and black, was harp made of white
begonias and ivy, the strings of tinsel.
Huge and numerous bouquets of cut
flowers completed the decorations.
With the turning down of the life
lamp of Archibald Stewart the career
of one of Redwood county's most sue
cessful, remarkable and honorable
farmers, came to an end. The biog-
rapher may search and find but few
equals to the career of this remark
able man. Born in Argyleshire, Scot
land, on March rs, 1888, of poor, but
honest parents, he strove for advance
ment of family from childhood. In
December of 1852, when but 10 years
of age, he left Scotland for America,
with the hopes of building up proud
career in this country. He was a pas
senger on sail ship and was on the
ocean for nearly four months before
propitious winds drove the barque in
to the harbor of New York. During
the four months the ship was tossed
about, driven back, and narrowly es-
capped shipwreck many times. On ar
irving in New York he was without
money, alone, among strangers. and
without work. The latter, at that time,
could not be found. He started south
and soon found himself in New Or
leans. He was in despair and did not
write to his parents of his whereabouts
and they had almost given him up as
lost. In 1857 he came to Minnesota