The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-20
the REMAINS LAID TO REST
Impressive Funeral Services We're
Held over the Remains OF Miss
Shepherd Thursday.


At $50 THURSDAY afternoous. a
large %concourse OF people assem- bled at
the Methodist church tic pay their
last Iespecls to the memory OF Miss
Lula Shepherd. when the funeral
services were held. The front of the
churcl was reserved for the faculty
and the student body of the Univer-
sity, the deceased having been a
recent student of the Institution.
Surrounding her casket were the low
ing floral tributes from many friends
which spoke volumes of praise Tor
the beautiful characteristics of her
life. Appropriate music was fur
niShed by the Methodist choir and
the hour was an extremely solemn
one.
DIR. j. L. Seaton read the scrip
tural lesson and DR.. Il. II. Youngman
followed with a fervent prayer. DR..
III. s. Wilkinson read the following
obituary of the young lady's life:
Lulu Margaret Shepherd was born
near Mitchell. S. D., June %. 1889.
In the spring of 1892 her parents
moved to Mt. Vernon, which was her
home until April, 1905. when they
returned to Mitchell, where she has
since lived. In The fall of 1904 she
enrolled as a student in Dakota
Wesleyan University. where she
remained for three consecutive years,
doing good faithful work, popular
alike with both faculty and students.
On the 18th of last September, she
began to teach in the Peck school, 81
miles west Of Mitchell, under very
suspicious circumstance. that prom
but on Thanksgiving day she was /
taken sick with measles that de-.
veloped such a stubborn complication
OF difficulties that the most careful
pursuing and medical skill could not
overcome tlelD, and on Wednesday
night as The clock was striking the
midnight hour her spirit bade adieu
To the things of time and sense, and
went home to heaven 10 meet the
three brothers and two sisters who
had preceded her. Lulu was blessed
with an unusually bright and happy
disposition. She always looked on
the bright side of things and saw
the good i'm people. never speaking
evil of any one. To know her was to
love her, and all who knew her are
hallowed influence OF her good life
She was happily converted when a
Young girl ID years old and united
with the M. e. church at Mt.
Venom, afterwards transferring her
membership to the First M. e.
church at Mitchell. She never made
any display OF her religious pro
fession, but in her case. creed ana
c0naHct very h"antifully corte-
sponuen. Her character was as
tr ansparent as the sunlight and no
one ever questioned tue sincerity aud
purity of her motives. Genial.
ceomtanlonable, unseltsh, always
happy; her lie was a Joyous
her friends. She leaves to mourn
her departure her father n mother,
three brothers an1 ~ sister.
DR.. WilNlnson gave a short address
that was approDliate to the sad &C.
casiou. lrof. G. V. Gillilana and
Presiding Elder Dobson also spoke
fselingly ON the sad mission of the
day DR.. Samuel Weir, vice plesi-
dent of the University. presented
some resolutions drawn at the sug-
gestion Of tie faculty and STUDENT
body, which were read.
The people of this community will
extend their sincerest sympathy to
the parents, Mr.. and Mrs Philetus
Shepherd. and the remaining three
brothers and sister, who seem to have
lad more than their burden to bear
in the five deaths whic have invad-
cd the fainiiv circle.
The remains we're laid to rest in
Graceland cemetery. The %pallbearers
were stEGttts of Dakota Wesleyan.
The + ii@sing young ladies we're the
honoie,S y llbeal ers: Misses Wirfred
Nix. Lua Grace, Grace Carter, 3ulia
Potter. Lula Headley. Gertrude Hoff-
a The following young men were
the active pallbearers: Messrs.
Frank Grace. John Auckland, Mil
lard Kennedy, Kenneth Osbon, Jay
Comfort, Clyde Evans.