, 1908-05-13
IH0NORED BY
HIS ORDERS
DEATH OF PAST GRAND CHAN.
cELLoR OF PYTHIANs AND
FORMER RULER OF ELKs.
Peter c. Rauner Gives Up Struggle for
Life This Morning and Funeral
Will Be Held Friday Afternoon
Was Also Member of Woodmen of
World and Rathbone Sisters.

Peter C. Rauner, for the past TWEEN
ty-six years a resident OF this city,
died at S:35 this morning, at his home
at Second and Thornburgh streets, of
~clogging of the blood vessels, and the
funeral will occur from the Elks' home
Friday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The
body will be taken to .he hall at
10 O'clock Friday morning, where
those who desire may call and view 1t.
The Elks' service Will be conducted at
the hall, followed by an address by
Rev. A. C. Hogbin, pastor of the Pres
byterian church. The Knights of
Pythias, who have charge of the fun
eral arrangement together with the
Elks, will conduct the burial exer-
cises of the order at the grave, as
sisted by the Woodmen of the World.
Interment will be in the Pythian bury
ing grounds in the city cemetery.
The pallbearers have been chosen
from the membership of the three or
ders, as follows: For the Knights of
Pythias, Past Grand Chancellors w.
e. Chaplin and C. P. Garduer; for the
Elks, Past Exalted Rulers w. w.
Bower and H. A. Cordiner; for the
Woodmen, John Cordiner and Gus
Johnson.
Native Of New York.
Mr.. Rauner was born in Hancock,
N. Y, May 3. 1851, celebrating the
~fifty-seventh anniversary of his birth
a week ago last Sunday. He came to
Laramie with his wife in May, 1882,
having since been a resident of his
city. Mr.. Rauner G1d Miss Travelle
had been married but a few months
before they came west. MIR. Rauner
was engaged in business here, lately
in the shoe business on Second street.
which he gave up a few years ago
when his health became so poor Aat
he could no longer continue the work.
Since then he has lived at home,
spending some time on a visit to the
east, but gaining little in health. He
had been i'll for several weeks, the
end seeming very near at ZINES. only
TO see Mr.. Kramer rally and appear
to be on the road to recovery.
Honored by Orders.
Mr.. Rauner was a member of Damon
lodge, Knights of Pythias, holding a
number of Offices in hat lodge, in
Guiding that of chancellor commander
and past chancellor. He was a men,
Der of the grand lodge of Wyoming
for many years, being elected grand
vice chancellor at the Laramie meet
ing of the grand lodge in September.
1897, and grand chancellor at the
Cheyenne meeting of the grand lodge
in 1898. AT the Sheridan meeting in
1896 he was made grand prelate.
EIks' Grand Representative.
AS an Elk he had risen by steps to
the position of exalted ruler and past
exalted ruler, and was the representa-
tive of Laramie lodge at the Phila-
delphia meeting of the grand lodge
of that order. He was an honored
member of the local lodge at the time
of his death.
The deceased was also a charter
member of Hermion temple, Pythian
Sisters, then Rathbone Sisters, his
wife being a leading member and of
fcer of the organization. He has be
longed to Pilot camp, Woodmen of the
World, also, and hat organization
will assist at the burial services.
Held County Office.
For II term Mir. Rauner was a
member of the board of county COM
missioners and its chairman, and two
years ago was a candidate for the leg
islature, being defeated at the polls.
He held no other official positions. He
leaves two brothers, Charles L. Rau-
ner and David Rauner, Mrs. Rauner
being the sister of John Travelle of
this city. No other relatives live in
the west,
A Good Citizen.
Mr.. Rauner was a member of no
phprnh hnt Voc n ,rnn1 mon nr;t1aI