Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-12-16
Chas. Russell Dead.

Monday this community was
announcing that Chas. H. Russell
had died very suddenly at Beatrice,
Nebraska. ]. F. Russell and mo. A.
Nash at once left for Beatrice and
returned to Audubon Wednesday
with the remains. On account of
the undertaken ne9.lecting his bust
ness the corpse was not exposed
and it was necessary to conduct the
funeral ceremony and burial We'd
neSday afternoon in the Audubon
cemetery. A short service was con.
Quoted at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. b. Russell, parents of the de-
ceased, Rev. Cousins officiating, as
sisted by Rev. Hinkhouse. The
grave service was conducted blythe
Audubon Knights of Pythias lodge
of which Charley was charter
member. The deceased leaves a
wife, father, mother, brother and
two sister to mourn his sudden and
premature taking away. Charley
Russell was of a merry disposition
and had friends everywhere, and
the loved ones he leaves behind
have their sympathy in this hour
of most unbearable grief. The fol-
lowing acted as pail bearers: John
Weighton, Frank Leet, Frank Watts,
b. S. Phelps, L. d. Phelps, Will
OConnell, all old friends of the de-
ceased. The choir was made up
like this, all boyhood friends of de-
ceased: Ed. Delahoyde, Will LOGON
nell, Robert Rice, Ed Dickinson.
Regarding his sickness and sudden
death the following from Beatrice
and Lincoln newspapers better tells
the story in all it's awful sadness:
| From Nebraska State Journal
| BEATRICE, Neb, December l3--Chas. II.
Russell, a travelling man about forty years
Randall House of heart failure. The de
deceased came here about two months ago
from Clarinda Iowa, accompanied by his
Son He was an expert dry goods man
and being of q sunny disposition he made
friends rapidly. Two weeks. ago he quit
the firm and went to Saint Joe. where he
contracted to go on the road the tirstof
year for the Britain Dry Goods Company.
retnrninEto Beatrice last TnesPay. Yes.
and while in the bath rooms was taken
sick. His friends and several physician
were sent for, and everything possible was
done for him, but it was of no avail and he
died about o'clock, Mrs. Russell was
absent, but arrived this evening. Like her
their BRIEF residence here er and dp the DEATH q
| Mr.. Russell, to whom she was devotedly
attached, has saddened all who knew
| them.
From the Missouri Valley, Iowo, Daily
Times, of Monday, we clip the following:
| Died, at Beatrice, Nebraska. on Sunday
evening, December II. 1887, Mr.; Chas. II.
| Russell, of pneumonia, aged 81 years,
months and IL days.
| The deceased had been i'll but two days
and was considered out of danger Sunday
| morning, and intended coming to this city
| this morning where his wife has been Wis
Harris. Sunday afternoon he was taken
| suddenly worse and at six O'Clock passed
over the dark river to that" Shore from
! whose bourne no traveller returns" The
| deceased was married in this city to Miss
Emma Harris. younghst daugeter of Mr..
| and Mrs. ID. NJ. Harris, on June l, 1887.
| They made their home in Chicago for sew
| eral years and afterward moved to Clarll-
| da, Iowa, where Mr.. Russell had charge of
u large dry goods establishment. After
Nebraska, where he had charge of a dry
| goods establishment. He had made ar
| engagements to go on the road for n Chica-
go firm, and his wife haze come to Missouri
Valley to visit until January LIST when
they intended to make their home in Kan
having been engaged in the mercantile
| business ever since he was twelve years
of age. Several years ago he retired from
| business in Audubon, where he was en-
gagged with his father and brother He was
| Il timely educated man, and thorough
reader of the passing events of the world.
He was kind husband and u dutiful son.
| He was member in good standing of the
a. f.. and a. NJ, X. of p, Modern Wood
men and Red Men. HeleaVcS II wife, faith
and large circle of friends to mourn his
| rntimcly death,